Congratulations to Our 2026 TV Contest Quarterfinalists

We’re pleased to announce the Original Drama, Comedy, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy division quarterfinalists for our 2026 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 2026 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.

2026 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

THE AFRICAN FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE by Tai Biran

ALPHAS by India Ajir

#THEANTIDOTE by Merridith Allen

BAKER HIGH by Elizabeth Logan

BIG LEAF CANYON by Noah Miller

BOUNDARIES by Xander Vitolic-Bernstein & Dunja Vitolic-Bernstein

CANNED by Jeffrey Schick

CAPITAL G GREAT by Echo Nguyen, Marina Morris & Jacob Saenger

CLONED by Victor Neumark

THE CREATOR by Benjamin Wishnie

CRONES by Zoe Reiniger

DISRUPTHER by Christa Butler

DUNGEONS & DICKS by Darren Moran

EMERGENCY CONTACT by Eevin Hartsough

FROSTY BUM by Jo Harper

THE G.Y.M. by Dani Hanks

GORILLA by David Herman

GRIP by Kara Mannix

HOT PLUMBER by Elise Gammon

HOW TO BE A SUBURBAN MOMMY by Hayley Nash

KILLING TIME by Jim Oyen

LAMP by Chi Hoon Rho

LIFE WITH NONNA by Lesley Fera

MY BOYFRIEND THE DRAG QUEEN (BASED ON A TRUE STORY) by Abby Cohen

MY DAY AT FARADAY by Charles Copeland

OLD COUNTRY by Jenny Fumarolo

PERFECT SCORE by Milo Cramer

REAL AMERICAN NEWS! by Zoe Ettinger

RE-GIFTED by Joel Michalak

RESTING BITCH FACE by Dana Braziel-Solovy

SALLY WHITE by Katrina Jackson

SOBER LIVING by Kasi Brown & Brandon Walter

THE TEMP by Devi Snively

TROLLED by Debi Yazbeck, Carrie Wachob & Dagmar Blommaert

UP HILL by Gina Garcia

VIOLETS by Zoe Reiniger

ZACH, PET VET OF THE OCCULT by Zachary Polis

ORIGINAL DRAMA

ADDICTED by Kevin Sockwell

ANTHOLOGY: ST. JOHN by Kyle Wise

BLIND MICE by Aaron Milus

DEEP CUTS by Joel Michalak

DENMARK by Robbie Robertson

DO NO HARM by Mason Gersh

EMBEDDED by Helen Walsh

EXIT STRATEGY by Hyon Jung Lee

FANTASIA by Jeffrey Schick

THE FATHER AND THE SAINT by Dani Zafar

FRAILTY by Gregory Beam

GINGER RULES by Sarah Sprague

GOLDEN NINJAS by Tonya Coats

GOOD BONES by Rebecca Brewer

THE GRAPPA by David Pirinelli

GREASE KITCHEN by Alina Islam-Hashmi

HACIENDA DEL SOL by Yvonne Condes

HOUSE LIGHTS by Samip Raval

THE HUMAN COMPUTERS by John Rutter

THE LAST DAYS OF ROCK AND ROLL by Merridith Allen

LIBERATI by Maren Curtis

THE LOVELY MISS MERCER by Heidi Lauren Duke

MAD COLOR by Annique Arredondo

MOJITO MORNING by Stephen Buck

MOVIDA by Aaron Schuelke

MURDER BALLADS & LOVE SONGS by Matilda Schulman

MYSTERY SISTERS by Dani Hanks

NOBODY’S HORSES by Courtney Graham

THE NORTH SIDE by Silma Berrada

NUB CITY by Chet King

ON THIN ICE by Sam Robson

OR WORSE by Rina O’malley

THE OTHER SIDE by Alina Islam-Hashmi

PARTNERS by Rina O’malley

PAT AND MATT GET CANCELED by Zoe Miller

PERFECTLY ARRANGED by Alina Islam-Hashmi

POPPINS by Stacy Woodson

PRINT by Ray Gettman Bush

THE RAILS by Kate Gleason

REMEMBER ME by Nicole Bernardi-Reis

SHOWRUNNER by Elliot Harrison

SIGRID MORTIS by Kelly Blackard

SILENCER by Faisal Qureshi

SILK & STEEL by Teodorico Sajor

SIN CITY ALCHEMY by Katherine Cronyn

SNAKE OIL by Sarah Marsh

SPA CITY MURDERS by Emily Roberson

SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE by Ise White

TAKU DOGS by Sarah Sprague

UNGODLY PRAYERS by Youssef Biaz

THE WELL OF LONELINESS by Julia Mendenhall

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIKKI VIRGIN? by James Wright

WHAT’S BURIED BENEATH THE PINES by Kris Shuman

WORK/SHOOT by Sam Robson

ORIGINAL SCI FI/FANTASY

ALL THEIR FORMER PLACES by Miyin Delgado Karl

ASOMNIA by Stuart Creque

BROOKLYN GOTHIC by Suzanne Griffin

COLONY B by Philippa Russell

DEAD SHALL DANCE by Sophia Khan

DISPLACED by Amanda Kowalski

ECHO STATE by Rina O’malley

EYES OF FATE by Catherine Wright

FAUSTO by Emily Roberson

GAP YEAR by Pj Andrews

GOODWILL by Jason Brown & Ethan Erwin

THE HALO EFFECT by Link York

THE HUMAN FIX by Jason Kemp

INEFFABLE LIGHT by Marcus Mcgee

MARKET by Matilda Schulman

MEDUSA by Nathan Shapiro

MOONRISE by Rebekah Mueller

MYST: THE FATE OF AGES by Paul Schutte

NEW OLYMPUS by Matthew Nicholson

REFUGE by DAVID SCHLOW

RISEN by Tony Radevski

SINGULARITY by Raelyn Munneke

SPARKS by Amelia Watson

TIME SHOW by Addison Martinez

TRANQUILITY by Nicholas Leitzke

UNLINKED by Karlyn Gibson

VEGAS ON THE MOON by Reed Campbell & Noah Torjesen

WATER by Pamela Winfrey

THE WORLD OF LLANDUDNO: THE BOOKS OF ENTRY by Dave Kagno