About r/Screenwriting
In its own words:
Join our community of over 1,700,000 Screenwriters! From emerging to professional writers, we come together to teach, learn, and share everything about screenwriting for film and television. Please view our rules and wikis before posting. Scroll down for resources, mod and verification applications, and more.
The community was created on Mar 11, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 908 subscribers (+0.05%). Among the 14 communities on our writing list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/Screenwriting apart
r/Screenwriting is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 100% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 13.0 new posts a day per million members, more than 87% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 13.0× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/Screenwriting grew from 1,775,625 to 1,779,379 subscribers (+3.8K, +0.21%). That is about 94 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Screenwriting talks about
Looking at the titles of 134 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “script”, “pages”, “help”, “horror” and “screenplay”. Other frequent themes are writing, pilot, feature, comedy, short and feedback. Recurring phrases include “short film”, “longer scenes”, “comedy script” and “action horror”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: FEEDBACK (30), NEED ADVICE (26), DISCUSSION (21), COMMUNITY (17), CRAFT QUESTION (10), SCRIPT REQUEST (10).
Activity and best time to post
r/Screenwriting gets about 23 new posts a day. The public archive holds 213,647 posts and 2,171,781 comments in total, about 10.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (29 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (6). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Screenwriting
The moderators of r/Screenwriting list 12 rules. In short:
- Do not personally attack community members; respect privacy, be encouraging, use your manners.
- Questions must demonstrate prior effort/research
- No off-topic posts, socks, trolls, shitposts, ban evasion, spam, or film/TV critiques
- Don't post personal blogs, personal websites, or unapproved self-promotion.
- No Contest, Coverage, Service, Consulting or Paid Product Advertising | No Market Research
- No Script Submission Cattle Calls, Commissions or Homework Requests
- Complaints About Paid Feedback Must Include Script and Evaluations
- Formatted Scripts Only |Perms Enabled| Observe Page Minimums | No Personal Films Posted w/o Script
- Observe Dedicated Weekly Threads for Loglines, Ideas, Premises, Script Sharing, Etc
- Provide Descriptive/Informative Titles for Posts & Use Flairs
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Screenwriting and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/Screenwriting?
r/Screenwriting has 1,779,379 subscribers, which makes it the #610 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,754 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/Screenwriting created?
r/Screenwriting was created on Mar 11, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
Is r/Screenwriting still active?
Yes. r/Screenwriting gets about 23 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 213,647 posts and 2,171,781 comments. In a sample of 134 recent posts we counted 112 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Screenwriting?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Screenwriting?
The community describes itself as: “Join our community of over 1,700,000 Screenwriters! From emerging to professional writers, we come together to teach, learn, and share everything about screenwriting for film and television. Please view our rules and wi…” Recent post titles often mention script, pages, help, horror and screenplay. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/Screenwriting SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Screenwriting as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Screenwriting?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Screenwriting accepts text posts only. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Do not personally attack community members; respect privacy, be encouraging, use your manners.”; “Questions must demonstrate prior effort/research”; “No off-topic posts, socks, trolls, shitposts, ban evasion, spam, or film/TV critiques”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Screenwriting?
Communities with similar topics include r/movies (37.7M), r/television (18.2M), r/compsci (4M), r/personalfinance (21.9M) and r/books (27.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Screenwriting.