Diversity Initiative For Writers - LA Specs: Spec Teleplays based on current shows Prize: staff writer position on a NBC scripted primetime series, industry exposure
Film Independent Screenwriters Lab - (LA) sponsored by WGA West, coverage on all submissions Specs: Features Prize: 5-week fellowship, 1-year membership with Film Independent, pass to Los Angeles Film Festival
Fox - NYTVF Comedy Script Contest - New York TV Festival, 1500 entry maximum, free Specs: Original TV Comedy (25-35 pages) by US residents Prize: major cash, network development deal
Grey Line Entertainment - (California) free Specs: for students in an undergraduate or graduate program Prize: one semester internship at film department in literary agency
Guy A. Hanks & Marvin Miller Screenwriting Program - (LA) USC School of Cinema - Television, free Specs: Features (110 pages) and Spec Teleplays (Sitcoms 45 pages, One-hour Dramas 60 pages), plus Treatments or Outlines, by intermediate and advanced African-American writers living in LA Prize: 15-week writing fellowship and study of African-American culture
Hearst Screenwriting Grant - (California) San Francisco Film Society Specs: early stage screenplays by mid-career US writers Prize: development grant
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting - (LA) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Specs: Features (100-130 pages) Prize: up to 5 full fellowships
Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship - (California) network for children's programming Specs: based on an existing Comedic, Live-Action, or Animation half-hour TV show, US residents only Prize: 1-year full fellowship
NHMC Latino Television Writers Program - (LA) National Hispanic Media Coalition Specs: any type of writing sample by Hispanics Prize: 5-week scriptwriters workshop to develop TV Specs, possible employment
Outfest Screenwriting Lab - LA film festival Specs: Features with content or themes regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender persons and/or issues, first 10 pages in first round Prize: 5 fellowships in 3-day workshop, festival pass
Warner Bros. Television Writers' Workshop - weekly workshops in LA Specs: Hour and Half-hour TV Specs from series that aired new episodes in the last season Prize: workshop, possible staff position
Writer Access Project - Writers Guild of America West Specs: TV Specs and Pilots by diverse writers with TV experience, in 5 categories Prize: online and industry exposure, possible production or TV staff position
Writers Boot Camp Fellowship - monthly, creative categories in Features and TV change every month Specs: original project idea and one scene Prize: online scholarships, possible writing/development deal
Writers On The Verge - LA Specs: Spec Teleplays based on current shows Prize: NBC TV 12-week screenwriting program