Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award

Deadline: 12 noon (Eastern Time) Tuesday 1st July 2025

Each year, The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation administers the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award. The competition is designed to motivate non-American novice writers under the age of 30, and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting. Entrants are asked to create a completed half-hour to one-hour English-language television drama script.

The award winner receives $2,500.

For more information and to apply, visit the Sir Peter Ustinov Scriptwriting Award website.

Deadline: 12 noon (Eastern Time) on Tuesday 1st July 2023

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