Screenwriting

This page is dedicated to screenwriters; those who have sold a manuscript and those, who through sheer perseverance and determination, are still writing, rewriting and searching for the right studio to produce their work.

Contests -- Writers Wanted  -- Conferences and Festivals  --  Organizations
Books for Screenwriters
  --  Newsletters -- Websites!

 

Calling All Screenwriters:  All screenwriters, members and non-members, who have completed at least one script are invited to join a new group. Starting on the first Saturday in November, all interested screenwriters will be meeting at 11:30 at the Farifield Inn in Ft. Myers. For more information, please contact Jeri Magg - jerimagg@comcast.net.

CONTESTS

Read the Newsletter for BlueCat Screen Play Competition.

Top 8 Screenplay Contests of 2009 and the Scams to avoid.

Script Pipeline Pipeline into motion pictures. Anual contests.

2010 Zoetrope Screenplay contest. $5,000 grand prize. Judge: Francis Ford Coppola.
FINAL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO:
Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 11:59:59 pm PST ($55)
The winner and finalists will be announced February 1, 2011

The 2010 Creative World Awards International Screenwriting Competition.
The 2010 Creative World Awards are now closed. The 2011 Season will begin mid-December, 2010.

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Writers Wanted

A Film Writer lists producers, studios, agents or productions companies are looking for screenplays, screenwriters, or they accept queries from new writers.

 ScriptapaloozaTV.com is accepting tv submissions for the next TV competition - deadline October 1st

Freelance Screenwriting Jobs

Screenwriting contests, festivals and other calls for scripts.

 

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Conferences and Festivals

2010 UNF Writers Conference to be held at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, August 6-8, 2010.

The Tallahassee Writers Association Conference, March 18-19, 2011

The Screenwriters Conference in Santa Fe This year's is over (June 1-6,2010) but sign up for their newsletter and go next year.

Nashville Screenwriters Conference JUNE 4-6, 2010 Try next year.

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Screenwriter Organizations

Writers Guild of America, West Since 1927, the Writers Guild of America, West Registry has been the industry standard in the creation of legal evidence for the protection of writers and their work. When you register your script prior to submitting it to agents, managers, or producers, you document your authorship on a given date should there be unauthorized usage.

Writers Guild of America, East Script Registration is one of the most popular services offered by the Writers Guild East. We register the creative material of thousands of writers each year. Before you start sending your work to agents, producers and actors, make sure you protect your material with the Writers Guild Online Script Registration service.

CineStory is a non-profit educational association dedicated to providing new screenwriters with opportunities to work with committed industry professionals on a personal basis in order to raise the level of their craft and the marketability of their projects.

The Acadamy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Founded in 1927 by 36 of the most influential men and women in the motion picture industry at the time, the Academy is an honorary membership organization whose ranks now include more than 6,000 artists and professionals.

Mystery Writers Of America Membership in MWA is open to published authors, editors, screenwriters, and other professionals in the field.

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Books on Screenwriting

 

Newsletters

"Final Draft, Inc."

Read the Newsletter for BlueCat Screen Play Competition.


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Websites

How to write a Salable Screenplay
http://members.tripod.com/~e-luttrell0/screenplay.html

http://www.InkTip.com - bills itself as the easiest way to get exposure for your scripts!

Script City
  Script City's store on Sunset Boulevard has long
  been the place to buy movie and TV scripts of every
  genre and generation. These days, you can go to
  http://www.scriptcity.net to make your purchase if
  you don't want to go to Hollywood.

 
Drew's Script-O-Rama http://www.script-o-rama.com
  has links to dozens of scripts and transcripts, not
  to mention news and contests.  

Selling your screenplay  

Pitch Your Screenplay  

Protect Your Screenplay

CS Web (www.csweb.ws) - This portal to the screenwriting world includes more than 1,000,000 words of advice to help you make the transition from aspiring to professional screenwriter.