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16 May 15 · Funding and Bursaries
For the third year Arvon is pleased to present The Gillian Hush Award for writers of radio drama. The winner of the award will receive a free place on the Radio Drama course taking place in November at The Hurst, Nov 2-7, with tutors Anjum Malik and Peter Leslie Wild. The success
Read with a free account →15 May 15 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →14 May 15 · Opportunities
B3 TalentLab 2015 is a unique and proven programme which supports minority ethnic creatives to develop compelling, fresh, and original projects from outline ideas. Backed by Creative Skillset and University of Nottingham’s Horizon/ Mixed Reality Lab, TalentLab 2015 is delivered t
Read with a free account →14 May 15 · Opportunities
The Philippine Centre of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) is running a Global Playwriting Contest on “Confronting Climate Change and Defying Disasters”. The project is a contribution to the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of UNESCO. Applicants should read the full
Read with a free account →13 May 15 · Opportunities
The Ashton Group is searching for a new stage play for ‘Finding Words’, with which to tour the North West, professionally produced by its acclaimed Apprenticed Actors Company. (Click to find out more about The Apprenticed Actors Company.) What to submit: All writers should submit
Read with a free account →13 May 15 · Opportunities
NMI’s Search for New Musicals accepts entries from around the globe; winners receive awards worth up to $25,000 in workshop productions, concert readings, feedback, and developmental support. If you’ve written a musical, and you would like some honest, constructive, detailed feed
Read with a free account →12 May 15 · Opportunities
SouthWestFest is delighted to announce the opening of the 2nd Annual Stories of SW1 Writing Competition! Their award winning panel of judges this year is Hannah Vincent, Martin Daws and the Royal Court Theatre. What to submit: Writing on the theme of South Westminster. You don’t
Read with a free account →12 May 15 · Events
Working with New Writing for Actors and Theatre Makers: Annie’s 1000 Plays 14 May 2015 from 6-8pm 5 Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale, N17 9LJ. This practical workshop will use new writing to explore the journey from page to stage. You will develop devising techniques, work on collabor
Read this article →12 May 15 · Opportunities
UPDATE: The Royal Court has extended the deadline for ‘Grit’ until 15 May 2015, and created an opportunity to see your submission presented in front of an audience. As a final celebration of the season of resistance, the Royal Court Theatre will present the work written by their
Read with a free account →12 May 15 · Opportunities
StageWrite is Bedford’s annual New Writing Festival. Running since 2013, StageWrite brings you a variety of brand new plays over 1 week. All the plays are ‘in development’ and are followed by a Q&A with the writer, director and actors. StageWrite is a collaboration between two Be
Read with a free account →08 May 15 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →05 May 15 · Events / Writing Workshops
BBC Writersroom are hosting a series of workshops and masterclasses running alongside BBC Salford Sitcom Showcase on 12th and 13th May 2015 For full details and to apply for tickets to the sessions, please visit thev Eventbrite pages below: Tues 12 May – Workshops Developing Char
Read this article →01 May 15 · Opportunities
DANGER! Write a 15 minute play about it and win £300! Player Playwrights, London’s only weekly forum for new stage writing, is holding an open competition for new short plays (20 minutes max) on the theme of danger. The finals of the competition will be held at the Player-Playwri
Read with a free account →01 May 15 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →29 April 15 · Business Advice / Events
Do you want to know what an agent can do for your writing? Writers’ Guild Great Britain is holding a special event (Monday 1 June 2015 at 7pm) to help you find out about the role of agents in a writer’s career. A panel of agents from different agencies will speak about: • The rol
Read this article →29 April 15 · 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: Verity Bargate Award 2015 (£6,000 prize) Descript
Read with a free account →27 April 15 · Jobs / Opportunities
The Charles Causley Trust is looking for two writers in residence to support the Charles Causley’s House project, based in Launceston, Cornwall. Two residencies are available, both on 3 month fixed term contracts of service. Poet in Residence beginning 1st August 2015 Writer in R
Read with a free account →25 April 15 · Opportunities
The 2015 Alfred Fagon Award for Best New Play of the Year supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation, is now open for applications. The winner will receive £6000. Eligibility and Criteria: The award is open to any playwright of Caribbean or African descent, resident in the UK. The
Read with a free account →24 April 15 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing op
Read with a free account →24 April 15 · Funding and Bursaries
The Royal Society of Literature is accepting applications for Brookleaze Grants for Writers. The purpose of these grants is to buy time for novelists, short-story writers, poets or playwrights with pieces of work in hand. The Council of the RSL, who will be responsible for awardi
Read with a free account →23 April 15 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper has just published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in May and early June 2015. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but if you’d like to per
Read with a free account →23 April 15 · Opportunities
The Yale Drama Series is an annual, international competition for emerging playwrights. The winner is awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of the winning play by Yale University Press and a staged reading. The reading of the 2013 winning play will take pla
Read with a free account →23 April 15 · Opportunities
The St. James Theatre is delighted to announce its new initiative designed to support emerging theatre talent and to start a creative conversation with its audiences, St. James RE:act. They are inviting applications from writers, directors and theatre makers in the early stages o
Read with a free account →23 April 15 · Opportunities
Theatre6 is currently inviting playwrights to submit unproduced work to be developed. Following the successful run of Honest by Alice Nicholas in 2014, they are keen to establish new, productive relationships with talented writers. What to submit: They would like to receive submi
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