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Are you an industry professional interested in being a guest ref for one of our challenges?

  • Professional Reader
  • Script Consultant/Analyst
  • Working Screenwriter
  • Producer
  • Director

We know you’re crazy busy. So we try to keep it simple.

  • Ref a Popular Vote Challenge: Here, the audience determines the winner, so you don’t need to read all the entries (unless you’re so inclined). But you will read the winner, and offer the writer a couple of paragraphs of constructive feedback. It’ll be posted in the public forum so everyone can learn from it.
  • Ref a Refereed Challenge: This is a little more time consuming. You’ll need to read all the entries, because you’ll choose three finalists and your winner. Then, just like above, offer the winning writer constructive feedback. Plus, a little insight into your thinking process, about what bubbled the finalists to the top, common problems in the other entries (in general, not per entry), so other entrants might get a glimpse of what kept them out of the winner’s circle.
  • Who defines the Challenge? If you want, you can define the nature of the challenge, and even how many entrants you’re willing to accept. Otherwise, we’ll take care of it.

In exchange for your time and expertise, your bio will be posted, along with links to your site and services. Plus, you get the satisfaction of knowing you’re helping build a motivational and creative community.

We’d love to hear from you. Email to: contact (at) screenwriterschallenge.com.

Our referees…

erikka innes stand comedian sex with nerdsErikka Innis is a stand up comic, writer, director, and producer. Her articles, screenplays, and columns have appeared in a variety of publications and projects. Her comedy tours include Freaky Geeks, The High School Reunion Tour, Geek Comedy Night, Women Who Kick Comedy Butt, and is a regular on the Sirius XM Radio series Hey Get Off My Lawn. Her comedy films can be seen on Funny Or Die, and her award winning short film Pool Pirates has been well received on the festival circuit.

denise-gossettDenise Gossett. Denise is the founder and Director of the Shriekfest Horror and Sci Fi Film Festival, which runs in L.A. each October, and an actor. A certified Scream Queen in her own right, Denise has seen a lot of screenplays come through her festival, as well as of course having appeared in a few horror flicks herself. We appreciate her making some time in her extremely busy schedule!

john-raineyJohn Rainey – Rated the #1 screenwriting analyst in the country by Creative Screenwriting Magazine in 2003, John has been in the industry as an actor, screenwriter, reader, and analyst for more than 20 years. Learn more about John’s consulting and writing services at mythmakerjohn.com.

 



A few ideas for future challenges:

  • Breaking the story: We’ll give you a set of circumstances (current news story?) and you provide a one-page pitch.
  • Silent Movie: Write a scene without any dialogue that demonstrates a significant reveal or character reversal.
  • Short Movie: Write a complete three act movie in 600 words or less.

We’ll continually refine and update this list, and we’ll be asking our judges for their input on challenges they’d be interested in overseeing that address screenwriting issues they find troublesome.