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27 February 19 · Opportunities
Thousand Films and Sid Gentle Films are looking for the best undiscovered female television writers in the UK and Ireland. In their first year their focus is to find female writers for television. If you have a Script for a first episode of a drama or comedy and you don’t have ag
Read with a free account →27 February 19 · Opportunities
As part of their platform to provide accessible opportunities to nurture new talent, The Scenic Route presents an intensive practical workshop exploring how to create original theatre collaboratively from scratch. Through a series of masterclasses, practical exercises and rehears
Read with a free account →27 February 19 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in March 2019. 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 the w
Read with a free account →27 February 19 · 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: #WriteHacks kicks off this Friday! Description: O
Read with a free account →25 February 19 · Opportunities
Academy Arts Press is a small publishing company based in the United States, the are currently accepting submissions for their short story competition. Who can apply: all writers, all countries if the story is in English. Open to all genres of fiction. Previously unpublished, ori
Read with a free account →25 February 19 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
The Inkubator is a ten-week Introduction to Playwriting Course by Euphoric Ink, led by Ola Animashawun. Ola is the National Theatre Connections Dramaturg, former Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre and Creative Director of the playwriting consultancy, Euphoric Ink. This
Read with a free account →22 February 19 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! 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 & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →20 February 19 · Opportunities
The Actor Awareness Women’s Night was a huge success: a sold out audience, 4 incredible pieces of new writing and an industry panel with casting directors and an award winning writer for feedback. With the amazing work going on in their Working Class Season in the Tristan Bates t
Read with a free account →20 February 19 · Jobs / Opportunities
Punchdrunk International is looking for a Writer to join an R&D team developing a new digital theatre project. This individual will be an exceptional writer and maker in the creative industries, with experience in theatrical, immersive, gaming or digital projects. The role will j
Read with a free account →20 February 19 · Education / Events
To celebrate the launch of the inaugural Wales Writer in Residence scheme from the BBC and National Theatre Wales, BBC Writersroom Wales are running a number of free but ticketed events for writers, aspiring writers or anyone keen to find out more about the initiative. “Come and
Read this article →20 February 19 · Opportunities
Applications are now open for the inaugural Wales Writer in Residence scheme from the BBC and National Theatre Wales. New and established writers are invited to apply for this prestigious new scheme, aimed at furthering a writer’s career across a portfolio of media and which incl
Read with a free account →19 February 19 · Events / Opportunities
If we are half of the world’s population, why are women’s issues still often confined to the fringes of art? Why is seeing period blood more shocking than an action film shoot out, when the former is A LOT more common? Why is having ‘strong female-leads’ progressive when we see t
Read with a free account →15 February 19 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in February 2019. 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 th
Read with a free account →15 February 19 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Want to support LPB? Become a member! 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 & featured posts; 2) Opportunities
Read with a free account →14 February 19 · Original Content / Resources
As promised, we’ve got some exciting content coming up for our members this year and the of first our new initiatives will be making its’ way to you this March. #WriteHacks As playwrights, juggling the whole writing thing with every day life is hands down one of our biggest chall
Read this article →14 February 19 · News / Original Content
We know how important feedback is for new and emerging writers and we also know that there’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to receiving it. Plays are all different, writers are all unique and have various requirements – from wanting structural advice on an early draft to g
Read this article →14 February 19 · Opportunities
Stand up comedian/ comedic performer based in the Midlands?Alto Comedy have two 5 minute scratch slots available for regional acts with new material they’d like to try out in front of a crowd! Taking place at Centrala on 16th March 2019, you will be part of Alto Comedy’s very fir
Read with a free account →14 February 19 · Opportunities
On a monthly basis, theatre-makers from across the North West are invited to present short extracts of new work and the audience get a chance to offer their thoughts on how these exciting new ideas might develop. How to apply: if you have a piece of work in progress you would lik
Read with a free account →14 February 19 · Opportunities
The Charles Causley Trust is pleased to announce two more residency opportunities at Cyprus Well, in Launceston, Cornwall (the poet’s former home owned by the Trust). These residencies, co-funded by Literature Works, will follow in the footsteps of such writers/poets as Alyson Ha
Read with a free account →14 February 19 · Jobs / Opportunities
WHQ NEEDS YOU! They are looking for someone to run their Carlisle Writers’ Retreat. Their ideal candidate will be an early career writer who is looking to branch out into teaching/facilitating, who is approachable, professional, lively and fun, and has interesting things to say a
Read with a free account →14 February 19 · Opportunities
The D-Day Story, Portsmouth’s newest museum, is seeking a Writer in Residence to create and write the story of Gustav the pigeon. The story will be published as an illustrated children’s book aimed at six to eight year olds. They anticipate that the residency will run over six to
Read with a free account →13 February 19 · Opportunities
The International Moving Image Society is seeking script submissions for their Table Read on the 21st February at Zero One, Soho in London. The event will feature a table read of short screenplays and extract and give a voice to your characters. What they are looking for: scripts
Read with a free account →13 February 19 · Opportunities
Down Stage Write are looking for Devon and Cornwall based writers to submit scripts for their latest short play production. Down Stage Night: Astor 100 is an evening of four new short plays written in response to the one hundred year anniversary of Nancy Astor becoming the first
Read with a free account →13 February 19 · 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: Plays Rough London accepting submissions for new
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