Preparing & Polishing Writers for their Career. Get Read. Get Notes. Get Noticed. Break in.
The New Standard in Writing Competitions
The Launch Pad Competitions have led to more signings, success stories, and careers than any other screenwriting competition. We advocate for all of our Top 100 finalists, working with them to share their writing with the exact right industry members.
Pilot Competition
Enter the competition that has helped more writers than any other, including dozens of writers staffed on hit shows for Netflix, CBS, NBC and more.
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Feature Competition
Enter now to join The Launch Pad’s tradition of writer success, including projects sold to Netflix, Paramount, and more. Plus, seven bidding wars!
Opening again next season
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Prose Competition
The Launch Pad Prose Competition has led to twelve published books and projects set up with Showtime, Laura Dern, Ridley Scott, Fox and more.
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Helping Hundreds of Screenwriters
No competition will do more to help all of their finalists take the next steps in their careers, and no competition has had as much success in helping writers break into the industry. Check out some of these recent accomplishments!
Ray Gettman Bush
Guaranteed Signing, 2021 Pilot Competition
Traction Attached to Produce LP Script, Signed with Recon Literary
Taylor Hopkins
Top 10, Launch Pad Feature Competition
Signed with agent David Boxerbaum at Verve
Eleanor Cho
Top 50, 2021 Launch Pad Pilot Competition
Signed with Romark Entertainment
Laura Ranney
Top 10, 2020 Launch Pad Feature Competition
Signed with Romark Entertainment
Find Out What Industry Readers Actually Think About Your Script
Get a peek behind the curtain of Hollywood with our studio-style script coverage and notes that provide constructive, straightforward, and professional feedback for experienced writers from readers who work for the studios, production companies, and agencies that make today’s content.
Development Notes
Perfect your script with focused feedback.
from $125
Honest feedback for experienced writers.
Not for beginners, or early drafts.
Includes
• Grid with scores
• 3+ pages of notes
• Suggested logline
Studio Coverage
Discern market quality from top studio readers.
from $125
Insights into how studios will view your script.
For polished, final drafts.
Includes
• Grid with scores
• 1-2 pages of notes
• Suggested logline
• 1-2 page synopsis
• Character breakdown
• Marketing comparison list
• Follow-up question for reader
• Eligible for LP Recommends
Learn Strategies for Success
Check out our writing blog, which has dozens of interviews, profiles and articles to give insight into the business of screenwriting and advice on breaking into the industry.
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Take a look at our Launch Pad Management Guide, highlighting twenty of the top management companies in Hollywood.
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