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Fellowship Semifinalists Announced

ScreenCraft has announced the semifinalists of their 2014 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship, selected from more than 2,000 submissions.

Fresh Voices Announces Quarterfinalists

The Fresh Voices Screenwriting Competition has announced their quarterfinalists for 2014-2015. (PDF format)

Spec Scriptacular Announces Contest Finalists

TVWriter.com has announced the finalists of the 20th Spec Scriptacular TV Writing Contest.

Screenwriting Staffing Names Top Loglines

Screenwriting Staffing has named the finalist for their 2014 Logline Competition.

ScreenCraft Announces Family-Friendly Quarterfinalists

Quarterfinalists have been announced for the 2014 ScreenCraft Family Friendly Screenwriting Competition.

Spec Scriptacular Announces Semifinalists

TVWriter.com has announced semifinalists for the 20th Spec Scriptacular.

New Movie by PAGE Award Winner Bill Dubuque Now in Production

The new action-thriller THE ACCOUNTANT, written by 2008 PAGE Gold Prize Winner Bill Dubuque, begins filming this week in Atlanta, featuring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow in the starring roles.

1st Scene Screenplay Festival Names January Winners

Watch the 3 winning first scene readings from the January 2015 1st Scene Writing Festival.

Marquee Lights Names Quarterfinalists

The Marquee Lights Competition has announced their 2014 quarterfinalists in the Feature Screenplay, Original Television Pilot, and Short Screenplay categories.

Courier Awards Names Semifinalists

Courier Awards has announced their 2014 Semifinalists. Finalists will be announced on February 15, 2015.

Scriptapalooza Announces Latest Producer Requests

The Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition has announced their latest producer requests.

WILDsound Announces January 2015 Feature Screenplay Winner

The Fireworks Stand, by David M. Hyde, has been named the winner of the January, 2015 WildSound Feature Screenplay Contest.

TWP Announces Latest Contest Winners

The Writers Place (TWP) has announced the winners of its May through October 2014 screenplay competition.

ScreenCraft Announces Action/Thriller Contest Results

ScreenCraft has announced THE ENEMY WITHIN by Ken Miyamoto as the grand prize winner of the 2014 ScreenCraft Action & Thriller Script Contest.

Short Screenplay Contest Winners Announced

Tattoo by R. Wayne Gray has been named the winner of the 2014 Short Screenplay Contest.

Richmond Film Festival Announces Screenplay Selections

The Richmond Film Festival has announced their 2015 Official Screenplay Selections.

Short Screenplay Contest Names Finalists

The finalists for the 2014 SHORT SCREENPLAY CONTEST have been announced.

Holiday Screenplay Contest Announces 2014 Results

David Kaneen's Happy Father's Day has been named the winner of the 2014 Holiday Screenplay Contest.

Holiday Screenplay Contest Names Finalists

Five finalists have been announced for the 2014 Holiday Screenplay Contest

Reel Writers Screenwriting Competition Announces Third Cycle Winners

Year 73 by Jeff Shevlowitz has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the Third Cycle of the 2014 Reel Writers Screenwriting Competition.

Chicago Screenplay Contest Unravels Amid Accusations, Complaints

After Jason Park moved to California from the northern suburbs, he thought he found the perfect venue to promote his coming-of-age screenplay set during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

The aspiring screenwriter spent $39 to enter the Chicago Screenplay Contest, and was pleased when he was named the inaugural contest’s grand-prize winner in August. His winnings, according to the website, included part of a cash prize, screenwriting software and, most importantly, meetings with industry insiders. [from DNAInfo Chicago]

StoryPros International Names Contest Winner

Shadowman, by Mike Miller, has been named the winner of the 8th Annual StoryPros International Screenplay Competition.

WILDSound Announces Short Script Winners

WILDSound has announced their Short Script Winners for 2014.

London Film Awards Announced

The Way Back Home, by Jonathan LaPoma, has been named the Feature Screenplay Grand Prize Winner of the London Film Awards.

Courier Awards Names Quarterfinalists

Quarterfinalists have bee named for the 2014 Courier Awards. Semifinalists will be announced on January 15, 2015.

Chicago Screenplay Contest Discontinued

The Chicago Screenplay Contest has discontinued their competition.

StoryPros International Finalists Announced

StoryPros International has announced the finalists of their 8th Annual Screenwriting Competition.

WILDsound Announces 22 Winning 1st Scene Screenplay Readings for 2014

Video Interviews with Shore Script Winners

Shore Scripts has posted video interviews with their recent contest winners.

Scriptapalooza TV Announces Script Requests

Scriptapalooza TV has announced the latest script requests from their TV writing competition.

Circus Road Announces Contest Winners

Mind of the Assassin by Carolina Saccone has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2014 Circus Road Sreenplay Competition.

StoryPros Names International Semifinalists

Semifinalists have been named for the 8th Annual StoryPros International Screenplay Contest.

MoviePoet.com Announces October Contest Results

I Will Not Blow Up the Science Fair by Scott Merrow has been named the winner of the October, 2014 MoviePoet.com Short Screenplay Competition.

Writers Place Announces Latest Finalists

The Writers Place (TWP) has announced the finalists for their May 2014 through October 2014 screenplay competition.

StoryPros International Announces Quarterfinalists

Quarterfinalists have been announced for the 2014 Story Pros International Screenwriting Competition.

Launch Pad Announces Top 10 Features

The Tracking Board has announced the top 10 scripts of the Launch Pad Features Script Competition.

Screamfest Names 2014 Contest Winners

Asylum by Michael Strode & Eric Wostenberg has been named the winner of the 2014 Screamfest Screenwriting Competition.

Nevada Film Festival Names Contest Winners

Love You, Miss You, Bye, by Thomas S. Brown, has been named the Best Feature Length Screenplay in the 2014 Nevada Film Festival. Stuck, by Robert Factor, was named the Short Script Winner.

Bankable Script Discontinues Screenplay Contest

The Bankable Script Competition has discontinued their competition. Questions can be directed to: contact@bankablescript.com

One in Ten Announces Contest Winners

Caire Yeowart's Yesternight has been named the winner of the 2014 One in Ten Screenwriting Competition.

Shore Scripts Announces Contest Winners

Little House by Claire Fowler has been named the 1st Place winner of the 2014 Shore Scripts Screenplay Competition.

RIIFF Announces 2014 Screenplay Contest Winners

George Billard from Eldred, NY is the Best Screenplay Grand Prize Winner for this year's FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) Screenplay Competition.

WILDSound Announces November TV Winners

WILDsound has announced its 3 winning TV PILOT and SPEC Screenplay Winners for November, 2014.

Circus Road Announces Finalists

Circus Road has announced their contest finalists for 2014.

Breaking Walls Announces 3rd Quarter Contest Results

Checkmate by Mike Boss has been named the winner of Breaking Walls Screenwriting Competition for the 3rd Quarter of 2014.

MoviePoet Announces September Short Script Contest Winners

Basil Sunshine's A Kindness has been named the First Place Winner of the September, 2014 MoviePoet.com Short Screenplay Competition.

WILDSound Names November Screenplay Winners

WILDsound Festival has posted full readings of the November Movie Screenplay Winners.

Final Draft Announces Big Break Semifinalists

Final Draft has announced their Big Break Screenwriting Contest Semifinalists for 2014.

World Series of Screenwriting Announces Contest Winners

Amy Ricker's Target has been named the Champion of the 2014 World Series of Screenwriting.

Scriptapalooza TV Requests by Producers

The following companies have requested Scriptapalooza TV's recent winners and finalists.

Shore Scripts Announces 2014 Feature & Short Finalists

Short Scripts has announced their 5 Feature & 3 Short finalists in alphabetical order. The placement of the scripts will be determined by Judges and announced on Friday, November 14th.

WILDSOUND Announces Latest Festival Readings

WILDsound has posted the readings from their latest Writing Festival.

Shore Scripts Announces Semifinalists

Shore Scripts has announced their feature and short screenplay semifinalists

2014 PAGE Award Winners Announced

The Winners of the 11th Annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to Matias Caruso of Buenos Aires, Argentina, for his exciting Action/Adventure script THREE OF SWORDS. The Judges have also awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes in ten different genre categories.

Search for New Blood Names Contest Finalists

Stage 32 and the Blood List have announced the finalists of their 2014 Search for New Blood Screenwriting Competition.

Table Read My Screenplay Announces Contest Winners

Derek Asaff's The Wheelman has been named the Grand Prize Winner of 2014 Table Read My Screenplay (London) screenwriting competition. Sam McClure's Mind of a Child was the short screenplay winner.

Horror Screenplay Contest Names Winner

David Kaneen's Texas Revenge has been named the winner of the 2014 Horror Screenplay Contest.

2014 World Series of Screenwriting Announces Finalists

The 2014 World Series of Screenwriting Winners their Official Finalists.

WILDSound Announces Monthly Contest Winnner

This month's WILDSound feature winning script is The Fix Factor, by Kyle Jenkins.

Horror Screenplay Contest Finalists Announced

The finalists for the 2014 HORROR SCREENPLAY CONTEST have been announced.

IFFF Announces Screenplay Finalists

The International Family Film Festival (IFFF) has announced their 2014 finalists.

Shore Scripts Announces Quarterfinalists

Short Scripts has announced their feature and short screenplay quarterfinalists.

Winners Announced For Academy Nicholl Fellowships

Three individual writers and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition.

MoviePoet.com Announces Feature Contest Winner

The Question by Rick Hansberry has been named the winner of the MoviePoet.com Feature Length Screenplay Competition.

Hollywood Screenplay Contest Names Contest Winners

Jonathan LaPoma's The Way Back Home has been named the Grand Jury Prize Winner of the 2014 Hollywood Sreeenplay Contest.

WILDSound Announces October First Scene Screenplay Winners

WILDsound has announced the winners of their October First Scene Screenplay Competition.

Final Draft Announces Big Break Quarterfinalists

Final Draft has announced their Big Break Screenwriting Contest Quarterfinalists for 2014, representing the top 10% of almost 7,000 entries.

Big Star Announces Finalists

The Big Star Screenwriting Competition, sponsored by the Dallas Screenwriters Association, has announced their 2014 Screenplay Contest Finalists.

IFFF Announces Official Selections

The International Family Film Festival has announced their official selections for 2014.

Academy Announces Nicholl Finalist Loglines

Loglines have been announced for the 2014 Nicholl finalists.

Scriptapalooza Interviews Top Screenplay Winners

Scriptapalooza has posted video interviews with their 2014 top 3 finishers: Tom Morris, Michael McQuade, and Cynthia Chapman.

Academy Announces Nicholl Fellowship Finalists

Finalists have been announced for the 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships In Screenwriting.

New York Screenplay Contest Winners Named

Operation No Moore, by Michael Esser has been named the Grand Jury Prize Winner of the 2014 New York Screenplay Contest.

New York Screenplay Contest Announces Finalists

The New York Screenplay Contest has announced their finalists for 2014.

Samuel Goldwyn Finalists Announced

The five finalists of the 59th annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards were announced on Wednesday, Sept. 17, and for the sixth time in the past 15 years, all five are from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

PAGE Announces 2014 Finalists

The PAGE Awards has announced their 2014 finalists in all genres and formats.

Scriptapalooza Names Contest Winners

Elephant in the Room by Tom Morris has been named the 1st Place Winner of the 2014 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition.

WILDsound Announces September Feature and Short Screenplay Winners

Austin Fest Announces Semifinalists

The Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition has announced their semifinalists from a record field of 6,764 individual scripts.

CWA Announces Grand Prize Winner

Derek Asaff's The Wheelman has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2014 Creative World Awards Screenwriting Competition.

Reel Writers Announces Latest Contest Winners

Joe Borriello's Alien in my Pocket has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the Reel Writers Screenwriting Competition for the 2nd Cycle of 2014.

Scriptapalooza Interviews Latest TV Contest Winners

Scriptapalooza TV has posted video interviews with TV Contest Winners Crystal Garrett, Luther Mace, and Robert William McCormick.

Circus Road Announces Semifinalists

Circus Road Films has announced the semifinalists of their First Annual Screenplay Contest, representing the top 35% of all submissions.

MoviePoet.com Announces July Short Script Winners

William Boehmer's Best Left Unsaid has been named winner of the July, 2014 MoviePoet.com Short Screenplay Competition.

CWA Announces Finalists

The Creative World Awards - CWA - has announced their finalists for 2014.

Scriptapalooza Announces Finalists

Scriptapalooza has announced their top 30 finalists for 2014.

Moondance Announces 2014 Finalists

Finalists have been announced for the 2014 Moondance writing categories.

WILDSound Announces TV Contest Winners

WILDsound has announced its latest TV PILOT and TV SPEC Screenplay Winners.

CWA Announces Semifinalists

The Creative World Awards - CWA - has announced their semifinalists for 2014.

ScreenCraft Announces Comedy Contest Quarterfinalists

ScreenCraft has announced their 2014 Comedy Script quarterfinalists from among 1,300 entries.

WMC36 Quarterfinalists Announced

WriteMovies has announced quarterfinalist for their 36th Writing Contest from the nearly 1000 screenplays, books, plays, short stories and articles that were submitted. (UPDATED)

Scriptapalooza Announces Screenplay Semifinalists

The Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition has announced their 2014 Semifinalists.

PAGE Announces 2014 Semifinalists

The PAGE International Screenwring Awards has announced their 2014 Semifinalists from among a record-setting 6079 submissions.

Scriptapalooza Announces TV Contest Winners

Scriptapalooza has announced their latest Pilot, Sitcom, and 1-Hour TV Contest Winners.

CWA Announces Quarterfinalists

The Creative World Awards has announced their Screenplay Contest Quarterfinalists for 2014.

TLLjournal Names Top Loglines for June/July 2014

TTLJournal.com has announced the top six loglines of their June/July 2014 Logline Contest.

Script Pipeline Names TV Contest Winner

Thomas Krajewski has been named the winner of the 2014 Script Pipeline TV Writing Competetion for his original comedy piilot, Supernormal.

Script Pipeline Names Screenplay Contest Winner

Hexen by Alex Ross has been selected from among 3,516 entries as the Grand Prize Winner of the 2014 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition.

Scriptapalooza Announces Quarterfinalists

Scriptapalooza has announced their Quarterfinalists for 2014.

WILDSound Announces Latest First Scene and Short Screenplay Winners

WILDSound has announced their latest First Scene Screenplay Contest Winners.