“I cannot overstate the impact that Script Pipeline has had on my writing career. Winning the contest directly led to new representation, which in turn led to working with studios like 20th Century Fox.”
Tripper Clancy (Stuber)Screenwriting Contest Winner
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Greg WayneContest Winner and "Recommend" Writer
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Elizabeth MusgraveScreenwriting Contest Finalist
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Justin Daries JamesTV Writing Contest Winner (Powerhouse)
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Charles StulckScreenwriting Contest Finalist
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Diana WrightFirst Look Project Winner
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Bryce McLellanGreat TV Show Idea Winner (Verge)
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Andrew KerseyManager
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Jamie Napoli & Joshua Paul JohnsonScreenwriting Contest Winners
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Peter Malone ElliottScreenwriting Contest Winner (Junior)
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Melanie Schiele, Writer/Director (Butterfly Children)Screenwriting Contest Finalist
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Sara MongeTV Writing Contest Finalist
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Jess McKillopTV Writing Contest Runner-up
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Jen Badasci & Christopher PoeScreenwriting Contest Finalist
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Jason VaughnGreat Movie Idea Winner
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Penelope Chai and Matteo BernardiniScreenwriting Contest Winner
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Romi MoondiScreenwriting Contest Finalist and "Recommend"
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Kurt ConetyGreat Movie Idea Contest Winner
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Ben and Tyler SoperFirst Look Project Winners (The Devil in Evelyn)
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Ashley LocherScreenwriting Contest Runner-up
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Sommer RusinksiTV Writing Finalist
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Debbie Chesebro & Tyson FitzGeraldScreenwriting Contest Winners (Prom Queen)
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Colin CostelloScreenwriting Contest Finalist and "Recommend"
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Kay TuxfordTV Writing Contest Winner (Queen of Thieves)
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Craig Weeden (Painkiller Jane)Screenwriting Contest Finalist
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Joe TowerScreenwriting Runner-up
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Nir Paniry (Princesses)Screenwriting Contest Runner-up
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Howard Jordan Jr. (Superior Donuts)TV Writing Contest Runner-up
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Tyler TheofilosScreenwriting Contest Finalist
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Kristi HallFirst Look Project Winner
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Evan Daugherty (Snow White & the Huntsman, Divergent, Rose Red)Screenwriting Contest Winner
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Josh EstesTV Writing Finalist
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Jenny RafteryTV Writing Contest Finalist
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Burke Scurfield & Adam LedererTV Writing Contest Finalists
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Henry Dunham (The Standoff at Sparrow Creek)Screenwriting Contest Winner
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Justin KwonFirst Look Project Winner
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Daniel KavanaghTV Writing Finalist
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Haji OutlawScreenwriting Contest Runner-Up
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Debbie CastanhaScreenwriting Finalist
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Mark Mahon, Writer/Director (Strength and Honour)Script Pipeline "Recommend"
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Allison BegalmanScreenwriting Competition Runner-up (B1)
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Adam RockeTV Writing Contest Finalist
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Gary KingScreenwriting Contest Finalist
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Justin BestScreenwriting Contest Finalist
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Eddie Mensore (Mine 9)Script Pipeline "Recommend"
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Josh CheslerScreenwriting Contest Finalist
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Shelly MellottFinal Draft
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Morgan von AnckenScreenwriting Contest Winner
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Andrew Martin RobinsonScreenwriting Contest Finalist
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Kevin JonesTV Show Idea Contest Winner / 3-Time Script Pipeline Screenwriting Finalist
