Alongside our exclusive competition partners Romark Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, and Inkshares, we are thrilled to announce the Top 100 Finalists for the 2020 Launch Pad Manuscript Competition.
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Project |
Writer(s) |
| A DRAGON MARKING | Eli Shell |
| A PLACE IN THE DARK | Jacquelyn Gilchrist |
| A SANGUINARY ROSE | Eduardo Luengo |
| ALFHEIM | Gary A. Nilsen |
| AMERICAN TEETH | Bradford Tatum |
| APPALLING STRANGENESS | Mike Spry |
| AWKWARD IS THE NEW BRAVE | Belle Lockerby |
| BACK TO BAINBRIDGE | Norah Lally |
| BAD BLOOD | Lisa Franek |
| BAD DAD | KK Wootton |
| BELTWAY | Nathan Sellers |
| BLOOD IN THE BLUEGRASS | Virginia Slachman |
| BLUE DAHLIA, VOL.1 | Juliette Fechter |
| CAN I JUST TELL YOU | Shira Goldman |
| CAR HEROIN TRAIN | Virginia Austin |
| CHASING DRAGONFLIES | Raya C. Khedker |
| CHICK FLICK | Deryn Warren |
| CIRCUS GIRL: A NOVEL | Elizabeth Carter Wellington |
| COGNITION | Robert Trusardi |
| CONJURE SEVEN | Erik Day |
| CONTINUITY OF SHADOWS | Irina Ivanova |
| CYBORN | Mark Renshaw |
| DAUGHTER OF DESTINY | Nicole Evelina |
| DEAD BOY | C.J. Wells |
| DON’T LOOK BACK | Jules Adrienn |
| FIRST QUIVER | Beth Greenberg |
| FROM WIRE TO WIRE | Jenna England |
| GIRL ON A STRING | Stan Williamson |
| HARD RED WINTER | Alan A. Larson |
| HE WHO DIES | Rilan Hall |
| HIGH-RISE BLOOD | David Gaherty |
| INVERSION | Eric Serrilli |
| INVISIBLE (STORY OF THE USS MANTA RAY) | Mitchell E. Nyberg |
| IRONING NAKED | Paula C. Brancato |
| LAST GIRL STANDING | Marjory Kaptanoglu |
| LENNY | Laura McVeigh |
| LODESTONE | Katherine Forrister |
| LOST TRACK | Frederick R. Weinstein |
| LYING UNDER WATER | Wendy Wilson |
| MER | Liz Cotone |
| MERRY SCHADENFREUDE | Brad Klaustermeyer |
| MOM’S DEAD | Mike Sorce |
| MURDER IN TROPE TOWN | Dave Pasquantonio |
| MY LIFE AS A STAR | Ruth Kaufman |
| NEGOTIATING THE NARROWS | Mike Tuohy and Susan Zimmerman |
| NO COLOR BUT THE LIGHT | Daria Polichetti |
| OAKWOOD | Jack Savige |
| ONCE UPON A TIME… IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD | Ryan Toyama |
| ONCE WE HAD US | Sidney Anne Harrison |
| ONE KINGDOM UNDER HEAVEN | Alastair Luft |
| OUTLIERS | C.J. Wells |
| PENETRATION | Alex Yalen |
| PERPETUAL MOTION | Cassy Nehring |
| RACHEL SISCO’S WEEK THAT WAS | Sheila Jenca |
| REAL GIRL | Christopher Stollar |
| REDEMPTION | Jennifer Woldman |
| SAMUEL STOKES VERSUS THE SPIRIT SUMMONERS | Martin Sturrock |
| SARA PAIGE, TEENAGE SHAMAN | James Connor |
| SAVING SOPHIE | Debbie Schrack |
| SAVING TOBY | David Bennett Carren |
| SEESAW | Jorge Saralegui |
| SENTIENT | C.J. Wells |
| SHELTER IN PLACE | Stephen J. Wallace |
| SIX LITTLE SCARS | Ron Gambrell |
| SOMETHING BIGGER | Brian Howlett |
| SOMETHING FOR NOTHING | Henry Mason |
| STONE COLD LOVE… ON THE ROCKS | James L. Head |
| STONE HEART | Susan K. Hamilton |
| STRANGE FORTRESS | Eric Christopherson |
| SURVIVING CIERA | Craig Lew |
| THE ASCENSION LINE | Barry Brennessel |
| THE BLUE HOUR | Trish MacEnulty |
| THE BULLSHIT BOYS | Toni Shepherd and Nickolas Shepherd |
| THE BURIED SKY | Keith Hartman |
| THE COMPROMISE: A LOVE STORY | Deryn Warren |
| THE DIVIDE | Brent Hartinger and Michael Jensen |
| THE DRAGON STAR | Geoffrey Breedon |
| THE FAMILIAR’S LIE | Michaela Gregory |
| THE HIGHWAYMAN | Shannon Kelley |
| THE HOPEFULS: USURPER QUEEN | Allora Campbell |
| THE KING OF ECHO | Lane Blevins |
| THE LAST GYPSY PRINCESS | Alan A. Larson |
| THE LITTLE BOOK OF BAD INTENTIONS | Allison Basile |
| THE MEASURE | Nikki Erlick |
| THE STUFF THAT SHAPES US | Teresa Sabatine |
| THE TANK | Brent Hartinger |
| THE TROPHY ROOM | Alison Quigley |
| THE UNDERGROUND | April Capil |
| THE UNRAVELLING | Vahida Berberovic |
| THE WALL | Brian Penn |
| THE WIND CATCHERS | Afarin Ordubadi Bellisario |
| THE WITCH AWAKENING | Karen Nilsen |
| THIS SEA OF BLOOD | John Rothrock |
| TIME WARP ACID | Martin Hoerchner |
| TRASH BABY | Cristina Lescay Megret |
| UNTITLED MANUSCRIPT | Kristin Hetzel |
| WALK ON | Haley Fisher |
| WAYWARD SOUL | Lenore Borja |
| WHAT WOULD LAVONDA ROBINETTE DO? | Kirsten Maron |
| YOU CAN’T GO HOME ANYMORE | Melissa Koh |
Make sure to check back for further announcements! Those, and full details about the competition so far can be found here.
(As a reminder: If you entered into the Mentorship Program, or signed up to be part of the Guaranteed Signing or Guaranteed Option prizes, regardless of making the Top 100, you are still in contention for those prizes. Those winners are selected from the entire pool of submissions separately from the finalist rounds, and will be announced alongside the winners)
