Script Submission Programs are NOW OPEN…HOP, HCSP, TOP & SSFP…
May 29, 2025
Hollywood Outreach Program (HOP)
DESCRIPTION:
The Hollywood Outreach Program aims to help writers improve their craft so they may learn the skills necessary to help them achieve their goal of obtaining representation, selling or optioning their work, and/or landing a writing assignment. This program is for feature-length screenplays only.
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High Concept Screenplay Program (HCSP)
DESCRIPTION:
The High Concept Screenplay Program welcomes all genres and aims to discover, honor and reward different approaches, eclectic points of view and unique voices in screenwriting. A high concept screenplay:
- has a great premise – the idea is king (e.g. “Big”)
- has a memorable title – it conveys what the movie is about (e.g. “Wedding Crashers”)
- has a visual logline – you can see the movie (e.g. “40 Year Old Virgin”)
- has universal appeal – all demographics “get it” (e.g. “Star Trek”)
- has clear conflicts, high stakes, a hook, a ticking clock and/ or a twist (e.g. “Liar Liar”)
- has a succinct, descriptive “pitch” of 25 words or less (e.g. “Seven, Home Alone”)
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Television Outreach Program (TOP)
DESCRIPTION:
The Television Outreach Program is a Scriptwriters Network program to support undiscovered television writing talent. The program’s objective is to help writers improve their craft so that they may achieve their goals of obtaining representation, script development, mentoring and career counseling services, landing writing assignments, and/or selling their work.
Short Story Film Program (SSFP)
DESCRIPTION:
This Short Story Film Program is a Scriptwriters Network program to take the Creative Writing monthly exercises to the next level. The program aims to help writers maintain a continuous creativity flow with your writing, focusing on the short story format, creating and executing your style and vision.
