Rene’ Stanley | Updates Rene’ Stanley Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:22:15 +0000 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:22:15 +0000 https://stanley.booksbyrene.com en https://stanley.booksbyrene.com/updates/a-name-better-than-sons-wins-best-series-screenplay-at-the-christian-online Rene’ Stanley https://stanley.booksbyrene.com/updates/a-name-better-than-sons-wins-best-series-screenplay-at-the-christian-online Update Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Update post. <![CDATA[ <p><strong><em>A Name Better Than Sons</em></strong>, the pilot script for <strong>The Envoy of the Nile</strong>, has won Best Series Screenplay at the Christian Online Film Festival, July 2026.</p><p>The screenplay follows Simeon of Meroë, the unnamed Ethiopian eunuch of Acts 8, now given a name and a life. Sent north to Jerusalem, he investigates scripture-coded murders inside the early church, all while carrying the very verse that bars him from the assembly he's trying to protect.</p><p>The novel <strong><em>A Name Better Than Sons</em></strong> is available now at <a href="http://stanley.booksbyrene.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stanley.booksbyrene.com</a>, along with the rest of the growing <strong>Envoy of the Nile</strong> universe.</p><p>Thank you to everyone who's read Simeon's story so far. This one's for him.</p> ]]>