The 2021 Winner, from the UK, was Jack Robson for his Script, The Corpse that Went to War.
Jack is an early-career writer hailing from the UK. He studied at the University of Cambridge, performing onstage and writing comedy in between reading a few books for his degree. He went on to study at Mountview in London, one of the leading drama schools in the UK. After graduating from drama school in 2019, he wrote and performed in his first play, I Woke Up Feeling Electric, a one-act existential comedy about a cheery AI assistant who starts to chafe against the role assigned to him. This play debuted in November 2019 in London, before he staged a revised version in February 2020. His play came down around three weeks before the whole world did! Although much of his experience so far lies in writing for the stage, he has been branching out into writing screenplays and teleplays.
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The 2020 Winner, from the UK, is Hannah Westall for her Script, Mind The Gap.
After a long obsession with storytelling of all kinds, particularly television, and achieving a First Class Honours in her BA Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies degree, Hannah realized she wanted to be a Screenwriter. She started writing in 2015, when she became Deputy Head of Comedy at the Cardiff University Student Television Station: CUTV.
After graduating, Hannah decided to undertake the MA Screenwriting program at London College of Communication. She wants to write stories for the screen that make audiences feel less alone, tackling issues such as mental health, and elevate diverse voices.
The 2019 Winner, from the UK, was Violet Macdonald for her Script, The Wolf.
Violet Macdonald is an Australian/British writer living in Montreal. She grew up on the island of Tasmania, where she spent her time writing hundreds of poems and short stories, some of which would see her go on to win accolades such as the Ted Hughes Young Poets Award, the H.E. Bates Short Story Award, and the title of reigning Australian Junior Bush Poetry Champion.
She moved with her family to London in 2009, at the age of 15. After finishing her studies in English Literature and Philosophy, she became an award-winning copywriter for global marketing agencies. Violet moved to Montreal in June 2019, where she plans to pursue her dreams of creative writing full time.
The 2024 Winner, from the France, is Ornella Ohayon for her Script, Each Other's Keepers
Born and raised in Paris, Ornella is a screenwriter and playwright who specializes in character-driven stories. She explores the themes of identity, religion, morality, family dynamics, gender roles, sex and love. Her favorite thing to do is to travel the world, meet locals and listen to their stories. This often is the source of her writing. Ornella also draws inspiration from her own experiences like growing up in the Jewish community of Paris or playing highly competitive sports. She has been a finalist in the Atlanta Film Festival, the Los Angeles Filmmatic Comedy Awards, Screencraft Comedy and Drama, the Kenneth Branagh Awards for New Drama Writing and the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. Her play What Comes After Sorrow received an Honor Award in the Writer's Digest and was published as part of an anthology of plays at Barnes & Noble. The book was launched in New York City’s iconic Drama Book Shop and was mentioned in Broadway World. Ornella is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild of America.
About Each Other's Keepers : When Abbi, a Jewish Orthodox young woman, is given an ultimatum by her family to marry a boy she doesn't love or move out, she finds solace in Billie, a struggling LA actress who offers her a place to stay in exchange for Abbi's writing talent.