Odds are you know some people who’ve got a comedy script or performance project. Maybe they just don’t know where to submit it, or maybe they’re stuck and need help developing it.

That’s where The Other Network COMEDY CONTEST comes in. We’re looking for comedic talent with maximum flavor, a distinctive voice and a singular point of view.

Other contests give away software. We provide access to the people who most often make the decision to hire writers — OTHER WRITERS.

Now in its fourth year, the contest offers REAL ACCESS to and ADVICE from some of the most active, experienced people in TV comedy. Executives. Agents. Managers. Not to mention writers for “The Simpsons,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Sex and the City,” “The Office,” “Everybody Loves Raymond” and other shows that have become benchmarks of TV comedy.

Two of our most recent winners got their scripts into the heads of HEAD EXECS at COMEDY CENTRAL and got notes from SHOWRUNNERS who’ve expressed interest in being attached to the projects! Original script winners are now also in the hands of literary agents at Metropolitan and William Morris.

Previous winners have had their work seen by agents at UTA and Metropolitan, managers at Brillstein-Grey, executives at Fox and Comedy Central, producers and award-winning TV creators like:

ALAN ZWEIBEL (”Saturday Night Live,” “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show”)
BOB ODENKIRK (”Mr. Show,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Tenacious D”)
JOHN RIGGI (”The Comeback,” “30 Rock,” “The Larry Sanders Show”)
JAY KOGEN (”The Simpsons,” “Frasier”)
BILL OAKLEY & JOSH WEINSTEIN (”The Simpsons,” “The Mullets”)
WINNIE HOLZMAN (”Wicked”, Creator of “My So-Called Life”)
BRYAN FULLER (”Wonderfalls”, “Heroes”)
CINDY CHUPACK (”Sex and the City”, “Everybody Loves Raymond”)
BRENT FORRESTER (”The Office”, “King of The Hill”, “Undeclared”)
ROB COHEN (”The Ben Stiller Show”, “The Simpsons”)
JON KINNALLY (”Will & Grace”)

We don’t promise you riches and fame. But no matter what happens, you’ll get advice you can use to strengthen your work and have a better shot in the future.

So here’s the deal:

YOUR WORK

- Can be an original piece of writing or a ’spec’ of a TV series that has aired

- Any comedy format on paper, tape, disc or file (sketch, short, animation, monolog, etc.)

- Multiple submissions & re-submissions OK (but please do a serious re-write!)

- Material that’s been optioned by another network is NOT OK (this contest is about opening a pipeline for people who don’t already have access to the business).

HOW TO ENTER

1. Print out the entry form from the link on the Other Network Contest home page.

2. Send us your script(s) or disc(s)

+ signed entry form for each submission

+ $40 per submission (check to ‘Un-Cabaret’ or use the Paypal link on the Other Network Contest home page):

Mail to: UN-CABARET
137 N. Larchmont Blvd. #107
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Submitted material must be post-marked no later than Dec. 1, 2007.

In case of editorial emergency, break glass and call …

Simon Glickman
Editorial Emergency, LLC
Copywriting and Brand Consultation
2062 Panamint Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90065
(323) 259-5876 office
(323) 259-9635 fax
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‘$7,500 first prize for the winning article for wiseGEEK Writing Contest.

wiseGEEK.com provides clear answers to common questions, and to celebrate our 10,000th article, we”re seeking submissions from our wise community. ALL appropriate submissions will be published with your byline on wiseGEEK.com. Competition is open to writers over the age of 18, and there is no limit to the number of submissions.

Deadline: 31 May 2007

Prizes: $7,500 First Prize, 10 x $250
Honorable Mention Entry Fee: $0.00

Link to FAQ/Registration: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-wisegeek-writing-contest.html