Winners of Winter 2026

Scarlet

Pascal Franchot
Feature Script

United States
103 pages

Boyish

Cha Quallis
Short Script

18 pages

Gin Mill

Eric Glawe
TV Script

United States
57 pages

Aurora Sky

Eleanor Veness
Best Female Screenwriter

United Kingdom
60 pages

Rose Red

Austin Dru Turmel
Animation Script

United States
127 pages

THE ARMCHAIR TRAVELLERS

Patricia Planck, Kelly E. Nine
Sci-Fi or Fantasy Script

United States
109 pages

Brodhead Society

Christopher Alan Scott
Best First-Time Screenwriter

58 pages

The Last Indian War

Michael Graf
Best Screenplay Based on a True Story

United States
123 pages

Roads Taken

C.J. Palmisano
Best Twist Ending

United States
113 pages

Dog of the Rails

Wayne E. Johnson
Best Family/Children’s Script

United States
15 pages

HEARTSTONE

Michael Williams, Robert Biheller, Phillip Margolin
Best Adapted Screenplay

United States
105 pages

The Practice Marriage

Stewart A Fergus
Comedy Script

United Kingdom
105 pages

THEY CALLED HIM JOSELITO

Raúl Fernández
International Script

100 pages

REZ

Listening Raven
Best War or Conflict-Themed Script

United States
95 pages

EF-5

Mark Wakely
Best Dialogue-Driven Script

87 pages

Two Roads to Riva

Willliam W. Holland
Historical Screenplay

United States
129 pages

The Letters

Michael angel Johnson
Best Mystery/Crime Script

United States
111 pages

H I D D E N

Patricia D. Lewis
Drama Script

United States
95 pages

If I Killed a Man For You

Brian McGrath
Best Action/Adventure Script

97 pages

The Corked Incident

Jesse McClain
Best One-Location Script

United States
78 pages

It's All a Blur

Sandra Jones
Best LGBTQ+ Script

United States
95 pages

The Bloody Claws of Willow Creek

Matt R Hausmann
Horror or Thriller Script

103 pages

Prince of Nothing

David Allen Case
Best Student Script

United States
125 pages

COLORADO

Eliot David Cooper
Best Script for a Web Series

96 pages

Banana Palm

Toph Whitmore
Best Stage Play

Canada/US
70 pages

LIBIDO ON STEROIDS

Nicholas J. Szegedi
Best Romance Script

United States
104 pages

The Brave and The Brutal

Dan Maysen
Best Western Script

110 pages

The Last Mediation of Christ

David R. Schleicher, Mike Bell
Best Satire or Parody Script

United States
15
pages

Trashed

Vicki Liviakis
Best Climate or Environmental Script

7 pages

Contracted

John P McHale, Xavier Jackson, Lee Anne Hale
Best Social Impact Script

United States
97 pages

The Doll Keeper

Diane F. Sismour
Best Logline Only

United States
111
pages