Born to Fly does NOT make it to Nicholl Fellowship Finals.

Though my script for BORN TO FLY was one of 151 semifinalists for the Nicholl Fellowship, it sadly was NOT one of the 11 finalists for the 2018 Nicholl Fellowship announced yesterday.😢

However, the academy offered one additional note of encouragement in their email:  
"Born to Fly was one of the Top 50 screenplays in the competition (out of 6,895), placing among the next 40 highest scoring scripts after the finalist scripts."

Congratulations to the Finalists:
Allison Buckmelter and Nicolas Buckmelter, American Refugee
Joey Clarke, Jr., Miles
Avi Glick, A Yacht in the Apache Junction
Ernestina Juarez, Labyrinth of Destiny
Neal McLaughlin, The Sunshine Ward
Daniel Miska, The Soldier that Wagged Her Tail
Gabriel Mizrahi, Beside Ourselves
Grace Sherman, Numbers and Words
Jordan Trippeer, Air
Wenonah Wilms, Horsehead Girls