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“We at
Write Brothers are extremely happy to be partnered with American Gem in
their quest to find the American Gem Short Screenplay Competition.”
--Chris Huntley, Vice President—Write Brothers |
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SHORT STORY
WRITING
CATEGORY
Short story submissions to
American Gem short story writing competition / literary festival:
by
student contestants receive a discount to Enter..
CASH AND PRIZE WINNERS
OF AMERICAN GEM SHORT STORY WRITING CONTEST AND LITERARY
FESTIVAL
1ST PLACE WINNER RECEIVES EMERGING
ARTIST AWARD FOR BEST SHORT STORY OF THE YEAR.
TOP 3 WIN WRITING SOFTWARE
(Dramatica Pro***) FROM WRITE BROTHERS.
TOP 3 WILL EACH RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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GUIDELINES - SHORT STORY
WRITING COMPETITION / LITERARY FESTIVAL
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The American Gem short
story writing contest / Literary Festival is open to anyone
(world wide) except all employees, directors,
associates, the immediate families of American Gem Short Story / short script
writing competition & Literary Festival, ScreenwritingContest.Net,
Filmmakers Magazine, Media Pro Tech Inc., Filmmakers.com, Write
Brothers, all the affiliates and/or sponsors.
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You have supplied truthful and
accurate information in your entry form to the American Gem Short Story Contest.
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The short story or
stories that you have submitted
is yours, you own full copyright, free and clear of any interests, and the short
story or short stories is original to you.
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You understand that many
short stories, literary concepts and
ideas are similar in some ways, and although many short stories, literary
concepts or ideas are
different, they may share a common theme.
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All writer entrants agree that neither the
judges, the sponsors. the partners or the affiliates mentioned on the ScreenwritingContest.Net site or any other site/publication, in association with said
short story writing contest, will be held responsible for any and/or all disputes between you and
American Gem Literary Festival.
- No theme or genre restrictions.
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All submitted short story or stories must be written in the
English language.
- Your name must NOT appear anywhere on the the
short story / manuscript
as judging is anonymous.
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Short story script submission must be no longer than 50 pages,
neatly typed copy of the short story manuscript
(digital) with pages numbered consecutively from beginning to end,
double-spaced, to a
maximum of 12,500 words.
- Must have 1” margins.
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Collaborative work
by writers
is eligible, but each must fill Entry Form
individually. The writers are responsible for the distribution of the short
story contest
prize (s).
- Submitted
short stories must not have been previously optioned or sold to marketplace or to a film
producer. It is preferable if the short story manuscript has not yet been adapted to
screenplay.
- Short Story
must not have been previously published.
- "Published" means a work of
fiction or non fiction that has been published or distributed, in part or
whole, in paper or electronic format or in any other medium, EXCLUDING,
self-published works.
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Multiple short story entries are permissible, but each entry must be
accompanied by an a competition Entry Form and
a competition entry
fee.
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Once
a short story has been entered, no substitutions of new drafts or corrected pages
will be considered. You may submit a revised draft of your short story as a new
short story writing contest submission, fill in an entry form and pay the
appropriate entry fee. Or, send a revised version when it becomes available to
do so. American Gem Short Script Writing Contest will advise you via email
notification.
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Writers under the age of 18 years old
must sign the Entry Form
and have a parent or guardian sign the Entry Form.
- Method of submission of your
short story entry is via
online.
- Pay
your entry fee online.
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NO REFUNDS for any
reason; entry fees are nonrefundable.
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American Gem
short story writing competition and Literary Festival reserves the right to extend the deadline.
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Short story writing
competition applicants must accept
without reservation the decisions rendered by the jurors of American Gem Short
Story Writing Competition and no correspondence
nor discussion will be entered into.
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Applicant
must not have won a fellowship or writing competition that includes a “first look”
clause.
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Writer / author understands and accepts
without reservation that he or she is an independent contractor and American
Gem Short Script Writing Competition and Literary Festival and/or Write Brothers are not responsible for withholding any taxes or payments to
any government agency, at any level, be it state, local or federal.
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Author / Writer understands that it is
his/her sole responsibility to register short story or stories with the U.S. Copyright Office
and/or with the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) (WGA west) or the appropriate agency in
his/her/your country.
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You, Writer / author have retained at least one copy of
the submitted short story or short stories, and you understand that all short
stories we receive cannot
and will not be returned under any circumstances.
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Failure to adhere to
the Writing Competition rules will result in disqualification and forfeiture of entry fee.
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Testimonials - Short Story Writing Contestants / Writers / Authors
I want to say that we have been in initial
contact with Fox regarding Frijolito, Go! and would like to thank you very
much for opening that door.
Tony Mosher and Mitch Larson
Angela's Decision," has been produced in
Australia by award-winning director Mat King. It is now making the film
festival rounds in 2007. It has received a Gold ACS Award for Best
Cinematography from the Australian Cinematographers Society. It received
Honorable Mention in the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival for Best Feature.
One of the film's songs, "Run To Nowhere," composed by Christopher Slaski, was
a finalist in the Garden State Film Festival's film music competition. And
it's on to the Phoenix Film Festival next. Hopefully, this is just the
beginning for the film. (In some festivals it is considered a short and in
some it's a feature due to its length of 48 minutes.) Thank you for your
competition. It really does mean a lot to screenwriters to receive
recognition, which in my case resulted in getting the script produced.
Gena Ellis
My journey with
American Gem has done so much for helping me realize my own dream. I feel like
I can make it, writing for a living...
After I completed The Gardener, I felt that the script actually had a
voice. I researched online for the best short screenplay contest. You guys are
it!
Musa Jackson
American Gem’s intentions are genuine. Few contests honor the short script
form the way they do. They don’t present themselves as a “fly-by-night” kind
of organization by any means. And to have the chance to compete and have your
short produced is too good to pass up.
Angie M. Comer
More testimonials
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Early
Deadline:
February 29th
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Entry fee per
short story up to 20 pages (up to 5,000 words) is $21 (U.S.) (students:
$15**)
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Entry fee per
short story up to 50 pages (up to 12,500 words) is $24 (U.S.) ($18 to
students**)
Regular
Deadline:
April 30th
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Entry fee per
short story up to 20 pages (up to 5,000 words) is $23 (U.S.) (students:
$17**)
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Entry fee per
short story up to 50 pages (up to 12,500 words) is $26 (U.S.) ($20 to
students**)
Late
Deadline:
June 30th
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Entry fee per
short story up to 20 pages (up to 5,000 words) is $25 (U.S.) (students:
$19**)
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Entry fee per
short story up to 50 pages (up to 12,500 words) is $28 (U.S.) ($22 to
students**)
Final
Deadline:
July 31st
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Entry fee per
short story up to 20 pages (up to 5,000 words) is $28 (U.S.) (students:
$22**)
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Entry fee per
short story up to 50 pages (up to 12,500 words) is $31 (U.S.) ($25 to
students**)
Notification date: First round notified on or by September
30th.
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ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF PAYMENT |
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Use your credit card or bank account (where available). |
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ENTER YOUR SHORT STORY TODAY!
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Contact:
Jennifer Brooks
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