The Paper Route

A teenager about to turn 16 makes a discovery that could be his ticket out of his hellish small town life, but it means leaving his younger brother behind.

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Written by:

Danny Howell

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Format:

Screenplay

Genres:

Drama Family

Posted:

Updated:

01/15/2021

Author Bio:

I have written several scripts set in southern Indiana where I grew up. Two of them, VISIONS and THE PAPER ROUTE, have been semifinalists in the Nicholl competition. VISIONS was previously optioned by Michael Grais. I also have a podcast, "Tales from Southern Indiana", that features stories of small town life in the same vein of many of my screenplays. You can listen to this podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and many more sites.

Contest Results:

PAGE International (First Place, Drama Category (2004)) [2004]
ScreenCraft Fellowship (Semifinalist) [2018]
NOVA Film Fest (Finalist, (2015)) [2019]
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PAGE International (First Place, Drama Category (2004)) [2004]
ScreenCraft Fellowship (Semifinalist) [2018]
NOVA Film Fest (Finalist, (2015)) [2019]
American Screenwriting (Finalist, 2019) [2019]
Sandwiches Film Festival (Finalist, 2019) [2019]
WriteMovies (Finalist, 2019) [2019]
New York International (Semifinalist, 2020) [2020]
Toronto Metropolitan (Semifinalist, 2020) [2020]
ReelHeART (Semifinalist, 2020) [2020]
Your Script Produced! (Quarterfinalist, 2021) [2021]
Wildsound (First Place, 2015) [2015]
South Carolina Underground (Finalist, 2018) [2018]
Rome Independent (Finalist, 2018) [2018]
Hollywood Symposium (First Place, 2003) [2003]
Open Door/Script Magazine (First Place, December 2002) [2002]
Screen Arts (First Place, Grand Prize Winner (2003)) [2003]
American Accolades (First Place, Grand Prize Winner (2003)) [2003]
Ojai Film Festival (Finalist) [2017]
North American Film Awards (Finalist, Silver Award) [2017]
Oaxaca FilmFest (Finalist) [2017]
Creative Screenwriting (Quarterfinalist, 2019) [2019]
Chautauqua Fest (Semifinalist, 2018) [2018]
Los Angeles CineFest (Semifinalist, 2018) [2018]
Movie Script/Feature (Second Place, (2007)) [2007]
21st Century (Second Place, (2007)) [2007]
Nicholl Fellowships (Semifinalist, (Top 30 Scripts 2007)) [2007]
Underexposed (Second Place, 2001) [2001]
Hollywood's Next Success (Second Place, 2002 (Drama Category)) [2002]
Screenplay Festival (Finalist, (2004)) [2004]
Indie Gathering (Finalist, (2006)) [2006]
StoryPros International (Finalist, (2007)) [2007]
Napa Valley Fest (Semifinalist) [2017]
Cinestory Feature (Semifinalist, (2012)) [2012]
Screenwriter Showcase (Third Place, (2004)) [2004]
Antelope Valley (Finalist, (2005)) [2005]
Showcase Awards (Finalist, (2001-02)) [2001]
Woods Hole (Finalist, (2005)) [2005]
Monterey (Finalist, (2005)) [2005]
Screenplay as Literature (Finalist, 2001) [2001]
Scriptapalooza Features/Shorts (Quarterfinalist, 2003) [2003]
Colorado Fest (Finalist, Platinum Award (2012)) [2012]
Back in the Box (Finalist, (2012)) [2012]
Cinema City Online (Finalist, (2007)) [2007]
Writer's Desk (Finalist, (2007)) [2007]
Script Savvy (Finalist, (2007)) [2007]
SoCal International (Finalist, 2006) [2006]
Gloria Film Festival (Finalist, 2006)
Valley International (Finalist, (2007)) [2007]
International Independent (Finalist, 2015) [2015]
Marquee Lights (Finalist, (2015)) [2015]
Aura Screenwriter Awards (Finalist, (2015)) [2015]
Extreme Feature (Finalist, (2007)) [2007]
Movie Deal! (Finalist, 2008) [2008]
Courier (Semifinalist, 2015) [2015]
The Monthly Film Fest (TMFF) (Quarterfinalist) [2017]
TFI (Semifinalist, (2004)) [2004]
Master Filmmakers (Semifinalist, (2005)) [2005]
Landlocked (Semifinalist, (2007)) [2007]
scriptrep.com (Semifinalist, (July 2002)) [2002]
Chesterfield (Semifinalist, 2002) [2002]
Venice Arts (formerly Script World) (Semifinalist, 2002) [2002]
FilmMakers/Feature (Semifinalist, (2005) (Top 20)) [2005]
20/20 (Semifinalist, (2005)) [2005]
Writers Network Screenplay & Fiction Competition (Semifinalist, 2003) [2003]
Red Inkworks (Honorable Mention) [2007]
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