What we’re about
The Scriptwriters Network (“SWN”), founded in 1986, is an educational, tax-exempt 501(c) (3) non-profit, volunteer-driven organization created by writers for writers and industry professionals.
SWN serves its members by providing educational programming, enhancing awareness of the realities of the business, developing access and opportunity through alliances with industry professionals and furthering the cause and quality of writing for the entertainment industry.
We bring in entertainment professionals to speak on the art, craft and business of script writing for TV, features and new media.
Whether you are a screenwriter, a television scriptwriter or involved in screenwriting for non-traditional media, we help take your writing to the next level.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Creative Writing Challenge – JulyLink visible for attendees
CREATIVITY IS THE KEY!
This FREE challenge is for those who want to work on writing new ideas and who would like to maintain a continuous creativity flow with your writing. Creativity is defined as the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work; the ability to CREATE.
***Read the details and instructions at the link below...
Challenge End Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025
For more information on this challenge, click here or on the link below:
https://scriptwritersnetwork.com/events/creative-writing-challenge-july-5/
Happy Writing!
- Creative Writing Challenge – Part 2 – JulyLink visible for attendees
CREATIVITY IS THE KEY!
PART 2
These challenges are for those who want to continue to work on writing new ideas and who would like to maintain a continuous creativity flow with your writing. Creativity is defined as the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work; the ability to CREATE.
Creatively writing short films are a great way to get started/or extend the passion in your career as a writer. A good short film can further help you develop your style and vision using story, drama, dialog, and imagery. By completing the first part of our Creative Writing Challenge exercise, you should have produced a different concept and/or theme for each completed short story. Additionally, each completed short story per month should have two different genres.
ON TO THE NEXT STEPS…
***Please read details and instructions at the link below...
Challenge End Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025
For more information on this challenge, click here or on the link below:
https://scriptwritersnetwork.com/events/creative-writing-challenge-part-2-july-3/
Happy Writing!
- Television Outreach Program (TOP) ~ Regular Deadline – August 15, 2025Link visible for attendees
## Script Submissions are OPEN!
# Regular Deadline – August 15, 2025
DESCRIPTION:
The Television Outreach Program (TOP) is a Scriptwriters Network program to support undiscovered television writing talent. The program’s objective is to help writers improve their craft so that they may achieve their goals of obtaining representation, script development, mentoring and career counseling services, landing writing assignments, and/or selling their work.
For more information on this challenge, click here or on the link below:
https://scriptwritersnetwork.com/events/television-outreach-program-top/
Happy Writing!
- High Concept Screenplay Program (HCSP) ~ Regular Deadline – August 15, 2025Link visible for attendees
## Script Submissions are OPEN!
## Regular Deadline – August 15, 2025
DESCRIPTION:
The High Concept Screenplay Program welcomes all genres and aims to discover, honor and reward different approaches, eclectic points of view and unique voices in screenwriting. A high concept screenplay:
- has a great premise – the idea is king (e.g. “Big”)
- has a memorable title – it conveys what the movie is about (e.g. “Wedding Crashers”)
- has a visual logline – you can see the movie (e.g. “40 Year Old Virgin”)
- has universal appeal – all demographics “get it” (e.g. “Star Trek”)
- has clear conflicts, high stakes, a hook, a ticking clock and/ or a twist (e.g. “Liar Liar”)
- has a succinct, descriptive “pitch” of 25 words or less (e.g. “Seven, Home Alone”)
For more information on this challenge, click here or on the link below:
https://scriptwritersnetwork.com/events/high-concept-screenplay-competition-3/
Happy Writing!
