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 Contests
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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:
- Showrunner Beth Schwartz (ARROW, SWEET TOOTH, DEAD BOY DETECTIVES)
- Dev Exec Duane Luu, Director of Drama Development at NBCUniversal
- Industry Leader Karen Horne, who ran the NBC and Warner Discover programs for over a decade
- 1:1 mentorship from TV Writers from YOUNG SHELDON, AVATAR:THE LAST AIRBENDER, SUPERMAN & LOIS, DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN
- Sean Charles, Development & Production Manager at AMC Networks
- David Katsman, Manager (Sugar23)
- 1:1 work with Shore Scripts' Writer Development Manager
- And more!
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. Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
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Early | March 14, 2025 29 |
$50 (half-hour pilot); $55 (one-hour pilot) |
Regular | April 11, 2025 57 |
$60 (half-hour pilot); $65 (one-hour pilot) |
Final | May 16, 2025 92 |
$70 (half-hour pilot); $75 (one-hour pilot) |
WinningScripts Pro $5 Off Coupon
Notification: Jul 16th: Quarterfinalists;Aug 6th: Semifinalists;Sep 3rd: Top 10 Finalists;Sep 3rd: Winners.
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 Coverfly 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 2025 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 Contests
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(4.5/5.0) |
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Shore Scripts TV Pilot Mentorship Program

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 Contests
Report Card |
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(4.5/5.0) |
Professionalism: |
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Feedback: |
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(4.5/5.0) |
Signficance: |
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(4.0/5.0) |
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Contest News
Shore Scripts Announces TV Pilot Winners
Shore Script has announced their 1-Hour and 1/2-Hour TV Pilot Competition Winners for 2023.
TV PILOT 1 HOUR
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
The Mighty Mind Of Imani Strong
by Neiman & Aaron Outlen
A thirteen year old girl discovers her extraordinary true self after the untimely death of her mother.
2ND PLACE WINNER
Rudy Champion And The Edge Of The Earth
by Philip Enchelmaier
An orphaned Flat Earther exposes a conspiracy to assassinate a Presidential candidate who claims to be his real father and he’s the assassin.
TV PILOT 1/2 HOUR
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Here She Comes
by Jasmine Aziz & Dan Mcneil
An introverted South Asian woman having the worst sex of her life becomes an adult toy seller much to the chagrin of her eccentric but traditional Indian family.
2ND PLACE WINNER
Stefan
by Ana-marija Stojic
Stefan is a dark comedy about a 16-year-old misguided boy, who’s played in drag by me. The story starts when his biological father comes back into his life, just to set it all up in flames.
Updated: 10/05/2023
Shore Scripts TV Pilot Mentorship Program

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