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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A man enters a screenplay to a competition, snags an agent, then turns that script into a novel. Another man enters the same competition, submits his screenplay, lands an agent and creates Latino 101, which is the highest-rated show on NuVoTV (an English language network targeted at Latinos). This is just a couple of the many success stories from the Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition. Turning a script into a novel has actually...

A new Web-based community offers a free venue for screenwriters and access to Hollywood studios while saving trees in the process, the site's developers said. Greenwriter.org gives writers a chance to showcase their works with a legitimate, professional interface designed to meet studios' needs while saving time and money, the site's founders said in a news release. Using the site's search functions, studios can locate screenplays ranging from mockumentaries to biographies, company founder...