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Writers Place

The Writers Place

Contact

P.O. Box 11426
Pensacola, FL 32524-1426
850-476-1405 (voice)
850-476-1039 (fax)

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Contact: Jim Fischer, Cofounder/Director of Administration

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Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Feedback: 2 stars2 stars (2.2/5.0)
Signficance: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.5/5.0)
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Objective

To assist the aspiring screenwriter in realizing his/her dream of becoming a professional screenwriter. To eliminate industry chokepoints that stifle creativity and impede screenplay access to managers,agents & producers.

Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline Date Entry Fee Days till Deadline
Early Bird October 31, 2013 $55 161
Final November 15, 2013 $65 176

See website for TV script entry fees, and multi-script discounts

Rules

  1. Full-length scripts - not more than 130 pages.
  2. Half-hour shorts or teleplays - not more than 45 pages.
  3. Submissions must be in Engish
  4. Submissions must use 12-point Courier font.
  5. Pages should be numbered.
  6. 3-hole punch & brads with front & back cover.
  7. No promotional material.
  8. No shooting scripts.
  9. Scipts must be copyrighted or registered with the WGA.
  10. Entry form, release form & appropriate fee must accompany each submission.
  11. May enter more than one script.
  12. $10 administrative charge for scripts submitted after contest period deadline.

Awards

Winning & placing scripts are submitted to managers, agents and/or producers; Final Draft Screenwriting Software or commensurate cash; and yearly magazine subscriptions of major industry periodicals.

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News: Writers Place

TWP Announces Latest Contest Finalists

The Writers Place (TWP) has announced the finalists for its November 2011 – April 2012 screenplay contest:

Full-Length:
My College Essay by Mary Krell-Oishi
Don’t Stay After Midnight by Christopher Olsen & Trevin Satterfield
Moonchild by Stacy Arnold-Strider
Firewatch by Sandra Sabatino
The Money Tree by Shiva Ramanathan
Evil’s Bane by Alastair Collinson
Death Cult by Carlton Witherell
Redemption by Raj Patel
Halloween Baby by Sandra Bowes
Tooth and Claw by Irving Metzman
Cowboy by Alex Mindt & Randall Harvey
The Aces and Eights – Dead Man’s Hand (part 1) by Tonya J. Roberts
The Last Straw by Stephen J. Smith
Uncle Hoppy and The Pecos Kid by Clinton E. & Jim L. Braly
Chasing Rabbits by Heather Kenihan
The Ultimate Quest by Michael Pallotta


Teleplay/Short:
Transhumans by Alex Sobol
The Payment by Roi Tamkin
The Losers Club by Pyung Kim
Lost Dog by Dean Friske
Haven’t We Met Before? By Kevin Silva
A Lament of War by Praveen Collins
Highjacking by Lauren Hoekstra
Jack Mormon by Marcellus Van Lent & Emit Robins
Bob’s Mutant Pets by Irving Metzman
Modern Family: The Big Cheeseburger Picture by Justin Noble
Duality by Nicholas Anthony
Community, “Principles of Team Dynamics” by Adam Blazak
What Now? By Adamo Barbieri


The order in which the above scripts are listed is no indication of preference.

Winner announcement (1st, 2nd, 3rd & honorable mention): July 1, 2012

Updated: 05/30/2012
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Interviews: Writers Place

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Christine Autrand Mitchell

An interview with screenwriter Christine Autrand Mitchell regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 05/09/2012

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Diane Meyer

An interview with screenwriter Diane Meyer regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 02/24/2010

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Deana Costner

An interview with screenwriter Deana Costner regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 02/12/2009

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Elizabeth Hamlett

An interview with screenwriter Elizabeth Hamlett regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 07/29/2008

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Jonathan Harnisch

An interview with screenwriter Jonathan Harnisch regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 07/22/2007

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Diana Kemp-Jones

An interview with screenwriter Diana Kemp-Jones regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 01/24/2007

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Robert Heske

An interview with screenwriter Robert Heske regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 01/02/2007

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Don Rosenblit

An interview with screenwriter Don Rosenblit regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 11/02/2006

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Alan Baxter

An interview with screenwriter Alan Baxter regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 08/25/2006

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Jeff Seeman

An interview with screenwriter Jeff Seeman regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 02/05/2006

MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Parker Briscoe

An interview with screenwriter Parker Briscoe regarding the Writers Place Writing Competition.

Updated: 07/20/2005
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