Shore Scripts TV Pilot Mentorship Program

Shore Scripts TV Mentorship

Contact

171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363

Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/tv/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com

Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of TV & Feature Programs

Report Card
Overall:		(4.5/5.0)
Professionalism:		(4.3/5.0)
Feedback:		(4.5/5.0)
Signficance:		(4.0/5.0)
Report Cards:	Less than 5
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Objective

The Shore Scripts TV Writer Mentorship Program prepares writers to get staffed or have their pilot picked up, while offering behind-the-scenes looks at working on top TV shows. This isn’t your typical screenwriting contest! It’s a one-of-a-kind game-changing experience to level up your TV writing career.

TV WRITER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

This year, SIX winners will be invited to attend our 8-week TV Writer Mentorship Program where writers will meet over a series of sessions that will include meeting with:

An A-List Showrunner revealing exactly what it takes to land – and keep – that coveted staff writing job
A top Development Executive at a major studio sharing insider strategies for pitching a series that sells
1:1 mentorship with working TV writers who were once in your shoes and have made the leap to the professional ranks
Agents and Managers pulling back the curtain on how to find (and sign with) the right representation for you
1:1 personalized guidance from our Writer Development Manager, delivering honest, actionable career feedback tailored to your goals
And more!

And that’s just the beginning. Show More

TV WRITER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

This year, SIX winners will be invited to attend our 8-week TV Writer Mentorship Program where writers will meet over a series of sessions that will include meeting with:

An A-List Showrunner revealing exactly what it takes to land – and keep – that coveted staff writing job
A top Development Executive at a major studio sharing insider strategies for pitching a series that sells
1:1 mentorship with working TV writers who were once in your shoes and have made the leap to the professional ranks
Agents and Managers pulling back the curtain on how to find (and sign with) the right representation for you
1:1 personalized guidance from our Writer Development Manager, delivering honest, actionable career feedback tailored to your goals
And more!

And that’s just the beginning. This isn’t a lecture series – it’s a series of personal meetings to help build a road map to a real TV writing career. If you’re serious about breaking in, you don’t want to watch this from the sidelines.

In an intimate, small group setting writers will get an insider’s look at what it’s really like to work in a TV writers' room, develop the pitch-perfect presentation to help them land rep and writing gigs alike, and get their most pressing questions answered with direct mentorship from established industry pros. Plus, writers will be part of a close-knit community of TV Pilot winners and Shore Script staff who will support you every step of the way. This experience is a career-defining opportunity that will open doors and shape writers’ future in the TV industry!

With the rise of TV since the advent of streaming, the prestige of the showrunner, and the growth of the writer's room, there has never been a better time to set your sights on a writing career in the industry. Backed by our unique Writer Development Program, our alumni have gone on to write and get staffed on shows for Netflix, HBO, HULU, Universal, SYFY, FOX, Sony, and SkyTV. Take a look at some of our successes.

This year’s panel of EMMY & BAFTA Judges will be selecting both ½-hour and 1-hour pilot script winners to attend our inaugural TV Writers Mentorship Program. We welcome submissions from writers around the world creating ongoing shows or limited series. Web series pilots should be entered in the ½-hour category.

The 2025 JUDGES PANEL includes:

Randall Keenan Winston, Emmy-nominated Writer & Producer - SHRINKING, GRACE & FRANKIE, COUGAR TOWN, SCRUBS.
Emma Luffingham, Development Exec and Producer – SHOWTRIAL, THE GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL, THE DIPLOMAT
Bill Thomas, Showrunner, Director, Prop Maker – STAR WARS, HARRY POTTER films, V FOR VENDETTA, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, JAMES BOND, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.
Joseph Mallozzi, Writer & Producer – STARGATE SG-1, DARK MATTER, TRANSPORTER: THE SERIES.

See the full list of our TV Pilot Judges here - http://www.shorescripts.com/judges/.

FOR ALL THE INFO: https://www.shorescripts.com/tv/.

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Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline	Date Days till:	Entry Fee
Early	March 20, 2026 32	$49 (half-hour pilot); $55 (one-hour pilot)
Regular	May 15, 2026 88	$59 (half-hour pilot); $65 (one-hour pilot)
Final	June 29, 2026 133	$69 (half-hour pilot); $75 (one-hour pilot)

WinningScripts Pro $5 Off Coupon

Notification: QUARTER-FINALISTS – AUG 26TH;SEMI-FINALISTS – SEPT 10TH;WINNERS – OCT 7TH.

Eligibility

Open to everyone! 1-Hr Scripts 40-65 pages. ½-Hr Scripts 20-35 pages.

Rules

½-Hour Pilots should be within 20-35 Pages. 1-Hour Pilots should be within 40-65 Pages.
Writers can exceed the recommended limits by up to 15 pages, with an additional fee of $1 per page.
Please only submit the first episode/pilot of your TV series.
Writers from all countries are welcome to enter. All scripts must be written in English.
The script must be the writer’s original work. Adaptations are accepted but the writer must own all copyright. At no point will Shore Scripts ever have any rights over your work.
All ages are welcome.
Each writer, or writing team, may not have earned more than $50,000 in screenwriting fees in the preceding 18 months. This clause is in place to help us support emerging talent. (Contest & Fellowship awards and writing fees received outside of fiction screenwriting do not count toward this total).
Please only include the Script Title on the cover page.
You may enter a newer draft of an already submitted script. There will be a small additional fee as the script will be reread. You may re-enter your script through the Resubmission page.
A writer can enter as many scripts in as many categories as they wish.
If a script is optioned or purchased during the competition, then it will no longer be eligible for the contest.
Scripts should be in standard formatting and submitted electronically as a PDF.
We accept all genres, including animation. It’s absolutely fine if your script is a combination of multiple genres or sub-genres. If that’s the case, use the Scrybe Genre dropdown to indicate the main genre on your submission, and make a note of other Genres, and any other information you feel will be relevant to the reader in the Comment to Reader field.
The winners consent to Shore Scripts using their name, script title, and any other relevant information for promotional purposes on their website. This will be used to inform other contestants and the media of the results.
If Shore Scripts helps a writer gain representation, option, sell, or have his/her screenplay produced, then we are entitled to state this on our website and on any other platform, whenever we see fit.
Shore Scripts staff and associates are ineligible to enter.
The decision of Shore Scripts is final. By applying to this contest each participant agrees to hold Shore Scripts, our judges, and sponsors immune from any competition disputes, claims, liabilities, and expenses.
By entering Shore Scripts, you authorize us to use any trusted third-party online, cloud-based, and email services and databases for hosting, managing, and/or sending/transmitting your submission file(s).
If we see fit, we can extend the final deadline for the competition. (Please note that this has never yet happened).

FOR ALL THE RULES & FAQ: https://www.shorescripts.com/rules-faq/#tv-rules.

Awards

Comprehensive 8-Week TV Writer Mentorship Program for 6 Winners. This year, 3 winners in each ½ hr and 1-hour pilot category will win spots in our career-changing Shore Scripts TV Writers Mentorship Program. The Program will include weekly Zoom sessions over 8-weeks in the fall of 2026 where participants will have sessions with showrunners, development execs, mentors, agents and managers, and more.

Please see website for schedule and details!

Shore Scripts TV Mentorship

Contact

171 Pier Avenue #145
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5363

Web:
https://www.shorescripts.com/tv/
Email:
contact@shorescripts.com

Contact: Sarah Eagen, Director of TV & Feature Programs

Report Card
Overall:		(4.5/5.0)
Professionalism:		(4.3/5.0)
Feedback:		(4.5/5.0)
Signficance:		(4.0/5.0)
Report Cards:	Less than 5
Have you entered? Submit a Report card

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