Date: May 31st 2009

***THE WRITERS PLACE SCREENPLAY CONTEST FINALIST ANNOUNCEMENT***

It is with much pleasure The Writers Place announces the finalists for the full-length and teleplay/short screenplay contest for the November 2008 through April 2009 competition period. Admittedly, this selection was difficult � to say the least. Many finely crafted scripts were submitted, however, the following, in the view of our readers, excelled. The order in which the below screenplays and authors are listed is no indication of preference.

FULL-LENGTH SCREENPLAYS

War in the Shadows � Daniel Payne
Fin Chaser � Maria Cozzi
The Next Big Thing � Peter McArdle
Severed � Erick Ziegler
Benazir � Muhammad Ali Hasan
Duet � Pamela Wielgus-Kwon
The Zoo � Pamela Wielgus-Kwon
Uncommon Denominator � David Termuhlen
Bless Me, Father � David Termuhlen
One Story for My Brother � Rudy Tavarez Frozen Fire � Paul Pawlowski
Running Gun � Mike Bencivenga
Friends and Romans � Gregg Greenberg
Panacea � Kent Hastings
Holiday Mix-Up � Christopher Acosta
Traces of You � Matthew Karges
Maiden Flight � Tom Jannetta
Dazzle Land � Steven Schoen & James Loos Shadow Selves � Gavin Cruickshank
Doctor Sunshine � Lauren Uzdienski
Kheng Kheng Crocodile � Donna Lisa
Hallowed Ground � Maurizio Marmorstein
Lucky Eddie � Rusty Rhodes
Dana�s Inferno � Andrew Bailey
Dr. Sky: The Relationship Guy � Gregory Schwartz

TELEPLAY/SHORT SCREENPLAYS

Rupert and the Flying Weasel � Katarzyna Kochany Dragon Tales: A Special Job � Katarzyna Kochany Want � Steven Karageanes
The Wait of Our Discontent � Juli Lasselle Salvaging � Joseph Lyons
The Office: The Paper Cut � Gregory Heitmann Rebound � Gavin Cruickshank
PSYCH: You Can�t Spellcheck �Yippie-Ki-Yay� � Lee Stewart Acts of Witness � Annie Grosshans
30 Rock: Netwars � Will Dorney
My Daddy the Monster Hunter � James Butler The Office: Going Green � Adam Perrotta

Competition winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd & honorable mentions) in both the full-length and teleplay/short categories will be announced on July 1, 2009.

Congratulations and good luck to our finalists. To all contestants who were not selected for finalist standing, do not become disheartened. KEEP WRITING!

***************2009 STIMUS PACKAGE PRICE BUSTER!!!****************

$395

************WORK WITH TOP FILM COACH ON YOUR SCRIPT!!!***********

University of Southern California professor and screenwriting coach, Paula Brancato, will read and provide script consultation to members of The Writers Place. Send us your script or film package: Professor Brancato will provide production advice and industry coverage, plus one-on-one phone consultation.

Brancato has raised over $50 mm for independent film and entertainment projects, collaborating with major studios, television networks, and independent production companies and taking hundreds of scripts through the development process. She brings 15+ years of industry-wide experience to bear on elements of story, market positioning, packaging and financing as well as the detailed aspects of craft (structure, technique, etc.). Brancato teaches the USC Screenwriting thesis class, as well as The Business of The Business: How to Get Your Script sold.

Non-member script or filmmaker consultation: $495.

DISCOUNT for TWP Friends and Members: $395.

Additional information at: http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml

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Paula Brancato
The Writers Place
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New York, NY 10021