Grand prize worth over $17k including $5000 cash and a 12-month fellowship program.

CineStory is a national non-profit dedicated to nurturing emerging screenwriters through mentorship programs. Winners of our competition have gone on to pen films such as IRON MAN, THE CHILDREN OF MEN, BALLAST, KING OF CALIFORNIA and 11:14.

The top 20 writers of each year's competition are invited to the exclusive CineStory Writers' Retreat, a four-day intensive program held in the Fall.

Late deadline: February 15th, 2013

Entry fee: $65

Enter here: http://www.cinestory.org/alumni

For a peek inside the retreat, check out our YouTube channel cinestorytv and our free podcasts on iTunes.