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.

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

Watch the festival at 8PM EST FOR FREE 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/events/best-of-romance-relationship-shorts-october

Marionette (Ava Della Pietra – official music video), 3min., USA
Directed by Nathan Levine-Heaney

https://www.instagram.com/avadellapietra/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-marionette

I’M BACK, 4min., Ukraine
Directed by Ilya Noyabrev
“I’m back” is a heartfelt song about coming back home after a long absence. The singer reflects on the warmth and familiarity of her homeland, where every breath feels easier and every moment more meaningful. Through vivid imagery of maternal love and the embrace of the earth, the song captures the deep emotional connection to one’s roots, offering a sense of peace, freedom, and rediscovered desire for life.

https://www.instagram.com/anna_khanina/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-im-back-music-video

2 can play (Ava Della Pietra – official music video), 2min. USA
Directed by Azzie Scott

https://www.instagram.com/avadellapietra/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-2-can-play

TALK, 8min., Australia
Directed by Dario Nadile
“TALK” starring Detroit’s Tony J Black ( Sting; Apples Never Fall) is a drama delving into the nuances of love, communication, and the mysterious impact of silence. The narrative unfolds through the complex dynamics between characters, exploring emotional connections and the unspoken aspects of relationships. As the story meanders through intimate scenes, it gradually reveals the main character’s struggles with communication and the consequences of having unresolved conflicts in his relationships. The evolving plot touches on isolation, education, and transformation, leaving the audience to contemplate the intricate dance of human connections.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-talk

It Came to This, 25min,. USA
Directed by Sheldon Schiffer
It Came to This is a short romantic fantasy comedy about a woman writer and her boyfriend whose plans to move in together are interrupted. Love should inspire compromise, right? At least until an ugly lamp becomes more than just a light, but the flame that could light their relationship on fire.

https://www.instagram.com/sheldonelias

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-it-came-to-this

Submit on the Festival page: https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/thriller-suspense-screenplay-festival/

Submit your screenplay that’s a thriller/suspense genre and/or plot line to the festival.

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, TV PILOT or SHORT SCREENPLAY.

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

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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.

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.)

Submit on the festival page: https://festivalfordrama.com/drama-short-story-festival/

Submit your DRAMA Short Story to the festival here, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Accept only stories that fit into the DRAMA genre.

A drama short story is a fictional story that centers around characters in conflict at a critical moment in their lives. Drama novels are often based on family dynamics and can have tragic or painful endings.

Submit on the festival page: https://storypitches.com/religion-and-spirituality-novel-festival/

3 Options to submit:

Submit your RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Book by the deadline.

Spiritual and religious stories are narratives that convey spiritual and religious themes, and can be found in sacred texts, oral traditions, and personal experiences.

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.

Festival contest brough to you by the  Documentary Festival: http://www.documentaryshortfilmfestival.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

Showcase of the best POLITICAL FILMS in the world today.

Audience Award Winners:
Best Short Film: Fragments / Palestine
Best Story: The Shadows Left Behind
Best Direction: Da Terra
Best Cinematography: Hempman vs. the State

Da Terra, 30min., Portugal
Directed by Miguel Chichorro
Emília Pedro e Fernanda Jorge revisit childhood memories to identify over 70 land parcels inherited from their father. As physical traces fade, memory and oral tradition become the only way to ‘see’ what is no longer visible. The film captures the emotional and cultural depth of the minifúndio system, revealing how memory sustains identity, heritage, and community in rural areas.

Da Terra

The Shadows Left Behind, 13min., Pakistan
Directed by Aun Ul Haider
Two twelve-year-old friends, Ali and Noor, share an unbreakable bond. Noor, an Afghan refugee, faces sudden deportation. Torn between loyalty and fear, Ali promises to see him off. But what remains is a farewell that echoes in silence, and a friendship lost to the shadows left behind.

https://www.instagram.com/aunulhaider/

Fragments / Palestine, 16min., Germany
Directed by Samu Morys Cornelissen
Through a montage of sound and pictures, “Fragments / Palestine” explores the silence of German media during the genocide in Gaza.

Hempman vs. the State, 28min., Finland
Directed by Sampsa Huttunen
Hempman vs. the State is a story of a man who wants to cultivate cannabis openly and without asking for permissions. Authorities are not in favour of his endeavour, and although the fields are blooming, many obstacles stand in the way of the harvest.

https://www.instagram.com/hamppumiesleffa/

WINNERS: October 2025 LGBTQ+ LA Festival

A showcase of the best of FAN FICTION from around the world today.

AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Best Micro-Short: GODZILLA
Best Short Film: STARGATE SG-13

GODZILLA, 2min, Iran
Directed by Majid Farzolahi
Godzilla encounters his enemy in the Tokyo city and fights.

https://www.instagram.com/majidfarzolahi

Stargate SG-13, 20min., USA
Directed by Glen L. Wolfe
This Stargate mission is anything but routine. SG-13 team is left marooned and in a fight for their lives. A missing DHD, signs of Gao’ulds and lurking Replicators all about. Who will be left? Will help arrive in time or is this the end?