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Roadmap is excited to announce the Top 50 manuscripts for our 2020 Write Start Competition
The caliber of writing was so incredible that we decided to expand our quarterfinalist selection from 25 to 50! The Write Start Competition is here to help author's overcome some of the challenges many writers face as they break into the publishing world. This year's finalist judges include companies like Cyle Young Literary, CAA, Verve, Transatlantic Agency, and Five Otter Literary.
Next up we'll announce our Top 25 semifinalists on March 15th.
And now we're pleased to announce our Top 50!
| Author | Project Title |
| Elisabeth Fies | ADRENALIZED |
| Scott Coon | BALANCE OF CRIMSON |
| Eleanor Shelton | BANGKOK BUTTERFLIES |
| Ms. Staton Rabin | BETSY AND THE EMPEROR |
| Susan Arscott | BETWIXT |
| Josh Taylor | BLACKLAND COUNTY |
| Sibylla Nash | CHASING THE SUN |
| Cheryl Laughlin | CONFESSIONS OF A KINDERGARTEN KLEPTO |
| Ell Orion | DEATH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING |
| Eileen Wilson | DROWSY, SLEEPY KISSES |
| Jayce Keane | FALLING THROUGH AUGUST |
| Carol Johnson | FIRST, WE ARE HUMAN |
| Amber Brown | FORGET ME |
| Jack Battles | GREETINGS FROM PARAISO |
| Kris Crenwelge | GROWING UP WITH GRANNY: A SURVIVOR'S GUIDE |
| Deborah Hunt | HILLARY'S HEART |
| Katherine Blessan | HOME TRUTHS WITH LADY GREY |
| Sean Collom | HOMEROOM |
| LeeAnne James | JUSTICE FOR LORETTA |
| Denise Deegan | KILLFLUENCERS |
| Harry McNeill | LINE DOWN |
| mike donald | LOUISIANA BLOOD |
| Leslie Levy | LULLABIES IN BEDLAM |
| Neil Chase | MARA KINCAID & THE WISHING GATE BRDIGE |
| Matt O'Reilly | MASTERS OF THE ORDERS |
| Brian Wells | MILES APART |
| Analise McNeill | MUTINY |
| Chris Hicks | MY SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY CHILL GUY |
| Lisa Lucca | OUT OF THE ORDINARY: A MEMOIR |
| Andrew Furstenberg | PRAELIUM |
| Alison Reeger Cook | PSYCHO BABBLES |
| Dave Kavanaugh | PUNK ROMANA: IN THE SHADOW OF THE WALL |
| Craig Holland | RED HAT |
| Mo Vear | RESILIENT LITTLE HEART |
| Jacob Cherney | RYDER |
| Genevieve Abravanel | SAY THE RIGHT THING |
| Jade Stevens | SOLUM |
| B. Lynn Goodwin | TALENT |
| Frederic Himebaugh | THE BEST |
| Aaron Cohen | THE GIRL WHO ALMOST MADE IT |
| Sophie Neville | THE GIRL WHO GOT OUT OF ZANZIBAR |
| Gavin Ro Benham | THE HEARTS HE LEFT BEHIND |
| Eugene Ramos | THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE |
| Martin Sawa | THE OTHER SIDE OF SUCCESS: MONEY AND MEANING IN THE GOLDEN STATE |
| Arthur Geis | THE ROCKET SCIENTIST |
| Donne Restom | THE SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING |
| Darren Howell | TO KILL AGAIN |
| Harker Jones | UNTIL SEPTEMBER |
| Sherry Savage | WOMAN AFLOAT |
| Caitlin McCarthy | WONDER DRUG |