Over 300 submissions are received from across the globeand throughout the United States (PROVIDENCE, RI) Amy Neswald from New York City was the Grand Prize winner for thisyear's 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) Screenplay Competition.From the New England region, local screenwriters Karen Webb from Hopkinton, MA,Caitlin McCarthy from Worcester, MA, Rachael Smith from Hope, RI and Jason Burns fromProvidence, RI, were among the top prize winners in the competition. Entries for...

The Writers Place announced the winners of the November 2006 through April 2007 screenplay contest. Admittedly, there were many well written, interesting, and inspiring scripts; however, the following eight screenplays excelled: November 2006 – April 2007 Contest WinnersFull-length First Place is Jonathan Harnisch – Freak Second Place is Erick Biskamp – Peace 101 Third Place is Christopher Schultz – Fingers Honorable Mention goes to Jacqueline Frazi...