After a mountain of blind reads and careful consideration, our fearless leader Tim Schildberger has selected the Top 50 scripts from this year’s competition. These writers show great dedication to their craft and passion for their subjects.
But before we get to the list, we’d like to thank EVERYONE who entered Write/LA this year. We were honored to read your stories, and you should be incredibly proud of the work you’ve done so far in pursuit of your dream.
Writing, unfortunately, is a career marked by far more rejection than most, and this is just part of the process. Trust us — we’ve been there. (Who are we kidding — we’re still there all the time.)
That said, it’s time to reveal which wonderful writers rose to the top this year. A hearty congratulations to our Top 50, all of whom will receive a substantial discount on Movie Magic Screenwriter 6, 25% off all LiveRead/LA services for one year, and two tickets to our invite-only Grand Prize Live Read this December at Raleigh Studios.
The 2019 Write/LA Quarterfinalists
Nick Alverson – CHICAGO PIZZA
Carrie Anderson – ON WATER
Paul Baiguerra – THE DUNES
Danny Baram – FRANK & STEIN
Sabrina Besla – ANGRY JUNE
Pedro Bonano – WOLF MOTHER
Vera Brooks – ACTS OF THE SOUL
Joe Brukner – KHAN
Sarah Casey – ARRANGEMENTS
Emily Cheever – BEGINNER’S HISTORY
Michael Corleone – I SEE YOU
Brunson Delves – THE UNTAMED
Paula Dixon – THE TRUE STORY OF THE SS REX – “PILOT”
Sebastian Foerster – GHOST OF A PSYCHOPATH
Marisa Forrest – SKYFOXES
Howard Fridkin – THE LAST ADVENTURE OF SHAY BLAZE
Bil Gaines – INVISIBLE BOXES
Audrey Hackett – JUNIOR HIGH GENIE
Detra Hicks – THEY CALL IT HOME
Chad Hutson – LETTERS IN BARBED WIRE
Jeffrey Jackson – ATHEISTS IN LOVE
BK – MADE IN AMERICA
Justin Kagan – SCARED STILLMAN
Nicole Lenart – MS. BEHAVING
Leslie Lyshkov – A BLACK VEIL
John McCarney – BLOOD AND ROSES
Frederick Mensch – THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF MATTHEW WAGNER, PARTS ONE THROUGH FIVE
Justin Moran – RUST
Justin Moran – CLOVER COUNTY PARANORMAL
Lindiwe Mueller-Westernhagen & Dale Winton – THAT SISTER THANG
Martina Muhoberac – THE RESTART
RK Musgrave – CHOP SHOP
Matthew Neff – SIGHT SINGING
John Nugent – WALK CYCLE
Craig Peters – THE MYTHICAL GOLDEN TROUT
Craig Peters – THE 49TH DAY
DR – FINDING NIA
Dan Riesser – JUNKYARD
Elizabeth Ring – DISASTER
Tom Santos – EXPATRIADOS – “SIEMPRE HACE FRIO, PARTS 1 & 2”
Sai Saripella – BURGERS AND BIRYANI
Allison Schleisman – NIKKI THE ROMANCER
Ed Seaward – MOTHER, DAUGHTER, HAPPINESS
Samantha Sise – A PART
Joel Svendsen – RAGEMAN
Delraj Takher – CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NIGHT DEMON
Jodi Teti – BOARD TO DEATH
Ed Vela – THE MORTALITY GAME
Clint Williams – FREEDOM FORT
Patrick Zelinski – NO ESCAPE
Congratulations again to the Top 50! The semifinalists (Top 15) will be announced on October 15.