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Throw Back To The Eighties

Posted in Other Stuff, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 23, 2011 | 12 Comments »

This weeks 30 Second Interview with actor and author, Stephen Collins swept me back to the 1980′s and a programme I absolutely loved; Tales of the Gold Monkey. (See interview here).

Well, it got me thinking of all the other ‘stuff’ I loved about the eighties. And, apart from the wild hair style I laquered to death, the eighties was one of the best decades of my life.

Okay, so I wore white stilletoe heels to the disco, and danced around my handbag….but, who didn’t?

So, here’s what I loved most about the 1980′s:

WHAM!
I even had a pair of luminous gloves like George Michael wore in the ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’ video. I also remember one of the national newspapers selling a ‘YOG’ ring. It was a nickname of George’s when he was a child. He apparently wore an identical ring….and therefore, so did I – all for £4.99. The metal blackend within two weeks.



Spectrum Computer
Remember how you had to ‘load’ the games via cassette tape. You’d listen to two minutes of high pitch squealing, then an error would occur. After fiddling with the volume, you’d start again; just to play games like ‘Jet Set Willy’, ‘Pajamarama’, and ‘Booty’. Happy times.

Madonna
I had the lace gloves, the studded belt, cut off leggins, net hair band, bangles, crosses hanging around my neck. I was Madonna…..until my mum refused to let me out of the house until I changed my clothes. Please tell me I wasn’t the only one.

Michael J. Fox
The funny thing about this film is that I never really wanted to see ’Back to the Future’. A friend kept going on and on about the actor being gorgeous - she watched Michael religiously in ‘Family Ties’ - so, evenutally, I agreed to go to the cinema. That first scene, after Marty McFly is catapulted across Doc Browns room, I thought, “Yuck!”

By the end of the film, I was in love with Michael J. Fox. Still am a bit.

Eighties Television
I loved television programmes in the eighties. They were all cop and mystery shows. CHiPS, Hunter, Hart to Hart, and of course, Tales of the Gold Monkey. My favorite though was Dempsey and Makepeace; more so because of Michael Brandon. I even joined their fan club. The show was shot in and around London. I found out where one of the episodes had been filmed and…….oh dear, I do like to embarass myself.


Rubix Cube
I wasted hours and days of my life trying to figure this square out. In the end I just moved the stickers about.

So, that’s pretty much how I spent the 1980′s. How did you spend yours? And I want to hear all the embarassing details.

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30 Second Interview with…..Stephen Collins

Posted in 30 Second Interview With...., tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 21, 2011 | 5 Comments »

James Lipton and the Actors Studio did it for fun with the actors…..Now, I’m doing it for fun with the writers.
 
 
I’m excited.

Why?

Because this 30 Second Interview has a special place in my heart.

 
Stephen Collins is such an accomplished man, I hardly know where to begin….so, I’ll start at the beginning and whizz through to one of my favorites; Tales of the Gold Monkey.

In 1880, Greenback Party presidential candidate and the 1892 Populist Party (“People’s Party”) candidate for president, General James Baird Weaver would, some 67 years later, become a great-great-grandad.

 
Born  in 1947  in Des Moines, Iowa and raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Stephen Weaver Collins was the youngest of three brothers and an extremely shy child.
 
Stephen’s first love was baseball. He would later go on to get a high school batting average of 143. Then, with the Star Trek softball team, 301. But neither this, nor his love for music (he played bass guitar and rhythm guitar in a number of rock and roll bands), could deter the acting ‘bug’.

Stephen took to the stage and, with an acting award for his portrayal of Kilroy in “Camino Real“, was offered the small role of Valentine in “Twelfth Night“. Stephen graduated College an employed actor.

 
With approximately 25 years of theatre productions under his belt, and at 27 years of age, television knocked on Stephen’s door with The Michele Lee Show. He has never looked back . 

After much success with hit shows such as Charlies Angles, The Waltons, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Stephen landed the lead role of pilot Jake Cutter in Tales of the Gold Monkey. Set in 1938, the story revolved around a pilot who finds adventure while transporting cargo in his well-worn airplain, the Grumman Goose…..and in case you hadn’t noticed, is a massive favorite of mine.

But others may know Stephen more as Rev. Eric Camden from TV’s 7th Heaven, which ran for eleven seasons, until finishing in 2007.
 
To date, Stephen’s acting career has earned him many awards, including his portrayal of John F Kennedy in the miniseries  A Woman Named Jackie. He also has several directing credits to his name.
 
As an author, Stephen has written two novels. In 1994, Eye Contact was published by Bantam Press. This success was followed by Double Exposure in 1998, which was published by William Morrow.

In 2006 OttoPenzler’s Mysterious Books, an imprint of Warner Books, published Stephen’s ‘Water Hazard‘ as part of a short story mystery anthology, Murder in the Rough.
So, a musician, songwriter, actor, novelist, director, and poker player who qualified for the first tournament of Celebrity Poker Showdown in 2005….. I bet this 30 second interview has, by far, been the most challenging of Stephen’s life.
  
1.  What is your favorite word?  Yes
 
2. What is your least favorite word?   “Whatever” (used to stop a conversation)
 
3. What turns you on?   Humor
 
4. What turns you off?   Unwillingness to consider a different opinion
 
5. What sound do you love?   The sound of the crowd in the background of a baseball game on the radio

6. What sound do you hate?  Whining (especially my own)
  
7. What is your favorite curse word?   ”Fuck.”
 
8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?   The Law
 
9.  What profession would you not like to do?  Work for Monsanto
 
10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?   ”Surprise!”
 
 
      CD cover  
  
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Competitions and Writing Opportunities Round Up #17

Posted in Classes, Competitions and Writing Opportunities, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

This weeks competitions that have caught my eye:

FICTION:

Express Yourself 2012 – Write your world 
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   12th January 2012
Fees:   £0 for one entry.
Prizes:   £150 for first place.
Details:   For fiction or any other type of creative writing by a deafblind child or adult, a carer, or any other individual on the subject of deafblindness.
Contact:   Colin Anderson, Sense, 101 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9LG
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   colin.anderson@sense.org.uk
Website:   http://www.sense.org.uk/media_centre/latest_news/august_2011/express_yourself_2012

The FFW Flash Fiction Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:  9th March 2012
Fees:   £0 for one entry. Multiple entries, all free.
Prizes:   £25 for first place. 2nd £15 and 3rd £10.
Details:   Flash fiction stories up to 1000 words in any theme.
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   comp@flash-fiction-world.com
Website:   http://www.flash-fiction-world.com/flash-fiction-contest.html

World Audio Short Story Writer 2012
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st March 2012
Fees:   £3 for one entry. £3 until 31st December 2011. £4 thereafter.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Professional recording of winning story plus promotional author podcast with interview and reading.
Details:   Theme: Open – any genre/theme. Word Limit: 1500-2000 words. Rules: stories must be written in English; must be previously unpublished in text (including internet)or audio form; the entrant must own the copyright to the story they have submitted.
Contact:   Wyndam Granite, PO Box 1302, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 9AE
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://shortstoryradio.com/short_story_competitions.htm

Emerald Writing Workshops
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st August 2012
Fees:   £1.80 for one entry. 3 entries for a fiver.
Prizes:   £65 for first place. Second £20; third £15; three runners-up win a book of short stories.
Details:   Maximum 500 words excluding title. Open theme so you can write about anything you like. Maximum 3 entries per person. Open to anyone in the world of any age. Postal entries only.
Contact:   4 Abbott Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1DF
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   edwardjohnwalsh@hotmail.com
Website:   http://www.emeraldwritingworkshops.co.uk

Malahat Review 2012 Novella Prize
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   1st February 2012
Fees:   $35 for one entry. $40 (US); $45 (RoW).
Prizes:   $1,500 for first place.
Details:   For works of fiction between 10,000 and 20,000 words.
Contact:   The Malahat Review, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, Stn CSC, Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2
Country:   Canada
Email:   malahat@uvic.ca
Website:   http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/novella_contest/info.html

ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA:

More Than Magic
Sponsor: Romance Writers Ink
Fee: $25–27.00
Deadline: March 2, 2012
Entry: All romance books with a North American copyright date of 2011.
Judges: Romance readers.
E-mail: jackie.rwimagic@netscape.com
Website: http://www.rwi-rwa.com

BBC:

Little Pieces of Love
Deadline: 20 December 2011
Writers are invited to submit their short plays for a Valentine’s themed event at the Southwark Playhouse.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/little_pieces_of_love.shtml

Immersive Writing Lab Competition
Deadline: 21 December 2011
Create a cross-platform storyworld and win a £6k development fund.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/immersive_writing_lab_2011.shtml

Red Planet Prize
Deadline: 16 January 2011
£5,000 cash prize and entry to a mentoring scheme for an original TV script.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/red_planet_prize_2011.shtml

Script Space 2012
Deadline: 31 January 2012
Open competition that invites submissions of new, unperformed one-act plays from UK-based writers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/script_space_2012.shtml

Theatre Trail Writers Competition 2012
Deadline: 31 January 2012
Have your play performed at next year’s Arundel Festival Theatre Trail.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/theatre_trail_2012.shtml

One Act Playwriting Competition
Deadline: 31 January 2011
The Drama Association of Wales’ One Act Playwrighting Competition is now open for submissions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/one_act_playwrighting_comp.shtml

The BBC Writersroom Future Talent Award for Writers
Deadline: 01 February 2012
Opportunity for north-based student/recent graduate drama writers to access development opportunities and mentoring from the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/future_talent_award_for_writers.shtml

TenFour Theatre presents – A Table for Six
Deadline: 20 February 2012
TenFour is now accepting submissions of monologues for its Spring production of A Table for Six.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/tenfourtheatre_spring20121.shtml

Saturday Shorts 3 – Scriptwriting competition
Deadline: 01 March 2011
Bristol Folk House are looking for fifteen-minute scripts for a performance event in summer 2012.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/saturday_shorts_2012.shtml

The Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award 2012
Deadline: 05 March 2012
The Windsor Fringe is now accepting unpublished one-act plays from amateur playwrights for its 2012 Award.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/windsor_fringe_2012.shtml

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA:

New Devil Productions Looking For Next Short or Feature Project
We, New Devil Productions, are looking for our next project.  We are in post for a short film called “the party” and have worked with AmericanDreamMachine Productions and have worked with the producers of the film Echoes.  We are looking for any projects that would be of interest to us and create a world just around that script/story.  Please contact us with ideas any genre any type of script but no tv shows or anything like that.  Shorts are welcomed. Once we can get funding for projects there will be funds. Send inquiries to us at Brandonsndp@gmail.com. Thank you.

Indie Film Production Company Looking for it’s Next Project
Seattle area  indie film production company looking for its next project. We are in post production of our current film and looking forward to our next project. We have a good idea about the setting and other elements but we need someone to bring the script together. If you have a flair for situational comedy and catchy through-line (possible McGuffin) then contact us! We’re paying in percentage of future revenue. We want someone who wants to see their script made into a film. While we have some ideas about the story, the script would be yours and credited as yours. Call Michael at 206-372-7274.

Looking for Experienced Writer to Collaborate on Script
I am a film maker trying to put a story together for my new short film “Love on the Dance Floor.” I am looking only for an experienced writer to collaborate on the script. We will be shooting on canon 5D MII, and sending it out to the film festival circuit. It is a no budget short film so its unpaid project but in consideration for your collaboration, we can provide you with credits and film material for your show reel. If you are interested, please send me your CV and samples of your work to info@shadikhalilvisuals.com.

Seeking Female Scriptwriter in New Jersey/Philadelphia Area
Seeking a New Jersey/Philiadelphia area female script / screen writer to work with the executive producer of an original musical. College seniors and recent graduates ok. For more info write to musicjarproductions@gmail.com. Thank you.

Looking for a Horror/Fantasy Script
New York Film Academy producer seeks original horror or fantasy screenplays for potential production. Chosen screenwriter(s) will partner with a NY Film Academy producer who will create an entire producer’s package for the script. Which package will include a business plan, a look book, a budget, a schedule, and a marketing and distribution plan. Please submit a log-line and synopsis in the body of an email message to Muriel Moraes at script.nyfa2011@gmail.com. If the project is funded compensation will be at customary low budget independent film rates.

Seeking Collaborator/Writer for High Concept Political Thriller
Looking for experienced writer to help develop and write political thriller. Must have experience in this genre with a good sense of story and structure. Please send BRIEF (10 – 15 pages) writing samples in .pdf or Word format to links2movie@gmail.com.

Looking for Drama/Comedy Screenwriters for Feature Film Script
Director/Producer looking for a great writer in the drama/comedy genre to collaborate on a feature film script. The subject involves a struggling band set in LA during the 1970s. Knowledge of that era is a plus, but not a must. Looking for a writer with a dry sense of humor. The film would be a “Bottlerocket” meets “Almost Famous” meets “Spinal Tap.” For more information write to Brandon LaGankea at brandonlaganke@gmail.com.

Looking for Character Driven Short Scripts
I am a director/producer searching for a simple 5-10 minute script. More than anything, I am looking for a character driven piece with no more than 3 locations, containing 2-4 characters. My preferred genre for the script is either comedy, drama, horror, crime or action. The reason for this is because the big budget FX of science fiction or fantasy are way out of my budget. My desired script would be a strong dialogue driven comedy/drama, but I will consider any crime, horror or action stories depending on what FX they require. As long as the FX occur on-screen and do not break the bank too much then I will consider your script. If you are based in or close to Manchester then that is a plus but don’t worry too much if you aren’t. Please e-mail your scripts to jonnycof@hotmail.com.

Looking for Gritty, Original British Short Scripts
Independent Filmmaker requiring original Short Films Scripts (Up to 20 mins long) to be made on a low/no budget basis. I am looking for Gritty British scripts of any genre that contain: Minimal characters (2-5); Minimal dialogue; Only a handful of locations; Gritty themes (Love, sex, loss…etc) Low budget scripts only – you must know a rough estimate of how much your script would cost to make, so please only send your script if you think it could be made for practically nothing. The film will be shot on a Canon 550D camera and edited on Final Cut Pro. Please send formatted scripts and story breakdowns via email to filmprojectuk@gmx.com and we will get back to you with further details.

Seeking Romantic Musical Story for Hindi Feature
Kopy Cat Films ‘N’ Entertainment is registered with WIFPA and going to make a Romantic Musical Hindi Feature Film. We need a good Romantic Musical Story from writers. Please send us One Line Story idea. The shortlisted story writers will call for detail story sitting. Payment will be as per industry trend. You can mail your story idea to script.kopycatfilms@gmail.com.

Seeking Collaborators/Writers for Dynamic Youth-Action Flick
A dynamic, action and sports based digital feature film, starring kids in their late teens and early twenties, is looking for above line collaborators. We have an immediate opening for an experienced co-writer to become part of the development process and work with the director/producer and his writing partner. Will offer equity for the right person, possible stipend upon funding.
If you have a great sense for structure and are a team player, we invite you to help us combining the best ideas into a great story before we write the scenes. The shoot and story is based in NYC, the genre is action/comedy/drama; and it features skateboarding, stunts, teen slang, hacking, gadgets and MAVs. Please send your links/info to nospa3-00@yahoo com.

Please remember to check out legitimacy of all contests before you enter and to copyright all work.

Good luck and let me know how you get on.

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Father Christmas and the Jingling Bells

Posted in Other Stuff, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 16, 2011 | 9 Comments »

As it’s only eight days until Christmas, I thought I’d tell you a little story.

…….No, it’s not the one about the little boy born in a barn.

Way, way back, when portable music played on a Walkman and Atari’s Space Invaders topped the computer charts, a group of children went to a party. But, this was no ordinary party. No, this was a Christmas Eve party.

The children ran around like lunatics, while their parents danced the night away. Eventually, after huge amounts of Coca Cola and too many mince pies, the children tired and headed to bed, exhausted.

But this was Christmas Eve. These children couldn’t sleep. Besides, they wouldn’t willingly go to sleep for their parents on a normal day, there was no way tonight would be any different.

As they lay there, not mucking about, they heard it. The jingle of bells. Faint at first, but then louder. Father Christmas was here!

The children rushed to the window and stared at the dark sky. They couldn’t see him, but they knew he was there. The sound of the sleigh, high above the roof tops.

And, in case you are wondering, all the children went to sleep after that.

So, this is a memory I always think of when Father Christmas is mentioned – Yes, I was one of those children.

What are your favorite memories of Christmas? Have you ever heard or seen Santa? Do you believe in Father Christmas? Come on, tell me those stories.

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30 Second Interview with….Ryne Douglas Pearson

Posted in 30 Second Interview With...., tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 14, 2011 | 17 Comments »

James Lipton and the Actors Studio did it for fun with the actors…..Now, I’m doing it for fun with the writers.

Hold the phone!
This cannot be true.
Ryne Douglas Pearson, writer extraordinare, has never tasted strawberry ice cream? *Shudders at the thought.*
Californian Ryne, who once claimed the most fun job he’d ever had was when he worked as a plumber, married into a large Irish Catholic family. A practicing Catholic himself, Ryne is not only well known for his novels, he is also recognised in the movie industry.
Novels Cloudburst, October’s Ghost, Capitol Punishment,  Top Ten, The Donzerly Light, All For One, and Confessions have confirmed his status as being a great author. But when novel Simple Simon was picked up by Hollywood and turned into the 1996 hit movie Mercury Rising, starring Bruce Willis, it opened another door for his writing.
In 2008, Ryne worked (uncredited) on scripts for Keanu Reeves movie, The Day Earth Stood Still  and Jessica Alba’s  The Eye, and in 2009, he was one of four writers who wrote the screenplay Knowing, a concept he himself created.
Although first frowned upon by the critics (what do they know?), Knowing went straight to number one at the box office. American film critic and screenwriter, Roger Ebert boasted it being one of the best sci-fi films he had ever seen. Knowing went on to make more than $180 million worldwide.
Ryne is a member of Writers Guild of America-West, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Of America and International Thriller Writers. When not writing or spendng time with his wife, children, and two dogs – a Doberman Shepherd and Beagle Vizsla, you can find him twittering with friends.
So what would a man, who is described by Entertainment Weekly as having a ‘sweet, disarming quality’ make of our ten questions?
1 .  What is your favorite word?  Hello
2. What is your least favorite word?   Stupid
3. What turns you on?   Fishing
4. What turns you off?   Guano
5. What sound do you love?   Laughter
6. What sound do you hate?   Whining
7. What is your favorite curse word?   Crapweasel
8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?   Chef
9.  What profession would you not like to do?  Doctor
10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?   You’re Late.
   

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You can find all of Ryne’s books at Amazon,  Barnes & Noble, and  Apple iBooks

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Competitions and Writing Opportunities Round Up #16

Posted in Classes, Competitions and Writing Opportunities, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »

This weeks competitions that have caught my eye:

FICTION:

Remosa Writers Competition 
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   24th December 2011
Fees:  £5 for one entry.
Prizes:  £200 for first place. 50 pound second prize
Details:  6 competitions being held monthly in general fiction, romance, genre romance, mysteries, thrillers, sci fi / fantasy. All entries will be considered for development into a full novel for publication. Entries requirements are 3 chapters and synopsis in the genre of your choice. You are welcome to enter as many times as you like in more than one competition.
Contact:  Remosa Publishing, 5 Joseph Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1JX
Country:  United Kingdom
Email:   competitions.remosa@gmx.com
Website:   http://Remosa.co.uk

Writers of the Unemployed Short Story Co
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   3rd February 2012
Fees:   $0 for one entry.
Prizes:   $0 for first place. A signed copy of the novel.
Details:   A contest for short stories dealing with some of the themes addressed in the new book. If you have an idea for a story dealing with unemployment or other economic hardships, it is time to get writing. If your story is already finished, now is your chance. The winner will be announced Friday, March 2, 2012.
Country:   United States
Email:   chrisjprofeta@gmail.com
Website:   http://christopherprofeta.webs.com/writingcontests.htm

UWP Love Competition (Fiction)
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   30th December 2011
Fees:   £5 for one entry.
Prizes:   £100 for first place.
Details:   For short stories up to 1,500 words on the theme of love, by Christian writers aged 16 and over.
Contact:   Unique Writing Publications (UK), Flat 3, 75 St. Peters Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3RP
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   penofareadywriter@hotmail.co.uk
Website:   http://www.wix.com/penofareadywriter/uniquewritingpublications#!competitions

Five Stop Story
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st December 2011
Fees:   £0 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Book of short stories, publication on Five Stop Story iPhone and iPad app.
Details:   1,000-3,000 words, FREE entry, open to international entrants aged 16 and over, theme: dreams, Closes 31st December
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://www.fivestopstory.com

Twist in the Tale
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   3rd March 2012
Fees:   £3.50 for one entry. Free to Premier1 Members.
Prizes:   £200 for first place. 2nd Prize: £150 3rd Prize:£100 plus more
Details:   Can you craft a story that contains a unique twist at the end? If yes, you have just 1500 words to enthrall and surprise us. All we ask is that your story is original and previously unpublished. It can be on any subject or written in any style.
Contact:   Creative1 Publishing 15 Rue Canigounenc Ceret 66400
Country:   France
Email:   info@creative-competitor.co.uk
Website:   http://creativecompetitor.com/2011/12/06/twist-in-the-tale-writing-competition/

A Teenager’s Writing Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   23rd December 2011
Fees:   £0 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Being published on website and Ebook, additional prize to be revealed.
Details:   Stories have to be under 1000 words and have the theme of Christmas. You can enter more than one piece but don’t re-enter the same piece of work. Please email any entries to the email address provided, with Christmas Stories and Poems Competition as the subject. You have to be 19 and under to enter.
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   ateenagersguide@gmail.com
Website:   http://ateenagersguideto.blogspot.com

Iowa Review Fiction Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st January 2012
Fees:   $20 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,500 for first place. $750.
Details:   For fiction or nonfiction up to 7,500 words.
Contact:   The Iowa Review, 308 EPB, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
Country:   United States
Email:   iowa-review@uiowa.edu
Website:   http://iowareview.uiowa.edu/rules

Words Magazine Short Story Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st December 2011
Fees:   £3 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Winner wins all entry fees.
Details:   For short stories on any theme, up to 2,000 words.
Contact:   WORDS, PO Box 13574, London W9 3FX
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://www.wordsmag.com/efdecember.htm

Unbound Press/Spilling Ink Flash Fiction
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   9th January 2012
Fees:   £5 for one entry. 1 – £5 / 3 – £10 We also accept $ and €.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Write 500 words for a chance to win amazing iprizes!
Details:   1st Prize – iPad2 and publication in our 2012 annual print anthology 2nd Prize – iPod touch and publication in our 2012 annual print anthology 3rd Prize – iPod nano and publication in our 2012 annual print anthology Shortlisted Entries – publication in our annual 2012 print anthology Shortlisted and Honorable Mentions will receive also receive a free copy of our 2011 annual print anthology.
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   unboundpress@gmail.com
Website:   http://unboundpress.com/competitions/unbound-press-spilling-ink-review-holiday-flash-fiction-prize/

ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA:

Fab Five 2012
Sponsor: WisRWA (Wisconsin Romance Writers)
Fee: $18–20.00
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Eligibility: Unpublished or published but not PAN-eligible.
Entry: First 2,500 workds of manuscript; no synopsis.
Judges: Trained, published, unpublished. Final Judges: editors and agents
FMI, visit the WisRWA website, http://www.wiswa.org
E-mail: Contest co-ordinator Joe Fraser jfraser6353@yahoo.com for questions not answered from website information.

Great Beginnings Contest
Sponsor: Utah RWA
Fee: $10
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Entry: First five pages; electronic entry only.
Judges: Trained and/or published. Final Judges: editors and agents
FMI, visit http://www.utahrwa.com.

SCRIPTS:

AUSTIN FILM FILM COMPETITION 2012
For the past 18 years, the Austin Film Festival has prided itself in championing great work from legendary, contemporary, and rising talent. Diligently seeking out films that display strong written and visual storytelling, AFF strives to showcase great examples of independent filmmaking. Offering highly-regarded judges, unique venues, and enthusiastic crowds, AFF ensures your work gets the respect it deserves. Don’t miss your opportunity to share the spotlight with an enthusiastic and encouraging mix of aspiring and established filmmaking talent. Submit today, and your film could take its place in this year’s lineup.
Website:   http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/new/film

SCRIPT PIPELINE
Annual Contests
2012 Screenwriting
Early Deadline – 12.31.11
2012 TV Writing
Early Deadline – 12.31.11
2012 Great Movie Idea
Final Deadline – 12.31.11
*$100,000 Cash/Prizes*
*200 Companies review finalists*
*Industry meetings for winners*
Website: http://www.scriptpipeline.com/homeSCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via THE SCREENWRITING COVE

CIMA PRODUCTIONS Inc. – High-Concept Comedies

We are looking for completed feature-length high-concept, studio-style comedies. Nothing too edgy or base humor (no “Hot Tub Time Machine” or “Waterboy”). By high-concept, we mean material with a strong hook that can be pitched in a sentence or less. However, please also provide a synopsis when submitting.
Budget is open. WG and Non-WG writers may submit.
Our credits include “Bedrooms,” “ESL” and “Filly Brown.”
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: jm4jeuzuxz

FILM STREET PRODUCTIONS – Christmas Dog Scripts

We are looking for completed feature-length holiday scripts featuring a young person and a dog, and centered around Christmas. Adventurous, high concept, fantasy elements preferred, but material must be contemporary. Note also, we are only interested in reading family friendly material, garning a G or PG rating, as the target audience is kids 6-12 and parents. Submissions should be in the vein of “The Dog the Saved Christmas,” or “The Search for Santa Paws.”
Budget will not exceed $500K. Only non-WGA writers should submit.
Our credits include “First Dog” and “Ben & Jake’s Big Deal.”
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: fy7u8xny7d

COMMERCIAL HORROR for Micro Budget Feature Film

Flow Pictures is an independent Film Production Company. We produced several short films and two features. Our work have been selected in film festivals. Here is a demo reel of our work: http://vimeo.com/30622685

We are looking for 2 Horror Commercial High Concept Micro Budget feature Film scripts to produce. The scripts will be produced in 2012 and will be marketed at the Cannes Film Market for distribution.
If you believe you have a strong script please send us your pitch at filmscripts@flowpictures.com. In case you are selected an agreement will be put in place and you will be compensated $1,000 dollars plus 10% of the Director’s net profit.. Flow Pictures will have exclusivity of the script purchased. Before you submit make sure your script is a Horror Commercial HIGH CONCEPT MICRO BUDGET FILM SCRIPT.
$1,000 dollars per script plus 10% of the Director’s net profit
Include with submission: Pitch. Outer Motivation.
Response time: Immediately
Contact: Gilbert Khoury, Producer-Director
Flow Pictures (Production Company)
Toronto, Canada Company started in: 2004
Principals: Gilbert Khoury Industry deals/affiliations: Independent Credits: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3266509/
Email: filmscripts@flowpictures.com

SCRIPT WANTED

Accomplished Director and Producer team with excellent industry connections are seeking a short film script for a new competitive funding stream in Canada. We are looking for a short to produce which can later be expanded to a feature length screenplay. This position is fully paid at a % of the budget for the short, and industry standard rates for the feature. Maximum of 12 pages (10 minutes run-time). Canadian writers preferred, but not mandatory
Preferred Genres:
Drama (The Wrestler, Black Swan, Rachel Getting Married)
Coming of Age (Stand By Me, Field of Dreams, Juno)
Comedy/Drama (The Descendants, Garden State, Lost in Translation)
Comedy (Rain Man, I Love You Man, Sideways)
Thriller (Cape Fear, Winters Bone, United 93)
Do Not Send: Horror, Western, Sci-fi, Action/Adventure, Crime, Musical, Animation
Please email short query letters with loglines/short synopsis’s only to: submissions@rogueplanet.ca. Thank you.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY FEMALE-DRIVEN STORIES

Nasser Entertainment Group is looking for completed feature-length contemporary family friendly, female-driven scripts. Submissions should preferably be for the sort of “faith-friendly” material you’d see on Hallmark. Please note we are not interested in edgy material, sci-fi stories, anything involving time travelers trying to save Christmas, or any fantasy elements.

Budget will not exceed $3 million. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.
To submit go to www.InkTippro.com/leads 
Enter your email address
Copy/Paste this code: kvdupbjsba.
You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only. Thank you.

VILLAGE FILMWORKS – Teen Sex Comedies

We are looking for completed feature-length teen sex comedies, i.e. material that is outrageous in the way that “American Pie” and “Porky’s” were in their time.
Budget will not exceed $1 million. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.
Our credits include “Wired City.”
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: 69c53gtgvr

OGUS FILM – Contemporary Espionage Scripts

We are looking for completed feature-length espionage scripts. Submissions must be for contemporary material (no period or cold war material), and should feature stories built around tradecraft, not action, i.e. scripts in the vein of “Day of the Jackal,” “The Ipcress File,” or “Munich.”
Budget is open. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.
This will be for a first feature film project for a Cannes Gold Lion-winning director whose clients include Visa, Nestle, New Castle Brown Ale, Asics Running Shoes, etc.
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: 69nmhf0rus

 

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA:

Script Co-ordinator Needed
Script Coordinator needed for new daily TV talk show. Must have at least 1 year of Script Dept experience on a daily TV show. Must be super-organized, a team player and work well with tight deadlines. Please reply to Lindsey Diaz at  lindsey.diaz@gmail.com.

Pilot Collaborator Wanted
I have an idea for a  dramedy television series, but I  want somebody to collaborate with me on the pilot. Think PUSHING DAISIES meets GLEE with a hint of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA. Send your writing samples to Tim Bartow at baackflipcreator@aol.com under the subject line “pilot collab”.

Seeking Writer for Espionage Short
We are looking for a writer who specializes in the espionage genre for a short film. We are looking from anywhere from 40-50 pages to be written. A fee will be negotiated with Executive Producer Charles Murrey. You will be fully credited as a writer and will have IMDB credit. Send samples of your work (no more than 5-10 pages of your work) along with desired pay to director Sean Lawless at InavisionCinema@gmail.com.
See pre-production trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuKuWJTo2lU&feature=share. Also here is an Intro link here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=137585106350383. Thank you.

Seeking Non-Commercial Feature Length Scripts from Canadian Writers
Flow Pictures is an independent film production company. We have produced 2 feature films and 6 shorts. See our demo reel at http://vimeo.com/30622685.
We are looking for Canadian writers with finished Non Commercial feature film scripts. The script has to be innovative and creative for a film festival type of film. We can only accept Canadian writers due to the nature of the grant we might get. It’s going to be a micro budget grant if awarded. The selected writer will receive 2% of the acquired budget and 10% of the net profit once the film is produced. The finished film will be submitted to film festivals all over the world and also marked at major film markets for distribution.
If you are interested please e-mail us your synopsis at filmscripts@flowpictures.com. Only selected writers will be contacted.
P.S: the script can be any genre as long as it’s artistic, creative and innovative. Please no commercial scripts.

Looking for Experienced Reality Show Writer
Looking for an experienced Reality Show writer to help stage/script out the flow of a sizzle/pilot for large CA based Talent agency. If the show is sold, writer will receive a % and full credits and potentially be part of the series.Please send inquiries to us at info@jarsproductions.com. Thank you.

Professional Screenwriters Wanted
Orange Universe and Parallel 33 Pictures are seeking professional writers for our slate of films in the Horror, Science Fiction and Crime/Thriller genres. You must fulfill all criteria for consideration. Please submit a web URL or PDF files of your work to Dave Marchetti at dmarchetti@orangeuniversefilms.com for this contract/paid position. You can view our credits and clients at: www.orangeuniversefilms.com. Thank you.

High-Concept Comedy Scripts Wanted
Cima Productions (credits include “Bedrooms,” “ESL” and “Filly Brown”) is looking for completed feature-length scripts for high-concept, studio-style comedies. By high-concept we mean material with a strong hook that can be pitched in a sentence or less. Nothing too edgy or base humor (no “Hot Tub Time Machine” or “Waterboy”). Budget is open. WG and Non-WG writers may submit.
To submit go to www.InkTippro.com/leads, enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s free newsletter) using this code: jm4jeuzuxz. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only. Thank you.

Whistleblower Seeks Docudrama Screenplay Writer
Exposing underground human egg-racketeering by fertility doctors in the IVF Industry, and the generation of genetic orphans they have created in the process, robbing these children of having any access to, or knowledge about their true genetic origin or their family health history and turning America into a nation of in-breeds.
Applicants are requested to e-mail their info to teriroyal@hotmail.com. Include phone number. Depending on volume of applications received, I will respond as I am able to. Must provide proof of experience writing screenplays. Paid on spec when screenplay is sold. (% negotiable.)

Screenwriter – Low Budget Film
Director / Producer seeks a Low-Budget Screenplay to produce in late 2012, early 2013. Budget $250K, there will be some up-front money as well as back-end compensation. Preferred genres are Suspense (thriller, crime, noir) and Comedy. Production will take place in a mid-atlantic metro area, setting can be urban or rural.
If interested, please respond with a query email to rdv.storydept@gmail.com that includes: Brief synopsis, brief bio of writer(s), and please indicate if there are any rights issues (ie. based on a life story, novel or other pre-existing work). Please do not send entire screenplays. All queries will receive a response.

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Passive Or Active – Which Voice Are You?

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 9, 2011 | 34 Comments »

Passive voice. It’s proving to be a ball and chain for writers new to the fiction game. In fact, it remains a problem for some of the more ’experienced’ authors, too. I should know - I was one of them.

So, what exactly does passive voice and active voice mean?

Basically, writing in ‘passive’ voice not only sounds awkward, it means more words are needed to make your sentence. Active’ voice, on the other hand is clear and will keep your writing tight.

But how can I tell the difference between the two?

When writing in active voice, the subject is doing the action to the object (and no rude comments please – Nigel). For example:

“Tracey made the bed” is active. Tracy (subject) made (doing the action) the bed (object).

“The bed was made by Tracy” is passive. The bed now becomes the subject and the focus of the sentence, but it isn’t doing anything. It has now become the recipient as it’s being made by Tracy. The whole sentence is reversed.

Another example, and one I love, is:

“The door was kicked in by the officers.” This is passive writing. We have our subject (the door) not doing anything but being on the receiving end of the officers boot. Wouldn’t it sound better if it was worded, “The officers kicked in the door”? – Subject (officers) doing the action (kicked) to the object (door).

Get a post stick note and write SUBJECT is DOING THE ACTION to the OBJECT.  Now pin it to your computer

So is passive writing a big ‘no-no’?

‘Hell No!’….if you are a politicians or news reader and don’t want relay certain information to their public, either because you don’t know it or you are just secretive.

But, as we are talking fiction writing, my answer would have to be a ‘Hell Yes!’ It is a sure way and agent or publisher can tell if you are a novice writer or not.

But how do I know if I am writing passively?

Well, look at your sentence. First, is your subject doing the action? Have you mentioned the object?

Another indication that you are writing passively is your choice of words. Was, were, are, is, am, being, been all denote passive writing. Also, how many words do you have ending in ‘ing’? Too many I bet.

‘Water was poured into the jar.’ – ‘Jessie poured water into jar.’
‘The bone was being eaten by the dog.’ – ‘The dog ate the bone.’

I was a classic passive novelist when I first started writing. I had a friend point it out to me and voila. Now I’m an active girl. If you stick to SUBJECT – DOING ACTION – OBJECT, and watch your verbs, you’ll be fine.

Trust me :)

So, are you a passive writer or an active writer? Did you even notice you were writing in passive voice? Do you have any other tips for new writers? Let me know your thoughts….you know I like to chat.

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30 Second Interview with…..Jennifer Talty

Posted in 30 Second Interview With...., tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 7, 2011 | 8 Comments »

James Lipton and the Actors Studio did it for fun with the actors…..Now, I’m doing it for fun with the writers.

 

 
Writer by Day, Hocky mom by night….

That perfectly sums up Jennifer Talty, or Jenni Holbrook as some of you may know her.

 
A creative New Yorker, Jenni liked to spend (some) of her teenage years on Lake George. Like most writers, she loved stories and would often show and tell them through the organisation of neighbourhood shows.
 
But where did her fascination with the darker side of human nature come from? Well, growing up in Rochester may have something to do with it. A city with one of the highest murder rates in the entire state, and home to the likes of The Alphabet Murders, The Genesee River Killer, The Murder of Kali Ann Poulton, and the bizzare case of a Funeral home that stole body parts from corpses awaiting cremation, it now seems obvious she would write for the thriller genre.
 
But writing was to take a back seat as the lure of Nazareth College and a Business Education degree beckoned. With a few years inside the world of Marketing, and teaching Business Applications at both High School Level and in Continuing Education under her belt, plus training product and sales employees for companies such as 3Comm, HP, and Mcafee, Jenni still felt restless and couldn’t shake her desire to write.
 
Then finally, while visiting Owasco Lake, Jenni began to write. And write she did; creating one page-turning romantic suspense novel after another; each one with a dark villain to wreck havoc on the hero and heroine.
 
With novels such as Rekindled, Jane Doe’s Return, Dark Water, and
In Two Weeks, and the many writing conferences and workshops she attends across the country, you’d think there was little time for anything else. Think again. Jenni also co-created Who Dares Wins Publishing with NY Times Best-Selling Author Bob Mayer, and Write It Forward workshops.
 
Today, Jennifer lives in Western NY with her husband and her three children. When she’s not carting her kids from one hockey rink to the next, she can be found in her ‘cave’ crafting her next Romantic Suspense novel.
 
So, what would a soccer mum make of our ten questions?
  
1.  What is your favorite word?  Friendship
 
2. What is your least favorite word?   Rape
 
3. What turns you on?   Kindness
 
4. What turns you off?   Narcisism
 
5. What sound do you love?   Water
 
6. What sound do you hate?   Sirens
 
7. What is your favorite curse word?   Fudge-a-muffin
 
8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?   None
 
9.  What profession would you not like to do?  Doctor
 
10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?   Good timing
 
 
 
   

Contact Information

For information regarding Jen Taltybooks and please visit her Website: http://www.jentalty.com/Home.php
Blog: http://jenniholbrooktalty.wordpress.com/
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Competitions and Writing Opportunities Round Up #15

Posted in Classes, Competitions and Writing Opportunities, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on December 5, 2011 | 6 Comments »

This weeks competitions that have caught my eye:

FICTION:

Flash Fiction Writing Competition 
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   10th February 2012
Fees:   £3.50 for one entry. Free to Creative Competitor Premier1 Members.
Prizes:   £150 for first place. 2nd Prize: £100 3rd Prize: £75 etc.
Details:  Using the photo on the website for inspiration, write a compelling story in less than 1200 words. Must be original and previously unpublished.
Contact:   Creative1 Publishing 15 Rue Canigounenc Ceret 66400
Country:   France
Email:   info@creative-competitor.co.uk
Website:   http://creativecompetitor.com/2011/12/04/flash-fiction-writing-competition/

Character Profile Writing Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   21st February 2011
Fees:   £2.50 for one entry. Free to Creative Competitor Premier1 Members.
Prizes:   £100 for first place. 2nd Prize £75 3rd Prize: £50 4th Prize: 3 months membership to Premier1.
Details:   Write a detailed character profile using the photo published on this page for inspiration. We want to know everything there is to know about your character. Bring him to life by adding rich layers of detail to the profile.
Contact:   Creative1 Publishing 15 Rue Canigounenc Ceret 66400
Country:   France
Email:   info@creative-competitor.co.uk
Website:   http://creativecompetitor.com/2011/12/04/character-profile-writing-competition/

2012 Bristol Short Story Prize
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st March 2012
Fees:   £7 for one entry.
Prizes:   £1,000 for first place. 2nd – £700 3rd – £400.
Details:   Open to all writers over 16 years of age. Any theme or subject, entry online or by post. Entries must be previously unpublished with a maximum length of 3,000 words (There is no minimum). The entry fee is £7 per story. Closing date:   March 31st 2012. Prizes: 1st £1000 plus £150 Waterstone’s gift card 2nd £700 plus £100 Waterstone’s gift card 3rd £400 plus £100 Waterstone’s gift card 17 further prizes of £100 to other shortlisted writers. 20 stories pub’d in anthology.
Contact:   Unit 5.16, Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol BS4 3EH
Country   :United Kingdom
Email:   enquiries@bristolprize.co.uk
Website:   http://www.bristolprize.co.uk

Writers’ Journal Fiction Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   30th January 2012
Fees:   $15 for one entry.
Prizes:   $500 for first place. £200; $100.
Details:   For short stories up to 5,000 words.
Contact:   Fiction Contest, Val-Tech Media, P.O. Box 394, Perham, MN 56573
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.writersjournal.com/FictionContest.htm

Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   30th January 2012
Fees:  $25 for one entry. $15 for members.
Prizes:  $1,000 for first place. Possible magazine publication.
Details:   For unpublished fiction up to 12 double-spaced pages.
Contact:   Professor Tony Abbott, PO Box 7096, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035
Country:   United States
Website:  http://www.ncwriters.org/programs-and-services/competitions/26-thomas-wolfe-fiction-prize

Christmas Chillers Short Story Comp.
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st December 2011
Fees:   £5 for one entry. One entry consists of up to four submissions.
Prizes:   £50 for first place. £25 x 2.
Details:   For spooky Christmas stories up to 1,200 words. Enter online.
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://write-link-creative-writing-contests.com/christmas-chillers

G. S. Sharat Chandra Prize
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   15th January 2012
Fees:   $25 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,000 for first place.
Details:   For short fiction collections between 125 and 300 pages, double-spaced.
Contact:   Sharat Chandra Prize for Fiction, BkMk Press, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Country:   United States
Email:   bkmk@umkc.edu
Website:   http://cas.umkc.edu/bkmk/poetry.html

Willesden international story prize
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   16th December 2011
Fees:   £3 for one entry.
Prizes:   £300 for first place. 2 x £150. Also anthology publication.
Details:   For short stories up to 7,500 words. Enter via website.
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://www.willesdenherald.com/competition/rules.php

Eme rald Writing Workshops train competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes: 31st May 2012
Fees:   £1.80 for one entry. £5 for three entries (maximum).
Prizes:   £65 for first place. £20 second; £15 third; three runners-up win a book of short stories.
Details:   Maximum 500 words excluding title to include the words NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW. Postal entries only. Open to anyone in the world of any age.
Contact:   4 Abbott Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1DF
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   edwardjohnwalsh@hotmail.com
Website:   http://www.emeraldwritingworkshops.co.uk

SCRIPTS:

BBC Film Network
Film Network is the BBC’s short film showcase, screening short films from new British Filmmakers, with four new shorts every week.

The site also provides filmmakers with tools to create online profiles and exchange tips, advice and ideas and allows audiences to comment on and rate the films. It also provides links to all the great online resources that already exist through the Filmmakers Guide.

The site is currently a trial but will launch the full site in October with new features including full screen downloads and collaborative filtering features that allow the site’s community to select the ‘best’ films.
To find out more, visit the BBC Film Network website.

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA:

Family Friendly Female-Driven Stories
Nasser Entertainment Group is looking for completed feature-length contemporary family friendly, female-driven scripts. Submissions should preferably be for the sort of “faith-friendly” material you’d see on Hallmark. Please note we are not interested in edgy material, sci-fi stories, anything involving time travelers trying to save Christmas, or any fantasy elements. Budget will not exceed $3 million. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.
To submit go to www.InkTippro.com/leads and enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s free newsletter.) Copy/Paste this code: kvdupbjsba. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only. Thank you.

Seeking Horror Short Scripts
Ghost Town Records is looking for quality horror short scripts that we are working to produce over the next three months. Any sub-genre of horror is fine with us (psychological, supernatural etc) as long as the quality is strong and the writing has a distinct voice. Send submissions and story breakdowns via email to ghosttownrecords@hotmail.co.uk and we will get back to you with further details. Thank you.

Scriptwriter/Production Manager Wanted
We at Thirsty Pilgrim Productions are coming up with International Travel Documentary. Based on two Bikers who travel across India on Bike.
As Scriptwriter : you would be responsible of creating original written works, such as scripts, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance. We are looking for script writers cum Production Manager with an interesting writing skills and extensive knowledge of Indian Culture. The person has to be of Nomadic Spirits.
As Production Manager : you would be responsible for arranging everything from Pre Productions to Post Productions. Which includes, Location approvals for shooting, arranging visa for all international crew, research, making shooting schedules and many more.
You can send your details/CV and one sample writeup of the above mentioned concept. For more details please submit your resume on our website (http://www.sumeetkumar.org) in the Careers section.

Looking For Screenwriting Collaborators
I am a writer/filmmaker currently looking for other writers to collaborate with. Initially I am looking for submissions of short films scripts. Next year I plan to direct and produce a short film for film festivals. I am very passionate about cinema and love ideas that are visually pleasing with deep well crafted characters. I am open to style and genre. Ideally I would like a film that contains dialogue. Please e-mail inquiries to andyjmarsh@hotmail.com. Thank you.

Short Script Wanted
Accomplished Director and Producer team with excellent industry connections are seeking a short film script for a new competitive funding stream in Canada. We are looking for a short to produce which can later be expanded to a feature length screenplay. This position is fully paid at a % of the budget for the short, and industry standard rates for the feature. Maximum of 12 pages (10 minutes run-time). Canadian writers preferred, but not mandatory
Preferred Genres:
Drama (The Wrestler, Black Swan, Rachel Getting Married)
Coming of Age (Stand By Me, Field of Dreams, Juno)
Comedy/Drama (The Descendants, Garden State, Lost in Translation)
Comedy (Rain Man, I Love You Man, Sideways)
Thriller (Cape Fear, Winters Bone, United 93)
Do Not Send:
Horror, Western, Sci-fi, Action/Adventure, Crime, Musical, Animation
Please email short query letters with loglines/short synopsis’s only to: submissions@rogueplanet.ca. Thank you.

Seeking Austin, TX Area Screenwriter
Looking for inventive (somewhat) experienced screenwriting partner(s) with the desire to make indie movies – shorts first, features later – from start to finish. I know a lot of local crew people and actors, but not enough writers. I have plenty of ideas, but need someone to bounce of and keep me motivated. Preferably you have experience with script format and formatting tools. I have some. Contact Jeff Runnels at jeff.runnels@gmail.com. Thank you.

Comedy Writer To Polish Screenplay
I’m reaching out for a screenwriter in the Ojai / Ventura area to assist me in finishing, tightening and polishing a comedic screenplay. The story is all there, the structure essentially works, and I have 91 pages of good stuff that need going through, tightening etc. Stylistically I’m going for the tone of I heart Huckabees, Sideways, and some of the work of Gondry. Character / Dialog driven with a stylish and quirky visual treatment. I am a commercial and mu

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