| AWARDS: |
Honors/Awards include:
** WONDER DRUG **
- 15th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival, WONDER DRUG chosen for a live staged reading of select scenes and panel discussion. Reading starred Steve Guttenberg (THREE MEN AND A BABY) and Alysia Reiner (SIDEWAYS). Panel discussion featured McCarthy and her scientific mentor P. Harry Jellinck. Event co-sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2007
- 2007 Hamptons Screenwriters Lab, Participant -- WONDER DRUG, Selected as an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation script. Lab is co-sponsored by the Hamptons International Film Festival and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. McCarthy's mentors were Tom Gilroy (SPRING FORWARD) and Joshua Marston (MARIA FULL OF GRACE).
- Woods Hole Film Festival, Winner, Best Science Screenplay -- WONDER DRUG, 2008
- Illinois International Film Festival Screenplay Competition, Winner -- WONDER DRUG, 2008
- Sundance January Screenwriters Lab, Finalist -- WONDER DRUG, 2008
- Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition, Second Prize -- WONDER DRUG, 2008
- Women in Film & Video/New England Screenwriting Competition, Third Place -- WONDER DRUG, 2008, Kate Boutilier (screenwriter of THE RUGRATS and THE WILD THORNBERRYS movies) selected the two finalists and the grand prizewinner.
- California Independent Film Festival, Finalist -- WONDER DRUG, 2008
- Swansea Film Festival's Dylan Thomas Screenplay Award (UK), Finalist -- WONDER DRUG, 2008
- Polar Film Festival Screenplay Competition, Finalist -- WONDER DRUG, 2009
- European Independent Film Festival (ECU 2008), Official Shortlist: Screenplay Competition -- WONDER DRUG, 2008
- 10th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition, Quarterfinalist -- WONDER DRUG, 2008
- Fade In Magazine's 13th Annual Fade In Awards, Quarterfinalist -- WONDER DRUG, 2009
- PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, Quarterfinalist -- WONDER DRUG, 2008, Out of 3,865 submitted scripts (from writers across the U.S. and 50 foreign countries), WONDER DRUG made the top 25% of all entries to compete in the Quarter-Finals.
- Slamdance Screenplay Competition, Round II -- WONDER DRUG, 2008
- PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, Second Round -- WONDER DRUG, 2009, Out of 4,394 submitted scripts (from writers across the U.S. and 58 foreign countries), WONDER DRUG made the top 25% of all entries to compete in the Second Round. Quarter-Finalists will be announced on July 1, 2009.
** VERA **
- Monaco International Film Festival, Best Humanitarian Screenplay -- VERA, 2008
- Prince Edward Island International Film Festival's Screenplay Competition, (Tie) Winner of Audience Vote for Best Screenplay (Synopsis & Reading) -- VERA, 2008
- Atlanta Film Festival’s Inaugural Screenplay Competition, Winner -- VERA, 2007, The prize for winning was participation in a weekend retreat with a group of renowned writing, directing, and producing mentors. McCarthy's mentors were Joy Lusco Kecken (NBC's "Homicide" and HBO's "The Wire") and Michael Lucker (VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN).
- Buffalo Niagara Film Festival's Screenplay Competition, Winner -- VERA, 2007
- MafiaFest Screenplay Competition, Winner -- VERA, 2006
- Action on Film (AOF) International Film Festival, Official Selection -- VERA, 2009, VERA was also selected for interpretation on camera. A scene from the script will be shown as a "preview" at Pasadena's Laemmle Theatre during a block of film screenings.
- Cinequest Screenplay Competition, Second Place -- VERA, 2008
- The Writers Place Screenplay Competition (11/07-4/08 cycle), Third Place -- VERA, 2008
- European Independent Film Festival (ECU 2009) Much More Than A Script Competition, Finalist -- VERA, 2009
- Beverly Hills Film Festival's Screenplay Competition, Finalist -- VERA, 2008
- Queens International Film Festival's Screenplay Competition, Finalist -- VERA, 2007
- San Fernando Valley International Film Festival's Screenplay Competition, Finalist -- VERA, 2007
- Polar Film Festival Screenplay Competition, Finalist -- VERA, 2009
- FirstGlance Feature Screenplay Competition, Semi-Finalist -- VERA, 2008
- WriteMovies.com International Writing Contest No. 16, Semi-Finalist -- VERA, 2007
- Kaos Films' 1st British Feature Screenplay Competition, Second Round Qualifier -- VERA, 2008
** FREE SKATE **
- Indie Gathering, Winner, Best Drama/Sports Feature Script -- FREE SKATE, 2007
- Action on Film (AOF) International Film Festival, Finalist, Hollywood Scriptwriter 2008 Written Word Award -- FREE SKATE, FREE SKATE was also selected for interpretation on camera by actor Greg Humphreys. A scene from the script was shown as a "preview" at Pasadena's Laemmle Theatre during a block of film screenings.
- Beverly Hills Film Festival's Screenplay Competition, Finalist -- FREE SKATE, 2007
- Boston International Film Festival, Finalist -- FREE SKATE, 2006, "From Screenplay to Production" Contest
- Writers on the Storm Screenplay Competition, Semi-Finalist -- FREE SKATE, 2008
- ReelheART International Film Festival, Semi-Finalist -- FREE SKATE, 2008
- Cinequest Screenplay Competition, Semi-Finalist -- FREE SKATE, 2007
- Silver Screenwriting Competition, Quarterfinalist -- FREE SKATE, 2008
- Slamdance Screenplay Competition, Round II -- FREE SKATE, 2007
- Kaos Films' 1st British Feature Screenplay Competition, First Round Qualifier -- FREE SKATE, 2008
** CAPE COD LITE **
- Boston International Film Festival, Finalist -- CAPE COD LITE, 2007, "From Screenplay to Production" Contest
** FELLOWSHIPS **
- Worcester Cultural Commission (WCC), Fellowship Grant Recipient, 2009, WCC falls under the umbrella of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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| TRAINING/SCHOOLING: |
** MFA Creative Writing, Emerson College |
