Before we announce the semifinalists, we’re very excited to announce that everyone who submitted their work helped WeScreenplay raise $2,874 for the ARRAY! Founded by Ava DuVernay, Array is an independent film distribution and resource collective comprised of artist advocacy organizations, and maverick volunteers worldwide. Their work is dedicated to the amplification of independent films by people of color and women filmmakers globally. Since Diverse Voices has launched in 2016 we’ve raised $15,000 for charity.
The mission of Diverse Voices is to encourage stories that are told from perspectives that are often underrepresented in Hollywood today. This includes writers of color, women writers, writers with disabilities, writers over 40, writers in the LGBTQ+ community, and any other voices that have historically been ignored by Hollywood.
There were many talented writers who did not advance. The competition was fierce and just because a project may not have advanced doesn’t at all mean that it isn’t a fantastic story. In fact, we’re certain that some scripts not advancing will bring their writer success in the very near future.
We also want to extend a sincere congratulations to the writers who are advancing. If you are advancing it means that after two reads, your judges agreed that this is a stand out story that needs to be told. Please make sure to congratulate these writers on the Facebook announcement and Twitter announcement — they deserve it!
Finally, click here to receive a notification via Coverfly when Diverse Voices re-opens next year.
And now, the Diverse Voices Semifinalists:
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(Dis)Honorable written by Gino DeMarco
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#blacklovemagic written by Brittany Hendricks
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#In29Days written by Zac Carson
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1% Happy written by Dani Fernandez
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A Little Too Broken written by Brad Vance
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A Native Land written by Caitlin McCarthy
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A Suspect in Arms written by Selcen Onsan
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A Town Called Eden written by Amechi Ngwe, Nnamdi Ngwe
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AFTER written by SAMEERAH LUQMAAN-HARRIS
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Alternative Universe – Short Screenplay – 25P V6A – Title Only written by Candice Delevante
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American Savior written by Arden Pryor
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APACHE written by Cameron Barsanti
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B.E.A.S.T. 2033 written by Kermit E. Heartsong
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Barra Brava written by Sebastian Caceres
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BENT RIVER written by John Kane
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Between Two Worlds written by Aimee Dansereau
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Beyond The Bench written by Georgette Long
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Beyond The Grasslands written by Jacob Okot, Sam Odongo
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Brute written by Charlie Tidmas
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Bull Comb Blues written by David Warnock
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Burden of Courage written by DARON ROSS
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Buried written by Karen Frank
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Burner written by Mukilan Thangamani
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By the Hands of Wally Vine written by David Warnock
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Calls to Virginia written by Jason Ruscio
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Carousel written by Persia White & Joseph Morgan
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Castle Island a/k/a Southie – “Sins of Our Fathers” written by Marie Flaherty
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Changeling written by Jason Kesse
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Cherry Blossoms in March written by Riley Rheyan
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Chilanka written by Neely Kartha
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Chitlin written by Michael Clifton
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Collateral Damage written by Robin Fusco
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Con Job: Revenge of the SamurAlchemist written by Reuben Baron
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Confessions of a Las Vegas Phone Girl written by Aimee Johnson
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Converted written by Dana Quercioli
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Cryptodome written by Nathanael Vass
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D.B. Cooper and the Last American Mystery written by Colleen Butler
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Dad Jeans written by Elton Loud
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Dancers written by Lenita Karhunen
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DAUGHTERS written by Shannan E. Johnson
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Days of Infamy written by Saiya Floyd
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Daytona written by Gabriela Lugo
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Dead Dudes written by Winston Han
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Dear Langston written by Kevyn Richmond
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Defection written by Andrea Mihailescu
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Denmark, Michigan written by Jeremy Svenson
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Dirty Six written by Deborah Sengupta Stith
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DOUBLE DELIVERY written by Robb Edward Morris
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Dragging the Mark written by Suzy Stein
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EASIER written by Sade Corneille
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Eblis written by Tom Omokaro
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El Punk written by Tony Cammarata
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Electronic Sounds from a Still Heart written by Finley Mulligan
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Falleni written by Glace Chase
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FARMED written by Erika Abdelatif
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Filth written by Karimah Campbell
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Finding Alexandria written by Sy Huq
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FLOWERFIELD written by Mukilan Thangamani
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FREEDMAN Pilot written by Bryan Frank
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Gemini Baby written by Janalyn Steele
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Girl Walks On – The Jessa Crenshaw Story written by Joseph Whaley, Ronda Barendse
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Gramercy Park written by Toni Ann Johnson
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Gyopo written by Christina Ye Rim Jun
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H8 written by Faisal Azam, Erica Velis
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I’M WITH AIDS written by Warren Wagner
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Iced Out written by Emlyn Crenshaw
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Immigrant Son written by D. Wilmos Paul
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Inn Love written by Dana Quercioli
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Insurrection written by simon Bowler
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Jaggers written by Greg Nye
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John & Meryl (Pilot) written by Jimmy Prosser
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Johnny Jump Up written by Shiva Ramanathan
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Julie La Maupin written by Jack Steeley
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Kill or Cure written by CHARLOTTE Cameron
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La Pared written by Gabriel Vallejo
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Lady Killer written by Ali MacLean
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Lazarus written by Bernard Fulton
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Life After written by Emily Harper
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Liminality written by Deborah J McDonald
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Little Girls: One Hour Series written by Elton Loud
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Little Lad written by Roxana Altamirano
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Love Without Borders (Amor Sin Barreras) written by Ricardo Acuna
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Lucky Life Medicine Shop written by Grace Ding
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Macabre written by Kelly Krause
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Mariam written by Layal Jomaa
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Mary’s Place written by David Bruinooge
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Me and My Korean Wife. written by andre jamison
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MENTAL written by WARREN CLARKE
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Midnight Writer written by Jordon Foss
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Monochrome written by Chloë J. Hightower
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MOTHER NATURE: FLOOD written by E. Napoletano
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Mother Tucker written by Steve Holbert
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Moto written by David Carmon
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Motor City written by Devin Adair
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MR. KNOW IT ALL written by Tre’ Howard
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NATURAL DISASTER written by Warren Drummond, Lawrence Christmas
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Newsers written by Jennifer Kim
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Night Witches written by Nic Yulo
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No Man’s Land written by Jeffrey Field, Michelle Davidson
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No Place written by Holly Adams
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North Amerikay written by Elizabeth Dwyer
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North Star written by P.J. Palmer
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NOURA written by Todd Tavolazzi
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Obviously Not Okay written by Allison Flom
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On Probation written by Sergio Cámara
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One Summer In Roslyn written by Kimo Karp
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Open Season written by Breeshia Wade
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Out for America written by Sergio Cámara
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Out Of Body Experience written by Camryn Cope
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OUTSIDE THE WIRE written by Valerie Brotski
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People Of The Dawn written by Kathleen Caslin
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Persona written by Hussain Pirani
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PIECES, or A WEST HOLLYWOOD CLUB CALLED RAGE written by Chris Phillips
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Plan B written by Paige Gresty
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Plan C written by David Ngo
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ProcrastinAsian written by Pauline Yasuda
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Pulpo Paul written by Rebeca Melara
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Race To Tilébin written by Rhym Guissé
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Rage More written by Peter Holmstrom
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Rematch written by Antoine Mizel
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Revisited written by Shaun Balbar
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RISE written by Ruth Knafo Setton
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Rogue’s Garden written by James Evans
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ROISIN written by Bronwen Keyes-Bevan
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Safe Words written by Molly Brady
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Saint Mephistopheles Hospital written by Lily Cheng
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SHANDA written by Jillian Lauren
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SHINKOLOBWE written by Rishabh Bhavnani
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Shit Siblings written by Tim Slade
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SHOOTING STARS written by Michael Lederer
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Shrimp written by Nicole Jones
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Sorry Charlie written by Abbey Roe
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Sparks written by Megan Bickel
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Split Marriage written by Garcelle Beauvais, Lisa L. Wilson
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Stacey Mayo – Pilot: “Thirsty” written by Kat Roman
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Starchart written by Gino DeMarco
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Steel Cutter written by Claire Tran
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STONE COLD CRAZY MOTHER TUCKER written by Katterina Powers
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Strange Fruit: The Hip-Hopera written by Deborah Jane Burke
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Sucker written by Jerell Rosales
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Tatanka written by Russell Koos
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The Bliss Killer written by LELE PARK
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The Body Williams written by Carlos Sirah
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The Centenarian’s Birthday Party written by Raymond Anderson
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The Countess written by Irina Rodriguez
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The Curse of the Cum Rag written by Matt Clemons
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The Dancer written by JT O’Neal
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The Disentanglement of Odelia written by Kansas Starr, Jack James
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The Dog House written by Diane Cooke
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The Estrogen Squad written by Kelley Cody-Grimm
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The Extraordinary Journey of a Black Nerd written by Jonathan Hughes
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THE FENCE written by Bill Morales
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THE FIGHTING GIRLFRIEND written by Alexander Vargas
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The G.O.A.T. written by Sid Grey
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The Girls On Madison written by Annabel Haddad
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The Gospel of Zoe written by Ruthie Prillaman
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The Harvard Business School Five written by Stampp Corbin
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The Last Librarian in Raqqa written by Laila Ujayli
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The Last Wild Indian written by Heather Ragsdale
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The Living written by Christopher Gallegos
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The Lot Pilot Episode written by Deborah Wilson
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The Maj written by Mandy Vicsai
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The Manifestation written by Alexander Rose
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The Monsters of Saint Margaret written by Rachel Stevens
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The Operator – WeScreenplay Diverse written by Huey Pham, Jessica Petrucci
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The Out Crowd written by Brittany Ashley
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The Queen Of Caspary written by Laura Solow
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The Rainbow written by Russell Koos
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The River written by Chris Britton
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The Sensualist – A Woman in Black written by Suzanne Griffin
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The Sleeping House written by Suzanne Griffin
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The Surveillance of Ordinary Things written by Susan Brunig
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The Tribunal, “Pilot” written by Matthew McCarthy
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The Undertow written by Louisa de Cossy
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The Way We Look at Horses written by Meghan K. Lees
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There’s No Place Like OM written by monique reymond
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Things That Fall written by Sy Huq
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Three Sisters written by Jen Gutierrez
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To Be Heard written by Steven Barthelemy
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Traveling Light written by Melanie Williams
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Triggered written by Natalee Branham
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Tumbleweeds written by Tiffany Alzatti
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Under the Blood Moon written by Rajiv Shah
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Under The Jello Mold written by Jennie Fahn
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VIRAL written by Nicholas Denton
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What About Walda written by Taylor Martin
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Where the Ground Touches the Sky written by Brittney McCallum
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Whispers written by Tom Hackett
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Why I’m Like This written by Samuel Oh
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Windsor written by Jill Golden
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Winter Jasmine written by Jennifer Cooney
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With A Gentleman written by Lizzie Hartree
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Wizard Fest: Pilot written by Margaret Kaminski
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Word Over Word written by Tonia Davidson
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Year Without Summer written by Amanda Eberhardt
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You Are Here written by Katie McMillan
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You Are Not Alone written by Katharine McKenny
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Congrats to all these fantastic writers! All placements have been updated on Coverfly.
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