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Write LA Screenplay & Pilot Competition

Write LA Screenplay

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Los Angeles, CA

Web:
https://www.write-la.com
Email:
info@write-la.com

Contact: Tim Schildberger, Founder/Head Judge

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Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
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Objective

**A Moviebytes Top Screenplay Contest**

Our winners have been signed by Literary Managers as a result of entering our competition!! Now in our ninth season, Write LA's 3 winners get read by multiple Los Angeles bases Literary Managers and considered for representation.

Semifinalists receive other prizes including notebooks and free feedback from our Head Judge - respected Script Coach and author Tim Schildberger.

Write LA was built by writers, for writers. We offer all the industry access we can because we know how hard it is to get your writing in front of the people who can launch your career. Getting representation is a huge step on your writing journey. So if you're entering competitions to attract attention, you should enter Write LA. Show More

Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline Date
Days till:
Entry Fee
Early December 31, 2025
104
$45
Regular February 1, 2026
136
$60
Final March 4, 2026
167
$75

We open for entries November 1, 2025. Submissions accepted via write-la.com and Film Freeway.

Notification: May 20, 2026

Eligibility

Anyone over 18

Rules

Please visit http://write-la.com/rules/ to read the official rules.

Awards

The Winner receives…
  • Your script read and considered for representation by several well respected Literary Management Companies
  • A notebook courtesy of Decomposition Books
  • An online seminar courtesy of Script Magazine and The Writer's Store
  • A free copy of Tim's Amazon chart topping screenwriting book.
  • Your logline posted on the Write LA website
The 15 SemiFinalists receive…
  • A notebook courtesy of Decomposition Books
  • An online seminar courtesy of Script Magazine and The Writer's Store
  • Free written feedback on your script from Head Judge Tim Schildberger
  • A free copy of Tim's Amazon chart topping screenwriting book.
  • Your logline posted on the Write LA website

Write LA Screenplay

Contact

Los Angeles, CA

Web:
https://www.write-la.com
Email:
info@write-la.com

Contact: Tim Schildberger, Founder/Head Judge

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Feedback: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Report Cards: Less than 5  
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Write LA Screenplay & Pilot Competition

Contact

Los Angeles, CA

Web:
https://www.write-la.com
Email:
info@write-la.com

Contact: Tim Schildberger, Founder/Head Judge

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Feedback: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Report Cards: Less than 5  
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Contest News

Write LA Announces Short Script Competition Winner

Burning Questions by Tova Swartz has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the Write LA Short Script Competition.

The 2022 Write LA Shorts Grand Prize Winner
Tova Swartz – Burning Questions | Comedy After accidentally inviting over a non-witch to their coven meeting, two witches must decide what to do with the non-witch who now knows their location and existence.

The 2022 Write LA Shorts Finalists

Ted Bronson - Bury Me | Comedy
Still not over his divorce, a heartbroken man digs up his recently deceased ex-husband and interrogates him about why their marriage failed.

Brian Cohen - Conversations on a Couch | Comedy
A man on the autism spectrum endures extreme social anxiety to attend a New Year's Eve party, driven by an imperative to confront his best friend with a confession of love.

Mark Dollard - Weeping Wall | Historical
Berlin, 1987. A rebellious artist attempts to paint the forbidden side of the Berlin Wall.

Lexa Hayes - Sweet Sorrow Pie | Drama
A musician finds the courage to perform again after the loss of her muse in a journey that takes place from backstage to mic.

Ed Johnson - The Santero | Drama
An old man revisits ghosts of his past while on a pilgrimage from an old church to the top of a great mesa.

Hunter Morris - Old Dog | Drama
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a kind-hearted man decides to take up guitar in order to take back control of his life.

William Neary - Perks Include Non-Dairy Creamer | Drama
A frustrated architect sets his aspirations aside for more stable employment, until a homeless woman challenges his decision.

Bernhard Riedhammer - Love To Go | Drama
A lonely retiree mourning his late wife tries to find new connections and turns to a dating website called “Love to Go.”

Jacqueline Schaefer- Bottomless | Comedy
All Michelle wants to do after a long week is to relax and watch reality TV. However, her plans are disrupted when her roommate Dina unleashes a wave of anxiety while getting ready for a meet-the-parents dinner date.

Updated: 11/01/2022

Write LA Screenplay & Pilot Competition

Contact

Los Angeles, CA

Web:
https://www.write-la.com
Email:
info@write-la.com

Contact: Tim Schildberger, Founder/Head Judge

Report Card

Overall: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Professionalism: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Feedback: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Signficance: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Report Cards: Less than 5  
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