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The Scriptnotes Three Page Challenge

Craig Mazin and John August occasionally do a Three Page Challenge, in which they look at listener-submitted entries and offer suggestions. It’s not a contest. It’s strictly for the learns.

If you’d like us to consider your three pages, here are some important caveats:

  • Three pages of screenplay or teleplay, folks. Anything longer will be deleted immediately.

  • A cover page doesn’t count as one of your three pages. It’s your choice whether you want to put your contact information on a cover page.

  • PDFs, .highland or Fountain are all okay. No .fdx, no Celtx, or anything else, please.

  • We need your real name. For this, no pseudonyms are allowed.

  • Please proofread carefully! We don’t like focusing on typos and dumb mistakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. I submitted a Three Page Challenge before. Do I need to resubmit? No. Whether you submitted on this form or via the old email address, we have your script in the system.

  2. I’m part of a writing team. How should we submit? Just use one of your names on the submission form. On the actual cover page of your script, use both.

  3. Can I submit a script based on something else, eg. fan fiction? Your call, but we really prefer original material.

  4. Can I submit more than one? No. One entry per person, please.

  • I am attaching this three page sample of my screenwriting knowing that it may be discussed on the Scriptnotes podcast, and that this sample could show up in full or in part online. I acknowledge that this isn’t a contest, sweepstakes or solicitation of employment. This is strictly for fun and education. John August and Craig Mazin might say mean things about my writing, but I won’t hold that against them, because after all, I volunteered for this. Most importantly, I won’t claim that they stole my idea or somesuch.
  • Most Three Page Challenges are open to everyone, but some may be exclusive to Premium members.
  • Examples: A grown son tries to sort fact from fiction in his dying father's epic tales of a fantastical Alabama...... This five-part series looks at the Chernobyl disaster and the Soviet attempt to cover it up.....To save his gym, an underachiever must lead ragtag squad of misfits to win an international dodgeball tournament.
  • Accepted file types: pdf, fountain, txt, Max. file size: 3 MB.

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