Steven M. Opsanic, Executive Director

Expired. Previous Deadline: 07/03/2010
Contact contest for this year's deadline.

The Great Lakes Scriptwriting Competition is now accepting entries of short and feature length screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays. The annual scriptwriting competition is a way for new and veteran scriptwriters to possibly get the break they need. Each year numerous agencies contact us about our winning scripts.

Must be 18 years of age or older. The entered script must not be or previously been optioned, sold, or produced.

Short Length Script:
$25.00 if postmarked by January 9, 2010 (U.S. Currency only) $35.00 if postmarked by March 27, 2010 (U.S. Currency only) $45.00 if postmarked by June 26, 2010 (U.S. Currency only) $55.00 if postmarked by July 3, 2010 (U.S. Currency only) Withoutabox entries ONLY

Feature Length Script:
$35.00 if postmarked by January 9, 2010 (U.S. Currency only) $45.00 if postmarked by March 27, 2010 (U.S. Currency only) $55.00 if postmarked by June 26, 2010 (U.S. Currency only) $65.00 if postmarked by July 3, 2010 (U.S. Currency only) Withoutabox entries ONLY Deadline: 07/03/2010

Any genre considered

Script must be original work of the author.

Multiple authorship is allowed. If the script wins, the prize will be divided by the writers.

Multiple entries are allowed, but each entry must be accompanied by their own completed entry form and their own appropriate entry fee.

No corrected pages or additional pages will be accepted after the script has been entered.

Any genre considered.

Script Guidelines

• Submitted Scripts must be in English.
• Do not send originals, scripts will not be returned.
• Scripts must be in industry standard format and bound with 2 or 3 brads unless submitted electronically as an Adobe PDF or Word File.
• Body pages must be correctly numbered.
• Script title page should only contain name of screenplay.
• Must be on white paper.
• Covers must be card stock.

Teleplay Rules:

• Teleplays must be original material. We will not accept spec scripts for existing shows, treatments or reality television pilots.
• Teleplays must be hour or half-hour or one hour pilots. Additional material will not be read or considered.
• Teleplays must not have been previously optioned, purchased or produced.

Script Length:

• Feature Length scripts 70 pages or more
• Shorts length scripts 69 pages or less
• Teleplay Feature Length scripts no more than 60 pages
• Teleplay Short Length Scripts no more than 30 pages
• Stage Play Full Length scripts 50 pages or more
• Stage Play Short Length Scripts 49 pages or less

Prizes for the winning script will include cash award of $5,000.00 The winning script will be forwarded to agents and industry professionals for consideration.