⭐ THE GOLDEN ANVIL SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Enter the Golden Anvil Competition — every entry includes a free professional Coverage Report.
Win up to $1,099 for your screenplay — instantly.
Just upload your script, get your score, and if it qualifies — you win immediately.
The Script Forge Golden Anvil Competition runs all year round, rewarding the strongest scripts with real prizes in minutes.
How It Works
- 1.Upload your script to Script Forge.
- 2.Tick "Enter this script into the Golden Anvil Competition".
- 3.Generate a Coverage Report.
- 4.Your Coverage Score becomes your official competition score.
- 5.If you qualify for a prize, you're notified automatically.
Every entry automatically receives a full Coverage Report. Your score becomes your competition score.
🥇 GOLDEN ANVIL
Score of 9 or above (9.0–10.0)
- $500 USD cash prize
- 12 months of Script Forge Pro (worth $599.88)
- Physical Golden Anvil award
- Listed on our Top Scripts page — an industry showcase where producers can get in touch with writers (Coming soon)
- Optional Writer Showcase Interview — featured on our YouTube page
- Optional social media shout-out
🥈 SILVER ANVIL
Score of 8.0 to 8.9
- One month of Script Forge Pro (value $49.99)
- Unlimited reports & evaluations (included with Pro during your prize month)
- Shareable Silver Anvil Winner badge (for social media)
- Optional social media shout-out
- Listed on our Top Scripts page — an industry showcase where producers can get in touch with writers (Coming soon)
- Optional Writer Showcase Interview — featured on our YouTube page
🥉 BRONZE ANVIL
Score of 7.0 to 7.9
- One month free Writer Plan (worth $19.99)
- Access to any of our full deep-dive reports during your prize month
- Shareable Bronze Anvil Winner badge (for social media)
- Listed on our Top Scripts page — an industry showcase where producers can get in touch with writers (Coming soon)
- Optional social media shout-out
The Golden Anvil Competition exists for the same reason Script Forge exists:
To give every writer a fair chance — not just the ones who can afford it.
Most competitions are expensive, slow, and built around gatekeeping. We wanted the opposite: something fast, fair, and accessible to everyone.
And here's the biggest difference:
Every entry gets a full Coverage Report — for free.
That alone is worth more than most competitions charge for an entry fee.
This competition is built on three simple ideas:
Meritocracy, not gatekeeping
No judges, no politics, no connections. Your script is scored on the writing alone.
Accessible to everyone
No entry fees. No barriers. If you can write, you can compete — regardless of background, location, or budget.
A platform for real talent
We built this to highlight strong emerging voices who don't have agents or industry contacts yet. If your script is good enough to score an 8 or a 9, you deserve recognition instantly.
That's why the competition exists:
To showcase talent, reward great writing, and bring real fairness back to the craft.
We know screenwriters are terrified of where their script goes once it's uploaded.
So let's make this absolutely clear:
Your script is not used to train any AI model
Script Forge does not contribute your script to any dataset, model, training pipeline, or machine learning experiment — ever.
Your script remains 100% yours
Uploading a script does not transfer or license any rights. You retain full copyright and ownership at all times.
Your script is not shared, sold, or published
We do not distribute your script to any third party, company, system, or data marketplace.
Scripts are processed securely and privately
The system reads your script only long enough to generate your report. After processing, your file is stored securely and never reused for anything.
AI cannot “remember” or reuse your script
Every analysis is isolated. The system does not learn from your story, characters, dialogue, or ideas.
We are 100% transparent
If this policy ever changes (it won't), you will be notified immediately and must opt in.
Writers deserve safety.
So your script stays private, protected, and yours.
The competition is open to non-professional writers, defined as:
- •You do not earn your primary income from writing.
- •You have no WGA or equivalent professional writing credits.
- •You are not employed as a film/TV/game/streaming writer.
- •You are 18+.
- 1.Upload your script.
- 2.Tick the competition opt-in box.
- 3.Run your report.
If your score qualifies, you'll be contacted within 24 hours.
Any scripted project:
Any genre. Any tone. PDF only. Written in English. Standard formatting required.
The essentials. Full details are always available in the official rules.
- •Script must be original and owned by you.
- •Script must not be optioned, sold, or produced.
- •Must be submitted as a PDF.
- •Standard screenplay formatting required.
- •No page padding, hidden text, or manipulation.
- •Max 10 submissions per writer per month.
- •Coverage Report score = competition score.
- •Scores cannot be appealed.
- •Script Forge takes no rights or ownership.
- •Writers keep 100% copyright.
- •Rules may be updated to maintain fairness.
Do I really get a free Coverage Report with every entry?
Yes — every submission to the competition includes a full professional Coverage Report at no cost.
No entry fees. No upsells. It's included automatically.
Is my script used to train AI?
No. Absolutely never. Your work is not used to train or improve any AI model.
Does Script Forge own my script?
No. You own 100% of your script and always will.
Is my script shared anywhere?
No. It is private, secure, and never shared or sold.
Can I appeal my score?
No. Scores are final and fully automated.
Can I revise and try again?
Yes — as many times as you like. Each submission uses new credits.
My script got a low score. What can I do?
This is exactly why Script Forge exists — to help you make your screenplay better.
We want everyone to win a Golden Anvil eventually. Script Forge is here to help writers improve their writing.
Every script can be an amazing script. You just need to know how to get it there — and that's what we're here for.
How do I know it's not rigged?
Your Coverage Report score is shown to you immediately and locked as your competition score. No adjustments, no funny business.
How many times can I win?
• 1 Golden Anvil per calendar year.
• 1 Silver Anvil every 6 months.
• 1 Bronze Anvil every 3 months.
Do you publish my script or logline?
Only if you explicitly choose to.
Look, this is obviously the most important question.
If you win the Golden Anvil ($500 + a year of Pro), you could:
- •Pay your rent for 20 minutes.
- •Buy 1.7% of Final Draft.
- •Bribe yourself into finishing that other script.
- •Hire a friend to pretend to be your agent.
- •Make a short film that definitely goes over budget by lunchtime.
If you win the Silver Anvil (free month of Pro), you could:
- •Buy snacks.
- •Buy more snacks.