Account Basics

Basics you need to know to use the site

• I’m a WGA, WGGB, WGC, or WGI member. Do I get a discount? Can I list a script instead of hosting it?
• I forgot my username or password. What should I do?
• How can I edit my email address, or other personal information on the site?

Scripts

Information and availability

• My script is taking a really long time to upload. What’s the problem?
• What do the different types of downloads and views mean for my script?
• The information listed for this/my script is wrong. What can I do?

Featured Scripts

Criteria and selection

• What are featured scripts?

Introduction

Writer basics

• Are fellow screenwriter members able to read the screenplays hosted on the site and rate them?
• Who are these industry professionals?
• Should I sign up as a screenwriter?

Top Lists

How they work and how to get on

• What are the requirements for top annual uploaded list?
• How do I make the top list?
• What are the requirements for top monthly uploaded list?

Billing

Billing schedule and management

• Where can I find out my next billing date?
• How do I change my credit card?
• What's the difference between suspending and deleting a script?

Script Management

How to manage your script

• I've essentially done a page one rewrite on my script. Should I just swap it out?
• I want to allow other writers to read my scripts. How can I do that?
• I've made some tweaks, or even major revisions, to my script since I uploaded it, and want this new version to be available. How do I do that?

Evaluations

Information about evaluations

• I don't agree with the ratings from my review. What should I do?
• It's been over three weeks and I still haven't received my review?
• How long does it take to get my evaluation back?

Visibility

Options for getting noticed

• Are industry pros contacted about my script if it receives a high rating from your readers?
• What can I do to make my script more easily seen by industry professionals?
• What qualifies me for the weekly industry highlights email?

Privacy

Script and account privacy settings

• I don't want people to know what the rest of the world thinks of this script. Will that be a problem?

Black List Labs

Labs guidelines

• Does all expenses paid really mean all expenses paid?
• So what exactly happens in a screenwriters lab?
• Why Las Vegas?

Disney

Disney submission guidlines

• How does selection work?
• When's the deadline?
• What is it?

Fox

Fox submission guidlines

• When is the deadline?
• How will the process work?

Turner

Turner submission guidelines

• When's the deadline?
• What is it?

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. submission guidelines

• When's the deadline?
• What is it about?
• How will the process work?

Sundance Institute Workshop

Sundance guidelines

• What do I need to do if selected as one of the ten finalists?
• When's the deadline?
• What are the requirements?

WIGS

WIGS submission guidelines

• What is it?
• When's the deadline?
• How does selection work?

Hasty Pudding

Hasty Pudding submission guidelines

• Do I submit a feature or a pilot?
• What is it?
• When's the deadline?

NFL

NFL submission guidelines

• How will the process work?
• When is the deadline?

Martin Katz

• I live outside of Canada. Can I still apply?
• How does selection work?
• What is it?

Cassian Elwes

• When's the deadline?
• How will the process work?

Sundance Screenwriters Intensive

• How will you be choosing the finalists?
• How does it work?
• When is the deadline?

Studiocanal

Picture Company and Studiocanal Blind Script Deal

• How will the process work?
• When's the deadline?
• What are the requirements for this partnership?

General

Questions about the Black List

• What is blcklst.com?

Communication

Email communication settings

• I'm receiving too many emails. How do I change that?
• I'd like to be informed about only film scripts / only episodic pilots / both film and episodic pilots. What do I do?

Writers

Writer interaction

• Can I contact a writer?

Ratings and Recommendations

How does it work

• Am I encouraged to rate scripts as an industry member?
• How are my recommendations determined?
• I don't want people to know what I think of a script. Will that be a problem?