The Annual Book Pipeline Competition seeks material for film or television adaptation. Open to writers worldwide, the contest accepts any genre, fiction or non-fiction. Published and unpublished works are both acceptable.

One Grand Prize Winner receives $5,000 and circulation to production companies depending on the genre. Some production companies are:

• Lit Entertainment Group – Prisoners
• Lakeshore Entertainment – Million Dollar Baby, Age of Adaline
• Anonymous Content – The Revenant, Spotlight
• QC Entertainment – Us, Get Out, BlacKkKlansman
• Silent R Management (reps Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins)
• Good Fear Film + Management – Mulan, Under the Silver Lake
• Zero Gravity Management – Ozark, The Accountant
• 21 Laps – Arrival, The Spectacular Now, Stranger Things
• Liz Destro (producer) – The Butler, Lizzie
• Fuqua Films – The Magnificent Seven, Southpaw
• LBI Entertainment – We Bought a Zoo
• Other leading production companies, managers, and agencies best-suited for developing the selected projects.

Early Deadline: November 15, 2019 with a $60 entry fee. Regular Deadline: December 1, 2019 with a $70 entry fee. For guidelines on how to submit, go here.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction