🚨 New feature alert!! 🚨
Introducing our brand new Writer Search and Messaging Feature! This new feature allows writers on Coverfly to reach out to each other to chat, ask questions, and build communities where feedback is welcomed.
Let's explore! ⬇️
It's National Screenwriters Day!!
This community keeps us going so today we're offering a writer's lift. Comment with a link to your Coverfly profile and connect with other writers! ⬇️
We'll pick five writers at random for a prize (Coverfly shirt, hat or maybe even...a pen 🖋️ )
🚨 New feature alert! 🚨
Introducing Industry Mandates:
Writers can now see requests from studios, showrunners, producers & managers looking for specific material....and submit projects to them directly on Coverfly.
Do you have a project that fits? 👀
👋 It's us again, looking for writers.
Tag a
#screenwriter
who has a unique life experience (& a great Coverfly profile)!
Climbed Mount Everest, survived a plane crash, grew up in a haunted house, etc? We want those writers!
We'll pick at least one to be mentored by our team.
Hey
#screenwriters
We want to celebrate your wins. Anytime you have good news, tag us or use
#CoverflyCommunity
& we'll share.
For example, you:
got staffed
broke story
got great feedback
got a request for your script
Doesn't matter how big or small. Let's celebrate together 🎉
[Coverfly] sent introductory letters for me to managers, gave me advice, and hyped me up many times on social media which has brought buzz and attention to my work."
Coverfly Endorsed Writer,
@JLisaJay
, signed with a literary manager at Elixir Entertainment 🎉
Her advice? ⬇️
Writers no longer have to live in LA or NY to be discovered, nor do they have to win screenwriting competitions.
Here's how we are using data to connect undiscovered
#screenwriting
talent with industry professionals.
Our Industry Team says there's an appetite for:
a) grounded sci-fi films set in few locations & w/little CGI (bunkers, anyone?)
b) horror films set in one or two locations
Our ask this week? A contained female-led thriller script. Reply with a link to your Coverfly project 😉
Hollywood support staff!
Our Writer Dev team wants to mentor you.
If your goal is to be a screenwriter or TV writer, and you are currently working as an admin assistant, PA, coordinator, etc., post your Coverfly profile below.
We will pick at least one writer 🎉
#IALivingWage
New opportunity! Now searching for SHOWRUNNER recommendations. ⬇️
Looking for a writer who is ready to jump into show running to help create a high concept + grounded worldbuilding screenplay for an adapted YA novel.
Know someone who is right for this? DM us or comment.
Tag a fellow
#screenwriter
you've worked with this year and brag for them. Did you read a script of theirs that was 🤯 ? Did they place in a competition? Did they help you through a difficult time? ANYTHING!
Let's celebrate the good parts of 2021: each other!
Happy
#NationalScreenwritersDay
!
Let's celebrate! Tag a screenwriter who has a project that everyone should read, and let us know what makes it great.
We'll choose ten writers from the comments to receive a Coverfly t-shirt 👕
It's been a hard year - let's celebrate our wins!
What have you accomplished since March 2020? Wrote a feature? Expanded your Twitter community? Took time for yourself? Simply survived? ✋
We will retweet every answer. Let's give us all a boost.
#writerslift
#WritingCommunity
We are so excited to welcome
@SuzanneGriffin1
to our mentorship program in partnership with
@acttwowriters
! She will be working with Mark Mazur 🎉
Check back this month for the next opportunity for FREE mentorship!
Details on the program:
#CoverflyCommunity
Three separate requests from our industry team:
1)
#screenwriters
skilled at adapting Intellectual Property
2) Writers with animated TV samples
3) Diverse
#TVwriters
who have writers room experience
If you fit any of these, comment w/your Coverfly profile!
In the last week, our team has heard that industry members are looking for Asian American, Pacific Islander and/or indigenous writers with several samples.
We'd love to widen our pool of writers to send out for these requests - is this you? Drop your Coverfly profile link ⬇️
Want free
#script
feedback? After months of development, we've got a new service you might like. Try it out and let us know what you think!
Announcing coverflyX: A Peer-to-Peer Script Notes Exchange:
#screenwriting
#scriptnotes
#coverflyX
Hey
#screenwriters
, time to brag!
What achievement are you most proud of so far this year?
Could be accolades, starting a new job, finishing a new script, or even just making it to April 😂
Tag someone and brag for them if you don't want to brag about yourself.
According to the studios and reps we connected with during Pitch Week:
Hollywood wants high-concept features with original ideas. They want concepts that are THEATRICAL-WORTHY. Action comedies are also heating up...
Think
#FreeGuy
Have one? Post your Coverfly profile ⬇️
Congrats to the finalists selected for Spring 2022 Pitch Week! 🎉
These writers met industry mandates given to our team and this list is now out to our network of industry professionals who will select writers they want to meet with.
Stay tuned! 👀
Wooo lots of industry downloads yesterday, huh?
Which means lots of scripts getting read soon because of Coverfly 😊
Our team has some follow up calls to make this week 🙌 👀
Hey
#screenwriters
!
We're looking for a Korean-American writer for a gender swapped NOTTING HILL.
A high school girl finds out the exchange student living in her home is actually a huge KPOP star.
Do you fit the bill? Comment with your Coverfly profile or DM us!
.
@BrendaLePage5
signed an option agreement with a production company. 🎉
"After sharing my script with a producer, Coverfly connected us for a general meeting. I'm now working with the producer. It's amazing to collaborate with someone who believes in my script and talent."
Pitch week calendar invites have gone out to all those selected by industry professionals for meetings next week!
Our team is currently scheduling 235 meetings between writers and industry professionals - the most we've ever done 🤯
Can't wait to see what comes next!
Hey
#screenwriters
! An industry pro reached out to us and is looking for:
A Mexican-American rom-com writer for a ✨ major family film network ✨ who can write off treatment for a write-for-hire film. Project is in active development.
Comment if this is you or someone you know!
Hot tip from our team (who talk to industry members daily):
Staffing season is slowly wrapping up, reps are hunting for the last openings and will soon be more receptive to bringing in new clients.
So, you know...keep getting yourself out there. Now more than ever.
Hi 👋
First of all,
#WGAStrong
A reminder that you can control your work's privacy and download settings on Coverfly. Keep your project discoverable and opt to approve every download request, or set your project to private.
Step-by-step instructions:
Our
@acttwowriters
Mentor for July is Jeremy Kaufman!
He'd like to mentor a green writer who wants to work in TV - one-hour genre based pilots preferred but not required.
Comment w/ your Coverfly profile to be considered.
Hurry! Submissions accepted until Tues June 28th 5pm PT
If you weren't selected for Pitch Week, remember:
✔️Our team had VERY specific mandates
✔️Your work still matters
✔️Keep getting yourself out there
✔️Above all, keep writing
You never know when your voice will resonate.
Keep your eyes peeled for more opportunities 👀
📣 Now accepting mentorship applications! The March mentor for our
@acttwowriters
mentorship is Erica Schreiber! 📣
Erica is looking to mentor a genre-focused feature film writer.
Think you're a match? Comment with your Coverfly profile by Fri 2/24 at 9pm PT. ⬇️
Earlier today, we posted a tweet asking writers what they were working on. A handful of writers objected, not wanting any ideas stolen. We’ve decided to delete the tweet, and will be more sensitive to tweeting conversation-starters like this in the future.
👋
#CoverflyCommunity
Nominate a
#screenwriter
to be mentored by our development team!
Tag a
#writer
who is ready to take the next step in their career & has a stellar Coverfly profile.
We're looking for screenwriters with a background in science & the samples to prove it!
MASSIVE congratulations to Coverfly writer
@WriteChrisWrite
, who sold his short story to Netflix after a bidding war.
"Coverfly helped me refine my profile, prepped me for calls, and set up the intro that led me to signing with my manager."
Read more:
📣 The February mentor for our (free) Act Two mentorship is Corey Deshon.
He's looking to mentor a BIPOC writer who would also like to direct and/or produce. Prefers drama/thriller or scripts with a magical realism spin.
Comment w/your Coverfly profile to be considered ⬇️
Hey
#screenwriters
- us again, looking for some recs!
Looking for a low-budget comedy feature ideally with a familiar hook. Maybe a 4//20 premise...?
Who's got one? Comment with a link to your Coverfly profile and we'll reach out if it's a fit!
Our
@acttwowriters
Mentor for May is
@scottbarkan
!
He's looking to mentor a feature writer working with character-driven genre material. Open to crime/drama, horror, action, sci-fi, etc.
Comment with a link to your Coverfly profile to be considered for this free opportunity!
Our
@ActTwoWriters
Mentor for June is Amanda Toye!
She would like to mentor a female-identifying writer, preferably with a focus in writing genre content. Submissions will be accepted until Friday 5/27 3pm PT.
Comment with your Coverfly profile to be considered!
"Get comfortable talking about your work...At some point, someone is going to ask you what you write..you need to be able to put your enthusiasm into words.
Congrats to
@ditty1013
, who signed w/ a literary manager at 5X Media after working w/Coverfly and
@roadmapwriters
🎉
Just got word that something fun is dropping early next week...something that has to do with writers and industry exposure...
I can't say more, but it's a pretty fun way to celebrate our Coverfly writing community!
Keep your eyes on our social channels 👀
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. It is our shame and our loss when we discourage people from being creative.”
- Maya Angelou
Congratulations, Robin!
"Write the story you want to tell. Even if there are other stories around the same subject, your voice is unique. No one’s going to write it the same way you are, so go for it. Follow your passion." -
@robinfusco
👏
Such great perspective!
7 Unusual Ways to Describe Characters in Your Script
1) Posture & how they carry themselves
2) Hygiene, personal or otherwise
3) Depth of physical/emotional reactions
4) Habitual activities
5) Where their attention goes
6) The company they keep
7) Epithets & strange unique facts
Listen up,
#screenwriters
! 👂
We have an industry user looking for an earnest kid's show. Think Bluey or Peppa Pig, not curriculum-based.
Do you have a sample that fits? Drop your (free) Coverfly profile in the comments by 9am PT on Thurs Oct 20th for consideration. ⬇️
Hi writers! 2023 was...a year. While at times it definitely felt more down than up, here's looking forward toward an optimistic 2024. There's great stuff coming, our team can feel it.
In the meantime, let's celebrate the top 10 screenplays on Coverfly's Red List this year. 🧵
Congrats
@drerinmac
who signed with a literary agent at WPA!
"Coverfly reached out to me due to my unique background and some of the successes I’d had with my scripts. [T]hey endorsed me and helped facilitate a number of meetings...One of those was with my current agent!"
📣 Now accepting mentorship applications! Our
@acttwowriters
Mentor for May is Jeremy Kaufman!
He'd like to mentor a TV writer with drama samples.
Think you're a match? Comment with your Coverfly profile by Tuesday, April 25th to be considered. ⬇️
The 2023 List of Lists is here!
Go check out the amazing writers and projects featured in our yearly wrap up of the best selections of studio fellowships, Final Draft's Big Break, Nicholl, Black List, and more.
PLUS four Coverfly categories:
📣 Now accepting applications! The January mentor for our (free) Act Two mentorship is Michael Sherman!
He's looking to mentor an aspiring feature writer, with special emphasis in the sci-fi/fantasy realm. Think you're a match? Comment your Coverfly profile to be considered ⬇️
We've made it easy to find and enter the top screenwriting competitions of 2019.
Here's a free deadline calendar so you don't miss your opportunity!
Top Screenwriting Competitions of 2019 – Calendar of Dates and Deadlines:
#screenwriting
#writing
"My feature screenplay The Gravedigger was downloaded from Coverfly by director Francesco Giannini's agent Meaghan Denomme in February 2022. Francesco read the script, loved it, and I was approached to sign a shopping agreement in March, 2022." 👏 👏 👏 -
@Ms_L_Simpson
Caroline Renard signed with a team of managers at Artists First after Coverfly introduced her.
@sankofa_bird
was also featured on Coverfly's Best Unrepped Writers list for 2021. No longer unrepped! 🎉
"I want to give the next generation a chance to see themselves represented."
Literary manager and producer,
@johnzaozirny
of
@bellevueprods
is one of the best people to follow on Twitter if you're a screenwriter.
Read on for some practical tips from John for making the transition into the professional screenwriting world ⬇️
What was the last great peer script you read for a colleague and gave notes on? We want to hear about it!
Let’s get an end of the week boost going for our
#WritingCommnunity
🙌
👋
#CoverflyCommunity
Nominate a screenwriter to be mentored by our development team!
Tag a
#writer
who is ready to take the next step & has a stellar Coverfly profile.
This time we are looking for
#screenwriters
who are currently working as support staff in Hollywood.
📣 Now accepting applications! Our
@acttwowriters
mentor for February is Stefanie Woodburn.
She'd like to mentor a diverse female writer, TV or Feature okay. Nerds encouraged to apply!
Are you a match? Comment w/your Coverfly profile by Monday, Jan 22nd for consideration ⬇️
Just added! Joining us for the
#CoverflyCareerLab
on September 17th is screenwriter and producer Judd Apatow!
He will be discussing how to build your endurance for a long-standing TV career.
Get your pass to join us:
📣 Now accepting mentorship applications! The November mentor for our Act Two mentorship is Erica Schreiber! 📣
Erica is looking to mentor a genre-focused female TV or film writer (no comedy). Think you're a match? Comment with your Coverfly profile by Weds 10/27 at 9pm PT. ⬇️
🚨 Urgent Industry Mandate 🚨
Major network looking to hire writer with strong coming of age horror sample. Bonus points if set in the south or deals with voodoo.
Projects accepted until Friday 8/19. Submit for free on Coverfly:
Writers will now be alerted when they are submitted by our team to the industry member, AND whether they've been selected or not.
Writers selected in the past will have an accolade added to their Coverfly profile.
It's one small way we can improve the system for our writers.2/2
📣 Now accepting applications! Our
@acttwowriters
mentor for October is Corey Deshon!
He is looking to mentor diverse writers also interested in directing/producing, who have experience with indie projects.
Think you're a match? Comment w/your Coverfly profile by Tues, 9/26 ⬇️
Our team talks to industry members on a daily basis. Here's what we've heard this week:
A strong writing sample and a sellable, produce-able piece of material are two different things. Listen, take feedback, collaborate and trust the experts. They want your script to sell too.
Our
@Act_Two_Writers
Mentor for February is Shanrah Wakefield (
@ShanrahW
)! Shanrah is a genre writer focused on women and identity. She has a background in law, feminist media, and comedy performing. To be considered, post your Coverfly profile in the comments to be considered.
Our
@acttwowriters
Mentor for April is Nneka Gerstle!
She's looking to mentor a TV writer with action and/or sci-fi samples. Think you'd be a fit? ⬇️
Comment below to be considered for this free mentorship opportunity!
What's one piece of advice you would go back and give yourself before writing your first screenplay?
We'll go first: don't judge your writing based on this first draft.
Now you ⬇️
Our
@acttwowriters
Mentor for December is Gabriela Revilla Lugo! Are YOU a good fit for this free mentorship? Post your Coverfly profile in the comments to be considered. For more details about this mentorship, click here:
Change is in the air 🙂
This new ranking system will help us better highlight projects and writers for our growing industry base; they’re hungry for fresh perspectives, and we know they’ll find them on Coverfly.
Read more ⬇️
Announcing Coverfly Career Lab 2.0! 🎉
We are hosting six online workshops this summer designed to give you strategies and actionable next steps for your career.
Join us for live consultations, networking and more.
Program starts July 9th. Sign up ⬇️
Attn
#screenwriters
! Now accepting submissions:
Major production company with a first-look studio deal, seeking high concept genre pieces, college films, or fashion industry stories from diverse writers.
Must be repped, & have credits.
Comment with writer recommendations ⬇️
We asked for writers w/unique life experiences, and wow! The breadth of writer stories will never cease to amaze. We looked at everyone's story (really!) & were blown away by the unique experiences.
Here are four
#screenwriters
we've selected to be part of our mentoring program.
Have you heard? We are sponsoring a FREE screenplay competition with
@TheScriptLab
. Yes, really!
It's a part of our mission to open talent discovery for screenwriters.
Submit:
Your odds of breaking in should be based on how well you can write--not who you know. In order to help us better highlight writers, we’re saying goodbye to the old Coverfly Score and releasing a new-and-improved ranking system.
Pitch Week update: 238 meetings are set so far!!
If selected to have a meeting next week, finalists will be receiving calendar invites this Thursday (and likely, beyond as even more meeting requests come in!)
We are so excited to welcome Jean Li to our mentorship program in partnership with
@acttwowriters
!
@scriptlett
will be working with Vivian Tse! 🎉
Check back this month for the next opportunity for FREE mentorship!
Details on the program:
It's HERE!! The 2022 List of Lists!
One authoritative list - to bring you the very best of the best!
Congratulations to all the immensely talented individuals who made this year's compendium!
Here's to a great 2023!
"At some point [your time] will be divided between writing & meetings, networking, events, etc that are important for your future. You’ll feel like you aren’t working but you are. Learn to structure your time & not judge your worth as a writer on how many hours you spend writing"
‘Squid Game’ creator Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote the show in 2009 but was rejected by studios for 10 years.
He once had to stop writing the script + sell his $675 laptop due to money struggles.
Today, it’s
#1
in 90 countries + set to become the most-watched show in Netflix history.
Spring 2023 Pitch Week is coming up!
Already confirmed to attend:
ABC
20th Television
HARPO Studios
Hallmark Media
and more!
Past participants include Disney, Netflix, Gersh, Hulu, Verve, WME, etc.
Stay tuned for the writer selection announcement on March 24th. 👀
Attn
#screenwriters
! The next Act Two mentor is
@hannahrosner
Hannah is looking to mentor Writers Assistant/Script Coordinator/Support Staff level writers. TV samples & placement on the Red List preferred.
Is this you? Comment w/your Coverfly profile by July 28 to be considered
Congrats,
@abbygov
!
"Coverfly helped me get connected with my current management company, specifically, Tom Dever has been so kind and attentive to my needs as a writer and what I should do to advance my career."
Glad we could help you find the right manager!