Santa Barbara Names Spring, 2024 Diverse Writer Award Winners
Barry Putt's Omeed's Tapestries has been named the Best Screenplay Winner of the Spring, 2024 Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards Diverse Writers Outreach. The Best TV Script and Best Short Script winners have also been announced.
Best Screenplay
Barry Putt
"Omeed's Tapestries"
An Iranian, same-sex couple seeks to migrate from their homeland to a country where they will be able to live a peaceful life as their authentic selves.
Best TV Script
Celine Foster
"Flop Era"
After her co-founder boyfriend publicly torpedoes their company and their relationship, a Type-A perfectionist must rebuild her life with the help of her dysfunctional college besties.
Best Short Script
Karla S. Bryant
"Kodachrome"
The established relationship between two siblings unexpectedly changes after their mother's death.
Updated: 07/24/2024
Additional Contest Info: The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
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