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Pure Fiction: The Black List Offers New Novelists A New Avenue To Publication, TV & Film Adaptations
The Black List Expands Into Novels & Fiction With New Programs
“The Black List’s core mission has always been discovering, supporting, and amplifying exceptional writing–providing it with the platform and visibility that it deserves based on its merit,” said Leonard today of the move into fiction with manuscript submissions and connections to the world of adaptation for TV and film. Notable titles previously named in the industry survey include Slumdog Millionaire, Argo, The King’s Speech, Spotlight, Free Guy, Queen & Slim, I, Tonya, All the Money in the World, Bird Box, The Post and Roman J. Israel, Esq. Judges for the 2025 Unpublished Novel Award include LeVar Burton, Kathy Belden, Roxane Gay, Tananarive Due, Meredith Kaffel Simonoff, Emily Nemens, Radhika Jones, Dhonielle Clayton, Brendan Kiely, Lupita Aquino, Nikita Singh, Marie-Helene Bertino, Jennifer Baker, Traci Thomas, Duvall Osteen, Eric Simonoff, Brendan Kiely, Tessa Thompson, Graham Moore, Mollie Glick, Howie Sanders, Gary Whitta, Annie Laks, Mike Flanagan, Ryan Turek, Isaac Klausner, Claire Mazur, Erica Cerulo, with more to be announced.
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