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Script Frenzy Contest

Script Frenzy Contest

Details

Deadline:Apr 30, 2012
Fee:Free

We have a tradition in these parts of doing a NaNoWriMo contest once a year. The entries are unedited, and sometimes a little crazy, but are always interesting. This year we've decided to start a new tradition along similar lines: enter the Script Frenzy contest.

If you're not familiar with NaNoWriMo or Script Frenzy, the idea is basically to spend an entire month writing your donkey off, and end up with a finished written project. For the more famous NaNo, it's a novel. For Script Frenzy, in case you couldn't guess, it's a script. It can be a movie script, a play script, or any other kind of script that catches your fancy. You can... Well, perhaps you'd just be better off reading the full description on their website. The short of it is: 100 pages of script written between April 1st and April 30th.

Since scriptwriting is a bit different than fiction, you may want to check out a few of the following useful resources if this is your first foray into the art.

  • Script Frenzy's how-to guides
  • Screenwriting.info - How to write a screenplay
  • Tim Stout's Graphic Novel Script Format
  • Jonathon Dorf's Playwriting 101

Once you're armed, dangerous, and writing, come post your first 2000 words of script for our Script Frenzy contest. Unedited? Unrealistic? Unlikely? UNPOSSIBLE!? We don't mind—bring it on.

Winning entries

Winners have been announced! Log in to see them.

Prizes

1st prize:$50 cash via PayPal
2nd prize:$25 cash via PayPal

Rules

  • Your entry must be part of a script of some sort, totaling 2000 words or fewer.

  • Entries must be received before midnight on April 30, 2012 (UTC time), and winners will be announced within two weeks of that date.

  • Entries will be judged by the Scribophile staff. Decisions are final.

  • Only one entry is allowed per member. Multiple entries will all be disqualified.

  • Work must have Public visibility on Scribophile until winners are announced.

  • Winners must have a valid Paypal account, or we won't be able to send the prize money!

Submission guidelines

  • To enter the contest, post your work on Scribophile and check the box that says "Enter this work into the Script Frenzy contest". Your work will automatically be considered. The checkbox will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.

  • Entry is free, but you'll need karma points to post your work. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work by other members.

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