Contest Deadlines Approaching

The clock is ticking! Put your fingers to the keys this holiday season and hit 2008 with a running start. We have some great Contests posted that are awaiting your work, and I want to alert you to some approaching deadlines:

• The International Family Film Festival deadline for short and feature-length scripts is January 10, 2008. Short scripts range from 1-44 pages, and feature-length scripts are 45-120 pages. Winners receive production software and a certificate—a great boost to any writer’s resume, and, of course, bragging rights.

• Another quickly approaching deadline is for the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival & Screenplay Competition. The early bird deadline is January 30th, so save yourself some money and finish that script! There are later submission dates, so don’t give up on the Big Bear Lake festival is you find yourself working on the same script in February.

• Also, the 2007 StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest begins accepting submissions on New Year’s Eve. The final deadline comes at the end of March 2008, and the contest is sponsored by Movie Magic Screenwriter, among other industry staples. The 2007 StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest offers more than $10,000 in cash and prizes for the best scripts. Good luck to all contestants, and don’t be shy about sharing your winnings with your Community Leader!

These deadlines may help keep your writing through the holiday season. Keep checking the Events and Contests for all the latest happenings around StoryLink and the screenwriting world at large. Merry Christmas to all and keep those questions coming!