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    • DANIEL S. LEVY
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Writers Showcase& Interviews

Revealing and inspirational interviews with Contest Winners, Finalists,
and those writers who consistently 
demonstrate a dedication to the craft.
(Just click on their pictures to see their interviews.)

Fall 2023 Competition Winners

SEAN LAWRENCE - WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY
D. PURCELL - WINNER - BEST TV SCRIPT
FRANCES P. RICE WINNER - BEST SHORT SCRIPT
Fall 2023 Competition Finalists
ED GAYLORD
COLLEEN AYCOCK
DANIEL STEWART LEVY
VICTOR BAUER
CATHERINE SCHANDL
NIKHAIL ASNANI
DANA JACKSON
LIZANNE SOUTHGATE
CHRIS MURRAY

​FALL 2023 Diversity Outreach Winners - Finalists
ROSALYN ROSEN - WINNER - BEST SCREENPLAY
SUZANNE BIRRELL - WINNER - BEST TV SCRIPT
KYUNG-JA LEE - WINNER BEST SHORT SCRIPT
DIANE THOMASSIN
MIRIAM RUSSELL
AZURE OSBORNE-LEE
CLAUDIA DATO

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Summer 2023 Competition Winners
GEORGIA WELL WINNER Best Screenplay
CURTIS LOFGREN WINNER Best TV Script
JOHN BROWN - Winner Best Short Script
Summer 2023 Competition Finalists
TIM MICHAELS
CORSICA WILSON
BEN MONACO
BRADY BRYSON
DAMIAN MYRON
Summer 2023 Diversity Outreach Winners - Finalists
JOHN PATRICK McHALE WINNER BESTSCREENPLAY
XAVIER JACKSON WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY
PREMA ROSE
BILL TAYLOR
MARINE MONDELOT
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Spring 2023 Competition Winners
CHAD HUTSON - WINNER Best Screenplay
MICHAEL D. KENNEY Best TV Pilot
SCOTT THOMPSON & HAYES-HART THOMPSON - Best Short Script
Spring 2023 Finalists
SEAN McLAUGHLIN
A.P. GONZALEZ
DANIEL PRESSEY
ANGEL L. MARTINEZ
STEVE SHEAR
SARAH CALDWELL
CHRISTOPHER BOYCE
BRADY BRYSON
Spring 2023 Diversity Outreach Winners-Finalists
ROBERT BORREGO WINNER: Best Screenplay
RANDY WOODLEY
DAVID SANDERS
MICHAEL ELLIOTT
JODIE ANDERS


​Yes, there’s a lot of competition out there...but there has never been more opportunity for new writers than RIGHT NOW.


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​So whether you’ve just got an amazing idea for a movie, or you’ve started your first script and need to know what to do next...or if you’ve already got a few scripts under your belt but haven’t quite crashed the studio gates yet...this book will get you on track.

Winter 2022-23 Diversity Outreach Winners
ERNESTINA JUAREZ - BEST SCREENPLAY
DEBORAH RAYNE
CATHERINE EATON
Winter 2022-23 Diversity Outreach Finalists​
PETER de NORVILLE
JONATHAN P. HIGGINS
DON WALLACE
LOVINDER GILL
STEPHEN FLOYD
JEFFERY EVANS

Winter 2022-23 Competition Winners
REENITA M. HORA - BEST SCREENPLAY
MIKE MORERO - BEST TV PILOT
ALYSHA HARAN - BEST SHORT SCRIPT

Winter 2022-23 Competition Finalists
DORENE LORENZ
TOM FRANEY
SARAH KENNEDY

Fall 2022 Diversity Outreach Winner
TENNESSEE MARTIN
Fall 2022 Diversity Outreach Finalists
RICHARD ROSSNER & RAHLA KAHN
SAM IWATA "LIU"
JASON NG
STEVEN R. BERRY
VIRGINIA YOUNGREN
TONY SCHWEIKLE

Fall 2022 Competition Writers
JOHN PRATHER SCREENPLAY WINNER
VU MAI - TV PILOT WINNER
DONALD MCKINNEY SHORT SCRIPT WINNER
ATTILA KOROSI
AINHOA MARTINEZ
DAN PERO
NANCI GAGLIO
TERRY PDNAR
KIMBERLY CHAMPION
NIKKI COLE
JAYNE COX
LYNN ELLIOTT
GRETCHEN RATCLIFF SAWYER
MIKE ELLIOTT
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Summer 2022 Diversity Outreach Writers
HELEN CHO
SALLY BRUNK
CHRISTINE INSERRA
Summer 2022 Competition Writers
MATTHEW WEBSTER
JOEL LESKO
DEAN FRISKE
DENNIS HASELEY
RICKI HOLMES
TOM VECCHIO
JOHN ARDUINI
SANDRA MOONIAS
CAITLIN AMANS
ASHLEIGH AWUSIE
VIKAS BANDHU
JODY ELLIS
AMY HUTCHINS
RACHEL JACOB
EARL JAVORSKY
SUSAN KLOS
JERRY MATHES
TOM MAZZOLA
NIGEL SIMMS
SALLY STUBBS
Live Line Notes & Personal Consultation
This is a 60-90 minute personal and private meeting to go over every single page of your script with notes written directly on the pages. Winners receive a PDF of those notes and a complete recording of the online video session.
(The fastest way to bring your script up to professional/marketable standards.)

ALEX AVILA
SANDRA BOLTON
KARLA BRYANT
VICKI-ANN BUSH
JILL HARGRAVE
ANGEL HILSON
HANK ISAAC
DONNA LOEHRER
DOUGLAS MAY
STEVEN MILLER
PAUL ROOT
JAMIE SUTLIFF
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BILL BROCK
ANNA EBELL
FRANCESCA SCOTTI-GOETZ
KEVIN MICHAEL IRVINE
JOANNE MYERS
P. JAMES NORRIS
DAVID WARREN
DOUG WILLIAMS
BERNADETT BELINDA YORK
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  • Home
  • Feature Screenplay Contest
  • TV Script Contest
  • Short Script Contest
  • Diverse Writers Outreach
    • Diverse Writers Contest Results
  • Live WGA Consultations
  • Contest Results
  • PROFESSIONAL SHOWCASE
    • PREMA ROSE
    • A.P. GONZALEZ
    • DIANE THOMASSIN >
      • DIANE THOMASSIN PROJECTS
    • CATHERINE SCHANDL >
      • CATHERINE SCHANDL PROJECTS
  • WRITERS SHOWCASE
    • MAXWELL THOMAS
    • MELISSA BRIDES
    • MAGGIE TSAVARIS
    • LINDSAY MAXOUTOPOULIS
    • ALBERTO DIAMANTE
    • ERIN DONOVAN
    • NICHOLAS STATHOPOULOS
    • ANDREI CHAHINE
    • DOUGLAS SPALTRO
    • KATHY FRITZ
    • CANDEE KRAMER
    • BEN PARSONS
    • ANDREW MACQUARRIE
    • JEFF BARKER
    • WILL TURNER BRETT
    • BRYAN MARVIS
    • ELIZABETH APPELL
    • BARRY JAY
    • DAN JOLLEY
    • ELLEN PUFF
    • JONATHAN CANE
    • JOHNNY RUSSELL
    • JOEY MEDINA
    • SUSAN KELEJIAN
    • LAETITIA NGUYEN
    • LYDELLE JACKSON
    • MARK ZASLOVE
    • JUDAH BOSCO
    • LINDA FEDERICO OMURCHU
    • MARK WAKELY
    • STAN RUBAKHIN
    • AE GUAAKER
    • ANTHONY MCBRIDE
    • SUSAN SWEENEY
    • ANDREW CHIARAMONTE
    • BRENDON RICHARDS
    • THOMAS PACE
    • BILL MURPHY
    • STEPH KOWAL
    • PETER DE NORVILLE
    • KEVEN WICKHAM
    • JULIA SONG
    • JOHN ARNAU
    • FELICIA BAXER
    • DAVID RODERICK
    • MATT GALLAGHER
    • LEW OSTEEN
    • ROBBIE ROBERTSON
    • ROBIN CHAMBERS
    • ANDREW SCHERER
    • TIMOTHY KOHN
    • CELINE FOSTER
    • KARLA BRYANT
    • BARRY PUTT
    • CHAD HUTSON
    • DANIEL PERO
    • d.b. RODERICK
    • PAUL HUENEMANN
    • BERL KAUFMAN
    • TAMMY OLSEN
    • SOPHIE NEVILLE
    • NATHAN POST
    • DANIEL PERO
    • STAN LEWIS
    • LYNDA REISS & TARA TREMAINE
    • JAMES MULCAHY
    • ATTILA KOROSI
    • DAVID SANDERS
    • FRANCES MCCOY
    • GILBERT MOORE
  • WRITERS SHOWCASE 2022-23
    • DANIEL S. LEVY
    • SEAN LAWRENCE
    • TIMOTHY MICHAELS
    • JOHN BROWN
    • CHAD HUTSON
    • SCOTT THOMPSON
    • MICHAEL D. KENNEY
    • DANIEL PRESSEY
    • CHRISTOPHER BOYCE
    • STEVE SHEAR
    • ANGEL L. MARTINEZ
    • SARAH CALDWELL
    • SEAN McLAUGHLIN
    • ROBERT BORREGO
    • RANDY WOODLEY
    • DAVID SANDERS
    • ERNESTINA JUAREZ
    • CATHERINE EATON-DEBORAH RAYNE
    • PETER DE NORVILLE
    • ALYSHA HARAN
    • REENITA HORA
    • MIKE MORERO
    • SARAH KENNEDY
    • TOM FRANEY
    • DORENE LORENZ
    • RICHARD ROSSNER/RAHLA KAHN
    • SAM IWATA
    • Steven R. Berry
    • TONY SCHWEIKLE
    • Virginia Youngren
    • JASON NG
    • NIKKI COLE
    • LYNN ELLIOTT
    • JANE COX
    • JOHN PRATHER
    • TENNESSEE MARTIN INTERVIEW
    • VU MAI
    • Donald McKinney
    • MICHAEL ELLIOTT
    • MICHAEL ELLIOTT
    • GRETCHEN RATCLIFF SAWYER
    • ATTILA KOROSI INTERVIEW
    • AINHOA FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ INTERVIEW
    • DAN PERO
    • NANCI GAGLIO
    • TERRY PODNAR SCREENWRITER
    • KIMBERLY CHAMPION
    • SANDRA MOONIAS
    • JODIE ANDERS
    • JONATHAN HIGGINS
    • DON WALLACE
    • LOVINDER GILL
    • STEPHEN FLOYD
    • Jeffery Evans
  • JOIN THE SHOWCASE
  • Free Webinars
    • - Logline Secrets & Pitching to Sell
    • Free Webinar: How to WIN Your Next Screenplay Contest
    • Free webinar: Choosing Career Path-Writing for Movies & TV
  • Feedback Analysis Samples
  • Contest Judges
  • FAQ