DECIDE

Should you enter that competition?

Before you spend an entry fee, weigh up your draft, your goal and your budget.

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Question 1. First, the honest one. Is the script genuinely ready? Multiple drafts, real outside feedback, not just your own read?

Choose one answer to continue.

Understand the trade-offs

Read the guide to competition fees, odds and what a placement can offer.

Are screenwriting competitions worth it?

Planning an entry?

Use the Contest Fit-Finder to narrow your options, then check the deadline calendar.

Need feedback on the draft?

Keep your screenplay, feedback and rewrite work together in The PreList.

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