The Screenwriting Contest Blog

Haven’t had any luck in screenplay contests yet? You might want to check your character arcs.

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Telling a screenwriter that industry standard formatting is as dull of a subject as anyone could imagine. But there’s a real legitimate and technical reason that most screenwriters don’t understand. That reason has to do with the script’s viability in pre-production. Let me explain… A well formatted script will enter

Screenplay contests are a place where you should be able to make mistakes, receive valuable feedback, and improve on your craft. But when sending material to production houses, agencies, or management companies, the staff may not be so forgiving. Here are the mistakes that every screenwriter must avoid when sending

Have you ever entered a screenwriter contest with no clear picture of who was judging the competition? Chances are you have. You figured that if you enter the contest and place well that it’d be a nice notch on your screenwriting belt. In reality, the relevancy of a jury is

Transparency is our m.o. When any writer puts their work into the ether, it’s important that they’re protected and know where their script stands at all times. We have gone through extreme lengths to ensure that our process is bullet proof and unbiased across all genres and writers. Each category