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"I have not failed. I just found 10,000 ways that did not work." - Thomas Edison

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"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something.  But I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan

"Well, that sucks" - Me

July 31, 2012
Dear Randall,
Over the past four months, we have posted dozens and dozens of excerpts from reader comments regarding the highest scoring scripts in the competition on the Nicholl Facebook page. If you have seen the excerpts you have a feeling for the quality of the scripts entered in this year’s Nicholl Fellowships competition. With scores now tallied for all 7,197 entries, we have to inform too many writers of scripts featuring intriguing stories, engaging characters and exceptional craft that they have not advanced into the next round. Regrettably, your submission was not one of the 368 entries selected as a Quarterfinalist in the 2012 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.