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

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

Deadline for FANTASY/SCI-FI Film & Screenplay Festival:

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

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

Toronto/LA LGBTQ+ Film & Screenplay Festival:

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

WESTERN Screenplay Festival:
https://storypitches.com/western-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

PARANORMAL Short Story Festival (everyone wins):
https://fantasyscififestival.com/paranormal-short-story-festival/

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.

MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Novel Festival:
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/memoir-autobiography-novel-festival/

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

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

Deadline Today: Toronto COMEDY Film & Screenplay Festival:

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DYSTOPIAN Short Story Festival (everyone wins):
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/dystopian-short-story-festival/

Dystopian stories are a type of speculative fiction that explore the darker aspects of human nature and the human mind. They often serve as a warning about what could happen to modern society if certain aspects grow out of control.

ROMANCE Novel Festival:
https://festivalforromance.com/romance-novel-festival/

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

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

HORROR Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalforhorror.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.

CRIME/MYSTERY Film & Screenplay Festival:

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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

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:

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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

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