From our earlier websites
Writing advice, interviews, projects and opportunities from our earlier websites, kept together for you to explore.
These are historical copies. Dates, prices and submission windows may no longer apply. Find current opportunities.
7,096 results · Page 24 of 296
14 March 25 · Opportunities
The Writing Squad is recruiting writers aged between 16 and 22 who live, work or study in the North of England for their next two year programme. They welcome writers of any formats – from poetry and prose, through film, stage and radio scripts, to games and graphic novels. Being
Read with a free account →14 March 25 · Opportunities
Bite-Size Plays in association with Pleasance Theatre are searching for new 10-15 minute plays to be performed as part of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. If selected, your piece will be performed in rotation as part of one of three menus throughout the entire run of the Fr
Read with a free account →14 March 25 · Opportunities
VAULT Creative Arts are inviting script submissions to SANDBOX, their brand-new scratch company. Following the submission process, up to 6 scripts will be selected. Then, over the next three months, each script will receive two, 3-hour workshops with a group of 8 to 10 actors, fo
Read with a free account →14 March 25 · Opportunities
Initial Sketches – Short Play Submissions I’m excited to announce that I am organising an evening of work-in-progress short plays which will be performed in South-East London at Canvas and Cream on Thursday 1st May 2025 and I am on the look out for exciting scripts to showcase!
Read with a free account →14 March 25 · Opportunities
Call for Submissions: “Hello Godot” – A One-Minute Existential Play Anthology Website: https://sites.google.com/view/freshwordsmagazine/home Email: dramaanthologyfreshwords@gmail.com Last date of submission: May 5, 2025 Fresh Words-An International Literary Magazine is inviting s
Read with a free account →10 March 25 · Opportunities
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is currently offering adult evening courses and offering a selection of Summer schools starting from the 15 July 2025 in Music, Drama and Creative Writing. To find out more about our programme, you can visit their website. Dates: various So
Read with a free account →10 March 25 · Opportunities
We are thrilled to announce an open call for submissions for ‘Voices Unbound’, a new poetry anthology that seeks to celebrate the diverse, vibrant, and transformative power of poetry. Whether you are an emerging voice or an established poet, we invite you to share your work and c
Read with a free account →10 March 25 · Opportunities
TheDCC (Divided Culture Co.)Playwriting Prize 2025 is exclusively for writers born in and/or based full time in the North West of England, they are looking for an unperformed, full-length (60 minutes plus) play. The competition is free to enter and the winning playwright will rec
Read with a free account →07 March 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 March 25 · News
London Playwrights’ co-founder, Kimberley Andrews, is now on Substack sharing thoughts and advice for playwrights. Kimberley has over a decade of experience working with new writers so she has plenty of tips and ideas to share. Please give her a follow: http://kimberleyandrews.su
Read this article →06 March 25 · Opportunities
Salford based theatre & film production company, Divided Culture Co., have launched the DCC Playwriting Prize 2025. Open to playwrights who have an unperformed, full-length play and were born and/or live in the North West, the prize awards the winning playwright £1000, as well as
Read with a free account →06 March 25 · Opportunities
Unleash Your Creativity at the TakeTen Chesil Theatre New Writing Festival 2025-2026 Aspiring and seasoned writers are invited to participate in the ninth biennial playwriting event. This nationwide competition kicks off on 1st March 2025 with the theme of ‘Angels’. Writers are e
Read with a free account →06 March 25 · Opportunities
Writers from around the world are invited to submit their scripts for the 29th International Audio Drama Competition (previously the International Playwriting Competition) which is now open for entries. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council,
Read with a free account →06 March 25 · Opportunities
Opportunity for Writers & Storytellers I’m currently developing a new show and workshop—Oops, My Neurodiversity Is Showing!—set to debut at Brighton Fringe 2025 and beyond. I’m looking for writers and storytellers to contribute their experiences to this project. How You Can Get I
Read with a free account →06 March 25 · Opportunities
The Jewish Dramatic Association of London (JDAL) is inviting script submissions for its next New Writing Showcase at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in 2025. Following two sold-out showcases, JDAL continues its mission to platform exciting new work by UK-based writers who self-identify
Read with a free account →06 March 25 · Opportunities
CALL OUT FOR JUNE 2025 FESTIVAL SHOW This latest Script Room is being specially programmed for Richmond’s high-profile Arts and Ideas Festival and so is an exciting opportunity for writers. The Festival theme is ‘to explore and interrogate our relationship to nature’. If you have
Read with a free account →06 March 25 · Opportunities
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Website: https://qutubminarreview.wordpress.com/about/ Submission Email: editorqutubminarreview@gmail.com Submission Deadline: June 20th, 2025 Qutub Minar Review is inviting poetry, short stories (maximum 500 words for each story), one minute plays, interview
Read with a free account →04 March 25 · News / Opportunities
Our online book club for plays is back! Join us for our monthly book club where we meet on Zoom to discuss a play and then invite you to submit a short piece in response. How it works: at the start of each month, we’ll announce a new play which you can then read in … Play Club is
Read with a free account →04 March 25 · News / Opportunities
Since our #WrAP2025 Write Along Sessions, lots of you have been asking for more! So throughout March, we’ll be trialling a few of these sessions to see which time works best and how frequently we should run them. Write Along Sessions are available for members at no extra charge b
Read with a free account →28 February 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 →27 February 25 · Opportunities
Join National Young Writers 2025! Are you 18-30 and interested in writing short digital plays for social media? 🎬✨ Applications for National Young Writers 2025 are now open! This free online course will help you craft scripts and turn them into digital productions. No experience
Read with a free account →27 February 25 · Opportunities
Female Voices Short Film Fund is Back! ✨ We’re thrilled to relaunch the Female Voices Short Film Fund in partnership with @femalefilmclub and @festivalformula—a unique opportunity to win up to $10,000 to bring your short film to life! 🚀 But that’s not all… 🏆 Winners will also r
Read with a free account →27 February 25 · Opportunities
HOW TO WRITE A PLAY ✍️ Our new six-part video series, launching as part of the Royal Court Young Playwrights Award, begins today – helping you to start, write and finish your play. Workshop episodes include: Finding Inspiration with Sabrina Ali Creating Characters with Tife Kuso
Read with a free account →27 February 25 · Opportunities
Calling South Asian writers, artists and creatives – new opportunity at the Octagon We are on the lookout for creatives and facilitators to deliver creative writing workshops for our Awaaz Programme – a brand-new arts programme celebrating and showcasing South Asian Arts and Cult
Read with a free account →