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 "attribution": "Please credit and link scriptdeadlines.com when you use or cite this data.",
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     "date": "2026-12-07",
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   "name": "CineStory Foundation Residency",
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   "name": "Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards (Fall)",
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   "name": "Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards (Fall)",
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     "date": "2026-10-31",
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   "name": "Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship",
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   "name": "Joan Bressler Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition",
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   "name": "Women in Film x The Black List Episodic Lab",
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     "date": "2026-11-07",
     "tier": "late"
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     "date": "2026-12-14",
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     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "tier": "late"
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   "name": "Cinequest Screenwriting Competition",
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     "tier": "final"
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   "name": "Stowe Story Labs Writers' Retreats",
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    {
     "date": "2026-12-01",
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   "name": "Stage 32 Feature Comedy Screenwriting Contest (11th)",
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     "date": "2026-11-18",
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    {
     "date": "2026-12-30",
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   ],
   "fee": "$59.50 early bird (Nov 18) / $69.50 regular (Dec 9) / $79.50 final (Dec 30)",
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   "name": "New Hope Film Festival Script Competition",
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     "date": "2026-11-27",
     "tier": "late"
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     "date": "2027-05-31",
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   "featured": false,
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   "name": "Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest",
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   "featured": false,
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   "name": "Humanitas New Voices Fellowship",
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   "last_checked": "2026-10-20"
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   "name": "Inevitable Foundation Accelerate Fellowship",
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   "name": "ISA Diversity Initiative",
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   "name": "National Hispanic Media Coalition Series Scriptwriters Program",
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