With nearly a decade of experience in
promoting up-and-coming writers and quality work,
Launch Pad has firmly established itself as the
premier hub for Hollywood to discover fresh voices,
new ideas, and talented writers.
We advocate for all of our Top
100 finalists, working with each
of them to develop compelling bios and loglines, and
sharing their work with the targeted industry
professionals. Advance your writing career and enter
your project for us to consider today!
How to Submit
Short
Story Submissions: Our
judges will consider works of up to 20,000 words
Book
submissions: You don't need a completed
manuscript to submit. As
long as you have 50 pages of sample prose
accompanied by a thorough synopsis, you are
welcome to enter to be considered.
Our
readers and judges will start by reviewing the first
50 pages of any submission, expanding the scope of
reads as rounds continue.
Our prestigious industry jury includes
literary managers, agents, producers, and development
executives across top companies in film, television,
and publishing. We also secure exclusive partnerships
with management and production companies, as well as
mentorship opportunities to offer guaranteed
advancement for winning writers who are ready to make
that leap from aspiring to a working writer.
Juliet McDaniel's first novel MR. & MRS. AMERICAN
PIE was the Top Comedy in the Launch Pad Manuscript
Competition. Her book is currently in development as
a TV series with Platform One Media and Laura Dern's
Jaywalker Pictures.
Top 10 List
KILL CREEK
Scott Thomas's Launch Pad Manuscript Top 10 novel
KILL CREEK was selected by the American Library
Association’s reader committee as the top horror
book of 2017 and was set up as series at Showtime
with Scott Derrickson attached.
Overall Winner
THE MAGUS WORLD
Gannon Kenney's manuscript THE MAGUS
WORLD was named the Overall Winner of the Launch Pad
Manuscript Competition and was set up with Michael De
Luca productions.
Brian J. Goldberg WPA
| Literary Agent and Partner
Brian J. Goldberg began his career in 2007 as a
member of Paradigm Talent Agency's Business Affairs
Department. While at Paradigm, his passion for
below-the-line talent became evident, leading Brian
to represent television and film's top editors,
cinematographers, line producers, costume designers,
and production designers. Brian is an active member
of the Television Academy.
Dani Segelbaum New
Leaf Literary & Media | Literary Assistant
Dani Segelbaum began her publishing career as an
editorial assistant at HarperCollins Publishers,
focusing primarily on highly designed non-fiction
titles. New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. is a
full-service management and representation firm. New
Leaf has had over thirty-seven books hit the New York
Times bestseller list and eight films produced,
including THE DUFF, the DIVERGENT series, AMERICAN
HONEY and LOVE, SIMON.
David Boxerbaum Verve
| Agent and Partner
A partner at Verve, David has signed more than a
dozen Launch Pad writers and has represented 4 of the
7 bidding wars for Launch Pad projects, including the
2018 Launch Pad feature script JUST. ONE. KISS. which
sold to Netflix. He has signed and set up more Launch
Pad projects than any other agent, and has served as
a guaranteed signing partner in the past.
Devon Byers First
Friday Entertainment | Literary Manager and Producer
Devon Byers is currently a Literary Manager/Producer
with First Friday Entertainment, a company he
co-founded in recognition of the importance of fresh
and unique voices that should be pushed to diversify
the entertainment landscape. He was formerly a
Creative Executive at production company Ideate Media
(DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY), and before
that, an award-winning freelance producer working in
short form, music videos, commercials, and features.
Emily MacDonald 42
Management and Productions | Agent
Emily MacDonald joined the Books department of 42
Management and Productions in 2019, working with
Eugenie Furniss across her clients. She is also
building her own list, looking to spotlight regional
voices both at home in the UK and internationally.
Before joining the publishing industry, she spent 7
years working at Markham, Froggatt & Irwin in the
talent department.
Jason Tamasco Bad
Idea Films | Co-Founder and CEO
Jason Tamasco is the co-founder and CEO of Bad Idea.
Notable projects in his portfolio include the 2015
official Sundance Film Selection, BOUND TO VENGEANCE
(IFC), 2016's OPENING NIGHT (Netflix) starring Topher
Grace, Anne Heche, and Taye Diggs, and 34 episodes of
2017's EL CHAPO (Netflix & Univision Networks).
Most recently he Produced the 2019 cult horror-comedy
DEADTECTIVES for AMC's Shudder.
Kate Testerman kt
literary | Agent and Founder
Kate Testerman formed kt literary in early 2008,
where she concentrates on middle grade and young
adult fiction. Her clients include Maureen Johnson,
Stephanie Perkins, Amy Spalding, Trish Doller, Diana
Peterfreund, Emily Ecton, and Matthew Cody, among
other exciting and acclaimed authors. Her interests
cover a broad range including contemporary drama,
urban fantasy and magical realism, adventure stories,
and romantic comedies. She is an active member of the
SCBWI and AAR.
Kiana Nguyen Donald
Maass Literary Agency | Agent
Kiana Nguyen joined Donald Maass Literary Agency in
2016, where she assisted several agents, and is now
building her own client list. She is seeking YA
fiction across genres, particularly those with POC
and queer voices. She is also interested in Adult
romance, women's fiction, and domestic suspense
thrillers.
Krista Sipp First
Friday Entertainment | Literary Manager and
Co-Founder
Krista Sipp and her partner, Devon Byers, founded
management and production company First Friday
Entertainment in 2017. Krista started her career at
Circle of Confusion in 2008 and went on to hold
positions at studios and production companies across
the industry. Currently, Krista is focused on
developing clients with fresh voices and diverse
points of view. Her clients have worked on projects
such as KATY KEENE, A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, SAINTS
& SINNERS, and the upcoming feature TUNNELS.
Mollie Glick CAA
| Book Agent
Mollie Glick worked in the editorial department at
the Crown imprint of Random House, before becoming an
agent in 2003. Glick joined CAA in 2016, following
eight years at Foundry Literary + Media. Glick
represents many top authors and thought leaders,
including Vice President Joe Biden; Senator Kamala
Harris; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Ken
Armstrong and T. Christian Miller; National Book
Award-nominee Ali Benjamin; NYT bestselling authors
Mark Manson, Carol Rifka Brunt, Jonathan Evison,
Sarah McCoy, and Nic Stone.
Natalie Burkhardt Grandview
| Junior Manager
Natalie Burkhardt is a member of the Literary
department at Management and Production company
Grandview. Grandview/Automatik is a full-service
entertainment management company that represents
actors, writers, and filmmakers in addition to
developing and producing projects across all mediums.
Phoebe Schmidt Paradigm
| Agent
Phoebe Schmidt works in the Media Rights and
Intellectual Property department at Paradigm Talent
Agency in Los Angeles, where she represents artists
across a wide array of mediums including literature,
illustration, journalism, and podcasting. Paradigm's
prominent literary clients include James Ivory (CALL
ME BY YOUR NAME, THE REMAINS OF THE DAY), Amy
Heckerling (CLUELESS), and Stephen King.
Sam Morgan The
Lotts Agency | Agent
Sam Morgan is a literary agent with the Lotts Agency.
Originally from North Carolina, he now resides in
Brooklyn. He currently primarily represents adult
fantasy and science fiction but is expanding into
thrillers, young adult fantasy, and up-market
commercial fiction. He is proud to represent Jenn Lyons,
Jay Posey, Megan E. O'Keefe, Daniel Polansky,
Alexander C. Kane, G.S. Denning, Claire McKenna,
Robert Brockway, and many more.
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