


Screenplay Contest Winners

Screenplay Contest Winners
SHORT SCREENPLAY CONTEST
FEATURE SCREENPLAY CONTEST
FIRST PLACE
HALF ASLEEP - LEE CARTY
FIRST PLACE
THE SUFFERING - THOMAS QUINN
SECOND PLACE
SECOND PLACE
RETAIL THERAPY - GEMMA LAROUCHE
STEPHEN'S HOUSE - ABBY STIEGLITZ
THIRD PLACE
MRS. RICHMOND'S HABIT - KEVIN DYETT
THIRD PLACE
ALL THE EMPTY CHAIRS - LISA GALGAN
10 x ADDITIONAL WINNERS
10 x ADDITIONAL WINNERS
The Over Dark - Alicia R. Norman
Be Not Afraid - Olivia Loccisano
A Super Friendly Guy - Mićo Ivanović
Induction - Eric Meisner
Inheritance of Ash - Donald Edward Schroeder
The Boar - Phil Longden
Mother's Keeper - Matthew C. Nicholson
Tricks - Blake Labriola
In With the Storm - Cara Marshall
The Last Dance of Victor Hall - Mike Underwood
Ordeal - Polly Blim
Vanishing Place - Dan Olds
Livermore - Stephen Hernley
Mall Santa Massacre - Scott Alan Gregory
Stairway to Hell - Tina Anne Lowe
Suspect: Under the Bloodmoon - Tony William Bolton
By His Hand - William R. Perry
Hung Out - Clarence Close
Night Echoes - Jessica Kimsey
The House by Myddleton Park - Geraldine Ryan
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Massive congratulations to our overall winners and to those of you who placed in the top 25% as finalists!
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Making the final decisions was extremely difficult because the standard of screenwriting and the quality of films on display was absolutely phenomenal. We were overwhelmed by the brilliant ideas, fantastic story-telling, mesmerizing dialogue and memorable characters which were presented.
A huge thank you to every single one of you who entered. Although we are sorry for your disappointment if you didn't make it as a winner or place as a finalist, we sincerely hope you still enjoyed taking part in the contest and found your judge's feedback constructive.
All screenplay winners will be contacted via email with full details of their prizes.
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For the full list of Finalists who scored in the top 25%, see the Finalists 2025 page.
Selected film-makers who placed as winners and finalists will be contacted shortly regarding a film distribution offer via 13Horror.com's Amazon Prime Video collective.
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We hope to see you again for our next Film & Screenplay contest, which is open for entries now!
