The Top Tier Competition is for writers who exhibit a mastery of the scripted page, pitching fundamentals, building relationships, and are ready to make screenwriting a career. The Grand Prize Winner of this competition will be accepted into Top Tier for FREE for an entire year
The Shorts Competition is open to scripted, filmed shorts, and vertical films. Previous competitions have included guaranteed signing prizes with management companies and development prizes with independent studios. But we always have an impressive roster of industry judges and mentorship opportunities.
Roadmap Writers is committed to expanding career opportunities for writers from underrepresented communities. As part of our ongoing effort to champion industry advancement for creatives within the BIPOC* community, Roadmap Writers is proud to announce the Screenwriters of Color Retreat Scholarship for our Spring 2026 Retreat in Sicily.
Everard Entertainment + Roadmap Writers' Short Story Competition (2026)is a short story challenge that is open to original short stories of any genre that can captivate the reader in no more than 10,000 words. One winner will receive an option of $2500 and have the story be considered for further development and production.
Do you have a heartwarming tale that brings families together?
Do you have an innovative animation that pushes the boundaries of creativity?
We're looking for original stories with new voices.
Calling all television stories tailored for Preschool, 6-11, or Teen audiences!
Write Start is a manuscript competition that gets authors and their work in front of a panel of judges from the book industry's top publishers and literary agencies. They will choose the grand prize winner, which will lead to maximum exposure to agents actively looking for talent!
CLOSED FOR SUBMISSIONS
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Roadmap Writers is thrilled to present our
First Annual Podcast Competition!Open to any genre of Narrative Fiction & Nonfiction Podcasts. 4 Winners will earn mentorship with a working industry exec & personalized marketing.
JumpStart is our flagship screenwriting competition that provides consistent opportunities throughout the entire year for our winners, semifinalists, and beyond. We place a premium on creating industry relationships for these writers so they can get signed, staffed, or optioned!