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18 May 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: Sheer Height Theatre seeking submissions for Wome
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This competition fund is for creatives who have a connection to selected London boroughs (Hackney, Islington, Newham, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest) Please note that there are separate competitions running for each borough. The brief is to come up with an exciting project that i
Read with a free account →16 May 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. “How do you include im
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Gub is a new, independent magazine that will explore a specific theme or concept each issue—now welcoming submissions. Issue 1—Identity Explore and discuss the theme of Identity. Interpret however you like. Art—Thoughts—Photography—Creative Writing—Anything Else Magazine will be
Read with a free account →16 May 16 · Opportunities
The Adrian Pagan award is back for a third year. Think you’ve got what it takes to address the state of the nation? The King’s Head are looking for the brightest directors, producers and creative teams to pitch plays that capture the zeitgeist in an exciting, thought-provoking an
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Are you a student in a Bedfordshire school? Are you in years 11 – 13? If so, StageWrite are offering an opportunity for one student to see their work performed by professional actors as part of StageWrite 2017. In this unique opportunity, students are invited to submit a 15 minut
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Falling Pennies is proud to present its 2nd scratch night ”On The Night” 2After the wonderful sell-out success with our debut On The Night-New Beginnings we are proud to announce that we will be returning to The Arcola Theatre on 19th June 2016″ Do you have a story to tell? Are y
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Sheer Height Theatre is running their new writing festival, Women Redressed for a third time after sell-out successes at Arcola Theatre in March and the Arts Theatre in November. This time round the show will run for two nights at The Park Theatre on Sunday 31st July and Monday 1
Read with a free account →13 May 16 · Opportunities
Artist/Company call-out for Bristol showcase 50/50 box office split. Skint Theatre are on the lookout for Funny/Bold/Clever 10-15 min performance pieces for our inaugural showcase at The Island (theislandbristol.com). The pieces will be intimate in design as they will be performe
Read with a free account →13 May 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 →12 May 16 · Education / Writing Workshops
Jennifer Farmer’s next workshop tackles the subject of writing with and for vulnerable groups. See all the details below: Date: Saturday 21 May 2016 Time: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM Days of Week: Saturday Course Code: WR16312 Subject: Words and Ideas Level: ADVANCED Tutor: Jennifer Farme
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LA Musa Sulla Nuvola are a newly launched multilingual literary platform based in Venice and they welcome submissions from writers, poets, playwrights and screenwriters until the 20th of December 2016. They are keen to receive the first 25 pages of your manuscript and will reques
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Disappear Here are looking for film-makers/artists to submit up-to 1 film-poem idea of their own, with 2 films produced to be in collaboration with a writer for a collaborative poetry-film project about Coventry ringroad. The 18 artists selected will (in pairs) produce 3 poetry-f
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BBC Wales and National Theatre Wales, in partnership with BBC Writersroom, are inviting submissions for the third prestigious £10,000 Wales Drama Award. The biennial award is both a celebration of writers in Wales and an open call to Welsh talent, whether emerging or established.
Read with a free account →11 May 16 · Opportunities
The Dangerous Women Project is an initiative of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. It asks, what does it mean to be a ‘dangerous woman’? The Institute is seeking contributions to the initiative as it seeks to explore questions abo
Read with a free account →11 May 16 · Education / Events
The Coventry Storytelling Festival is all about what makes a great story. What drives it, conveys it and makes it live! A huge range of experts – from former Superintendents to script writers – will explore and advise in over a dozen sessions over a two day period. The festival b
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Re-Write Theatre are looking for 3 15-20 minute play submissions on the theme ‘Awakened’ to debut at Theatre503 on the Monday 11th July. Click the document link for full details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_1jFYaLUFX-xbvrpkoN1HCB4UDzJ7PJ72wVHuYfm53w/edit or follow Re-Wri
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The Sick of the Fringe is back in Edinburgh in 2016! They are currently looking for writers with science and/or arts experience to work with their team to cover the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Instead of providing reviews about what’s hot or not in performance, comedy, theatre, da
Read with a free account →11 May 16 · Events / Opportunities
BBC Writersroom and National Theatre Wales are delighted to announce a live and interactive Q&A taking place on Friday, 20 May… and you’re invited! Anne Edyvean (Head of BBC Writersroom), Bethan Jones (Acting Head of Drama, BBC Wales) and Kully Thiarai (Artistic Director of Natio
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Gaelic writers are being given the opportunity to apply for an MG ALBA scholarship to study television fiction writing at Glasgow Caledonian University. The MA Television Fiction Writing course provides aspiring screenwriters with the tools to embark upon or strengthen their care
Read with a free account →11 May 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: N16 Seeking Writers for Draft 3 Description: DRAF
Read with a free account →09 May 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’m working towards a
Read this article →06 May 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 →05 May 16 · Education / Opportunities
This summer we’re going to have our hands full working on the Dark Horse Festival. However, we’ve still planned some exciting offerings for writings looking to expand their skillets, or find some creative stimulation! And as always, you keep an eye on on our Workshops listings to
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