Contest Fees
Every ScriptLix article filed under contest fees is collected here, from craft notes on structure and scene work to what happens once a script goes out to readers. Start with whatever your current draft is losing on.
- Slamdance Screenplay Competition: Fees, Prizes, Red Flags
Everything the Slamdance screenplay competition charges, pays and promises in the 2026 cycle: fees by page count, deadlines, the cash versus package split, eligibility and alumni claims.
By Nadia Osei
- Shore Scripts Screenwriting Competition: Is It Worth It?
The Shore Scripts screenwriting competition, checked against its own rules: 2026 fees, deadlines, the $6,500 cash pool, judges, The Assessment, and what goes unpublished.
By Nadia Osei
- PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Worth the Fee?
What the PAGE Awards costs, pays and promises: the 2026 fee ladder, the $25,000 Grand Prize, who judges each round, and whether the $100 feedback is worth buying.
By Nadia Osei
- Big Break Screenwriting Contest: Fees, Prizes and Red Flags
Every 2026 Big Break fee, deadline, cash prize and bundle, plus who judges, what alumni claims are sourced, and the fine print to read before you pay to enter.
By Nadia Osei
- Stage 32 Screenwriting Competition: Fees, Prizes, Red Flags
Every fee tier, prize package, judge and paid add on in the Stage 32 screenwriting competition, plus what the alumni list does and does not prove before you pay to enter.
By Nadia Osei
Contest Fees
Every ScriptLix article filed under contest fees is collected here, from craft notes on structure and scene work to what happens once a script goes out to readers. Start with whatever your current draft is losing on.
Slamdance Screenplay Competition: Fees, Prizes, Red Flags
Everything the Slamdance screenplay competition charges, pays and promises in the 2026 cycle: fees by page count, deadlines, the cash versus package split, eligibility and alumni claims.
Shore Scripts Screenwriting Competition: Is It Worth It?
The Shore Scripts screenwriting competition, checked against its own rules: 2026 fees, deadlines, the $6,500 cash pool, judges, The Assessment, and what goes unpublished.
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Worth the Fee?
What the PAGE Awards costs, pays and promises: the 2026 fee ladder, the $25,000 Grand Prize, who judges each round, and whether the $100 feedback is worth buying.
Big Break Screenwriting Contest: Fees, Prizes and Red Flags
Every 2026 Big Break fee, deadline, cash prize and bundle, plus who judges, what alumni claims are sourced, and the fine print to read before you pay to enter.
Stage 32 Screenwriting Competition: Fees, Prizes, Red Flags
Every fee tier, prize package, judge and paid add on in the Stage 32 screenwriting competition, plus what the alumni list does and does not prove before you pay to enter.