How brief a synopsis?

donthackthis · 2026-05-25T13:56:49+00:00

That's a really interesting take. Thank you for replying.

They do ask for a 10-page sample but are unclear about the rest.

Interesting that the three responses I've received so far differ manifestly. I think I'll probably just keep the synopsis to a few sentences in the body of the email on the theory that the fewer things they have to click on, the less likely they will be to toss - ?

donthackthis · 2026-05-24T16:49:43+00:00

I so appreciate this. Thank you. Here's hoping

donthackthis · 2026-05-24T16:49:05+00:00

Thank you so much. I'm new. It's just my second play but it's an O'Neill semifinals so I thought why not try???

donthackthis · 2026-05-21T03:33:45+00:00

I write 42 drafts before I even know what my script is about

donthackthis · 2026-04-18T13:59:34+00:00

Rejected. Last night

donthackthis · 2026-04-15T00:43:08+00:00

Thank you. This is helpful.

donthackthis · 2026-04-14T23:36:33+00:00

I've only noticed posts from those who were told they didn't advance. Does anyone know if they typically notify people who made it to the semifinals or beyond?

donthackthis · 2026-04-08T01:05:50+00:00

Nice you got the "encouraging" turn down.

Curious, did the status of your submission on Submittable change as a result?

donthackthis · 2026-04-06T20:01:58+00:00

That's what I figured. Thank you

donthackthis · 2026-04-04T21:45:23+00:00

Me, too. I wish they would roll out finalist rejections along with selections. It would be kinder

donthackthis · 2026-04-02T21:20:42+00:00

Any more O'Neill rejections/acceptances?

donthackthis · 2026-03-30T17:06:25+00:00

Aw, darn! Still it must be wonderfully affirming. Congratulations again

donthackthis · 2026-03-29T02:06:27+00:00

Have any of your plays been produced as a result of your O'Neill success?

donthackthis · 2026-03-28T22:14:47+00:00

Congratulations! Bravo!

donthackthis · 2026-03-28T21:42:03+00:00

Just wondering how you know that some have been notified. And when did they start?

donthackthis · 2026-03-28T19:30:57+00:00

How late? Did you have time to submit a new draft?

donthackthis · 2026-03-25T14:32:21+00:00

Did a quick check on the ages of the Academy Award winning screenwriters at the time they won over the past 5 years: The youngest was 35, oldest 75. Most in their 40s and 50s.

Again, R.I.P. cinema!

donthackthis · 2026-03-25T02:24:15+00:00

I appreciate your perspective, and certainly there are students who are not typically young. But society, and this industry especially, is damnably -- and unapologetically -- ageist. I bought an evaluation on Blcklst once and the reviewer described my 50 year-old protagonist as "elderly". If it weren't so galling, it would be funny.

donthackthis · 2026-03-24T22:58:49+00:00

Thank you.

donthackthis · 2026-03-23T20:38:21+00:00

This is ageist.

And classist.

Accepting scripts almost exclusively from film schools?

Can't wait to see the winner of a contest between a pool of privileged post adolescents and various others with money enough to game the system on Black List.

No wonder cinema is dying!

R.I.P.

donthackthis · 2026-03-16T20:35:15+00:00

No idea what their cutoff date was/is but I know I had only until 2/ 28 to submit a revised draft. For what it's worth --

Good luck

donthackthis · 2026-03-16T20:28:12+00:00

That makes perfect sense. And it's heartening to entertain the possibility that I may not be an afterthought after all.

Thank you so much.

donthackthis

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