Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): DYSTOPIAN Stage Play Festival

Submit your Stage Play via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331390/dystopian-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

I have to really thank the actors for my reading, nothing short of terrific as they were, nothing short of incredibly smart, attractive, and perceptive as they were. They brought the script to life.  – F. Maffai

FULL FEEDBACK on your stage play from our committee of Professional Playwriters, Production Heads and Story Consultants. Get a best scene of your stage play performed at the writing festival and made into a video for the winner.

Submit your 10 Page Play, 1 Act Play, or Full Stage Play to the Festival.

SUBMIT your STAGE PLAY Today  You will receive feedback on your play in 3-5 weeks

UPCOMING Stage Play Festival Deadlines;

10th – WAR STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331391/war-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

11th – EXPERIMENTAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331392/experimental-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actor

12th – TRAGIC COMEDY STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331393/tragic-comedy-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-acto

13th – MELODRAMA STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331394/melodrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

14th – PARANORMAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331395/paranormal-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

15th – PSYCHODRAMA STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331396/psychodrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

16th – HISTORICAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331397/historical-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): CONTEMPORARY Novel Festival

Submit on the Festival page: https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/contemporary-fiction-novel-festival/

Submit your CONTEMPORARY FICTION Book by the deadline.

A contemporary fiction novel is a work of prose that is set in the present or recent past and tells a story that could happen to real people.

Watch Novel performance readings:

UPCOMING Novel Festival Deadlines:

10th – DRAMA NOVEL CONTEST

11th – TRUE CRIME NOVEL CONTEST

12th – SCI-FI/FANTASY NOVEL CONTEST

13th – LGBTQ+ NOVEL CONTEST

14th – COMEDY NOVEL CONTEST

15th – DYSTOPIAN NOVEL CONTEST

16th – PARANORMAL NOVEL CONTEST

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): HISTORY Short Story Festival

Submit on the Festival page: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-short-story-festival/

History is a narrative that describes, analyzes, and questions past events, and examines the patterns of cause and effect. It’s a collection of stories told by many different people, and is subject to constant revision and reinterpretation.

See example of recent readings completed:

UPCOMING Short Story Festival Deadlines:

10th – FAMILY SHORT STORY

11th – TRAVEL SHORT STORY

12th – FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY

13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): TV Screenplay Festival

Submit your TV PILOT or SPEC Screenplay on the Festival page: https://tvfestival.org/

Submit your TV Show/Pilot on FilmFreeway via the WILDsound Platform (Under TV FESTIVAL):

Probably the best and most informative feedback I have ever gotten for this! Thank you so much I’ve been trying to figure out what isn’t quite right with the script – the notes make complete sense! Thank you again, now I know what to do to tighten it up
– Tania Penn, TV Pilot

TV SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL takes place every single month. At least 4-15 winning screenplays. Winners get their script performed by professional actors and then made into a promotional best scene video (see examples on the submission page). Submit via the site or via FilmFreeway.

This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.)

1st Tier: FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay (all submissions)

2nd Tier: Accepted scripts (25% on average of submitted entries) get a best scene of their screenplay performed by professional actors and made into a promotional video.

https://vimeo.com/showcase/8252522/embed

3rd Tier: We will send you a list of questions to answer for our blog interview that will promote you and your film.

4th Tier: Then we will set up a podcast interview on our popular ITunes show where will we will promote the winning writer and script.

(BONUS: 5th Tier. A winning screenwriter’s WhatsApp group has just been formed. Over 50 writers to date. Great way to share ideas and contacts with people in the industry.)

You can also take advantage of the Best Scene Screening Video Reading Deal:
https://tvfestival.org/best-scene-screenplay-deal/

What this festival does is give the writer exposure. With our best scene video reading, plus the 2 interviews, this festival simply makes the screenwriter’s name and script searchable and out there to the world. Plus, submissions receive full feedback on their script no matter what.

UPCOMING Screenplay Festival Deadlines:

10th – SPORTS Screenplay Festival
https://sportsfilmfestival.video/

11th – YOUNG ADULT Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-screenplay-festival/

12th – ANIMATION Screenplay Festival
https://feedbackanimationfestival.com/

13th – LGBTQ+ Screenplay Festival
https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/lgbtq-screenplay-festival/

14th – COMEDY Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforcomedy.com/comedy-screenplay-festival-contest/

15th – ROMANCE Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforromance.com/

16th – DYSTOPIAN Screenplay Festival
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/dystopian-screenplay-festival/

17th – DIVERSITY Screenplay Festival
https://storypitches.com/diversity/

17th – PARANORMAL Screenplay Festival
https://fantasyscififestival.com/paranormal-screenplay-festival/

18th – FIRST Scene Screenplay Festival
https://firstscenescreenplay.com/

19th – FANTASY/SCI-FI Screenplay Festival
https://fantasyscififestival.com/

20th – HISTORY Screenplay Festival
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-screenplay-festival/

21st – ACTION/ADVENTURE Screenplay Festival
https://actionadventurefestival.ca/deadlines/

22nd – BLACK Writers Screenplay Festival
https://blackfeedbackfilmfestival.com/black-screenwriters-festival/

23rd – SCIENCE & NATURE Screenplay Festival
https://environmentalfestival.com/science-and-nature-screenplay-festival/

24th – THRILLER/SUSPENSE Screenplay Festival
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/thriller-suspense-screenplay-festival/

25th – DRAMA Screenplay Festival
https://festivalfordrama.com/

September 2025 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival Testimonials (5 Stars!)

Very good festival and very good feedback. I really appreciate the honest feedback that the viewers gave. The reaction they gave was exactly what I was going for when we filmed the movie. The surprise was to have Stratagem the movie get voted for best feature film. Very humbled and honored. Thank you all for your professionalism and communication.

Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway.

Excellent and useful review notes. Notifications were timely and frequent. Excellent festival for networking opportunities.


Really cool hybrid festival. Great communication. I would definitely recommend this to any other filmmakers based on the feedback videos alone


Really Great Festival and some great extra options


Awesome festival, but what really sold me was the audience feedback videos they made. Great marketing material for the project! Would definitely recommend for indie filmmakers.


Turning 45 Today: Michelle Williams

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Perfection can only be two-dimensional. You can make a picture perfect, and maybe that’s why I like film, it’s imperfect because it’s in motion. I keep trying to think of our home and our life like that, it doesn’t have to look a certain way, just feel a certain way.

Turning 34 Today: Kelsey Asbille

Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to http://www.wildsound.ca (Also on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app))

One Tree Hill (2003) will always be very, very special to me. It was my first television show. And my first gig in the business. It was surreal. I booked the role when I was 13. I had just started high school, and literally, I think, a week into high school, I found out I got the role. It was unimaginable! I learned so much from that show.

Today’s Podcast: EP. 1580: Filmmaker Ben Harl (MARA)

MARA, 18min., USA, Horror/Thriller

After years spent recovering from a botched exorcism, Jake prepares to reintegrate into society. However, the mounting pressures of everyday existence trigger a harrowing regression back into madness.

Conversation with filmmaker Ben Harl

https://www.instagram.com/scompassstudios/

Subscribe to the podcast:

https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/

https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

Watch the SUSPENSE Shorts Showcase (in case you missed it)

Watch the festival by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to http://www.wildsound.ca

Watch today’s Festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/suspense-shorts-showcase

The Briefcase, 6min., USA
Directed by Valdis Pelenitsyn
What begins as a typical criminal job between old friends takes an unexpected twist, leading them into an unpredictable situation.

https://www.instagram.com/nevaldis

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-briefcase

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DILEMMA, 14min., USA
Directed by Trevan Jay Hiatt
Dilemma is a tense psychological thriller that delves into the consequences of a single, reckless decision. When high school friends find themselves trapped in a situation they can’t escape, panic sets in, and their once-close bond begins to fray. With each choice they make, the weight of their actions grows heavier, and the line between right and wrong blurs. Dilemma is a gripping exploration of guilt, fear, and where unexpected paths can lead us.

FARE SHARE, 26min., USA
Directed by Carlos Leos
On the surface, it’s just another rideshare. But as a weary driver picks up a silent, blood-covered passenger, what begins as awkward small talk unravels into a quiet confrontation with his own doubts, fears, and faith. With no answers from the woman in his backseat, and none from the universe he keeps questioning, the ride grows increasingly tense. Some fares are routine. This one carries a price.

https://www.instagram.com/actorcarlosleos/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-fare-share

Deadline Today (Sept. 8th): MUSICAL Stage Play Festival

Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331389/musical-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

I have to really thank the actors for my reading, nothing short of terrific as they were, nothing short of incredibly smart, attractive, and perceptive as they were. They brought the script to life.  – F. Maffai

FULL FEEDBACK on your stage play from our committee of Professional Playwriters, Production Heads and Story Consultants. Get a best scene of your stage play performed at the writing festival and made into a video for the winner.

Submit your 10 Page Play, 1 Act Play, or Full Stage Play to the Festival.

SUBMIT your STAGE PLAY Today  You will receive feedback on your play in 3-5 weeks

UPCOMING Stage Play Deadlines:

9th – DYSTOPIAN STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331390/dystopian-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

10th – WAR STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331391/war-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

11th – EXPERIMENTAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331392/experimental-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actor

12th – TRAGIC COMEDY STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331393/tragic-comedy-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-acto

13th – MELODRAMA STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331394/melodrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

14th – PARANORMAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331395/paranormal-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

15th – PSYCHODRAMA STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331396/psychodrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors