JumpStart Writing Competition
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Enter on or before January 17th to save $20
Dec 17th
Open
Jan 17th
Early
Feb 21st
Regular
Mar 21st
Late
Roadmap Writers
JumpStart Writing Competition
2025
Active Since 2018
Open to pilots and features, with a guaranteed signing prize included, JumpStart will help writers get their material in front of industry execs.
Accepting Features and TV Pilots
Enter Now
Enter on or before January 17th to save $20
About
Roadmap Writers is a leader in screenwriting education and training taught by working industry executives & literary representatives. In just seven years, Roadmap has helped over 400 writers get signed to representation with agents and managers. We helped some of last year’s JumpStart finalists land representation at 3 Arts, Bohemia Group, Lit Entertainment Group and REJ Entertainment through our introductions! 2021 JumpStart winner Deborah Puette signed with a manager at Wonder Street, and landed a shopping agreement for her pilot script.
This year's judges include 42 Management & Production, Good Fear Content, Gramercy Park Entertainment, Grandview, Heroes and Villains Entertainment, Katrina Nelson, and Odenkirk Provissiero!
Since our JumpStart Competition is an excellent way to vet writers, we are already starting to market high-scoring scripts before we even start contest placement announcements! Through our outreach, writers that submitted to JumpStart are already being read by Verve, Gramercy Park, Avalon Management, Zero Gravity, and Castle Rock Entertainment.
Prices & Deadlines
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Jan 17th
Early
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Feb 21st
Regular
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Mar 21st
Late
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Entry Deadlines
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$60.00
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$80.00
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$90.00
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Standard Entry + Feedback Notes
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$105.00
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$125.00
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$135.00
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Benefits
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:
There will be 2 grand prize winners, one for each category (Features and TV pilots).
- 6x private Virtual Meetings with an executive of your choice from Roadmap's list of available execs
- 1x private Month Mentorship with an executive of your choice from Roadmap's list of available execs
- Steps 1 & 2 of Roadmap's Career Writer Program (Pitch Prep Program and Marketing Intensive)
- 5x free Open Pitch Sessions
- 12 months of Roadmap's "Pitch Fitness Club"
- 1x 30-Minute Marketing & Strategy Call with Roadmap's CEO
- Featured in our JumpStart Competition Booklet, circulated to over 400 execs
1 feature and 1 TV pilot
- 3x Virtual Meetings with an executive of your choice from Roadmap's list of available execs
- 1 year of Roadmap's "Pitch Fitness Club"
- 3x Open Pitch Session credits. Choose to pitch to execs or reps
- 1x 30-minute Marketing & Strategy Call with Roadmap's CEO
- Logline and bio featured in our JumpStart Competition Booklet, circulated to over 400 execs
5 features and 5 TV pilots
- 1x Virtual Meeting with an executive of your choice from Roadmap's list of available execs
- 3 months of Roadmap's "Pitch Fitness Club"
- 1x Open Pitch Session credit. Choose to pitch to execs or reps
- 1x 15-Minute Marketing & Strategy Call with Roadmap's CEO
- Logline and bio featured in our JumpStart Competition Booklet, circulated to over 400 execs
25 features and 25 TV pilots
- 1 month of Roadmap's "Pitch Fitness Club"
- Featured on Roadmap Writers website
- Logline and bio circulated to over 400 execs we work with
50 features and 50 TV pilots
- One 60-Minute Group Strategy Webinar with an industry executive
- Featured on Roadmap Writers website
- Logline circulated to over 400 execs we work with
Writer Success
Announcements
Apr 25th
Quarterfinalists
May 23rd
Semifinalists
Jun 20th
Finalists
Jul 18th
Winner
Rules
https://www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/2024-jumpstart-competition-rules-guidelines-and-scoring