2019 First 10 Pages Script Competition (renamed First 10 Pages Showcase)

The First 10 Pages Showcase recognizes scripts, books, short stories & stage plays in any genre that set up an exciting and compelling story capable of "hooking" a reader within the first 10 pages.

2019 WINNER

LIMBO

by Jan M. Maxwell

Genre: Fantasy / Comedy

Logline: This half-hour comedy is set in Limbo, a temporary stopover for some of the recently-deceased who have unfinished business to resolve before moving on to their final reward. 

Bio: Jan Maxwell’s writing background includes previous Los Angeles representation for a romantic comedy and a successful career writing for magazines, news services, and the internet. She currently has a romantic comedy being read by several production companies and a sci-fi radio drama under consideration. Her latest feature, a buddy comedy, was recently named a quarter-finalist in the Screencraft Family Friendly Contest.

Contact: janmaxwell1234@gmail.com"

2019 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

BLOODY MARY AVENGING ANGEL by Gia El Aynaoui

>BOOMERANG THE GREAT by Ana R. Dominick

GLORY HILLS by Gordon Gamble

GROWING UP CRAZY by Jane Peters

HOMELESS by Zaric Reed

>KICKED by James M. Freeman

SECOND IMPRESSIONS by Mike Anderson>

SLAY THE SAUTE’ by Marcus Haugen

SOUTH OF MAIN STREET by Robert Gately

SOUTHBOUND by Guillermo Navarro

THE ENCHANTED OPAL by Alan Smith

THE LEAGUE by Calan Smith

THE NEW WINE by Matt Pinard

TROUBLE WITH FRIENDS by Karen Matthews>

SUBMISSION STATISTICS

Writer Gender
Male: 69%
Female: 31%

Genre
Drama: 38%
Thriller/Mystery/Crime: 25%
Comedy: 13%
Horror: 8%
Science-Fiction/Fantasy: 7%
Action/Adventure: 5%
Sports: 4%

Submission Location
United States: 69%
Europe: 23%
South America: 5%
Australia: 3%