Sword of Echion by Simon Wilkinson

Simon Wilkinson is a London-born, Anglo-Irish author and screenwriter – now based in Ireland.

After spending years as a history teacher, museum curator and animal sanctuary manager, Simon started writing professionally in 2013.

He primarily writes historical drama and war stories with a British / Irish focus, but also has a passion for science fiction and fantasy.

Simon is currently working on several new projects for film, television and radio.

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In 2023 –

“Message 37” TV Pilot was awarded “Best Unproduced Screenplay 2023” at the Catharsis International Film Festival Awards 2023. It was also a semi-finalist in the Page Turner Screenplays First 15 and the Filmatic Inroads Fellowship (Season 6).

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In 2022 –

“Message 37” TV Pilot was semi-finalist in the Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest. It was a quarter-finalist in the Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Competition, the Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition 2022 and the Outstanding Screenplay TV Pilot Competition 2022. It was also an official Selection at the Chicago Script Awards 2022/2023 Winter Edition.

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In 2020 –

“Don’t Talk To Strangers” was due to enter production with Kate Herron, but was suspended due to Covid 19.

“The Daffodil Field” TV Pilot was a finalist in the Screen Writers’ Network Screenplay Contest. It was also a semi-finalist in the Filmatic Screenplay Awards (Drama) Contest, a semi-finalist in the Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Competition, a semi-finalist in The Script Lab 2020 Screenplay Contest, a quarter-finalist in the Scriptapalooza Television Writing Contest and an official selection in the Page Turner Screenplay Contest.

“Saving Joey” was a semi-finalist at “FILM LOT” – The Film Club Australia.

“Give Us A Push” was the winner of the Lit Laughs International Comedy Festival (Micro-Sketch Screenplay).

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In 2019 –

“Bluebirds” TV Pilot was on the longlist (top 50 scripts) for the All3Media New Script Award at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2019.

“Saving Joey” was a semi-finalist at Table Read My Screenplay Austin.

“Don’t Talk To Strangers” was the runner-up in the Grim North Screenplay Festival Dark Comedy Screenplay (Short) category.

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In 2018 –

“Bluebirds” TV Pilot was a finalist in the 2017 – 2018 Cinequest Screenwriting Contest and made the 2018 Screenwriting Goldmine “Long List”. It was a semi-finalist in the 2018 Bluecat Screenplay Contest (TV Pilot – Hour category), a semi-finalist in the 2018 WE Screenplay TV Contest and also made it onto the Shortlist for the 2018 BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Awards.

“No Man’s Land” was produced by students at the Northern Film School and premiered in Leeds on 27th April. It won Best Short Screenplay and was Third Place in the Audience Choice Award (just two votes away from First!).

“The White Feather” was a finalist in the Caledonia Short Script Competition 2018.

“Don’t Talk To Strangers” was a winner at the Royal Wolf Film Awards 2018.

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In 2017 –

“Bluebirds” was the winner of the Women’s Film & Script Showcase 2017, was a finalist in the California Women’s Film festival 2017, a semi-finalist (top 30) in Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest 2016 and the Table Read My Screenplay – Park City contest. It also made the Screenwriting Goldmine 2017 “Long List” (top 32 scripts).

“Bluebirds” TV Pilot was a semi-finalist in the Screencraft Pilot Launch TV Script Contest 2017 and a quarter-finalist in the 2017 Shore Scripts Screenplay Contest.

The first scene (listed as the three-minute short script “Bluebird”) was an official selection in the Changing Face International Film Festival 2017.