Creative Screenwriting Names Unique Voices Contest Winners

The First Law by D.J. McPherson and Jack Christian has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2019 Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenwriting Competition:

GRAND PRIZE
The First Law by D.J. McPherson and Jack Christian

Genre Winners

ACTION/ADVENTURE
Boundary Waters by Joann Buckley Collins & Eric Scott Olson

COMEDY
Where The Men Are by Wendy Jean Wilkins

DRAMA
Civilian by Gina Scanlon

FAMILY
Seven Thousand Islands by Gary White

HISTORICAL / BIO
Scoundrel by Amy Quick Parrish

HORROR
Mom Died by Michael Klug

MYSTERY/CRIME
A Well-Regulated Militia by Randall Fontana

SCIFI
The First Law by D.J. McPherson and Jack Christian

WESTERN
The Iron Horse of Lucy Steele by Paul Zeidman

YOUNG ADULT
Fate and Other Holes in the Fabric of the Universe by Kemmer Cope

Semi-Finalists
(Top 25 of Each Genre)



ACTION/ADVENTURE TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

A Dinner for der Fuhrer by Ken Oxman
Alpha Dogs by Joseph Cataline
Batterrup! by Jon Hodson
Blood and Dreams: Complicit by Suzanne Griffin
Boost by JC Young
Boundary Waters by Joann Buckley Collins
Cage Girls by Adam Rocke
City at Night by Tommy McInnis
Cold Steel by Greg Smith
Enemy Line by Lawrence Riggins
Evening, Master Parsley by Michael Colucci
Fast Dance With The Devil by R Chumley Scott
Go Catch The Devil by Martin Blinder
Hemorrhage by Justin Fox
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin by Maxwell Towson
Run by Travis Seppala
Scarlet Seas by JC Young
SkyGods by Dave Pliler
Someplace Safe by Dan Loschack
Speakeasy by Louis Brockman
Stealing God by Martin Blinder
The Last Swordsman by Peter Kaufman
The Long Road by Elie El Choufany
Three by Mark Hudelson
World's Greatest Villain by Danielle Willsie

COMEDY TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

Adult Content by Hope Lasater
Animal Mayhem by Stewart Skelton
Beard by Gretchen Somerfeld
Book Club Wars by Anne Flanagan
Casinolabs by Katie Scrivner and Lee Scrivner
Chips and Dips by Kevin Birnbaum
City of Souls by Chris Pittas
Clown Hospital by Stewart Skelton and Sarah Lilly
Colonizers by Jordan Friedberg
Cooze by Wendy Jean Wilkins
Exit the Fox by Stewart Skelton and Greg Wall
Expiration Date by Joann Buckley Collins
Greetings from Jerry by John Killoran
Happy Bus by Mara Powers
Hollywoodn't by Jason Boies and Eric Boies
Law of Enchantment by Ross Crown
One Good Man by Elizabeth J Musgrave
Picking Up Porter Douglas by Ann LeSchander
Shakespeare & Marlowe: A Write Pair by Chris O'Neill
Spoofs by Gene Gwynne
Stunt of the Century by Bob Corso and Laura Corey
The Asylum by Kelly Stanphill
The Buried Truth by Elizabeth Musgrave
The Land That Time Like Totally Forgot by Steven Tsapelas
Where The Men Are by Wendy Jean Wilkins

DRAMA TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

Better Angels by Helen Darvall
Blind-Sighted by David Keogh
Born to be Wild by Karl Mather
Civilian by Gina Scanlon
Crossin' Texas by Dan Loschack
Hardcore '86 by Chris Pittas
Hunter Killer by Steve Garvin
In Sheep's Clothing by Matthew Mascia
In the Footprints of Giants by Emily McGuiness and Daniel Bridges
Justice by Douglas Hall
La Jefa by Bob Reynolds
LA United by Trent Cruz
Lana's Worlds by Lizanne Southgate
Maria's Journey by Alan Knight
Paperweight by Katie Scrivner and Michael Sokey
Patient no More by Mugs Cahill
Penpals by Sheila Swanson
Ryan by Laurel Pardo
Slade by Jean Hunter
Supposed to Be by Dr. Beth-Anne Blue
The Passage by Justin Memovich
The Reckoning by Jocelyn Osier
The School by Adam Rocke
There You Are by Mackenzie Kyle
Treatment by Raymond-Kym Suttle

FAMILY/HOLIDAY TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

25 Burgher Street by Jill Parker
Adventures of Sally the Ladybug by Joseph Cataline
Apkallu Kids by Sandra Fernandez-Achenbach
Caught Between Two Worlds by Carlos Perez
Christmas Village Junction by David Hill
Claus by Justin Strout
Comfort and Joy by Ian Patrick Williams
Decked by Brent Hartinger
Gingerbread Ice by Debbie Danielpour
It's All You by Tom Seidman
Let It Shine by Romeo Ciolfi
Mary's Christmas by Diane Schmitz
Overtime by Tom McLaughlin
Primos by Scott Lopez and Jesus Jauregui
Princess Layla by David Simpson
Santa In Paradise by Tom Morgan
Seven Thousand Islands by Gary White
Single Ms. Kringle by Terence Brody
Talk is Cheap by Michelle Palmer
The Christmas Ballet of Lohmanville by John Broker
The Live Nativity by Guy Thompson
Thirty Days Till Christmas by Mary Barrett and Michael Fedele
True Story of the Perfect 36 by Veronica Tabares
Truffled by Dayle Dodds
Under 'S' for Sucker by Peggy Hanna

HISTORICAL/BIO TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

A Medal for Dr. Mary by Polly Craig and Danny Wright
Abandoned on Sand Island by Lisa Hagen
An Improbable Life by Matthew Myers
Battlin' Barbara by Anthony Lucas
Blood Tartan by Anna Ray-Jones
Comandante by Brendan Gore
Elsa by Joann Buckley Collins
Henry Wallace by Michael Long
Korematsu Vs. United States by David Case
Krypteia by Seamus Sullivan
Life and Music by Peter Chiverton
Madame Cavell by Phillip Ramati
Paganini - The Devil's Fiddler by John Dymale
Pancake Queen by Yolanda Brown
Resurrection Man by Eve Williams
Scoundrel by Amy Quick Parrish
The Anti-Heist by Lawrence Riggins
The Case Against Bertrand Russell by Joann Buckley Collins
The Final Round by Gary Allison
The Honorable Lady by John Morton
The Noble Woman by David Case
The Revolutionist by Lynn Mills and Briana London
The Stolen Empire by Sherry Ficklin
Up in the Sky by Elijah Olson and Eric Zimmermann
Who Dares Wins by Stephen Massicotte

HORROR/THRILLER TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

Cut by Danielle Gershberg
Dead Strays by Neil Chase
Drawing Dead by Quentin Ellis
Exxie by Jason Vaughn
Gluttons by William Sikorski Jr.
Godhaus by Iggy Romero
His Name Is Jeremiah by D.J. McPherson
Houdini's by Michael Bockman
In His Image by John Broker and Colin Garland
Infection by Matthew Dixon
Lifers by Michael Sajewski
Mom Died by Michael Klug
Red Moon by Scott Barker
Snallygaster by Rich Figel
Starchart by Gino DeMarco
Stricken by Ted Campbell
Sundown by Wilbert Stanton
Sunshine State: Duende by Kai Thorup
The 13th Family by Carmen Lindsay
The Bloody Tower by Anna Taborska
The Camp by Anna Taborska
The Psychic Path by Terrence Kramer
Unravel by Danielle Gershberg
Wet by Lewayne White
Wong of the Dead by Jimmy Lui

MYSTERY/CRIME TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

A Well-Regulated Militia by Randall Fontana
Battle Born by Eric Roberson
Blue Motel by Ted Campbell
Cheremere by Paolo Taddei
City of Roses by Steve Walter
Double Decker Double Cross by Margo Reid
Dragging the Mark by Suzy Stein
Gemini by James Barker
Koral Sanders, Detective by Lawrence Riggins
Lying Together by Lincoln Hall
Marble Palace by Kirk Ah Tye
Masterpiece by Ann LeSchander
Mimic by Courtney Suttle
Mr. Smith by Karl White
Powder Burns by T Watkins
Salt & Ice by William Nahn and David Fleer
Shetani by Joshua Katz
Somewhere She Can Scream by Kenneth Mills
Somniphobia by Michael Brody
The Killing of Kingmustang by Robert Dorian
The M&M Boys by Gino DeMarco
The Paradise Walk by Daniel Holland
The XC (xCrime) by James Mason
Trigger by Nick McMurdy
You Have To Get Lucky by Patrick Malone

SCI-FI/FANTASY TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

2088 - A Farmer Takes a Wife by Russell Bennett
A Whiff of Steel by Jason Aylmer
Archenemy by Will McGhee
Arianna by Mehul Desai
Conspiracy of Ravens by Teresa Barber
Double FF by Karl Mather
Dream City by Tyler Jones and Kirby
Everylife by Hunter (she/her) Liguore
F.T.L. Faster Than Light by Margo Reid
Facsimile by Gary Makin
Immortal by Brent Spencer and Jonis Agee
Intracranial by Mark Wasserman
Mind Burn by Mario Bobzin
Parousia by Todd Sorrell
Payload by Trey Stokes
Perfect by Alan C. Beard
Sol by James Fox
The End Of Time by Mark Feinsod
The First Law by D.J. McPherson and Jack Christian
The Inner Nymph by Jane Petreycik
The Khalee Mystery by Frances Rice
The Land of Oz-Zoo by William Sikorski Jr.
The Matron Saint by Bo Sanders
The VR (The Virtual Reality) by Terence Brody
Within by Brian Menz

WESTERN TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

A Town Called Eden by Amechi Ngwe and Nnamdi Ngwe
Arch's Legacy by Joshua Fruehling and Mark Montgomery
Atascoa by Walter Lawrence
Blood Salad Days by Ben Trebilcook
Border Dogs by T. Siena
Bury Your Dead by Rick McGovern
Day of Reckoning by Travis J Opgenorth
Flowers Every Day by Russell Bennett
French by Jason Bradd
Guns and Grace by Odin Ozdil
Holding On To You by Anich D'Jae
Logan's Land by Serita Stevens
Longrider by Matthew Dixon
Nine by Les Zigomanis
Potter's Ground by Pearse Lehane
Requited by Bill Johnston
Sheriff of Sturgill by Monis Rose
Stagecoach Mary Fields by Wendy Wolverton
Texas Bad Water by Walter Lawrence
The Abolutionists by Michael O'Looney
The Iron Horse of Lucy Steele by Paul Zeidman
The True Life and Outrageous Times of Hannah Belle Buchanan by Pat Dade
'Til River Burns by Patrick Mulvihill
Welcome to the West by Greg Baldwin
Yellow House Draw by Erick Kelemen

YOUNG ADULT TOP 25
(Alphabetized by Title)

Love Speed by Scott Lipanovich
Advice for Teenage Outcasts by Dennis Escobedo
Against Her Will by Serita Stevens
All Saints by Jessica Montanez
Asian League by Annie Nishida
Breaking Tom by Michael Faunce-Brown
Crisis Of Conscience by Allan Tamshen
Fate and Other Holes in the Fabric of the Universe by Kemmer Cope
Grand & Humble by Brent Hartinger
Josephina's Tango by Amy Giaquinto
K-9 Cop by Erna Mueller
Loggerville, USA by Mark Donnell
Miscommunication by Joshua Lozano
Off The Trail by Scott Dunn
Offspring by Melanie Schiele
Robyn Hood Outlaw Princess by John Reynolds
Running on Empty by Elizabeth Otero de Espinoza
Sheppard Ave. by Joshua Clark
Songbird by Rebecca Williams Spindler
Spotlight by Derek Adams
The Days After by Federico Vicino
The Dye Singer's Boy by Elaine Stirling
The Restorer by Laurel Pardo and Janelle Leonard
The Solomon Power, Part 1 by Steffany Sommers
The Sun Rises on Another Day by Chelese Belmont

Updated: 11/11/2019

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