Fictional Skies

So my TV Drama Spec script didn't pan out for a suitable Emmy scriptwriting competition entry. But a new script was decided a few months back and is almost done. It's a sixty page family drama and road trip type affair written specifically for the  Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award 2011 .  Every script starts out with the best intentions and has an ideal way forward. But due to various factors they can sometimes fail to materialise how and when you wish. However, this one arrived at the right time, took me by surprise, by the heart, and demanded (by way of emotional blackmail) to be written before anything else. I had to comply.  What begun as a fleeting glimpse of an unbreakable bond between two characters developed into a larger story and a collective journey of discovery. It's a story about the fragile but wondrous nature of childhood and family, the vicious inner workings of assumptions and fear, the destructive and irreversible...

Are you rewriting away at your competition entry or have only just heard of the competition? Either way, the deadline is in just under three weeks time on Friday 1st July 2011. If you're not aware of the annual script competition held by the Emmy Foundation ,  here are the details: Entry Requirements (Basic)  Entry is for non-American novice writers under the age of 30. To write a half-hour to one-hour television drama script (stand-alone or pilot). It must be for a family audience. Entries must be submitted by email to  foundation@iemmys.tv , and to include the following documentation: Submission Requirements The script attached as a .pdf, .doc, or .rtf file A summary of the script, totaling no more than 250 words, but no less than 100 words A signed copy of the entry/release form (scanned & emailed, or faxed to +1-212-489-6557) A one (1) page resume or biography of the writer New to the Competition? Maybe you already have a completed s...