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Writer Resources

U. S. Copyright Office

The only way to completely protect your script is to copyright it.  A must site for every screenwriter.

Writers Store

You supply the talent, this store supplies the rest.

Screenwriter Tools

Another easy guide for screenwriting software and supplies.

Amazon

…because any book or DVD you really need you can find here for peanuts.

CanYouProofThis.com

Bad spelling, formatting, typos?  You write the story and they'll fix the rest.

Hollywood Creative Directory

You have the query letter ready, but don't know where to send it?  These guys have updated listings for every agent and manager alive.

Scriptblaster

For a reasonable fee, they 'blast' hundreds of e-mail query letters to agents and managers.

Screenwriter Organizations

www.wgaeast.org

www.wga.org

Official sites of the Writers Guild of America, West and East.

Script Marketplace

Inktip

A great networking site where writers, producers and agents come together.

Filmmakers.com

A long-standing film site that champions emerging artists.

Circalit

Connects talented, undiscovered writers to producers, publishers and lit agents.

Done Deal

Tracks film and television script sales and deals made in Hollywood.

MovieBytes

Comprehensive source of screenwriting contest news and marketing info.

Movie Sites

IMDB.com

A monolithic database containing detailed information on every film ever made.

Filmsite

An amazing site for classic movie fans, with greatest movie lists, quote lists, reviews, discussions and excellent film history links.

Drew's Script-O-Rama

A legendary movie site with a huge index of movie scripts available for free.

Rotten Tomatoes

Provides a score for each new movie release with the help of hundreds of top critics. 

Simply Scripts

The premier resource for scripts, screenplays and transcripts on the net.

The Weekly Script

A site for movie lovers and writers alike to come and read scripts in their proper format.

Writer Sites

Writing Room

An online community for writers.

ScriptLinks

Hundreds of links to sites related to every aspect of screenwriting.

FilmScriptWriting.com

A site for all things scriptwriting, concentrating on the art of the craft itself.

Indie Filmmaking

Filmmaker.com

Online resource for independent filmmakers, especially those on a tight budget.

Mandy.com

Trying to crew your film, raise financing or simply find a job on a film set?  Here's the site.

Magazines and Software

Hollywood Scriptwriter

Interviews and articles on the craft and business of screenwriting for film and television.

Creative Screenwriting

A fantastic magazine for screenwriters.

Scr(i)pt Magazine

A great screenwriting mag connected to Final Draft.

MovieMaker

Another killer movie magazine and much more.

Fade In

An in-depth film industry magazine.

Final Draft

The best scriptwriting software out there.

Screenplay Contests

Nicholl Fellowships In Screenwriting Competition

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

Austin Film Festival

Slamdance Screenplay and Teleplay Competition

Moondance International Film Festival

The British Short Screenplay Competition