Former lawyer, Julie Koca, wins the First Annual Chicago Screenwriters Network Contest.
A thriller about a man with no memory of his past and the troubled psychologist
who helps him, won the Grand Prize of $1000 at the Chicago Screenwriter
Network Awards last Sunday.
Julie Koca’s screenplay, ‘In the Dark’ not only took top honors, but also won Best Thriller in the genre category.
Other winners included (shown left to right)
Best Comedy: Mike McGeever - ‘Smilers,’
Best Thriller: Julie Koca - ‘In The Dark,’
Best Drama: Steve Orlyk - ‘Of Broken Wings,’
Best Action : Russ Meyer - ‘The Tortoise and The Heir,’
.
For her effort, Julie will receive $1,000. Additionally, Julie will receive:
• A six-month listing on InkTip
• A $50 online gift certificate to the Writer's Store
• A one-hour script consultation with Chris Soth
• A half-hour consultation with Linda Seger
All genre winners will receive $250,. The Grand Prize Winner and the genre
winners will also receive:
• Logline and synopsis submission to WGA-recognized agents, managers
and production companies
• $25 online gift certificate to the Writer's Store
• A year's subscription to Creative Screenwriting Magazine
• One-month subscription to Chris Soth's Hollywood by Phone
• Computer Discount Warehouse Gift Card
• Chicago Screenwriter's baseball cap, fleece vest, and portfolio
bag
“We are extremely proud of our first group of winners,” said
CSN President, Sonny Wareham. “They displayed excellence not only
in story-telling, but in creativity as well. We are delighted to share
these scripts with our friends in Hollywood.”
Founded in
the spring of 1995 by Ed Bernero through messages posted online, then
subsequently organized in the flesh by Christiana Miller, CSN has since
grown at almost a geometric rate, with some 500-plus members actively
involved, and a west coast branch gaining momentum.