The Screenwriter's Bible -- UPDATES Important Notice: This is not a complete list. These are updates and new entries to the longer lists found in The Screenwriter's Bible. CONSULTANTS | CONTESTS | SOFTWARE Fast Forward Institute, 235 N. Valley Street, Suite 328, Burbank, CA 91505, 818/558-1890. Classes for career advancement. Freeman, David, 310/394-0361. Script consultant and seminar leader. Nelson, Donie A., 10736 Jefferson Blvd. #508, Culver City, CA 90230, 310/204-6808. Career strategies for writers. Smart Girls Productions, P. O. Box 1896, Hollywood, CA 90078. 213/850-5778. PUBLICATIONS, DIRECTORIES, AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS (pages 182-184) Chicago Screenwriters Network, P. O. Box 601, Evanston, IL 60204-0601. 312/409-9407. ChiScrnNet@aol.com. CineStory, 53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1005, Chicago, IL 60604. 312/322-9060. National screenwriting organization. Community Writers Association. A New England-based nonprofit writers organization. Sponsors the New England Screenwriters Conference in Rhode Island. Hollywood Scriptwriter. This excellent newsletter has a new address: P. O. Box 10277, Burbank, CA 91510. 818/845-5525. hollywoodscriptwriter.com. The Screenwriters Group, Box 255, Palatine, IL 60078-0255. The Screenwriter's Workshop, P. O. Box 580800, Minneapolis, MN 55458-0800. Sponsors the Morrow Screenwriting Fellowship. BOOKSTORES and SCRIPT SOURCES (page 184) Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 211 West 71st Street, New York, NY 10023. 212/496-7511. Book City, 308 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502, 818/848-4417. Movie and TV scripts. Hollywood Scripts, 11288 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 431B, Studio City, CA 91604. 818/980-3545. Movie and TV scripts. Lincoln Entertainment, 14710 Arminta Street, Panarama City, CA 91402. 818/989-4978. Sells scripts from Star Trek episodes. The Script Shop. See Hot Links for link to web site. Also, see link to Drew's Script-o-Rama. The Write Stuff Catalog is out of business. Movie Magic Screenwriter, Screenplay Systems, 818/843-6557. America's Best Competition. New address: 3936 S. Semoran Blvd. #368, Orlando, FL 32822. 407/894-9001. American Cinema Foundation, 9911 West Pico Boulevard, Suite 510, Los Angeles, CA 90035-2715. 310/286-9420. www.cinemafoundation.com. First place: $10,000 plus submission to agencies. Entry fee: $30. Deadline: January 31. American Dreamer Competition, Independent Filmworks, Inc., P. O. Box 20457, Seattle, WA 98102. "$5,000 script acquisition award." Entry fee: $50. Deadline: July 4. Armageddon Films Aspire Awards, 34-17 Steinway Street, Suite 915, LIC, NY 11101. First place: $3,500. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: April 11. Austin Heart of Film Screenplay Competition. New deadline: May 1, 1998. Canadian Feature Film Centre Screenplay Programme. 416/445-1446 ext. 216. Residency program . Entry fee: $30. Deadline: Mid-November. Chesterfield-WFP Screenwriting Fellowships, 8205 Santa Monica Blvd., #200, Los Angeles, CA 90046. 213/683-3977. www.infoboard.com/chesterfield/ $20,000 stipend and fellowship. Entry fee: $39.50. Deadline: November. CineStory Screenplay Competition, 53 W. Jackson, Suite 1224, Chicago, IL 60604. 1-800-6Story6 or cinestory@aol.com. Three winners receive $2,000 plus travel expenses to Script Sessions. Entry fee: $35 or $45. Deadline: October 1. Columbus Discover Awards, formerly Christopher Columbus Society for the Creative Arts. Add Suite 600 to street address. See the Bible for info. Discovery Program, 1680 N. Vine Street, Suite 1212, Hollywood, CA 90028. 213/462-4705 DGA/WGA Women Filmmakers Program, Writers Guild of America, west, Inc., 7000 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048. For female members only. Empire Screenplay Contest, 4305 Gesner Street, Suite 214, San Diego, CA 92117. 619/276-1220. Winner in each category receives $1000. Entry fee: $30. Guy Alexander Hanks and Marvin Miller Screenwriting Program, USC School of Cinema-Television, Lucas Building, Room 400, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2211. A 15-week free workshop open to African-American screenwriters and TV writers. Hip Flicks Screenwriting Competition, Box 8867, Atlanta, GA 30306-0867. 770/418-1293. Possible option deal with company. Entry fee: $30. Deadline: January 31. Hollywood Screenplay Consultants Screenwriting Competition, 17216 Saticoy Street #103, Van Nuys, CA 91406, 818/994-5977. Award: $5000. Fee: $65. Deadlines: June 1 and December 1. Independent Feature Project, 104 West 29th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001. 212/465-8200 x221. Award: $5,000. Must be a member of IFP or WGA/e. King Arthur Awards. c/o Script Magazine, 5638 Sweet Air Road, Baldwin, MD 21013. 410/592-3466. One millions dollars in prize money and possible production. Fee:$55. Scripts accepted April 1 through June 30. Contact for rules and information. Lone Star Screenplay Competition, 1920 Abrams Parkway, Suite 419, Dallas, TX 75214-3915, 214/606-3041. Monterey County Film Commission 1998 Screenwriting Competition, P. O. Box 111, Monterey, CA 93942-0111. http://tmx.com/mcfilm. First place: $1,500. Entry fee: $40. Deadline: January 31. Nevada State Contest, Nevada Motion Picture Division, 555 E. Washington Avenue #5400, Las Vegas, NV 89101, 702/486-2711. Entries must be at least 60% filmable in Nevada. New Century Writer Awards, 43 B Driveway, Guilford, CT 06437. 203/458-2900. First place: $2,500. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: January 31. New Harmony Project. New deadline: November 15. New York Foundation for the Arts, 155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013. 212/366-6900. Fellowships. New York Screenwriter Query Letter Contest, 545 Eighth Avenue, Suite 401, New York, NY 10018, 1-800-418.5637. Award: $250 and an opportunity to meet with an agent. Fee: $10. Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. New phone number: 310/247-3000. Nicholl Fellowship winning scripts can be found in the Academy of Arts and Sciences Library, 333 S. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA. Organization of Black Screenwriters, Inc., P. O. Box 70160, Los Angeles, CA 90070-0160. 213/882-4166. For African-American writers. Winners get meetings and opportunities with industry professionals. Entry fee: $25 for members; $35 for non-members. Window for submissions: August to October. Producers Outreach, c/o Scriptwriters Network, 11684 Ventura Blvd. #508, Studio City, CA 91604. Presents qualifying screenplays and TV scripts to industry professionals. Must be a member of the Scriptwriters Network. Entry fee: $20. Quantum Quest Screenplay Competition, 23679 Calabasas Road #502, Calabasas, CA 91302. Cash awards and publicity. Entry fee: $35. Deadline: January 15. Santa Clarita International Film Festival, P. O. Box 801507, Santa Clarita, CA 91380-1507. 805/257-3131. Entry fee: $80. Deadline: January 5. Scriptwriters Network Competition. Look under "Carl Sautter" in the Bible. Applications are accepted between March and May. "Set in Philadelphia" Screenwriting Competition, 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. 215/895-6593. Winner receives $5,000. Entry fee is $25. Deadline: January 12. Shenandoah International Playwrights Retreats, Pennyroyal Farm, Route 5, Box 167-F, Staunton, VA 24401. 540/248-1868 or shenarts@cfw.com. Accepts plays, musicals, and screenplays. Winners receive staged readings and full fellowships, including room and board. Slamdance Screenplay Competition, 6381 Hollywood Boulevard #520, Los Angeles, CA 90028. 213/466-1786. www.slamdance.com. $3,000 in prize money. Entry fee: $55. Submissions are accepted beginning in March, 1998. Southwestern Writers Workshop Contest. Entry fee: $24. Deadline: May 1. See Bible for details. Sundance Institute. New address: P. O. Box 16450, Salt Lake City, UT 84116. 801/328-3456. See The Bible for more information. Taos Land & Film Screenplay Contest. 310/396-9242. www.taoslandandfilm.com. Award: An option price of between $2,000 and $50,000. Entry fee: $100 ($75 for students). Deadline: Feb 28. Telluride IndieFest, P. O. Box 860, Telluride, CO 81435. 970/728-2629 or indiefest@montrose.net. Award: 4-days of luxury accommodations at Telluride. Entry fee: $35-45. Deadline: August 11. Texas World Television Screenplay Contest, 2221 Avenue J, Arlington, TX 76006. 1-800-551-2382. www.txtv.com. First place: $500. No entry fee. Deadline: February 1. Top Dog Awards, 2567 E. Vermont Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85016. 602/840-6414. $3,000 first place plus submission to established agencies. Fee: $30. UCLA/Diane Thomas Screenwriting Awards. Listed in the Bible under Diane Thomas. New address: 10995 Le Conte Avenue #440, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Deadline: January 28. Universal Studios/Chesterfield Fellowship Contest. See "Chesterfield-WFP" above. Walt Disney Fellowship, The Walt Disney Studios, 500 Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-6894. 818/560-6894. One-year fellowship with salary. Purpose is to find culturally and ethnically diverse new writers. Submission period: April 1-18, 1998. Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum Contest. Phone: 444/964-0002. New entry fee: $25. Wordsmyths International Screenplay Contest, P. O. Box 72078-9321, Dallas, TX 75372. 214/522-3191. First place: $500. Entry Fee: $50. Deadline: Around Nov 1. Writer's Digest Writing Competition. New Award: $1000 grand prize. New entry fee: $10. |