HARVARDWOOD WRITERS COMPETITION RELEASE

As a condition of entering the Harvardwood Writers’ Competition, I/we hereby certify that: 

1. I/we am/are the author(s) of the script which I/we have submitted to the Harvardwood Writers’ Competition.  The script has never been produced (in the case of plays, non-equity readings/productions are acceptable) nor have any rights in the script been disposed of to a third party by option, sale or any other means.
   
   
2. I/we am/are the sole and exclusive owner(s) of all rights thereto and there are no disputes regarding ownership of the submitted script.  I/we have full authority to submit the script to the Harvardwood Writers’ Competition.
   
   
3. I/we guarantee that the submitted script does not invade the privacy or defame or otherwise violate the rights of any person, living or dead, and is not obscene.  
   
   
4. I/we will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Harvardwood, its officers, board members, affiliated companies and sponsors, individually and collectively, including their heirs, personal representatives, officers, directors, successors and assigns, from and against all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including attorney’s fees) arising out of or in connection with any and all claims of third parties, including without limitation other contestants, based on any script or other materials submitted by me/us to Harvardwood.  We hereby release Harvardwood, its officers, board members, affiliated companies and sponsors, individually and collectively, from any liability arising from the actions of other contestants.
   
   
5. I/we shall be solely responsible for taking all necessary steps to establish and protect my/our copyright in the submitted material, and Harvardwood shall have no obligation with respect thereto.
   
   
6. I/we hereby grant Harvardwood the nonexclusive right to use my/our name in connection with any and all publicity and promotional activities regarding the Harvardwood Writers’ Competition.
   
   
7. I/we understand that this is a Writers’ Competition, not an evaluation service and that the judges are not obligated to provide any feedback to the contestants regarding their script submission(s).
   
   
8. I/we hereby agree to abide by the decisions of the Harvardwood Writers’ Competition judges with regard to all matters and decisions, including those decisions involving their sole discretion, relating to the Harvardwood Writers’ Competition.
   
   
9. I/we understand that Harvardwood makes no promises that my/our script will be produced or that I/we will gain representation as a result of entering the contest.
   
   
10. I/we have read all of the contest rules and release, understand them, and have complied with them. I/we understand that failure to adhere to the Harvardwood Writers’ Competition rules and release will result in disqualification from the contest.
    
    
11. I/we understand that Harvardwood, its officers, board members, affiliated companies and sponsors, individually and collectively, including their heirs, personal representatives, officers, directors, successors and assigns accept no liability whatsoever for loss or non-receipt of my/our script or for the unauthorized use of all or part of my/our script by any person.
    
    
12. I/we understand that Harvardwood will not return and is not obligated to return my/our script or any other materials I/we have submitted to the Harvardwood Writers’ Competition.

The rights and obligations of Harvardwood and ourselves will be determined and interpreted according to California law.

Harvardwood has announced its Writers Competition winners and Most Staffable TV Writers List. Several categories are led by writers from underrepresented groups. The winners are chosen via a blind judging process, and Harvardwood’s writers programs and competition have always had a far more diverse population than any WGA statistics on TV writers’ rooms or feature projects. 

“Harvardwood has strived to support new voices in the industry, and we are proud to see those efforts reflected in our competition winners,” says President Allison Kiessling.

Please see the Deadline announcement here.

Harvardwood has announced its Writers Competition winners and Most Staffable TV Writers List. This year, every category is led by a writer from an under-represented group. Although the winners are chosen via a blind judging process, Harvardwood's writers programs and competition have always had a far more diverse population than any WGA statistics on TV writers’ rooms or feature projects.  “Harvardwood has strived to support new voices in the industry, and we are proud to see those efforts reflected in our competition winners,” says President Allison Kiessling.

We are now accepting submissions to the 2018 Harvardwood Writers Competition!

Industry professionals, with support from the Harvardwood Board of Directors, will evaluate all scripts entered to determine the winner and two runners up from each category. Results will be announced in late 2019.

We know writers' favorite thing to do—after writing, of course—is procrastinating! But the deadline to submit your script to the 2017 Harvardwood Writers Competition is just two weeks away. At 11:59pm PT on July 31, 2017, we'll close the submission portal to the annual HWC.

So get those rewrites done, make sure to PROOFREAD your final draft, and double-check that your cover page is correctly formatted. 

Let's all congratulate this year's winners of the Harvardwood Writers Competition and the HWP-TV participants named to the annual Most Staffable TV Writers List (see Deadline coverage).

We received numerous excellent scripts this year, and the winning writers (listed below) were selected by a panel of television executives, writers, producers, agents, and managers. Each writer will receive a one-on-one mentorship, and Competition winners will also receive a cash prize.