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18 June 25 · Opportunities
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly organised Literary Manager & Lead Dramaturge to lead the Bush’s literary team and play a key role in supporting the Artistic Director & Co-CEO in new writer and new play development through commissioning and nurturing new
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We are seeking five writers to help develop Pathways – an anthology fiction podcast exploring how our world could change under different climate and technological futures. Speculative fiction meets climate futures in a bold new audio drama series. We are seeking five writers to h
Read with a free account →18 June 25 · Opportunities
The Popcorn Writing Award is the only award celebrating new writing at the Edinburgh Fringe. The award offers a £6,000 prize fund pot that goes directly to writers recognised for their notable, ground-breaking scripts. It champions brave and imaginative writing which playfully an
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Purple String Productions are looking for 10 early career writers who are working-class, D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent for PAGE TO STAGE: LIGHTNING WRITES, a free to attend professional development programme. The programme will support writers over 5 days to create the b
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Northern Ireland Screen is now seeking feature film scripts to develop for its New Writer Focus scheme 2025-26. New Writer Focus is Northern Ireland Screen’s flagship script development scheme, dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging screenwriting talent. Since its launch
Read with a free account →18 June 25 · Opportunities
This year, The Customs House are seeking to commission four writers and one musician/composer to create a series of four 15-20 minute plays inspired by the true story of Dolly Peel, a figure from South Tyneside’s rich history (1782-1857). Each play will explore her life and legac
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Writing around Lived Experience with Helen Jeffery On 3rd July 6.30-8.30pm, Helen is running a 2 hour online workshop for anyone interested in using their lived experiences as a springboard for creation. There will be writing exercises, as well as the opportunity to discuss your
Read with a free account →17 June 25 · Opportunities
Applications for Shedinburgh’s Shedload-Of-Future Fund are now open! Shedinburgh are awarding 3 x £5,000 grants to early-career artists taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time this summer. The Shedload-Of-Future Fund exists to keep the Fringe accessible to early-
Read with a free account →17 June 25 · Opportunities
Seamoss Theatre are a new fringe theatre company in the E7/E17 area of East London, focussed on showcasing the weird and the untold. Their second scratch night will be held on Wednesday 6 August 2025 as part of Walthamstow Fringe! They’re looking for untold stories – LGBTQI+, POC
Read with a free account →06 June 25 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Make sure you never miss an opportunity! Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! Our weekly round-up has always been, and always will be totally free! However, we do rely on our paid subscribers to keep our organisation going. Please consider su
Read with a free account →06 June 25 · Uncategorized
A Slice of the Pie…a new scratch night! 🥧 We are excited to be hosting our first in-house scratch night on Fri 4 July at @oranmorglasgow, focussed around emerging artists in Scotland who we have not worked with before. As part of this, we are doing a callout for: 🖊️ Four writer
Read this article →06 June 25 · Opportunities
The Women Calling the Shots showcase of short films made by women filmmakers will take place at the 33rd Annual Hamptons International Film Festival (October 3-13, 2025). A partnership between the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) and New York Women in Film & Television
Read with a free account →06 June 25 · Opportunities
What really happens when a stage script becomes a global cinematic success? Join us on Saturday, June 7 at 1:00 PM EST for a candid webinar with Joan Lane, the British producer who helped shepherd The King’s Speech from a rehearsed reading to Oscar gold. Joan will share the real
Read with a free account →06 June 25 · Opportunities
Calling all writers! Itchy Feet Productions is looking for a max 2-minute (no minimum) monologue or poem inspired by the Fringe Season for an upcoming August episode dedicated to all things Fringe Theatre. Think Edinburgh, Brighton! Must be all your own original work and open to
Read with a free account →06 June 25 · Opportunities
Writers are invited to submit short audio play scripts for this year’s event. Although this is still an open themed event the team are interested in creating at least one play on the happenings in Alderney (Channel Island) of 1941 to 1945 and also one play on the Panacea Society/
Read with a free account →06 June 25 · Guest Post / Inspiration
Screenwriting: The Craft and The Career by Philip Shelley is a new book which is packed with guidance on on everything needed to be a successful screenwriter. The book includes advice on technical elements such as generating compelling story ideas, creating engaging characters, c
Read this article →02 June 25 · Opportunities
Join us for a comprehensive introduction to writing for short films. Led by Dan Horrigan, this course will see you generate ideas, find the approach that best suits your story, and be primed for your best script. Event Description Writing the Short Film Accelerator is the result
Read with a free account →02 June 25 · Opportunities
SoulSpire Arts is back this September 2025 at The Space Theatre in London! Last Autumn, SoulSpire Arts hosted the SOLD-OUT scratch night, “Roots & Connections,” which showcased a stunning array of talented works that made audiences laugh, cry, and connect through the heartfelt vo
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On 4th June 6.30-8.30pm, Helen Jeffery is running a 2 hour online workshop for emerging playwrights who would like to get their work on stage and/or self-produce More info here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-page-to-stage-with-helen-jeffery-tickets-1348925204599 Read about H
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CURTAIN UP: THE A CHRONICLES and MoCA CT READY FOR A SECOND GROUNDBREAKING THEATRICAL EVENT The Connecticut-based production company, A Chronicles announces its open submission call for its second 10-minute play festival since the organization launched in 2022. A Chronicles seeks
Read with a free account →02 June 25 · Events
Book Launch & Reading: Almost The Birthday Party by Paul Kalburgi Join playwright Paul Kalburgi for a one-night-only live reading of his dark comedy Almost The Birthday Party, to celebrate its publication by Playdead Press. Almost The Birthday Party is an absurd riff on Harold Pi
Read this article →02 June 25 · Opportunities
THE OCEAN is a quarterly magazine of the finest literature and is published in print with a digital copy available. They are seeking wonderful short stories, essays and poetry for their next issue to be published on June 30th 2025. Stories and essays can be up to 2000 words. Poet
Read with a free account →30 May 25 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
Make sure you never miss an opportunity! Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! Our weekly round-up has always been, and always will be totally free! However, we do rely on our paid subscribers to keep our organisation going. Please consider su
Read with a free account →30 May 25 · Opportunities
Theatre of the Gentle Furies seeking to commission a short story for performance We are seeking to commission a writer to write a short story for performance (around 1 page), or more depending on availability, for our theatre project when I will be a bird. The project is a collab
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