

CONGRATULATION TO OUR 2026 WINNERS
Best Feature Screenplay
MORDECHAI AND KLAUS (Written by Rosalyn Rosen)
Best Short Screenplay
MAKING WAVES (Written by Joseph Drew Larimore)
Best Stage Play
EXHIBITION (Written by Derek Masterson)
Best Television Pilot
Button Mashers (Written by Joe F. Witt)
Best Adapted Screenplay
You Don't Have to Die in the End (Written by Anita Daher)
Best Drama Screenplay
Rahma (Written by Faysal Soysal)
Best Comedy Screenplay
Amish Zombies (Written by Johnathon Miller)
Best Thriller Screenplay
Overwhelming Darkness (Written by Steven A. Hart)
Best Horror Screenplay
Pale (Written by Justin DiSandro)
Best Science Fiction Screenplay
Crime & Punishment 2121 (Written by Jim Norman)
Best Fantasy Screenplay
The Magic City (Written by Maria Panagiotidis)
Best Adventure Screenplay
The Adventures of Paleta Man Script (Written by Paul Ramirez & Matthew Ramirez)
Best Crime Screenplay
Death Exhibition (Written by Julie A. Thornton)
Best Mystery Screenplay
The Real McCoy (Written by Monika Bibik)
Best Historical Screenplay
The Fifth Queen (Written by Margaret Doner)
Best Romance Screenplay
TRISTAN ARTHUR'S KNIGHT (Written by Loreana Maria Constantino Valentini)
Best Coming-of-Age Screenplay
Life Vest (Written by Glenn Lissner)
Best LGBTQ+ Screenplay
Bloodsucker Castle (Written by Tanner Bushell)
Best Film Noir Screenplay
The Fourth Night (Written by Mike Briock)
Best Short Drama Screenplay
Callsign: Slim Jim (Written by Thomas DiBlasio)
Best Television Comedy Script
Up Your Alley- PILOT (Written by Jackson Trent)
Best Television Thriller Script
The Alexandria Chronicles (Written by Matt Townsend)
Best Short Stage Play
The Person in Charge (Written by Loretta Bolger Wish)
Best Young Screenwriter
Virality (Written by Jacob Magee)
Special Jury Award
The Penance of Alvina Lee (Written by Jody Matzer)
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Ballycotton (pilot) (Written by James Shanklin)
Becoming Emily (Written by Brad Havens)
Clear Cut Cleptos (Written by Mista Martel)
Enjoy Your Stay (Written by S. T. Holt)
Final Answer (Written by Robert A. Velez)
ForeclosurE (Written by Roberto A. Velez)
Grace Falls (Written by Benjamin Daniel Hebert)
In My Sister's Country (Written by Drew Larimore)
Mia (Written by Matt Townsend)
Nightmare at Horror High (Written by Luke Douglas Klein)
Sirens of Silence (Written by Matt Townsend & Ellana Blacher)
The Chinese Cat (Written by Nelson Arroyo)
UPSTATE (Written by Drew Larimore)