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It was just announced that the second annual ATX Television Festival (held June 2013 in Austin) will feature an exciting nationwide contest called The Pitch!

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The competition will allow aspiring writers and show creators to pitch their original idea for a scripted series to some of the biggest decision makers in the television industry. The panel of industry professionals who will judge the 25 semi-finalists include Bill Lawrence (creator of Scrubs and Cougar Town), Bryan Seabury (VP of Drama Development at CBS Network), Liz Tigelaar (creator of Life Unexpected) and Kyle Killen (creator of Lone Star & Awake), to name a few.

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To ensure your submission is up to snuff, Parenthood's Matt Lauria, The Vampire Diaries' Arielle Kebbel and Tigelaar have produced three very helpful instruction Pitch Tip videos that TheInsider.com has exclusively gotten its hands on!

Watch them and then click here to submit your pitch!