Ronald L. Ecker

Retired librarian in Florida. Author of four published books, including THE CANTERBURY TALES: A COMPLETE TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH (Hodge & Braddock, 1993) and numerous spec scripts.

Screenplays that Have Been Winners in Competitions:

THE TWENTY-ONE GUN SALUTE (Historical Drama). A Winner in the 2016 True Story Screenplay Competition. (Earlier draft.)

FOR OLD TIMES’ SAKE (Romantic/Political Comedy). 3rd Place Winner (Comedy genre) in the 12th Annual StoryPros Screenplay Contest. (Earlier draft.)

DEAD MAN’S HAND (Western Comedy). 2nd Place Winner in the 2014/15 Comedy Screenplay Contest (now defunct). (Earlier draft.)

MATANZAS (Crime Thriller). 6th Place Winner in the 2011 Vail Film Festival Screenplay Contest. (Earlier draft.)

THE FABLE OF NATHAN GOOCH (Short Comedy). 2nd Place Winner (earlier draf) in the 2017 Phoenix Film Festival Short Screenplay Search.

WOULD YOU KILL FOR ME? (Neo Noir Thriller). Silver Award Winner, 2020 L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, and Script Festival. (Earlier draft.)