September 15, 2010 (early); October 15, 2010 (standard); November 7, 2010 (late).
Days Till Deadline: 66

Only 1000 entries will be accepted. Enter early and save! Out of close to three hundred "contest sites," WriteMovies is one of only a handful that has produced movies from winning projects. "The List", was written by WriteMovies winner Marcus Folmar. In addition, former winner Jon Rosten has parlayed his success in the contest into getting his project," Valley of Angels" produced last Dec. Hundreds of others have had their scripts optioned and bought and have found representation. Several novels have also been published and plays produced. Production companies, studios and agencies contact us all the time about our winners! The founder of the company discovered Andrew Niccol who wrote & produced "The Truman Show" amongst others. We succeed when you succeed.

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Scripts: $19 (by September 15, 2010); $29 (by October 15, 2010); $39 (by November 7, 2010) Flat fee for Books: $54.

(Entry fees have been reduced to those of 1999 in order to help writers during the recession.)

ATTENTION: Mailed projects are subject to a $5 surcharge.

• Entry fees will not be returned.
• Under no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of submitted material be accepted.
• Submitted material will not be returned.
• Applicants may not submit material that has already been bought or optioned.
• Co-written projects are accepted as long as both authors sign the application form.
• Members and employees of WriteMovies.com and their immediate families are not eligible, nor are any competition judges and their immediate families.
• Maximum of 1000 entries allowed.

• Grand Prize: $3,000 in cash and guaranteed representation.
• Up to $1 million in option monies from the A-List producers we work with. If a studio/production company wishes to option the script, we will fly the winner to Los Angeles and pay (up to $4,000) for their accommodation.
• We will submit the top three projects to relevant production companies (such as Neal Moritz Productions, Bruckheimer Films, Scott Rudin Prods.) networks (FOX, ABC, CBS, etc.) & studios (Paramount, Warner Bros, NBC Universal, etc.). You keep ALL the option/sales money.
• The Grand Prize winner is also submitted to several literary agencies and management companies as well as non-US companies to increase the chances of a sale.
• We will pitch your script to companies such as ICM, William Morris, Endeavor, ACME, The Gage Group, etc.
• The names of the top three winners and their projects are mentioned in press releases and on the web. The Grand Prize winner will receive $1,000 in free script consulting to develop the winning script
• The top three contestants are invited to have lunch in Los Angeles with a Hollywood producer.
• The second place winner will receive our free Platinum consulting package.
• The third place winner will receive our free Gold consulting package. Courtesy of Final Draft, the top winners will receive their award-winning screenwriting software.
• One year's subscription to Script Magazine to top three writers.
• Courtesy of Click & Copyright, the top three winners will receive a free Complete Copyright Package, that will enable them to protect their winning project or a future project of their choosing.
• Also courtesy of Click & Copyright, the top three winners will receive their choice of any 3 of their e-books