Scripped Inc. is hosting its first annual “Write for a Cause” competition, and we want you to submit your short script! Write a 5-10 page script about the global financial crisis and the political complexities surrounding it. Be funny, be clever, and be relevant to the problems we face today. The winning script will be easy to produce, accessible to a broad audience, and say something original about the global recession. Financial...

Call for Applications—Deadline February 20, 2009 In 2009, the International Writing Program (IWP), in cooperation with the Chinese Writers’ Association, is commencing a pilot exchange project, the Life of Discovery (LOD), between writers and artists from the United States and from the minority ethnic communities in the western regions of the People’s Republic of China. Five American and five Chinese writers and artists, all aged...

AMERICAN SCREENWRITING COMPETITION Deadline Entry Fee 11/15/2006 (early) $40 (11/15/2006) 01/31/2007(regular) $50 (by 01/31/2007) 03/31/2007(late) $60 (by 03/31/2007) 04/30/2007 (late – extended) $65 (by 04/30/2007) Award: $12,000 Other Awards/Prizes: ** Over $50,000 in cash & prizes. Grand prize of $12,000 including cash, over $1,000 in screenwriting software, industry meetings, production consideration, writer profiles, press...