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Classes, Competitions and Writing Opportunities Round Up #33

Posted in Classes, Competitions and Writing Opportunities, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 25, 2012| 1 Comment »

This weeks competitions that have caught my eye:

FICTION: Via First Writer

Machigonne Fiction Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   18th June 2012
Fees:   $15 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,000 for first place.
Details:   For fiction up to 7,500 words.
Contact:   THE NEW GUARD, P.O. Box 10612, Portland, ME 04104
Country:   United States
Website:   http://newguardreview.com

HGWells Short Story Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   22nd July 2012
Fees:   Donation of £5 per adult entry. Free for under 26 year olds.
Prizes:   £1,000 for first place. The shortlisted stories will be published on an anthology.
Details:   Junior Prize £1000 winner entry for authors under 26 y.o. Senior Prize £250 winner entry for authors aged 26 y.o. and over. Theme The Sea. Min 2000 Max 5000 words. Handwriting is not compulsory but the judges will award 10% of the marks for good handwriting. UK residents only.
Contact:   HGWells Short Story Competition on 01303264749, 2 Pelham Gardens Folkestone CT20 2LE
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   rose.unsworth@gmail.com
Website:   http://www.wellsfestival.com

Prolitzer Prize 2012
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   1st October 2012
Fees:   £4 for one entry. £3 per subsequent entry
Prizes:   £130 for first place. Publication in magazine. 2 x runner up prizes, £30
Details:   We are looking for prose writing, fiction or creative nonfiction, that epitomises the editorial aims of the magazine: to publish quality, accessible writing that challenges, engages and entertains. Word length up to 2000 words. The magazien is an international competition. Full details on our website.
Contact:   Prolebook 15 Maes-y-Dre Abergele Conwy LL22 7HW
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   prosecompetition@prolebooks.co.uk
Website:   http://www.prolebooks.co.uk/page8.html

Meridian Writing Summer Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   30th June 2012
Fees:   £5 for one entry. £3 for a basic critique
Prizes:   £100 for first place. 2nd Place – £50, 3rd Place – £25, plus firstwriter.com voucher
Details:   Summer Short Story Competiton Story: Open Theme/Genre, 3000 words max. Eligibility: Open to new and published authors, see website for full details. Non-competition Critique service available
Contact:   19 Juniper Drive, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22 5WW
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   info@meridian-writing.co.uk
Website:   http://www.meridian-writing.co.uk

Swanwick Writing for Children Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   30th April 2012
Fees:   £5 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Week at writers’ summer school plus publication; critique; magazine subscription.
Details:For short stories up to 1,000 words or the first 1,000 words of a novel aimed at children, on the theme: A sense of duty.
Contact:Elizabeth Kay, Warners Group Publications, Fifth Floor, 31-32 Park Row, Leeds, LS1 5JD
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://www.swanwickwritersschool.co.uk/dynamic/documents/2012%20competition%20details.pdf

Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition 
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st July 2012
Fees:   €15 for one entry.
Prizes:   €2,000 for first place. Also, a week in Writers’ Retreat, plus publication in Journal.
Details:   This annual competition is open to original, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer. The story can be on any subject, in any style, by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world.
Contact:   Munster Literature Centre, 84 Douglas Street, Cork
Country:   Ireland
Email:   info@munsterlit.ie
Website:   http://www.munsterlit.ie/SOF%20Page.html

100 Euro to spend on your summer hols
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   15th June 2012
Fees:   €5 for one entry.
Prizes:   €100 for first place.
Details:   And all you have to do is win our next short story competition. Entry is just EUR5 and the closing date is midnight on June 15th. Maximum story length is 1500 words. Theme – anything you like, so long as it makes us laugh. Visit our website for the full list of rules and regs, and to read the winning entries and runners-up from the first five competitions.
Country:   Portugal
Email:   enquiries@cheerreader.co.uk
Website:   http://www.cheerreader.co.uk

Salamander Fiction Prize 2012
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   15th June 2012
Fees:   $15 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,500 for first place. Also publication.
Details:   For short stories up to 35 double spaced pages.
Contact:   Salamander, Suffolk University, English Department, 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02114
Country:   United States
Website:   http://salamandermag.org/contests/

PrintExpress.co.uk are running a competition for kids aged 13 and under. If you’re a keen short story writer, we want to hear from you – and you could win £150 in Amazon vouchers!

To enter, email us at shortstory@printexpress.co.uk with your short story (maximum of 500 words) on any topic that you’d like. The more creative, interesting, exciting & fun your story – the better!
– No entry fee
– Open to those aged 13 or under
– Maximum of 500 words
– Deadline to enter is 30th June, 2012
– Only one entry per person
– When applying, include your age
– We’d like to publish the winner’s story on our blog, but you keep the rights to it.
The full details are here: http://www.printexpress.co.uk/blog/2012/04/16/print-express-childrens-story-competition

SCRIPTS

The Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest

Think you can turn this logline from Randall Wallace, Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter for Braveheart, and Writer/Director of The Man in the Iron Mask and We Were Soldiers into a killer script?

A soldier returns from an 18-month deployment and finds that the family home is missing – even the address no longer exists.

Working from this A-list logline, you’re challenged to create up to the first 15 pages of an original script based on the given concept. Make it your own – drama, action, sci-fi… anywhere your imagination takes you.

But it doesn’t stop there. The Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest goes much further than your average competition, by providing the top 10 finalists with mentors to guide them through the entire script creation process, with the goal of completing a spec screenplay to be judged by a panel of Hollywood power players.

Here’s how it works:

  • Entrants write up to the first 15 pages of a script based on the logline above, provided by Randall Wallace
  • The top 10 finalists are chosen from the submissions, and receive a personalized letter of congratulations from Randall Wallace
  • Each of the 10 finalists receives a copy of Movie Magic Screenwriter to professionally format their work as they enter into a 12-week Story Specialists mentoring program, consisting of feedback for every 10 pages submitted, with the goal of completing a spec screenplay based on the given logline
  • After the mentoring, the finalists submit their rough drafts to our professional script readers for comprehensive Development Notes, and then have two weeks to work with their mentor and notes to complete the final draft of their screenplay for judging.
  • Randall Wallace and production company Benderspink judge the completed screenplays and choose a winner

The lucky winner of this scriptwriting contest receives a classic Industry experience, including transportation to Los Angeles and:

Lush Accommodations at the Chateau Marmont

Chateau Marmont

The chic Chateau, conveniently nestled right off the Sunset Strip, will serve as the home base for the Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest winner. Thinking of the many opportunities to network and hobnob with the Hollywood elite that frequent this hotspot is mind-boggling!

The IvyOne-on-One with Randall Wallace at The Ivy
First on the agenda? Lunch with screenwriter Randall Wallace at Robertson Blvd.’s uber-popular bistro, known for its steady stream of celebs and location near power-agency ICM. The winner will take in some serious knowledge and know-how from Wallace, while filling up on the Ivy’s famous nouvelle American cuisine.

Benderspink

Meeting with Benderspink
The Hollywood treatment continues through a conference with Benderspink, a diversified management/production company with credits including The Hangover, American Pie, and The Ring. Aspiring screenwriters dream of this kind of opportunity to meet with such an influential group, a fantasy that will come true for the lucky winner!

Movie Magic Screenwriter – Professional Formatting Software
Format your script and outline it, too, with the newly redesigned Movie Magic Screenwriter 6! This award-winning screenwriting software formats movies, television, novels, stage plays and even comic book scripts, making it the only program for all types of creative writing.

The Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest can give you the tools and the resources you need to complete a saleable screenplay. But besides the experience and the mentoring you could receive, placing in this competition shows that you can take another’s idea and turn it into a winning script – a trait that’s truly valued in Hollywood, and serves as a priceless addition to your screenwriting resume.

Fees, Dates and Deadlines:

  • Contest Begins: February 2012
  • Early Submission Fee and Deadline: $40 to enter before March 31, 2012
  • Standard Submission Fee and Deadline: $50 to enter between April 1 – May 15, 2012
  • Contest Deadline: May 15, 2012
  • Finalists Announced: Early June 2012
  • Mentor Program Begins: June 2012
  • Mentor Program Completes: Early September 2012
  • Winner Announced: Late September 2012
  • Lunch with Randall Wallace & Meetings: October 2012

Looking for the regulations and answers to specific questions? Check out the Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest’s Rules and FAQs

ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA Via RWA

 *Open to published authors
**Open to published and unpublished authors

Charter Oak in Excellence in Writing Award
Sponsor: Charter Oak Romance Writers, Connecticut
Fee: $20 CORW/CTRWA/CoLoNY; Others $25
Deadline: May 20, 2012
Eligibility: for unpublished and non-PAN eligible authors.
Entry: First 20 pages; may also include 3 pages synopsis not to be judged.
Categories: Paranormal, Historical, Contemporary, Mainstream, YA.
Judges: Three qualified judges per entry (trained and/or published authors).
Final Judges: Deborah Smith/Bell Bridge Books, Contemporay; Mandy Hubbard/D4EO Literary Agency, YA. Others TBA.
FMI, http://www.charteroakromancewriters.org/.

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA:
(N.B. Only contact the companies listed below between 17th April – 2nd May2012)

SEEKING CO-WRITER TO FINISH WEB SITCOM SCRIPTS
Looking for a co-writer to help polish off six scripts for my new comedy web series. Currently the first episode is being funded through Kickstarter, however there is recent interest from JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and his manager Rick Dorfman to get behind this project. They’d like me to send them the scripts in the next couple of days and to be honest I’ve been caught off guard with this interest. The scripts are finished, but I feel they could use one more rewrite before I’d feel comfortable sending them off. Payment and terms to be negotiated. Please only respond if this is something you can tackle immediately. You can check out the project here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/retrofilmsent/manuel-labour-trash-collecting-junk. Apply to: Ryan Noel at info@retrofilmsentertainment.com

TRANSLATE SCRIPT FROM ARGENTINIAN SPANISH TO AMERICAN ENGLISH
Looking for a fun, amiable writer to translate a movie script (approx 100 pages) that’s in Argentinian Spanish to American English. Please have screenwriting know-how (but I will be training you with my own methods and requirements).  This is a very important opportunity for the right person since I am a Gatekeeper, Mentor, Manager & Muse in Hollywood.  Please give details on what you bring to the table and what you expect to be paid.  Anyone can submit, but being in Los Angeles is ideal. Send inquiries to info@TheBitchWithTheRedPen.com

WOMEN OF COLOR WRITERS 
Please only apply if you have read this posting. Generic cover letters will not be read. I’m developing a comedic web series about an up and coming feminist group in New York. The web series is a narrative about the formation of this group, and the struggles to make it racially, sexually, and economically diverse. The film has three main characters, two of whom are women of color. The project is highly ambitious. It’s got the raciness of shows like Sex in the City, but it really aims to show the side of women that we don’t often talk about: the fact that they are powerful beings that can change the world. In doing this, I want to explore what it means to be a woman, and to do this I feel that it is necessary to have a diverse group of women on the writing crew. More about the creator: I have just released my web series, and have written and directed 5 films before that. I am a feminist who is really interested in gender, race, and class. I’m also an aspiring history buff (well, someday), comedy writer, and social media guru. This show is very important to me as not only do I want to change the way that women are represented in media, I also wish to really hone in on what a better world would look like for all women. I’m looking for writers who want to do the same. A plus if you are also an actress. More Info: Http://lessonsfrommyearlytwenties.com Send inquiries to alexmac84@gmail.com

SEEKING SKETCH COMEDY WRITER
I am in need of a sketch comedy writer. I would like to use someone for my talk variety show which will be a great way for improv and sketch comedy writer to get loads of practice and have their work acted out. Unfortunately, I am unable to pay at this time but you will get writer credit. If you are interested, send inquires to colorofloveproduction@gmail.com P.S. Blue Material and Dark Humor is welcomed.

SEEKING SHORT FILM SCRIPTS 
We have a start-up cinema production company and are looking to add to our arsenal with some short films (under 10 minutes) that can be filmed in one day, preferably one location (or minimal number of locations) for about $1,500 (mostly toward gear rental, craft services, crew, cast…in that order, which we will provide). Any genre works. Looking to lock principal photography the last week of April. The kicker: it has to have as its lead a mid- to late- 20s Caucasian male (good looks, medium/athletic build/height, versatile dark hair, mesmerizing blue eyes…can email you headshots, etc.) He’s a crucial member of our Team, and hopefully you will be, too!  Everyone ought to have their dreams “reelized”; let’s collaborate to Make It Happen, yo. To talk shop, please email: theactorproject@gmail.com

SEEKING WRITING PARTNER
Looking for a writer to make partners with and co-write. Initially I have two scripts waiting to be polished and fixed). Please send me your resume, a little about yourself and the style of writing, genres or favorite films/influences, you have. Initially this is non paid but obviously there is the writing credit. I am a foreign (yes that´s another reason why I need a writing partner) producer-director that wants to focus more on execution, getting the thing done and….weird…get distribution 🙂 Thanks for reading and talk to you soon. More Info: http://www.mandy.com/home.cfm?c=mga004 Apply to: Alicia at ali.blue.angel@gmail.com

HAVE SCRIPT NEEDING EDITING AND FORMATTING 
We are looking for an experienced screenwriter to edit and format our script. Must be located in Southern California. This is a paid project. Contact us at luisx310@yahoo.com

Please remember to check out legitimacy of all contests, classes, and conferences before you enter, and to copyright all your work before you submit.

Good luck and let me know how you get on.

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Copyright. Should You Or Shouldn’t You?

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2012| 17 Comments »

Many people often wonder whether to copyright their work, and the best way in which to do it. So I’m going to help you.

Okay, first of all, what is copyright?

Nice and simple. Like a patent, trademark, and any design that can be copied, copyright is an intellectual property; also known as ‘IP’, and gives you all ‘rights’ to your work and protects it from copyright infringement.

Now I could go on and on explaining all the different avenues, but as this is based at writers, I will stick with novels and screenplays.

You’ve written a novel (fiction or non-fiction), short story, or poem, and you want to send it off to an agent, manager, or publisher. What should you do first? That’s right, copyright it.

Who with?

Whoa there fiesty one. First check you live in a Berne Convention Country. 162 of the 190 countries are signed to it, so chances are, you are.

Now you can register your work with an organisation. Now there are various ones both in the UK and US that I use.

US pilots and screenplays I use WGA (Writers Guild of America) West. I also register my synopsis here. I have never had a problem and the service is very prompt and efficient. There is also some cool information on their website.

For my UK pilots, screenplays and novels, I use the Intellectual Property Rights Office.

N.B. If you are a subscriber to firstwriter.com you can benefit from a 10% discount when you start the registration process through their site. If you are already a Firstwriter subscriber, click here. If not and want to, click here first.

There is usually a charge, approximately £20/$40, to register work and you should be issued with a certificate, although these can take up to six months to be delivered.

Although I’ve never registered a novel with a US copyright organsisation, more information may be obtained at the US Copyright Office.

I’ve tried to keep this post as simple as I can, but if there is something you don’t understand, put your query in the comment box. Likewise, if you’ve had any dealings with any of the organisations listed here, good or bad, let me know. Maybe you use other companies. If so, let me know them too.

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Competitions and Writing Opportunities Round Up #20

Posted in Classes, Competitions and Writing Opportunities, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 16, 2012| 1 Comment »

This weeks competitions that have caught my eye:

FICTION: Via First Writer

Choc Lit Short Story Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st January 2012
Fees:   £3 for one entry.
Prizes:   £200 for first place. £50 runner up. Also online publication and a box of chocolates.
Details:   For short stories up to 1,500 words on the theme of chocolate.
Contact:   Short Story Competition, Choc Lit Ltd, Penrose House, Crawley Drive, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 2AB
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   info@choc-lit.co.uk
Website:   http://www.choc-lit.co.uk/html/choc_lit_short_story_competiti.html

Stella Kupferberg Memorial Prize
Category:  Fiction
Closes:   2nd March 2012
Fees:   $25 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,000 for first place. Also ten-week creative writing course.
Details:   For short stories on the theme: objects of desire.
Contact:   Selected Shorts Contest, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025
Country:   United States
Email:   shorts@symphonyspace.org
Website:   http://www.selectedshorts.org/extras/writing-contest-2

Stories Space fiction contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   12th March 2012
Fees:   $0 for one entry.
Prizes:   $100 for first place. 2nd prize $75, 3rd prize $50
Details:   Stories must be based on the theme: New Beginnings. As an additional challenge stories must also contain one (or both) of the following items: A family heirloom and/or a set of keys. Stories, poems and songs are all eligible to enter and you can submit as many entries as you like.
Country:   United States
Email:   lisa@storiesspace.com
Website:   http://www.storiesspace.com

Twisted Stringybark Short Story Award
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   4th March 2012
Fees:   $9.75 for one entry. Discounts for multiple entries.
Prizes:   $300 for first place. Additional cash prizes.
Details:   All genres accepted. There are only two constraints. Firstly, that the story must have a nifty twist at the end that surprises the reader and secondly, that the story must have some link, no matter how tenuous, to Australia. International entries encouraged.
Contact:   PO Box 851 Jamison Centre ACT 2614
Country:   Australia
Email:   judges@stringybarkstories.net
Website:   http://www.stringybarkstories.net

Five Stop Story January Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st January 2012
Fees:   £4 for one entry. £4 for 1 entry, £7 for 2, £8 for 3.
Prizes:   £50 for first place. £150 prize for overall winner of 2012 league table
Details:   Stories up to 3,000 words; Open to international entrants aged 16 and over
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://www.fivestopstory.com/write

Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   24th February 2012
Fees:   $75 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,500 for first place.
Details:   Calling all indie book authors and publishers – including small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors who have a book written in English released in 2011 or 2012 or with a 2011 or 2012 copyright date to enter the most rewarding book awards program.
Contact:   Next Generation Indie Book Awards 511 Wilkinson St. Chelsea, MI 48118
Country:   United States
Email:   info@indiebookawards.com
Website:   http://www.indiebookawards.com

Ledge Fiction Awards Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   28th February 2012
Fees:   $12 for one entry. $6 for subsequent entries.
Prizes:   $1,000 for first place. $250; $100. Also magazine publication.
Details:   For unpublished short stories up to 7,500 words.
Contact:   The Ledge 2012 Fiction Awards Competition, 40 Maple Avenue, Bellport, NY 11713
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.theledgemagazine.com/Annual%20Contests.html

Crystal Magazine Children’s Story
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   1st October 2012
Fees:   £3 for one entry. £2 each subsequent entry.
Prizes:   £50 for first place. Prizes for children.
Details:   Write one story, up to 1,000 words for children aged 6 to 9. Theme: Jumping For Joy. Three sections: £50 plus books and DVDs for children. First section is aimed at very young children and includes an artist tool box and drawing pad. Decide which section to enter on the prizes offered. You may enter all three, using one copy of one story. Or request money only. Send stamped sae for entry form.
Contact:   3 Bowness Avenue, Prenton, Birkenhead CH43 0SD
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   christinecrystal@hotmail.com
Website:   http://www.christinecrystal.blogspot.com

Tom Howard Short Story Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st March 2012
Fees:   $15 for one entry.
Prizes:  $3,000 for first place. Total prizes of $5,550 will be awarded.
Details:   20th year. Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000 words. Both fiction and nonfiction accepted. Submit entries online or by mail. Entries may have been previously published. Winners are published online.
Contact:   Winning Writers Attn: Tom Howard Short Story Contest 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222 Northampton, MA 01060-3961
Country:   United States
Email:   johnreid@mail.qango.com
Website:   http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tomstory/ts_guidelines.php

Reynolds Price Short Fiction Award
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   3rd February 2012
Fees:   $15 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,200 for first place. $150 x 2.
Details:   For short stories up to 5,000 words. Open to men and women.
Contact:   Amy Knox Brown, Director of the Salem College Center for Women Writers, 601 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Country:   United States
Email:   cww@salem.edu
Website:   http://www.salem.edu/community/cww/international-literary-awards-guidelines

Scenes of the Apocalypse
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   8th February 2012
Fees:  £5 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Book voucher from a major retailer for the winner.
Details:   Calling all writers to submit a short story on how do you imagine the end of the world. Will humanity be engulfed by nature? Will wars and crisis turn us against each other? Let your imagination flow and captivate us with your scenes of the apocalypse. Length: 1000 words maximum (2 pages approximately).
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   project2012exhibition@gmail.com
Website:   http://project2012exhibition.blogspot.com

FICTION

The Bridport Prize 2012
Poems/Shortstories/Flash fiction
NEW CLOSING DATE: 31st May 2012

The Bridport Prize is the richest open writing competition in the English language – with £5000 first prize for a short story (of up to 5000 words); and £5000 first prize for a poem (of up to 42 lines). The category of Flash Fiction attracts £1,000 to be won for the best short, short story of under 250 words.

The Bridport is also known as a tremendous literary stepping-stone – the first step in the careers of writers such as: Kate Atkinson, Tobias Hill, Carol Ann Duffy and Helen Dunmore.

Anyone can enter – so long as the work is previously unpublished. It costs £8 per story, £7 per poem or £6 per flash fiction and the NEW closing date is 31st May 2012

Each year the prize is judged by well known writers – this year we are delighted to announce that Gwyneth Lewis will be judging the poetry, and Patrick Gale, the short stories and flash fiction

The 2011 anthology of winning entries is available for just £12 or £15 overseas (including postage and packing). The 2010 and 2009 anthologies are available in limited numbers for £7 and £5 (£10 and £8 overseas).
Enter online at: www.bridportprize.org.uk
Or download an entry form: www.bridportprize.org.uk/entryform.pdf
Or email for a pdf entry form: frances@bridportprize.org.uk
Or send an SAE for an entry form to be posted to you: The Bridport Prize, PO Box 6910, Dorset, DT6 9BQ. UK.

SCRIPTS/PLAYS: Via First Writer

Pint-Sized Plays
Category:   Scripts
Closes:   31st May 2012
Fees:   £5.50 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Plays will be performed in the Festival.
Details:   2012 will be the fifth season: 5 to 10 minute plays for no more than three characters, suitable for performance in a pub. Six winning plays will be performed during the Festival and go on to a Script Slam competition where the audience vote for their favourite play. For full details please visit the website.
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   info@pintsizedplays.org.uk
Website:   http://www.pintsizedplays.org.uk

ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA:

Spring Into Romance Contest
Sponsor: RWA San Diego
Fee: $25.00 Non Chapter Member/$20.00 Chapter Member
Deadline: March 17, 2012
Eligibility: Non published or not in the last five years.
Entry: First 25 pages of novel.
Categories: Historical, Single Title, Young Adult, Series Romance, Romantic Suspense, Paranormal, Romantic Elements.
Judging: Chapter members (trained/one published).
Final Judges: Editors and agents.
FMI, rwasd.contests@gmail.com.

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via The Screenwriters Cove

SEVEN PICTURES – Television Pitch Writer
We are looking for completed one-hour television scripts from writers with experience pitching television projects and writing one-sheets. Note that we are looking for writing samples to gauge writers’ voice and sensibility in a potential writer-for-hire opportunity; we are not looking for scripts to option.
Budget is irrelevant. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.
Our credits include “Necronaut.”
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: akf4n0k6tx

MISCHIEF MAKER STUDIOS – Teen Comedy Scripts
We are looking for completed feature-length teen comedy scripts from writers with a strong knowledge of High School life as samples for a possible writer-for-hire opportunity. We are developing a zombie teen comedy feature, so if you are pitching a teen comedy sample and have a zombie one, we’d prefer to read that. The emphasis is on being skilled at writing hilarious teen comedy, so we’re not open to samples about adult characters. If your pitch interests us, we will request the sample script for further consideration.
Budget will not exceed $4 million. Both WGA and Non-WGA writers may submit.
Our credits include “The Graves” (Tony Todd).
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: xzeqfmqzme

GTMG – Espionage, Contemporary Only
We are looking for completed feature-length contemporary espionage scripts. Stories can be set anywhere, but they must be contemporary, we are not open to cold war period pieces. Please re-submit to this lead if you already submitted to this particular mandate.
Budget will not exceed $5 million. Only non-WGA writers may submit.
Our credits include “Death and Cremation” and the upcoming “The Employer.”
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: unwbgjum1e

ALIEN KINGDON – currently looking for screenplays.
Length: Feature
Genre: Action and/or Thriller / Fantasy
Compensation: % of budget
Looking for films that can be made in the 750K – 1.5 million dollar range.
Please submit a Query Letter to query@alienkingdom.net
Please do not send scripts.
Thank you.

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA:

Singapore Production Company seeks feature scripts
Singapore-based independent feature film production company is calling for scripts for projects 2012. We are looking for exciting feature film length scripts from any genre with a character-driven story. Please only submit scripts, which are completed. Submit your script(s) directly to scripts@action.ms in PDF file format only! Please do not submit treatments or loglines only. Any other file format than PDF will be deleted immediately. Thank you very much!

Producer seeking high concept screenplays
Amply credited producer (IMDB Link: http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1056990/ ) seeks high concept screenplays (horror, thriller, drama, comedy) for production consideration. Maximum budget = $4m. MUST HAVE INTERNATIONAL APPEAL. Please email log-line only at this time. Send to: praterpix@gmail.com. If we are interested, we will contact you for more information. Thank you.

Think Boy Think is seeking niche feature scripts
Do you have the next great film script but no one else seems to know it yet? Too niche for others to invest? Then we want to read them! Think Boy Think Productions is looking for undeveloped film scripts of 60 minutes or longer to develop into proposals for production. Currently in post production on their debut feature film, Think Boy Think Productions are wanting to find the next films to take from the page and stick up on the big screen. We are looking for lower budget films to be produced in the near future, and larger productions for the development for investment. No genre, style or approach restrictions. We are hoping to meet writers also interested in a long term association. Please visit http://www.thinkboythinkproductions.com/Think_boy_Think_Productions/ScriptSearch.html for more details. Email us at info@thinkboythinkproductions.com.

Looking for low budget horror script
I am a director looking for my next project. You can view my last project here at www.thescamthemovie.com. I am looking for a low budget horror script that is great and different than the other stories that have been told out there.
I prefer something that is simple and not that many locations and actors. Please email me a logline and a synopsis of your script at perdellproductions@gmail.com. If we like it, I will email you for the script to read. Thank you.

Seeking fellow screenwriter to collaborate with
I wish to find a fellow screenwriter to collaborate with on screenplays. I have repeatedly received indications from studios and/or directors/producers directly that they were more inclined to favor collaborated work, especially work that has crossed some international culture differences. Any level is ok, just need the passion to work hard and get things done with me. If interested, please let me know ASAP by contacting me at anthony_spicer@hotmail.com.

Seeking fellow screenwriter for collaboration
I am looking for a fellow screenwriter who would be interested in collaborating with me on a true story I have for a future film.  We would collaborate together on the screenplay and bring it to someone/film company to bring it to life.  If you are a screenwriter looking to write for a new feature film here is your chance.  This is a true, very original, unique story that would be a great experience to write.  I want to collaborate with somebody who I know will be willing to work with me and take the it to heart.  This story could be called a murder/mystery with a flair but the truth is, it is much more than that.  It is a story unlike any other,  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at sarahangelrose@yahoo.com.

Santa Barbara CA Company looking for screenplays
Studio 2050, a Santa Barbara Based production company is currently looking for live action screenplays to review. Our goal is to begin production this year, 2012. We are interested in genres including Drama, Romantic Comedy, Family and Romance. Story could include some fantasy elements provided they are not period or special effects driven. We are interested in scripts that are light, feel-good or positive in nature. We are not interested in scripts that are dark in nature, period pieces or heavily special effects driven. Our goal is to shoot in Santa Barbara and the surrounding Santa Barbara area. This would include beach, Mountains and foothills, ranches , rural, wineries and any of the Santa Barbara land marks ( Mission, Downtown area, high end real estate etc.) Please email logline, 1-3 page synopsis and script to scripts@studio2050.com. Please include all contact info including: name, email and phone.

Looking for fellow screenwriter to collaborate
I am a director and looking for a fellow screenwriter who would be interested in collaborating with me to enhance the script which I already developed. The current draft version is 2. This is going to be very low budget feature film. I would offer 5% of the Director’s net profit. This is a romantic comedy so if you are good at comedy and dialogues, this will be a good opportunity. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Please contact me at chandu@moviebuffcreations.com for further details. Serious writers apply!

Looking for ultra low budget rom com scripts
Looking for Ultra Low Budget ROM COM scripts. Please send a logline to Cary at info@carysandovalfilms.com. Very interested in scripts that take place in New York City. Thank you.

EFish Entertainment is calling for scripts
Efish Entertainment is expanding their development slate and is now calling for scripts in the genres of Action, Thriller, Mystery, Sci-fi, True stories, Book adaptions and very uniquely done horror. No conventional horror please. We are acquiring scripts from known and unknown writers to be set into immediate development. Please do not send the script. It will not be read. Please only send the following: no more than a 1/2 page synopsis; plot point outlines (if applicable); resume of writer/s; contact information. After reviewing the material, we will request the script for coverage. Send your materials to: info@efishentertainment.com. Thank you.

Seeking fellow screenwriter for collaboration
I am looking for a fellow screenwriter who would be interested in collaborating with me on a idea/story I have for a feature film. We would collaborate on the screenplay together and bring it to someone/film company to bring it to life. If you are a screenwriter looking to write for a new feature film or a writter that would like to dabble with in the art of screenplay here is your chance. This a very original, very unique idea/story that will be a very fun experience to write and a nice addition to add to your resume. I gurantee you this is something you have not done before or will ever do in the future. It is a horror/comedy film with a B movie flaire. I want to collaborate with somebody who I know will be willing to work with me on crafting this story and not planning to place it on a shelf. We are working on the screenplay together. I am not just giving you my work so it is your problem. I want to work with someone who work with me on this and we do everything possible to have it made. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask me. Please contact me at abandonsinner@aol.com for further details. Serious writers apply!

Seeking scripts for low budget production in 2012
Ambitious production company is taking submissions of scripts to be produced on a low budget in 2012. We are interested only in following genres: thrillers, crime, adventure, action, horrors, family and comedy films. No sci-fi or period pieces. No docs, webseries, pilots. Email is contact@manager4actors.com. Please send only logline, 1 page synopsis and character breakdown. Don’t send the script, we will request it. Thank you.

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Competitions and Writing Opportunities Round Up #19

Posted in Classes, Competitions and Writing Opportunities, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »

This weeks competitions that have caught my eye:

FICTION: Via First Writer

WritersType
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st December 2012
Fees:  $10 for one entry.
Prizes:   $250 for first place. Reader comments, publication on our site.
Details:   Deadline: last day of each month. Sponsors three annual contests in the categories of First Chapter, Flash Fiction, and Short Story. In each category, the monthly winner receives $25, comments from our readers, and publication on our site. Each month, the top two submissions in each category advance to the annual competition. Annual Prize: a total of $250, reader comments, and publication on our site.
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.writerstype.com

Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction
Category:   Fiction
Closes:  15th February 2012
Fees:   $27 for one entry.
Prizes:  $2,000 for first place. Also publication.
Details:   For a collection of short stories, novella, or short novel 150-250 pages long, by a US citizen.
Contact:   The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, Sarabande Books, Inc., PO Box 4456, Louisville KY 40204
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.sarabandebooks.org/?page_id=1105

2012 RESILIENCE Contest 
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   20th May 2012
Fees:   $0 for one entry.
Prizes:   $0 for first place. Winners are published and possibly featured on our website
Details:   For fictional stories about either getting through, bouncing back from, and/or growing from adversity. Stories may be of any type of adversity. Please specify type of adversity and whether story is fictional or nonfiction when submitting. Multiple submissions allowed. Stories may be anywhere from 50-3000 words. New writers welcome. Please see website for categories. Entrants must read all site guidelines prior to entering.
Country:   United States
Email:   editor@watchmebounce.com
Website:   http://www.WatchMeBounce

Fylde Brighter Writers Circle Prize 2012
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   28th April 2012
Fees:   £5 for one entry. 3 Stories for £10.
Prizes:   £200 for first place. Trophy for the Winner.
Details:   Short Stories First Prize : £200 (and a trophy!). Second Prize : £50.Runners Up: £25 x 3. Stories can have a maximum of 2,500 words.
Contact:   12 Ramsey Close Lytham St Annes Lancashire FY8 2RH
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   brighter_writers@btinternet.com
Website:   http://www.brighterwriters.org.uk

Fantasy/Medieval Short Stories
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   25th January 2012
Fees:   $0 for one entry.
Prizes:   $20 for first place. Publication in our magazine for first place and runner up.
Details:   We are looking for short stories with a strong fantasy or medieval feel. Exciting and heroic is great, but a well structured story with quality grammar is essential. 6000 words or less that will make a reader ask for more.
Country:   United States
Email:   Adam@tavernsvault.com
Website:   http://www.tavernsvault.com

Orwell Prize 2012
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   19th January 2012
Fees:   £0 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place.
Details:   Prize for political writing published in 2011. UK only.
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://theorwellprize.co.uk

Oxford Editors Short Story Prize
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   17th January 2012
Fees:   £3 for one entry.
Prizes:   £150 for first place. Also website and ebook publication.
Details:   For short stories up to 4,000 words.
Contact:   The Oxford Editors, Suite 103, 266 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DL
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   info@theoxfordeditors.co.uk
Website:   http://www.theoxfordeditors.co.uk/?page_id=271

ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA:

The 2012 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense for Published Authors
Sponsor: Kiss of Death Chapter RWA
Fee: $25.00
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Entry: 2011 copyrighted mystery or romantic suspense.
FMI, www.rwamysterysuspense.org or email: Brooke Wills at daphnecontest@gmail.com.

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via INKTIP:

Nabu Films – Supernatural Horror Samples 
We are looking for completed feature-length supernatural horror scripts from Los Angeles area writers as samples for a possible writer-for-hire opportunity. We would like a writer from Los Angeles who is good at writing dialogue while building suspense. Please include a resume with your pitch. If your pitch interests us, we will request the complete script for further consideration. Again, we are only open to writers living in the Los Angeles area at this time. Please confirm that you are living in Los Angeles in your personal message space provided.
 
Budget is irrelevant. Non-WGA writers only may submit.
Our credits include “Atrocious.”
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address.
Copy/Paste this code: 6jt055ct2v
 NOTE: Please only submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for exactly. If you aren’t sure if your script fits, please ask InkTip first.

Arc Pictures – Canadian Family Friendly Drama
We are looking for completed feature-length family drama scripts by Canadian writers. Submissions should have a positive or upbeat ending, i.e. something in the vein of “About a Boy,” “Sunshine Cleaning,” “Dear Frankie,” “Big Night,” “Big Fish,” “Cinema Paradiso” or “’Café de Flore.”
 
Budget will not exceed $5 million. WGC and non-WGC writers may submit. Please note that, due to tax and financing reasons, we are only open to submissions from Canadian citizens or landed immigrants at this point in time.
 
Our credits include “Closing the Ring,” and the upcoming “A Big Life,” which will be made from a script we discovered on InkTip.
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address.
Copy/Paste this code: 98nvuzeq8a
NOTE: Please only submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for exactly. If you aren’t sure if your script fits, please ask InkTip first.

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA:

Seeking Brilliant Screenplay to bring into pre-production
We are looking for for a brilliant feature film screenplay to bring into pre-production. Something with award winning potential (something beautiful, heartfelt, with meaning) or something commercial that has something special and different about it. Script must be low budget compatible! We DO NOT want and horror or period films Please get in contact with us at farmhouse-media@gmx.co.uk with the synopsis of the film you have in mind. If we like the sound of the synopsis we will ask for some more info and then eventually ask to read the script. Thank you.

Seeking screenplay writer with story
I am film producer, director and I am looking for a good story for a low budget feature film. I am looking for a writer as soon as possible as I want to start the production soon. Kindly send me your synopsis, if possible registered ones to supriya.lingayat@yahoo.co.uk.

Sreenwriter/Host to interview I.S.A. teleconference guests
The I.S.A. is looking for a screenwriter with hosting or teleconference experience to interview the guests for the upcoming I.S.A. sponsored teleconferences.  You don’t have to have a ton of experience but you have to be engaging, inquisitive and fun to listen to.  We want an active screenwriter because we want someone who will be interested in asking the questions other screenwriters will want to hear.
We do up to 4 teleconferences a month, usually for an hour and a half on Saturdays.  Occasionally some calls are scheduled during the week, so you need to be flexible.  This is currently a non-paid position but could turn into a paid position as the demand for our teleconferences grow.
If you’re serious about your craft, this is GREAT opportunity!  You’ll get to ask the questions you want to ask to the people you will most want to ask them to.  We’ve interviewed some of the top lecturers in the industry, including Robert McKee, Chris Soth, etc.
Please send a short email telling us about you, your experience and why you’re perfect for this job to: NetworkISA@gmail.com

Seeking fellow screenwriter for collaboration
I am looking for a fellow screenwriter who would be interested in collaborating with me on a idea/story I have for a feature film. We would collaborate on the screenplay together and bring it to someone/film company to bring it to life. If you are a screenwriter looking to write for a new feature film or a writter that would like to dabble with in the art of screenplay here is your chance. This a very original, very unique idea/story that will be a very fun experience to write and a nice addition to add to your resume. I gurantee you this is something you have not done before or will ever do in the future. It is a horror/comedy film with a B movie flaire. I want to collaborate with somebody who I know will be willing to work with me on crafting this story and not planning to place it on a shelf. We are working on the screenplay together. I am not just giving you my work so it is your problem. I want to work with someone who work with me on this and we do everything possible to have it made. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask me. Please contact me at abandonsinner@aol.com for further details. Serious writers apply!

Seeking scripts for low budget production in 2012
Ambitious production company is taking submissions of scripts to be produced on a low budget in 2012. We are interested only in following genres: thrillers, crime, adventure, action, horrors, family and comedy films. No sci-fi or period pieces. No docs, webseries, pilots. Email is contact@manager4actors.com. Please send only logline, 1 page synopsis and character breakdown. Don’t send the script, we will request it. Thank you.

Seeking brilliant screenplay to bring into pre-production
We are looking for for a brilliant feature film screenplay to bring into pre-production. Something with award winning potential (something beautiful, heartfelt, with meaning) or something commercial that has something special and different about it. Script must be low budget compatible! We DO NOT want and horror or period films Please get in contact with us at farmhouse-media@gmx.co.uk with the synopsis of the film you have in mind. If we like the sound of the synopsis we will ask for some more info and then eventually ask to read the script. Thank you.

Seeking screenplay writer with story
I am film producer, director and I am looking for a good story for a low budget feature film. I am looking for a writer as soon as possible as I want to start the production soon. Kindly send me your synopsis, if possible registered ones to supriya.lingayat@yahoo.co.uk.

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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Competitions and Writing Opportunities Round Up #11

Posted in Classes, Competitions and Writing Opportunities, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 7, 2011| 5 Comments »

This weeks competitions that have caught my eye:

FICTION:

Five Stop Story
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   30th November 2011
Fees:   £0 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Book of Short Stories; Publication on iPhone and iPad app.
Details:   Winners published on iPhone and iPad app, as well as our website, free entry, 1,000 – 2,000 words, open to international entrants aged 16 and over.
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://www.fivestopstory.com

Onward Writing SS/Poetry Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   1st April 2012
Fees:   £3 for one entry. £5 two entries £9 four.
Prizes:   £50 for first place. 2nd prize £30, third £20.
Details:   Short stories up to 1400 words, poems up to 40 lines. To raise funds, through sale of anthology, to try to save the Theatre. Any subject. Anthology free to winners and critiques. Judges professors from creative writing Salford University. All can be checked on relevant webs including charity details.
Contact:   412 Mottram Rd, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 3BP
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   nicholsbm@nicholsbm.plus.com
Website:   http://www.onwardwriting.co.uk

The Scribophile NaNoWriMo ’11 Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   30th November 2011
Fees:   $0 for one entry. Free for all members.
Prizes:   $50 for first place. $50 cash via Paypal for 1st place; $25 cash via Paypal for 2nd place.
Details:   With NaNoWriMo 2011 well under way, we thought we’d put together a contest to showcase some of that great writing. To enter our NaNoWriMo ’11 contest, submit the first chapter of your NaNoWriMo ’11 novel. We’ll pick the best entries. First place wins $50 cash, 2nd place wins $25 cash. Entry is free and the deadline is November 30, 2011. It’s a great way to take the novel you’re writing to a bigger audience!
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.scribophile.com/contests/

The New Writer Short Story Prize
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   30th November 2011
Fees:   £5 for one entry. Subscribers may enter two for the price of one.
Prizes:   £300 for first place. £200; £100.
Details:   For short stories between 500 and 5,000 words.
Contact:   The New Writer PO Box 60 Cranbrook Kent TN17 2ZR
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   editor@thenewwriter.com
Website:   http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm

H.E. Francis Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st December 2011
Fees:   $15 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,000 for first place.
Details:   For short stories up to 5,000 words.
Contact:   Department of English, Morton Hall 222, H.E. Francis Contest, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.uah.edu/colleges/liberal/english/hefranciscontest/

Blue Mesa Review 2012 Fiction Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st December 2011
Fees:   $17 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,000 for first place. Also magazine publication.
Details:   For short fiction up to 7,000 words. Submit online.
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.unm.edu/~bluemesa/fiction%20contest.htm

Fantasy Short Story
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   25th November 2011
Fees:   $0 for one entry.
Prizes:   $20 for first place. Publication in our magazine.
Details:   Up to 6000 words of your most epic fantasy or medieval fiction. We need tales of adventure that leave the audience begging for more. Along with a great story, great grammar and puncuation are a must.
Country:   United States
Email:   adam@tavernsvault.com
Website:   http://www.tavernsvault.com

H.E.Bates Short Story Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   1st December 2011
Fees:   £4 for one entry. £1 for Under 18 entries
Prizes:   £150 for first place. 2nd £100; 3rd £50; Under 18 £50
Details:   Long established short story competition based in Northamptonshire, UK, are invited to submit a short story on any theme, with a maximum of 2000 words. Submit by post or e-mail – in the latter case we will invoice you via PayPal.
Contact:   Nick Hamlyn,19 Kingswell Road, Northampton NN2 6QB,UK
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   hebatescomp@gmail.com
Website:   http://www.hebatescompetition.org.uk

Use your Character to Win a Kindle
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   16th November 2011
Fees:   £0 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Kindle, Character Art, Editing and More
Details:   Provide details of a character from a novel you are writing and how they would cope in a battle against: a) A Gremlin b) A Gladiator c) Darth Vader d) Voldemort e) The Balrog.
Contact:7 Pickhill Road, Leicester, LE5 1NX
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://www.imranwrites.com/2011/11/02/character-competition/

Short Fiction Comp. for Emerging Writers
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st December 2011
Fees:   $15 for one entry.
Prizes:   $1,500 for first place.
Details:   For short stories up to 8,000 words.
Contact:   Boulevard Emerging Writers Contest, PMB 325, 6614 Clayton Road, Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.boulevardmagazine.org/partners.html

Writersbillboard Flash Fiction 
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   27th December 2011
Fees:   £2.50 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Prize is publication on the website
Details:   Short stories of fewer than 400 words, any theme
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://www.writersbillboard.net

ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA:

2012 New England Reader’s Choice Bean Pot Award
Sponsor: New England Chapter RWA
Fee: $25.00
Deadline: January 23, 2012 (postmarked)
Entry: romance novels published in 2011. E-books eligible in electronic version only if not in print.
Categories: Novella, SC, LC, RS, historical, erotic, F&P/TT, Mainstream w/Romantic Elements, Inspirational, and YA.
Judges: readers, booksellers, librarians.
Top Prize each category: $50, certificate, engraved Bean Pot.
For More Information: Send SASE to Christina James, 13 Poole Street, Medford, MA, 02155; 781-874-0771,
Email:   vharris94@comcast.net,
Websie:   www.necrwa.org.

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA

EDITOR AND WRITER NEEDED FOR REWRITE
We need Editor(s) for a short video ASAP. This is a feature film will be shot next year. This video is for our future sponsors. At the mean time, we are rewriting the whole script to fit in different budget and prepare to show it to our future sponsors so we hope that we can find a really good writer(You don’t need have to be WGA member) who is a reliable person to join us to rewrite the whole script. This is a no-pay project until now. But you will def get the credit about what you did.
Check out our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Endless-Night/227758423937617
 Apply to: Monique Sowinski, endlessnight2011@yahoo.com, moniquesowinski@yahoo.com

LO/NO BUDGET SCRIPTS WANTED
Film Colchester is an independent network of filmmakers. We’ve recently started a new event which involves filmmakers meeting up on the last Sunday of each month to shoot a film. For the event we’re interested in low/no budget short film scripts (approx 1-5 pages) which can be shot at the event using local locations and resources. Theres no payment but this could be a great opportunity to see your work made into a film and of course as writer you’ll receive a full writer’s credit. The scripts will be used on a non-exclusive basis so you will retain full rights to your script in case you wish to re-film it in the future. We will only read scripts that are properly formatted and approx 1-5 pages.
Please also include the following details
+ Your Name
+ Your Email Address
+ Script Title
+ Script Length (Page numbers)
+ Number of Characters
+ Number of Locations
+ Genre
+ Logline (1-2 lines)
+ Summary (Short Paragraph)
+ Script (please attach the script in a suitable format)
By submitting the script you are notifing us you’re happy for it to be made.
We’ve previously had large numbers of replies so we’ll only be in contact if your script is chosen.
This is an ongoing event so feel free to keep submitting scripts to us.
Thanks,
Gary
(k.kittle@tiscali.co.uk)
More Info: http://www.filmcolchester.info/

TWELVE SCRIPTS WANTED – VARIED GENRES
Magic Elevator is producing 12 unique stories in 2012. We are open to collaborate with talented and experienced screenwriters having their scripts ready for low budget production. We are interested only in horror, comedy, thriller, action, adventure, smart drama and crime. No docs, westerns, sci-fi, faith based films, shorts, web series or TV pilots. PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT: Logline, one page synopsis and character breakdown. Please do NOT send full script. We will only request full script if we’re interested in pursuing further.
Our past successful films: www.MagicElevator.com
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/company/co0339493/
You can also submit directly to MagicElevatorScripts@gmail.com
We’re very excited to make around 100 dreams come true in 2012.
The 100 most talented independent filmmakers, actors, writers, , cinematographers and directors will unite their energy to create 12 unique, edgy and powerful movies. We will prove once again the magic formula to make unforgettable films is the teamwork of dedicated people combined with a meaningful story, not big studio budgets.
The Los Angeles premiere of our latest action, adventure film “Jaguar” is on December 11th, 2011 in New Beverly Cinemas.

CHRISTMAS SCRIPTS WANTED (Features Or MOW)
TMG is looking for completed feature-length Christmas scripts with stories that are suitable for television (MOW).  Please note that we need material which will garner a probable MPAA rating of PG, so please do not submit anything with foul language, violence, sex, etc.  Budget will not exceed $2 million.  WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.  Our credits include “Pursuit of Happiness” (2002), “Three Days (of Hamlet)” (2011) and we are in active development on “Anniversary.”
TO SUBMIT:
1. Please go to www.InkTippro.com/leads
2. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s newsletter – FREE!)
3. Copy/Paste this code: 7vs930ned2
4. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only.
IMPORTANT:  Please ONLY submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for EXACTLY.

PRODUCER SEEKS HIGH CONCEPT THRILLER SCRIPTS
Cubix International is partnered with a well-known Hollywood producer to produce a slate of Thriller movies. Please drop Leroy an e-mail with your tagline, synopsis and character breakdown of your High Concept Thriller scripts. Not paid. Fees will paid when the scripts has been produced. Leroy Yeong – leroy@cubix.ws More info: www.cubix.ws

SEEKING FEATURE-LENGTH HORROR SCRIPT: LOW-BUDGET
Needed Feature-Length Horror Script: Low-Budget film to be shot aboard a U.S. Battleship. Hater Free Productions / Dear Skyyler Productions have partnered with the Haunted Ship at the U.S.S. Salem to create three feature-length films. http://www.hauntedship.com, http://www.jackskyyler.com, http://www.haterfreeproductions.com.
In preparation for the feature Hater Free Productions / Dear Skyyler Productions filmed a no-budget short film as a promo this has been posted on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLro7U5LSww
This will give you a feel for the location. All three films will be filmed primarily on board the U.S.S. Salem. The ship has been featured on several national TV Shows (such as Ghost Hunters) as a site of unusual paranormal activity. The film will be building on that mystique with the sequence of three horror films. These films could be any genera of horror: supernatural, vampire, zombie, monster, sci-fi, psycho… These three films will be independent! We are looking for appropriate script(s) either: one stand alone or possibly a trilogy of scripts. Currently Hater Free Productions / Dear Skyyler Productions are looking for funding for the film(s); therefore our budget is uncertain, but we are looking for approximately $100,000. The script would have to be producible on a budget of that scale.The author of the script would probably receive be about 3% of the budget ($3,000). Though the final sum could be more or less given how much we like the script / how much work we need to do on the script to make it fit our needs. We are not looking for an author to write a script on commission. We are looking for an already existing script that can be manipulated to fit our needs. The author needs not do this manipulation.
For more information and for any script(s) that may fit, please submit a summary and your contact information: Submit to: Dear Skyyler Productions: me@jackskyyler.com

NICKTOONS SEEKING WRITER/PRODUCER – NYC BASED
Nicktoons; Nickelodeon’s “boy focused” network is looking for a wildly creative Writer/Producer for our Brand Creative group based in New York City. The job is all about conceiving, writing and creatively executing on-air promo assignments for the Brand Creative Group.
Responsibilities:
The job requires the ability to conceptualize, present, and execute creative solutions for all brand creative assignments. Ideal candidates will need to be experienced in screening footage, writing copy, supervising the editorial process, implementing and initiating graphic solutions when needed, selecting music, directing voice-talent and supervising the mixing process.
This role also requires working closely with other creative team members, project managers, and any other departments that do business with the Brand Creative group.
Requirements:
~ Minimum 3-4 years on-air promotion experience.
~ Strong writing and concepting skills are a must.
~ The ability to multi-task and manage several projects at once.
~ Must have good knowledge of both the video and audio post-production process.
~ Must be able to brainstorm and develop clip based, graphic based and shoot based creative.
~ Must be able to do hard-hitting trailers and hilarious spots in equal measure.
~ Positive attitude.
Please apply via our web page at: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MTVNETWORKS&cws=1&rid=2149

SEEKING SCRIPTWRITER FOR NEWS/WEB/SHORT
Are you an experienced scriptwriter with news, web video, or short story experience? Are you looking for something to do freelance in your spare time? At The Blue Ocean (a division of Thomas Reprographics), our goal is to take life-changing philosophies and cutting edge filmmaking to the corporate world. We are looking for people who can take a stack of half written scripts and refine them for production. We are looking for someone who can inject humor and creativity into otherwise boring topics like customer service, leadership, and sales.
Please send a sample of your work to demoreel@thomasrepro.com. More Info: http://theblueocean.tv/
Required Skills:
Newsroom, Web Video, or Short Story experience
Excellent grammar/spelling/syntax ability
Passion for improving peoples lives
Creativity and sense of humor
Recommended but not required :
Live in the Dallas/Ft Worth area
Ability to work with clients and direct talent
Bilingual

Good luck and let me know how you get on.

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What Is A Log Line – Screenwriting Style

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 24, 2011| 12 Comments »

A while ago, we talked about how a novelist should write a log line (see: What is a Log Line). Well, today I thought we could talk about how a screenwriter should write a log line.

Wouldn’t the log lines be the same? Well, kind of, I suppose.

A literary agent wants to know what your novel is about. Here’s mine for my current novel.

“A vengeful Reaper, hell-bent on finding the key to unlocking Heaven’s Gateway, must choose between good and evil before the town mayor sacrifices the girl he loves and overturns God himself.”

But, a producer wants to be hooked from the outset. Hook them and you’re on your way.

So, how can we do that?

Basically, a log line consists of three things. Seems simple doesn’t it?  Nothing in life worth having is simple. *Cheesey grin*.

So, lets take a closer look at what these three things are.

1.     A main character, who
2.     Has a mission or a goal, but
3.     Faces a major problem or some kind of opposition.

First, our protagonist is our main character . The goal is what he/she wants and the obstacle is what is stopping he/she from reaching it. 

Two things to remember,

1.     The main conflict MUST be clear.
2.     Main logline is 25 words or less.

Remember, a log line is usually one sentence, 2 at the very most.

For example:

In the movie, ‘The Crazies’, the protagonist is the town Sheriff.
His goal is to find out why some towns folk are going ‘crazy’.
His obstacle is he must fight off hundreds of ‘infected’ people to do it.

This can also be turned around and looked at like this:

In Wrong Turn, the protagonist is a newly graduated doctor.
The problem is he’s crashed his car in the middle of the wilderness and is being hunted by the local inbreeds.
His goal is to find a way out of the woods so he can get help.

In my story, The Legend, the protagonist is a Reaper.
His goal is to open the gateway to heaven and exact revenge on the entities that imprisoned him.
The problem is, to do this, he will have to kill the girl he has come to love.

Now we have that down, is there anything else we need to create that great log line? Hell, Yes!

First, we must be perfectly clear. We may understand what is going on, but the agent/producer is reading our log line for the first time. They have absolutely no idea what our story is about.

And, we must reveal our biggest hook. What is the most exciting or compelling thing about our screenplay? The log line is your time to reveal it.

Last but not least, we want our reader to picture our movie the moment they read the log line.

Here’s an example from the movie Law Abiding Citizen:

The protagonist and the goal:

A family man killed the member of a gang who murdered his wife and child. 

The hook is:

Once jailed, he escapes to kill off the rest of the gang, one by one, before returning to his jail cell and thus having the perfect alibi.

So my log line would be: “After centuries of searching, a vengeful Reaper finally uncovers the secret that will open the Gateway to Heaven, only to find that in doing so he has to sacrifice the woman he loves.”

The hook is what will have your reader wanting more. It’s what will make it stand out from everybody else’s.

So, how do you start to write a log line?

Write the hook first. Then you will be able to write the log line so it’s delivery is clear and precise.

Remember, an agent or producer will only request our script if our log line is good. Only then do we have a chance at selling it.

There is a really cool video via ScreenWritingU which will tell you all about this in a super fast three minutes.

Well, what are you waiting for?  Start writing those log lines in the comment section.

Have you had a script requested of the back of a log line? Do you find writing log lines hard or easy? Come on, don’t be shy….you know how I love talking to you guys.

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