Spec Scriptacular Contest - Television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays. $8000 in prizes. - http://www.tvwriter.com/
Scriptapalooza - Offers annual screenplay competition with a $10,000 cash prize, a semi- annual television writing competition and professional script analysis. - http://www.scriptapalooza.com
Writer's Arc Screenwriting Fellowship - 10 week fall fellowship program focused on re-writing an existing script. $3,000 stipend for 5-10 winners. - http://www.writersarc.org
Gimme Credit Short Screenplay Competition - Short script (30 pages or less) competition that grants production to the grand prize winner. Three contests each year. Entry fees vary on length and time of submission ($9-$44) - http://www.lourdesenterprises.com/gimmecredit.htm
Pomegranate Pictures Screenplay Competition - A UK-based treatment and screenplay competition. Treatments are accepted on a monthly basis, with winners made eligible for the annual screenplay competition. Cash prizes. - http://pomegranatepictureslimited.co.uk
One Location Movie Screenplay Contest - A screenplay contest promoting the full-length character driven screenplay. First prize is $1000 and a one-year option for production. - http://onelocationmovie.com
One In Ten Screenplay Contest - A screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays and lesbians in film. $1000 first prize. - http://oneintenscreenplaycontest.com
Screenwriting Showcase Awards - $10,000 in cash and prizes for full-length screenplays. - http://www.screenwritingawards.com
Art Within Labs - Annual contest offering year-long $10,000 screenwriting fellowships to Christian writers. - http://www.artwithinlabs.org
Screenplay Festival - Feature-length screenplay contest with industry exposure and $1000 grand prizes in five categories. - http://www.screenplayfestival.com/
Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition - Annual screenplay competition open to writers of screenplays set primarily in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. $10,000 grand prize. - http://www.film.org
Nevada Film Office - Annual screenwriters competition in which 75% of the script's locations must be shootable in Nevada. - http://www.nevadafilm.com/screenwriters.php
American Film Renaissance Screenwriting Contest - A contest seeking stories that reflect timeless American virtues. Judges include three Oscar-nominated screenwriters. - http://www.afrscreenwriting.com
Script PIMP Writing Competition - Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $8,000 in other prizes. 203 companies have requested the winners for their consideration. - http://www.scriptpimp.com/writing_competition
A Feeding Frenzy - Screenwriting contest that offers feedback to all participants. - http://www.afeedingfrenzy.com/
River City Write Off - Short script contest that produces the winning script and gives the writer a producer credit. - http://www.rivercitywriteoff.com
Fade In: Screenwriting Awards - Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine. - http://www.fadeinonline.com
Heat Productions - $5,000 bonus and round trip tickets each to 3 screenwriters chosen for this experience down in South Africa. - http://www.half-caste.com/indieinvasion/
Warner Bros. Writers Workshop - The Warner Bros. Writers Workshop maintains an annual program geared towards helping aspiring television writers obtain representation and work. - http://www.warnerbros.com/writersworkshop
Script Magazine Open Door Contest - Cash prizes, script notes and consideration from a legitimate management company, production company or agency. - http://www.scriptmag.com/
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards - Founded by Hollywood producers to discover new screenplays by up-and-coming writers. Cash and prizes of over $25,000. - http://internationalscreenwritingawards.com/
American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest - Offers a $5,000 grand prize. The top ten screenplays are considered for option by American Zoetrope and for representation by top agencies. Judged by Francis Ford Coppola. Reading fee: $40. Opens May 1. Deadline: September 1. - http://www.zoetrope.com/contests/
American Screenwriting Competition - Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15. - http://www.flatshoe.com
WinFemme - Monthly and annual film & screenplay festival in Los Angeles. Winners receive staged readings and screenings in Hollywood on a monthly basis with top industry executives who discuss the artist's work. - http://www.winfemme.com
Screenwriter Showcase - An annual screenwriting contest, to find and promote talented new screenwriters, awards prizes in kind but not in cash. Entry fees are payable. - http://www.screenwritershowcase.com
Chesterfield Writer's Film Project - Writing competition open to all writers of fiction, plays, screenplays. Five winners will each receive a $20,000 fellowship, and spend 10 months completing 2 screenplays with the guidance of industry mentors. Sponsored by Paramount Pictures. - http://www.chesterfield-co.com
Hollywood 27 - Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money. - http://www.hollywood27.com/scrnplay.htm
Outfest - Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes. - http://www.outfest.org/2001/writing_competition.htm
TalentScout TV Writing Contest - Winners are submitted to the networks and production companies to help find them work. - http://atalentscout.com/tv_engcontest.htm
WriteMovies.com Writing Competition - Offers a $2,000 cash prize (plus representation, and possible option money), plus submission of the top three entries to studios, production companies, and agencies in Hollywood. - http://www.writemovies.com/writingcontest.html
American Gem Short Script Contest - The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits. - http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/short/index.htm
Screamfest - Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Finalists and winning horror screenplay finalists to be read by literary agents. 0ctober 17th - 20th. - http://www.screamfestla.com/
Nashville Screenwriting Competition - 1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival. - http://www.tennscreen.com/
WriteSafe Writing and Art Contest - Quarterly competition for all material registered with WriteSafe for public view. - http://www.writesafe.com/wscontest.html
Monterey County Film Commission - Three finalists will receive one-on-one consultations with jury members at the awards event in Monterey County. - http://www.filmmonterey.org/
American Cinema Foundation - Elicits scripts which are suitable for either theatrical or television production and which tell a positive story about specific fundamental values. - http://www.cinemafoundation.com/
British Short Screenplay Competition - The winning script will be produced by Kaos Films to be exhibited in UK cinemas and entered into film festivals around the world. - http://www.kaosfilms.co.uk/
Hollywood Symposium - Features screenplay development, film production, script consultation and screenplay contests. - http://www.hollywoodsymposium.com/
Organization of Black Screenwriters - Categories are original screenplays, half-hour and one hour television spec scripts, and half-hour and one hour television pilot scripts. - http://www.obswriter.com
Slamdance Screenplay Competition - Indie-oriented competition aims to promote and support talented new writers. - http://www.slamdance.com/screencomp/
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting - An international competition, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, seeks original screenplays from writers who have not earned more than $5,000 for film or TV scripts. Up to five $25,000 fellowships are awarded each year. - http://www.oscars.org/nicholl
BlueCat Screenplay Competition - An annual search for the best screenplay in the world. - http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com
American Accolades Screenwriting Competition - Competition aims to find and usher emerging talent into the Hollywood mainstream marketplace. - http://www.americanaccolades.com/