Rules

All writers of submitted material must be 18 years of age or older

• Entries must be in English

• Submissions via PDF file only

• Resubmits/changes incur additional fee

• Produced/optioned or otherwise encumbered scripts are ineligible

• All submitted materials must be the original work of the author(s)

• Adaptations of prior works must give source material credit

• Decisions of judges are final as per industry criteria

• Pages should be numbered.

• Full-Length Feature Scripts: 160 pages or under

• Short Film Scripts: 40 pages or under

• TV Pilots: 130 pages or under

• All written or verbal coverage, critique, criticism, or analysis of submitted material is provided subjectively based upon objective standards as they are applied to the writing submitted and under consideration.

• No warranties are expressed or implied as to the utility, value, or accuracy of statements written or spoken by our reader-analysts with regard to material submitted to us by writers, customers, or contest entrants.

• Comments provided by judges, readers, administrators, or other writers are based upon personal opinion only and do not reflect the opinions of management; management assumes no responsibility the academic, creative, professional, economic, or emotional impact or consequences of the opinions we provide.

• Submitting writers agree to hold harmless against claims of any and every kind, each and every employee, independent contractor, reader, analyst, system administrator, or officers of the company in perpetuity.

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• Submissions are open to individuals, production companies, registered organizations, and professional representatives, including entities with tax identification credentials.• Material submitted to the competition is solely at the risk of the individual registering, entering, or offering written material for scoring, analysis, judgment, or commentary.

• Submissions are open to individuals, production companies, registered organizations, and professional representatives who have valid tax identification credentials.

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