Tennessee Screenwriting Association

24/07/2025

Packed house for the Tennessee Table Read at Nashville Film Institute. Thanks to all who came out to hear Melissa & Jett Sheridan's script "Meglacanda" and to the wonderful actors from 4th Wall Acting Studio who did an amazing job.
Hats off to event organizer Chris Hollo and all our volunteers who made it happen - we hope to do this again next month!

23/07/2025

TSA gets a shoutout in Tennessee Highlighter by the amazing Marti King Young. Thanks, Marti! There's some great tips and advice in this for creatives - check it out!

We had the good fortune of connecting with Marti King Young and we've shared our conversation below. Hi Marti, let’s talk legacy – what do you want yours to be?I would hope that when people remember me, they remember my kindness, my passion, and my ambition... as well as my relentless pursui

21/06/2025

TSA announces a new script contest themed around comedy... the Short 'N Silly contest! Maximum of 15 pages, no entry fee, but you must be a TSA member to compete. All details below.

https://www.tennscreen.com/post/tsa-launches-short-comedy-script-contest

20/06/2025

Are you writing (or re-writing) a short romantic comedy script for TSA's Short 'N Silly contest? Check in with screenwriter Audrey Shulman for tips and tricks on writing a rom-com. The deadline for this contest is July 14 and all the rules and submission info is at www.TennScreen.com

https://youtu.be/P4NQWK9ZDMc?si=0IfGADRwFo-oG7-a

Tips, tricks, and advice on writing romantic comedy from screenwriter and author AUDREY SHULMAN.Audrey has written Hallmark's "A Very Scottish Christmas," "L...

14/06/2025

Great story from the Nashville Scene on all the exciting things happening in Tennessee's film community!

Music videos, television shows, commercials, award shows, workplace training videos and more are shot here nearly every day. The films haven’t always followed. But that’s starting to change.

03/06/2025

Thanks to the amazing Marti King Young for sharing tips and tricks with us about screenwriting, pitching, and how a network TV series is made. TSA's "Summer School" seminar was storytelling gold and we can't wait to have Marti back! Thanks to all our volunteers and to the folks at NECAT for a successful event!

26/05/2025

Have a safe Memorial Day and thank you to the men and women in our armed and civilian forces who have served to protect our First Amendment right to write, speak, and create.

09/03/2025

Check out the list of the judges, scoring criteria, finalists and the winner of TSA's 2025 'Short 'N Sweet' script contest!

02/03/2025

Thanks to all who attended TSA's 'Spring Social' last Wednesday at the NECAT Network studio!

In addition to an old school meet-and-greet, we also heard some great news from Sarah and Melissa about their current projects, we gave Mike Bentley his SECOND script award in three months, and we got some great advice from industry pros Bob Saenz and Cat Stewart!

A complete rundown is on TSA's website at: https://www.tennscreen.com/post/tsa-spring-social-2025

28/02/2025

Congratulations to Mike Bentley, whose script "Tinfoil Hearts" won the Tennessee Screenwriting Association's 'Short 'N Sweet' script contest. Mike is two-for-two in TSA's recent script competitions!

Nashville screenwriter Mike Bentley won the Tennessee Screenwriting Association's 2025 'Short 'N Sweet' script competition.