Congratulations to Our 2025 TV Contest Quarterfinalists

We’re pleased to announce the Original Drama, Comedy, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy division quarterfinalists for our 2025 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest!

Many thanks to our judges, whose hard work and tireless reading make our contests possible!

WHAT’S NEXT

Quarterfinalists now advance to the semifinalist round, after which there will be another round of judging to determine finalists and division winners. Division winners advance to another judging round to determine the 2025 TV Fellow.

The TV Fellow, division winners, and finalists will be invited to attend the retreat. Any remaining spots will be offered to division semifinalists and quarterfinalists.

Click here for additional information about the TV retreat and fellowship and for testimonials from our TV retreat alumni.

2025 TV CONTEST QUARTERFINALISTS

Congratulations to this year’s quarterfinalists, and please check back in mid-February, when we’ll announce our TV Contest division semifinalists!

ORIGINAL COMEDY

ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GAY by Duncan Lewis

AS I AM by Stephanie Bast

ASSISTANTS by Clark Childers

BE BOLD! by Ruby Mainieri

CATCH & RELEASE by Rebecca Louise Miller

THE COCKROACH by Mary Pat Bentel

CUT ME AND I BLEED ICE by Jo Harper

EXPOSED by Kara Mannix

THE FISCHERS OF MINN by Paule Schutte

FRAMILY by Shellie Lewis

GARBAGE PEOPLE by Danielle Tjoelker

GOLDEN OAKS NURSERY HOME by Bri Kaisen

THE GREAT AMERICAN SCAM by Molly Oliver

HARD FEELINGS by Stepanie Ogozaly

HEADCASE by Meehna Goldsmith

HYPOCHONDRIAC by Sarah Smick

INVENTING APHRA by Karen Frank

MIDWEST IS BEST by Shad Christman

MISS DEMEANOR by Ruby Mainieri

MOTIVATED by Nic Cohen

MOVING ON by Connor Smith

THE ORB by Elizabeth Logan

PERFECT INDIVIDUAL by Eva von Schweinitz

POLY by Merridith Allen

RAT CITY by Allyson Larcom

SEA LEGS by Gina Mingione

SLOBOPOLY by Jennifer Baker

SOBER LIVING by Kasi Brown & Brandon Walter

STUNTWOMAN by Merridith Allen

THE SUPREME DOPPELGANGER by Chae Ko

TASTELESS by Virginia Abramovich

THORNWOOD by Nicolo Roni

TINY BASTARD by Lauren James

WAHOOS by Drew McInturff

WORLD OF HURT by Mason Gersh

YOUR BIGGEST FAN by Pamel Hamer

ORIGINAL DRAMA

ALOHA STATE by Alexandra Amandi

ASHES TO ASHES by Rachel McClard

THE BAGEL WARS by Randi Barros

BLUEGRASS RADIO by Alex Chew

BROTHER BABA by Nick Scown

COOPER DONUTS UPRISING by Heidi James

CRACKSHOTS by Sean Lieberman

THE CRIME WRITER by Matthew Zoni

DANNI’S HARD DRIVE by Megan Green

ELEPHANT PROOF by Christina Burns

EXILES by Faisal Qureshi

EYES OF FATE by Catherine Wright

FRONTIERS by Jarod Backens

FUTURES by Tom Sime

HELEN OF SPARTA by Kristen Scatton

HIT by Thomas Hatsios

HOLLOWBROOK by Elizebeth Reichelt

INCONCEIVABLE by Lesley Fera

KILLERS by Stephanie Stanley

THE KING OF KANSAS CITY by Christopher Loveland

THE LAW OF OIL by Anthony Faia

LETTERS FROM CHINA by Joanna Bowers

MEDICOLEGAL by David DeGusta

NOBODY’S HORSES by Courtney Grahm

OPEN by Travis Opgenorth

THE PLACE WE STAND TOGETHER by Catherine Wright

PRESERVATION by Heather Ragsdale

THE REFUGEE by Ashley Ugonna

SECONDS by Jess Leslie

THE SOLICITOR by Ellen Ancui

SOMEWHERE by Maggie Rizzie

SPEEDWAY by Danielle Tjoelker

ST. LUKE’S by Michael Egan

STREETERVILLE by Suzanne Faber

SUPERSTITION by Jeremy St. Romain

TAXIDERMIED YOUTH by Brenna Kwon

TIGHTROPE by Michael Egan

UNPREDICTABLE by Lisa Hickey

WAITING by Rebecca Davies

WHERE WE CAME FROM by Julia Morizawa

WIRED by Annelies Kavan

THE ZOOKEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Lisa Hickey

ORIGINAL SCI FI/FANTASY

THE ASHEN VEIL by Polina Komissarova

THE AUDIENCE by Michael Kimber

BACTERIA EMPIRE by Jarod Backens

BLOODBOUND by Lauren Ferebee

CONTRAST by Alexandra Almeida

DAEDALUS by Xander & Dunja Vitolic-Bernstein

DISTANT WATERS by Ray Gettman Bush

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? by Anna Vecellio

INFLECTION POINTS by PJ Andrews

JULOON by R. Eschenroeder

LIFESTYLES OF GODS & MONSTERS by Emily Roberson

LOSSLESS by Michael Kimber

THE NUMINOUS by Frances Denny

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DETROIT by Mike Butler

REALITY SETS IN by Richard Young

RED BARK by Kate Salters

THE SIBERA PROJECT by William McGhee

SINGULARITY by Raelyn Munneke

THE STAR-KISSED AND THE FALLEN by Anne Millhauser

SURGE by Ruth Jiang

‘TIL THE END by Holly Bernal

TINY EARTH by Sandrene Mathews

UNBOARDING by Lavi Abitbol

WORLDS APART by Thomas Gaunt