Script Frenzy Stop Watching and Start Writing
What is Script Frenzy?
Script Frenzy is an international writing event in which participants take on the challenge of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April. As part of a donation-funded nonprofit, Script Frenzy charges no fee to participate. There are also no valuable prizes awarded or "best" scripts singled out. Every writer who completes the goal of 100 pages is victorious and awe-inspiring and will receive a handsome Script Frenzy Winner's Certificate and web icon proclaiming this fact.
Even those who fall short of the page goal will be applauded for making a heroic attempt. Really, you have nothing to lose—except that nagging feeling that there's a script inside you that may never get out.
THE BIG QUESTIONS
Who: You and everyone you know. No experience required.
What: 100 pages of original scripted material in 30 days. (Screenplays, stage plays, TV shows, short films, and graphic novels are all welcome.)
When: April 1 - 30. Every year. Mark your calendars.
Where: Online and in person (if you want!). Hang out in the forums, join your fellow participants at write-ins, and make friends by adding writing buddies online.
Why: Because you have a story to tell. Because you want a creative challenge. Because you’ll be disappointed if you missed out on the adventure. Because you need to make time for you.
How: Sign up. Tell everyone that you are in the Frenzy. Clear your calendar. (US participants: Get your taxes done now!) Start some wrist exercises. Have fun!
THE FIVE RULES OF SCRIPT FRENZY
1) To be crowned an official Script Frenzy winner, you must write a script (or multiple scripts) of at least 100 total pages and verify this tally on ScriptFrenzy.org.
2) You may write individually or with a partner. Writing teams will have a 100-page total goal for their co-written script or scripts.
3) Script writing may begin no earlier than 12:00:01 AM on April 1 and must cease no later than 11:59:59 PM on April 30, local time.
4) You may write screenplays, stage plays, TV shows, short films, comic book and graphic novel scripts, adaptations of novels, or any other type of script your heart desires.
5) You must, at some point, have ridiculous amounts of fun.
WHAT CAN YOU WRITE FOR SCRIPT FRENZY?
- A play.
- A graphic novel.
- A film.
- An episode (or more) of your favorite TV show.
- An episode or more of an original TV show.
- A fanfic that you’d like to be visual.
- An adaptation of your favorite book.
- An adaptation of your NaNoWriMo novel.
Basically, you can write whatever you want to write as long as it is in script form!
THE ALBUQUERQUE FRENZIERS: A LOCAL SCRIPT FRENZY GROUP
The ABQ Frenziers are those in the Albuquerque area who have chosen (wisely or unwisely, sanely or insanely) to participate in Script Frenzy. This means that we each plan to write a 100-page script in April. Click here to go to the regional forum to find out about local in person activities United States -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque As I am one of the two Municipal Liaisons for ABQ, feel free to contact me if you have questions!
SUPPORTING SCRIPT FRENZY
Cost: FREE!!
Script Frenzy and Script Frenzy Young Writers Program are both projects of the Office of Letters and Light. They’re a tiny 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Oakland, CA with an oversized mission to help kids and adults discover their creative potential.
Our local events, Script Frenzy and National Novel Writing Month, are free and financed almost entirely through donations from participants.
To donate or to read about where and how donations are spent, please visit.
