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Stephen Susco Screenwriting Mentorship Competition
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info@writersroom.net
Phone: (215)348-1663 Fax: (215)348-8137
E-mail: info@writersroom.net
Website: www.writersroom.net
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| Type of Contest: |
Screenplay |
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Stephen Susco, the acclaimed screenwriter of the recent box office hit, “The Grudge,” starring Sarah Michelle Geller, is going to make some Hollywood dreams come true.
The Writers Room of Bucks County—a not-for-profit writers’ center providing writing workshops, publishing, and editorial services — is sponsoring The Stephen Susco Screenwriting Mentorship Competition. Three budding screenwriters will receive one year of personal mentoring by Susco on the business and craft of screenwriting.
Stephen Susco Screenwriting Mentorship Competition details:
• Launches January 2005; deadline for entries April 30, 2005
• Apply online at www.writersroom.net by submitting a brief treatment, writing sample, resume, short essay (optional) and $45 application fee.
• Applicants narrowed to 36 by Writers Room professionals before submittal to panel of three industry judges. (Biographies below)
• Panel selects 15 for personal interviews and final selection by Susco.
• Three winners announced in June 2005; receive one year of personal mentoring by Susco.
We are unaward of any other competition that does not require a finished screenplay to enter, and gives multiple winners the chance to study with a master. Whether you've written a book you think would make a great film, been toying with screenwriting, or been at it for years, the winners will be judged on the strength of their basic idea and the way they pitch it. |
| Entry Fee: |
$45 |
| Number of Winners: |
3 |
| Rules and Regulations: |
Please see www.writersroom.net for rules and regulations. |
| Contact: |
Jill Sherer |
| Number of Years Held |
1 |
| Eligibility Requirements: |
Apply online at www.writersroom.net by submitting a brief treatment, writing sample, resume, short essay (optional) and $45 application fee.
We are unaward of any other competition that does not require a finished screenplay to enter, and gives multiple winners the chance to study with a master. Whether you've written a book you think would make a great film, been toying with screenwriting, or been at it for years, the winners will be judged on the strength of their basic idea and the way they pitch it. |
| Additional Information: |
For details and to apply, go to www.writersroom.net. This contest is sponsored by The Writers Room of Bucks County--a not-for-profit writers center that provides writers with opportunity and community. |
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