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Military Story Showcase

The Military Story Showcase recognizes scripts, books, short stories & stage plays in any genre that feature a story about warfare or the military experience.

2024 WINNER

SULTANA

written by James Beacham

When the steamboat Sultana explodes on the Mississippi River while transporting paroled Union prisoners, a Civil War veteran risks his life to save the men trapped on the ship. (Inspired by true events.)

2024 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

1074 WOMEN'S AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS by Chris Barnes, Tom Peterson, & Ted Vanos

AUNT-JU by Heino Heimann

CUTTERMAN by Edward Gadrix

GRANDPA AND SHORTY by John Rokosz (story by John Rokosz & Jeff Balmert)

GRASS THROUGH PAVEMENT by Peter Trivelas

ME 262 by Carl Robinson

ONCE A COLONEL by H. P. Shreve (based on "The Colonel's Way: The Secret Diaries of a POW" by H. P. Shreve and the life and times of Colonel Arthur Lee Shreve, Jr.)

PREACHER'S DAUGHTER: GIANT SLAYER by Gregory Bonds

RALLY POINT by Ernesto Haibi

RANGER CREED by Travis J. Opgenorth

SIX BY SIX by G. L. Well & John D. (Chimo) Arnold

SNIPER HUNT by Hans Beerbaum

SONS OF A MAUFFEN KING by Jomo Merritt

THE CHALLENGE COIN (Episode One: Origins) by Steve Dini

THE DARK GUIDE by Cédric Hémon

THE JOURNEY OF DREAMS by Edward E. Givans

THE REAPER by Pedro Juan Fonseca

THE ROMMEL GAMBIT by John Doble

THE TRUE COST OF WAR by Tony Hindhaugh

TILL I'M OLD & GRAY by Alysha Nunez

VICTORY DISEASE by Andrew D. TePas

VOYAGER by Damien Mulvany

WAKE ISLAND by Marshall Ferrin (based on the memoir "Wake Island Pilot" by Brigadier General John F. Kinney USMC (Ret.) with James M. McCaffrey)

2023 WINNER

Montford Point Marines

by Eugene Allen King

The first Black American Marines train at segregated Montford Point, before seeing combat on the shores of Okinawa during WWII.

2023 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

A FATHER'S WAR by Steven Jon Whritner, story by James W. Williams (based on the book "In His Stead" by Judith Sanders)

A PATRIOT FOR IVANOV by C.L. McGinnis

A SIREN'S SWEET WHISPER by Fred G. Stemme

ANSWERING THE CALL by Chase "Ski" Myers

ASH by Dave Stockwell (based on the nonfiction book "Route 9 Problem: The Battle for Lang Vei" by Dave Stockwell)

BOOTS by Raymond Urrutia

CAMDEN STREET STATION by Dennis L. Snider

DOGFACE by Beanie Barnes

DOOMSDAY SOLDIERS by Michael Yorke

END OF SERVICE by J.D. Jordan

FAIRLYLAND AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE by A.S. Templeton (suggested by "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E.T.A. Hoffman)

FIRE AND WIND by Carl Robinson

HARDSCRABBLE: THE RISE OF ULYSSES S. GRANT by William Ray

IF THE GODS ARE GOOD by Ralph Segman and Seamus Sullivan (based on the book "If the Gods are Good: The Epic Sacrifice of HMS Jervis Bay" by Gerald Duskin and Ralph Segman)

JODY by Corey Shield.

MAGGIE'S DRAWERS by Gideon Rabin

PURSUIT OF PARADISE: THE STORY OF AN EAST TEXAS FARM BOY, THE PACIFIC WAR, AND LOVE by Thomas N. Smith

REVEILLE by Michael Akkerman

ROUND EYE OVER by Darius Averill (pseudonym for four Vietnam-era friends)

STEALING THE MOON by Eric W Carlson

STOP-LOSS by Ramona L. Taylor

THE LETTER by Barry Cole

THE MILITARIZED ZONE by Wayne Johnson

THE NINE LIVES OF WALKER HARRIS by Vaughn Roste, story by Derek Harris

THE VOLUNTEER by Robert Nelson & Jason Morwick

TIPPY by Michael Gerald Uva

2022 WINNER

TARAWA

by Caleb Billings

A group of Marines test their mettle at the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.

2022 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

AIN'T NO GRAVE by Jaime Conti

ANOTHER 5 MINUTES by Nilesh Yagnik

ASH by Dave Stockwell (based on the book "Route 9 Problem: The Battle for Lang Vei")

COLD DEAD HANDS by Michael Dunker (story by Michael Dunker & Chris Messina)

DAS BAYOU (aka "The Prisoners") by Craig Gary Phillips

DREADNOUGHT by Nick Wray

GOD WILLING, AND THE RIVER DON'T RISE by Martin C. Arnest

HEROES OF THE BULGE by Ronald Pralgo

JUTLAND by Craig Chapin Reed (based on the book "Jutland from the Decks")

LAST OUT: ELEGY OF A GREEN BERET by Lt. Colonel Scott Mann (ret.)

MINOTAUR by Tim Auld

OPERATION VENGEANCE by Mike Ross

ORDINARY COURAGE by Richard Stansell-Gamm

ORPHAN MOUNTAIN by Steve Dini

RITCHIE BOY by Alan J. Field

SAVAGE WILDERNESS (Episode 1 "Distant Shores") by Harold Coyle (based on the book)

SERGEANT FREEMAN by Gloria Browne-Marshall

SGT VAZQUEZ'S PLAYLIST by Yerania Del Orbe

SHELL SHOCKED by Kevin Overton

SREBRENICA by David Kaneen

STRONGER WHEN SHE'S BROKEN by SherLann D. Moore

THE FENCE by Bill Morales

THE LAST SQUADRON by Bryce Hatch

THE YOUNGEST DOUGHBOY by Steve Sterling

THEY ALSO SERVE by John McCarney

TWO MILLION STEPS by Tommy Anderson

2021 WINNER

JUNETEENTH

by Richard Rock Rone

A young runaway slave joins the Union and with the aid of a Major, sets free the last slaves of the Civil War.

2021 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

A SHERIFF'S WAR by Jermaine Jones

BUI DOI ("The Dust of Life") by Bill Morales

DEATH OF A REVOLUTION ("Episode 1") by Marshall Ferrin

FOR ALL THE ROSES by Steven B Newman

GOODBYE TO GALAHAD by Joe Warwick & Oliver Arscott

GUNNER ("Hangfire") by Justine Browning

HABOOB WIND by Tommy M. Anderson

JUNGLEBALL (Front Toward Enemy) by Steve Dini

KILLER OF MEN (El Soldado de Marbach) by Arturo Mireles

MISSION 22 by Gunnar Garrett

ONE MAN ARMY by Lawrence Whitener

PREACHER'S DAUGHTER: GIANT SLAYER by Gregory Bonds

RAG DOLL by John Kestner

SABERFISH by Richard P. Alvarez

SKYFOXES by Marisa Forrest

SOUND OF SILENCE by Mark LeClair

SUAGOTHEL by Duncan Putney

THE BALLOON BUSTER by Mark Perlick & Steven Pripps

VIRTUAL MAGICK by A.S. Templeton

WAR BONDS by Mike McCarthy

2020 WINNERS

BATTLE CRIES

by Karen M. Walker

A military veteran uses her love of the game to rise above tragedy to lead Marines on the battlefront once again.

CHATTER BOX - CORNHUSKER HERO

by Donnie Dodge

Army Air Corp Pilot Captain Bob Chatt faces the battle of his life in the South Pacific in 1943.

HUMAN TERRAIN

by Christopher Willis

Seeking revenge for the 9/11 death of his mother, a newly minted Lieutenant must reconcile with his estranged father and the unorthodox methods of the counter-insurgency team he commands.

2020 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

ACES BEYOND by Michael Pogorelsky

ANGELINA'S FEATHER by Stuart Schulz

APOLLYON'S GOLD by Robert J. Rogers

BLOOD & ROSES by John McCarney

CAMOUFLAGE by Christopher Willis

COLLISION OF DUTY by Jermaine Jones

GOLIATH COMPANY by Silas Dunn

KAITENS (The Heaven Shakers) by Richard Guimond

MARKS IN THE SAND by Johnny Arnold

MYSTERIOUS BLACK GOLD by Martin Mahle

THE AMERICAN by Luis Quiroga

THE BUNKER by Gregory Tomlin

THE WOMEN OF BADASSERY by Keith Leu

THOREAU'S TAXES by Charlie Canning

UP COUNTRY by Bill Larkin

WEEKEND WARRIORS by Brian McDevitt Jr.

2019 WINNER

SOL

by James Fox

In the year 2242, citizen and soldier alike are plunged into a dark and violent interplanetary civil war, the scale of which is unprecedented in Human history. Desperate for survival, leaders emerge to protect their families, friends, and futures.

2019 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

A GOOD MARINE by Tracey Thompson

IN ENEMY TERRITORY by Mary Anzalone

IRONCLAD by J. Alan Hostetter

PATHFINDERS by Martin Arnest

RIGGERS by Dane Krogman

ROGUE’S COWARD by Robert J. Rogers

SHEEAN by Patrick Gillespie

SPY SUB by Parker Smith

THE NEW WINE by Matt Pinard

THE NIGHT WITCHES by Steven Prowse

UNDER FIRE by John Garofolo

2018 WINNER

ARMOR

by Bryant Daluz

Based on the gripping original true events of the first African-American U.S. Army 761st Combat Tank Battalion to serve under General Patton and fight in World War II. Nicknamed “Patton Panthers”, these courageous men face tremendous odds in their efforts to crush Hitler’s German forces to end the war.

2018 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

BLOOD AND VENGEANCE by Ron Chepesiuk

BROTHER’S KEEPER by Jacqueline Wright

CHILDREN OF THE DUST by John McCarney

CLASH OF IRON by Richard Reed

CONTROLLED INSANITY by Randy Cruts

FORCES OF DECADENCE by Phil Hollins

INFERNO: NEW ORLEANS by John E. Bias

INSIDE by Bob Bowse

MIRACLE MAN by Michael O'Rourke

MISSING LOVE by Ronald Marchand and Rhonda Dee-Ewing

MONTEREY by John Clubb and Jacqueline Robotham

SOUNDS OF FREEDOM by Holly Chadwick and Nick Stonehocker

STAND IN THE DOOR by Michael Yorke

THE CALVARY INCIDENT by James Sladack

THE HANDLER by Lawrence Whitener

THE LIBERTY CLUB by Marianne Aleck

THE NEW WAR by John E. Bias

THE THURSDAY WHALER by Damien Mulvany

TODAY THE TIGER SMILED by Randy Cruts

2017 WINNER

THE ACE OF ACES

by Geoffrey Breuder

The true story of Richard Bong, a rookie WWII pilot who makes a brazen bet to beat the kill record of America’s top-scoring Ace. But as the deadly competition spirals out of control, he is forced to confront the bitter realities of war and what it means to be a real hero.