Alongside our exclusive competition partners Romark Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, and Inkshares, we are thrilled to announce the Top 50 Finalists for the 2020 Launch Pad Manuscript Competition.
|
Project |
Writer(s) |
| 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 DAD | KK Wootton |
| BLUE DAHLIA, VOL.1 | Juliette Fechter |
| CIRCUS GIRL: A NOVEL | Elizabeth Carter Wellington |
| CONJURE SEVEN | Erik Day |
| CYBORN | Mark Renshaw |
| DAUGHTER OF DESTINY | Nicole Evelina |
| DEAD BOY | C.J. Wells |
| FROM WIRE TO WIRE | Jenna England |
| GIRL ON A STRING | Stan Williamson |
| HE WHO DIES | Rilan Hall |
| HIGH-RISE BLOOD | David Gaherty |
| INVERSION | Eric Serrilli |
| IRONING NAKED | Paula C. Brancato |
| LODESTONE | Katherine Forrister |
| MERRY SCHADENFREUDE | Brad Klaustermeyer |
| MOM’S DEAD | Mike Sorce |
| MURDER IN TROPE TOWN | Dave Pasquantonio |
| MY LIFE AS A STAR | Ruth Kaufman |
| NIXA KILLS A QUEEN (fka UNTITLED MANUSCRIPT) | Kristin Hetzel |
| ONCE UPON A TIME… IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD | Ryan Toyama |
| ONE KINGDOM UNDER HEAVEN | Alastair Luft |
| OUTLIERS | C.J. Wells |
| RACHEL SISCO’S WEEK THAT WAS | Sheila Jenca |
| REAL GIRL | Christopher Stollar |
| REDEMPTION | Jennifer Woldman |
| SAVING TOBY | David Bennett Carren |
| SENTIENT | C.J. Wells |
| SHELTER IN PLACE | Stephen J. Wallace |
| SOMETHING FOR NOTHING | Henry Mason |
| SURVIVING CIERA | Craig Lew |
| THE ASCENSION LINE | Barry Brennessel |
| THE BURIED SKY | Keith Hartman |
| THE DIVIDE | Brent Hartinger and Michael Jensen |
| THE DRAGON STAR | Geoffrey Breedon |
| THE HIGHWAYMAN | Shannon Kelley |
| THE HOPEFULS: USURPER QUEEN | Allora Campbell |
| THE KING OF ECHO | Lane Blevins |
| THE LAST GYPSY PRINCESS | Alan A. Larson |
| THE MEASURE | Nikki Erlick |
| THE WALL | Brian Penn |
| THE WIND CATCHERS | Afarin Ordubadi Bellisario |
| TRASH BABY | Cristina Lescay Megret |
| WALK ON | Haley Fisher |
| WAYWARD SOUL | Lenore Borja |
| 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 50, 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)
