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The Loss of Silence

Fins

The Forbidden Edge

I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Hoof & Horn

The Forbidden Edge

I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Playing with Dolls

Return to Spalding Drive

The Loss of Silence

The Factory

Dingbats

Fins

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Return to Spalding Drive

Opening Line Based on Photo

PROJECT TYPE

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

Writers Digest

CONTEST

Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards

StoryPros International Screenplay Contest

Cinequest

Creative World Awards

Screenplay Festival

Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards 7

Cinequest

Austin Film Festival

Scriptation Showcase Script Competition

Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship

Los Angeles International Screenplay Awrds

StoryPros Awards

WriteMovies

StoryPros Awards

ISA Fast Track Fellowship

Creative World Awards

American Screenwriting Conference

May/June Issue Contest

PLACEMENT

Finalist

Semi-Finalist

Second Rounder

Quarter-Finalist

Second Rounder

Preliminary Finalist

Selected

6th Place

PROJECT

The Loss of Silence

Fins

The Loss of Silence

Return to Spalding Drive

Fins

The Loss of Silence

Hoof & Horn

PROJECT TYPE

Feature

TV Pilot

CONTEST

Creative World Awards

Screenplay Festival

Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest

Scriptation Showcase Script

Austin Film Festival

Cynosure

Scriptation Showcase Script

Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay

PLACEMENT

Finalist

Semi-Finalist

Quarter-Finalist

Second Rounder

Quarter-Finalist

PROJECT

The Factory

Return to Spalding Drive

The Factory

Return to Spalding Drive

The Factory

PROJECT TYPE

TV Pilot

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

TV Pilot

CONTEST

Screenplay Festival

Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Contest

Screenplay Festival

Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Contest

BlueCat

Creative World Awards

Fresh Voices

Screencraft

Scriptation Showcase Script

PLACEMENT

Finalist

Semi-Finalist

Quarter-Finalist

WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING

The author has a considerable talent for comedy, and each line gives the characters their voice and personality. It's quite an accomplishment. - Return to Spalding Drive

Clearly a unique voice and style. - Return to Spalding Drive

I'm joyful to admit that I was hooked from the very first scene and was fascinated with the story all the way to the end. - Fins

The writer is incredibly effective at turning up the heat. - Hoof & Horn

There's a great deal of humor, personality and dramatic intrique that's conveyed through the characters' swift, sharp-witted exchanges with each other. - Fins

There are several moments of humor throughout the script, specifically in the dialogue between characters. - Hoof & Horn

LOGLINES OF SCREENPLAYS, TV PILOTS AND PLAYS

Return to Spalding Drive - Feature

A lover of Film Noir, screenwriter Nick Steele finds himself trapped in the 1930s Los Angeles mob scene and discovers how far he is willing to go for the love of a gangster moll guarding an enormous secret.

The Factory - 1 Hour TV Pilot

An allegorical tale centered on the ancient Greek Gods living in Olympia, Washington with Zeus as their charismatic factory leader trying to resurrect their power over mortals in the modern world.

Fins - Feature

An engaged couple are invited to a mysterious town along the California coast that holds a strong familial connection to one of them.

The Loss of Silence - Feature and Play

Set in Puritan Massachusetts, a woman's mother commits a heinous crime and in the aftermath discovers her true roots.

Dingbats - 1/2 Hour TV Pilot

A young man moves into a Hollywood apartment and meets a wacky owner and a menagerie of odd tenants.

Hoof & Horn - 1/2 Hour TV Pilot

A wacky restaurant owner opens a new restaurant featuring singing waiters in a small Midwestern city

The Forbidden Edge - Feature

Hope Wren and her family seek a better world in a post-apocalyptic world where religion and knowledge have been banned and the people have returned to a simplistic agrarian existence.

Mary Mary Quite Contrary - Feature and Play

Six siblings return home to find out what their father has left them in the will and discover the youngest sibling has a surprise for them.

Playing with Dolls - Feature

A bank robbing lady killer in 1930s Los Angeles excapes capture by driving three dolls cross country to Kansas City where the law and love eventually catch up with him.

I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly - Feature

After being threatened by the local avocado cartel, a Mexican family braves the road to the United States during the Trump administration.

This is a charming and frequently amusing comic crime caper road movie. - Playing with Dolls

The worldbuilding when it comes to establishing this society is unique and a fresh way that the audience hasn't seen from the post-apocalyptic sci-fi/speculative fiction genre - The Forbidden Edge

The author has made some really big, risky choices with this screenplay, and I applaud him for that - I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly

The seven siblings are deeply well developed, with an incredibly clear identity, personality and backstory that fits who they are. This is further reinfored by everthing they say and do. - Mary Mary Quite Contrary

The script builds up into a tense and well constructed world that allows plot and characters to evolve. - The Forbidden Edge

This is an important story that needs to be told. The characters and their situation stir strong emotions and compassion. - I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly

The concept of this story is absolutely delightful. Family feuds are always entertaining to watch. Most family feuds tend to be dramas, so having this story take a comedic approach feels like a creative take that audiences would respond positively to. - Mary Mary Quite Contrary

2023

PROJECT

The Loss of Silence

I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly

Ombre

Hoof & Horn

Return to Spalding Drive

The Loss of Silence

Hoof & Horn

Fins

The Forbidden Edge

Return to Spalding Drive

The Factory

Playing with Dolls

Dingbats

Hoof & Horn

The Forbidden Edge

Dingbats

I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly

The Loss of Silence

Return to Spalding Drive

PROJECT TYPE

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

TV PIlot

Feature

CONTEST

American Screenwriting Conference

Cinequest

Screenplay Festival

Rhode Island International Film Festival

Scriptmatix

Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship Season 6

StoryPros Awards Contest

Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Season 8

Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Season 1

Los Angeles International Film Festival

Richmond International Film Festival

The Script Lab

Scriptapalooza

Scriptation Showcase Script Competition

StoryPros Awards Contest

Barnstorm Festival

Creative World Awards

American Screenwriting Conference

The Crime List

PLACEMENT

Finalist

Semi-Finalist

Quarter-Finalist

Short List

Preliminary Finalist

Selected

And the Little Dog Laughed - Feature

A woman falls in love with an opera singer, there's just one problem.

Ombre - Feature

Archeologist Tom Beacher's life goes from good, to bad, to worse when he brings back an Olmec vase discovered in the caves of the Mexican rainforest.

Finding Benjamin - Feature

Mark's life is forever changed when he finds a bag of money.

This is a post COVID era Rom-Com that features a lovable lead named Katie and her dog Bette. It feels a lot more original than others like it and it is very creatively composed. - And the Little Dog Laughed

This script presents a captivating tale that weaves mystery and intrigue. It skillfully draws the audience into Tom's world as he grapples with the bizarre events that unfold around him. The climax serves as a detonator igniting the suspense that has been meticulously built up from the very start. The dialogue deserves special mention for its deft balance between seriousness and humor. - Ombre

2024

PROJECT

Return to Spalding Drive

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Return to Spalding Drive

Ombre

The Loss of Silence

Playing with Dolls

Hoof & Horn

Finding Benjamin

The Factory

And the Little Dog Laughed

I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly

Return to Spalding Drive

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly

Ombre

Playing with Dolls

The Loss of Silence

And the Little Dog Laughed

The Factory

Fins

Playing with Dolls

PROJECT TYPE

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

TV Pilot

Feature

CONTEST

New York Screenwriting Awards

L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film & Script Online Festival

Screenplay Festival

Page Turner Awards

13Horror.com

Creative World Awards

Rhode Island International Film Festival

Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards 9

StoryPros Awards Contest

Richmond International Film Festival

Creative Screenwriting

Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards (Season 9)

Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards (Season 9)

Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards

San Francisco International Screenwriting

StoryPros Awards Contest

Filmmatic Horror Screenwriting Season 8

Creative World Awards

Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition

Creative World Awards

American Screenwriting Contest

The Crime List

PLACEMENT

Winner - Best Drama

Winner

Finalist

Finalist (ShortList)

Finalist

Semi-Finalist

Quarter-Finalist

Preliminary Finalist

Selected

Wow. This script grabbed my attention from the get go. I am not one for science fiction, but this screenplay kept me intrigued until the very last word. - Ombre

This is a unique and fun take on the horror genre. While it captures tense scary moments between beast and man and historical mystique, it leaves the viewer space to breathe with moments of humor. - Ombre

The story is quite fantastic. It's moving, and the writer knows how to get its audience emotionally involved- The Kidnapping of the Elfin Prince

The Kidnapping of the Elfin Prince - Feature

Crispin, the elfin prince is kidnapped by an ugly witch, which changes everyone's life.

2025

PROJECT

The Loss of Silence

Return to Spalding Drive

PROJECT TYPE

Feature

CONTEST

Austin Revolution

Nostos Screenwriting Retreat - Tuscany

PLACEMENT

Selected

A unique and heartwarming romance drama script, dares to spin a tale of love, friendships, and family relationships interwined with the endearing presence of dogs. With a fresh and imaginative premise, the script captures the essence of human connections through the lens of our four-legged companions, resulting in a truly relatable and touching cinematic experience - And the Little Dog Laughed

The writer does this really excellent thing where many of the scenes just felt like it was two friends hanging out - Dingbats

The writer has an absolutely wonderful ear for the rhythms and sounds that make scripted dialog so fun to read. - Dingbats

This concept is familiar for audiences and strong enough to carry not onluy this pilot, but an entire series - The Factory

This is definately one of the most compelling and original re-imaginings of the world of Greek mythology I have ever encountered. - The Factory

It's the kind of story that is inherently intriguing because it will cast the viewer into the story. - Finding Benjamin

It's the kind of fun, specific, even suspenseful material that keeps this screenplay compelling throughout - Finding Benjamin

The world-building is fantastic. It was such a delight reading many of these conversations because they are in rhymes, which causes the script to read like an old fairy tale, even if it feels modern in its ideas and approach. All in all, it's a beautiful story that goes in the veins of films like "The Princess Bride" or "Shrek" but with a voice of its own, making it a very unique experince to read. - The Kidnapping of the Elfin Prince

It's vital for a screenplay to establish its core concepts within the opening ten pages, and this certainly succeeds. - The Loss of Silence

Being different is important and this script certainly stands out. - The Loss of Silence

A character-driven comedy that wears its influences on its sleeve. The script feels like a story told out-of-time and presents an interesting narrative for the reader. - Playing with Dolls

My screenplay Return to Spalding Drive has won Best Feature Screenplay Drama in the New York Screenriting Awards. This same screenplay has been selected by the Nostos Screenwriting Retreat in Tuscany, Italy in 2025. My screenplay Ombre was a finalist in the 13Horror.com contest. My TV Pilot The Factory has finished as a quarterfinalist in the Filmmatic TV Pilot (Season 9). My screenplay The Loss of Silence is a quarterfinalist in the Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition and was selected in the Austin Revolution competition. My screenplay Mary Mary Quite Contrary is a finalist in the Screenplay Festival.