John Dart
MovieBytes Interview: John Dart

August 31, 2010 (early); September 30, 2010 (regular); October 31, 2010 (final).
Days Till Deadline: 59

Quarterfinalists, Semifinalists and Finalists November; Winners December 3rd

To promote and support new talent and continue our pledge of creating opportunities for new writers by providing financial rewards, software to assist in future projects, and promotion of the writer and project to agents, studios and production companies. Our winners are routinely requested by top entertainment industry people and many winners have either gained representation and/or had their screenplays optioned.

• StoryPros Awards

Open to all writers for any unproduced screenplay. See contest rules on our website for additional eligibility requirements.

$30 before August 31, 2010 (no feedback); $40 before Sept. 30, 2010 (no feedback); $50 before October 31, 2010 (no feedback). $70 before August 31, 2010 (with feedback); $80 before Sept. 30, 2010 (with feedback); $90 before October 31, 2010 (with feedback).  wsPro $5 Discount 

Please see website.

Over $15,000 in CASH & PRIZES!

Major Contest Sponsors: Final Draft, Writer's Boot Camp, Inktip, Movie Outline Software, Script Delivery, Truby Writer's Studio, Supernotecard for Screenwriting, Writer Guard, Great Dialogue Software, and Script Magazine.

GRAND PRIZE

Over $4,700 in Cash and Prizes. $1,000 CASH plus over $3,700 in free software and services from StoryPros and our contest sponsors.

SECOND PLACE

Over $3,000 in Cash and Prizes. $500 CASH plus over $2,500 in free software and services from StoryPros and our contest sponsors.

THIRD PLACE

Over $2,800 in Cash and Prizes. $250 CASH plus over $2,550 in free software and services from StoryPros and our contest sponsors.

FOURTH PLACE

Over $2,600 in Cash and Prizes. $150 CASH plus over $2,450 in free software and services from StoryPros and our contest sponsors.

FIFTH PLACE

Over $2,600 in Cash and Prizes. $100 CASH plus over $2,500 in free software and services from StoryPros and our contest sponsors.

All five winners receive from $1,000-2,500 in Writer's Boot Camp Creative Currency to further develop their scripts and their writing.

*INDUSTRY PROMOTION*

All of the contest winners will be announced and promoted to over 5,300 entertainment industry professionals. Our winners get their scripts read!

All five winners each also receive a 6 month placement of their script on Inktip.com -- and their winning script logline will appear in Inktip's newsletter which is mailed to over 4,500 industry professionals.

First-Third Place winners receive an emailed Query Letter Blast for their script to producers, and/or agents and managers courtesy of Script Delivery.