At the program's request, Coverfly will automatically remove your title page for you if you include one when submitting to this program.

Screenplays entered must:

1. 1. Be submitted in PDF form and must fit all standard screenplay format guidelines. Personal formatting conventions will be accepted but must not intentionally or accidentally alter the page count of the project as determined by the judges. Anything over 120 pages will cost $1 extra per page.

   2. Be owned solely by the writer or writing team listed. It may be an adaptation or reimagining of true events or fictional stories. 

   3. Be written in English. However, scripts from anywhere in the world will be accepted.

   4. Have pages numbered. Scripts of any length will be accepted for an additional fee, but we’d advise that scripts over 150 pages should be edited down before being submitted.

      NOTE: WeScreenplay automatically removes the cover page before assigning scripts to readers, so writers may include any typical information on their cover page. Scripts are accepted with or without cover pages.

2. Writer must be 18 years of age or older at the time of the winner's announcement.

3. By entering this screenplay into the competition, you must have full permission from all co-writers and any attachments to the project.

4. WeScreenplay claims no ownership nor option on your work. All ownership and rights to the scripts submitted to this contest remain with the original rights holder(s).

5. Screenplays entered may be in any genre or combination of genres. All will be treated equally and read by an unbiased panel of readers and jury members.

6. The following formats will be accepted: Feature screenplay, TV pilot screenplay

7. Entrant’s total earnings for screenwriting for either film or tv, produced or unproduced, must not exceed $50,000 in the previous 18 months from submission or $250,000 lifetime earnings. This excludes any prize money from competitions or fellowships and only applies to fund or money transferred in exchange for an option or sale of a script, treatment, idea, intellectual property, or other writing for filming. Money earned from acting, directing, producing, or any other film work outside of writing is not included.

8. Screenplays submitted must not have been previously sold or produced unless said sale or production was completed with no financial gain to the writer.

9. Purchasing Additional feedback throughout the competition will in no way impact your standing or odds of advancement.

10. For a submission to be valid it must be accompanied with the appropriate payment based on the submission deadlines.

11. All deadlines are at 11:59pm PST on the date listed. Any deadline alteration or promotion of any kind does not make any entry valid for a refund of any kind.

12. RESUBMISSIONS will be accepted. Alterations can be re-uploaded via our submissions management platform at coverfly.com for $6. New drafts of an entry will be accepted at any time during the contest.

13. There are no refunds for any submitted screenplay. Coupons may not be applied to previously submitted scripts. Coupons deemed for WeScreenplay coverage may not be used for submission to the contest or addition of coverage to any submission unless explicitly stated or exempted on the coupon or by a WeScreenplay representative via e-mail communication only.

14. There is no limit on the number of scripts a writer or writing team may submit.

15. Prizes are awarded per script and teams of writers are expected to divide prizes on their own accord.