Stowe Story Labs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit collaborative that brings top emerging screenwriters, filmmakers, and creative producers from around the world together with seasoned industry professionals to help get projects made and seen. Through our labs, retreats, workshops, and mentoring programs, we offer admitted participants an opportunity to develop the skills, tools, and abilities to make meaningful work and help develop that...

Stowe Story Labs is partnering with the storied Sidewalk Film Festival to inaugurate a Stowe Story Labs/Sidewalk Narrative Lab to be held at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, Alabama, August 21 – 24, 2019.

By way of background, Stowe Story Labs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit collaborative that brings the world’s top emerging screenwriters, filmmakers, and creative producers together with seasoned industry professionals to help get...

From choosing our judges to creating opportunities, our top priority has always been the writer. We surround ourselves with reputable and successful companies, including the many producers, literary agents, and managers who read your scripts.

Our past winners have won Emmys, been signed by agents, managers, had their scripts optioned, and even made into movies.

But the most important prize of all is this: Scriptapalooza will promote,...

This year's jury includes executives from Warner Bros., Red Hour Films, Happy Madison Productions and Artists First Management!

Whether you have a romantic comedy or an action-comedy blockbuster, we want to read your script. Big or small, our jury is looking for smart feature film screenplays with strong command of the craft, lots of heart and unique comedic voices. All entries are eligible for optional feedback from a studio-trained...

"The industry’s #1 horror screenplay contest.”  – IndieWire

Horror is one of the most beloved genres in filmmaking. Many screenwriters and filmmakers have broken into the industry through horror filmmaking. If you have a great horror feature film screenplay, we'd love to consider it for this year's grand prize. 

Meet the 2019 jury: 

• Ryan Turek,...

Grand Prize: Guaranteed Representation by Schemers Entertainment + $1,000 cash prize