TV Pilot/Script Contest
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When you submit your finished TV pilot or a script for an existing series to us (winning and finalist scripts for shows currently on the air can often propel a writer quickly into paid assignments and working gigs) , you have our guarantee that your material will be read page-by-page, word-for-word by seasoned professionals with dozens of produced television series credits as writers and producers.  Your script will never be assigned to an unpaid, inexperienced amateur or to unpaid interns.

You have our 100% guarantee that the analysis we deliver to you will be completely original and will be based upon an objective consideration of the ten primary elements of a professional script or series pilot.  We may make suggestions for the improvement of your work. Any suggestions offered have only one purpose: to support your success as a working television writer.
May 5
​$35
First Call Deadline
May 25
$45
Take Two Deadline
June 14
$49
Call Back Deadline
July 6
​$54
READY ON THE SET!
July 27
$59
IT'S A WRAP!
NEW FOR 2022!
Full TV Script Competition Entry
 $35
(Valid through 7/27/22)
Your TV script is read cover-to-cover by professional analysts, never unpaid, amateurs or "interns."
No written analysis.
Senior Judges approve and record online rankings 
with Honorable Mention-Quarterfinalist-SemiFinalist-Finalist-Winner announcements and awards issued
​ten days after close of entries.
Scores & Comments
$49
Your TV pilot or episodic script is read cover-to-cover by experienced TV movie and series pros with scoring of ten key script elements:Concept • Structure • Character • Dialogue • Pacing • Tone • Conflict • Marketplace Potential • Emotional Impact
Senior Judges review scores and forward them to you with their brief personalized comments.

​The reader notes I received were incredibly helpful and gave me a lot of  very clear pointers on how to improve my TV pilot. I'm kind of a technophobe and had some trouble figuring how to submit via Film Freeway at first. The Santa Barbara people were super helpful and responsive. Great value. ~~Bonnie Sherman, Billings, MT
Writers Room Notes
$104
​Your TV pilot or episodic script is read by TV pro  analysts and forwarded to the Senior Judging Team for evaluation of these critical elements: Concept • Storyline • Characters • Dialogue • Pacing 
​Your scores and evaluation are reviewed by Senior Judges who provide you with your score sheet and 3-4 pages of Professional Hollywood Studio Writers Room Notes

​Thank you for such a complete review my script! I've entered this contest twice. Both times, I've applied the feedback to my pilot. Now I am also an Official Crown Selection of the Queen Palm International Film Festival. I couldn't have done this without the in depth feedback! ~~Devon Morris, Chicago, IL
Academy Analysis
​$124
Your entire script is read, broken down, and analyzed by multiple professional studio analysts and forwarded to the Senior Judging Team for reading and scoring. You receive your score sheet with 5-10 pages of extensive Academy Level Studio Notes covering all 10 primary screenplay elements with specific comments direct from the Judges.
(Most popular option)

​Fast and thorough communication! Judging panel has a wide variety of expertise in television writing (and rewriting) and is quite diverse . . . Excellent competition in every way! Thank you!
​~~Mike Steward, Phoenix, AZ

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