The SRN AWARDS cerimony was celebrated in the 6th edition at the 2025 Conference in Adelaide, Australia, September 2025.
The Awards this year was again in two categories:
Best Monograph – for single-authored or co-authored volumes (any format) category, the winner was Eva Redvall for her book entitled “Writing and Producing for Children and Young Audiences: Cases from Danish Film and Television”
Check the words of the jury regarding this winner:
“This book stands out as a unique and timely contribution, offering the first comprehensive, empirically grounded study of Danish media for audiences from toddlers to teenagers. Redvall effectively uses her “Screen Idea System” framework to analyze this often-overlooked sector, brilliantly illuminating how screenwriters, producers, and commissioners engage audiences and reshape script creation, including co-creative practices with children. This work provides valuable global lessons, bridging theoretical frameworks with practical industry knowledge that resonates far beyond a single nation”.
Where to read it: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-67073-2
Best Journal Article/Book Chapter – For articles and chapters normally category, the winners were Craig Batty & Allyson Holbrook for the work entitled “Screenwriting as research: How do doctoral candidates articulate the screenplay as a contribution to knowledge?”
Check the words of the jury regarding this winner:
“This book stands out as a unique and timely contribution, offering the first comprehensive, empirically grounded study of Danish media for audiences from toddlers to teenagers. Redvall effectively uses her “Screen Idea System” framework to analyze this often-overlooked sector, brilliantly illuminating how screenwriters, producers, and commissioners engage audiences and reshape script creation, including co-creative practices with children. This work provides valuable global lessons, bridging theoretical frameworks with practical industry knowledge that resonates far beyond a single nation.”
Where to read it: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14790726.2025.2490239?src=exp-la
While no ratings of journals/publishers will be a factor in the evaluation of submissions, all publications should be scholarly, fully peer-reviewed work underpinned by substantial research specifically in the area of Screenwriting Studies.
Learn more about the criteria of the awards
All submissions in both categories should be made directly to all the members of the Jury.
All submissions will be evaluated independently by our Jury of distinguished academics:
Professor Carmen Sofia Brenes [email protected]
Leslie Kreiner Wilson [email protected]
Garrabost Jayalakshmi [email protected]
If you have any enquiries, please contact Rosanne Welch [email protected]