Screenplay Award 2022

The Page Turner Award's Screenplay Award is for screenwriters who want to place their writing in front of film producers, and for authors who would like to see their books adapted to film.

"The Guns at Cowra" by Vir Srinivas
In World War II, over 1000 Japanese POWs held in Australia will stop at nothing to flee their captors and uphold their fanatical sense of honour. To stop the reckless and fatal escape attempts, the leader of the Japanese soldiers is driven to orchestrate a daring plan for a mass breakout.
"Mutiny In The Dugout" by Rod Kent
Genre: Comedy

Lured home to his dying father’s bedside, Charlie finds himself at the center of a righteous mutiny by Little League ballplayers while coaching his dad’s team to the Youth League World Series. After a typical day of coaches cursing, booing from the stands, and out-of-control parents fighting in the

"OF ALL THE GAMES" by Ellis Bahl
Against her brother's wishes, a recently disabled young woman finds her calling in the toxic world of esports. When her teammate is SWATTED IRL, she must figure out whodunnit before she ends up the killer's next victim.
"The Law of Talion" by Bob Corley
Genre: Thriller

Small-town technophobic detective pairs with a tech-savvy FBI consultant to investigate a murder, their dissimilar styles clashing as they search for a killer not bound by mortal rules.

"Warrior Warrior - Feature" by Brian Michaels
​Based on a true story, a shy 19-year-old with a physically abusive father finds himself on a path of self-destruction after becoming a male stripper to support his medical school ambitions.
"A 20th Century Odyssey: Return To Zion" by Sarah Cohen
Genre: Drama

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2000 years ago Jews were exiled from their land and scattered among the nations of the world, creating the Jewish diaspora. Biblical prophecy promised that in the distant future they would be returned to their land. This is the true story of how one secular Jewish family was "picked up"

"Jingle Bell Rock" by Curt Samlaska, MD, FACP, FAAD
A desperate mother of a severely handicapped child tries to win a Jingle Bell Rock radio contest to support her child. Along the way a mysterious benefactor comes to her rescue.
"How to Destroy the World" by Don Donahue
Genre: Drama

When a disgraced billionaire moves to Antarctica to plot his revenge on the world, everything is going according to plan until he receives an unexpected visit from the only person who might be able to stop him… his mother.

"HIDDEN DOORS, SECRET ROOMS" by Jamie Eubanks
"Superbly crafted and flawlessly executed, Eubanks doles out both plot and back-story in small doses, expertly keeping readers turning page after page. This book is a study in how to show and not tell a story, and should be required reading in creative writing courses. " - KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Sheepwolf" by Arlene Bogna
Genre: Drama

After surviving childhood abuse and racial discrimination, a single father abandons his corporate career to pursue his calling, founding Southeast Asia’s largest self-defense movement. Based on a true story.

"SAVING AMERICA" by Michael Lederer Lederer
Genre: Comedy

A billionaire oil tycoon seeks to kill a new solar road technology that can collect and distribute affordable clean energy. An old White man and young Black man set out across a fast-warming West to confront him in this modern Don Quixote.

"Home Rule" by Erial Tompkins
When an old friend is found dead under suspicious circumstances, journalist Jackie Campbell must overcome her inner demons and investigate local crimes, politicians, and elites in an alt 1989 Washington DC to uncover the truth behind a sinister plot that could overthrow democracy in Reagan'sAmerica.
"Deep Sleepers Pilot" by Nicolas Charron
Genre: Fantasy

A troubled teenage girl learns that the stability of our world hinges on the delicate balance of a vast subconscious dreamworld where she possesses extraordinary powers. Now it is up to her and her autistic friend to intervene in a battle between the US military and mythical forces that threaten

"Lila and her Demons" by Nicole Crowley
Everyone has their Demons. Problem is, Lila's are Real. .... Lila is the new Buffy.
"Intersection" by Michael Learner
Genre: Thriller

When a suburban teenager's attempt to make quick cash for her mother's medical treatment goes sideways, she sets in motion a chain of events that pulls in local cops, three undocumented immigrants, a wealthy teenage couple, a homeless woman, and a man on the verge of suicide.

"Tomorrow's Flight" by Steven Stiefel
Genre: Sci-fi

When a piece of an airplane is uncovered in the same strata of earth as a T. rex skull, paleontologists and crash investigators try to determine what happened; meanwhile, plane crash survivors fight to stay alive in a peculiar world of unimaginable horrors.

"HURRICANE" by Chris Willis
In 1938, an unexpected hurricane strikes New England without mercy, forcing those in her path to face their fears if they want to survive. Based on actual events.
"When The Heart Wants" by Alexis Sky
Genre: Drama

When a young German, Edmund Meyer, becomes a prisoner of war in Arizona during WWII, he meets an aspiring black nurse, Carole Robinson, from the outskirts of Boston, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends racial tensions, geography, and the American Dream.

"Chasing shadow" by Joseph Quiles
Genre: Thriller

A father's journey through a hellish cannibalistic afterlife to revenge on his family's death.

"The Legend of Moses Pace" by Alexander LeGrand
The life story of the Wild West's nastiest and most murderous bastard gunslinger is told by those lucky enough to have survived his rampage.