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The Stratword Competition

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.

$1,500 prize

For the winning script.

+$3,500 to make it

If the winner shoots their script as a short film within the set timeframe — up to $5,000 in total.

Free to enter

No entry fee.

Featured on Stratword

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.