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

YOUNG ADULT Short Story Festival (everyone wins):
https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-short-story-contest/

Submit your YOUNG ADULT 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.

TRAVEL Novel Festival:
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/travel-novel-festival/

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

ACTION/ADVENTURE Screenplay Festival:
https://actionadventurefestival.ca/deadlines/

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

Toronto/LA DOCUMENTARY Festival:

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HISTORY Screenplay Festival:

HISTORY Screenplay Festival: Deadline April 20th

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

SPORTS Short Story Festival (guaranteed acceptance):

Sports Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline March 20th

Submit your SPORTS 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 & KIDS Novel Festival:

Deadline April 20th – Family & Kids Novel Writing Festival

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

ENVIRONMENTAL Poetry Contest – FREE:
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/300719/environmental-poetry-contest

Submit your poem for free and get it showcased on the platform. Other options for poetry video reading, and/or poetry movie.

NEW YORK Feedback Film Festival:

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FANTASY/SCI-FI 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

MYSTERY Short Story Festival:

MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline April 19th

Submit your MYSTERY 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.

HISTORY Novel Festival:

HISTORY Novel Festival (3 options to submit) – Deadline April 19th

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.

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

ODE Poetry Contest – FREE:
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/300717/ode-poetry-contest

Submit your poem for free and get it showcased on the platform. Other options for poetry video reading, and/or poetry movie.

ENVIRONMENTAL Film & Screenplay Festival:

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EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (everyone wins):

EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline April 16th

Accept only stories that fit into the experimental genre. An experimental story is a narrative that challenges traditional storytelling conventions and explores new concepts and representations of the world. Experimental stories often use innovative language, non-traditional narrative structures, and metafiction to create unconventional and complex stories.

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

DYSTOPIAN Screenplay Festival:

DYSTOPIAN Screenplay Festival – Deadline March 16th

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.

PARANORMAL Novel Festival:

PARANORMAL Novel Festival (3 ways to submit) – Deadline April 16th

A paranormal story is a work of fiction that explores phenomena and beings that are beyond the scope of scientific understanding. They include elements like ghosts, vampires, werewolves, witches, and other entities that cannot be explained by the laws of nature. They can be set in the real world, but generally includes elements that defy scientific explanation.

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

COMEDY Poetry Contest – FREE to enter:
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/300709/comedy-poetry-contest

Also submit for a poetry video reading and/or poetry movie.

FEMALE Feedback Film & Screenplay Festival:

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RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins):

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline April 14th

Submit your Religion or Spirituality Short Story to the Festival, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

COMEDY Novel Festival (3 options to submit):

COMEDY Novel Festival (3 options to submit) – Deadline April 14th

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)

COMEDY Screenplay Festival:

Deadline April 14th – Comedy Screenplay Festival (Save $10)

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.

DRAMATIC Monologue Poetry Contest – Free:
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/300707/dramatic-monologue-poetry-contest

ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIP Film & Screenplay Festival:

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CRIME Short Story Contest (automatic acceptance)
https://crimemysteryfestival.com/crime-short-story-contest/

Submit your 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.

Accept only stories that fit into the CRIME genre. A mystery story is a type of fiction that involves a crime or other event that remains a mystery until the end of the story. The main character, often a detective, works to solve the mystery by: Finding clues, Examining motives, Identifying suspects, and Using logical deduction.

ACTION/ADVENTURE Novel Festival:
https://actionadventurefestival.ca/actionadventure-novel-festival/

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)

ENVIRONMENTAL Screenplay Festival:
https://environmentalfestival.com/environmenal-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

SCI-FI/FANTASY Poetry Contest – FREE
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301194/sci-fi-fantasy-poetry-submission

Submit your poem for free and get it showcased on the platform. Other options for poetry video reading, and/or poetry movie.

HORROR Underground Film & Screenplay Festival:

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LITERARY FICTION Short Story Contest (everyone wins):
https://festivalfordrama.com/literary-fiction-short-story/

Submit your Literary Fiction 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.

GRAPHIC NOVEL Festival:
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314021/graphic-novel-full-novel-festival

“Graphic Novel” isa format, not a genre. Graphic novels can be fiction, non-fiction, history, fantasy, or anything in-between. Graphic novels are similar to comic books because they use sequential art to tell a story. Unlike comic books, graphic novels are generally stand-alone stories with more complex plots.

STUDENT Screenplay Festival:
https://studentfeedbackfestival.com/student-screenplay-festival-2/

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

FASHION Poetry Contest – FREE:
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/303081/fashion-poetry-festival

Submit your poem for free and get it showcased on the platform. Other options for poetry video reading, and/or poetry movie.

Under 5 Minute Feedback Festival via FilmFreeway: