Enter the International Open Amateur Poetry Contest for your chance to win the Grand Prize of $10,000.00!
next 1000$ drawing 9/15/2005
next 10000$ drawing 01/15/2006

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The American Accolades Screenwriting Competition deadline has been set.
Deadlines are as follows:
Early Deadline: October 22, 2005 / Fee $40
Standard Deadline: TBA / Fee $50

Contest applications can be found online at:

http://americanaccolades.com/contest_rules.htm

Or if you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader program on your computer, the fast way to get an application is by downloading the PDF file here:

http://americanaccolades.com/FilmApplicationCurrent.PDF

The 2005 Script Pimp Screenwriting Competition has announced their call for entries! Join the Writers Database and enter your script free.
$10,000 in cash and $8,000 in prizes. One deadline: May 1st, 2005. Email competition@scriptpimp.com for a reminder email sent two weeks before the deadline.

Competition Home Page: http://www.scriptpimp.com/writing_competition

Warner Brothers has approves a $5 million budget on Script Pimp Winning script, "Slammin", by Aaron Metchik and Joseph Garner. Slammin’ was purchased for six figures by Warner Brothers Pictures on February 4th, 2004. Clifford Werber will produce, and Brazilian extreme sport skater Fabiola da Silva will star. Slammin has been greenlit and production is slated for Summer 2005.

More than $30,000 in prizes!

Enter the Writer's Digest 73rd Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win the Grand Prize: $2,500 and a trip to either New York City to meet with editors and agents, or a trip to the 2005 Maui Writer's Conference!

More than $30,000 in prizes will be awarded in 10 categories, with one Grand Prize-winner chosen from all entries. The first through tenth-place winners in each of the categories will win cash and merchandise prizes, and there are 1,001 winners in all.

Entry Deadline: May 15, 2004.

Compete and Win in 10 Categories:
- Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)
- Article: Memoirs/Personal Essay
- Article: Magazine Feature Article
- Short Story: Genre
- Short Story: Mainstream/Literary
- Poetry: Rhyming
- Poetry: Non-Rhyming
- Script: Stage Play (* submission by mail only)
- Script: Television/Movie Script (* submission by mail only)
- Children's Fiction

For more information, visit us online at http://www.writersdigest.com/specialoffers.asp?AWDE

Writer's Digest is the world's leading magazine for writers, with more than 200,000 readers every month. Since 1921, writers have been relying on WD for expert writing instruction, inspiration, and up-to-date marketing information. Learn more about us at http://www.WritersDigest.com.

A producer is very hands-on at all stages of production. The producer is involved in casting, script development, hiring the crew, managing the film's budget, dealing with day-to-day issues that arise during shooting etc. While the director oversees all creative aspects of the production, a producer supervises the business/logistical side of things.

An executive producer on the other hand is often an investor who has made a financial contribution to the film but does not become involved in the day-to-day running of the production. The title executive producer may also be more honorary than real. Sometimes it is bestowed on the film's stars as part of their contract. A production company or studio executive that had some initial involvement in the project might also be given the title of executive producer as a kind of thanks.

CONTEST: Get Initiative - The Writing Initiative's 1st Annual
Prizes: Top Ten will be marketed to agents, managers, and studios
Deadline: December 31, 2003
Website: http://www.writinginitiative.com/

CONTEST: 3rd Annual American Gem Short Script Contest
Prizes: FilmMakers.com will produce the winning script
Deadline: February 2, 2004
Website: http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/short/

CONTEST: Maverick Blueprint Screenplay Contest
Prizes: over $18,000 in prizes, guaranteed options and representation
Deadline: February 29, 2004
Website: http://www.maverickblueprint.com

CONTEST: Hollywood's Next Success Screenwriting Contest
Prizes: guaranteed requests for the winning script from agents,
studios,
producers, etc.
Deadline: April 28, 2004
Website: http://www.hollywoodsnextsuccess.com

CONTEST: Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest
Prizes: $5,000 cash, 12-month option, trip to Hollywood, among others
Deadline: April 30, 2004
Website: http://www.hollywoodgateway.com

CONTEST: Script P.I.M.P. Screenwriting Competition
Prizes: $10,000 in cash. $8,000 in prizes
Deadline: May 1, 2004
Website: http://www.scriptpimp.com/writing_competition

CONTEST: Nicholls
Prizes: Potentially 5 fellowships
Deadline: May 1st, 2004
Website: http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/index.html

Desdemona Erotic Postcard Fiction Contest
(no entry fee, due Sept. 15):
http://www.desdmona.com/contest.asp

Hollywood By The Bay screenwriting conference
(Palo Alto, Sept. 12-14):
http://www.hollywoodbythebay.com/

TooWrite true story competition (no entry fee, due
January 14, 2004)
http://www.toowrite.com/