Alan David Pritchard is a multi-award-winning novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, poet, and creator of poetry videos/films.

His novel, ‘The Pebble Champion’ was the WINNER of the Best Book Award at the Miracle Makers International Film and Writers’ Festival, 2021. In addition, it was a WINNER of the SILVER AWARD (Novel Writing Category) at the LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival, Delaware, USA, February, 2022, and an HONORABLE MENTION at the WriteMovies Spring 2021 Screenwriting Contest, Beverly Hills, USA. Furthermore, it was an OFFICIAL NOMINEE at the 2021 Action on Film Megafest Intl. Film Festival and Writers’ Competition, Las Vegas. It was also a FINALIST at the 2021 Page Turner Best Book Awards Competition and received the FINALIST AWARD (LGBTQ Category) at the Independent Author Network Best Book of the Year Awards, 2021. Plus, it won the FINALIST AWARD at the Reader’s Favorite Book Awards, Miami, USA in 2019.

His most recent play/ theatre script, ‘Red-Handed’ was the WINNER at the 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival, Bali, 2021 and the Best Script Award Festival, April, London, 2021 as well as the Miracle Makers Intl Film and Writers’ Festival, Las Vegas, 2021. It was also awarded SEMI-FINALIST at the Script and StoryBoard Showcase Festival, Los Angeles, January 2021, and it was an OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Film Boxe Intl. Film Festival, May 2021 , the Fentress Fest for Writers, USA, 2022 and the Hamburg Film Awards, Germany, 2022. It was also a SEMI-FINALIST (Stage Play) at the Bull City Intl. Film and Screenwriting Festival, Durham, NC, USA, 2022.

'One of Us' , his screenplay, was the WINNER, Best Short Screenplay of the Year, Rome Prisma Intl. Film Festival, Rome, Italy, July, 2022 and the WINNER, Best LGBT Screenplay, at the Cannes Film Awards, 2022. It was also the WINNER of the Best Screenplay at the HollywoodJust4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition, USA, 2022. Additionally, it received an HONORABLE MENTION at both the Athens Intl. Monthly Art Film Festival, 2022 and the Bowery Film Festival, New York, 2022. It was also a FINALIST at the Red Flight Pictures Screenplay Awards, Philadelphia - and a NOMINEE, Best Technique, at the London Paperscreenplay Awards, 2022 and made the DRAGON LIST (Screenplays of Outstanding Quality) at the Intl. Film Festival of Wales, 2022. Plus, it was a SEMI-FINALIST (Best Short Screenplay) at both the New York Intl. Screenplay Awards, April 2022, and the Santa Barbara Int. Screenplay Awards, May 2022. Also, it was a QUARTER-FINALIST at the Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards, Los Angeles, 2022 and the New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition, 2022. And, it was an OFFICIAL SELECTION the Fort Myers Intl. Film Festival, Florida, 2022 + the Los Angeles Intl. Screenplay Awards, 2022 + the Amsterdam Freedom Film Festival, 2022 + the New York Script Awards, 2022+ the Berlin Intl. Screenwriting Festival, 2023 + the ScreenWriter's Launchpad Series Festival, 2023.

Some of his recent video poems/ short films from his poetry collection ‘Window Spit’ have been lauded at the following poetry video and film festivals:

• 'Seismic' = WINNER, Poetry Film, Creative Touching Concept at the 3rd Hottomela Intl. Film Festival, Calcutta, December2021. FINALIST, Fentress Fest for Writers, USA, April, 2022; SEMI-FINALIST, Bologna in Lettere Video Poetry Festival, May 2022; OFFICIAL SELECTION, Super Short Film Category, Hamburg Film Awards, Germany, 2022 and at the Newlyn PZ Intl. Film Festival, UK, June 2021. Plus it was a NOMINEE at the Miracle Makers Intl. Film and Writers’ Festival, Las Vegas, July 2021.

• ‘The Chosen Few’ = WINNER, Director's Choice Award at the International Poetry Film Festival, Hollywood, June 2022; QUARTER-FINALIST, Serbest International Film Festival, Moldova, 2022; NOMINEE at the Miracle Makers Intl. Film and Writers’ Festival, Las Vegas, July 2021; OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Intl. Art Film Festival, London, 2021 and at the 9th Intl. Poetry Festival, Athens, 2021.

• ‘The Letting Go’ = OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Miracle Makers Intl. Film and Writers’ Festival, Las Vegas, July 2021 and 2020 Cadence Video Poetry Festival, Seattle, USA.
• ‘Distance’ = WINNER, Best Film Poetry, So Limitless and Free Intl. Film Festival, December, 2021; WINNER, Best Micro Film at the Roma Intl. Short Film Festival, Rome, Italy, January 2022; FINALIST, Tokyo Intl. Short Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan, February2022; OFFICIAL SELECTION at both the Miracle Makers Intl. Film and Writers’ Festival, Las Vegas, July 2021 and the Tri-State New York Film Festival, November, 2021;.

• ‘Pivot Point’ = QUARTER-FINALIST, Serbest Intl. Film Festival, Moldova, 2022; OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Fotogenia FIlm Festival, Mexico, 2021.