Story. Screenplay. Sale.
Google “screenwriting competitions” and you will get a bazillion links to all kinds of articles on the subject. by Phil Parker Most will tell you that there are only half a dozen or so that are worth the price of admission- The Nicholl Fellowships, the Austin Screenwriter’s Festival, Scriptpipeline, the Page Awards, Zoetrope, Big Break, … Read more
The next couple of weeks impose some hefty deadlines for screenwriters. And every year, about 1-2 weeks from the deadlines of these big contests, I start getting tons of emails saying “I just finished my first draft. Can you get my script ready for Nicholls?” by Danny Manus This is the wrong way to enter … Read more
The deadline of a writing competition can be both a blessing and a curse. You only get one chance to impress so make it count. Make sure your script is REALLY ready. by Hayley McKenzie While it might incentivize a new writer to finally finish the script that might otherwise languish incomplete for years, it … Read more