SCRIPTWRITERS & CO
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Global community of scriptwriters, actors, directors, producers. Courses + coverage + contests + retreats + festival + table reads by professional S&Co Actors. Led by Zanna Cardash. Much more on FB. scriptwritersandco.com + scriptwritersandcofestival.com
Best-ever discount for the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, from now until 30 November. Enter as many screenplays and plays as you wish, 1-120 pages at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter... using code BLACKSANDCO. Winners get S&CO trophies and FD13 software 😍. scriptwritersandcofestival.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Best-ever discount for the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, from now until 30 November. Enter as many screenplays and plays as you wish, 1-120 pages at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter... using code BLACKSANDCO. Winners get S&CO trophies and FD13 software 😍. scriptwritersandcofestival.com
DO NOT ENTER OUR FESTIVAL TODAY!
Hold your horses until tomorrow, Sunday 16 November!
Because we're offering the best-ever waiver code for the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. So why not give it a whirl? Tomorrow, obvs! 🤩🙂🎭❤
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Hold your horses until tomorrow, Sunday 16 November!
Because we're offering the best-ever waiver code for the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. So why not give it a whirl? Tomorrow, obvs! 🤩🙂🎭❤
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November 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
DO NOT ENTER OUR FESTIVAL TODAY!
Hold your horses until tomorrow, Sunday 16 November!
Because we're offering the best-ever waiver code for the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. So why not give it a whirl? Tomorrow, obvs! 🤩🙂🎭❤
scriptwritersandcofestival.com
filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
Hold your horses until tomorrow, Sunday 16 November!
Because we're offering the best-ever waiver code for the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. So why not give it a whirl? Tomorrow, obvs! 🤩🙂🎭❤
scriptwritersandcofestival.com
filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
Guy Fawkes Night' coming up, so we're offering a few more days' discount off all categories, from 1-120 pages. CODE: WITCHY. Winners get trophies, and they and runners-up get licenced copies of Final Draft's FD13 software. INFO: scriptwritersandcofestival.com ENTER: filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter... 😍
November 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Guy Fawkes Night' coming up, so we're offering a few more days' discount off all categories, from 1-120 pages. CODE: WITCHY. Winners get trophies, and they and runners-up get licenced copies of Final Draft's FD13 software. INFO: scriptwritersandcofestival.com ENTER: filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter... 😍
SPOOKY, bitch. No, witch! Our Halloween code gives 20% off in the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, 1-120 pages, at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter... 🧛 Winners get trophies, and they and runners-up receive licenced copies of Final Draft's FD13 scriptwriting software. It's a wicked offer! 🎭🤩❤
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
SPOOKY, bitch. No, witch! Our Halloween code gives 20% off in the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, 1-120 pages, at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter... 🧛 Winners get trophies, and they and runners-up receive licenced copies of Final Draft's FD13 scriptwriting software. It's a wicked offer! 🎭🤩❤
What a cracking event we had on Tuesday. Eight winning scripts introduced by eight writers from the UK, Turkey, US and Canada, including three audio dramas, two screenplays and two plays, performed by our incredible company of S&CO Actors. How international is that? What a brilliant night!
September 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
What a cracking event we had on Tuesday. Eight winning scripts introduced by eight writers from the UK, Turkey, US and Canada, including three audio dramas, two screenplays and two plays, performed by our incredible company of S&CO Actors. How international is that? What a brilliant night!
SCRATCH NIGHT WINNERS BELOW!
The event on Zoom, Tues 23 Sept (7pm BST), is free with the link in our newsletter. See scriptwritersandco.com.
Scripts will be performed by S&CO Actors, then notes from me, screenwriter Alex Hollister and our audience.
And we'd love to see you in the audience 😊 🎭🤩.
The event on Zoom, Tues 23 Sept (7pm BST), is free with the link in our newsletter. See scriptwritersandco.com.
Scripts will be performed by S&CO Actors, then notes from me, screenwriter Alex Hollister and our audience.
And we'd love to see you in the audience 😊 🎭🤩.
September 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
SCRATCH NIGHT WINNERS BELOW!
The event on Zoom, Tues 23 Sept (7pm BST), is free with the link in our newsletter. See scriptwritersandco.com.
Scripts will be performed by S&CO Actors, then notes from me, screenwriter Alex Hollister and our audience.
And we'd love to see you in the audience 😊 🎭🤩.
The event on Zoom, Tues 23 Sept (7pm BST), is free with the link in our newsletter. See scriptwritersandco.com.
Scripts will be performed by S&CO Actors, then notes from me, screenwriter Alex Hollister and our audience.
And we'd love to see you in the audience 😊 🎭🤩.
S&CO’s Summer Scratch Night, from 7pm, Tues 23 September. Free to submit until noon (BST) 18 Sept. Plays/screenplays/audio, 5-10 pages, theme ‘Yesterday’, ‘Today’ or ‘Tomorrow’. Up to 8 writers' pieces performed by pro S&CO Actors, notes from Zanna + Alex! scriptwritersandco.com/events.html 🎭🎭🎭
September 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
S&CO’s Summer Scratch Night, from 7pm, Tues 23 September. Free to submit until noon (BST) 18 Sept. Plays/screenplays/audio, 5-10 pages, theme ‘Yesterday’, ‘Today’ or ‘Tomorrow’. Up to 8 writers' pieces performed by pro S&CO Actors, notes from Zanna + Alex! scriptwritersandco.com/events.html 🎭🎭🎭
S&CO SCRATCH NIGHT SUBMISSIONS! Deadline: 12 noon GMT 18 Sept. Event: 7pm, 23 Sept. FREE ENTRY! Send 5-10 page scripts on theme ‘Yesterday’, ‘Today’ and/or ‘Tomorrow’. Winners performed on Zoom by pro actors + notes from Zanna and Alex. Full details and enter: scriptwritersandco.com/events.html 🙂
August 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
S&CO SCRATCH NIGHT SUBMISSIONS! Deadline: 12 noon GMT 18 Sept. Event: 7pm, 23 Sept. FREE ENTRY! Send 5-10 page scripts on theme ‘Yesterday’, ‘Today’ and/or ‘Tomorrow’. Winners performed on Zoom by pro actors + notes from Zanna and Alex. Full details and enter: scriptwritersandco.com/events.html 🙂
S&CO is looking for volunteer readers for S&CO Scratch Nights and our FESTIVAL. Start in September. Training provided. Read scripts from 1-120 pages, all genres. Teamwork means camaraderie, fun, support! Please email your CV to Zanna: words@scriptwritersandco.com.
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July 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
S&CO is looking for volunteer readers for S&CO Scratch Nights and our FESTIVAL. Start in September. Training provided. Read scripts from 1-120 pages, all genres. Teamwork means camaraderie, fun, support! Please email your CV to Zanna: words@scriptwritersandco.com.
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ANNOUNCING THE S&CO FESTIVAL 2026! Whoop! Submissions (plays/screenplays) 1-120 pages now open on FilmFreeway. Entry fees lowest until end of June! Don't know about us yet? Click links below- awaiting your entries! filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...; scriptwritersandcofestival.com; youtu.be/bjip30ce67Q
SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Our contest is for screenwriters and playwrights worldwide, has always sponsored by FINAL DRAFT, and we hope this will continue into 2026. We encourage you...
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June 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
ANNOUNCING THE S&CO FESTIVAL 2026! Whoop! Submissions (plays/screenplays) 1-120 pages now open on FilmFreeway. Entry fees lowest until end of June! Don't know about us yet? Click links below- awaiting your entries! filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...; scriptwritersandcofestival.com; youtu.be/bjip30ce67Q
'S&CO FESTIVAL 2025' wrapped and WINNERS announced! Thanks to our readers, guest Ashley Pharoah, actors, techies, and, not least, the lovely scriptwriters who entered and attended, whether or not they won a trophy. Just... a wonderful day. ❤🎭🤩 scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners #scripts
May 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
'S&CO FESTIVAL 2025' wrapped and WINNERS announced! Thanks to our readers, guest Ashley Pharoah, actors, techies, and, not least, the lovely scriptwriters who entered and attended, whether or not they won a trophy. Just... a wonderful day. ❤🎭🤩 scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners #scripts
Our Scriptwriting Festival's tomorrow, 11 MAY in Bath, 11am-6pm. There's a pitching workshop+screenwriter Ashley Pharaoh+perfomances+awards+ceremony+networking in the pub. Tickets £15, we'd love to see you there! filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter... scriptwritersandcofestival.com #plays #screenplays
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May 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Our Scriptwriting Festival's tomorrow, 11 MAY in Bath, 11am-6pm. There's a pitching workshop+screenwriter Ashley Pharaoh+perfomances+awards+ceremony+networking in the pub. Tickets £15, we'd love to see you there! filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter... scriptwritersandcofestival.com #plays #screenplays
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 FINALISTS
(that’s the year, not the number of writers)
This year we received significantly more submissions than in 2024, and quality was exponentially higher as a result. Writers, you blew our socks off! Check out scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. #scripts
(that’s the year, not the number of writers)
This year we received significantly more submissions than in 2024, and quality was exponentially higher as a result. Writers, you blew our socks off! Check out scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. #scripts
April 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 FINALISTS
(that’s the year, not the number of writers)
This year we received significantly more submissions than in 2024, and quality was exponentially higher as a result. Writers, you blew our socks off! Check out scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. #scripts
(that’s the year, not the number of writers)
This year we received significantly more submissions than in 2024, and quality was exponentially higher as a result. Writers, you blew our socks off! Check out scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. #scripts
FESTIVAL UPDATE!
I’m so proud to say we’ve just announced our Semi-Finalists.
Many congrats to the talented playwrights and screenwriters who made the grade in the face of powerful opposition!
Check out the list at scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners.
Next week: Finalists!
I’m so proud to say we’ve just announced our Semi-Finalists.
Many congrats to the talented playwrights and screenwriters who made the grade in the face of powerful opposition!
Check out the list at scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners.
Next week: Finalists!
April 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
FESTIVAL UPDATE!
I’m so proud to say we’ve just announced our Semi-Finalists.
Many congrats to the talented playwrights and screenwriters who made the grade in the face of powerful opposition!
Check out the list at scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners.
Next week: Finalists!
I’m so proud to say we’ve just announced our Semi-Finalists.
Many congrats to the talented playwrights and screenwriters who made the grade in the face of powerful opposition!
Check out the list at scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners.
Next week: Finalists!
Thrilled to announce that we’ve selected our festival’s Quarter-Finalists. Congratulations to the writers of all scripts listed at scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners!
April 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Thrilled to announce that we’ve selected our festival’s Quarter-Finalists. Congratulations to the writers of all scripts listed at scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners!
THE END IS NIGH!
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March 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Last up in our #FestivalFeature series is lead script consultant, Alex. With the final submission deadline coming up in just a few days, don’t leave it too late to enter!
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March 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Last up in our #FestivalFeature series is lead script consultant, Alex. With the final submission deadline coming up in just a few days, don’t leave it too late to enter!
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writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
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DON'T LEAVE IT TOO LATE TO SUBMIT!
We're waiting for your logline, pitch, play or screenplay!
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We're waiting for your logline, pitch, play or screenplay!
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writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
March 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
DON'T LEAVE IT TOO LATE TO SUBMIT!
We're waiting for your logline, pitch, play or screenplay!
scriptwritersandcofestival.com
filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
We're waiting for your logline, pitch, play or screenplay!
scriptwritersandcofestival.com
filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
THE FINAL DEADLINE!
Two weeks to get your skates on!
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Two weeks to get your skates on!
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writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
March 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
THE FINAL DEADLINE!
Two weeks to get your skates on!
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filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
Two weeks to get your skates on!
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filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
Today in our #FestivalFeatures series, meet Dan! We accept screenplays/stage plays/audio plays, 1-120 pages, plus loglines and pitches. Winners receive FD13 and trophies! scriptwritersandcofestival.com; filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...; writers.coverfly.com/.../scriptwr....
February 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Today in our #FestivalFeatures series, meet Dan! We accept screenplays/stage plays/audio plays, 1-120 pages, plus loglines and pitches. Winners receive FD13 and trophies! scriptwritersandcofestival.com; filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...; writers.coverfly.com/.../scriptwr....
SHALL WE GET CLOSER?
We’d LOVE you to enter our festival! So, for today only, here’s a cute romantic gesture.
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We’d LOVE you to enter our festival! So, for today only, here’s a cute romantic gesture.
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filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
February 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
SHALL WE GET CLOSER?
We’d LOVE you to enter our festival! So, for today only, here’s a cute romantic gesture.
scriptwritersandcofestival.com
filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
We’d LOVE you to enter our festival! So, for today only, here’s a cute romantic gesture.
scriptwritersandcofestival.com
filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
writers.coverfly.com/competitions...
Meet Nate, the next in our #FestivalFeature series! We accept screenplays/stage plays/audio plays, 1-120 pages, plus loglines and pitches. Winners receive FD13 and trophies! scriptwritersandcofestival.com; filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...; writers.coverfly.com/.../scriptwr....
February 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Meet Nate, the next in our #FestivalFeature series! We accept screenplays/stage plays/audio plays, 1-120 pages, plus loglines and pitches. Winners receive FD13 and trophies! scriptwritersandcofestival.com; filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...; writers.coverfly.com/.../scriptwr....
Our next reader, Phoebe, tells us what differentiates a script! We accept screenplays/stage plays/audio plays, 1-120 pages, plus loglines and pitches. Winners receive FD13 and trophies! scriptwritersandcofestival.com; filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...; writers.coverfly.com/.../scriptwr....
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Our next reader, Phoebe, tells us what differentiates a script! We accept screenplays/stage plays/audio plays, 1-120 pages, plus loglines and pitches. Winners receive FD13 and trophies! scriptwritersandcofestival.com; filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...; writers.coverfly.com/.../scriptwr....
S&CO's Winter 2025 Scratch Night tonight at 7pm GMT!
The theme is 'Short and Sweet', 2-4 page scripts, nine winners in the line-up! Sign up at scriptwritersandco.com by 3pm GMT, when we'll send a final newsletter with a link to join us on Zoom. 🎭🤩🥰 #scratchnight #scripts #plays #screenplays #winners
The theme is 'Short and Sweet', 2-4 page scripts, nine winners in the line-up! Sign up at scriptwritersandco.com by 3pm GMT, when we'll send a final newsletter with a link to join us on Zoom. 🎭🤩🥰 #scratchnight #scripts #plays #screenplays #winners
January 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
S&CO's Winter 2025 Scratch Night tonight at 7pm GMT!
The theme is 'Short and Sweet', 2-4 page scripts, nine winners in the line-up! Sign up at scriptwritersandco.com by 3pm GMT, when we'll send a final newsletter with a link to join us on Zoom. 🎭🤩🥰 #scratchnight #scripts #plays #screenplays #winners
The theme is 'Short and Sweet', 2-4 page scripts, nine winners in the line-up! Sign up at scriptwritersandco.com by 3pm GMT, when we'll send a final newsletter with a link to join us on Zoom. 🎭🤩🥰 #scratchnight #scripts #plays #screenplays #winners