Alongside our exclusive competition partners Romark Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, and Inkshares, we are thrilled to announce the Top 75 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 BLOOD | Lisa Franek |
| BAD DAD | KK Wootton |
| BLUE DAHLIA, VOL.1 | Juliette Fechter |
| CAN I JUST TELL YOU | Shira Goldman |
| CHASING DRAGONFLIES | Raya C. Khedker |
| CIRCUS GIRL: A NOVEL | Elizabeth Carter Wellington |
| CONJURE SEVEN | Erik Day |
| 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 |
| LODESTONE | Katherine Forrister |
| LOST TRACK | Frederick R. Weinstein |
| LYING UNDER WATER | Wendy Wilson |
| 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 |
| NO COLOR BUT THE LIGHT | Daria Polichetti |
| 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 |
| PERPETUAL MOTION | Cassy Nehring |
| RACHEL SISCO’S WEEK THAT WAS | Sheila Jenca |
| REAL GIRL | Christopher Stollar |
| REDEMPTION | Jennifer Woldman |
| SAVING SOPHIE | Debbie Schrack |
| SAVING TOBY | David Bennett Carren |
| SEESAW | Jorge Saralegui |
| SENTIENT | C.J. Wells |
| SHELTER IN PLACE | Stephen J. Wallace |
| SOMETHING BIGGER | Brian Howlett |
| SOMETHING FOR NOTHING | Henry Mason |
| 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 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 UNDERGROUND | April Capil |
| THE UNRAVELLING | Vahida Berberovic |
| THE WALL | Brian Penn |
| THE WIND CATCHERS | Afarin Ordubadi Bellisario |
| THIS SEA OF BLOOD | John Rothrock |
| 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 75, 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)
