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