SCREENPLAY COMPETITION · 3 YEARS RUNNING

A competition built to benefit writers, not just award them.

Writers X Writers helps emerging writers develop craft, receive meaningful feedback, and build a peer network for the next stage of their screenwriting career.

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Years running

1,000

Estimated submissions

<30

Quarterfinalists selected

A competition shaped for writers with global cinematic ambition

The purpose

Craft notes, peer momentum, and a clearer next draft.

Designed by writers, Writers X Writers gives entrants three complimentary sentences of constructive feedback and keeps selections intentionally limited so placement can mean something.

Feature Screenplay

Standard + Advanced

TV Pilot

One-hour + half-hour

Short, Treatment & Bible

Multiple formats

Categories include Feature, TV Pilot, Short, Treatment, Bible Pitch, and One Sheet submissions, with standard and advanced coverage options available on FilmFreeway.

Curated prizes that support the next draft.

Awards are designed to benefit writers through coverage, mentoring, development tools, and practical career sessions rather than placement alone.

Category Winners

Complimentary professional coverage plus category recognition for the winning scripts.

Top 5 Scripts

One-year WriterDuet screenplay software licence for the strongest scripts.

Top 8 Scripts

One-to-one mentoring designed to sharpen craft, structure, and next steps.

Semifinalists

Access to a 10-page breakdown session, with quarterly complimentary screenwriting classes.

How it helps

A smaller selection pool, clearer feedback, and industry-aware validation.

The competition limits selections to under 30 quarterfinalists, adds constructive feedback for all entries, and references judges from Paramount Pictures, Bellevue, and Zero Gravity Management.

Every entry receives feedback

All entrants receive three complimentary sentences of constructive feedback based on Writers X Writers’ Art of Story approach.

Quarterfinalists stay limited

The contest aims to select under 30 quarterfinalists, giving placements more focus than bulk-selection competitions.

Bonus category winners

Treatment and Bible category winners receive a professional breakdown, critique, and invitation to a 10-week fellowship.

One Sheet category

One Sheet winners also receive a professional breakdown and critique of their submission.

Entries are currently closed on FilmFreeway.

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