American Gem Short Script Contest
The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits.
American Screenwriting Competition
Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15.
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
An annual search for the best screenplay in the world.
Fade In: Screenwriting Awards
Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine.
Monterey County Film Commission
Three finalists will receive one-on-one consultations with jury members at the awards event in Monterey County.
Nashville Screenwriting Competition
1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival.
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
An international competition, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, seeks original screenplays from writers who have not earned more than $5,000 for film or…
One-In-Ten Screenplay Competition
Open to all writers. At least one of the primary characters in the screenplay must be a positively portrayed gay or lesbian character.
Organization of Black Screenwriters
Categories are original screenplays, half-hour and one hour television spec scripts, and half-hour and one hour television pilot scripts.
Radmin Company Screenwriting Contest
Held in conjunction with FilmMakers Magazine, the top 50 scripts will be considered for representation by the Radmin Company.
Screamfest
Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Finalists and winning horror screenplay finalists to be read by literary agents. 0ctober 17th - 20th.
Screenplay Festival
Feature-length screenplay contest with industry exposure and $1000 grand prizes in five categories.
Screenwriter Showcase
An annual screenwriting contest, to find and promote talented new screenwriters, awards prizes in kind but not in cash. Entry fees are payable.
Script Magazine Open Door Contest
Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency.
Scriptapalooza screenwriting competition with Screenplay.com
Annual Screenwriting Competition offers a $10,000 cash prize, plus promotion for the best thirteen scripts submitted.
Scriptapalooza TV
Semi-annual competition that accepts pilots and spec scripts for sitcoms and one hour episodics.
Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition
Annual screenplay competition open to writers of screenplays set primarily in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. $10,000 grand prize.
Spec Scriptacular Contest
Spec Scriptacular TV Writing Competition. A television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays.
WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest
Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view.