The 18th Annual TV Writing Contest searches for extraordinary writers and pilots, connecting them with production companies, agencies, and managers.
The 17th Annual Script Pipeline TV Writing Contest is searching for extraordinary television writers with traditional pilots or indie series scripts for exposure to production companies and managers. Together with the Screenwriting Contest, we focus specifically on finding writers representation, supporting diverse voices, championing ambitious storytelling, helping finance independent projects, and pushing original projects into production.
The company’s unique process—consisting of long-term, 1-on-1 development, extensive promotion, mentorship, and circulation of material—gives our selected writers proper guidance to advance their careers.
Script Pipeline selects five finalists and, from that group, one winner to receive:
PLUS: After the contest ends, all Quarterfinalists and Semifinalists receive no-cost feedback on their screenplay from Script Pipeline's development execs and consideration for industry circulation.
All finalists also receive exclusive invitations to private events hosted by Symposium.
Script Pipeline has cultivated relationships with over 250 production companies, managers, agents, directors, independent producers, networks, and other executives over the past 25-plus years, leading to multiple writers signed, scripts making the Black List, specs sold, and films produced.
A small selection of industry reviewing Finalists:
Judging is based primarily on the overall quality of the script, including storytelling ability and fundamental components (e.g. dialogue, plot, structure, and character). Concept marketability/producibility, originality, and writing style are also weighed to various degrees.
Our best piece of advice is to submit material that highlights your distinct voice—what separates your script from the norm? Although we're strict on judging and only work with a select group of writers annually, all types of genres and styles are fair game. In the past, finalist and winning scripts have ranged from microbudget indies, to true stories, big-budget sci-fi, straight genre pieces, low-concept, high-concept, and everything in-between.
Being selected as a Quarterfinalist or higher means that we feel the script has potential, the writing is above average, and it's a project we're confident in helping further develop and promote to industry.
All contest judges are comprised of our in-house Script Pipeline development execs and senior-level staff. We do NOT use unpaid interns, volunteers, or "seasonal" readers ...
Basic guidelines:
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