How to Become a Better Screenwriter
Updated: 03/23/2025
Becoming a better screenwriter requires dedication, practice, and a willingness to continuously learn and improve your craft. Whether you're just starting out or looking to elevate your existing skills, this guide will provide you with detailed strategies and techniques to enhance your screenwriting abilities.
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Golden Script Competition
Extended: 03/28/2025WSPro Discount: 10%
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Final: 03/29/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
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Really Late: 03/31/2025WSPro Discount: No
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ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Competition
Final: 03/31/2025WSPro Discount: No
Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship
Extended/Final: 03/31/2025WSPro Discount: 25%
ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Screenwriting Competition
Final: 03/31/2025WSPro Discount: No
Horror Hotel International Film Festival
Final: 04/01/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
Script Competition New Media Film Festival Los Angeles
Final: 04/06/2025WSPro Discount: 20%
Scriptapalooza Features & Shorts Competition
LAST MINUTE DEADLINE: 04/07/2025WSPro Discount: No
Adapted Story Showcase
Final : 04/07/2025WSPro Discount: No
The Writers Lab US
Final: 04/08/2025WSPro Discount: No
Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition
Final: 04/11/2025WSPro Discount: 20%
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
Final: 04/12/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
Canadian Short Screenplay Competition
I-Missed-The-Deadline: 04/13/2025WSPro Discount: $15.00
2025 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Last Minute: 04/15/2025WSPro Discount: No
Humanitas New Voices
Final: 04/15/2025WSPro Discount: No
100 Screenplays
Final: 04/15/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
Holly Weird Film Festival Screenplay Contest
Final Late: 04/15/2025WSPro Discount: No
Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
Extended: 04/20/2025WSPro Discount: 15%
True Story Showcase
Final: 04/21/2025WSPro Discount: No
Roadmap Writers Top Tier Competition
Late: 04/25/2025WSPro Discount: No
Hollywood Genre Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
Final: 04/26/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition
Final: 04/28/2025WSPro Discount: No
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
Final: 04/30/2025WSPro Discount: No
StoryPros Awards Contest
Late: 04/30/2025WSPro Discount: $10.00
Art of Brooklyn Screenplay Contest
Extended Deadline: 05/01/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
Shore Scripts Short Film Fund
Final: 05/02/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
Shore Scripts Script Development Fund
Final: 05/02/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
Extended: 05/03/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
WriteMovies Spring 2025 Screenwriting Contest
Standard: 05/11/2025WSPro Discount: No
BlueCat TV Writing Competition
Late: 05/13/2025WSPro Discount: $10.00
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition
Late: 05/15/2025WSPro Discount: No
Shore Scripts TV Pilot Mentorship Program
Final: 05/16/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Extended: 05/18/2025WSPro Discount: No
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
Final: 05/20/2025WSPro Discount: 25%
Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition
Final: 05/22/2025WSPro Discount: No
Emerging Screenwriters Horror Screenplay Competition New!
Final: 05/22/2025WSPro Discount: No
Emerging Screenwriters Thriller Screenplay Competition New!
Final: 05/22/2025WSPro Discount: No
Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest
Final: 05/24/2025WSPro Discount: $5.00
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Late: 05/27/2025WSPro Discount: No
Austin Film Festival Playwriting Competition
Late: 05/27/2025WSPro Discount: No
