The writer understands that it is his/her sole responsibility to register material to be submitted with the U.S.The Judges will adhere to our competition guidelines however, the competition and its administrators may not be held responsible for any errors or omissions on the part of the Judges. Decisions of the Judges are final and may not be disputed.Writers under the age of 18 years old must have parent or legal guardian’s permission to participate.Promotional discounts or waivers offered may not apply on all submission platforms (i.e.Promotional discounts or waivers offered may only be utilized at the time of submission.A revised draft of a script may be accepted after 24 hours if it is entered as a new application with the appropriate fee. Once a script has been submitted, substitutions of new drafts or corrections may only be accepted within 24 hours of the original application.Applicants must submit materials and payment online only.

Emerging Screenwriters cannot guarantee feedback for your script will be received within enough time to resubmit during the same season.

The writer understands that script feedback can take up to 90-days turn-around time and may not be received before the end of the final application deadline.

Multiple submissions are accepted by one writer, however if one or more screenplays of the same writer tie, only one screenplay (the decided “best”) will be selected to determine the chosen winner.

However, any and all prizes issued will be based on a single applicant.

Adaptations of works in the public domain are permissible.

Adaptations from other works are permissible provided the writer has written permission by the owner to adapt the material.

Screenplays adapted from the submitting writer’s own self-published books, plays, or other source materials are eligible if the writer retains all rights to the work.

Script submissions must be an original screenplay or teleplay. Anything else, including but not limited to short scripts or web series, novels, short stories, stage plays, musicals, treatments, synopses, reality show concepts, documentaries, and/or spec scripts for existing TV series are not eligible.

Original full-length feature screenplays and TV Pilots only are accepted.

Scripts that have been sold, produced for a profit, or are currently under option are not eligible.

Script must be the original work of the submitting writer and may not be encumbered by any third party.

All writers from all countries are welcome to submit however, all scripts must be submitted in English, and application fees must be paid in U.S.

During Covid and/or until further notice, meetings or consults will be virtual.

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