All times given are in MST.

• July 1, 2020 — Contest open for submissions.
• July 31, 2020 11:59pm – Deadline for submissions. No other submissions will be accepted after this date. The contest will close when 45 submissions have been accepted, which may be before July 31, 2020.
• August 05, 2020 – August 26, 2020 — LERA Chapter Judging entries
• September 09, 2020 — Round One Finalists notified by e-mail within the week of this date. Finalists will be posted on the LERA Website
• September 16, 2020 — Round One Finalists to submit a synopsis and letter of intent to final judges
• September 16 – October 4, 2020 Final Judges decide mentorships from Round One finalists
• October 4, 2020 — Round Two Winners Announced
• October 4, 2020 – November 7, 2020 – Celebrity judge mentoring
• November 7, 2020 – November 12, 2020 LERA members vote for The Writer
• November 14, 2020 — The Writer announced at LERA meeting with announcement in RWR e-notes