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-- Organizations
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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.
The Cape Coral Historical Society/Museum is looking for a person capable of writing a one hour documentary. [more]
An invitation for a joint ventrure with The Laboratory Theater of Florida to create some programs together.
CONTESTS
The 2012 GCWA Writing Contest is open for submissions. Deadline January 31, 2012.
The Theatre Conspiracy New Play Contest, Deadline March 30, 2012.
Playwrights' Center's Writer's Opportunities Listings
Freelance Writing's list of writing contests in screenwriting, poetry, fiction, & journalism.
Script Pipeline Pipeline into motion pictures. Annual contests.
Writers Wanted
A Film Writer lists producers, studios, agents or productions companies are looking for screenplays, screenwriters, or they accept queries from new writers.
Screenwriting contests, festivals and other calls for scripts.
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Conferences and Festivals
Austin Film Festival Conference: October 20-23, 2011 - Festival: October 20-27, 2011
Florida Literary Arts Coalition Other Words Conference, November 10-12, 2011, St. Augustine, FL
Tallahassee Writers Association Conference, May 4-6, 2012
Southampton Playwriting Conference, Southampton, NY, July 11-15 & July 18-29, 2012
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.
Classes in Screenwriting
The New School Continuing Education is offering online screenwriting courses and a Certificate in Screenwritning.
Books on Screenwriting
(What are your favorite NEW screenwriting books? Let us know.)-
Which Lie Did I Tell : More Adventures in the Screen Trade
by William Goldman
Pantheon Books, (March 2000)
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2000 Guide to Literary Agents
Edited by Donya Dickerson
Writer's Digest Books, (January 2000)
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Laughing Out Loud : Writing the Comedy-Centered Screenplay
by Andrew Horton
University of California Press, (January 2000).
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Writing the Short Film
by Pat Cooper, Ken Dancyger
Focal Press, (October 1999).
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Myth and the Movies : Discovering the Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films
by Stuart Voytilla, Christopher Vogler
Michael Wiese Productions, (October 1999).
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Writing Television Sitcoms
by Evan S. Smith
Perigee, (September 1999)
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How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make
by Denny Martin Flinn
Lone Eagle Publishing, (August 1999)
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Selling Scripts to Hollywood
by Katherine Atwell Herbert
Allworth Press, (August 1999)
- The Screenwriter's Legal Guide
by Stephen F. Breimer, Esq.
Allworth Press, (July 1999)
Newsletters
Websites
Scriptwriters Network - a 501(c) Non-Profit Organization for writers helping writers.
How to write a Salable Screenplay
http://members.tripod.com/~e-luttrell0/screenplay.htmlhttp://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.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.