Our 2026 festival. What a day! Thanks to guest speaker Justine Hart, co-host Matt Nation, S&CO Actors and Readers, and all the talented scriptwriters in the audience. It felt like an oasis of talent, with lots of heart 😍.
Our scriptwriting festival is tomorrow, 12 April 2026, in beautiful Bath, UK. Tickets now half-price, at a tenner! Full details at scriptwritersandcofestival.com/festival.
Now on sale at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
THE S&CO FESTIVAL'S ON SUNDAY at the Rondo Theatre, Bath, UK, 1am-6pm. There are still seats left at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter... - now only £15. Whether or not you entered, come to learn, laugh and liaise. See Justine Hart talk. Watch excerpts! scriptwritersandcofestival.com #bathscriptfestival
ANNOUNCING OUR 2026 FESTIVAL FINALISTS!
Thanks to everyone who entertained us with their wonderful plays and screenplays. And many congratulations to everyone who's got this far. We can't wait for 12 April, in Bath. Coming? filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
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ANNOUNCING OUR FESTIVAL SEMI-FINALISTS
Our team's been reading into the night! Many congrats to all who made it, and thanks and gratitude to everyone who submitted, whether or not you're on the latest list.
scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners
Next time: Finalists! Watch this space! #scripts
WE'VE ANNOUNCED OUR 2026 QUARTER-FINALISTS!
Congratulations if you're one of them, hugs if you didn't, and thanks to everyone who entertained us with their scripts. Meanwhile, we're still reading like crazy to identify our Semi-Finalists. Watch this space!
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WE'RE E-X-T-E-N-D-I-N-G!
What's more, we're offering a 15% discount, using code 'LASTHOORAH'. SCRIPTWRITERS AND CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL now ends Sat 7 Feb, PT for plays/screenplays 1-120 pages. Trophies + FD13 for winners. filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter..., scriptwritersandcofestival.com #scripts 😍
A WEEK TO SUBMIT to the S&CO FESTIVAL for screenwriters and playwrights. Entries close midnight Pacific Time (PT). 30% off 'Logline/Synopsis/Pitching', 'Micro' and 'Mid-Length Screenplay' categories with code HAVEAGO! Submit at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...
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The SCRIPTWRITERS AND CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL will celebrate its final hoorah on 12 April.This isn't the end of S&CO, but a change of focus. Final submission deadline 31 January! Plays/screenpays. Trophies and FD13 up for grabs! 🙂
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Ooops! Submit the code BLACKSANDCO for 50% off at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwriter...!
LAST DAY TODAY, PEEPS! Enter our fest for half-price until midnight tonight (Pacific Time). If your play or screenplay is ready to roll, do it a favour and SUBMIT NOW. The code: BLACKSANDCO.
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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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! 🎭🤩❤
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 😊 🎭🤩.
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 🙂
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
Congratulations, Tim. 100% stick award-winning on your profile. 'Orbit' is a magical script, almost literally.
Congratulations, Nathan. Well-deserved, made us laugh on every page! 😀
'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
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
Tim, you have no idea - we had almost double the number of submissions we received in 2024's contest! 😅
Tim, you have no idea - we had almost double the number of entries we received in 2024's contest! 😅
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!
