The Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship returns for its second season. It is a national competition for screenplays and television pilot scripts with story lines set in Missouri.
Three scripts will be chosen from all submissions. The winning writers will receive an all expense paid trip to
our concentrated fellowship experience, held in Missouri in February 2016. The writers will be joined by
accomplished industry mentors who will work with each fellow. In addition to workshop time and one-on-one
mentor time, we will organize a day trip to visit the area of the state where the scripts are set, for added
inspiration.
The 2014 industry mentors included: Bob Gale, best known for co-writing films in the “Back to the Future” trilogy; Philip LaZebnik who wrote the screenplays for Mulan and The Prince of Egypt; and Kathleen McGee Anderson, noted for a variety of television credits including ABC Family’s “Lincoln Heights”.
A separate panel of industry judges will read and determine the semifinalists, finalists, and winners of the fellowship competition.
TIMELINE
Aug. 17 – submissions open
Nov. 30 – submissions close
December- committee judges read scripts
Jan. 8 – fellows chosen/notified and finalist scripts given to mentors
Feb. 7-10, 2016 – fellowship (three nights, four days)
Please visit www.MoFilm.org/MoStories for updates.
RULES FOR 2015
All entrants must submit:
A completed submission form.
One digital copy of an original script in PDF format.
Entry Fee of $45 payable to MOMMA (Missouri Motion Media Association) by Paypal at www.mommaonline.com or by check sent to MoStories, PO Box 1585, Jefferson City, MO 65102
The final selection of fellowship winners will be made by the Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship Committee. The Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship reserves the right not to release judges’ comments. For more information, visit MIssouri Stories.
The Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship reserves the right to choose less than three scripts.
We strongly suggest that applicants register their Screenplays/ TV Pilot Scripts with the Writers Guild of
America. (http://www.wgawregistry.org/webrss).
