Summary: Alex and Nick invite three TV writers to discuss what comes after winning a major screenwriting or TV writing competition.<br> <br> Guests include: Talia Gonzalez (Teen Wolf/iZombie) from the 2013 Tacking Board Launch Pad Feature Competition, David Hoffman (Timeless) from the 2015 Launch Pad Pilot Competition, and T.A. Snyder from the 2017 Launch Pad Pilot Competition.<br> <br> Why is entering screenwriting competitions important? What should you look out for before submitting a script? What should you expect and do after winning a writing contest? How should you brand yourself as a TV writer with your samples? What is the process of selecting the right agent or manager for you? How do you balance working on a TV writing staff and developing your own projects?<br> <br> The Paper Team competes...<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> Winning a screenwriting competition and what comes after (01:08)<br> Resources and Outro (59:50)<br> <br> [NOTE: Our usual "Next Week On" segment at the very end was unexpectedly cut. We'll be talking about working in TV as immigrants in next week's episode!]<br> <br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/David_C_Hoffman">David Hoffman on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/taliamg21">Talia Gonzalez on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/captainhaystack">T.A. Snyder on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Weiner">Matthew Weiner</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kaufman">Charlie Kaufman</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ryan">Shawn Ryan</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Kripke">Eric Kripke</a><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170620041818/http://launchpad.tracking-board.com/launch-pad-mentors/">Launch Pad mentors</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/tv-writing-fellowships-the-big-six/">TV Writing Fellowships</a><br> <a href="http://www.wtfpod.com/">WTF with Marc Maron Podcast</a><br> <a href="http://www.npr.org/podcasts/452538884/radiolab">Radiolab Podcast</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_(2000_film)">Traffic</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limey">The Limey</a><br> <br> <br> This episode brought to you by Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing Competitions<br> <a href="https://www.tblaunchpad.com/#competitions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><br> Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a <a href="https://www.tblaunchpad.com/#competitions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Launch Pad Competition</a><br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br> Alex - <a href="https://twitter.com/TVCalling">@TVCalling</a><br> Nick - <a href="https://twitter.com/_njwatson">@_njwatson</a><br> If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>
