Every year, BlueCat provides a community for the unknown screenwriter to develop their work, giving undiscovered talent a path to professional success. The Feature Winner of the 2016 Competition will receive $15,000. Four Feature Finalists will receive $2500 each. Submit by Oct 15 to be eligible for resubmission and to receive script analysis by November 10th. For full competition details, please visit the Rules & Guidelines and FAQ. Entrance fee: $50 for shorts; $65…

Win $1,500 and a phone call with the screenwriter of DIE HARD! Follow Screencraft on Twitter and Facebook for updates. Final deadline October 20th! For full details regarding rules, eligibility, terms and condition, please visit the contest webpage, here. Fee: Regular Entry $49; Regular Entry + 1 Page Feedback SPECIAL $99

From the Cinequest webpage: Cinequest Film Festival has dedicated a fierce energy, celebrating screenwriters and recognizing emerging talent that will shape film art in the years to come. If you’re considering submitting your script to the festival circuit, enter it into the very best, Cinequest. You’ll find an exuberant, nurturing, and encouraging environment, where new writers are treated generously, with respect equal to those with established track records. It’s a chance you…

Compete in seven categories & two formats (Features/Shorts) to win! Comedy Action Thriller Drama Sci Fi Family Horror Grand Prize: Dell Laptop, $5,000, winning project sent to Hollywood agents, managers & producers. FIRST PRIZE (in each category): $1000, script analysis by WGA writer, Waterman fountain pen, winning project marketed to Hollywood agents, managers & producers. Deadlines: Early Bird: October 31, 2015 Regular: November 30, 2015 Final: January 31, 2016 Enter online or by mail. Please…

Off the Grid Press is an imprint of Grid Books. The Off the Grid Prize was founded in the fall of 2011 to provide a forum for older poets, who are sometimes overlooked by the current marketplace. We are looking for work by poets over sixty, ripened in craft and vision, and willing to promote their work through readings and other networks.