Today’s Writing Deadlines: July 4, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

COMEDY Short Story Contest:
https://festivalforcomedy.com/comedy-short-story-contest/

Submit your Comedy Short Story to the Festival have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video.


THRILLER/SUSPENSE Novel Festival:

– 3 options to submit. (full novel. 1st chapter novel. performance reading.)

SAVE $40 off the regular submission for full novel submissions. Garner FULL FEEDBACK on your novel by our committee of industry professionals. Get a transcript of your novel performed by professional actors at the Thriller/Suspense Festival.


CRIME/MYSTERY Screenplay Contest:
https://crimemysteryfestival.com/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show

Today’s Writing Deadlines: July 3, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

BIOGRAPHY Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalfordrama.com/biography-screenplay-festival/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show


LGBTQ+ Short Short Festival:
https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/lgbt-short-story-contest/

Submit your LGBTQ+ Short Story to the Festival have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video.


FOOD & DRINK Novel Festival:
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/food-and-drink-novel-festival/

– 3 options to submit. (full novel. 1st chapter novel. performance reading.)

NON-FICTION – Can be about the origins, preparations, families, or nutritional values of food. Can be about different types of cuisine and/or about the history of certain foods or drink.

FICTION – In a novel food and drink can show the culture, history, and environment of a fictional world. For example, the spices used in a stew or the rites around a particular beverage can reveal a lot about the society that created them. It can also represent and symbolic theme in the novel about society, status, and norms.

HORROR Underground Film & Screenplay Festival:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: July 2, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

FANTASY/SCI-FI Short Story Festival:
https://fantasyscififestival.com/fantasy-sci-fi-short-story-festival/

Submit your FANTASY/SCI-FI Short Story to the Festival have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video.


ESSAY Writing Contest (everyone wins):
https://novelwritingfestival.com/essay-writing-contest-everyone-wins/

Get your ESSAY performed by a professional actor and made into a video. Accept essays from 500 to 5000 words.


FEMALE Writers Screenplay Festival:
https://femalefilmfestival.com/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show

Today’s Writing Deadlines: July 1, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

TRUE CRIME Short Story Festival:
https://crimemysteryfestival.com/true-crime-short-story-contest/

Submit your TRUE CRIME 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.


YOUNG ADULT Novel Festival:
https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-novel-festival/

A young adult (YA) novel is a fictional work written for readers aged 12 to 18 that usually explores the experiences and challenges of adolescence.

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.


RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Screenplay Festival:
https://storypitches.com/religion-spiritually-screenplay-festival-deadline/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show

Today’s Writing Deadlines: June 30, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

POLITICAL Novel Festival (3 options to submit):
https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/political-novel-festival/

Political narrative is a term used in the humanities and political sciences to describe the way in which storytelling can shape fact and effect understandings of reality.


MYSTERY Novel Festival (3 options to submit):
https://crimemysteryfestival.com/crimemystery-novel-festival/

The Fastest Growing CRIME/MYSTERY Festival and Contest in the World today!


THRILLER/SUSPENSE Short Story Festival:
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/thriller-short-story/

Submit your THRILLER/SUSPENSE 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.


FAMILY Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalforfamily.com/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show


ROMANCE Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalforromance.com/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show

Experimental/Dance/Music Festival:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: June 29, 2025

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CONTEMPORARY FICTION Short Story Festival:
https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/contemporary-fiction-short-story/

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

Contemporary fiction is a literary genre that describes stories set in the present or recent past that could happen to real people. Contemporary fiction often explores the social, cultural, and political climate of the time.


BLACK & WHITE Screenplay Festival:
https://blackandwhitefilmfestival.com/black-white-screenplay-festivals/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show


ENVIRONMENTAL Novel Festival (3 options to submit):
https://environmentalfestival.com/environmental-novel-festival/

An environmental novel, also known as eco-fiction, is a literary work that explores the relationship between humans and the natural world, or how humans impact the environment.

Toronto LGBTQ+ Film & Screenplay Festival:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: June 28, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

HISTORICAL FICTION Novel Festival:
https://festivalfordrama.com/historical-fiction-novel-festival/

Historical fiction is a literary genre that involves a fictional story set in the past, often inspired by real historical events or figures. Historical fiction novels are set in the past and pay close attention to the details of the time period, such as social norms, customs, and traditions. Characters can be based on real people or be entirely fictional.


POLITICAL Screenplay Festival:
https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/political-screenplay-festival/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show


MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Short Story Contest:
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/memoir-autobiography-short-story-festival/

The main difference between a memoir and an autobiography is the scope of the story:a memoir is about a specific time period or event in the author’s life, while an autobiography is a comprehensive account of the author’s entire life. Both memoirs and autobiographies are written from the author’s perspective.

FANTASY/SCI-FI Film & Screenplay Festival:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: June 27, 2025

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MAGICAL REALISM Novel Festival:
https://fantasyscififestival.com/magical-realism-novel-festival/

Accept only stories that fit into the MAGICAL REALISM genre. Magical realism stories feature fantastical elements that seem ordinary and blend into the story.The focus is on what the magical elements mean for the characters, rather than the elements themselves.

3 options to submit: full novel. 1st chapter. Novel performance reading.


ASIAN Writers Screenplay Festival:
https://asianfeedbackfilmfestival.ca/asian-screenplay-festival/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show


POLITICAL Short Story Festival:
https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/political-short-story-festival/

Submit your POLITICAL short story to the festival, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

FANTASY/SCI-FI Film & Screenplay Festival:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: June 26, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Screenplay Festival:
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/memoir-autobiography-screenplay-festival/

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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show


ART & PHOTOGRAPHY Novel Festival:
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/art-photography-novel-festival/

An art and photography novel is a nonfiction book that showcases or discusses art, including photography. Art books can include: The technical aspects of an art form, The life and work of a specific artist, The history of an art form or style, Personal expositions, and Craft and coloring books.


ACTION/ADVENTURE Short Story Festival:
https://actionadventurefestival.ca/action-adventure-short-story-festival/

Submit your ACTION/ADVENTURE 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 ACTION or ADVENTURE genres.

Toronto COMEDY Film & Screenplay Festival:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: June 25, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

HORROR Novel Festival:
https://festivalforhorror.com/horror-novel-festival/

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

3 options to submit: 1st chapter. full novel. performance reading.


ROMANCE Short Story Festival:
https://festivalforromance.com/short-story-festival/

Submit your Romance & Relationships 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.


DRAMA Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalfordrama.com/

Deadline: ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Film Festival: