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15 May 17 · Opportunities
Founded in 2013, the Creative Future Literary Awards are the UK’s only national writing competition and high profile awards ceremony for under-represented writers. They showcase talented writers who lack opportunities due to mental health issues, disability, identity or other soc
Read with a free account →15 May 17 · Opportunities
Award winning web-series Cops and Monsters is looking for writers to be involved with their 2nd series, due to be shot later this year and early next year. Cops and Monsters follows the Paranormal Investigation Team Scotland as they police and protect the supernatural community i
Read with a free account →12 May 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →11 May 17 · Inspiration / Opportunities
Dawn King, winner of the 2011 Papatango New Writing Prize for Foxfinder, which was one of The Independent’s Top 5 Plays of the Year, is to provide a free playwriting workshop at Ovalhouse. It will cover topics including writing exercises, dramaturgy, exploratory writing, story st
Read with a free account →09 May 17 · Opportunities
The British Council has announced a new opportunity open to artists who are migrants, based anywhere in the world. It says: “To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the British Council’s Edinburgh Showcase, we invite practitioners to dream about the future with us in Imagine 2037, a
Read with a free account →09 May 17 · Opportunities
The Bruntwood Prize – the biggest playwriting competition in the UK – has announced its 2017 live online workshop programme, which should help you get your scripts ready before the June deadline. Bruntwood says: “We’re pleased to announce our 2017 live online workshop programme,
Read with a free account →09 May 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
The Actors Temple Studio is calling new writers for its next Playwright/ Playread Workshop on Sunday 4 June 2017. They say it is “an opportunity to develop and workshop your writing at our Studio in Warren Street. “Chosen writers will have a section of their script rehearsed for
Read with a free account →05 May 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →04 May 17 · Opportunities
US based Little Fish Theatre Company is accepting scripts for its 16th annual Pick of the Vine short play production to be presented in January-February 2018. What you get: There will be a $50 flat fee royalty payment to playwrights per play produced. What to submit/How to apply:
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The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation 2017 playwriting competition is now open for scripts that must concern lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or genderqueer life and be based on, or directly inspired by, a historical person, culture, work of art, or event. Only full-length work
Read with a free account →04 May 17 · Opportunities
Now in its 15th year, US-based New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest is accepting scripts to bring works of social significance to the attention of producers and directors. They are looking for everything from original full lengths and shorts, to children’s plays and scripts tha
Read with a free account →02 May 17 · Opportunities
The Writers Club is a unique club for playwrights, where writers come together to develop their scripts, learn, share and inspire. In association with Directors Cut Theatre Company. Workshops are run by artistic director Heather Ward who has an MA in Theatre Directing, studied pl
Read with a free account →28 April 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →26 April 17 · Opportunities
Bigger Fish Theatre says its is calling all playwrights, actor/writers, musician/writers, chef/writers, people with pens (or pencils)! Big Fish says: “We are very pleased to announce that #SHORTSTUFF2, our second night of original short plays, will take place at the White Bear Th
Read with a free account →26 April 17 · Opportunities / Pick of the Week
Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: Papatango Resident Playwright 2017 (£2000 seed co
Read with a free account →24 April 17 · Opportunities
Alphabetti Theatre is offering three opportunities with rolling deadlines. Alphabetti create, produce and programme original work across the performing arts. They have been running venues and developing writers since 2012. They are moving to a new long-term home in Newcastle upon
Read with a free account →24 April 17 · Opportunities
Comedians Theatre Company are calling for new 20 minute Duologues for a new show, 6x6x6, on the themes ‘Together and Asunder’.This is for an Edinburgh slot, 4.20pm in Ten Dome. They say: “We’ll consider different styles….in the past we’ve found that dark comedy drama works well (
Read with a free account →24 April 17 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in April 2017. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse t
Read with a free account →21 April 17 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →19 April 17 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
A workshop for playwrights – whether you are starting out or experienced but wanting fresh stimulus and provocations, this workshop led by award-winning playwright Clare Bayley is run by the Chipping Norton Literary Festival. Date: 29 April 2017 Cost: £18 How to apply: online Dea
Read with a free account →19 April 17 · Opportunities / Pick of the Week
Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: BBC Writersroom COMEDY Script Room 2017 open for
Read with a free account →18 April 17 · Opportunities
Aberdeen Performing Arts is seeking script submissions for their next Scratch Night on 24 May 2017. The theme is ‘revolution’. They would like to hear your new work around revolution, revolt, uprising and breaking free. Scripts must be no longer than 10 minutes long and written f
Read with a free account →18 April 17 · Opportunities
BBC Writersroom’s regular window for unsolicited scripts is open between 10am on Monday 17thApril 2017 and 5pm on Monday 15th May 2017 for Comedy scripts (TV, film, radio, stage or online). “This year we are asking writers to tell us which 10 consecutive pages of their script to
Read with a free account →18 April 17 · Opportunities
Sterts Theatre are looking for an original 25-35 minute one act play for up to four adult actors to be performed in a studio space for their 2017 playwriting competition. Plays can be on any theme. Prizes: £100 first prize and your play performed in Sterts studio. Two runners up
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