Today’s Writing Deadlines: April 6, 2025

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.


DEATH Poetry Contest – FREE:
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301190/death-poetry-submission

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


Toronto/LA Documentary Festival:

Today’s Short Story Deadline: MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Festival

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

Submit your short story on their website: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/memoir-autobiography-short-story-festival/

Accept only stories that fit into the memoir & autobiography genres.

A memoir is often written to share a personal story or theme, while an autobiography is more about sharing facts about the author’s life.

 

Today’s Screenplay Deadline: MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Festival 

Submit your screenplay that’s a memoir/autobiography genre and/or plot line to the festival.

Submit your screenplay to the festival here: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/memoir-autobiography-screenplay-festival/

A memoir is often written to share a personal story or theme, while an autobiography is more about sharing facts about the author’s life.

FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay from our committee of Professional Screenwriters, Production Heads and Script Consultants. Get your script performed at the writing festival.

SUBMIT your FEATURE, TV PILOT or SHORT SCREENPLAY.

Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation. Looking for screenplays from all over the world.


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.

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.)