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Screenwriter. A complex character in love with complex characters. I’m a blacklist 8, but an LA 6 😅 (gender am)bi(valent) ~experienced in loss~
Jan 8, 2022 13 tweets 5 min read
So earlier this week, I did a lil survey of the big screenwriting competitions to see which correlated best with moving forward in the biz: landing representation and paid work. Here's what I found (thread)

#screenwriting #pipelinewriters Out of 55 finalists across 6 contests, 22 landed a rep or paid work after the contest (that's 40%). 7 of those writers (13% of all finalists) now have the makings of a screenwriting career. Before I get into how each contest did, a lil word on methodology