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Screenwriting Contests that focus specifically on the sci-fi genre, or that offer a special award for sci-fi scripts.

Contests found: 50

Rating Contest Deadline
4.63636363636 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Horror Hotel International Film Festival
 2026-04-01 04/01/2026
0 n/a
Short Com Comedy and Genre Feature Screenplay Competition
 2026-04-12 04/12/2026
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
2026 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
 2026-04-15 04/15/2026
4.41176470588 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
 2026-04-20 04/20/2026
0 n/a
Hollywood Genre Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
 2026-04-25 04/25/2026
4.4 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
StoryPros Awards Contest
 2026-04-30 04/30/2026
4.62878787879 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Austin Film Festival Script Competition
 2026-05-27 05/27/2026
4.30434782609 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
 2026-06-11 06/11/2026
3.71825396825 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
 2026-06-29 06/29/2026
0 n/a
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
 2026-09-01 09/01/2026
3.17857142857 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Worldfest - Houston Int'l Film Festival
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3.20125786164 3 stars3 stars3 stars
The 18th Annual FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards
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2.51851851852 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Moondance International Film Festival
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2.54545454545 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Eerie Horror Screenplay Competition
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2.33333333333 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
International Horror and Sci Fi Short Screenplay Competition
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4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Rod Serling Short Script Competition
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4.09615384615 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative World Awards
 02/20/2026 (expired)
3 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Zed Fest Schlock Horror Short Sreenplay Contest
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4.10447761194 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
 10/30/2025 (expired)
4.03488372093 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
 09/25/2025 (expired)
2.5 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
Roswell International Film Festival and Digital Shootout
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4.40476190476 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Richmond International Film Festival (Screenplays & Films)
 03/10/2026 (expired)
3.86111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Script Pipeline First Look Project
 10/30/2025 (expired)
1.66666666667 1.5 stars1.5 stars
Zed Fest Horror/Sci-Fi/Action/Suspense Screenplay Competition
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3.58333333333 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
The 5th Annual 1st TV Script Writing Competition: Presented by Filmmakers.com
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2.90909090909 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest
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4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival
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4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
GenreBlast Film Festival
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3.90909090909 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Stage 32 Fantasy & Sci-Fi Screenwriting Contest
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3.2 3 stars3 stars3 stars
Script Summit
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3.33333333333 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Underground Indie Film Festival
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4.5 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition
 11/30/2025 (expired)
3.96428571429 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
 11/13/2025 (expired)
3.71428571429 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
L.A. Live Film Fest
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4.0625 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Your Script Produced! 4th Edition
 06/13/2025 (expired)
4.11111111111 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards
 08/20/2025 (expired)
3.53846153846 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars
Page Turner Screenplays - Feature & TV GENRE
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0 n/a
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Genre Lab
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0 n/a
Summer in the South Film Festival
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2.5 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars
The TITAN Awards
 06/30/2024 (expired)
4.4 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition
 02/26/2026 (expired)
0 n/a
Script Studio Feature Screenwriting Contest
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4.66666666667 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars
Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards
 09/30/2025 (expired)
0 n/a
Astrophobia Sci-Fi and Horror Film Festival
07/21/2024 (expired)
4 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
L.A. Sci-Fi & Horror Festival
 07/27/2024 (expired)
0 n/a
Los Angeles International Sci-Fi Film Festival
 06/30/2024 (expired)
5 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars
MidWest WeirdFest
 01/16/2026 (expired)
2 2 stars2 stars
New York Science Fiction and Horror Film Festival
 08/17/2025 (expired)
0 n/a
Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition
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0 n/a
Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest
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