WRITE HARD,
WRITE OFTEN
Writing a great script takes time and more rewrites than any writer anticipates.
And yes, the barriers to breaking into the business aren't imagined. The most successful writers are unrelenting -- constantly pushing, learning + improving. Best piece of advice? Keep writing.
Below are some helpful resources to help writers on their journey.
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Podcasts
by Meg LeFauve + ​Lorien McKenna
THE NO FILM SCHOOL PODCAST​
THE Q & A
by Jeff Goldsmith
WRITE ON by FINAL DRAFT
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SCRIPTNOTES
by John August + Craig Mazin
Books
by Stephen King
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by Linda Seger
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by Christopher Vogler
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Alan A. Armer
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by Eileen Cook
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by Syd Field
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by Jordan E. Rosenfeld
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by Robert McKee
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by Blake Snyder
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by Brene Brown
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by Ed Catcall
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by Elizabeth Gilbert
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by Mary Karr
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by Mark Forsyth
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Writing Labs, Fellowships + Competitions
Elevating and developing screenplays by writers of South Asian descent
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Academy Nicholls Fellowship (Film)
Award (5) $35k fellowships for new screenwriters​
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Austin Film Festival Screenplay and Teleplay Competition (Film, TV)
Screenplay + Teleplay Awards
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Invitation for 12 non-professional feature writers for weeklong feature program
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Black List x WIF Episodic Lab (TV)
Invitation for 6-8 non-professional under-represented gender writers for 4-week program
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Black List x TRW Collection (Theater)
To publish and license, at minimum, six plays annually found on Blacklist
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Black List x TUBI "To Be Commissioned" Initiative (Film)
To discover five feature scripts for Tubi to purchase, develop + greenlight
Blue Sky TV Scriptwriting Fellowship (TV)
Fellowship grants for TV scripts set between 2045 - 2100 achieving lives that reflect our better selves.
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CannesFilms Unlimited: Residency for Features (Film)
Writing residency in France for feature films set in Europe
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CannesSeries Unlimited: Residency for Writing Series (TV)
Writing residency in France for television scripts set in Europe
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Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship at Sundance Festival (Film)
Paid trip to Sundance Festival for one screenwriter with Producer Cassian Elwes
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Cape New Writers Fellowship (TV)
Fellowship for emerging Asian and Pacific Islanders writers
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Circle of Confusion Writers Discovery Fellowship (TV)
6-month fellowship for diverse voices to develop a TV pilot
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Coletta Preacely-Garcia Diversity Fellowship (TV, Film)
Mentorship + 1 year program for screenwriter of TV pilot or feature film
Disney Entertainment Television DET Program (TV)
1-year writing, staffing + mentorship program for diverse background
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Film Independent Episodic Lab (TV)
Mentorship for 6-8 long-form episodic writers
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Film Independent Screenwriting Lab (Film)
2-week​ workshop + mentoring for feature fiction screenplay
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FOX Entertainment Writers Incubator (TV)
3-month program for diverse and unique voices
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The Georgia List (TV, Film)
Writers with ties to Georgia submit for $10k grant + mentorships
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The Greenlights Challenge (Film)
$5k option for original, character-drive, high-concept, elevated horror / thriller / sci-fi feature screenplay
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Humanitas New Voices Fellowship (TV, Film)
6-month mentorship for emerging screenwriters exploring human condition
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Inevitable Foundation Accelerate Fellowship (TV, Film)
$40k Grants to empower mid-level disabled screenwriters
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ISA Fast Track Fellowship (TV, Film)
Fellowship + agent support for television + feature film writers
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JumpStart Writing Competition (TV, Film)
Competition for TV pilots and Film scripts in all genre
6-month training fellowship for emerging Television writers
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Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship (Film)
1-year fellowship for emerging screenwriter under 25
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MGM + The Black List Feature Partnership (Film)
New voices in feature film development
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Native American TV Writers Lab (TV)
Intensive TV scriptwriting workshop for Native Americans
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NBCUniversal Launch TV Writers Program (TV)
8-month writing program + workshop for new voices in Television
Nickelodeon Writing Program (TV)
1-year comedy television writing development program
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NMLA/NHMC Latino Television Program (TV)
8-week intensive writers' lab for television series writers
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NRDC Rewrite the Future Fellowship x The Black List (Film)
Award $20k to three scripts that offer new perspective on climate change
Paramount Writers Mentoring Program (TV)
Mentoring 8-month program for TV writers of diverse background
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Mentorship + hands on making of short film
RoadMap Writers / Various Competitions (Film, TV)
Various mentorships, grants, fellowships in TV and Film​
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Sesame Workshop Writers Room (TV)
Writing room fellowship
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Sloan Student Grand Jury and Discovery Prizes (TV, Film)
$20k prize for feature film or TV script integrating science / technology
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Sundance Episodic Storytelling Lab (TV)
6-day program to workshop TV pilot​
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Sundance Screenwriters Lab (Film)
Program for feature ​film writers
Sundance Institute Comedy Fellowship (Film)
Program for comedy feature writers
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Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship (Film)
Program for under-represented writers of a horror feature film
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Sundance Screenwriters Intensive (Film)
Program for under-represented writers of fiction feature film
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1-year mentorship support for film writers
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Universal Writers Program (TV)
1-year paid lab for new & experienced TV writers
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Warner Brothers Television Workshop (TV)
TV Program open to 8-participants
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Warner Brothers Discovery Access Writers Program (TV)
TV series staffing program for under-represented writers
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WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Screenwriting Lab (Film)
Virtual Lab for under-represented voices​
Sundance Women Writing Programs (TV, Film)
Various fellowships for women artists
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Woolly Mammoth x Black List Playwriting Commission (Theater)
$10k commission for new play
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Various fellowships for women in TV and film
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The Writers Lab NY / Europe / UK (TV, Film)
4-day workshop for women and nonbinary writers over 40 in TV and Film
Websites + News + Blogs
The BlackList (Database for writers to be discovered + coverage services)
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Bulletproof Screenwriting (Script Database + Blog + Coverage Services)
Coverfly (Database for new writers + Aggregator of writing competitions)
Deadline (Industry News)
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Dear Producer (Blog)
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Decider (Industry News + Blog)
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Filmmaker Magazine (Magazine + Blog)
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The Hollywood Reporter (Industry News)
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Indie Wire (Industry News)
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InkSet (Database for writers to be discovered)
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MasterClass (Classes + Blog)
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My Movie Scripts (Script database)
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The Norman Lear Center at USC (Study of entertainment, media + society)
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Page Craft (Workshops + Coaching + Blog)
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Pipeline Artists (Workshops + Events + Competitions + Blog)
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The PlayList (Industry News)
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Reel Authors (Blog + Writing Tips)
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Roadmap Writers (Classes + Coverage + Coaching)
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The Script Lab (Script Database + Writing Competition Lists)
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Sundance Collab (Classes + videos + mentorships for writers / filmmakers)
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Variety (Industry News)
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WScripted (For Women & Non-Binary Database + Competitions )
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WGA / Writers Guild of America (General + Hollywood resources)
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