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Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Shore Scripts Feature
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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Objective
We are seeking emerging feature screenwriting talent across all genres.
Over the past fifteen years, we’ve built an unparalleled network of industry relationships, resulting in millions of dollars in spec sales, hundreds of writers signed and introduced to representation, and multiple films produced, including The Assessment, starring Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen, acquired by Amazon for mid-seven figures.
As the only contest with a dedicated Writer Development Manager, we provide ongoing, structured support while connecting our writers to a network of 300+ industry professionals.
Feature film production is a massive engine, made up of many moving parts and engaging the creative talents of a huge number of individuals, but as the well-known phrase goes, "It all starts with the script". Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early | May 29, 2026 8 |
$59.00 |
| Regular | July 14, 2026 54 |
$69.00 |
| Final | August 28, 2026 99 |
$79.00 |
WinningScripts Pro $5 Off Coupon
Notification: Quarter-Finalists: Oct 6, 2026;Semi-Finalist: Nov 13, 2026;Finalist & Winners: Dec 9, 2026.
Eligibility
Open to all. Scripts should be between 80-120 pages. Must be written in English.Rules
Scripts should ideally be within 80-120 pages. Writers can exceed the recommended limits by up to 30 pages, with an additional fee of $1 per page.
Screenwriters from all countries are welcome to enter. All scripts must be written in English.
The script must be the writer’s original work. Adaptations are accepted but the writer must own all copyright. At no point will Shore Scripts ever have any rights over your work.
All ages are welcome.
We accept all genres, including animation. It’s absolutely fine if your script is a combination of multiple genres or sub-genres. If that’s the case, use the Genre dropdown to indicate the main genre on your submission, and make a note of other Genres, and any other information you feel will be relevant to the reader in the Any Other Project Comments field.
Each writer, or writing team, may not have earned more than $50,000 in screenwriting fees in the preceding 18 months. This clause is in place to help us support emerging talent. (Contest & Fellowship awards and writing fees received outside of fiction screenwriting do not count toward this total).
You may enter a newer draft of an already submitted script. There is a small additional fee as the script will be reread. You may re-enter your script through the Resubmission page.
A writer can enter as many scripts in as many categories as they wish.
If a script is optioned or purchased during the competition, then it will no longer be eligible for the contest.
Scripts should be in standard screenplay formatting and submitted electronically as a PDF.
Please only include the Script Title on the cover page.
The winners consent to Shore Scripts using their name, script title, and any other relevant information for promotional purposes on their website. This will be used to inform other contestants and the media of the results.
If Shore Scripts helps a writer gain representation, option, sell, or have his/her screenplay produced, then we are entitled to state this on our website and on any other platform whenever we see fit.
Shore Scripts staff and associates are unable to enter.
The decision of Shore Scripts is final. By applying to this contest each participant agrees to hold Shore Scripts, our judges and sponsors immune from any competition disputes, claims, liabilities, and expenses.
By entering Shore Scripts, you authorize us to use any trusted third-party online, cloud-based, and email services and databases for hosting, managing, and/or sending/transmitting your submission file(s).
If we see fit, we can extend the final deadline for the competition. (Please note that this has never yet happened).
FOR ALL THE RULES & FAQ: https://www.shorescripts.com/rules-faq/#f-rules.
Awards
Over $10,000 in Cash and Prizes, Including Industry Mentorship, Meetings, and Acceptance into the Shore Scripts Writer Development Program.
NEW in 2026 - Win a Mentorship Call with DEBBIE BERMAN (BLACK PANTHER, CAPTAIN MARVEL, SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING)
With 3 Winning Placements and 10 Finalist Placements, there are lots of ways to win your spot in the Shore Scripts Writer Development Program.
See website for more.
Shore Scripts Feature
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
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Contest News
Shore Scripts Names Quarterfinalists
Shore Scripts has announced the quarterfinalists of their 2025 Feature Screenwriting Competition:
WRITER NAME(S): SCRIPT TITLE:
Aaron Huckleberry: The Tree With No Heart
Adrian Prospero: The Resetters
Alejandro Ayala: BLACK HOLE BARRY
Alex Murawski: Walking in Iowa
Andy Yang: Uncle Hong
Ariella Stoian: Life as a Mesoplankton
Aron Flasher: The Twilight
Baerbel Morsch: OBJECT 547
Bill Blomquist & Sam Severn: The Watermelon Gospel
Boaz Super: Diaspora
Brian Simpson: Rosie’s Choice
Carleigh Foutch: Perfect Revenge
Cat Papadimitriou: Ines At Night
Christopher Shawbell: NEXUS
Coale Coleman: The Birds of Ballylare
D. Ross: THE BAD LADY
Dan Loschack: Night Dance
Daniel Ezra: Locusts
Danielle Lee: Peace for Justice
David Milwee: The Fabled Five
Eduardo Petersen: Damn Lucky
Emma He & Maddie McCann: Superbloom
Hymnson Chan: THE RED, WHITE, AND BOOM
Ioannis Kementsetsidis: God Code
Janelle Lee Austin: The Paperman
Jared Callahan: Thresher
Jason Hinton: The Immovable Sword
Jennifer D’Angelo Kircher & Nancy Stearns Bercaw: SEOUL 88
Jessica Romer: The End of the Circle
Jim Kuehnis: The Arc of Nirvana
Jim Wurst: SWISS CLEAN
Jodi Levtian: Prophecy
Joe Borg: Monday
Joel Maryles: Between Heaven and Hell
Joel Michalak: Calm
John Cleaver: Gray Greene
John Doble: THE AMEN SISTERHOOD
John Morrissey: Star Power
John Paul Su: Karaoke News
Jonathan Ruppert & Toby Osborne: HACKED
Josh Garvin: Uncle Hank Was Here
Juan Bravo: A Long Hard Road
June Escalante: An Unremarkable Family
Kat Magrowitz: Once Upon A Time In East Germany
Katie Wells: Between Us
Kevin Karp: Koba
Laurence Rosier Staines: Christ is Back
Linda Robbins: A KILLING TALE
Lisa Mac: The Victorian Chocolatier
Louisa Connolly-Burnham: Sister Wives
Marine Mondelot: Eon
Matt Campanella: In Good Standing
Matthew Campanella: Pray Hard, Play Harder
Max Rissman: TIME FLIES
Melvin Lima: CA$H4LIFE
Michael Sutter: Red Blooded
Molly Bandt: Sturgeon General
Morgan Von Ancken: Cutting Numbers
Myles Hodder: I DON’T THROW SMALL TANTRUMS
Nepa Khatun: The Body Snatchers
Noah Jorgensen & Nolan Watt: Welcome Home Eugene
Parker Stocksdale: Into The Well
Paul Cornwell: BEARHUG
Pavel Reiner: Fishbowl
Peter Aston: OFF SCRIPT
Pezhmann Mokary: SAKO: tale of a refugee
Phil Yuhas: ROCKY ROAD
Phillip McSween: MEN WE’VE NEVER SEEN
Phillip McSween: The Five
Quinn Spicker: God Makers
Rachel Troche: DEPENDA[BLE
Richard Padro: LENNY – A BROOKLYN STORY
Ryan Callahan: Diamond Rick
Sarah Hilton: Carnival of the Crazies
Teddy Cecil: Sandy Gray
Tom Fredrickson: Notes From The Road
Troy Alexander: Bruises
Tyler Schultz: PHRENIC
Weiyang Liu: WELCOME TO AMERICA
William Buntin II: Substitute Creature
Zebidiah Millett: TWINK DEATH
Updated: 11/28/2025
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Contact
171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363
Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/feature/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com
Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of Contests
Report Card |
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| Overall: |
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(3.9/5.0) |
| Professionalism: |
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(3.4/5.0) |
| Feedback: |
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(3.5/5.0) |
| Signficance: |
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(3.8/5.0) |
| Report Cards: |
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Have you entered?
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