NCWA 2000
WINNERS, FINALISTS and QUARTER-FINALISTS FOR:
SCREENPLAYS & STAGE PLAYS.
• If you are a Quarter-Finalist your work
placed in
the top twenty-five percentile of all entries in this category. Finalists
are in the top four percentile. And Top 10 winners are ... well, what our
readers and judges determined were the "cream of the crop" in
this year's contest. Congratulations to all !
• Our condolences to those whose work
did not make the winners lists this year. Don't be discouraged! Keep writing and keep working toward
your writing goals! There is no failure in not placing in the contest.
There is only failure when you stop writing - when you give up. Onward!
Cheers and good wishes!
-New Century Writer Staff
1st
Place
and
$5,000 in cash goes to
Billy Goda for THE CRETAN BULL
2nd
Place
and
$2,000 in cash goes to
Edward Jordan for
ROBBI’S ANGEL
3rd
Place
and
$1,000 in cash goes to
Jan Balakian for
EVERYONE’S DEPRESSED
4th
Place and $250 in
cash goes to
THE ELLET FAMILY NAVY
by Kris Hall
5th
Place and $250 goes
to
THE GOD CELL
by James & Laura Frazier
6th
Place and $250 goes
to
SHY’ NISTRA
by Philip Daay
7th
Place and $250 goes
to
THE AMERICAN
by Charles E. Martin
8th
Place and $250 goes
to
GOLD LEAF
by Whit Rummel
9th
Place and $250 goes
to
10 MINUTES TO PARADISE
by Janyce Lapore
10th
Place and $250 goes
to
KILLING JOHNNIE
by Sundae Jahant-Osborn
The following FINALISTS and
QUARTER-FINALISTS are listed in alphabetical order by the Author's Last Name.
Screenplays and Stage Plays listed in separate tables. FINALISTS
for NCWA 2000 SCREENPLAYS
|
Title |
Author |
|
UNIT NINE |
George Borelli |
|
PROMETHEUS UNCHAINED |
Greg Brakefield |
|
FOURTH DIMENSION GAMES |
Daniel Cubias & Kristan Ginther |
|
AMERICAN FALLS |
Paul DeNigris |
|
SOMEONE |
Dick Fisher |
|
FALSE REPORT |
Brian J. Foley & Jack Foley |
|
MOJAVE CROSSING |
Jim & Laura Frazier & Julian McGrath |
|
THE CARRIER |
Patrick Gabridge |
|
JAMBULU |
Mary Fengar Gail |
|
THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY |
Douglas Hand & Ted Davis |
|
THE EXODUS FACTOR |
Denis J. Harrington |
|
SHADOW WALKERS |
Brent Hartinger |
|
JUMP CUT |
Brent Hartinger |
|
THE FLUORESCENT UNIVERSE |
Jason Jenn |
|
BEACH BABES |
Janyce Lapore |
|
BEYOND DULUTH |
Steven Larson |
|
BRUTAL PATTERN |
Janet Lawler |
|
CHLOE |
Elizabeth M. Mantis |
|
JOSTLER'S COUNTRY |
Kevin T. Myers |
|
WINDOW'S ROW |
James O'Connell |
|
THE CROSS OF SILVANNA |
Laura Osborne |
|
DAVID NORTON GOES TO HELL |
Michael Seth Prell |
|
BODYSLAMMED |
Satnam Singh Purewal |
|
SUPERSTITIONS |
Douglas Alan Raine |
|
THE INBETWEENER |
Michael D. Robinson II |
|
SAFE HAVEN |
Carol A. Sabik-Jaffe |
|
BARSOOM |
Abraham Bard Sherman |
|
IN YOUR LIGHT |
Nathan Mark Singer |
|
JOURNEY TO LEWARO |
Justin Swingle |
|
WAKEVILLE'S TRIAL |
Edith Tarbescu |
|
ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER |
Steve Wisniewski |
|
OFT MONEY |
William Wolfe |
QUARTER-FINALISTS
for the NCWA 2000 SCREENPLAYS
|
Manuscript Title |
Author |
|
PRICKS & ROSES |
Dolly Adamson |
|
THE STILL LIFEE |
Matthew Aldrich |
|
LA PLACE |
Sonya Alexander |
|
CHOICE OF A LIFETIME |
John S. Anastasi, M.D. |
|
THE WET SPOT |
Lorelei Armstrong |
|
FUSE PARK |
Lorelei Armstrong |
|
THE EVENING AND THE NIGHT |
Lorelei Armstrong |
|
THE ENEMY |
Philip Atlakson |
|
FATHER EIGHT |
Dean J. Augustin |
|
THE SUPER'S WIFE |
John Bachelder |
|
SECOND SIGHT |
Marc Bagwell |
|
RIVERBOUND |
Andrew Bakalar |
|
FREEDY AT YOUR SERVICE |
Andrew Bakalar |
|
THE CGI EFFECT |
Lynn Baxter-Zimmerle |
|
NATURAL SELECTION |
Kathleen Behun & Dana D. Larson |
|
SIR |
Arthur Bell |
|
CLIFF NOTES |
Nancy Benson |
|
BLACK FRIDAY |
Michael Blay & Richard Martelle |
|
REINVENTING VENUS |
Brett Ellen Block |
|
"MARK TWAIN'S 'ATIME FOR MAGIC' " |
David Bourdon |
|
THE PUDDLE JUMPERS |
Arla Bowers |
|
VENUS IN WINTER |
Z. Budapest & Diana L. Paxson |
|
SKIN CHANGERS |
Brittnee Burke |
|
TARNATION |
Tristan Byrne |
|
THE HALLS OF VALHALLA |
Gustavo Canessa |
|
RACHEL |
Earl E. Chaney |
|
INDIFFERENCE |
Stan Charnin |
|
THE ENDLESS SUMMER OF MISS URSULA GROVES |
Judy Chicurel |
|
SETTLING THE WEST, PART I |
Carole Clement |
|
REVELATION |
Chiquita S. Cook |
|
DESDEMONA RILEY |
Derek Cordier |
|
BAKER'S DOZEN |
Richard Cray |
|
THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER |
Richard Cray |
|
SANDHILLS |
John Curry |
|
VIV |
Jeanne Davis |
|
LEAVING AUTUMN |
Lisa Palmer Dawoud |
|
DOG YEARS |
David Del Bourgo |
|
PEACE-WEAVER |
Dawn Dixon-Cotter |
|
COMING FROM AMERICA |
Sally Domet |
|
SMOKE JAGUAR SKULL |
B.K. Donley |
|
THE SHROUD |
Jerald N. Downen |
|
THE RINGS OF MISFORTUNE |
W. Lloyd Duncan |
|
SHADOWS OF YESTERDAY |
Allen F. Ebbers |
|
DEVIL'S MASS |
Benjamin Edwards |
|
THE FIGHT FOR TROUBLE DUQUAINE |
Alex Brink Effgen |
|
THE SOUL OF SAROV |
Dennis Eugenne Engleman |
|
FELONIOUS FOGG |
Elizabeth R. Eschenroeder |
|
ARBUCKLE |
Robert J. Feldman & Ralph Torjan |
|
CLUTTERBUG |
Randi Field & Matthew McGrath |
|
THE BOY WHO COULD LASSO THE STARS |
Joan Jeby Fine |
|
SEX IN THE DIRTY LITTLE CITY |
Nick Franco |
|
RORY'S MILE |
Jim & Laura Frazier |
|
MR. MADDEN |
Jim & Laura Frazier & Julian McGrath |
|
THE LAST BUFFALO HUNTER |
Jim & Laura Frazier |
|
THE BIG BRO |
Jeff Fulmer |
|
JAMBULU |
Mary Fengar Gail |
|
FUCHSIA |
Mary Fengar Gail |
|
THE ALARM SYSTEM |
Ofer Gal |
|
BOB'S UNIVERSITY |
Julius Galacki & James Krouse |
|
IN SEARCH OF BETTY BLUE |
Thomas Whitton Gardner |
|
ROBINDEER |
Anne L. Gibson |
|
THE PEDDLER |
Anne L. Gibson |
|
EUREKA WIND |
Tom Girard |
|
MISSING LINC |
L.S. Goldberg |
|
SADIE MAE: THE STORY OF SUSAN ATKINS |
Jane Ann Gonzalez |
|
BIRDSONG |
Linda D. Greene |
|
DEATH EATERS |
Jerrold Frank Guadagni |
|
AURORA |
Enrico Gualandi |
|
SENDING DOWN SADIE |
E. Willa Haas |
|
MEMORY'S CHILD |
E. Willa Haas |
|
ANNIE NOW |
E. Willa Haas |
|
A GHOST OF A CHANCE |
E. Willa Haas |
|
ARMINIUS CONPSIRACY |
Denis J. Harrington |
|
THE LOLLIPOP PROTOCOL |
Denis J. Harrington |
|
BIG WORLD |
Pamela Harris |
|
THE GREAT BEYOND |
Brent Hartinger |
|
BROOKLYN NOCTURNE |
Lar Hayes |
|
IN PLACE OF LOVE |
Lar Hayes |
|
PARTISAN |
Kevin C. Hegarty |
|
RAW FOOTAGE |
Dale Hildebrand |
|
THE ROSEVILLE INCIDENT |
Darrell Houghton |
|
FIRE HORSE 59 |
Kimberly A. Hunter |
|
MALA FIDE |
Elizabeth Jee |
|
SMALL MIRACLES |
Dawn Comer Jefferson |
|
THE FIFTH COLUMN |
Gary L. Jenneke |
|
Jack London's MARTIN EDEN |
Jerry L. Jennings |
|
BRONX CHEER |
MarryAnn Johanson |
|
GONE FOR GOOD |
John Jones |
|
SPECIMEN DAYS |
Alexander C. Kafka |
|
DALI |
Alexander C. Kafka |
|
THE RINGER |
Sheri Keasler |
|
THE GIVEN |
Lym Choong Kim |
|
36C |
Jane King |
|
UNDER THE MILKY WAY |
Leslie King |
|
THE VILLIKON CHRONICLES |
Bryan J. Kinnarid |
|
OUT OF THE CORNER |
Bill Knuth |
|
DEATH BENEFITS |
Michael Kravits |
|
THE FAMILY NAME for TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL |
Clare Kubiak |
|
WHAT GOD HAS JOINED for THE OUTER LIMITS |
Clare Kubiak |
|
BEATING THE PRESIDENT |
Heinrich Landolt |
|
PECKING ORDER |
Erica L. Lauf |
|
LIGHT OF THE WORLD |
Michele Laux |
|
MINGO |
J. Arthur Lenzi |
|
THE SECOND EVE |
Kristin Levine |
|
MOTHER U. |
Lynda A. Levy |
|
COMMON GROUND |
Cynthia W. Liu |
|
The 100th KILL |
Anthony F. LoPresti jr. |
|
7 RAVENS |
Jeanne Lusignan |
|
UNLUCKY |
Lisa Lutz |
|
THE HOUSE OF POE |
Robert Lynch |
|
APT#74 |
Joad Machado |
|
ONE OF A KIND |
John MacKenzie |
|
SEE SAW |
John Madormo |
|
NEANDERTHAL |
Tom Maduell |
|
COME SLOWLY, EDEN |
Catherine Mambretti |
|
AURORA LEIGH |
Raleigh Marcell |
|
DREAMLAND |
Charles E. Martin |
|
CONVERSO |
Mario X. Martinez |
|
THE POILICEMAN'S BALL |
Lora Mathews-Shabazz |
|
TESTAMENT |
Alexander Maypariani |
|
BO |
Dominick A. McCutcheon |
|
THE PERFECT FIT |
Bill Mckenna |
|
HOME FIRES |
Nevada McPherson |
|
PIER 21 |
Mark McQuown |
|
ANGEL OF DEATH |
Vance Mellen |
|
FLY |
Charles Memminger |
|
IRON HEARTS |
Charles Memminger |
|
THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN |
Brett Merryman |
|
LOST IN TIME |
Carolyn Anderson Miller |
|
BROTHERS |
Gary Miranda |
|
SKID ROW |
Shaun Mitchell |
|
ANGEL'S GATE |
Monika Moreno |
|
MANAGING MOM |
Stan Nabors |
|
THE STAR ROVER |
Jay Natelle |
|
FOURPLAY |
Penny Noble |
|
ECHO |
William Nona |
|
THE FINAL ACT |
James O'Connell |
|
LAST KNIGHT'S COVENANT |
James O'Connell |
|
THE KARMIC BOOK |
James O'Connell |
|
SERIOUS MOONLIGHT |
Sean O'Connor |
|
ANTHONY |
Julian Olf |
|
LETTERS OF REGRET |
Lawrence T. Onoda |
|
THE TEST |
J.C. Palma & Alexandra Morales |
|
LAS CUCARACHAS |
Yongsoo Park |
|
TALK SHOW |
M.V. Patton |
|
THE HIGHWAYMAN |
Kathryn Paulsen |
|
THE DAHLBY PRINCIPLE |
Kim Alan Pederson |
|
PROJECTION |
Ron Peer |
|
FANTASY GAMES |
Gary James Person |
|
DEUS EX MACHINA |
Mark R. Pifer & J. L. Johnson |
|
DREAMING OF YOU |
Mark R. Pifer & J. L. Johnson |
|
THE WEST TEXAS WALTZ |
Paul Porter |
|
UNA |
Mary Elizabeth Raines |
|
MURDER HOUSE |
Eric Reiss |
|
THE DANGER GAME |
Gary Riester & Karen J. Greenberg |
|
CHASING THE BLUES |
Sheila Lynch Rinear |
|
BLUE HIGHWAY |
Sean Riordan |
|
ZANGARO FLIGHT |
Kenneth Roberts |
|
MARCH MADNESS |
Paul Root |
|
BLUE BLOOD |
Paul Root |
|
TRAPPED DAYLIGHT |
Sharon Houck Ross |
|
OPEN & SHUT |
Jack Rushen |
|
WILD CAT'S EYES |
Paul Scannell |
|
PEGASUS |
Jeanne Ursula Schmidt |
|
SATURDAY'S BOYS |
Carol Sevilla |
|
HER GUARDIAN |
Carol Sevilla |
|
TABLOID NEWS |
Mark Shannon |
|
TOMB |
Danny Sheehy |
|
THE COLOR OF TEARS |
Jerome M. Siegel |
|
THE PRINCIPLES OF COMMON SENSE |
Laura Simandl |
|
THE DEVIL COMES TO BLACKFOOT |
George Sims |
|
LA GIAGONDA |
Aziza Siyam |
|
KUNDALINI UPRISING |
Peter Spiro |
|
THE SUMMER SOLDIERS |
Murray Spitzer |
|
CON MAN |
Murray Spitzer |
|
THE LADY PILOT |
Murray Spitzer |
|
VICTORIA'S SECRET |
Paul Stavrand |
|
FAIT ACCOMPLI |
Barbara Stimitz |
|
AN UNNATURAL WOMAN |
Scotti Sween |
|
ACT OF CONTRITION |
Robert Szypulski |
|
THE BAL HARBOUR RHYTHEM & BLUES |
Edith Tarbescu |
|
CLOSURE |
Mel Taylor |
|
DEMENTED |
Mark Thorn |
|
MIND SHADOW |
Mark Thorn |
|
FAT TUESDAY |
Joe Valdez |
|
BIFACE |
Dave Van Horn |
|
1-800-LAWYER |
Jonathan Vitarelli |
|
WHITE LIES |
Joyce Wakefield |
|
MARCUS |
Steve Warren |
|
DAYTONA |
M.G. Wells |
|
TALE OF THE MOUSE |
Thad Wells & Chad Wells |
|
BURNING BRIDGETTE |
Mark G. Wheaton |
|
THE HAMILTON ARCHIVES |
David White |
|
BREAKING FREE |
James Wilson |
|
FUTURE PERFECT |
Guy Winch |
|
INSIDE STANLEY WIGLER |
Scott Winters |
|
RISING RON |
Sun Tze Yun |
|
DARE TO FLY |
Anthony Zaccaro |
FINALISTS for
NCWA 2000 STAGE
PLAYS
|
Title |
Author |
|
BLINDERS |
Pat Gabridge |
|
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET |
Leigh Hunt |
|
KEVORKIAN CAFÉ |
Madison Jones |
|
ANOTHER PROFOUND TRUTH |
Jennifer LaMoureaux |
|
HE HAD A HAT |
Henry Slesar |
QUARTER-FINALISTS
for the NCWA 2000 STAGE
PLAYS
|
Manuscript Title |
Author |
|
DON QUIXOTE |
Jake Adams |
|
DRY SPELL -- Radio Play |
Joel Baird |
|
HEAVEN'S HARD |
Jordan Budde |
|
SATURDAY PLEASURES |
Michael Burgan |
|
UPTOWN 1.0 |
James Clinton |
|
BEHIND THE EYES OF A CHILD |
Chiquita S. Cook |
|
ACCOMODATIONS FOR TWO |
Tom Fitzpatrick |
|
GODS & ROCKERS, a musical |
Brian J. Foley |
|
PLANET OF THE MUTAGENS |
Mary Fengar Gail |
|
ALL THINGS CHICKEN |
Julius Galacki |
|
THE MASTER AND THE MAGICIAN |
Julius Galacki |
|
A SHADOW CROSS |
Julius Galacki |
|
D.O.A. -- A Musical |
Richard Grebow |
|
SNOW-BLIND |
Enid Harlow |
|
OSCAR & SPERANDA |
C. Robert Holloway |
|
SUMMER SOLSTICE |
Lisa Holmes |
|
VOODOO BLOODLINES |
Kathleen Kelleher |
|
MOTHER'S DAY |
Joe Lauinger |
|
NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS |
Thomas Maffeo |
|
THE PRESENT |
Suzye Marino |
|
SAVANT |
Tony McDonald |
|
ARIEL |
Mark McQuown |
|
SURF |
David Muschell |
|
SOMEWHERE WAITING FOR YOU |
Kathryn Paulsen |
|
DON'T ASK |
Philip Pletcher |
|
HELSINKI IN SWEDEN |
Marko Popovic |
|
DAMAGE CONTROL |
Ric Siler |
|
SHAKING THE EARTH |
Frances Ann Smeath |
|
HOW HIGH THE MOON |
Timothy Jay Smith |
|
WARREN AND THE DUCHESS |
Garry Souter |
|
CANDLES IN THE SUN |
Elizabeth Spring |
|
THE DIFFERENCE A HOT LIGHT MAKES |
Aidan Steer |
|
CACTUS CHARLIE'S WAKE |
Walter Ray Stump |
|
ANASAZI |
Walter Ray Stump |
|
CACTUS CHARLIE'S SALOON |
Walter Ray Stump |
|
ME OWN PERSONAL HERO |
Pamela Turner |
|
RACHEL'S SONG |
William Van Nostran |
|
THE QUARTERLY |
Valerie von Rosenvinge |
|
VINCENT |
Steve Warren |
|
SPIRAL - Work is Hell |
DeLisa M. White |
|
THE POOL PARTY AT PRISSY'S COVE |
Dana Wilcox |
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