r/Screenwriting↗
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1.8M subscribers662 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~6% by known bots)498 authors / mosince 2009
r/Screenwriting has 1.8M members (+2.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 662 posts a month from 498 people. Top topics: Screenwriting Tips & Resources, Screenwriting Challenges & Contests and Plotting and Planning.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Screenwriting Tips & Resources5.3%
- Screenwriting Challenges & Contests3.7%
- Plotting and Planning1.2%
- Character Development0.8%
- Writing Advice0.8%
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- Xander Bennett
- Dropbox
- Substack
- Deadline
- IMDb
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