All-Story's Short Fiction Contest / Deadline Is Oct. 1
National Book Award-finalist Elizabeth McCracken will judge and award the top prize of $1,000. The winner and finalists will be considered for representation by leading literary agencies. Complete contest information is available at the magazine's website.
American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
The 6th Annual Screenplay Contest, www.zoetrope.com/contests, closed for submissions on Sept. 4. The winner and finalists will be announced Feb. 2 at this website. The Grand Prize is $5,000 and the winning and top-ten finalist screenplays will be considered for development by dozens of leading production companies; the writers will be considered for representation by the top talent agencies. Francis Coppola and the AZ staff judge. All-Story's Summer Edition
The latest issue features brilliant artwork and design by Mark Mothersbaugh, including four limited-edition pull-out postcards. Among the issue's contributors are Sana Krasikov, Yasutaka Tsutsui, and film legend John Hughes, who presents a terrific essay alongside his short story "Vacation ’58," which inspired the classic movie Vacation, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of that film's release. The King of California, an AZ contest top-ten finalist, now on DVD
The script was discovered in AZ's 2004 Screenplay Contest; it was subsequently optioned and developed by Michael London Productions, one of the dozens of production companies that receive the top scripts for consideration. The screenwriter, Mike Cahill, directed the film, which stars Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood. Francis Ford Coppola's new film, Youth Without Youth, now on DVD
To view a trailer, visit www.sonyclassics.com/youthwithoutyouth. For a gallery of photos, go to www.ywyfilm.com/. To read the Mircea Eliade novella on which the film is based, see All-Story's Fall 2007 issue. |
