The cost of entering screenwriting competitions.

Based on 41 of 114 published directory entries with recorded fee data. Figures recalculated 24 September 2026. The most recent verification among these entries was 23 September 2026; other entries may have been checked earlier.

Paid entry fees by currency.

Each paid deadline counts once. Free deadlines are excluded from these averages. No currency conversion is applied.

Fees are each competition's own published prices for its first and last dated deadlines we currently track. Tiered pricing is a normal, disclosed practice; the point is simply that entering early is cheaper.

Every fee in the directory.

The full table behind the figures above: all 114 published competitions, fellowships and labs, with what each one charges across its live deadline tiers. A range shows the lowest and highest listed fees in one currency. Entries between cycles have no live fee to quote yet. Follow any name for the deadline ladder, eligibility and our verdict.

Fees shown are each competition's own published prices for the tracked deadline phases, shown in their original currency. “Awaiting next cycle” means the cycle has closed or has not opened, so there is no live fee to quote. “Not published” means the competition is listed with deadline phases but no fee we can verify. Neither is estimated.