2024 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition Winners

We are thrilled to announce the Winner and Runner-Up for the 2024 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition. These exceptional stories were selected from almost 600 submissions. Congratulations to these writers and thanks to all for submitting!

Grand Prize Winner

Demo by Saleh Karaman

In the near future, where people can create virtual spaces to interact with potential dates, Molly meets the love of her life. Then she discovers this new world's dark secret.

Runner-Up

Jonquil by Leslie Reynard

A pre-adolescent girl whose mother is in perimenopause (angry about a sweet Brittany Spaniel in heat) has an existential moment in a basement crawl space hiding with her dog, wondering whether there is any reason to go on living.

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