Screenplay Competitions
Every ScriptLix article filed under screenplay competitions 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.
- 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checked against its own rules: 2026 fees, deadlines, the $6,500 cash pool, judges, The Assessment, and what goes unpublished.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
- 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
- Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest: Is It Worth the Fee?
Every 2027 fee, deadline, prize and judging rule for the Script Pipeline screenwriting contest, what the notes option buys, which alumni sold, and whether it is worth entering.
By Nadia Osei
- Coverfly Alternatives: Where to Host, Submit and Place Scripts Now
Coverfly is gone. Here is what replaced each job it did: hosting, contest discovery, the new Nicholl portals, and sourced 2026 fees for PAGE and Austin, with the real costs.
By Nadia Osei
Screenplay Competitions
Every ScriptLix article filed under screenplay competitions 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.
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checked against its own rules: 2026 fees, deadlines, the $6,500 cash pool, judges, The Assessment, and what goes unpublished.
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.
Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest: Is It Worth the Fee?
Every 2027 fee, deadline, prize and judging rule for the Script Pipeline screenwriting contest, what the notes option buys, which alumni sold, and whether it is worth entering.
Coverfly Alternatives: Where to Host, Submit and Place Scripts Now
Coverfly is gone. Here is what replaced each job it did: hosting, contest discovery, the new Nicholl portals, and sourced 2026 fees for PAGE and Austin, with the real costs.