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Crooked Lane Books discovered Isabel Booth’s THEN HE WAS GONE on The Black List website and acquired it. Available Feb 24, 2026. Pre-order it now.
Crooked Lane Books discovered Isabel Booth’s THEN HE WAS GONE on The Black List website and acquired it. Available Feb 24, 2026. Pre-order it now.
Cheers to Alexandra Qin - the short film version of THIRSTYGIRL (Alex's 2024 Projects Lab script) just won the Grand Jury Prize at PROOF Film Festival!
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Cheers to Alexandra Qin - the short film version of THIRSTYGIRL (Alex's 2024 Projects Lab script) just won the Grand Jury Prize at PROOF Film Festival!
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Learn more about how 🌲THEN HE WAS GONE🌲 by Isabel Booth was acquired and @theblcklst.bsky.social's role in boosting the voices of unknown and unpublished authors. Don't forget to pick up this tense thrille on FEBRUARY 24, 2026!
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Black List-Discovered ‘Then He Was Gone’ Thriller Picked Up By Crooked Lane Books For 2026 Publication; Deal Is First From 2024 Fiction Program
A year after the Black List's foray into novel, thriller Then He Was Gone has a publisher & a 2026 release date.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Learn more about how 🌲THEN HE WAS GONE🌲 by Isabel Booth was acquired and @theblcklst.bsky.social's role in boosting the voices of unknown and unpublished authors. Don't forget to pick up this tense thrille on FEBRUARY 24, 2026!
https://loom.ly/qtEDVlQ
https://loom.ly/qtEDVlQ
We want to see YOUR @letterboxd.social lists this winter!
Check out our latest post on Substack to learn more about how to submit your own holiday-themed list by December 1: blcklst.substack.com/p/we-want-to...
Check out our latest post on Substack to learn more about how to submit your own holiday-themed list by December 1: blcklst.substack.com/p/we-want-to...
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We want to see YOUR @letterboxd.social lists this winter!
Check out our latest post on Substack to learn more about how to submit your own holiday-themed list by December 1: blcklst.substack.com/p/we-want-to...
Check out our latest post on Substack to learn more about how to submit your own holiday-themed list by December 1: blcklst.substack.com/p/we-want-to...
Congratulations to David Szalay, winner of the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel FLESH!
FLESH is a coming-of-age novel about a young Hungarian man who ascends to a life in elite society after an impoverished childhood.
FLESH is a coming-of-age novel about a young Hungarian man who ascends to a life in elite society after an impoverished childhood.
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Congratulations to David Szalay, winner of the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel FLESH!
FLESH is a coming-of-age novel about a young Hungarian man who ascends to a life in elite society after an impoverished childhood.
FLESH is a coming-of-age novel about a young Hungarian man who ascends to a life in elite society after an impoverished childhood.
Eight years ago, we brought HOPE, an original script by comedy legends Kiwi Smith and Karen McCullah, to the #BlackListLive stage!
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Eight years ago, we brought HOPE, an original script by comedy legends Kiwi Smith and Karen McCullah, to the #BlackListLive stage!
Learn more about the incredible writers and scripts that have been selected for the 2025 Black List Projects Lab in Deadline! buff.ly/gPqHIzE
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Learn more about the incredible writers and scripts that have been selected for the 2025 Black List Projects Lab in Deadline! buff.ly/gPqHIzE
🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨
Writers under 25, you've got just TWO MONTHS LEFT to get your submissions in for The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship from the Writers Guild Initiative - submit your project here: buff.ly/mFSwQun
Writers under 25, you've got just TWO MONTHS LEFT to get your submissions in for The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship from the Writers Guild Initiative - submit your project here: buff.ly/mFSwQun
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨
Writers under 25, you've got just TWO MONTHS LEFT to get your submissions in for The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship from the Writers Guild Initiative - submit your project here: buff.ly/mFSwQun
Writers under 25, you've got just TWO MONTHS LEFT to get your submissions in for The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship from the Writers Guild Initiative - submit your project here: buff.ly/mFSwQun
Over on our Substack, we're launching the inaugural Black List Gift Guide with a special home theater edition!
Check it out here: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-black-...
Check it out here: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-black-...
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Over on our Substack, we're launching the inaugural Black List Gift Guide with a special home theater edition!
Check it out here: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-black-...
Check it out here: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-black-...
One of the very best films about journalism, SPOTLIGHT, debuted in theaters on this day in 2015.
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
One of the very best films about journalism, SPOTLIGHT, debuted in theaters on this day in 2015.
Hungry for some GREAT new scripts to read this weekend? Check out November's Featured Projects, which are all set in the world of the culinary arts - click the link in our bio to read them all now!
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hungry for some GREAT new scripts to read this weekend? Check out November's Featured Projects, which are all set in the world of the culinary arts - click the link in our bio to read them all now!
Hungry for some GREAT new scripts to read this weekend? Check out November's Featured Projects, which are all set in the world of the culinary arts - click the link in our bio to read them all now!
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Hungry for some GREAT new scripts to read this weekend? Check out November's Featured Projects, which are all set in the world of the culinary arts - click the link in our bio to read them all now!
Want to learn more about making the most out of your time on blcklst.com?
Our latest Substack post features some VERY helpful information about navigating the site - check it out here: blcklst.substack.com/p/best-pract...
Our latest Substack post features some VERY helpful information about navigating the site - check it out here: blcklst.substack.com/p/best-pract...
November 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Want to learn more about making the most out of your time on blcklst.com?
Our latest Substack post features some VERY helpful information about navigating the site - check it out here: blcklst.substack.com/p/best-pract...
Our latest Substack post features some VERY helpful information about navigating the site - check it out here: blcklst.substack.com/p/best-pract...
RIP Diane Ladd, a luminous and captivating screen presence across the last seven decades.
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
RIP Diane Ladd, a luminous and captivating screen presence across the last seven decades.
On this day in 2019, Brian K. Vaughan's legendary spec script ROUNDTABLE (which was featured on the 2008 Black List) debuted on the #BlackListLive stage!
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On this day in 2019, Brian K. Vaughan's legendary spec script ROUNDTABLE (which was featured on the 2008 Black List) debuted on the #BlackListLive stage!
🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨
Writers, you've got just ONE MONTH LEFT to submit your feature script for consideration in the thirteenth annual Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship! Submit here: buff.ly/sXaVrYr
Writers, you've got just ONE MONTH LEFT to submit your feature script for consideration in the thirteenth annual Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship! Submit here: buff.ly/sXaVrYr
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨
Writers, you've got just ONE MONTH LEFT to submit your feature script for consideration in the thirteenth annual Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship! Submit here: buff.ly/sXaVrYr
Writers, you've got just ONE MONTH LEFT to submit your feature script for consideration in the thirteenth annual Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship! Submit here: buff.ly/sXaVrYr
Check out all of our open programs on blcklst.com this November!
November 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Check out all of our open programs on blcklst.com this November!
Looking for some Halloween weekend plans? KPOP DEMON HUNTERS is back in theaters for ONE WEEKEND ONLY - grab your tickets here: www.singkpopdemonhunters.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Looking for some Halloween weekend plans? KPOP DEMON HUNTERS is back in theaters for ONE WEEKEND ONLY - grab your tickets here: www.singkpopdemonhunters.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The Black List is now on Substack: blcklst.substack.com. You know what to do.
October 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Black List is now on Substack: blcklst.substack.com. You know what to do.
On this day in 2016, we brought Terry Clyne's 2015 Black List script I BELIEVE IN AMERICA to #BlackListLive at the SVA Theater in New York.
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
On this day in 2016, we brought Terry Clyne's 2015 Black List script I BELIEVE IN AMERICA to #BlackListLive at the SVA Theater in New York.
🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨
Writers, you've got ONE MONTH LEFT to get your submissions in for the NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship! Visit blcklst.com/programs/202... to learn more now 🌏
Writers, you've got ONE MONTH LEFT to get your submissions in for the NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship! Visit blcklst.com/programs/202... to learn more now 🌏
October 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨
Writers, you've got ONE MONTH LEFT to get your submissions in for the NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship! Visit blcklst.com/programs/202... to learn more now 🌏
Writers, you've got ONE MONTH LEFT to get your submissions in for the NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship! Visit blcklst.com/programs/202... to learn more now 🌏
Congratulations to 2008 Black List writer Lori Rosene-Gambino - her film ANNIVERSARY arrives in theaters TODAY! Buy your tickets here: buff.ly/yAHv8Jc
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Congratulations to 2008 Black List writer Lori Rosene-Gambino - her film ANNIVERSARY arrives in theaters TODAY! Buy your tickets here: buff.ly/yAHv8Jc
Want to know more about what we're up to at The Black List this fall? Read this post and subscribe to our Substack. buff.ly/hSExdUa
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Want to know more about what we're up to at The Black List this fall? Read this post and subscribe to our Substack. buff.ly/hSExdUa
Congratulations to all of this morning's new nominees at the #GothamAwards! See the full list: www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2025-g...
Gotham Film Awards Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads With a Record Six Nods
'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' scored the second most nominations with four, followed by three-time nominees 'It Was Just an Accident' and 'No Other Choice.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Congratulations to all of this morning's new nominees at the #GothamAwards! See the full list: www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2025-g...
The great American teen movie first began to come into focus on this day in 1955, when Nicholas Ray’s iconic REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE burst onto screens.
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The great American teen movie first began to come into focus on this day in 1955, when Nicholas Ray’s iconic REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE burst onto screens.