Australian Writers Guild

http://www.awg.com.au/

British Film Institute

http://www.bfi.org.uk/

Information on the UK film industry.

Playwrights Union of Canada

http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/pgc/main.asp

Writers Guild of America

http://www.wga.org

The official website of the WGA, with valuable advice and information on the art and craft of professional screenwriting for film, television, and interactive projects.

Writers Guild of Canada

http://www.writersguildofcanada.com/

Writers' Guild of Great Britain

http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/index.html

Coverscript Resources

http://www.coverscript.com/links.html

A variety of screenwriting articles, tips and links.

Create Your Screenplay

http://www.createyourscreenplay.com/writershelp.htm

Hosted by Barry Pearson, this site offers a wealth of tips and articles on screenwriting, including format, genres, dialogue and more.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine

http://www.creativescreenwriting.com

Interviews with screenwriters, plus other resources. Now offers a free daily e-mail newsletter; sign up under "CS Daily."

Emotional Toolbox

http://www.emotionaltoolbox.com

This site offers a variety of screenwriting resources, including a detailed "character map" exercise and a free newsletter.

From FADE IN through FADE OUT

http://members.aol.com/anniraff/contents.htm

The complete text of a book on screenwriting, available free.

How to Write a Screenplay

http://www.visualwriter.com/descript.htm

A free downloadable e-book discussing how to write a screenplay "from planning an idea through developing a plot to finishing the play." For Windows only.

Inside Film Magazine Online: Screenwriting

http://www.insidefilm.com/screenwriting.html

A list of conferences and other events for screenwriters.

London Script Consultancy

http://www.londonscriptconsultancy.com/7Resource/7Resource.html

The resource section of this site is packed with useful links; check out the list of screenwriting publications! Also don't be fooled by the word "tuition" in the menu; this is actually a link to a list of helpful screenwriting sites.

Now Playing

http://www.wga.org/subpage.aspx?id=98

Newsletter produced by the Writers Guild of America for screenwriters.

Online Communicator

http://www.online-communicator.com/toppage.html

Links to a variety of screenwriting resources.

PitchFest

http://www.pitchfest.com/index.shtml

Website for PitchFest, an opportunity to pitch TV and movie ideas, held annually in Los Angeles, New York and Canada.

Screen Daily

http://www.screendaily.com

UK's screenwriting trade magazine.

Screenplay Coverage Criteria

http://www.abbotmanagement.com/screenplaycoverage.php

A screenplay evaluation firm has posted its criteria and key analysis points for screenplays.

Screenwriter's Club

http://www.topica.com/lists/screenwritersclub/

A group for new and experienced screenwriters.

Screenwriter's Master Chart

http://members.aol.com/maryjs/scrnrite.htm

What's Supposed to Happen - When? A Summary of Various Script Breakdowns and Systems. This interesting chart lets you know that in a 120-page script, "Point of No Return" should occur by page 60.

Screenwriters Online

http://www.screenwriter.com/

Classes, script analysis, screenplays, newsletter and more.

Screenwriter's Web

http://breakingin.net

Lenore Wright's site, including tutorials, articles, market news, columns, interviews, and other resources, plus a free newsletter.

Screenwriting Basics

http://www.geocities.com/cdeemer/Screen.htm

Charles Deemer's list of top things that screenwriting students need to know.

Screenwriting and Playwriting Contests

http://www.writing-world.com/contests/index.shtml

Search Writing-World.com's contest database for screenwriting and scriptwriting contests.

Screenwriting Contests and Markets

http://www.moviebytes.com/directory.cfm

Screenwriting Tips

http://www.screenplaynotes.com/screenwriting_tips/

A variety of articles by Gordy Hoffman.

Scriptapalooza

http://www.scriptapalooza.com

A variety of resources and links, including screenwriting contests.

ScriptLinks

http://members.shaw.ca/any-word/scriptlinks.htm

A collection of screenwriting resources "with a Canadian bias".

ScriptNurse

http://scriptnurse.com/wcms/index.php

A site offering a variety of articles and resources; the highlight is its discussion forum section, which offers forums on a wide range of screenwriting topics.

Scriptologist

http://www.scriptologist.com

A new how-to magazine for screenwriters.

Tips for Getting Your Script Past the Gatekeepers

http://www.asvw.com/articles/08/14.html

Advice from a story analyst to any writer hoping for "that big break."

Author Link

http://www.authorlink.com

Author-Network.com: Agents

http://www.author-network.com/agents.html

Canadian Authors' Association: Canadian Writer's Guide

http://www.canauthors.org/pubs.html

Hollywood Creative Directory

http://www.hcdonline.com/

Source of the Script Sales Agency List.

OzLit

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/agents.html

Agents and screenwriting resources in Australia.

Writer's Guild of America agent directory

http://www.wga.org

Click the "list of agents" link in the left column.

Film Tracker

http://www.filmtracker.com

Hollywood Script Readers Digest

http://www.screenscripts.com

Rights Marketplace

http://www.authorlink.com/

Screenplayers

http://www.screenplayers.net

Screenwriters Market

http://www.screenwritersmarket.com/

Screenwriters Utopia

http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/

The Daily Script

http://www.dailyscript.com

Internet Script Database

http://www.iscriptdb.com

MovieBytes

http://www.moviebytes.com

Script-O-Rama

http://www.script-o-rama.com

FlashPlay

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flashplay/

For writers of short-short plays.

Playwright's Center

http://www.pwcenter.org/

Offers classes, conferences, grants, workshops, residencies and other benefits.

Playwrights Union of Canada

http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/pgc/main.asp

Playwriting Seminars

http://www.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/seminar.html

Free "seminars" on the content, structure, craft, format, and business of writing plays, plus links to plays and contests.

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