Deadline Today (Sept. 15th): HORROR Short Story Festival

Submit via the festival website: https://festivalforhorror.com/horror-short-story/

Submit your HORROR Short Story to the Festival, 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 HORROR genre.

UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY

18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY

19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY

21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY

22nd – BODY IMAGE SHORT STORY

23rd – DEATH SHORT STORY

24th – DRAMA SHORT STORY

25th – ROMANCE SHORT STORY

Deadline Today (Sept. 14th): 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 (Sept. 14th): COMEDY Novel Festival

Submit to the festival today: https://festivalforcomedy.com/comedy-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)

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

UPCOMING Novel Festival Deadlines:

15th – DYSTOPIAN NOVEL CONTEST

16th – PARANORMAL NOVEL CONTEST

17th – LITERARY FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

18th – CRIME/MYSTERY NOVEL CONTEST

19th – HISTORY NOVEL CONTEST

20th – FAMILY/KIDS NOVEL CONTEST

21st – TRAVEL NOVEL CONTEST

22nd – WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

23rd – BIOGRAPHY NOVEL CONTEST

Deadline Today (Sept. 13th): 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.

UPCOMING Novel Festival Deadlines:

14th – COMEDY NOVEL CONTEST

15th – DYSTOPIAN NOVEL CONTEST

16th – PARANORMAL NOVEL CONTEST

17th – LITERARY FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

18th – CRIME/MYSTERY NOVEL CONTEST

19th – HISTORY NOVEL CONTEST

Deadline Today (Sept. 13th): 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.

UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY

18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY

19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY

21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY

Deadline Today (Sept. 10th); DRAMA Novel Festival (3 options to submit)

Submit your novel on the festival page: https://festivalfordrama.com/drama-novel-festival/

Submit your DRAMA Book by the deadline. 

A drama novel 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.

UPCOMING Novel Festival Deadlines:

11th – TRUE CRIME NOVEL CONTEST

12th – SCI-FI/FANTASY NOVEL CONTEST

13th – LGBTQ+ NOVEL CONTEST

14th – COMEDY NOVEL CONTEST

15th – DYSTOPIAN NOVEL CONTEST

16th – PARANORMAL NOVEL CONTEST

17th – LITERARY FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

18th – CRIME/MYSTERY NOVEL CONTEST

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): DYSTOPIAN Stage Play Festival

Submit your Stage Play via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331390/dystopian-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

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

UPCOMING Stage Play Festival Deadlines;

10th – WAR STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331391/war-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

11th – EXPERIMENTAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331392/experimental-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actor

12th – TRAGIC COMEDY STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331393/tragic-comedy-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-acto

13th – MELODRAMA STAGE PLAY

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

14th – PARANORMAL STAGE PLAY

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

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

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): HISTORY Short Story Festival

Submit on the Festival page: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-short-story-festival/

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.

See example of recent readings completed:

UPCOMING Short Story Festival Deadlines:

10th – FAMILY SHORT STORY

11th – TRAVEL SHORT STORY

12th – FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY

13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): TV Screenplay Festival

Submit your TV PILOT or SPEC Screenplay on the Festival page: https://tvfestival.org/

Submit your TV Show/Pilot on FilmFreeway via the WILDsound Platform (Under TV FESTIVAL):

Probably the best and most informative feedback I have ever gotten for this! Thank you so much I’ve been trying to figure out what isn’t quite right with the script – the notes make complete sense! Thank you again, now I know what to do to tighten it up
– Tania Penn, TV Pilot

TV SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL takes place every single month. At least 4-15 winning screenplays. Winners get their script performed by professional actors and then made into a promotional best scene video (see examples on the submission page). Submit via the site or via FilmFreeway.

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.

https://vimeo.com/showcase/8252522/embed

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.)

You can also take advantage of the Best Scene Screening Video Reading Deal:
https://tvfestival.org/best-scene-screenplay-deal/

What this festival does is give the writer exposure. With our best scene video reading, plus the 2 interviews, this festival simply makes the screenwriter’s name and script searchable and out there to the world. Plus, submissions receive full feedback on their script no matter what.

UPCOMING Screenplay Festival Deadlines:

10th – SPORTS Screenplay Festival
https://sportsfilmfestival.video/

11th – YOUNG ADULT Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-screenplay-festival/

12th – ANIMATION Screenplay Festival
https://feedbackanimationfestival.com/

13th – LGBTQ+ Screenplay Festival
https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/lgbtq-screenplay-festival/

14th – COMEDY Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforcomedy.com/comedy-screenplay-festival-contest/

15th – ROMANCE Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforromance.com/

16th – DYSTOPIAN Screenplay Festival
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/dystopian-screenplay-festival/

17th – DIVERSITY Screenplay Festival
https://storypitches.com/diversity/

17th – PARANORMAL Screenplay Festival
https://fantasyscififestival.com/paranormal-screenplay-festival/

18th – FIRST Scene Screenplay Festival
https://firstscenescreenplay.com/

19th – FANTASY/SCI-FI Screenplay Festival
https://fantasyscififestival.com/

20th – HISTORY Screenplay Festival
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-screenplay-festival/

21st – ACTION/ADVENTURE Screenplay Festival
https://actionadventurefestival.ca/deadlines/

22nd – BLACK Writers Screenplay Festival
https://blackfeedbackfilmfestival.com/black-screenwriters-festival/

23rd – SCIENCE & NATURE Screenplay Festival
https://environmentalfestival.com/science-and-nature-screenplay-festival/

24th – THRILLER/SUSPENSE Screenplay Festival
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/thriller-suspense-screenplay-festival/

25th – DRAMA Screenplay Festival
https://festivalfordrama.com/

Deadline Today (Sept. 8th): CRIME Short Story Contest

Submit on the festival page: 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.

UPCOMING Short Story Festival Deadlines:

9th – HISTORY SHORT STORY

10th – FAMILY SHORT STORY

11th – TRAVEL SHORT STORY

12th – FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY

13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY