Get Your Script in the Spotlight
The Scriptation Showcase is the screenwriting contest that circulates winners’ scripts to the Hollywood directors, showrunners, and producers behind your favorite films and TV shows. The top twenty-five (25) scripts get an exclusive feature in Scriptation, the Emmy® winning app used on thousands of productions worldwide.
For a limited time, get ScreenplayIQ analysis (up to $39 value) included with every submission!
Unrivaled Exposure
Never before has a screenwriting competition made your script so accessible to working industry professionals. The same directors, showrunners, and producers that make your favorite movies and shows now have an opportunity to discover your work.
Instant Feedback
Powered by ScreenplayIQ, get an instant analysis of your script. Usher in a new era of script notes that helps you make better story decisions without telling you what to do. Add annotated feedback from Emmy® winning Scriptation to view a reader’s thoughts in real time.
Professional Readers
All script competition entries are read by professional script readers and story analysts. All finalists are read by some of the best executives, managers, and writers who will determine category winners for the top overall screenplay, teleplay, and short.
Writer Founded
Having won script contests and written for shows like Black-ish, Hot in Cleveland, and the feature film, The List, screenwriter Steve Vitolo knows how hard it is to get noticed. That’s why he made a script competition that directly connects screenwriters to industry talent.
Teleplay Entry Dates
These are the deadlines and entry costs for the 2025 TV Writing Script Competition.
Early Entry
- Enter by January 12
Regular Entry
- Enter by February 9
Final Entry
- Enter by March 23
Screenplay & Short Entry Dates
These are the deadlines and entry costs for the 2025 Screenplay & Short Script Competition.
Early Entry
- Enter by April 13
Regular Entry
- Enter by May 18
Late Entry
- Enter by June 22
Final Entry
- Enter by July 20
Scripts submitted in the Short Script Competition receive a $15 discount off their entry.
Script contest deadlines are 11:59PM PST. Annotated feedback is an additional $99 – $139 based on category entry. For the 2025 TV Writing Script Competition, Quarter-finalists will be announced May 13, 2025. Semi-fInalists will be announced by June 17, 2025. Finalists will be announced July 15, 2025. Top Prizes will be announced August 12, 2025. For the 2025 Screenplay & Short Script Competition, Quarter-finalists will be announced September 9, 2025. Semi-fInalists will be announced October 14, 2025. Finalists will be announced November 11, 2025. Top Prizes will be announced December 9, 2025. One Grand Prize winner for all 2025 competitions will be announced December 16, 2025. Please view our screenwriting contest Rules and Eligibility for more information.
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Our Judges
Script contest winners are determined by these writers, managers, and executives.
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