Shore Scripts Announces Mentorship Grand Prize Winners
These six writers will take meetings with top showrunners and executives, receive 1:1 mentorship from working writers, and celebrate their work over eight weeks of programming.
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: 1 HOUR TV PILOT
Amarik Singh Khosa: Blind Tiger
Twelve years after a Hong Kong-born Sikh illegally immigrates to the US, he is coerced by the U.S. Government into an undercover operation in Atlantic City, and must reawaken his violent past with the Chinese Triads to take them down from the inside.
Kevin Clark-Ryan: 2 Beams
A reformed alcoholic repairs trust with his family and neighbors, just as mysterious packages arrive on his porch telling him to build something dangerous.
Lillie Gardner: Safe with Me
Scarred by a secret trauma from her past, a burnt-out sexual assault advocate puts her career and her family on the line when she pursues an unsanctioned investigation to prove that her own brother committed rape.
TV PILOT 1/2-HOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
Devi Snively: The Temp
In a wacky, corporate future, “human replacement temps” assume the bodies and memories of their clients. But when one temp is dismissed only to discover her own temp has stolen her life, she must fight to get it back before she’s erased forever.
Jameel Shivji: Ali’s World Famous Halal Cart
After inheriting her estranged father’s halal cart, a 23-year-old girl stumbles into New York’s street-vendor black market to learn the truth about who he was.
Sebastian Hunt: SERVED
A mockumentary centered on Theodore “Ted” Russo, an eccentric Death Row chef who treats his macabre place of business like a five-star restaurant.
Updated: 10/07/2026
Additional Contest Info: Shore Scripts TV Pilot Mentorship Program
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Post Your Script Here!Only You Can Help Her. EPISODE ONE/PILOT: THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC
When a boy's mother vanishes after a car crash, he's thrust into a perilous quest.
Yrrem Samtsirhc from Mars
After a highly intelligent alien crash-lands in a small town before Christmas, he teams up with a fearless girl with Down syndrome to save the holiday spirit and teach their divided community that differences can be strengths.
GALERIJ
As an art authenticator collects twelve 17th century Dutch Brohm family portraits, she learns the dangers of reuniting the portraits—the Galerij—when an art expert warns her the collection will revive the Brohm family and unleash them into present day society, where they'll resume control over and castrate European trade.
RICH KID$
When a 12-year-old boy, his best buds and a pushy little sister discover buried mob money in the backyard, their secret spending spree turns into a chaotic adventure involving ex-cons, revenge, and a hard-earned lesson about what wealth is really worth.
Stunt
Walk the wire on this 13 key tight walk.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul.
Don't forget to be dope
Trying to understand why he’s not further along in his career, the self-described "world’s most okayest dj" recaps his career/life up to this point, and answers every question you did not know you had about djing.
UNCLE FRANCO'S BIRTHDAY SUIT
Paolo’s relatives, including his zany Uncle Franco, are determined to reunite their nephew with his teenage love, Magdalena.
Fish Fetish
What happens when you mix compulsion with alcohol? A horrific, fast paced story of abuse and revenge inspired by "Tales From The Crypt"
SETTLING THE BOOKS
Five heirs are at the mercy of a billionaire book seller, who arranges to have his will read prematurely in order to exact vengeance on anyone who he perceives have ever wronged him.
