100 Scripts from 330 Quarter-Finalists Advance to the Semi-Finals
Semi-Finalists represent the top 7-8% of total entries received.
Finalists & Spotlight Award Nominees TBA March 28th
Semi-Finalists Appear in Alphabetical Order by Writer's Last Name ↓
| SHORT SCRIPT | Cicada | George | Aggelidis |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | Trouble on Mango Street | Rehman | Ahmed |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | Scuppernongs | Lynne | Ashe |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | Black Swan Records | Nia | Ashley |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | Don | Alberto | Battistutti |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | Extrajudicial | Craig | Bealer |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | Hardcore Vegans | Laura | Beck |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | The Retreat | Darin | Beckstead |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | Beyond Logic | Bridget | Bell McMahon |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | The Great Gay Hope | JB | Berg |
| TV SPEC SAMPLE | Sneaky Pete: Face Time | Alexander | Berger |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | Droid Hunter | Robert | Bielak |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | Gamers | Ozz | Borges |
| TV SPEC SAMPLE | The Crown: Royal Reckoning | Deirdre | Brennan |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | Sinjar | Ben | Browne |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | Boundary Waters | Joann | Buckley Collins |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | The Lost Lamp of Al'Adin | Gregory | Burgess |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | 30th Avenue South | Jacob | Burnstein-Stern |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | The Catch | Zack | Cahill |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | Canaries | Craig | Cambria |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | My Monster | David | Carren |
| SHORT SCRIPT | Hummingbird | Reggie | Cason |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | Hanalog | Evan | Cathcart |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | Kaylee, Age 8 | Molly | Coffee |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | Heart of the Dragon | Julien | Deladriere |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | A Harrowing Week With Grandma | Lisa | Doan |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | The Drake Equation | Brian | Dobbs |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | The Divinity Cycle | Nelson | Downend |
| TV SPEC SAMPLE | Elementary: Reunion | Nelson | Downend |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | A Ski Mask Away | Joshua | Edwards |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | Challenger | Skye | Emerson |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | Basic Witches | Caitlin | Fein |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | Basic Witches | Amanda | Fein |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | Frontier Zero: The Launch | Tod | Fennell |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | Stupid B**** | Anthony | Filangeri |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | Anita | Tessa | Fixter-Coniglio |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | The Gumball Diaries | Karen | Foglesong |
| SHORT SCRIPT | Life Tune | Tommy | Garcia |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | Maya | Rohit | Gill |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | Yonder | Tony | Gonzalez |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | Throwing Hammers | Michael | Graf |
| TV SPEC SAMPLE | Big Little Lies: Episode #8 | Peter | Haig |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | Ellie | Corin | Hamilton |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | Black Holes and Broken Hearts | Pelé | Hearne |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | Monochrome | Chloë J. | Hightower |
| TV SPEC SAMPLE | Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Pee Tape | Jason | Hirschel |
| SHORT SCRIPT | Underpaint | Anna | Hopkins |
| SHORT SCRIPT | Lollipops | Ivo | Huahua |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | The Hammer | Jason | Hunter |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | Feeder | Justin | Hurt |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | The Twenty-third of Loneliness | Shonnie | Jackson |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | Get Life | Mandy | Jacobs |
| SHORT SCRIPT | Benchside Warfare | Zander | Jones |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | The Great Divide | Robert | Keller |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | Adam and Eve | Kate | Kelsen |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | Jack To Reality | Andy | Knuth |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | Tatanka | Russell | Koos |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | In Chambers | Carolyn | Kras |
| TV SPEC SAMPLE | The Simpsons: The Spy Who Squishee'd Me | Christopher | Lastrapes |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | Glenwood | Scott | Latta |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | Jazzland | Charles | Leipart |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | Land of Blood | Graham | Leverton |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | The Courtesan Spy | Adlinna | Liang |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | The Ax Man | Ryan | Little |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | Moonshine | Devin | Lucas |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | Lattice of Coincidence | Devin | Lucas |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | Big Stick | Linda | Macpherson Davidson |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | Junk | Douglas | Mallette |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | The Tribunal | Matthew | McCarthy |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | The Singularity War | John | McDermott |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | Nancy Girl | David | McMahon |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | The Guerrilla Love Life of an Average American | Dax | Monta |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | The Archer | K.W. | Morgenlander |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | That Sister Thang | Lindiwe | Mueller-Westernhagen |
| SHORT SCRIPT | Springerle | Finley | Mulligan |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | Today | Javaid | Nayyar |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | Kelipot | Seth | Nesenholtz |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | Arcanum Episode 1: Providence | James | Nicholson |
| TV SPEC SAMPLE | Master of None: The Unexpected | Samuel | Nuñez |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | A Suspect In Arms | Selcen | Onsan |
| SHORT SCRIPT | North Star | PJ | Palmer |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | Scylla | David | Piechowski |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | Sister Midnight | Evan | Price |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | Hero of the World | Lotus Girl | Productions |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | Perfect Lover | Joyce | Rheuban |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | MISS | Judith | Robbins Rose |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | Shifters | Hannah | Rosner |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | Mud Swimmers | Angela | Ryan |
| TV SPEC SAMPLE | Black Mirror: Guardian Angel | David Isaac | Samuels |
| DRAMA/ BIO/ PERIOD | Steward of the Kennels | Brad | Smissen |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | Roller Baby | J.D. | Smith |
| THRILLER/ HORROR | Roller Baby | J.D. | Smith |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | Life Hacked | Andrew | St. Juste |
| SCI-FI/ FANTASY | Conquist | Dirk | Strasser |
| TV SPEC SAMPLE | This Is Us: First Loves | Grant | Stuart |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | Carpetbaggers | Matthew | Thomas |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | Steel Cutter | Claire | Tran |
| FAMILY/ ANIMATED | Lady Rebekkah | Garrett | Vander Leun |
| COMEDY/ ROM-COM | A Sonnet for Ms. Pine | Andy | Wertner |
| SHORT SCRIPT | A Pale Imitation | Greg | Whitfield |
| 1/2 HR TV PILOT | That Sister Thang | Dale | Winton |
| ACTION/ ADVENTURE | Sacred Profanity | Malcolm | Wong |
| SHORT SCRIPT | Gay Girl, Superhero | Diana | York |
| 1 HR TV PILOT | Arcanum Episode 1: Providence | Christian | Young |
Semi-Finalists by Category
(Alphabetically by Last Name)
Action/ Adventure
| Extrajudicial | Craig | Bealer |
| Beyond Logic | Bridget | Bell McMahon |
| Sinjar | Ben | Browne |
| Boundary Waters | Joann | Buckley Collins |
| The Lost Lamp of Al'Adin | Gregory | Burgess |
| The Hammer | Jason | Hunter |
| The Archer | K.W. | Morgenlander |
| Scylla | David | Piechowski |
| Roller Baby | J.D. | Smith |
| Sacred Profanity | Malcolm | Wong |
Comedy/ Rom-Com
| The Catch | Zack | Cahill |
| Stupid B**** | Anthony | Filangeri |
| Throwing Hammers | Michael | Graf |
| The Twenty-third of Loneliness | Shonnie | Jackson |
| Adam and Eve | Kate | Kelsen |
| Nancy Girl | David | McMahon |
| The Guerrilla Love Life of an Average American | Dax | Monta |
| Today | Javaid | Nayyar |
| Life Hacked | Andrew | St. Juste |
| A Sonnet for Ms. Pine | Andy | Wertner |
Drama/ Biopic/ Historical
| Scuppernongs | Lynne | Ashe |
| Black Swan Records | Nia | Ashley |
| Don | Alberto | Battistutti |
| A Ski Mask Away | Joshua | Edwards |
| Challenger | Skye | Emerson |
| Anita | Tessa | Fixter-Coniglio |
| Ellie | Corin | Hamilton |
| Land of Blood | Graham | Leverton |
| The Courtesan Spy | Adlinna | Liang |
| A Suspect In Arms | Selcen | Onsan |
| Perfect Lover | Joyce | Rheuban |
| Steward of the Kennels | Brad | Smissen |
Family Film/ Animated/ Musical
| My Monster | David | Carren |
| Kaylee, Age 8 | Molly | Coffee |
| A Harrowing Week With Grandma | Lisa | Doan |
| Yonder | Tony | Gonzalez |
| Tatanka | Russell | Koos |
| Jazzland | Charles | Leipart |
| Hero of the World | Lotus Girl | Productions |
| MISS | Judith | Robbins Rose |
| Steel Cutter | Claire | Tran |
| Lady Rebekkah | Garrett | Vander Leun |
Sci-Fi/ Fantasy
| Droid Hunter | Robert | Bielak |
| Canaries | Craig | Cambria |
| Hanalog | Evan | Cathcart |
| The Drake Equation | Brian | Dobbs |
| Heart of the Dragon | Julien | Deladriere |
| Maya | Rohit | Gill |
| Junk | Douglas | Mallette |
| The Singularity War | John | McDermott |
| Kelipot | Seth | Nesenholtz |
| Conquist | Dirk | Strasser |
Thriller/ Horror
| Trouble on Mango Street | Rehman | Ahmed |
| The Retreat | Darin | Beckstead |
| The Gumball Diaries | Karen | Foglesong |
| Monochrome | Chloë J. | Hightower |
| Feeder | Justin | Hurt |
| Get Life | Mandy | Jacobs |
| Moonshine | Devin | Lucas |
| Lattice of Coincidence | Devin | Lucas |
| Mud Swimmers | Angela | Ryan |
| Roller Baby | J.D. | Smith |
1 Hr TV Pilot
| 30th Avenue South | Jacob | Burnstein-Stern |
| The Divinity Cycle | Nelson | Downend |
| In Chambers | Carolyn | Kras |
| The Ax Man | Ryan | Little |
| Big Stick | Linda | Macpherson Davidson |
| The Tribunal | Matthew | McCarthy |
| Arcanum Episode 1: Providence | James | Nicholson |
| Sister Midnight | Evan | Price |
| Shifters | Hannah | Rosner |
| Carpetbaggers | Matthew | Thomas |
| Arcanum Episode 1: Providence | Christian | Young |
1/2 Hr TV Pilot
| Hardcore Vegans | Laura | Beck |
| The Great Gay Hope | JB | Berg |
| Gamers | Ozz | Borges |
| Basic Witches | Caitlin | Fein |
| Basic Witches | Amanda | Fein |
| Frontier Zero: The Launch | Tod | Fennell |
| Black Holes and Broken Hearts | Pelé | Hearne |
| The Great Divide | Robert | Keller |
| Jack To Reality | Andy | Knuth |
| Glenwood | Scott | Latta |
| That Sister Thang | Lindiwe | Mueller-Westernhagen |
| That Sister Thang | Dale | Winton |
TV Spec Sample
| Sneaky Pete: Face Time | Alexander | Berger |
| The Crown: Royal Reckoning | Deirdre | Brennan |
| Elementary: Reunion | Nelson | Downend |
| Big Little Lies: Episode #8 | Peter | Haig |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Pee Tape | Jason | Hirschel |
| The Simpsons: The Spy Who Squishee'd Me | Christopher | Lastrapes |
| Master of None: The Unexpected | Samuel | Nuñez |
| Black Mirror: Guardian Angel | David Isaac | Samuels |
| This Is Us: First Loves | Grant | Stuart |
Short Script
| Cicada | George | Aggelidis |
| Hummingbird | Reggie | Cason |
| Life Tune | Tommy | Garcia |
| Underpaint | Anna | Hopkins |
| Lollipops | Ivo | Huahua |
| Benchside Warfare | Zander | Jones |
| Springerle | Finley | Mulligan |
| North Star | PJ | Palmer |
| A Pale Imitation | Greg | Whitfield |
| Gay Girl, Superhero | Diana | York |