iUniverse: Screenwriting Contests & Competitions 2012-13 Part 3

In iUniverse presents Screenwriting Contests & Competitions in 2012 and 2013 – Part 2, iUniverse publishing encouraged you to enter several screen writing contests, including the Big Break Screenwriting Contest, the Cinequest Screenwriting Competition and the Page International Screenwriting Awards. In this article, we will present a few more contests.

Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Contest – $10,000 Cash Prize

This contest was started in 1998 to find talented, unknown screenplay writers. It is recommended by the author of Story, Robert McKee, and Write Brothers Inc., the creators of Movie Magic Screenwriters computer software. The first place winner will receive a cash prize of $10,000, and the competition will publicize the winner’s, finalists’ and semifinalists’ screenplays for one year.

To enter this competition, you must submit a screenplay in any genre between 80 and 140 pages in English. For the early deadline, scripts must be postmarked by January 7, 2013, for the First deadline – March 5, 2013, for the regular deadline – April 16, 2013 and for the final cut-off date – April 22, 2013. The entry fees are as follows: Early – $45, First – $50,, Regular – $55 and the final – $60.

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