Deadline Today: PARANORMAL STAGE PLAY Writing Contest

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

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:

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

17th – BIOGRAPHICAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331398/biographical-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actor

18th – MYSTERY STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331399/mystery-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

19th – FEMALE WRITERS STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331400/female-writers-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-act

20th – POLITICAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331401/political-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

21st – WESTERN STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331402/western-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

22nd – TRAGEDY STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331403/tragedy-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

23rd – DOCUDRAMA STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331404/docudrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

24th – REVENGE STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331405/revenge-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

25th – COMEDY STAGE PLAY

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

Deadline Today: LGBTQ+ Screenplay Festival

Submit via the Festival site: https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/lgbtq-screenplay-festival/

Submit your Feature, TV Pilot, or Short Screenplay

All entries receive full feedback from the industry. Accepted screenplays get their screenplays performed by professional actors.

One of North America’s leading gay destinations, Toronto has been holding Pride observances since the ’70s. The Pride parade draws more than 1.2 million spectators and participants annually, making it one of the top such draws in the world. The cinema is located in the Church & Wellesley area, where all of the Pride Events take place.

LGBTQ+ festivals occur 12 times a year.

Deadline Today: LGBTQ+ Novel Festival

Submit to the festival via the site: https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/lgbtq-novel-festival/

Submit your LGBTQ+ Book by the deadline. 

An LGBTQ+ novel is a work of fiction that explores LGBTQ+ experiences, issues, relationships, history, or pride, either explicitly or implicitly. LGBTQ+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and others who identify with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. The “+” symbolizes the inclusion of additional identities.

Deadline Today: BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival

Short Story Festival page: https://storypitches.com/biography-short-story-festival/

A biography is a written account of a person’s life that tells the story of their experiences, accomplishments, and challenges. The word “biography” comes from the medieval Greek words bios, meaning “life”, and graphia, meaning “writing”.

Accept only stories that fit into the BIOGRAPHY genre.

Deadline Today: MELODRAMA STAGE PLAY Writing Contest

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

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

Today’s Submittable Writing Deadlines: October 13th

See the full list of upcoming deadlines: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit

BODY IMAGE Poetry Contest – Final Deadline – FREE

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/298440/body-image-poetry-contest-final-deadline


1pg. MUSICAL SCREENPLAY Contest (everyone wins)

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331503/1pg-musical-screenplay-contest-everyone-wins


1pg. FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331447/1pg-female-writers-short-story-contest-everyone-wins


MELODRAMA STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331394/melodrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors


BIOGRAPHY Short Story Contest 6000-8000 words (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314822/biography-short-story-contest-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins


BIOGRAPHY Short Story Contest 0-2000 words (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314818/biography-short-story-contest-0-2000-words-everyone-wins


BIOGRAPHY Short Story Contest 4000-6000 words (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314820/biography-short-story-contest-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins


BIOGRAPHY Short Story Contest 2000-4000 words (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314819/biography-short-story-contest-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins


LGBTQ+ Novel Video Transcript Reading
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314044/lgbtq-novel-video-transcript-reading


LGBTQ+ 1st Chapter Novel Festival
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314043/lgbtq-1st-chapter-novel-festival


LGBTQ+ Full Novel Festival
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314041/lgbtq-full-novel-festival

Today’s Screenplay Festival Deadline (Oct. 11th): YOUNG ADULT Screenplay Contest

Submit via the site: https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-screenplay-festival/

Get your script and story performed by professional actors at the YOUNG ADULT Festival. 

The top YOUNG ADULT Festival and Contest in the World today!

– 0ffers screenwriters, novelists and storytellers at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using TOP PROFESSIONAL ACTORS (see below for recent performance readings).

October 11th – Today in History (SNL premiere, Famous Shatner “Twilight Zone” episode premieres)

Top moments in entertainment history today. October 11th.

#1 – 1963 William Shatner stars in “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” episode of CBS anthology series “The Twilight Zone”.

“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” is 
a legendary horror story by Richard Matheson, adapted for television and film multiple times, most famously as an episode of the original Twilight Zone. The plot centers on a terrified passenger who is convinced that a monster on the wing of his airplane is trying to sabotage the flight. 

#2 – 1975 “Saturday Night Live” created by Lorne Michaels premieres on NBC with George Carlin as host.

  • Premiere: The show debuted on October 11, 1975, hosted by comedian George Carlin.
  • Initial title: The program was originally called NBC’s Saturday Night to avoid confusion with a different show called Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell on rival network ABC.
  • Creator: The show was developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol.