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The Winter 2026 Short
Screenplay Contest is
Now OPEN!
The first season of 2026 is upon us! There has never been a better time to be a screenwriter...and ever been a better time to enter Hollywood's premiere screenplay competition!
Submit your
Short Script
- Your script is logged into our secure database where it remains confidential, protected, and private. It never leaves our fire-walled system.
- Your script is assigned to a seasoned, genre-specific professional analyst.
- Your script is read page-by-page. Every scene, every line of dialogue.
- Your scores are reviewed for accuracy and certified by a member of the Senior Judging Panel.
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Submit your Short
with Pro Analysis
$79
- Your script is logged into our secure database.Your script is logged into our secure database where it remains confidential, protected, and private. It never leaves our fire-walled system.
- Your script is assigned to an accredited genre-specific professional analyst experienced in TV development and episodic writing.
- Your script is read page-by-page. Every scene, every line of dialogue. Your scores are reviewed for accuracy and certified by a member of the Senior Judging Panel.
- A Written Analysis (minimum 3 pages; professional TV production company "coverage") is then composed, addressing ten critical TV writing elements:
- Character
- Conflict
- Marketability
- Dialogue
- Emotional Investment
- Theme
- Pacing
- Tone
- Structure/Plot
- Concept
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Submit your Short with Advanced Analysis
$99
- Your script is logged into our secure database where it remains confidential, protected, and private. It never leaves our fire-walled system.
- Your script is assigned to a genre-specific professional analyst experienced in TV development and episodic writing.
- Your script is read page-by-page. Every scene, every line of dialogue. Your scores are reviewed for accuracy and certified by a member of the Senior Judging Panel.
- A Written Advanced Analysis (5-10 pages of Studio/Network Executive Level in-depth analysis) is then composed with rewrite suggestions addressing ten critical TV writing elements:
- Character
- Conflict
- Marketability
- Dialogue
- Emotional Investment
- Theme
- Pacing
- Tone
- Structure/Plot
- Concept
- Your Advanced Analysis is then reviewed and appraised by an industry-professional Senior Judge.
- This is the most highly-regarded and complete analysis available in the film/television industry.
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Winner
$250
- 1-to-1 personal consultation with a producer, literary agent, literary manager.
- Commemorative rewards certificate.
All finalist
- LA International Screenplay Awards Newsletter to our network of over 100 industry professionals.
All semi-finalists
- You and your script are named on our results page, boasting a top 10% placement.
All quarter-finalists
- You and your script are named on our results page, boasting a top 20% placement.
Please Note
- Material is accepted via electronic submission PDF file only.
- There is no limit to the number of projects you may submit.
- Submitted scripts must be received by midnight of deadline dates and submission fee payment must accompany your material. All entry fees are non-refundable.
- All submitted material must be original, and all rights must be wholly owned by the writer(s).
- Material must be submitted by the writer. Material written by writing teams must be submitted by one of the writers, with consent of the other(s). All writers must be credited on title page.
- If a writing team is chosen as a winner, prizes will be given to the writer submitting the project. Each team is responsible for dividing or sharing the prize money, with no direction from L.A. International Screenplay Awards administrators, staff, or judges.
- Revisions, rewrites, addenda, or substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entered material are accepted upon payment of a discounted administrative fee.
- By using our service, you authorize us to use any trusted third-party online and cloud-based services and databases for hosting, managing and/or transmitting your submission file(s).
- All copyright, ownership and derivative rights to the material submitted to L.A. International Screenplay Awards remains with the original rights holders and/or author.