Winning Writers Launchpad Prose Writing competition, deadline 20 April 2024

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Guaranteed Signing And Development Prizes.    The Launch Pad Prose FINAL Deadline Is April 20   Our Prose competition has already paved the way to success for writers—and we want you to be next!   The Launch Pad Prose Competition has led to more than a dozen books published, projects set up at AppleTV, Showtime, and with producers and companies that include Scott Free Productions, Michael De Luca productions, Platform One Media, and Laura Dern’s Jaywalker Pictures.   Got a story in progress? No problem. Whether you have a ten-page short story or a 1,000-page fantasy epic, we want to read it. As long as you have sample pages accompanied by a thorough synopsis, you are welcome to enter!   Enter the Launch Pad Prose Competition and turn your idea into a published book or a project with top industry names! ENTER NOW   "Since the competition ended, I've been working with novelist Juliet McDaniel. I've met with a literary manager, several literary agents have requested my full manuscript, and the head of scripted television at a TV studio reached out to discuss my book and my future... I can’t recommend this competition enough to prose writers who dream of finding an agent or seeing their work adapted to film or television someday."   — Leanne Phillips, Book & Mentorship Prize Winner Launch Pad Prose Competition, 2022   Let's Talk Guarantees   Guaranteed Signing This year’s Guaranteed Signing partner is management and production company Sandstone Artists, who will select one writer or writing team to sign as a client. Sandstone Artists is an entertainment company that focuses on talent and literary management as well as film and television production. We take pride in discovering, amplifying, and celebrating the unique talents found in our diverse array of artists. Our unwavering commitment to our clients embodies more than just representation; we diligently nurture enduring relationships, staunchly protect creator rights, and continuously contribute to the forward momentum of the global entertainment landscape. Sandstone Artists’ clients’ works have been produced by globally recognized production companies, including Hulu, Twentieth Century Fox, Quiver, Paramount Pictures, MGM, Millennium, Searchlight, Warner Brothers, ION, Hallmark, and more.   Requires Add-On or Top 10 placement   ENTER NOW   Guaranteed Development Prize We are excited to be working with two Guaranteed Development Partners, Kronicle Media and Shadowboxer Films! Each partner will select one writer or writing team to work with on developing their project.   Kronicle Media started in 2017 by longtime friends and now business partners Korin Williams and Monique Nash, and was imagined with the desire to see more diversity in the film and television industry. Most recently, they executive produced Crown Media’s first movie under its newly created Mahogany banner, Unthinkably Good Things, in partnership with ITV Studios’ Cattleya Productions. Prior to this, Williams served as Head of Television for Will Packer Productions, garnering three series orders in the first year and was Co-Executive Producer for A+E Studios’ Emmy®-nominated remake of Roots, ABC’s Uncle Buck, and NBC’s Truth Be Told. Nash served as Director of Current Programming & Development at Will Packer Productions and as Manager, Current Programming at Fox Broadcast Company, where she oversaw series including Bones, The Simpsons, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and more.   Our second Development Partner is Robert Ballo of Shadowboxer Films. Robert is an active, passionate and creative hands-on filmmaker, having produced over 50 feature films since 2004 all having received domestic and world-wide distribution. At USC’s School of Cinematic Arts (also his alma mater) he was a member of the professional faculty as an Associate Professor of Practice teaching for 20 years. Currently, he is a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.   Requires Add-On or Top 10 placement MORE DETAILS   VIP Producing Partner   We are thrilled to welcome VIP Producing Partner Scott Glassgold, who will be selecting one eligible manuscript or short story to develop.   Scott Glassgold is the founder of Ground Control, a leading entertainment platform specializing in filmed media & publishing. Scott has produced such feature films as Prospect, Hurricane Season, and the upcoming Sony Pictures' HorrorScope.    Currently, Ground Control is shepherding numerous high-profile projects including The Dwelling with Michael B Jordan at Amazon, We Used To Live Here at Netflix with Blake Lively, and The Occupant at New Line Cinema with Zach Cregger and Roy Lee. Read about Scott Glassgold and his company's most recent short story sale to Universal in DEADLINE.   Requires Add-On or Top 10 placement   MORE DETAILS   Meet The Launch Pad Prose Jury:  Amanda Marshall, Independent Producer Audrey Knox, Literary Manager at Cartel Erick Mendoza, Literary Manager at Grandview Joanna MacKenzie, Agent at Nelson Literary Agency Katrina Escudero, Media Rights Manager at Sugar23 Melissa Azizi, Producer at Sparkwood Film Michael Carr, Agent at Veritas Literary Agency Steven Adams, Manager/Producer at Alta Global Media Steven Salpeter, President of Literary/IP Development at Assemble Media Tessa Shaffer, Literary Manager at Corvisiero Literary Agency Tyler Vendetti, Development Manager at iTV Studios America   ENTER NOW