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Submission Check List - Mail Submission

Check off the items below. (This list need not be sent when submitting the play)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
____ Postmark on, or before, June 30.
____ Application completely filled out, signed, and sent with Script.

____ Mail-Submission Intake # is written in the upper right corner of the script.
____ Script is securely bound (no clips), preferably not in a spiral or hard cover 
          loose leaf binder.  Prefer
Oxford Clear-Front Report Covers.
____ Full Contact Information is on the cover/title page:

         Title, Writer, Address, Phone #, Email Address, Agent-if applicable
____ Brief Synopsis of the play, no longer than 1/2 page, bound into script. **
____ Under the Synopsis, a two sentence Log Line.
____ Script pages are numbered.
____
Brief Character Descriptions, bound into script. **

____ Settings, bound into script. **
____ Set Requirements, bound into script. **

____ If multiple settings, include list of Scenes and their Settings, bound into script. **
____ SASP (Self-Addressed Stamped Postcard) included, only if you want script 
          receipt notification.
          Write the name of the play on the postcard along with the contest name.
____ Payment has been made, either by Certified Check or PayPal/Credit Card.
____ If paying by check: enclose a CERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER
____ The script is less than 90 pages
(
U.S. Stage Play Format) & under 2 hours.
          One inch margins top, bottom and sides; font size similar to Courier 12.
          (Stage Play Format preferred though NOT required)

____ Application is signed
____ Script and Application are mailed to the address provided.

IMPORTANT ... PLEASE NOTE:

Submission materials will NOT be returned.

DO NOT submit the original script; submit a copy.

DO NOT include any other materials such as press clippings or a biography.

Scripts longer than 2 hours or 90 pages (Stage Play Format) will be disqualified.

**If you do not have a way to fasten the Synopsis, Character Description, Set Requirements, List of Scenes and their Settings, you may staple them behind the cover page.


Any paperwork NOT bound into the script will be filed with the Application Form and will not be considered in the evaluation process.


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