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How To Sell Your Screenplay

The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Greg Beal who is the director of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. He read my post Entering screenplay competitions and…

Screenwriting FAQ

Do you think it’s worth mentioning in my query letter that my script was a quarter finalist in a well known script competition?

I got this question recently: “Do you think it’s worth mentioning in my query letter that my script was a quarter finalist in a well known script competition?” Absolutely. Even…

Screenwriting Resources

Script Doctor Eric’s screenplay contest

I don’t usually recommend script competitions since most don’t offer much value. However, today I’m recommending one. Script Doctor Eric is having a competition and he’s agreed to read all…

Screenwriting News

Winners of the 2010 SellingYourScreenplay.com screenplay competition

A big congratulation goes out to the winners of the 2010 SellingYourScreenplay.com screenplay competition. Competition was fierce as we had hundreds of entries. Unfortunately everyone can’t be a winner. Please…

Screenwriting FAQ

Entering screenplay competitions

Update 2012-02-29 I’ve written an update to this post which can be found here: The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. I got this question recently: “What do you think of script…

SYS Services to Help Screenwriters

  • SYSs Six-Figure Screenplay Contest
  • SYS's Script Analysis Service
  • SYS's From Concept to Completion Screenwriting Course

Screenplay Contests:

  • SYS's Six-Figure Screenplay Contest
  • Wondering which contests to enter? Check out our list of recommended screenplay contests.

The Budget List

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  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2023
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2022
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2021
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2020
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2019
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2018
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2017

Ashley Scott Meyers’ Films

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  • The Rideshare Killer

Everything You Need To Know To Sell Your Screenplay

  • Selling Your Screenplay (in a nutshell)
  • How do you protect your work? Screenplay copyrights and WGA registration
  • Writing A Screenplay Logline
  • How to write a professional query letter for your screenplay
  • Building a Database of Agents, Managers and Producers
  • Sending Your Screenplay Query Letter to Your Database of Contacts
  • What to Expect From Your Query Letters
  • How do you get an agent for your screenplay? (And why you don’t need one!)
  • Looking for a script consultant?
  • Questions about Screenplay format?
  • Screenwriting Classes
  • Read screenplays for free in our Screenplay Library.
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SYS Podcast Episode 534 – Disney, James Cameron and Animation with Pietro Schito

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 534 – Disney, James Cameron and Animation with Pietro Schito (transcript)

Podcasts

SYS Podcast Episode 533 – Writing an Interactive TV Series with Gavin Michael Booth

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 533 – Writing an Interactive TV Series with Gavin Michael Booth (transcript)