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Top 10 Emerging Screenwriters to Watch in 2026 As part of our ongoing effort to spotlight the voices shaping the future of film and television, we’re excited to present our list of emerging screenwriters to watch in 2026. Each year brings a new wa...

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The 2026 Oscar Screenplays: Your Download Guide Hello storytellers, script lovers, and big-screen dreamers! The 2026 Oscars have once again delivered a breathtaking lineup of films: bold, inventive, and unforgettable. This year’s nominees didn’t ju...

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6 Tricks for Irresistible Slow Burns Everyone claims to desire tension, but what they are actually interested in is speed. The same requests are likely to be returned by script readers or critics: begin later, escalate more rapidly, and ...

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Writing for TV: Maigret Pilot The Maigret (2016-2017) series has been a staple of European crime drama, bringing to television the iconic detective adapted from Georges Simenon's work over the course of decades and cultures. The p...

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The Antagonists of The Prestige: An Analysis There is hardly a modern film that presents antagonism as complex, ambiguous, and psychological as The Prestige by Christopher Nolan. The film, which was released in 2006 and based on a novel of the s...

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How to Use Setting as a Character: Giving Your World an Agenda One of the silent assumptions that most screenwriters bring to first drafts is the notion that setting is simply a backdrop. Places are outlined, landscapes are drawn, the weather is mentioned, and th...

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The Art of Screenwriting: Lulu Wang The number of modern filmmakers who silently transformed the emotional vocabulary of screenwriting is quite large, and Lulu Wang is one of the most unique voices of the past ten years. Wang is best kn...

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Writing for TV: Pluribus Pilot Vince Gilligan has gained rare trust. As soon as his name is displayed on a pilot, people sit forward rather than asking about the subject of the show. They believe that there is intent in each decisi...

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The Antagonists of Looper: An Analysis Although Looper can be discussed as a high-concept science fiction movie about time travel, determinism, and identity, its true strength is the way it creates antagonism. The 2012 movie by Rian Johnso...

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7 Mistakes When Blending Genres Everyone wants to be the next Ari Aster in this day and age–seamlessly combining genres from across the board. Whether it’s the COVID dark comedy horror satire in Eddington or the surreal landscape in...

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The Evolution of Sidekicks: Turning Secondary Characters Into Story Engines The sidekick has always been one of the most reliable figures in cinematic storytelling. To understand this evolution, one must look not just at the history of film but at the changing assumptions beh...

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The Art of Screenwriting: Mike White There are so many greats in the screenwriting world, and few have had the longevity as Mike White. Primarily known for The White Lotus, White bursted onto the scene with 2000’s Chuck & Buck and 2003’s...

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Writing for TV: Boardwalk Empire Pilot Boardwalk Empire had all the hype in 2010. With the weight of Martin Scorsese directing and Terence Winter writing, expectations were enormous. HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, which debuted in 2010, was one o...

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The Antagonists of Black Panther: An Analysis Whether you’re a Marvel fan or not, there is something to analyze regarding the success of superhero movies in the last 10-20 years. While I have my issues with the superhero craze, 2018’s Black Panth...

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Top 5 Ways to Keep Nonlinear Stories Clear Why go with a straightforward narrative structure when you can explain the beauty in nonlinear storytelling? Think of nonlinear stories as a departure from the standard story format, which weaves mult...

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Dual Protagonists: Balancing Shared Spotlights At the most basic level, what distinguishes a dual protagonist film from an ensemble piece or a “hero and sidekick” story is how much the film focuses on those characters. In an ensemble film, such as...

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The Art of Screenwriting: Phyllis Nagy Phyllis Nagy is an underrated writer in the screenwriting world and a personal favorite of mine. Nagy is best known for Carol (2015), an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price of Salt, for...

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Writing for TV: The Leftovers Pilot The Leftovers, created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta (based on Perrotta’s novel of the same name), is one of the best pilot’s to examine as a writer. Premiering on HBO in 2014, it offered one of ...

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The Antagonists of Alien (1979): An Analysis Nothing has terrified me more at a young age than the iconic Xenomorph in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror film Alien. This franchise, and more importantly, the first installment, marked my early developmen...

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3 Ways to Keep Audiences Engaged Without Explosions or Chase Scenes Keeping your audience engaged is imperative to the success of every script, but sometimes it’s more nuanced than packing it with explosions or chase scenes. If it sounds too analytical instead of play...

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Interweaving Subplots: Crafting Narratives Across Multiple Storylines The central plot shouldn’t always be your focal point, especially with the importance of a subplot. While your characters, general plot, and narrative structure are crucial, there isn’t a great script without a subplot to go along with it. Thus, let’s discuss interweaving subplots and the ability to craft narrative arcs across multiple storylines.Still from 'The Lord of the Rings:' (2001). Photo credit: New Line CinemaThe Purpose of SubplotsA subplot is a secondary narrative strand that supports

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Happy to see writer Tara Price enjoying her one-on-one masterclass with OSCAR-nominee Mark Fergus, our 2025 mentor!

Tara Price won the BEST FEATURE SCRIPT award of 2025 for COMMUNITY SHED.

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The Art of Screenwriting: Karen Croner It’s easy to get sidetracked by screenwriting books, overanalyzing the rules, overthinking every scene, and end up paralyzed when you actually sit down to write. It’s best to analyze the greats in the...

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Writing for TV: The Chosen Pilot Regarding writing for television, few recent projects have demonstrated narrative innovation and emotional impact as powerfully as The Chosen. Created by Dallas Jenkins, The Chosen is the first multi-...

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The Antagonists of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935): An Analysis Regarding antagonists, few are as well-written and put together as Captain Bligh in 1935’s Mutiny on the Bounty. The film draws from real-life events and the 1932 historical novel of the same name. As...

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THE GOLDEN LIST of 2025 is now live: goldenscript.net/golden-lists...

We've highlighted the best 15 unproduced features, 6 shorts & 9 TV pilots of the year, all carefully selected from a pool of 1,984 screenplays.

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2025 WINNERS ANNOUNCED: goldenscript.net/2025

Tara Price wins the FEATURE category with COMMUNITY SHED

Heidi-Marie Ferren wins the TV PILOT category with BACKWOODS CHIEF

Alexandre Péron wins the SHORT category with ROADSIDE

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Congrats!

2025 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED: goldenscript.net/2025

Congratulations to all the screenwriters who advanced to this next round! The WINNERS will be announced on July 20th, followed by the GOLDEN LIST announcement on July 25th!

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Best of luck!