We are very pleased to announce the long-list for the first ever Short Com Sitcom Writing Competition sponsored by Final Draft. The reading team were pleasantly surprised by the number of quality entries. The competition was a lot tougher than initially anticipated. The following writers and their scripts below will be narrowed down to a final shortlist of 5 to be sent to the final judging panel.
Kelvin Wong - Problematic Viewing
Richard Lazarus - Plan B
Sian Goff and Georgia Maguire - Off Grid
James Murphy - Chatter Box
Oliver Prescott - Puzzle
Jody Wiltshire - Another Mother
Stephen Roughsedge - Stay At Home Dad
Ian Smith - Mayor
Isaac Fisher - The Other Side of The Coin
Alistair Inglis - Homesick
Indigo Hinton - Rainbow’s End
Carol Younghusband - Echo Village
Emma Ramsay - Sorry
Will Miles - Civil Behaviour/Widowing
Barry Wood - Almost A Superhero
Ian Sweeney - Saviour/Troubadours
Matthew Smith - Vultures
Colin Dowland - Healing
Joe Barnes - Joy
Joel Frosh and Joel Brooks - Gains
Natalie Malla and Sara Butler - 0800 Babe
Lydia Clarke and Liam Conroy - Hooligans
Alexander MJ Smith - Caffeine
Lucie Brownlee - Bend and Flick
Damien St. John - Adventures of a Single Dad
Tony Brinton - Bet or Die Trying
James Everett - The Wolf of Wall Street
Brogan Thomas - Town of Eden
Mike Arber and David Kidder - Mars Hotel
Carwyn Blayney - Carmathen’s Strongest Man
Charlotte Ash - Very Much Single
Graham Barrett - Shot To Nothing
Ed Sayeed - Staying Alive
Steven Bowbrick and Mink Kapferer - Walking Back To Happiness
Jack Stanley - All Your Songs Are About Me
Barbara Vonau - Clap
Donna Gray - Foiled
Joanna Tilley - Old
Alberto Lopez - Working From Home
Christopher Anastasi and Charlie Dinkin - Annie Waits
The final five shortlisted writers will be announced on the 7th of August
