JHRTS Script Competition 2027 Deadline & Fees

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Quick facts: JHRTS Script Competition's early bird deadline is Nov 21, 2026; later deadlines include Jan 22, 2027 (late). Entry fee: $60 early bird (Nov 21) / $80 regular (Dec 21) / $100 late (Jan 22, 2027), every category; JHRTS and academic members get discounted fees. Checked Oct 29, 2026.

JHRTS Script Competition details

Type	Contest
Organizer	Junior Hollywood Radio & Television Society (JHRTS)
Next deadline	Nov 21, 2026
Late / final deadline	Jan 22, 2027
Fee	$60 early bird (Nov 21) / $80 regular (Dec 21) / $100 late (Jan 22, 2027), every category; JHRTS and academic members get discounted fees (checked Oct 29, 2026)
Formats	feature, tv pilot
Eligibility	Open to JHRTS members and non-members. Categories: feature drama, feature comedy, half-hour or multi-cam pilot, one-hour pilot. One script per writer or team (two writers max); original and unproduced, not optioned or sold; scripts entered in past years aren't eligible; no writer name anywhere in the PDF; no generative AI. Entries through FilmFreeway only.
Prize / benefit	Each category winner: script reads and general meetings with industry professionals, coaching for those meetings, a live table read of a 15–20 minute excerpt, a 6-month ISAConnect membership, a month of the Stage 32 Writers Room plus a pitch session, and a 1-year Scriptation license. Runners-up get Save the Cat! books
Notes	Opened Oct 15, 2026. Early bird Nov 21, regular Dec 21, 2026; late Jan 22, 2027 (official FilmFreeway listing; hrts.org says applications are open). Notification May 24, 2027. Judged anonymously by the Los Angeles JHRTS Executive Board; individual comments on entries aren't released.
Last checked	Oct 29, 2026

Source: https://filmfreeway.com/JHRTSScriptCompetition2026-2027. Spot an error? Let us know by email.

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