Portia Jefferson, Coordinator
MovieBytes Interview: JIM CIRILE

Expired. Previous Deadline: 08/10/2009
Contact contest for this year's deadline.

Writers On The Storm was founded with the goal of helping talented writers get their script in front of as many decision makers in the industry as possible. Over 140 top agents, managers and production companies will be reading the winning script and the loglines of the top ten finalists. (A complete list is available at www.writerstorm.com)

Each entrant will receive feedback on their script. We know what it's like to send out a script and not hear any response. The feedback will briefly explain why the script did or did not advance.

Writers on the Storm is also the only contest where you could get a second or even third chance. How? If you submit the script to www.coverageink.com during the contest period, you're automatically entered in the contest. If your script gets a "consider with reservations" or better (appx. top 10%), your script advances to the quarterfinals ("let it ride.") However, we also give you the option to polish your script and resubmit it before the contest end date (paying a $40 entry fee) theoretically bettering your odds. And you can do this as many times as you want during the contest's duration!

Open to anyone 18 years or older.

$40, OR, submit your script to www.coverageink.com for any analysis from 4/27/09 through 7/27/09, and entry into Writers on the Storm is FREE.  wsPro $5 Discount 

The competition is open to all writers who have earned less than $10,000 career earnings as a screenwriter. Entering the competition constitutes permission to use the winners' names, script titles and loglines for publicity and promotion with no additional compensation. We reserve the right to publicize and promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered scripts.

Script can be submitted ONLINE or by MAIL.

Mulitiple entries are accepted, but must have a separate entry form and entry fee for each submission.

Screenplays must be the original work of the author.

No substitutions of new drafts or corrected pages for script entries will be accepted under any circumstances.

Writers On The Storm recommends registering your script(s) with the WGA and/or copyrighting your material with the Library of Congress.

For complete rules please visit www.writerstorm.com

Check website for full list of prizes.

FIRST PLACE

• $10,000 CASH!
• $2,500 in Creative Currency towards Membership and Coursework from Writers Boot Camp Script to be submitted to 140 top agents, managers, and development executives
• John Rainey Script Consulting: In-depth script analysis from top-rated screenplay analyst John Rainey
• Robert Flaxman's Deep Feedback: Deep Feedback screenplay analysis
• Detailed Script Analysis: Phone consultations and mentoring from Coverage, Ink founder and Creative Screenwriting columnist Jim Cirile
• Scriptblaster: Blaster Pack
• Great American Pitchfest: Free Admission to the next Great American or
• Great Canadian Pitchfest
• Scriptwriters Network: 1-year membership
• InkTip.com: Online script placement and magazine listing
• "Breakfast With Sharks" by Michael Lent
• Blake Snyder/Save The Cat!: Admission to a Save the Cat! Seminar
• Digital Express: 1,000 Color Business Cards
• TrackingB.com: 1-year membership
• Scripped.com: 1-year VAULT Script Protection Premium Service
• Scripped.com: Telephone Conference With Producer Aaron Lubin
• Telephon Conference: With Producer Erik Bauer
• Moviemaker Magazine: 1-year subscription
• iScript.com: A 2-Reader iScript AND 5 Copies of Your iScript on CD
• Magnetic Poetry: Mixed up Movie Lines Set
• Write Brothers: Dramatica Pro Software
• Script Stork: Free Stork Mail query to over 1000 producer, agents, and managers

2ND & 3RD PLACE

• $1,000 in Creative Currency towards membership and coursework from Writers Boot Camp
• Logline to be submitted to our network of over 140 top agents, managers, and development executives
• Great American Pitchfest: (second place only) $100 gift certificate towards Great Canadian Pitchfest
• Great American Pitchfest: (3rd place only) $50 gift certificate towards Great American Pitchfest
• InkTip.com: Online script placement and magazine listing
• Script Stork: Free stork mail query to over 1000 producer, agents, and managers
• 1,000 color business cards courtesy of Digital Express
• TrackingB.com: 1-year membership
• Scripped. com: 1-year vault script protection premium service.
• "Breakfast With Sharks" by Michael Lent
• Blake Snyder / Save The Cat!: Software
• Moviemaker Magazine: 1-year subscription
• iScript.com: A 2-Reader iScript and 5 copies of your iScript on CD
• Magnetic Poetry: Mixed-up Movie Lines set
• Write Brothers: Dramatica Pro software

TOP 10 FINALISTS

• $100 cash
• Your logline submitted to over 140 top agents, managers, and development executives on our list
• Detailed script analysis of your screenplay by a Coverage, Ink senior analyst
• Blake Snyder's ''Save The Cat!'' book
• Inktip.com: Online script placement
• Moviemaker Magazine: 1-yr subscription
• iScript.com: A 1-reader iScript
• "Breakfast With Sharks" by Michael Lent
• Scripped.com: 1-year vault script protection basic service
• Write Brothers: Writers Dreamkit software

Everyone who enters:

• $10 off your next screenplay analysis order with Coverage, Ink (good through 12/31/09.)
• iScript.com: 20% discount on any iScript product.

Special offer for Moviebytes subscribers:

• Enter code MOVIEBYTESWOTS and receive $5 off!
• Enter Writers on the Storm and receive Coverage, Ink's Spec Format & Style Guide free! Geared for everyone from beginners to professionals, our 79-page-long, easy-breezy Guide takes you through the ins and outs of screenplay format in a jiffy -- from taking those first baby steps (What paper should I use? How do I bind this thing? etc.) through advanced techniques. The Guide also includes sections on common mistakes, writing exercises, grammar, terminology, and much, much more! Just enter code MOVIEBYTESSPECGUIDE on your order form when you submit, and we will e-mail the Style Guide to you as a PDF document.