Writers Lab Names Semifinalists
The Writers Lab (TWL) has announced their 2026 semifinalists. Lab participants will be announced on August 17th.
Drop Dead Funny, by Ama Anane
Glacial Summer, by Wendy Bednarz
Amaya, by Bernice Bofill
Summers in Kamares
Anastasia Bonaccorso
Superhuman, by Michelle Bonnard
Junker Renee Brown
A Forgotten Sky, by Rebecca Brown
Gift Girl, by Kyla Simone Bruce
Oil of Hydrangea, by Alrinthea Carter
Foreign Correspondent, by Kate Chrisman
Neva, by Maja Costa
Morgan Le Fay: The Queen of Air and Darkness, by Gemma Crofts
Le Bon Temps, by Eileen Dennehy
Total Smut, by Frances Denny
Fear Us Women
Jennifer Derwingson-Peacock
Tigers!, by Cherie Ditcham; Charub Moore
Bubis, by Julia Eringer
Pride & Prudence, by Frances Ervin
My First Everything, by Kristin Fairweather
The Beasts and the Children
Rachel Feldman
13 Prisons, by Aurora Ferlin
Approximate Joy, by Georgia Fu
If You Can’t Beat Them, by Molly Gandour
Nobody’s Horses: “You Can’t Go Home”, by Courtney Graham
Symbiont, by Vera Graziadei
The Hedge: “Windfall”, by Jessica Harvey
Sunnyside Up, by Lauren Hendler; Jill Morley
The Education of Ebbe Graves, by NC Jones
Echoes of a Gathering, by Regina Junior
Bokor Rising, by Gina Jurva
Rattlesnake Ranch, by Katy Kendeall
The Exhibition, by Lauren Kent
The Mitfords, by Vivian Kerr
Gay for Amy, by Meghan Lennox
Firebird, by Kathryn Machi
Pirate Sea: “Siren’s Pass”
Jessica Maison
Daughter Mine, by Natalie Malla
2Tone Lana, by Angela Matemotja
Santa Susana, by Liz McClintock
Grace, by Clare Monnelly
Vera vs Vern, by Kayti Murphy
Granuaile, by Laura Murphy
The Secret Life of Ants, by Natalia Ossowska
Vanilla, by Sarah Page
Woman in a Barrel, by Madeleine Parker
Bit Players, by Sally Pitts
Committed, by Irina Rodriguez
Homefront, by Jude Roth
Reno Jessica Russell
Holy F*ck, by Noémie Saglio
Perpetual Dreaming, by Elise Shin
Bright Belt, by DonAngelica Silva
God Save the Prom Queen, by Devi Snively
The Waves, by Charise Studesville
Our Mother, by Amy Trevaskus
Sam the Hammer, by Kel Vance
Wipeout, by Rangeley Wallace
Chain Free, by N Williams
Tomato Fried Rice, by Tiffany Wu
Updated: 08/01/2026
Additional Contest Info: The Writers Lab US
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Dark Latitude
When a young woman uncovers a hidden photograph tied to a murdered WWII survivor, her search for the truth exposes a forgotten escape—and those determined to keep history buried.
Eternal Blessings
A dying woman enters a time portal to confront her criminal past, only to realize that what she seeks is in the present--but getting back is proving harder than she thought.
Tech Me Out
Fleeing Soviet Ukraine with his mother and grandmother, a quiet teenage immigrant builds a new life in America, where the resilience and kindness of those around him help shape the man who co-founded WhatsApp.
Tech Me Out
Fleeing Soviet Ukraine with his mother and grandmother, a quiet teenage immigrant builds a new life in America, where the resilience and kindness of those around him help shape the man who co-founded WhatsApp.
Bubbling Under the Surface
After an elderly Holocaust survivor is nearly murdered in her nursing home bed, her family and the Muslim carer who saved her are pulled into a widening chain of antisemitic attacks, domestic violence, and police investigation that threatens both communities before the hatred spreads further.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
Lady Diogenes of the Shadow
Three retired ladies candidly discuss their bizarre neighbor over morning coffee.
Perfect Beau
A Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her gorgeous girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense.
