Wisconsin's Own Screenplay Competition 2026 Deadline & Fees

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Quick facts: Wisconsin's Own Screenplay Competition (Season 4)'s early deadline is Nov 10, 2026; later deadlines include Jan 20, 2027 (late). Entry fee: Features, shorts and TV pilots: $20 early (Nov 10) / $30 regular (Dec 23) / $45 late (Jan 20, 2027); ISAConnect members $15 / $25 / $40; students $10 / $15 / $20. Checked Oct 22, 2026.

Wisconsin's Own Screenplay Competition (Season 4) details

Type	Contest
Organizer	Wisconsin Screenwriters' Symposium / International Screenwriters' Association
Next deadline	Nov 10, 2026
Late / final deadline	Jan 20, 2027
Fee	Features, shorts and TV pilots: $20 early (Nov 10) / $30 regular (Dec 23) / $45 late (Jan 20, 2027); ISAConnect members $15 / $25 / $40; students $10 / $15 / $20 (checked Oct 22, 2026)
Formats	feature, tv pilot, short
Eligibility	Only for writers with a Wisconsin connection: born in Wisconsin, current residents, former residents of one year or more, members of Wisconsin's First Nations, or students or alumni of a UW System school or other Wisconsin college or university. English only. Features 80–120 pages; half-hour pilots 22–26; hour pilots 45–63; shorts 20 pages or less.
Prize / benefit	Grand Prize: a live table read by actors on the UW–Madison campus (recorded for the writer), a one-hour meeting with a working producer and/or manager (must attend the Symposium), a logline review and an ISAConnect membership; every category winner also gets an ISAConnect membership
Notes	Early deadline Nov 10, 2026; regular Dec 23, 2026; late Jan 20, 2027 (official ISA contest page). Quarterfinalists Feb 11, semifinalists Feb 25, Grand Prize Mar 18, 2027; winners are announced as part of the Wisconsin Screenwriting Symposium.
Last checked	Oct 22, 2026

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