Grand Prize: $20,000 Cash Plus Access And Script And Marketing Help 

• $20,000 cash
• Creative Screenwriting Media campaign : campaign includes a Creative Screenwriting Magazine article, a press release to help promote your win to industry professionals and media outlets, email blast to the Creative Screenwriting promotional list ($4,000 estimated promotional value).
• Direct Industry Exposure : Winning script sent to over 300 agents, managers, and development executives who have requested it. $3,000 in estimated marketing and promotional value.
• Direct Industry Exposure At Expo Pitchfest : The 2011 winners and runners-up will be announced and awards bestowed on the first evening of the Screenwriting Expo. Then, the winners can then pitch their scripts to production companies, agents, and managers as bvrand-new winners at the Golden Pitch Fest. For purposes of offering a dollar value, we'll state --this is an estimated $3,000 worth of targeted publicity value to the Grand Prize winner.
• Travel Expenses To 2011 Expo : Coach advance-purchase air fare (maximum $300) and up to three nights' single room at an Expo participating hotel to attend The 2011 Screenwriting Expo. (No substitutions. For example, winner would not be paid cash in lieu of these travel expenses, nor reimbursed for the cost of a stay at a hotel other than Expo hotel, nor allowed to substitute a future year. Prize void if not used in 2011.) Value: up to $680.
• Expo Gold Pass : 2011 Screenwriting Expo Gold Pass (or reimbursement--$300 value; no substitutions)
• Five 2011 Golden Pitch Festival tickets or refunds if already purchased. $125 value; no substitutions).
• Screenwriting School In A Box : A full set of all 60 Creative Screenwriting DVDs ($718 value)
• Subscription : Free one-year subscription to Creative Screenwriting Magazine ($24 value)

Each Of Four Genre Prize Winners Receives $2,500 Plus Additional Prizes

• $2,500 in cash
• Creative Screenwriting Media campaign : A press release to help promote your win to industry professionals and media outlets, email blast to the Creative Screenwriting promotional list. ($2,000 value to each Genre Prize winner)
• Direct Industry Access : Winning script, synopsis, and logline sent to over 300 agents, managers, and development executives. ($2,000 in estimated promotional value to each Genre Prize winner).
• Direct Industry Exposure At Expo Pitchfest : The 2011 winners and runnersup will be announced and awards bestowed on the first evening of the Screenwriting Expo. Then, the winners can then pitch their scripts to production companies, agents, and managers at the Golden Pitch Fest.( $3,000 worth of targeted publicity $1,000 in value to each Genre prize winner
• Travel Expenses To 2011 Expo : Coach advance-purchase air fare (maximum $300) and up to three nights' single room at an Expo participating hotel to attend The 2011 Screenwriting Expo. (No substitutions. For example, winner would not be paid cash in lieu of these travel expenses, nor reimbursed for the cost of a stay at a hotel other than Expo hotel, nor allowed to substitute a future year. Prize void if not used in 2011.) Value: up to $670 per winner.
• Expo Basic Pass : Free 2011 Screenwriting Expo Basic Pass (or reimbursement--$100 value per winner; no substitutions)
• Two FIVE 2011 Golden Pitch Festival Tickets (or refund if already purchased; $125 value; no substitutions).
• Screenwriting School In A Box : A full set of all 60 Creative Screenwriting DVDs ($718 value)
• Subscription : Free one-year subscription to Creative Screenwriting Magazine ($24 value)
• Additional prizes : more prizes may be added as more sponsors are added.

Suzanne's Prize For Best Love Story: $2,000 Cash

• $2,000 cash
• Media campaign : campaign includes a Creative Screenwriting Magazine article, a press release to help promote your win to industry professionals and media outlets, email blast to the Creative Screenwriting promotional list.
• Expo pass : A free basic pass to The 2011 Screenwriting Expo, a $100 value.
• Two FIVE 2011 Golden Pitch Festival Tickets (or refund if already purchased; $125 value; no substitutions).
• A Standard Analysis from COVERAGE INK. ($129 value) :
• Direct Industry Exposure At Expo Pitchfest : The 2011 winners and runners-up will be announced and awards bestowed on the first evening of the Screenwriting Expo. Then, the winners can then pitch their scripts to production companies, agents, and managers at the Golden Pitch Fest. ( $1,000 in value to Suzanne's Prize winner)
• 60 Screenwriting DVDs : A free "Screenwriting School In A Box," the set of all 6 Creative Screenwriting DVDs on the business and craft of screenwriting, a $718 value.
• Subscription : A free subscription to Creative Screenwriting Magazine, a $30 value.
• Direct Industry Access : The winning script, synopsis, and logline will be sent to 300+ producers, agents, and managers who have asked to see all the 2011 prize winners. Estimated promotional value: $2,000

Two $1,000 Cash Television Script Prizes

Prizes of $1,000 each will be offered for the best hour-long and best half-hour television scripts. Writers will also be included in the distribution of winning scripts, loglines, and synopses to studios, production companies, agents, and managers and will be included in the publicity prizes (see the Access Prizes page for details).

$1,000 Cash to Best Comedy Screenplay: LOL Award

Whoever wrote "Make 'em laugh!" knew that it's easier said than done. People love to laugh, and good comedy will always sell. The comedic screenplay is one of the most profitable markets in Hollywood. The winner of this award will be given the opportunity to have their screenplay exposed to legitimate industry executives.

$500 Cash for Reality TV Category

This is your opportunity to pitch your Reality TV show TV idea/ concept with a Reality Show Producer. We are looking for a one page treatment that outlines your best Reality TV, Docu-Series, Game Show, Drama Series, Talk/Variety, Documentary, Mini-Series or Life Story Right idea. The winner will have a one on one meeting with Reality producer Michael Swerdlick and the possible to pitch his/her idea with possible production or development deal.

Michael Swerdlick has written and produced feature films - Can't Buy Me Love, Love Don't Cost A Thing, TV series - Doogie Howser, MD, Beverly Hills, 90210, TV movies -The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Whereabouts of Jenny, straight to video movies - several OLSEN TWINS/Warner Brothers productions, and "reality shows" - Confessions Of A Teen Idol and The In-Laws (currently in production).

Michael has relationships with all the studios, networks and most cable networks. Still actively writing scripts, he has also been very involved in the "reality TV" area the past two years, selling three shows he's created.

$500 Cash For Short Screenplay Category

* One winner will receive the $500 top prize plus a 1-year subscription to Creative Screenwriting.

Four Grand Prize Runners-up Receives $250 Cash

• Media campaign : campaign includes a press release to help promote your win to industry professionals and media outlets, email blast to the Creative Screenwriting promotional list. (estimated $1,000 value to each runner-up)
• Direct Industry Access : Script, synopsis, and logline sent to over 300 agents, managers, and development executives who have requested it. Estimated promotional value: $1,000 for each runner-up.
• Expo Basic Pass : Free Basic Pass to the 2011 Expo (or reimbursement--$100 value per winner; no substitutions)
• One Free Golden Pitch Ticket (or refund if already purchased; $25 value; no substitutions).
• Creative Screenwriting Magazine subscription : one-year subscription or renewal; $30 value.

Top 20 Semifinalists Receive Non-Cash Prizes Worth Estimated $420 Each

• Media campaign: you will be mentioned in a press release to help promote your win to industry professionals and media outlets, email blast to the Creative Screenwriting promotional list (estimated $250 value to each runner-up).
• Direct Industry Access : Synopsis and logline sent to over 300 agents, managers, and development executives. Estimated promotional value: $250 for each semifinalist.