See also General Filmmaker page. 
Contents:
- Writing
- Software
- Selling
- Databases
- Podcasts
- Screenwriters’ Fora
- Screenwriting Contests
- UK Agents accepting Screenwriter Submissions
- Books
The websites that hold the articles here, may also be of interest.
1. Writing
BBC Writers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/about
https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersroom
https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/opportunities/open-call
Viktoria Bezzeg on screenwriting for horror:
The Horror Scriptorium
https://www.youtube.com/@TheHorrorScriptorium
The Crypt Ledger
https://viktoriawrites.substack.com
CeltX
Script Format | A Beginner’s Guide to Screenplay Writing
Creative Screenwriting
https://www.creativescreenwriting.com
Euroscript – Co-founded by Fenella Greenfield
https://www.euroscript.co.uk
Filmmaker Tools: How to Format a Screenplay
https://www.filmmaker.tools/how-to-format-a-screenplay-everything-you-need-to-know
Final Draft
Resources
Freshmen Screenplay
Screenwriting Tone: The Definitive Guide
FutureLearn: Introduction to Screenwriting (free online course)
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/screenwriting
Go Into the Story
https://gointothestory.blcklst.com
Greenwich Screenwriters’ Group (London, UK)
https://www.meetup.com/greenwich-screenwriters-group
Highland 2 (screenwriting software, has free version)
https://highland2.app
Hollywood Script LLC
https://www.hollywoodscript.com
John August
https://johnaugust.com
In Development UK
https://indevelopmentuk.blogspot.com/p/mission.html
London Screenwriters’ Festival
https://www.londonscreenwritersfestival.com
Nashville Film Institute
Structure of a Screenplay: Everything You Need to Know
Reddit
Screenwriting forum
Screencraft
The Simple Guide to Writing Animated Screenplays
Everything Screenwriters Need to Know About Transitions
Screenplay Readers
How to Write Screenplay Action & Description Text
Screenwriters’ Rant Room
https://www.screenwritersrr.com
Screenwriter’s Utopia
https://www.screenwritersutopia.com
Script Angel – Writers’ Hub
https://scriptangel.com/writers-hub
Script Lab., The
Mastering the Art of Revising & Editing Your Screenplays
Script Magazine
https://www.scriptmag.com
Script Reader Pro.
16 Screenwriting Tips that Will Improve Your Script Today
The Script Readers (connects writers to actors)
https://thescriptreaders.com
Scriptapalooza competition
https://scriptapalooza.com
Soho Screenwriters
https://www.scriptconsultancy.com/3WhatWeDo/bi_WritersGroup.html
Story Architect (screenwriting software)
https://starc.app
StudioBinder
Film Theory
Write Movies
https://www.writemovies.com
Writers’ Guild of America West
https://www.wga.org
Writers’ Guild of Great Britain
https://writersguild.org.uk
Writers Write
https://www.writerswrite.com/screenwriter
Writing Chops
Podcasting screenwriter Chris Brennan shares tips:
https://www.youtube.com/@writing-chops/videos
2. Software
Arc Studio Pro
https://www.arcstudiopro.com
Celtx
https://www.celtx.com
Older Mac OS version free at:
https://archive.org/details/celtx-plus-2.9.7
Fade In
https://www.fadeinpro.com
Final Draft
https://www.finaldraft.com
Screenplay
https://screenplay.com
Storyboarder
https://wonderunit.com/storyboarder
3. Selling
BBC
Getting Your Screenplay Ready to Be Submitted
Done Deal Pro.
https://www.donedealpro.com
Filmmaker Magazine
15 Steps to Take After You Finish Your Script
Film on a Shoesting
How to Sell Your Story to Netflicks
Final Draft
You’ve Finished Your Screenplay. Now What?
Greenlight My Movie
https://www.greenlightmymovie.com
Screenplay pitch portal to US production companies
InkTip
https://www.inktip.com
Find screenplays & writers
Scott Kirkpatrick: Mastering the Pitch: How to Pitch Your (screenplay) Ideas Effectively (Film Courage on YouTube)
Krueger, Jacob: How to Sell Your Screenplay
Raindance
What to Do Once the Screenplay is Written
Rave Scripts
What to Do with a Finished Screenplay
Screencraft
How to Create the Ultimate Screenplay Pitch Deck
Script Mag.
7 Steps to Take Once You Finish Your First Screenplay
Script Mailer
How to Submit Your Script to Agents & Producers
Selling Your Screenplay
Ashley Meyers’s site
4. Databases
Black List, The
Black List Screenplay pool that gets ranked by film executives.
Raindance Screenplay Reading Service
Raindance offer a screenplay reading service and will provide feedback.
5. Podcasts
Tens of English language screenwriters’ podcasts are available.
Search for ‘screenwriter’ /’screenwriting’ in your podcast app. (e.g. Overcast).
One to get started:
The Successful Screenwriter with Geoffrey D. Calhoun
https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/podcast
6. Screenswriters’ Fora
BBC Writers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers
The Black Board
https://theblackboard.blcklst.com
Film Boards – Shop Talk for Writers
https://www.filmboards.com/board/49
Film School
https://www.filmschool.org/forums/screenwriting-discussions.190
Indie Talk Screenwriting Forum
https://www.indietalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=43
Reddit>Screenwriting
https://www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting
Scribe Lounge
https://scribelounge.com
Screenwriters’ Forum
http://screenwritersforum.org
Script Chat
https://scriptchat.blogspot.ca
Script Mother
https://www.scriptmother.com/screenwriting-forum
Script Shadow
https://scriptshadow.net
Simply Scripts
https://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl
Stage 32 Lounge
https://www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting
Write to Reel
https://writetoreel.com/forum/forum
Writing Forums
https://www.writingforums.org
7. Screenwriting Contests
Winning a screenplay contest can help to get your work noticed.
Austin Film Festival
https://austinfilmfestival.com/submit/screenplay-and-teleplay-submissions-2
Disney Talent Development
https://sites.disney.com/ctdi
Final Draft Big Break
https://www.finaldraft.com/big-break-screenwriting-contest
Launchpad
https://tblaunchpad.com
Nicholl Fellowship
https://www.oscars.org/nicholl
Screencraft
https://screencraft.org
Script Pipeline
https://scriptpipeline.com
Scriptapalooza
https://scriptapalooza.com
Sundance Writers’ Lab.
https://sundancescreenwritersintensive.submittable.com/submit
Warner Brothers Access
https://www.warner-access.com
We Screenplay
https://www.wescreenplay.com/contests
8. UK Agents Accepting Screenwriter Submissions
Curtis Brown
https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk
The Agency
https://theagency.co.uk
Independent Talent Group
https://www.independenttalent.com
Knight Hall Agency
https://www.knighthallagency.com
Peters, Fraser & Dunlop
https://petersfraserdunlop.com
Sayle Screenshot
https://www.saylescreen.com
Sheil Land Associates Ltd
https://www.sheilland.com
United Agents
https://www.unitedagents.co.uk
Watson, Little Ltd
https://www.watsonlittle.com
9. Books
Screenwriters write. Thus the long book list…
ABUSHWESHA, Farah:
Rocliffe Notes: A Professional Approach for Screenwriters & Writer-directors
(Oldcastle Books, 2014)
ARISTOTLE:
Poetics
(Penguin Classics, 1996)
BORK, Erik:
The Idea: The Seven Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction
(Overfall Press, 2018)
BOUTROS, Mark:
The Craft of Character: How to create deep and engaging characters your audience will never forget
(Mark Boutros, 2020)
DANCYGER, Ken et al:
Alternative Scriptwriting: Contemporary Storytelling for the Screen
(Rouledge, 2023)
DAVIS, Rib:
Writing Dialogue for Scripts
(Bloomsbury Academic, 2016)
DUNNIGAN, Brian:
Screenwriting is Filmmaking: The Theory and Practice of Writing for the Screen
(The Crowood Press, 2019)
EDGAR-HUNT Robert
Screenwriting
(AVA, 2009)
EGRI, Lajos:
The Art of Dramatic Writing
(Touchstone, 1972)
GARFINKEL, Asher:
Screenplay Story Analysis: The Art & the Business
(Allworth Press, 2007)
GASPARD, John:
Fast, Cheap & Written That Way – Top Screenwriters on Writing Low-budget Movies
(Ingram Spark, 2022)
GRODAL, Torben:
Embodied Visions: Evolution, Emotion, Culture & Film
(Oxford University Press, 2009)
FIELD, Syd:
The Definitive Guide to Screenwriting
(Ebury Press, 2003)
FIELD, Syd:
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
(Random House, 2005)
FIELD, Syd:
The Screenwriter’s Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problem
(Delta, 1998)
FIELD, Syd:
The Screenwriter’s Workbook: Excercises and Step-By-Step Instructions for Creating a Successful Screenplay
(Delta, 2007)
FULLER, Claire:
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook
(Bloomsbury, 2023) (check for current year)
GULINO, Paul:
Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach
(Continuum International Publishing, 2004)
GUYOT, Paul:
Kill the Dog: The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth
(Domestique Inc., 2023)
HARRIS, Charles:
Complete Screenwriting Course: A complete guide to writing, developing and marketing a script for TV or film
(Teach Yourself, 2014)
HICKS, Will:
The Screenwriter’s Workout: Screenwriting Exercises and Activities to Stretch Your Creativity, Enhance Your Script, Strengthen Your Craft and Sell Your Screenplay
(independently published, 2019)
HOWARD, David & MABLEY, Edward:
The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer’s Guide to the Craft & Elements of a Screenplay
(St Martin’s Press, 1996)
JEFFREYS, Stephen:
Playwriting: Structure, Character, How and What to Write
(Nick Hern Books, 2019)
JONES, Stewart:
Screenwriting in Final Draft
(independently published, 2020)
McKEE, Robert:
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
(Methuen, 1999)
MYERS, Scott:
The Protagonist’s Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling
(Palgrave MacMillan, 2022)
OBERG, Emmanuel:
Screenwriting Unchained: Reclaim Your Creative Freedom and Master Story Structure: Book 1 (With The Story-Type Method)
(Screenplay Unlimited Publishing, 2019)
OBERG, Emmanuel:
The Screenwriter’s Troubleshooter: The Most Common Screenwriting Problems and How to Solve Them: Book 2 (With the Story-Type Method)
(Screenplay Unlimited Publishing, 2019)
POWIS, Kevin:
Screenwriting Structure and Paradigms Broken Apart: A guide to the dark arts of screenplay structure
(independently published, 2023)
ROGAN, Michael:
Book 1: How to Write a Screenplay That Doesn’t Suck and Will Actually Sell: Your Ultimate, No-Nonsense Screenwriting 101 for Writing a Screenplay
(Scriptbully, 2018)
Book 2: How to Write a Movie Script with Characters that Don’t Suck
(Scriptbully, 2018)
Book 3: How to Write a Script With Dialogue That Doesn’t Suck: Your Ultimate, No-Nonsense Screenwriting 101 for Writing Screenplay Dialogue
(Scriptbully, 2018)
Book 4: Screenplay Format Made (Stupidly) Easy
(Scriptbully, 2018)
Book 5: How to Sell a Screenplay in the 21st Century: Your No-Nonsense Screenwriter’s Guide to Launching a Film Career
(Scriptbully, 2018)
SCHNELLHARDT, Laura:
Screenwriting for Dummies
(For Summies, 2022)
SEGER, Linda:
Making a Good Script Great
(Silman-James Press, 2010)
SEGER, Linda & RAINEY, John:
You Talkin’ to Me? – How to Write Great Dialogue
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2020)
SHERWOOD, Seth: The Scary Movie Writer’s Guide
(Independently Published, 2023)
SMITH, Perry & SANDERS, Eric:
SceneWriting: The Missing Manual for Screenwriters
(Bloomsbury, 2022)
SNYDER, Blake:
Save the Cat!: The Only Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2005)
STRUNK, William:
The Elements of Style
(Pearson, 1999)
TROTTIER, David:
The Screenwriter’s Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
(Silman-James, 2019)
TRUBY, John:
The Anatomy of Story
(Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2018)
VOGLER, Christopher:
The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers & Screenwriters
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2020)
WANG, Wallace:
How to Write a Great Script with FInal Draft 10
(Create Space Independent Publishing. 2016)
WRITERS’ JOURNALS:
Screenwriting Prompts: Inspiring Prompts to Spark Your Next Masterpiece: Screenwriting Inspiration Journal/Notebook for Writers and Film Students
(independently published, 2021)
YORKE, John:
Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
(Penguin, 2014)
ZACKS, Jeffrey:
Flicker: Your Brain on Movies
(Publisher not listed, 2015)
