![[PAGE]](/images/ads/pageBanner2021.gif)
Interview with 2020 Creative World Award Winner Ross L. Mayberry
Updated: 01/09/2021
Ross L. Mayberry is a Clinical Psychologist in Seattle whose pirate tale Sailing Off the Edge of the World was named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2020 Creative World Awards Screenwriting Competition.
Screenwriting Contest News 
Dumbo Film Fest Names Screenwriting Quarterfinalists
The Dumbo Film Festival in Brooklyn announced today the quarterfinalists for its 2020 Screenplay Competition, presented by Event Horizon Films. Each script was reviewed by working industry professionals at top rep agencies (ICM Partners, A3 Artists Agency, Gersh, etc.) and graded based on strength of plot, characterization, format, originality, style, dialogue, pacing and current market potential. Semifinalists will be announced January 16th. [Updated: 01/05/2021]
Which Screenplay Contests Should You Enter in 2021?
Screenwriting contests are not a one-size-fits-all affair. While there are obvious benefits to winning a huge and prestigious competition like the Nicholl Fellowships, smaller contests can be just as valuable if they hook you up with a judge who wants to option your screenplay, or a manager who wants to represent your work. Check out our annual round-up of some of the best competitions available in 2021. [Updated: 01/05/2021]
StoryPros International Names Contest Winners
Katterina Powers' Dog of War has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 14th Annual StoryPros International Screenwriting Competition. [Updated: 12/16/2020]
Shore Scripts Names Film Fund Winners
Shore Scripts has announced Two Bears, by Anthony Florez, as the winner of their 2020 Short Film Fund Competition. [Updated: 12/14/2020]
Golden Script Competition Announces Partnership with Emmy-Nominated Writer
The Golden Script Competition has announced a partnership with Jessica Sharzer, a three-time Emmy-nominated screenwriter, for the 2021 competition. Jessica Sharzer will read the 2021 winning TV pilot script as well as hold a 1-hour one-on-one masterclass with the winning writer via video call in July 2021. [Updated: 12/12/2020]
Shore Scripts Name TV Script Competition Winners
Shore Scripts has announced this year's 1-hour and 1/2-hour TV Pilot Competition winners. [Updated: 12/10/2020]
StoryPros International Announces Contest Finalists
StoryPros has announced the Finalists for the 14th Annual StoryPros International Screenwriting Competition. Winners will be announced December 15th. [Updated: 12/09/2020]
Golden Script Competition Partners with Paul Haggis
Winners of The Golden Script Competition will receive a reading and one-on-one masterclass with Paul Haggis. [Updated: 12/03/2020]
StoryPros International Announces Contest Semifinalists
StoryPros has announced semifinalists for the 14th Annual StoryPros International Screenwriting Competition.
Contest Finalist?
Get the ATTENTION
You Deserve!
Subscribe to WinningScripts PRO to put your loglines and script excerpts in front of hundreds of industry professionals. From MovieBytes.com, the Internet's #1 site for screenwriting contest info.
winningscripts.com
WinningScripts: Hollywood's Best Unproduced Screenplays
Writers: Promote your screenplays with a subscription to WinningScripts Pro!
HollywoodIQ
News, opinions, interviews and more from Hollywood and the screenwriting contest scene.
-
Interview with 2020 Creative World Award Winner Ross L. Mayberry
Ross L. Mayberry is a Clinical Psychologist in Seattle whose pirate tale Sailing Off the Edge of the World was named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2020 Creative World Awards Screenwriting Competition. -
Interview with Author/Screenwriter Michael Weinreb
Michael Weinreb studied journalism at Penn State, and creative writing at Boston University, and published a book of short stories and several books of non-fiction before trying his hand at screenwriting with The Big D, a sports drama based loosely on the SMU football scandal of the 1980s. -
Interview with Screenwriters Carlo and Erin Carere
Carlo and Erin Carere are partners in life and in writing. Carlo was born in Naples, and published several novels in Italy before turning his attention to screenwriting. Minneapolis native Erin, meanwhile, was a playwright and singer-songwriter. The couple have been writing together since 2014, and their sci-fi TV pilot Dark Horizons has scored more than a dozen contest placements from some of the best-rated contests on MovieBytes. -
Interview with StoryPros Comedy Category Winner Thomas Leupp
Comedy writer Thomas Leupp was born and raised in Los Angeles, and his sports comedy Tres Banditos was the comedy category winner of the 2019 StoryPros Awards, and a runner-up for the 2019 Inroads Fellowship.
-
Interview with 2020 Fresh Voices Horror Division Winner Harry Aspinwall
Harry Aspinwall is a writer and actor who grew up in Scotland, but has been living the U.S. - currently Brooklyn - since he was 16. His historical horror script Henrietta was the First Place Winner of the Horror Division of the 2020 Fresh Voices Screenwriting Competition. -
Interview with 2019 Shore Scripts Short Film Fund Winner James Gould-Bourn
James Gould-Bourne, winner of the 2019 Shore Scripts Short Film Fund Competition, is originally from Manchester, England, but now lives with his wife in Malaysia after four years of living in Lithuania. His debut novel, Bear Necessity, will be published in U.S. on August 4, 2020. -
Interview with 2019 Creative World Award
Winner Taylor HopkinsTaylor Hopkins was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2019 Creative World Awards for his screenplay, Stagecoach Mary, a true story about a hard-drinking, cigar smoking black woman in Montana in 1885, who uses her six shooter and tough as nails attitude to defend a convent of nuns from the perils of the Wild West.
-
Interview with 2018 CineStory Second Place Winner Avishai Weinberger
CineStory Co-Executive Director Carlo Martinelli catches up with the 2018 CineStory Fellowship second place winner, Avishai Weinberger.
Screenplay Contest
Deadline Alert
All Deadlines
(Displaying preliminary and final deadlines. Click here to show final deadlines only.)
SeriesFest Women Writing Competition
Regular: 01/22/2021WSPro Discount: No
First 10 Pages Script Competition
Late: 01/22/2021WSPro Discount: No
Let the Doctor Help Nail Your Script
Script Mentor Dr. Alex Ross: Studio Analyst, Producer, Former Agent, BAFTA Member, Oxford Film Researcher.
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Film Freeway and Coverfly Regular Deadline: 01/22/2021WSPro Discount: $10.00
True Story Screenplay Competition
Early: 01/22/2021WSPro Discount: No
WinningScripts.com
Submit your screenplay contest winners. A FREE service from MovieBytes.
Military Script Showcase
Final: 01/22/2021WSPro Discount: No
The Crime List
Regular: 01/22/2021WSPro Discount: No
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
Regular: 01/23/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
Earlybird: 01/24/2021WSPro Discount: $15.00
Near Nazareth Festival
1 deadline : 01/25/2021WSPro Discount: No
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Standard: 01/28/2021WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
Regular: 01/31/2021WSPro Discount: No
Circa Historical Screenplay Competition
Early: 01/31/2021WSPro Discount: No
Capital Fund Screenplay Competiton
Standard: 01/31/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Screenwriting Competition
Early: 01/31/2021WSPro Discount: No
WriteMovies Winter 2021 Screenwriting Contest
Late: 01/31/2021WSPro Discount: No
Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
Regular: 02/01/2021WSPro Discount: No
Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival New!
Earlybird: 02/01/2021WSPro Discount: No
100 Screenplays
Regular: 02/02/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Stage 32 Feature Drama Screenwriting Contest
Final: 02/03/2021WSPro Discount: No
Scriptation Showcase Teleplay Category
Regular: 02/07/2021WSPro Discount: No
Stage 32 Comedy Writing Contest
Final: 02/10/2021WSPro Discount: No
Script To Motion Picture Screenwriting Competition New!
Early: 02/10/2021WSPro Discount: No
Launch Pad Pilot Competition
Early: 02/12/2021WSPro Discount: No
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition
BAFF Regular Deadline: 02/12/2021WSPro Discount: $10.00
Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Fesitval New!
Late: 02/12/2021WSPro Discount: No
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
Late: 02/13/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Florida Script Challenge
Regular: 02/14/2021WSPro Discount: No
2021 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Regular: 02/15/2021WSPro Discount: No
trackingb.com Original TV Pilot Contest
Late: 02/15/2021WSPro Discount: No
Diverse Voices presented by WeScreenplay
Early : 02/15/2021WSPro Discount: No
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Regular: 02/15/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Horror Hotel International Film Festival
Standard: 02/15/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Film Invasion Los Angeles
Late Deadline: 02/15/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Early Earlybird: 02/15/2021WSPro Discount: No
ISA Fast Track Fellowship
Final: 02/16/2021WSPro Discount: No
Golden Script Competition
February Deadline: 02/16/2021WSPro Discount: No
Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition
Final: 02/18/2021WSPro Discount: No
Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
Regular: 02/19/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Diversity Film & Script Showcase
Early: 02/19/2021WSPro Discount: No
First 10 Pages Script Competition
Extended: 02/19/2021WSPro Discount: No
True Story Screenplay Competition
Regular: 02/19/2021WSPro Discount: No
The Crime List
Late: 02/19/2021WSPro Discount: No
Near Nazareth Festival
2 deadline : 02/20/2021WSPro Discount: No
Williamsburg International Film & Music Competition
Early: 02/20/2021WSPro Discount: No
Finish Line Script Competition
Early: 02/23/2021WSPro Discount: $10.00
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Extended Standard: 02/25/2021WSPro Discount: No
SeriesFest Women Writing Competition
Late: 02/26/2021WSPro Discount: No
Shore Scripts - Short Film Fund
Early: 02/28/2021WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship
Final: 02/28/2021WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft Comedy Screenwriting Competition
Early : 02/28/2021WSPro Discount: No
Stowe Story Labs
Final: 02/28/2021WSPro Discount: No
100 Screenplays
Late: 02/28/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
Late : 02/28/2021WSPro Discount: No
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Early Bird: 02/28/2021WSPro Discount: No
ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Screenwriting Competition
Regular: 02/28/2021WSPro Discount: No
Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
Late: 03/01/2021WSPro Discount: No
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
Early: 03/01/2021WSPro Discount: No
Humanitas New Voices
Early: 03/01/2021WSPro Discount: No
Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival New!
Regular: 03/01/2021WSPro Discount: No
12th New Media Film Festival Script Competition
Late: 03/03/2021WSPro Discount: No
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
Extended: 03/06/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Horror Hotel International Film Festival
Final: 03/08/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Creative World Awards
Final: 03/10/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Script To Motion Picture Screenwriting Competition New!
Official : 03/10/2021WSPro Discount: No
Launch Pad Pilot Competition
Regular: 03/12/2021WSPro Discount: No
Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Fesitval New!
Extended: 03/12/2021WSPro Discount: No
Scriptation Showcase Teleplay Category
Final: 03/14/2021WSPro Discount: No
2021 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Late: 03/15/2021WSPro Discount: No
WeScreenplay Shorts Competition
Early: 03/15/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
trackingb.com Original TV Pilot Contest
Really Late: 03/15/2021WSPro Discount: No
Diverse Voices presented by WeScreenplay
Regular: 03/15/2021WSPro Discount: No
Screamfest Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
Regular: 03/15/2021WSPro Discount: No
Film Invasion Los Angeles
Extended Deadline: 03/15/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Earlybird: 03/15/2021WSPro Discount: No
Tirota/Finish Line Script Competition New!
Early Bird Submissions: 03/16/2021WSPro Discount: No
Golden Script Competition
March Deadline: 03/17/2021WSPro Discount: No
Florida Script Challenge
Late: 03/17/2021WSPro Discount: No
Diversity Film & Script Showcase
Regular: 03/19/2021WSPro Discount: No
Adapted Screenplay Competition
Early: 03/19/2021WSPro Discount: No
True Story Screenplay Competition
Late: 03/19/2021WSPro Discount: No
The Crime List
Extended: 03/19/2021WSPro Discount: No
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
Regular: 03/20/2021WSPro Discount: $15.00
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Late: 03/21/2021WSPro Discount: $5.00
Future Film Writers Season 2 (Adult Short)
Regular: 03/22/2021WSPro Discount: No
Future Film Writers Season 2 (Kids Short)
Regular: 03/22/2021WSPro Discount: No
Future Film Writers (Feature)
Final: 03/22/2021WSPro Discount: No
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Late: 03/25/2021WSPro Discount: No
Trending: Contest Queue
The following screenwriting competitions are the "most queued" upcoming contests on MovieBytes:
2021 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
Creative World Awards
WriteMovies Winter 2021 Screenwriting Contest
Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition
Screenplay Festival
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
