MovieBytes Interview:
Screenwriter jacqueline frazier

An interview with screenwriter jacqueline frazier regarding the Worldfest - Houston Writing Competition.

A: Ezili's Necklace, I won the Bronze Remi award in 2002.

It's the true story of Annie Palmer, a white witch who killed all of three of her husbands on her plantation in Jamaica and got away with it.

A: Yes, I have, Ezili's Necklace has been a finalist in a few other contests like: Finalist Hollywood Black Film Festival Competition, 2001 Chosen for WGA staged reading for studio executives 2001 Scriptapalooza semi-finalist 2004 Writer’s Network 12th Annual Network Screenplay and Fiction Competition quarter-finalist, 2005, semi-finalist, 2006

A: I received a beautiful plaque which is on my wall in my living room and that's what they promised. I was happy to be acknowledged.

A: No, at that level they didn't give us any.

A: No, I wasn't, which is why I moved on to write other scripts, after a minimal amount of success with other competitions I went back to writing.

A: Yes I have. Here's a list and some of the awards they've received:

SCREENPLAYS STERLING AND THE SWORD OF DIERDURN a screenplay Offered option by JWP International Quarter-finalist Nicholl Screenwriting Competition SEQUEL: STERLING AND THE SWORD OF DIERDURN II WOMAN OF THE OPEN HAND, 2002 Semi-finalist Ohio Independent Screenwriting Competition, Writer’s Digest Competition Honorable Mention, 2002, Moondance Film Competition finalist, 2004 VRYSTAAAAT Quarter-finalist Nicholl Screenplay Competition Finalist 1999, The Writers Foundation finalist, 1999, America's Best Screenwriting Competition Finalist, Cinestory Finalist, 2000, Hollywood Black Film Festival Finalist, Screenwriting Competition, 2000 EZILI’S NECKLACE, Finalist Hollywood Black Film Festival Competition, 2001 Chosen for WGA staged reading for studio executives 2001 WorldFest Houston Bronze Award, 2002 Scriptapalooza semi-finalist 2004 Writer’s Network 12th Annual Network Screenplay and Fiction Competition quarter-finalist, 2005, semi-finalist, 2005 BEST OF THE SECOND-RATERS, Finalist, The Roy W. Dean Screenplay competition, 2004, 2005. Finalist, Red Inkworks Screenwriting competition 2005, International Filmmakers Finalist, 2005, Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Honorable Mention, 12th Annual Writers Network Screenplay and Fiction Competition, quarter-finalist, Voices of Color, top three finalist, Ohio Independent Film Screenwriting Competition, 2005, The Writers Place Honorable Mention, 2007. TAINTED PRESIDENCY (In progress) winner of the Roy W. Dean Writer’s research grant, New Zealand, 2006 RAP MITZVAH, Honorary Fellowship Award, Writers Abroad Conference, 2006, Quarter-finalist in the Writers on Storm Screenplay Competition, 2006, International Page Awards Screenwriting Competition, 2006, AAA Screenplay competition finalist, 2006. WRITER’S DIGEST SCREENPLAY COMPETITION, THIRD PLACE WINNER, 2006, African American Women in Film, top five screenplay award winner, 2006

A: Yes, and no I plan on moving to Spain in the next few years, I can write from anywhere!

A: Yes, the sequel to the Best of the Second-Raters, called Tainted Presidency it starts where Best leaves off when Warren Harding finally gets to the White House.

Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007