A screenwriting and short film competition, from the people who built the writing room you work in.
Up to $5,000 in prizes·Free to enter
Stratword members are the first to hear when entries open.
For five years, you've been writing, reading, and sharing your work on Stratword. Everything we've built is because of this community — this is our way of giving back.
For the winning script.
If the winner shoots their script as a short film within the set timeframe — up to $5,000 in total.
No entry fee.
The winning screenplay is featured in Recommended Reading and promoted across our social media.
Categories, rules, and dates are on the way — they'll be announced here first.