QueerWrites celebrates LGBTQIA+ stories and the voices of LGBTQIA+ writers!

Best Short Screenplay
- Final Draft Screenwriting Software
- 12 month iPitch.tv subscription
- Festival Laurel

Best Feature Screenplay
- Final Draft Screenwriting Software
- 12 month iPitch.tv subscription
- Festival Laurel

Best Stage play
- Final Draft Screenwriting Software
- 12 month iPitch.tv subscription
- Festival Laurel

Best Student Short Screenplay
- 12 month iPitch.tv subscription
- Festival Laurel

Best Student Feature Screenplay
- 12 month iPitch.tv subscription
- Festival Laurel

10 Finalists
- 3 month iPitch.tv subscription
- Festival Laurel

- Submissions are open to anyone.
- Screenplays and stage plays must be UN-PRODUCED.
- The payment of an entrance fee is required.
- Entry fees are non-refundable.
- By submitting your screenplay or stage plays to QueerWrites you confirm it is your original work.
- QueerWrites will not be held responsible for any copyright issues or infringements.
- All screenplays and stage plays must be in English.
- By submitting your film you acknowledge that QueerWrites reserves the right to promote your screenplay and/or stage play and other social media links on our social media. (we will NOT publish your script)
- The internal jury of QueerWrites will select the winning screenplays.
- The screenplays are judged on the quality of the project.
- Entry does not guarantee acceptance into the festival.
- Winners will receive Festival Laurels and Digital Certificates.
- By Submitting to QueerWrites you agree to be put on our mailing list.
- The QueerWrites director has the right to make decisions about matters not provided by these rules.
- Rules and terms and conditions are subject to change at the discretion of QueerWrites.

By submitting you declare that you have understood, and agreed to the rules and terms of QueerWrites.

Waiver Codes
We have a set amount of waiver codes we give out each month. If you have emailed us and are awaiting a response please know we will respond, we are just staggering the codes each month.

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  • Taylor Pike

    Thank you so much to everyone at QueerWrites for awarding my script Honeysuckle as a 2021 Finalist! It means the world to me!

    March 2022
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    Response from festival:

    We're happy to hear you had a good experience Taylor! Thanks for the review :)

  • Lisa Bishop

    Thank you for selecting our short screenplay Catholic Dogs. Your acknowledgement has inspired us to raise the funds needed to produce this film. Great communication and very pretty laurel :-)

    February 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for the review Lisa and good luck with your production!!

  • Josh Currence

    A great contest, was fast and efficient and would love to be a part of it again.

    January 2021
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the review Josh!

  • I felt incredibly honored to have my script, Vincent and Paul: Unspoken Brotherhood, finish as a FINALIST. It was a pleasure to be a part of your contest. GREAT COMMUNICATION. Thank you, QueerWrites!

    Frank Hays
    Vincent and Paul: Unspoken Brotherhood.
    frankhays.com

    December 2020
  • I am thrilled to be a finalist of QueerWrites Festival with Jessie's game. The experience was wonderful - starring with submission process and ending with personal message from the organizers . Thank you again for your support and recognition of my work.

    December 2020