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16 September 16 · Opportunities
Red Dragonfly Productions in association with Grist To The Mill are running a New Writing Festival and are looking for new and emerging writers from British East Asian, South Asian and South East Asian communities who are interested in contributing. What they are looking for: a t
Read with a free account →16 September 16 · 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 & featured posts; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Even
Read with a free account →14 September 16 · Education / Opportunities
In their words: “Here at New Diorama we often get asked to talk to other artists, theatres and organisations about our fundraising. We are now hosting a whole day to talk about fundraising strategy, applying to Trusts and Foundations, attracting and growing individual donors and
Read with a free account →14 September 16 · 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: Tamasha Playwrights Year 3: Call Out Description:
Read with a free account →13 September 16 · Opportunities
Newsjack is the BBC Radio 4 Extra topical news sketch show that anyone can write for! And good news! It’s back and is encouraging writers to submit sketches and one-liners for the series. So! To get your wit on the wireless and a few quid in your wallet, get submitting! Deadlines
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RTÉ and Northern Ireland Screen are seeking submissions from writers and producers to develop five new, original online dramas for the new season of Storyland. Writers from the worlds of television, film, theatre, literature, documentary and journalism are sought, whether or not
Read with a free account →13 September 16 · Funding and Bursaries / Opportunities
Arvon is a UK-based organisation which commercially runs creative writing courses and retreats. However, if you’re a writer who can’t afford the fees but feels their programmes could be useful, you can check out their grants initiative. Arvon told us, ‘Grants are for writers who
Read with a free account →13 September 16 · Opportunities
Rich Gifts Theatre– is looking for a talented group of people who have an interest in comedy and current affairs. They are looking for writers to help us develop a series of short plays which are inspired by events in the world around us. There is no closing date and no entry fee
Read with a free account →13 September 16 · Opportunities
This competition is focussed on content for film. This includes feature films and short films. They are not accepting television, sit com, radio, theatre, magazine or game show format. Three projects will be selected to be showcased at an event at BAFTA and given industry introdu
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Batty Mama is a down and dirty, open and enticing dystopic space for queer and trans bodies from all constellations, reclaiming booties of colour curated by Hakeem Kazeem and Ama Josephine Budge. FYI: Batty Mama is a Black-centric post-apocalyptic space that programs Black and Br
Read with a free account →13 September 16 · Opportunities
This year, in support of new and emerging writers, The Midnite Youth Theatre Company is calling for submissions for the 2016 MYTC Playwright Commission. The Commission offers a successful playwright (or writing team) $3,000 towards the development of a short script (45 – 60 minut
Read with a free account →13 September 16 · Opportunities
Novus theatre invite writers to send in new/developing work which could be work shopped and developed in a research and development. In their words: “We are looking to work with new writers on our R&D/small scale tour programme. Our first piece, The Reverse Is Also True (Mark Ill
Read with a free account →12 September 16 · Opportunities
Pokfulam Road Productions will be launching a regular new writing showcase FOREIGN GOODS LAST FOREVER that will produce extracts from 6 work in progress plays from new and established writers of Female, Chinese & South East Asian descent. The inaugural showcase will feature 6 new
Read with a free account →12 September 16 · Opportunities
Drift Theatre is seeking submissions for their next ‘Drift Shop’ event on 25th October 2016. The aim of Drift Shop is to provide feedback for writers who can attend the night itself and see how the audience reacts to their work. For this reason please only submit if you are able
Read with a free account →12 September 16 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “Hi Adam! I’m just fin
Read this article →09 September 16 · 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 & featured posts; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Even
Read with a free account →08 September 16 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
Tamasha Developing Artists (TDA) is soliciting applications for the third year of its Tamasha Playwrights group. Tamasha Playwrights is a writer-led collective founded in October 2014 by Tamasha’s Artistic Director Fin Kennedy and formed of eight playwrights from a diverse range
Read with a free account →08 September 16 · Jobs
There is an opportunity for an experienced script editor to join the Scripting Team on one of the BBC’s flagship continuing Drama Series, Casualty. The role includes ensuring that commissioned scripts are of the required standard which conform to the editorial brief and are avail
Read with a free account →07 September 16 · 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: Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2016 Description:
Read with a free account →07 September 16 · Opportunities
Theatre Clwyd is open for applications to the Daniel Owen Writing Competition. A shortlist of chosen works will be performed at the awards night of the Daniel Owen festival by professional actors. The winning writer will receive a cash prize and an award. To mark 100 years since
Read with a free account →05 September 16 · Opportunities
Entries are now open for the Channel 4 screenwriting course 2017. The purpose of the course is to offer 12 writers new to television drama an insight into how the industry works and to provide a “dry-run” of what it can be like to write under a television drama commission, specif
Read with a free account →05 September 16 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I don’t know what is
Read this article →03 September 16 · Education / Writing Workshops
Playpens are 100-minute sessions of one-on-one professional feedback with David Lane for your writing. The sessions will be conducted over Skype or phone and there will be follow-up guidance. The sessions will be held between October – December 2016. In addition if you book befor
Read this article →03 September 16 · Opportunities
Itch + Scratch are accepting submissions for their latest show of new writing at the Hackney Showroom. The audience comes first at Itch + Scratch so take into consideration the format and ethos of their events when submitting material, particularly in regards to cast size and equ
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