Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely!  Our Judges love reading scripts from around the world, and many of our winning screenplays have come from writers who live in foreign countries.

But please remember that your screenplay must be written in English and your entry fee must be paid in U.S. dollars.  You may pay with a credit card, debit card, PayPal account, or if you cannot pay online you may pay with a check or money order in U.S. dollars.

Please do!  As long as your screenplay has never won any of our awards in the past, you’re more than welcome to submit it again this year.  Our Judges very much understand and appreciate the fact that “writing is rewriting,” and we always encourage writers to continue to develop and improve their work. In fact, many of our winning scripts have been rewrites of scripts that were previously submitted.

Yes, we do.  In fact, we’ve had many animation scripts and musicals among our lists of Winners and Finalists, including our 2010 Grand Prize winner.

These types of scripts are generally entered in the Family Film category; but, depending upon the tone, style, and length of your screenplay, you may also enter it in the Comedy, Science Fiction, Action/Adventure, Short Film, or TV Comedy category.

No, we do not accept novels, short stories, stage plays, treatments, proposals, or spec scripts for existing TV series.  Only original screenplays, short film scripts, and TV pilots are eligible for the PAGE Awards competition.

Under no circumstances can we accept adaptations of books, plays, or other source material written by other authors; however, if you have personally written a story in a different medium and have retained all film and television rights to that story, you may submit your screen adaptation of your own material.

In order for an adaptation to be eligible, the writer of the original source material must be credited as the screenplay’s author (or one of the authors) on our contest entry form.

Yes, as long as your script does not violate any other author’s copyrighted material, we do accept stories about historical events and public figures.  In fact, we have created a special Historical Film category for these types of true stories and biopics.

In order to be certain your script qualifies, make sure you utilize multiple sources in researching your story and do not copy or adapt any other author’s work.

Yes, you may have up to two additional Judges read your script in the first round of competition for an additional $20 each.

If your script crosses genres (for example, if it fits in both the Action/Adventure and Science Fiction categories) you may ask the Judges to assess your script in those different categories; or if your script fits in only one genre category, you may ask all the Judges to consider it in the same category.

Since our judging process is anonymous, please include only the title of your script on your title page.  (If you have one, you may also include your WGA registration number, but this is not required.)  When we receive your entry, we will assign your script a number and the Judges will identify your screenplay solely by its title and script number.

Under no circumstances should you include your name or contact information anywhere within the body of your screenplay.

Your script will not be disqualified if it is a few pages longer or shorter than our specified lengths; however, we highly recommend that you adhere to the standard guidelines listed on the Rules & Guidelines page of our website.  The Judges who are evaluating your script are industry professionals, and any deviation from industry standards may put you at a disadvantage.

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept scripts that are more than 135 pages long (excluding the title page). Scripts that exceed 135 pages will be disqualified.

Entering early will not affect your chances of winning, but it will save you money!  If you enter the contest on or before January 15, your Entry Fee will be discounted to $49.  We want to encourage you to enter as early as possible in order to give our Judges enough time to review all of the contest submissions.

As you fill out our contest entry form, once you’ve successfully entered your script file, a message will pop up to let you know that your script has been uploaded and saved in our database.

If you pay your entry fee online with a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account, you’ll receive an email message confirming that your payment has been processed. And if you mail us a check or money order, you may enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard in the envelope along with your payment. When your payment arrives in our office we will send that postcard back to you. Your cancelled check will also serve as confirmation.

Please make sure you proofread your script very carefully before you submit it!  Our Administrators and Judges are all paid professionals, and it takes a great deal of time to record, distribute, read and evaluate each entry; therefore, once you’ve submitted your script, we cannot accept any revisions or corrected pages for that entry under any circumstances.

If you wish to submit a revised draft of your screenplay, you may enter it as a brand new submission and pay the additional entry fee; but, unless you’ve done an extensive and significant rewrite on your script, we do not encourage this.

PLEASE NOTE:  We do understand that you want the Judges to have the chance to read your very best work, and we want to encourage you to continue to develop and refine your screenplay, so, as a special courtesy, writers who advance to the Semi-Final Round of competition will be invited to submit their latest rewrites for the last two rounds of judging completely free of charge!

Yes!  As long as you personally hold all rights to your script on the day you enter the contest, your script will still remain eligible for this year’s awards, even if you subsequently sell it.

This year’s notification dates are as follows:

QUARTER-FINALISTS will be announced on July 15

SEMI-FINALISTS will be announced on August 15

FINALISTS will be announced on September 15

WINNERS will be announced on October 15

Only if you request Script Feedback when you enter.

Writing detailed, constructive script notes takes a great deal of time and thought, and because we want to keep our base entry fees as low as possible, we only ask our Judges to fill out short scorecards for the contest, as described on our Judging Procedure page.

However, if you’d like your first round Judge to take the extra time to write you 6-7 pages of thoughts and ideas about your script, along with an explanation of how your script scored and why, you may add Script Feedback to your contest entry.  The price for Feedback when purchased through our Script Services is $149; however, when you order Feedback in conjunction with your contest entry we give you a $49 discount, so you’ll pay just $100.

PLEASE NOTE:  Our Judges write notes for you on the day they read your script, while it’s fresh in their minds; therefore, if you want Feedback on your script, you must request it when you enter.  It cannot be added at a later date.

All Feedback will be held here in our office as long as your script is still in the running for a prize.  So, depending upon how far your script advances in the contest, your Feedback will either be emailed to you after the Quarter-Finalists are announced in July, after the Semi-Finalists are announced in August, after the Finalists are announced in September, or if your script advances to the Final Round of competition, you’ll receive your Feedback once the Winners are announced in October.

Absolutely not.  You retain all rights to your work at all times.  Neither the PAGE Awards contest nor its Administrators, Sponsors or Judges will attach themselves to your script as a condition of you entering the contest or being designated a Winner, nor will we demand any percentage of any sales you make as a result of entering or winning the contest.  The profits are entirely yours.

Never fear!  We hate spam as much as you do.  Any information you provide us will only be used by our Contest Administrators to communicate with you directly.  Your name, email address, and other contact information will never be shared with any other person or business without your express permission.