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2024 BlueCat TV Writing Competition WINNERS

We are proud to announce the WINNERS of the 2024 BlueCat TV Writing Competition! The HOUR PILOT winner and the HALF-HOUR PILOT winner are listed below. 

A big thank you to all who submitted to this year’s competition. 

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HOUR WINNER

1 hour pilot out of 607 submissions.

The Tong by Eva Hwang

 

HALF-HOUR WINNER

1 half-hour pilot out of 396 submissions.

The Temp by Devi Snively

HOUR FINALISTS

3 hour pilots out of 607 submissions. 

The Royal Aquarium by Kaytie Nielsen

The Tong by Eva Hwang

Xanadu by Riley Madincea

HALF-HOUR FINALISTS

3 half-hour pilots out of 396 submissions.

Saladin Quick by Yusuf Gad

The Mouse by Kelsey Harper

The Temp by Devi Snively

HOUR SEMI-FINALISTS

19 hour pilots out of 607 submissions. 

Anchor by Hunter Cantrell & Caleb Bollenbacher

Aris by V.P. Evans

Beware Miracles by Alan Canode & Justin Rossbacher

Bluebird by Max McGillivray

Brother Baba: Late Registration by N. Fituri Scown

Cra by Jay Adams

8-Man by Jack Larkin

Marco in the Morning by Tomás Mercado

Matchbox by Josh Billig

Montecito by David DeGusta

Nobody’s Horses by Courtney Graham

O’Ryan’s Alley by Robert J. Bowman

Sins Of Our Fathers by Juan Ramirez, Jr.

The Cage by Dan Jolley & Shawn deLoache

The Royal Aquarium by Kaytie Nielsen

The Teachers in Room 215 by Maggie Mulloy

The Tong by Eva Hwang

Wounded Healer by Lindsey McCann

Xanadu by Riley Madincea

HALF-HOUR SEMI-FINALISTS

11 half-hour pilots out of 396 submissions.

Don’t Leave Me This Way by Elise D’Haene

Heavens Prep by Chase Badgett

Manpurse by Eva Hwang

Saladin Quick by Yusuf Gad

Sober Living by Kasi Brown & Brandon Walter

Soul Shadows by Sam Tracton

The Big Time by Erick Torres

The Mouse by Kelsey harper

The Temp by Devi Snively

Upward Miami by Claudia Cifuentes-Filippa

Woke by Greg Kaufmann

HOUR QUARTER-FINALISTS

53 hour pilots out of 607 submissions. 

Abel’s Baby by Hallie Stephenson

Alliance by Suzanne Griffin

America Jonze by Zareh Artinian

Anchor by Hunter Cantrell & Caleb Bollenbacher

Aris by V.P. Evans

Badinage By Night by Dani Gomez

Beware Miracles by Alan Canode & Justin Rossbacher

Blue Orleans by Liam Callander & Jeff Kennedy

Bluebird by Max McGillivray

Brother Baba: Late Registration by N. Fituri Scown

Care Source by Matthew Nicholson

Companions by Alexis K Zaccaria

Cra by Jay Adams

Crusader by Lonnie Martin

Dead Serious by Isobel Houseman

8-Man by Jack Larkin

EL Titan by George Perez

Esperanza by Jamee Decio

Father, Son, Warlord by Marc Ryning

Faye by Teresa Sullivan

Fires Underground by Anna Theresa Cascio & Gordon Rayfield

Hardened by M.B. Stevens

Jericho Road by John Paul Cooney & Robyn Reiter

Judges & Kings by David Newton

Marco in the Morning by Tomás Mercado

Matchbox by Josh Billig

MedicoLegal by David DeGusta

Melvin by Jeremiah Nemeth

Montecito by David DeGusta

94 Block by Azrael Torres

No Man but the Devil by Alexander Thephavong

Nobody’s Horses by Courtney Graham

O’Ryan’s Alley by Robert J. Bowman

Polybius by D.T. Yang

Red State by Brian Leitten

Sins Of Our Fathers by Juan Ramirez, Jr.

Summer Springs by Chaz Harris

The Cage by Dan Jolley & Shawn deLoache

The Driskill by Andrew Varhol

The Dry Cleaner by John Hibey

The Facade by Imani Parker

The Fountain by Link York

The Lost Gods of Memphis by Jon-Carlos Evans

The Morning Star Collection by Jonathan Murphy

The Move by David Loitz & Malosi Scanlan

The Privateers by Whitney Hamilton

The Royal Aquarium by Kaytie Nielsen

The Teachers in Room 215 by Maggie Mulloy

The Tong by Eva Hwang

The Worm Hole by Sarah Chaisson-Warner

Wounded Healer by Lindsey McCann

Xanadu by Riley Madincea

You Were a Knight by Justin Horowitz

HALF-HOUR QUARTER-FINALISTS

34 half-hour pilots out of 396 submissions. 

A Sitcom by Brandon Silberstein

Alpine Vet by Tyson Breuer

Autumn in Highland Park by Dwayne Colbert

Baby Steps by Julia Delmedico

Battlefield Butterflies by Paramita Roy

By the Book by Noelle P. Wilson

Bye Bye by Olivia Wezdenko

Conquex by Brandon Silberstein

Dakota Wild by Dillan Ostrom

Diarégnum! by George Acavalos

Don’t Leave Me This Way by Elise D’Haene

Drive The Net by Robert P. Matheson

Frankenberg by Alene Latimer

Heavens Prep by Chase Badgett

Juno Quest by Duncan Groves

Just Another Life by Sid Pandey

Manpurse by Eva Hwang

My Lady Garden by Sally Llewellyn

Nexus by Ivan Gartner

Raw Balloons by Phillip Minter

Saladin Quick by Yusuf Gad

Sober Living by Kasi Brown & Brandon Walter

Soul Shadows by Sam Tracton

The Big Time by Erick Torres

The Folklore Files by Warren Lane

The Mess by Mashael Alqahtani

The Mouse by Kelsey harper

The Prince by Josh Freeman

The Temp by Devi Snively

Upward Miami by Claudia Cifuentes-Filippa

Waffle House by Jeffrey Charles Morgan

Woke by Greg Kaufmann

Zaug, Slayer of Joy by Matt Moen

Zombie Football by Jarrett Fisher-Forester

Every TV Pilot Receives Written Feedback!

We have two categories: Hour Pilot and Half-Hour Pilot. 

Every pilot submitted will receive script analysis at no additional cost. After receiving feedback, all writers will be eligible to revise their scripts and resubmit.

Send us your pilot—-we want to help you develop your script!

Prizes

There will be two winners: Hour Pilot and Half-Hour Pilot.

The two winners will win $2,000 each and be introduced to over four hundred literary managers and agents.

All writers who enter a pilot to the competition will receive a written analysis of their script as a part of their entry fee. 

Deadlines

 

  • Late Deadline: June 25th – $80/$70
  • Resubmission: July 23rd – $50/$40

Announcements

  • Quarter-Finalists: August 20th
  • Semi-Finalists: Sept 3rd
  • Finalists: Sept 10th
  • Winners: Sept 17th

BlueCat TV Success Stories

Ben Phillippe

Ben has written for LUCKY HANK, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, and ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING. He is repped by WME.

Jane Barr

Jane has developed projects at Amazon, Chernin, and Lionsgate. She is repped by UTA.

Aaron Guzikowski

Aaron created the HBO MAX series RAISED BY WOLVES, as well as the acclaimed series THE RED ROAD. He is repped by Verve.

Kimi Howl Lee

Kimi sold her show $UGAR to Hulu. She has also written for LOCKE & KEY and THE MORNING SHOW. She is repped by WME.

Wenonah Wilms

Wenonah wrote for TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY and is developing several projects. She is repped by UTA. 

Kateland Brown

Kateland has written for PRETTY LITTLE LIARS and FAMOUS IN LOVE. She is repped by UTA. 

Script Submission

Please read the rules and guidelines before submitting your script. Questions? Contact us at info@tvwritingcompetition.com.