2022
The 2022 competition had 64 entries from five countries. Entries were evaluated by a panel of audio drama judges on how they best met the spirit of the competition, telling action-driven, family friendly stories that effectively worked in the aural medium.
$250 First Place:
“Matthias Falcon, Private Eye”
by Austin Peachey of Bartlesville, OK
$100 Second Place:
“A Great Day for Democracy”
by Cary Pepper of San Francisco, CA
2021
The 2021 competition had 54 entries from seven countries.
$250 First Place:
“The Nick Files: Cupid Is As Cupid Does”
by Dan Fiorella of Staten Island, New York
$100 Second Place:
“The Hall of Mirrors: Star Reporter”
by Jennie MacDonald of Denver, Colorado
2020
The 2020 competition had 109 entries from six countries.
$250 First Place:
“A Tale of Tierney”
by Rachel Pulliam of St. Peters, Missouri
$100 Second Place:
“Danny MacIntyre Meets the Molecule”
by Mike Murphy of Medway, Massachusetts
2019
The 2019 competition had 83 entries from five countries.
$250 First Place:
“You Can Thank Me Later”
by Ruben Carbajal of Kenosha, Wisconsin
$100 Second Place:
“Grim Reaper”
by Dean Bevin of Lawrence, Kansas
Honorable Mention:
“Project Henry”
by Rachel Rumler of St. Peters, Missouri
2018
The 2018 competition had 84 entries from six countries.
$250 First Place:
“Mind How You Go”
by Christine Foster of Brighton, UK
$100 Second Place:
“Hall of Mirrors: Not Another Word”
by Jennie MacDonald of Denver, CO
2017
$250 First Place:
“The St. Nicholas Caper”
by Jennie MacDonald of Denver, CO
$100 Second Place:
“Lola: Queen of the Circus”
by Pete Lutz of Corpus Christi, TX
The 2017 Marion Thauer Brown Audio Drama Scriptwriting Competition had an unprecedented 113 entries from seven countries. Due to the number of entries and the quality of writing, judges recognized two other entries with awards of distinction:
Awards of Distinction
“Tex X and the Cattle Prodders”
by Bill Chessman of Concord, CA
“Powder Burns: Psalms for a Broken Man”
by David Gregory of Astoria, NY
2016
$250 First Place:
“Jake Dimes — Range Detective”
by Pete Lutz of Corpus Christi, TX
$100 Second Place:
“The House”
by Philip Craig Robotham of Leneva, Australia
2015
$250 First Place:
“The Trunk”
by Pete Lutz of Corpus Christi, TX
$100 Second Place:
“Powder Burns”
by David Gregory of Astoria, NY
2014
$250 First Place:
“Newsflash”
by Jennifer Shelton of Rockford, IL
$100 Second Place:
“When Johnny Comes Marching Home”
by L. Alan Gutierrez of Tallahassee, FL
2013
$250 First Place:
“The Return of Cosmo Draper”
by Mike Murphy of Medway, MA
$100 Second Place:
“Roxy Archer, Private Eye”
by Audra Puchalski of Ann Arbor, MI