We encourage submissions from all genres. No particular genre has an edge. Our winner could be a typical mainstream movie, or a horror movie about mutant rutabagas or a romantic comedy based on the life of Ivan the Terrible. What our judges are looking for is a great story, compelling characters, and sharp dialogue. Submit your best work without regard to genre or budget.

Unlike some of our previous contests, the EXPO Screenplay Contest does accept adaptations, on one of two conditions: a) that the work is in the public domain, or b) that the author has the right to use the material and can provide written proof thereof. A good adaptation is just as hard to find as an original work, and we feel that these scripts should be given a shot.

Electronic submission is now Hollywood's industry standard. Your script can be reviewed much faster by every interested party and forwarded from one exec to another much faster. In other words, it is a big advantage to submit electronically.

Yes! Feel free to enter one script, or twenty—we'll read them all! Because judging is a subjective process, multiple submissions will be distributed to different readers to make sure that each script has an equal chance. Becuase judges evaluate each script separately, you must pay the same entry fee for each script. Best opening prizes if offered: Every script submitted by any "best opening" deadline is eligible for this prize. A single writer could conceivably win more than one "best opening" prize.