Oct 162026
Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
$60–$100+ (tiered by deadline)
Today
Closing in October
Contests and fellowships with a deadline in October 2026.
Oct 162026
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
$49–$65+ (tiered)
Today
Oct 192026
Scriptapalooza Television Writing Competition
$55 (final tier, Stage 32 listing)
3d left
Oct 202026
Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition
$39–$79 (tiered)
4d left
Oct 202026
Filmmatic Horror/Thriller Screenplay Awards
$49 (regular)
4d left
Oct 212026
Stage 32 Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest (13th)
$59.50 (early bird)
5d left
Oct 222026
6d left
Oct 242026
Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest
$85 (extended tier; $49 earlybird)
8d left
Oct 272026
Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition
$60 (penultimate)
11d left
Oct 282026
12d left
Oct 292026
The Golden Script Competition
$55.59–$77.79 on FilmFreeway (tiered)
13d left
Oct 292026
ISA Fast Track Fellowship (Spring)
$49 mega-early (Oct 29); higher at later deadlines
13d left
Oct 292026
B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
$70 (extended)
13d left
Oct 312026
Wiki Screenplay Contest
$74 (10-page entry); $89+ (full script with analysis)
15d left
Oct 312026
Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards (Fall)
$104 (Take Two tier)
15d left
Oct 312026
Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards (Fall)
$94 (Riviera tier)
15d left
Oct 312026
Pitch Now Screenplay Competition
$59 (final)
15d left
Oct 312026
Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
$30 (regular)
15d left
Oct 312026
15d left