March-April 2010 Through March-April 2011 Issues

Unless otherwise specified, the deadline for freelance assignments is always the #1 editorial deadline.   The #2 deadline is for late-breaking reports.

Creative Screenwriting Editorial Deadlines


MARCH APRIL 2010  /17.2
Assign editorial Dec. 11-Jan. 5
Sundance Film Festival Is Jan. 21-31
#1 Editorial deadline Friday Jan. 22  (columns and most freelance articles)
#2 Editorial deadline Saturday Jan. 30  (staff-written, and late scheduled interviews)

MAY JUNE 2010  /17.3
The Contest Issue
Assign editorial Feb. 16-23
#1 Editorial deadline Tues, March 16 (columns and most freelance articles)
#2 Editorial deadline Mon, March 23 (staff-written and late scheduled interviews)

JULY AUGUST 2010  /17.4
The Education Issue
Assign editorial April 15-May 1
#1 Editorial deadline Friday May 21 (columns and most freelance articles)
#2 Editorial deadline Friday May 28  (staff-written, and late scheduled interviews)

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2010  /17.5
“Tools of the Trade" issue. 
(By tools  of the trade, we mean all the services sold by our current advertisers and some coverage of other resources, including some who don't currently advertise, like Done Deal, Inktip, script vault web sites, advice sites, etc.  And of course our own Tools of the Trade)
Assign editorial June 14-28
#1 Editorial deadline Monday July 19 (columns and most freelance articles)
#2 Editorial deadline Monday July 26  (staff-written, and late scheduled interviews)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2010  /17.6
Assign editorial  Aug. 18-27
#1 editorial deadline, Fri. Sept. 17 (columns and most freelance articles)
#2 editorial deadline Friday Sept. 24  (staff-written, and late scheduled interviews)

JANUARY FEBRUARY 2011  /18.1
Academy Awards Issue; Sundance Preview
Assign editorial Oct. 12-22
#1 Editorial deadline Monday, Nov. 15 (columns and most freelance articles)
#2 Editorial deadline Mon. Nov. 22  (staff-written, and late scheduled interviews)

MARCH APRIL 2011  /18.2
Assign editorial Dec. 15-Jan. 3
Sundance Film Festival Is Jan. ??
#1 Editorial deadline Friday Jan. 21  (columns and most free-lance articles)
#2 Editorial deadline Saturday Jan. 29  (staff-written, and late scheduled interviews)