Everard Entertainment + Roadmap Writers' Short Story Competition (2026) Quarterfinalists

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Roadmap is excited to announce the Quarterfinalists for the  Everard Entertainment + Roadmap Writers' Short Story Competition (2026)!

Everard Entertainment, the production company founded by Ben Everard (Netflix’s YES DAY and FAMILY SWITCH), is partnering with Roadmap Writers to launch a dedicated competition to identify commercial short stories to bring to market for feature film adaptation. 

The winning short story will receive a $2,500 option from Everard Entertainment!

And now we're pleased to announce the... 

 
QUARTERFINALISTS

Project TitleAuthor 
A PROPER GOODBYEJeff Cochran
AIR MARTIANTess Feldman & Jason Kozel
ALICE LOVES JOHNNIEAndrea Fletcher
AN FÉAR GORTAJordyn Giddens
AN IRISH GOODBYEJack Larkin
APPLE TREEAustin Langley
BIPOLAR BUDDHISTJD Wallace & Jennifer Donohue
BOSTONRam Kandaswamy
BREAKUP BODYCharlotte Kennett
CHOCOLATE IS THICKER THAN BLOODNadia Meirovich
COMMONWEALTHTimothy Papciak
DEAD MERMAIDKelly Keough
DYING FOR ATTENTIONChase Norman
EVAGreg Elliot
EVERY BODY DIES Jeff Meyers
EVERY LIFE MATTERSPetra Lang
FOR VERONICA: MY HEARTBREAK, HEMORRHOIDS, AND OTHER DISASTERSBK Seidler
GONE SONGAmy Martin
GRILL BILLMiranda Kathleen
HUMAN REMAINSVicki VanArsdale
I GOTS THE 'SCRIPTIONJ Darling
IMAGINEKathleen Laufenberg
IMPOSSIBLE INVESTIGATIONSMichael Tracy
IN EVERY GENERATIONRomily Bernard
LOOKING FOR MERCIDanielle René
LOVELY HEADJordana Howard
MAGGIE'S BEATMelanie Villines
PEABODY, NAKAMURA AND MEMartin Elsant
PIECESJill Hoppe
PRECOGNITIONDanielle McCullough
PSYCHOMANTEUMDevi Bhaduri
SINGLE CASKColin Matthews
SLAYSonja O'Hara
THE APOLOGY HEISTLEVI BAILEY
THE CHOCOLATE KANDINSKYSuzanne Griffin
THE COLLAPSEChristoph Gallegos
THE EVERY OTHER WEEKEND PIGEON ESCAPADESNick Cariddo
THE FLIPSean Connolly
THE HAMMER CITY BEATChad Descoteaux
THE IFRITP James Norris
THE LITTLE ATOM AND THE EVERYTHINGJayde Rossi
THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISEStephen Nolly
THE PANTHER'S DENSarah Rossmann
THE PHILOSOPHER'S CLOCKWORK DAUGHTERAlison Reeger Cook
THE PRICE OF PIZZAJack Ori
THE THING YOU CANChris Wood
THE VOIDED MANAdam Hoelzel
TOMBOJoshua Vise
WHAT'S IN THE FREEZER?Virginia Youngren
WHISPER CAMPAIGNEllen Ancui

 

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