Hollywood's Gateway Screenplay Contests
Professional WGA guidance for writers who want more than 'checkbox coverage'
Active Competitions
NOVEMBER 2025 Wiki Screenplay Contest
ActiveNow...for the first time ever:
Full Professional Feedback (5-10 pages) with EVE...
Deadline: Dec 2, 2025
Palm Springs Diversity Screenplay Contest
Active•Now providing winners and selected finalists DIRECT EXPOSURE TO PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS! (See our website at https://www.wherehollywoodhides.com/ for details.)\n\nTHE FALL 2025 COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN...with WGA Professional Analysis for EVERY ENTRY!\n\nNow, more than ever before, the world needs to hear from diverse writers who have important personal perspectives and stories to share with us.\n\nWe take great pride in and strive to celebrate writers with diverse and under-represented minority perspectives, including those who may be disadvantaged as members of ethnic, religious, racial, LGBTQIA+, disability, or 50+ age groups.\n\nSubject and theme "agnostic," we are focused on the diversity of writers and the personal generational, racial, ethnic, and sexual orientations they bring to the art and craft of screenwriting\n\nOur Senior Judging Panel is dedicated to finding the best diverse writing talent and to light the path forward to lasting industry success.\n
Deadline: Jan 2, 2026
Palm Springs International Screenplay & Pitchdeck-Sizzle Reel - Trailer Contest
Active•This is the place to grab the attention of the film and television industry with your writing, filmmaking, and creative marketing skills.\n\nEvery entry receives 6-10pp of WGA Professional Analysis/Feedback
Deadline: Jan 5, 2026
Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards Diverse Writers Outreach
Active•Now providing winners and selected finalists DIRECT EXPOSURE TO PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS! (See our website at https://www.wherehollywoodhides.com/ for details.)
•The FALL 2025 CONTEST IS NOW OPEN...WITH PROFESSIONAL WRITTEN FEEDBACK FOR EVERY ENTRY!
•Now, more than ever before, the world needs to hear from diverse writers who have important personal perspectives and stories to share with us.
Deadline: Jan 2, 2026
Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
Active•Now providing winners and selected finalists DIRECT EXPOSURE TO PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS!
•The 2025 Fall Contest is now open where every entry receives professional, studio-grade written feedback and analysis guaranteed to bring your script up to the truly marketable level
•This is the only screenplay competition established and managed by award-winning WGA writers, producers, show runners, and DGA directors
Deadline: Jan 2, 2026
Past Contest Results
Palm Springs Diversity Screenplay Contest - Summer 2025
Palm Springs International Screenplay & Pitchdeck-Sizzle Reel - Trailer Contest - Summer 2025
Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards - Summer 2025
Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards Diverse Writers Outreach - Summer 2025
Wiki Screenplay Contest