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Chicago Screenwriters Network

Contact Info:

Chicago, IL
(847) 816-6604 (voice)

Web: www.chicagoscreenwriters.org
Email: president@chicagoscreenwriters.org

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Contact:

Sonny Wareham, President

Deadline:

Expired. Previous Deadline: 04/15/2010
Contact contest for this year's deadline.

Notification:

June 6 (quarterfinalists); July 11th (semifinalists); August 1st (winners & fianlists)

Objective:

To introduce Midwestern screenwriters to Hollywood production companies and representatives.

Eligibility:

Only Writers from Illlinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota

Entry Fee:

$45 (January 1, 2010 - January 31, 2010); $50 (by March 29, 2010); $65 (by April 15, 2010)

Rules:

Must be over 18 years of age.
Must be a resident of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota or South Dakota. Proof in the form of a driver's license or utility bill must be presented upon request.
Any script from the action, comedy, drama, or horror/sci-fi/thriller genres will be accepted
Multiple entries are accepted, provided a signed entry form and payment is attached to each submission.
Screenplays must be the original work of the author. Adaptations will not be accepted.
Adaptations of works in the public domain are permissible.
All screenplays must either be registered with the WGA or copyrighted by the Library of Congress.
The screenplay must not have been previously optioned, sold, or produced.
All screenplays must be in English.
Screenplays, once submitted, will not be returned.
Entrants retain all rights to their work.
Once a draft is submitted, that is the official draft. Substitutions or corrected versions or pages will not be accepted.
Writer understands and accepts without reservation that he/she/ is an independent contractor and CSN is not responsible for withholding any taxes or payments to any government agency, at any level, be it state, local or federal.
All screenplays must fall between 90 and 120 pages.
Winners of this competition grant Chicago Screenwriters Network the right to use their likeness and names for the purpose of publicity and promotions with no additional compensation. We reserve the right to promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered scripts.
Agents, managers and producers are under no obligation to read, represent, option or purchase any screenplay submitted to them.

Awards:

GRAND PRIZE

$1,000
Logline and synopsis submission to WGA-recognized agents, managers and production companies
A six-month listing on InkTip
A $50 online gift certificate to the Writer's Store
A year's subscription to Creative Screenwriting Magazine
A one-hour script consultation with Chris Soth
A Computer Discount Warehouse Gift Card
A Chicago Screenwriters long-sleeve tee or baseball cap

GENRE PRIZES

Each genre winner will receive $250
Logline and synopsis submission to WGA-recognized agents, managers and production companies
$25 online gift certificate to the Writer's Store
A year's subscription to Creative Screenwriting Magazine
1 month subscription to Chris Soth's Hollywood by Phone
A copy of Blake Snyder's "Save The Cat"
A Computer Discount Warehouse Gift Card
A Chicago Screenwriters long-sleeve tee or baseball cap

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CSN Announces 2010 Quarterfinalists

The Chicago Screenwriters Network has announced their 2010 quarterfinalists:

The Baby Cliff - Comedy - George Bradshaw
Baghdad Rules - Action - Brent Spencer
The Book of Vengeance - Horror - Lisa Wonsey
Chromosome 21 - Horror - Maryann Beckman
Cinderella and the Prince - Comedy - Wolfgang Wright
Clown College - Action - Adrien Epps
The Dragon - Drama - James Dickson
The Druggist - Horror - Mark Vickery
An Eye for a Tooth - Drama - Riic McGoogan
The Giants of Elmfield Road - Action - Brian Welch
Graceland - Drama - Eric Diekhans
Kiarsidia - Drama - Bruce Golde
King's Murder Still - Drama - Chris Vig
The Koi Keeper - Drama - Felice Bassuk
Lemon Tea: The Emancipation of Liberty - Drama - Marcia Sinclair
Lucy in London - Comedy - Tracy Ryan
Miracles for Bronzeville - Action - Curtis Burdick
No Tell Motel - Horror - T.J. Cimfel
Parallel Worlds (The Last Paradise) - Horror - Tony Pindrock
Reconstructing the Smyths - Drama - Wolfgang Wright
South By Southeast - Comedy - Tom Shipley
Thornbush - Comedy - Andrew Baron
Trial and Erin - Action - Lawrence Shulruff
A Trip to the Ranch - Comedy - Edward Wilson
Uncaged - Horror - Melissa Birks
Uniformly Awful - Comedy - Bob Merlotti
Wild Blue - Drama - Josh Hope
Winnerman - Comedy - Maryann Beckman

Full-length screen plays have been entered in four genres: ACTION, COMEDY, DRAMA and HORROR.

The best script will receive a grand prize of $1,000. The top script in each genre receives a cash prize and a shot at being read by Hollywood production companies, agencies and managers. All with the possibility of representation, option, sale, or production.

The contest is only open to writers from the Midwest (Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin).

Updated: 06/24/2010

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Updated: 12/28/2009

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