The Results Are In!

After full reads, 50 Points of Analysis, and multiple rounds of judging, we are proud to announce the Grand Prize winners of the 2026 Save the Cat!® Screenplay Challenge.

Feature Grand Prize
Midnight Sun
Written by Griffin Henry Sloan and Melissa Anderson

TV Pilot Grand Prize
Promised Land
Written by Allison M. Gibson

Check out the winning writers and learn what comes next, including industry meetings, an Austin Film Festival Producers Badge, and a live table read at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute.

Meet the 2026 Winners

Turn Your Idea Into 15 Beats

Only 6 seats remain.

The next live Save the Cat!® Beat Sheet Workshop begins September 16.

Across four small-group Zoom sessions, you’ll develop your hero, goal, obstacle, stakes, theme, and transformation, then bring them together in a complete 15-beat story outline and pitch-ready logline.

Open to screenwriters, novelists, memoirists, and nonfiction writers. Limited to eight participants.

Join the Workshop

Learn to Crack the Scene Card

You have your beats. Now what happens scene by scene?

In this 51-minute self-paced course, you’ll learn how professional writers use the board to expand a beat sheet, test story ideas, strengthen character transformation, and build scenes that move the story forward.

Software Suite That Makes Progress a Breeze

It’s never been easier to unlock your productivity and creativity.

Become a Better Storyteller 

IN THIS ISSUE

Grand Prize Winners
Sept. Beat Sheet Workshop
Scene Cracking Course
Quiz Time
Save the Cat! Story Suite
STC! Story Cards

Save the Cat!® Story Cards

Grab a stack, and get ready to map out the beats of your story and identify the meaning of every scene!