Today’s Writing Deadlines: May 5, 2025

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

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:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: April 18, 2025

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HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (everyone wins):
https://festivalfordrama.com/historical-fiction-short-story-festival/

Submit your HISTORICAL 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.

A historical fiction story is a fictional story that takes place in the past and incorporates details about the time period to achieve authenticity. These details can include social norms, customs, traditions, and manners. Historical fiction stories can include actual historical figures or events, but the people and their actions are invented by the author.

CRIME/MYSTERY Novel Festival:
https://crimemysteryfestival.com/crimemystery-novel-festival/

Garner FULL FEEDBACK on your crime/mystery novel by our committee of industry professionals. Get a transcript reading of your book performed by professional actors at the Crime/Mystery Festival and made into a promotional video for your novel.

1st SCENE Screenplay Contest:
https://firstscenescreenplay.com/

HAIKU Poetry Contest – FREE:
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/300711/haiku-poetry-contest

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

WILDsound Film & Screenplay Festival:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: April 3, 2025

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

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.

CRIME Poetry Contest (FREE):
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301187/crime-poetry-submission

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

WILDsound Film & Screenplay Festival:
https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival

Submit via FilmFreeway