Attention, Writers - This is important.

It's important, because the Scripts and Screenplays gallery is 99.9% full of crap.

This is a terrible state of affairs, and one which we, TheCabalists, aim to amend by offering you all a chance to win $US20 worth of points. How?

We are holding a competition.

This competition entails writing a three-act play.

One which, hopefully, will brighten the ghastly gloom of Scripts and Screenplays a little, as well as bringing you vast acclaim and much applause for making that gallery suck a little less. Oh, and $20 worth of points.

Never written a play? Never fear. It's not that hard. This series of articles should get you started.

Of course, there are rules to this competition, the non-observance of which will lead to the disqualification of your play, so read carefully:

The Hows & Whens


The play will consist of three acts. More, if you like, but NO LESS.

Entries MUST have been written specifically for this competition. If we even smell resubmission of an older piece, it'll be disqualified.

All submissions MUST be in either:

- Standard US Stageplay Format,

or

- Standard UK Stageplay Format


Submission Content: Pay Attention Here

Nobody will die, and especially no one will commit suicide, in the range of your play.

There will be no blatant racial commentary.

It will be unacceptable to write a "Critique of the American Dream".

  You can't lambast marriage and call it social commentary.

NO ELIZABETHAN ENGLISH. NO ELIZABETHAN ENGLISH EVAR.


Submission Details

The DUE DATE is 31st August, 2010. No late entries will be considered.

Please NOTE your submission to salshep by midnight, EST, on the due date.

The winner will be announced in a news by September 21.


Entries which meet Gallery standards will be offered a place in TheCabalists Gallery, which is reserved for works of particular merit.

Here's your chance to have your work lauded by all, win money, and save a sick and sorry literature category from collapsing under the weight of its own lame. How epic.

Donations of prizes toward this act of heroism will be gratefully accepted.

Have fun!