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Aussie scriptwriter beats US giants

A writer from New South Wales has won a TV scriptwriting contest in the USA defeating comedy scripts from My Name is Earl, The Office, Monk, Medium, CSI, Family Guy, Entourage, King of the Hill, Without a Trace and Desperate Housewives.

Gabiann Marin’s pilot script The White Cab Co: The Good, The Bad and the Not So Attractive took out the Grand Prize in the “Spec Scriptacular” contest run by Cloud Creek Creative Institute.

The pilot, described by Script Spectacular organiser and TV Writing Guru Larry Brody as “One of the best scripts I have ever read”, centres on the affable exploits of spiritual guru and cab driver Barry who, along with a motley crew of psychics, demi-gods and mystical creatures help the wayward find their true path. Brody wrote for Mike Hammer, Police Story, Baretta, The Fall Guy, The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-0, Medical Center, Ironside.

The series is under consideration by US producers.

Gabiann would love to develop the series in Australia but has so far found a lack of imagination and budget from producers here despite the great response the script has achieved overseas.

She can be reached via her agent [email protected]

For more information about the TVWriter Scriptacular competition check www.tvwriter.com

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