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The writersXwriters Screenplay Competition is designed to offer new and emerging writers the opportunity to simultaneously develop their craft and their network.
Our goal at writersXwriters is to assist writers in the early stages of their careers by opening the doors to industry connections, whilst continuing to set the foundations required for a career as a writer.
As a collaborative of writers, writersXwriters by its very essence, is the culmination of experience and lateral networking. Our competition has been developed with the early-stage writers in mind - the brain child of a group of writers who started like everyone else and have been through the wringer. This is a competition For Writers, By Writers.
Geared towards borderless-networking, we want to create a network of talented individuals, as they make their way, transitioning into the industry. Our success is your success. We are only as good as the talented individuals we find and continue to nurture.
With that in mind, we aim to limit the selections of our competition to a mere 30 quarterfinalists - unlike the bulk of most competitions. We want your placement to stand for something, and assist writers in moving on to the next stage.
Unlike others in its place, our programme is designed to help craft new and existing ideas - as well as developing a peer network for the future. Our curated, tiered prize package is designed to add to the developmental tools all of us writers require in the earlier stages of our career.
Understandably, there are certain negative connotations attached to running a screenplay competition. We want to change that. Why can't all those who place in the contest benefit in some way - apart from that placement alone?
Is it nice to win a $500 prize for winning a competition? Sure. Will it benefit your career? Probably not. Could we use that finance to further benefit your peers and simultaneously offer you significant value? Well... that's what we're trying to do.
To further validate your entry, we've ensured we have relevant list of judges, including: Paramount Pictures and both Bellevue and Zero Gravity management agencies, to name a few.
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Before entering the competition, please read the following rules and guidelines. Submissions which do not adhere to the regulations set out below may be disqualified.
- 1. Writers from all countries are eligible to submit.
- 2. All entries must be in English, with entry fees in US dollars only.
- 3. WritersXWriters employees, and immediate family members are ineligible to enter the competition.
- 4. Scripts must be the original work of the writer(s), where the writer(s) must have full legal ownership of the material and be allowed to enter the competition.
- 5. To ensure anonymity, scripts must be submitted without the writer(s) name on the cover page. Cover page should include only the title of the script.
- 6. There is no limit to the number of simultaneous script entries allowed, by a single author. Each entry however, will require a separate entry fee.
- 7. Resubmissions of material is allowed, but requires an additional separate entry fee.
- 8. All submissions are electronic submissions only.
- 9. Pages for feature films should not exceed 120 pages, otherwise an additional fee will be required. This fee will be calculated based on the additional pages.
- 10. Pages for short films should not exceed 40 pages, otherwise an additional fee will be required. This fee will be calculated based on the additional pages.
- 11. Scripts entered in previous years competitions, having placed in the top 3, are ineligible for the competition.
- 12. All entries are non-refundable, once submitted.
- 13. Feedback is not issued, unless requested and purchased at the time of submission.
- 14. All entries must be uploaded in PDF format, and adhere to industry standard formatting (Courier font, size 12).
- 15. Co-writers are allowed. Each writer’s name should be entered at the time of submission.
- 16. It is recommended that all scripts be registered prior to submission (I.e. WGA, Copyright, etc), but this is not required.
- 17. All deadlines listed are at 11:59pm PST, without exception.
- 18. Bibles created for the purpose of a Pilot/Series are not to be included in TV Pilot submissions, and will not be read as part of the submission.
- 19. Decisions of the winning scripts made by the judges are final.
- 20. All prizes are awarded to scripts. Where scripts are submitted with writing teams, it is the responsibility of the team to divide the prizes amongst themselves.
- 21. WritersXWriters reserves the right to delay announcements and results for any reason. Delay may last up tp 120 days, but will never exceed this. Such unforeseeable delays do not qualify submissions for refunds and do not alter the standing of the entry or contest.
- 22. By submitting to the competition, winners and finalists agree to having their name, script title and picture be used for marketing purposes or promotions by WritersXWriters and its affiliates.
- 23. WritersXWriters asserts no ownership of submitted entries, nor any option on this material. All ownership and rights to such material remains with the original rights holder(s).
- 24. By entering this competition, the submitter must have full permission to do so from any and all co-writers and attachments to the script.
- 25. Category winners are defined as winners of the the four genre categories (Feature, Short, TV-Hour Long & TV-Half Hour)
- 26. All decisions on prize issuance made by WritersXWriters are final and subject to change.