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Today’s Submittable Deadlines: October 25th

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FABLE Poetry Contest (Get poem made into a movie. Every submission gets a poetry video reading.)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/340122/fable-poetry-contest-get-poem-made-into-a-movie-every-submission-gets-a-poetry

COMEDY STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331407/comedy-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

1pg. FEMALE WRITERS SCREENPLAY Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331516/1pg-female-writers-screenplay-contest-everyone-wins

1pg. ENVIRONMENTAL SHORT STORY Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331516/1pg-female-writers-screenplay-contest-everyone-wins

ROMANCE & RELATIONSHIPS Short Story Contest (automatic acceptance)

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/318561/romance-relationships-short-story-contest-automatic-acceptance

HORROR Novel Festival:

Novel Transcript Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314713/horror-novel-video-transcript-reading

1st Chapter Novel:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314711/horror-1st-chapter-novel-festival

Full Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314710/horror-full-novel-festival

DRAMA Screenplay Contest
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301202/drama-screenplay-contest

Deadline Today: DRAMA Screenplay Festival

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Submit to the festival: https://festivalfordrama.com/

FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay from our committee of Professional Screenwriters, Production Heads and Script Consultants. Get your entire script performed at the writing festival.  SUBMIT your FEATURE or SHORT SCREENPLAY.

SSubmissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation. Looking for screenplays from all over the world.

Watch Recent Screenplay Winners (at least 10 winners every month)

Deadline Today: HORROR Novel Festival

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Submit via the Festival: https://festivalforhorror.com/horror-novel-festival/

Submit your HORROR Book by the deadline.

A horror story is a fictional tale that aims to create a feeling of fear, suspense, or tension in the reader.

Watch Novel Performance Readings:

Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of professional writers and writing consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below.)

SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation.

Submit a novel book and get it seen by the world.

A great way to get your words out there, obtain the agent you’re looking for, or just get your story seen by more people. If you win, your story will be seen by 100,000s of people when it’s read online using a top professional actor. It’s a rush you’ll never experience in your life seeing it come to life that way.

Deadline Today: COMEDY Stage Play Festival

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Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331407/comedy-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

Festival contest brough to you by the  Festival for Comedy: http://www.festivalforcomedy.com

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

Deadline Today: FABLE Poetry Contest (Get poem made into a movie. Every submission gets a poetry video reading.)

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Submit via the site: https://festivalforpoetry.com/fable-poetry-contest/

Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/340122/fable-poetry-contest-get-poem-made-into-a-movie-every-submission-gets-a-poetry

 Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s about FABLE in any way.

All poems will be posted on this network. Over 95,000 unique visitors a day. The winning poem will have their poetry made into a movie.

The RULES are simple:

1. Write a POEM that’s about FABLE. Send it to this contest for $15 and it will be POSTED on this site, guaranteed for 100,000s to see. (you own all rights to this poem)

2. SUBMIT as many poems as you like.

3. The poem can be anything about FABLE. An event/situation that occurred about FABLE in general.

Short Film Review: Blue Death: The 1918 Influenza in Montana. Directed by Dee Garceau

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At first Montanans were not alarmed; influenza came and went with the seasons. But this virus was lethal. The 1918 influenza killed more people than WWI & WWII combined. This film explores six individual stories of how Montanans met this public health crisis. People helped each other in unexpected ways. What was the balance of trauma and resilience?

https://1918mtinfluenza.com/

https://instagram.com/1918flumontana.docfilm

Review by Julie C. Sheppard

Blue Death: The 1918 Influenza in Montana is an epic film project elucidating moving details about this tragic event in history. The film does an exceptional job setting the stage of what must have been a terrifying experience for the people of the time, including for those who actually survived after losing many so loved ones around them to this flu.

The factual details of the event are clearly explained by articulate historians, who are sensitive to both the physical ailments of the illness and the surrounding societal problems, such as blatant racism towards health care providers. Archival photos are well-selected, often capturing educational and military institutions of the time. 

In addition to two dimensional photos, evocative dramatizations by talented performers make the film all the more moving and multi-dimensional. The diverse group of people who persevered and made notable contributions to society during this flu are properly remembered and honoured, each with compelling vignettes. Another memorable feature of the film is the breathtaking cinematography of the land in Montana, both rugged and lovely.

With obvious comparisons that we can understand given Covid 19, this evocative documentary of the 1918 Influenza brings human bravery to the forefront.

Short Film Review: SUNBURN. Directed by William Allum

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We all face trauma, some worse than others. It’s what makes us and sometimes breaks us. We follow Jason’s life as he enjoys his time with friends at the beach until it suddenly hits him in the middle of the game. Can he hold it in and hide it, or will it show and affect his life?

https://www.instagram.com/akistudiolondon/

https://www.akistudiolondon.co.uk/sunburn

Review by Julie C. Sheppard:

Trauma survival is the primary theme of the short film, Sunburn. It is a dramatic portrayal of someone who is intensely suffering from frightening past events. The film uses quick editing to expose a terrifying flashback, the catalyst for the lead character’s strife, that in turn hinders his social interactions with his friends on a beach volleyball court. The performance of the lead is sensitively done, as he gradually descends into helplessness and anxiety, as the hand-held camera wavers close to his uneasy face. 

The lovely beach setting and the playful game of volleyball both serve as strong contrasts to the gloom that the central figure experiences. Sounds of ongoing waves eventually blend in with gentle music underscoring the lead’s interchange with his kind and similarly traumatized friend, who assures him that things will be okay, despite life’s challenges. 

The motif of how we all suffer as humans is cleverly indicated by the convincing make-up of bruises on the bodies of many other friends on the beach. Equally poignant are the soulful vocals about the universal nature of pain and trauma we share and yet, with perseverance, we survive.

Short Film Review: VAPOR TRAILS. Directed by Matt Jenkins

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Mandy has just given Jethro an ultimatum, quick vaping or else. His friend Chuck thinks its going to be easy to quit.

Review by Andie Kay:

This short film is an over the top comedic look at addiction, support groups and helpfully unhelpful friends. Written, directed and produced by Matt Jenkins, Vapor Trails stars a cast of zany characters that Jethro ( portrayed by Dan Perrin ) navigates while he is trying to quit vaping.


The storyline was well put together and had some very funny moments, especially during the therapy group session. One of the things I thought was seamlessly well done is the vaping news brief on the television, the masking/insert/overlay the filmmakers used to make it look as if it was broadcasted on TV was great.

Randy Traxler handled the cinematography and it was beautifully done, everyone was lit really well and the clarity and coloring of the film was gorgeous. This was a light hearted and fun comedic film.

Short Film Review: OVERTIME. Directed by Steven James Kilper

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Trapped in a fluorescent maze, an overworked employee realizes the office building may not want her to leave.

Review by Andie Kay:

Having a job that you don’t love is rough, having to stay beyond the usual 8 hour day is a nightmare. Steven Kilper taps into that nightmare with this bite sized horror film that he wrote, directed, edited, and created the visual effects for. What starts out as a typical leaving work scenario turns into an inescapable maze of fluorescent hell.


I loved the premise of this film and thought it was a wonderfully original idea. Steven executed so many things fantastically. The cinematography was great and I really appreciated the visual effects of the text messages and how he displayed them on screen. The soundscape was perfect and the way the staircase was shot was absolutely ingenious! Katrina Reese is our overworked, trapped employee and I liked her performance, although I wouldn’t have been as calm as she was if I was in her position.


That moment where all the lights start going out one by one is so frightening and I loved the build up but I wish the ending was her screaming NO in that text message and having everything go back to normal. The elevator doors ding as they open and she leaves having set some boundaries.