At The Successful Screenwriter, we have made it our mission to help independent screenwriters break into the industry. Our screenwriting competition, Script Summit makes that happen. Past winners have been signed by talent managers, seen their scripts get produced, and have their work pitched to production companies. That is why Script Summit is listed as one of the Top 20 Biggest Screenwriting Competitions in the world!
At The Successful Screenwriter, we have made it our mission to help independent screenwriters break into the industry. Our screenwriting competition, Script Summit makes that happen. Past winners have been signed by talent managers, seen their scripts get produced, and have their work pitched to production companies. That is why Script Summit is listed as one of the Top 20 Biggest Screenwriting Competitions in the world!
Our winners receive a Coverfly Development Package, InkTip Pro Listing, and will even be featured in a Podcast Interview on The Successful Screenwriter.
Script Summit is now virtual for everyone to attend! As a participant in the Script Summit Screenplay contest and a member of The Successful Screenwriter community, you can expand your knowledge with in-depth seminars taught by professionals, gain tremendous insight from Q & A Panels, and receive weekly script requests from producers seeking the next big script. This is all exclusive to our members.
The Successful Screenwriter Pro Members get a free script entry into Script Summit!
We are an exclusive contest only available on Coverfly. Script Summit has been listed as one of the Top 20 Biggest Screenwriting Competitions by the ScriptLab. With our contest, you can even receive notes and feedback from our professional readers.
Blind Contest: The cover page and contact info will be removed from the script before our judges read it.
Prize Description:
We want to help more writers get signed, staffed, and produced. Coverfly has built strong relationships with industry professionals and has found unique opportunities to partner with talent discovery programs and use those connections to help bolster success efforts and achieve greater results for writers. Through this writers have been signed, staffed, or had projects optioned/financed.
Prize Description:
Will receive a 4-month InkTip Pro Membership. As an InkTip Pro Member, thousands of filmmakers can find and read your scripts, and you’ll be able to pitch directly to production companies every week. With over 3,000 options and 400 movies made, InkTip is the place for independent film.
Prize Description:
A WriterDuet Pro Yearly license. Plan, write, and share with the industry-standard software used by over 1 million screenwriters, TV shows, and blockbusters.
Both winners will be individually featured on our #1 International Podcast, The Successful Screenwriter. The writers will gain exposure from this in-depth interview and also pitch their award-winning script!
SHORT SCRIPTS
Projects in any genre under 35 pages.
Deadline | Date Due | Fee |
---|---|---|
Regular | May 01, 2025 | $45 |
Late | Jun 01, 2025 | $50 |
Last Minute | Jun 15, 2025 | $60 |
FEATURE & TV PILOT SCRIPTS
Deadline | Date Due | Fee |
---|---|---|
Regular | May 01, 2025 | $50 |
Late | Jun 01, 2025 | $60 |
Last Minute | Jun 15, 2025 | $70 |
SHORT SCRIPTS with FEEDBACK
Projects in any genre over 35 pages and under 120 pages.
Deadline | Date Due | Fee |
---|---|---|
Regular | May 01, 2025 | $105 |
Late | Jun 01, 2025 | $115 |
Last Minute | Jun 15, 2025 | $125 |
FEATURE & TV PILOT SCRIPTS
Projects in any genre over 35 pages and under 120 pages.
Deadline | Date Due | Fee |
---|---|---|
Regular | May 01, 2025 | $115 |
Late | Jun 01, 2025 | $125 |
Last Minute | Jun 15, 2025 | $135 |
Contest Launch is February 16, 2025
Submission Fees are in (USD)
We are currently accepting written submissions for features, shorts, and web series.
All genres are welcome.
One copy of an original feature film screenplay uploaded as a PDF file will be accepted. (Do NOT include more than 1 version). We do not accept hardcopy scripts.
The screenplay should be in standard industry format (12 point Courier).
Under no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of an entry screenplay be allowed under the original submission without approval by the festival.
Features that are over 120 pages will not be accepted.
Entry fees will not be returned or adjusted.
Submissions must have been written originally in English; translations will not be accepted.
Submissions must be the original work of the entrant(s) and may not be based, in whole or in part, on any other fiction or nonfiction material, published or unpublished, produced or unproduced.
Entries may, however, be adapted from the entrant’s (or entrants’) original work, which should be noted in the logline required on the application form.
Entries lacking a logline in the application form may be disqualified at the festival’s discretion.
If the script is based on a true story, historical or contemporary, the “based on true story/events” should be noted in the logline.
Collaborative work by two writers who share equally in its creation is eligible.
The collaborator’s name must be added during the online application process.
All entries must be received by or before the Last Minute Deadline of June 15th, 2025.
Finalists & Winners announced August 11, 2025
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