Every year thousands of screenwriters will enter their screenplays into contests across the globe. Some screenwriting contests are exclusively for comedy, some for horror and some strictly for film shorts. Regardless of the genre, these screenwriters will try their hand at the big time by putting their screenplay on the line against thousands of other screenwriters, hoping for the same glorious outcome, getting recognized. Sure there is prize money to be won, but the big money and recognition is usually the goal. Entering your screenplay into a screenwriting contest or screenwriting competition won't guarantee you anything, but it is an opportunity. Here are just a few of the most popular screenplay and screenwriting contests available.
 | 1. Shriekfest | Screenwriting Contest |
| Shriekfest is a festival dedicated to getting horror/thriller/scifi/fantasy filmmakers and screenwriters the recognition they deserve. What makes our festival unique is that we are free from many restrictions that other festivals may have. |
 | 2. American Screenwriting Competition | Screenwriting Contest |
| We want to find the best and most talented writers from around the world! The main goal of the American Screenwriting Competition is to uncover the best unproduced screenplays and to work with the most gifted writers who craft them. |
 | 3. Zoetrope Screenplay Contest | Screenwriting Contest |
| The contest's aim is to seek out and encourage compelling film narratives, and to introduce the next generation of great screenwriters to today's leading production companies and agencies. The Grand Prize-Winner will receive $5,000. |
 | 4. BlueCat Screenplay Competition | Screenwriting Contest |
| BlueCat's sole mission is to find the great undiscovered screenplays and bring them to the attention of the industry, while supporting and encouraging all screenwriters with feedback on their work. The top prize winner is awarded $10,000. |
 | 5. Cynosure Screenwriting Awards | Screenwriting Contest |
| Now in its Eighth Year, The Cynosure Screenwriting Awards seeks to expand the scope of mainstream cinema by recognizing and rewarding film scripts with distinctive and challenging screen roles for both women and minorities. |
 | 6. Expose It! Screenplay Competition | Screenwriting Contest |
| The competition is open to any writer who, at the time of submission, has not had any produced feature film credits and who has yet to have a feature length script produced, optioned or sold. Submitted material must be original feature length screenplays of comedic content. |
 | 7. Find the Funny Screenwriting Contest | Screenwriting Contest |
| The contest is designed to discover, reward and promote new comic screenwriting talent. Coordinated by award-winning screenwriters, Find the Funny Screenwriting Contest is a much needed showcase for writers of the most profitable genre in Hollywood. |
 | 8. Gimme Credit Screenplay Contest | Screenwriting Contest |
| The Gimme Credit Screenplay Competition was created for the single purpose of giving talented writers the chance to have one of their short film scripts produced. Gimme Credit will produce the winning script under a SAG contract with crew and professional actors. |
 | 9. Hollywood Nexus Screenplay Contest | Screenwriting Contest |
| We help screenwriters get the recognition they deserve and need to be successful. How? By publicizing select screenplays in the Hollywood trades, and by making information on the selected writers and screenplays available to anyone in Hollywood who's interested. |
 | 10. Scriptapalooza | Screenwriting Contest |
| We are proud to announce the opening of the 2007 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition. This year we have the support of the WGA, west Registry which recognizes our value of cultivating new talent. The 1st Place Prize is $10,000. |
 | 11. Slamdance Screenwriting Contest | Screenwriting Contest |
| Both feature length and short scripts. Submissions are scored on character development, story, dialogue, structure and originality. We will recognize semi-finalists and finalists in the following genre categories: Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance, Period Epic, Coming-of-Age, Shorts. |
 | 12. Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting | Screenwriting Contest |
| The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program is an international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be the original work of a sole author or of exactly two collaborative authors. |
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