Coverfly Releases List Of Lists To Highlight Up and Coming Screenwriting Talent

Peter White
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Searching for a list of the best up and coming screenwriters? Coverfly has curated a list of lists that brings together a raft of rising writers.

The company, which is a platform of unproduced IP and writing programs, has put together the Best Unrepped Writers, Best Unproduced Projects and The Next List as well as aggregating writing network fellowships such as NBC Launch + Sony Diverse Writers Program, writing competitions like The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and Final Draft’s Big Break, and other annual lists such as Village Roadshow’s Blood List.

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Previous iterations of these lists have featured writers that have gone on to write for series such as Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and Beef.

The Next List is compiled by nominations from the thousands of managers, agents, and executives on The Coverfly and Tracking Board platforms. It features 35 selections including 31 individuals and four writing teams from film, television, and playwriting backgrounds.

Writers have credits on series such as Outlander and Snowfall and The Crow reboot.

The list includes JuCoby Johnson, Amanda Layne Miller, Evan McGahey, Heather Dean & Rosie Borchert, Celena Cipriaso, Hernán Barangan, Bronson Diallo & Michael Chung, C. Craig Patterson, Lauren Wells, Corey Dashaun, Angel Weaver, Rob Michaels, Cameron Griggs-Posey, Iraisa Ann Reilly, Larry Caldwell, Patrick Metcalf, Chas Jackson, Jeffrey Wang, Kemma Filby and Walker Barnes, Jackie Decembly, Hayley Munoz, William Schneider, Shannon Wells, Candace Jackson, Siena Streiber, Nicole Clark, Naomi Gibney, Zoe Vitale, Brandi Nicole, Leah Longoria, Karen Han and Brian David Gilbert, Lynn Wang, Davon Briggs, JS Mayank and Sean Collins-Smith.

The Best Unproduced Projects are nominated by Coverfly’s community of readers and script analysts, all of whom have professional experience writing coverage and who collectively read tens of thousands of projects per year for various programs.

The list includes Micah Khan & Padrick Noel’s Patterns, Eric Stroud and Rory Kulz’s Black Mormon, Brittany Worthington’s Northport Nannies, Maria Wilson’s Monnji, A.M Lewis’ All The Beautiful Things, Duane Graves’ East Jesus, M.K Ching’s Electric Road, Desdemona Chiang’s Made In USA, Shunori Ramanthan & Cidney Hue’s Iris and Asabi Lee & Paul Hart-Wilden’s DeadMe.

The Best Unrepped List includes Jai Franklin Sarki, Varta Torossian, Edward Drake, Rachael Burke, Alexander Chard, Cidney Hue, Alex Bush, Laura J. Burns, Rachel Stevens, Jolan Bastien, Richard Mauro, Duane Graves, Geo Bradley, Kayla Hardy, Matt Foss, Rachel Esselle, Tommy Tang, Tate Hamilton, Aaron Smith, Sejal Pachisia, Francesco Staluppi and Emmy Castlen.

“Supporting the best undiscovered writers and their material has always been central to the mission of Coverfly,” says VP of Development Thomas Dever. “Our team gets the opportunity to work with thousands of writers each year and find breaking in and getting your material to the right people remains a challenge for everyone from newer writers entering their first competition up to professionals looking for their next opportunity. By leveraging our network and platform with these annual lists, we hope to shine a light on these talented creators and their material, and generate more opportunities for them in the future.”

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