🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Novelists, you've got just ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your unpublished manuscript to the Blackstone Publishing Novel Initiative – submit now: blcklst.com/programs/bla... One unpublished manuscript will be selected to enter into a $25,000 publishing deal with Blackstone.

Read the latest excerpt in our Unpublished Fiction Series from Zandrick Ellison, only on our Substack! blcklst.substack.com/p/an-exclusi...

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER  🚨 The Black List Parenthood Writers Fellowship will provide $15K grants and extensive mentorship to four writers with compelling, parenthood-focused projects - submit your project now: blcklst.com/programs/202...

A new month means it's time to take another look at all the OPEN PROGRAMS on blcklst.com. Learn more here: blcklst.com/programs

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Writers, you've got just ONE MONTH LEFT to submit your feature script to the Black List x @Tubi Horror Initiative – learn more here: blcklst.com/programs/tub...

Read another one of May's Featured Projects, SAP by Alex Carl: blcklst.com/projects/133... Want to add more twisty family crime sagas to your weekend read? Join us at blcklst.com/register Project poster by Fernando Reza.

Read more about the Black List team's favorite media from the month of May, only on our Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/see-what-t...

We're highlighting another one of May's Featured Projects, GLORY DAYS by Laura Isabel. Read it here: blcklst.com/projects/171...

Read an exclusive excerpt from Dennis Haseley's THE INVISIBLE RUNNER, only available on Substack as a part of our ongoing Unpublished Fiction Series: blcklst.substack.com/p/an-exclusi...

Our beloved series Why We Write is now accepting public submissions! Learn more about how to submit your essay, only on our Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/why-we-wri...

🚨DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Writers, you’ve only got TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit your feature scripts for consideration in the 2026 Black List Labs: blcklst.com/programs/202...

We're shining a spotlight on our Featured Projects for May! Read VITAL by Amir Zargara and Gabe Berry here: blcklst.com/projects/182...

Read the latest entry in our Why We Write series from 2016 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab alum Jeane Phan Wong: blcklst.substack.com/p/why-we-wri...

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Writers, you’ve got just TWO MONTHS LEFT to submit your manuscript for consideration in the 2026 Unpublished Novel Award, which will provide $10K grants to four manuscripts to support their journey towards publication! Learn more: blcklst.com/programs/202...

COCOA DOLL, a 2022 #MuslimList script by Jumai Yusuf, is set to star Grace Duah! Read more about the project here: deadline.com/2026/05/fear... Writer Jumai Yusuf is also set to direct COCOA DOLL, which will be her feature debut. Fearfolks will handle global sales for the film.

WRITTEN IN THE STARS, a 2021 #CAPEList script by Menik Gooneratne is set to be directed by 2022 #MuslimList alum Fawzia Mirza and is launching sales at Cannes this week - read more here: variety.com/2026/film/as...

Jonathan Bailey and Natalie Portman are set to star in PUMPING BLACK (a 2022 Black List script by Haley Bartels) for director Mimi Cave! International sales on the film are set to launch at Cannes - explore the rest of the 2022 Black List here: blcklst.com/lists

Four parenthood scripts. Four $15K grants. Creative, professional mentorship. Extensive story development.

Thirty years ago today, Jan de Bont, Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin’s TWISTER first burst onto multiplex screens across America.

Read an on-the-ground recap of the 2026 @tcmtv.bsky.social Classic Film Festival from our own @thathagengrrl.bsky.social on Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/a-postcard...

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Novelists, you've got just ONE MONTH LEFT to submit your unpublished manuscript to the Blackstone Publishing Novel Initiative. One unpublished manuscript will be selected to enter into a $25,000 publishing deal with Blackstone. Submit now: blcklst.com/programs/bla...

Want to learn more about our new Comps feature and improved Recommendations on blcklst.com? Open this: blcklst.substack.com/p/two-new-wa...

All your reads, ratings, and favorites now instantaneously shape your personalized recommendations on the Black List website, so the right material finds you faster.

How far would you go to take care of someone you love? This very question is explored in all of our fantastic Featured Projects for May - keep swiping to learn more about GLORY DAYS, SAP and VITAL, then head to blcklst.com to read them all.

Read the latest manuscript excerpt in our Unpublished Fiction Series: THE LAST WITCH OF BRASNIJA by Ann McCurdy. blcklst.substack.com/p/an-exclusi...

Your work has comps. Now your project page does too. Add up to three comp titles to any film, television, or fiction project on The Black List. Choose your own or use our suggestions based on your logline/pitch, genre, and tags, none of which leave the platform.

A new month means it's time to take another look at all the OPEN PROGRAMS on blcklst.com. Learn more here: blcklst.com/programs

Submissions are NOW OPEN for the 2027 NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship! Three climate-driven projects will be selected to receive a $20,000 grant – submit your project here: blcklst.com/programs/202...

Meet the 2026 NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellows, as reported exclusively in Deadline: deadline.com/2026/04/nrdc... Keep swiping to learn more.

Read the latest piece in our Why We Write series, from 2022 Black List Lab alum Cody Pearce... blcklst.substack.com/p/why-we-wri...

Great scripts never die. THE BRIGANDS OF RATTLEBORGE by Craig Zahler. Black List 2006 to Present.

APEX, a 2021 Black List script by Jeremy Robbins, arrives on Netflix TODAY! Read @thathagengrrl.bsky.social's interview with Jeremy on Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-black-...

Learn more about the incredible judges for the Children's & Young Adult category of the 2026 #UnpublishedNovelAward: Alyson Day, Lauren Knowles and Larissa Melo Pienkowski. Then head to blcklst.com/programs (OR the link in our bio) to submit your manuscript today!

We're back with another round of team recommendations for April! Read more on our Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/open-tabs-...

Ten years ago today, we brought COLLEGE REPUBLICANS by Wes Jones to #BlackListLive!

DEADLINE REMINDER Playwrights, you've got just ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your work to our partnership with Theatrical Rights Worldwide! Submit your play now: blcklst.com/programs/the...

Only on our Substack: Read an Exclusive Excerpt From A MASQUE OF SHADOWS by Lincoln Christie. blcklst.substack.com/p/read-an-ex...

Check out a NEW How To video on our @YouTube channel, which is all about WRITER PROFILES. Head to youtube.com/theblcklst to watch a detailed demonstration about how to build your own Writer Profile...

On this day in 2011, we flipped on HBO and entered Westeros for the very first time, with the debut of GAME OF THRONES.

Taratoa Stappard's MĀRAMA, which was developed as a part of the Black List x New Zealand Project back in 2021 and premiered at TIFF, arrives in theaters TODAY! Read @thathagengrrl.bsky.social's interview with Taratoa on Substack here: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-black-...

Let's MEET THE JUDGES for the 2026 #UnpublishedNovelAward!

DEADLINE REMINDER Playwrights, you've got just TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit your work to our partnership with TRW! Submit your play now: blcklst.com/programs/the...

Connect with fellow writers AND The Black List team at El Condor on April 21! Join us for the return of Black List Happy Hours – and yes, we will have drink specials available from 5-6PM. No RSVP necessary to join us!

Watch an in-depth conversation about all things screenwriting with @franklinleonard.bsky.social and @leejessup.bsky.social here: buff.ly/Ksoakrj

Learn how to enter our next #ReadTheAcknowledgments giveaway for AND RSVP for Wednesday's episode in our latest Substack post: blcklst.substack.com/p/rsvp-for-a...

On this day in 1976, the modern vampire was reborn with the release of Anne Rice’s debut novel, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE.

Congratulations to the incredible @edsolomon.bsky.social, who has a new film in theaters today: THE CHRISTOPHERS! Grab your tickets here: films.neonrated.com/the-christop...

Read @thathagengrrl.bsky.social's interview with the innovative filmmaking team behind FACES OF DEATH, Isa Mazzei + Daniel Goldhaber: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-black-... Daniel + Isa shared the scripts for CAM + HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE with us too - both projects are linked in the interview.

“The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.” On this day in 1976, one of the finest political thrillers ever made arrived in theaters: Alan J. Pakula and William Goldman’s ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN.

Want to know more about what's going on at The Black List this April? We've got you covered: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-downlo...