🚨 FINAL DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Writers under 25, you've got just ONE WEEK LEFT to get your submissions in for The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship from the Writers Guild Initiative - submit your project here: blcklst.com/programs/202...

Check out all of our open programs on blcklst.com this January!

Ten years ago, families gathered around their televisions to bid a fond farewell to the Crawley family as DOWNTON ABBEY wrapped its television run in a special finale episode.

On this day in 1975, Stanley Kubrick's most misunderstood masterpiece, BARRY LYNDON, first arrived in theaters.

Military Veterans: Here's a program from our friends at the Writers Guild Foundation that you don't want to miss!

We've got one more episode of Read the Acknowledgments to share before the holidays as our gift to you 🎁 Listen to Parul Bavishi + Matt Trinetti talk about the London Writers' Salon with host Randy Winston now: blcklst.substack.com/p/now-availa...

You asked, we answered: We've got a NEW episode of Read the Acknowledgments with Randy Winston up over on our Substack, featuring special guests Nicole Dennis-Benn and Leslie Shipman. Listen here (or on Spotify): blcklst.substack.com/p/now-availa...

One of Michael Mann's most beloved films, HEAT, first arrived in theaters on this day in 1995.

RIP Rob Reiner, a beloved Hollywood legend. Like much of the town, we are in shock over the tragic death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele over the weekend.

ALL SINNERS BLEED by S.A. Cosby, which was featured on The 2024 Adaptations List, has added some MAJOR players to its cast!

Our final Gift Guide of the year features A Few Good Causes we think are well-worth your time this winter AND some thoughtful last-minute gift ideas for all you procrastinators out there! Check it out on Substack now: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-black-...

We had SUCH a wonderful time at the Black List Labs in Ojai this fall!

Read more about our wonderful night in New York celebrating the Spotify x JED Foundation Impact Award Recipients over on our Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/a-celebrat...

On November 17th, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and partners at Spotify and The Jed Foundation, we gathered to celebrate the recipients of our inaugural Mental Health in Fiction Impact Award, alongside authors, book agents, editors, and film and television industry members.

The good news keeps coming for KPOP DEMON HUNTERS co-writers (and 2017 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab alums) Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan - the film has just been named the Breakthrough of the Year by TIME! Cheers to you, Hannah + Danya!

RIP Christine Choy, a vital voice in American documentary filmmaking.

Make sure you look closely at the crossword in the LA Times today, especially 29 across...

If you’re not already following @gointothestory.bsky.social, the official screenwriting blog of the Black List by the brilliant Scott Myers, fix that immediately (and grab Scott’s bestselling book, THE PROTAGONIST’S JOURNEY!) #BlackList2025 Buy your copy here: buff.ly/RnjL4xg

Missed yesterday's announcement of #BlackList2025? Don't worry, we've got the full download over on our Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/cheers-to-...

Congratulations to all the filmmakers headed to Park City this January for the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! Explore the full line-up here: festival.sundance.org/program/films/

Listen to @franklinleonard.bsky.social on Blacklisted with Chris Hill here: open.spotify.com/episode/2ig1... 🎧 Franklin discusses #BlackList2025, how the annual Black List first began and much more. This conversation is a GREAT primer for all things Black List - don't miss it!

We are so grateful to our wonderful partners! We thank them for their support of the Black List community this year. #BlackList2025

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Writers under 25, you've got just ONE MONTH LEFT to get your submissions in for The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship from the Writers Guild Initiative - submit your project here: buff.ly/Zbs8liF

Congratulations are in order for a few friends of The Black List who made #BlackList2025!

Congratulations to Matisse Haddad, writer of BEST SELLER, the #1 script on #BlackList2025!

The complete, ordered #BlackList2025 is now available on blcklst.com/2025BlackList.

Thanks for joining us for the announcement of the 74 screenplays on #BlackList2025! The complete list will arrive on buff.ly/i2yRCe0 at 11AM PT. If you missed the announcement, watch it at buff.ly/i2yRCe0

The 2025 Black List is being announced RIGHT NOW! Watch it live over at blcklst.com/2025blacklist #BlackList2025

#BlackList2025 is here. Join us for the full, live announcement: blcklst.com/2025blacklist

#BlackList2025 arrives today, Tuesday December 9 at 9 AM PT. This is its cover, designed by Fernando Reza. Join us at blcklst.com/2025blacklist

#BlackList2025 arrives today, Tuesday, December 9 at 9 AM PT, only on blcklst.com/2025blacklist. Join us there…

Congratulations to the 2026 Rideback Rise Content Accelerator Fellows! Read more about this year's class in Deadline: deadline.com/2025/12/ride...

Congratulations to all of today's brand new nominees for the 2025 #GoldenGlobes!

#BlackList2025 arrives Tuesday, December 9th at 9AM PT. This is its poster, designed by Fernando Reza. Follow us everywhere @theblcklst and bookmark blcklst.com/2025blacklist for tomorrow’s announcement!

#BlackList2025 arrives tomorrow, thanks to a little help from our friends. Watch the full announcement live tomorrow, Tuesday December 9 at 9AM PT, only on blcklst.com/2025blacklist

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Writers, you've got just ONE WEEK LEFT to get your projects submitted for consideration in the Black List x WIF Episodic Lab! Submit your pilot here: buff.ly/Sj7CLDe

#BlackList2025 arrives Tuesday, December 9th at 9AM PT. Follow us everywhere @theblcklst.

We are so excited to continue our collaboration with the Writers Guild Foundation to showcase the screenplays, teleplays, and script materials in their Library and Archive. This holiday season, we're celebrating a few seasonal favorites worth sharing with your loved ones this winter.

Read more about the year in books at The Black List from our creative director of fiction, Randy Winston, only on our Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-spine-...

Looking for something unique to read you can't quite put your finger on? Then check out December's featured projects, which are all about deeply passionate people who will stop at nothing as they pursue their dreams - for better or worse.

Congratulations to all of this year's nominees for the Film Independent #SpiritAwards!

The "Golden" year for 2017 Black List x WIF alums Hannah McMechan and Danya Jimenez continues - KPOP DEMON HUNTERS has just been awarded the Best Animated Feature prize from the New York Film Critics Circle!

Congratulations to all of last night's winners at the 2025 #GothamAwards!

Seven unpublished manuscripts have been selected for the inaugural Unpublished Novel Award! The author of each manuscript will receive a $10,000 grant to support their work - read more about the selected projects in Lit Hub: buff.ly/6iXj0xY

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Writers, you've got just TWO WEEKS LEFT to get your projects submitted for consideration in the Black List x WIF Episodic Lab! Submit your pilot here: buff.ly/Sj7CLDe

RIP Tom Stoppard, one of the most vital, inspiring voices of our time. Stoppard's absolutely astounding body of work as a playwright and screenwriter defies easy characterization, given his incredible command of the written word across mediums.

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Playwrights, we know six months seems like an AWFULLY long time from now, but as we know, deadlines have a way of sneaking up on us all! Submit your play here: buff.ly/YFBS9sW

Want to learn more about what we're up to this month? Check out our latest Substack post: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-downlo...

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

Cheers to Abby McDonald - her 2022 Black List script JINGLE BELL HEIST arrives on Netflix TODAY!