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09 September 14 · Opportunities
Mikron, the country’s most prolific touring company, is looking for writers. The Mikron Writers Scheme has been set up to widen the pool of writing talent, in order to meet the specific demands of this unique 43-year-old theatre company. Selected writers will participate in a tai
Read with a free account →08 September 14 · Opportunities
After the continued success of 2013 the Greenhorn Festival is back and looking for short film submissions for this years festival. Greenhorn Short Film Festival was founded to celebrate new and emerging filmmaking talent with an unusual slant. They are currently accepting submiss
Read with a free account →05 September 14 · Opportunities
The Bread & Roses Theatre in Clapham is dedicated to putting on new writing and would love to hear from playwrights who have theatre pieces they would like to see staged! They are currently accepting short plays for the next Platform on the 1st of November 2014. This will also be
Read with a free account →05 September 14 · 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). RAaW YPTC seeking playwright (paid) – deadline 5 September at 5pm Scriptwriters required for online video – Deadline: 7 September 2014 The
Read with a free account →04 September 14 · Education / Writing Workshops
Tamasha Developing Artists (TDA) is soliciting applications for a new playwriting group, Tamasha Playwrights. The group will meet regularly from October 2014 and will run for at least 3 months. It will be led by Tamasha’s new co-Artistic Director (and award-winning playwright) Fi
Read this article →04 September 14 · Opportunities
Write Angles – formerly the Southend Playwriting Festival 2015 – is now looking for entries. The Festival, entering its fifth year, will present selected plays as rehearsed readings at the Dixon Studio, Palace Theatre, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, UK. What to submit: In 2015 there wi
Read with a free account →04 September 14 · Opportunities
The 404th Wall is commissioning new media responses to the idea of the 404 error page. Prompt: What brings us closer potentially tears us apart: this is the underlying theme of The 404-th Wall, an experimental springboard of new platforms for participatory and new media practices
Read with a free account →04 September 14 · Opportunities
ACG announces its own playwriting competition with two drama awards for innovative play and creative play scripts, 40 to 50 minutes in length. There is no fixed subject but it should in some way reflect the human condition. The two awards are: The Julian Battersby Award for young
Read with a free account →04 September 14 · Opportunities
NYU’s New Plays for Young Audiences seeks new unpublished and unproduced scripts for young audiences (ages 4-21) for their 18th season, June 2015. Submission Guidelines: Please include your name, the name of the play, and where wetheycan contact you. They prefer receiving scripts
Read with a free account →02 September 14 · Writing Workshops
This beginner session is aimed at writers of screen and stage. It will demonstrate Syd Field’s three act structure paradigm, using clips and excerpts from a range of films across several key genres, with a focus on the demands of the British Film Industry. Shaun of the Dead and J
Read this article →02 September 14 · Writing Workshops
IdeasTap are running a session on screenwriting this September in London. This session is an introduction to screenwriting. Jon will dip into the basics of: Why Write for Screen? What is a Screenplay? How to Structure your Screenplay How to Write Genre Overview of the UK Film Ind
Read this article →02 September 14 · Opportunities
RAaw are looking for a writer to take on the challenge of writing a 30 – 40 min long short play (including songs that you DON’T have to write) based on the true lives of young people through the ages who have been inspiring. They are looking for a writer who is experienced in wri
Read with a free account →01 September 14 · Opportunities
Theatrelab, based in Bath Spa, brings together creative from a range of experience and disciplines (producers, actors, writers, designers, musicians etc) to for a theatrelab community that stimulates ideas and creates new performance. Theatrelab holds monthly meetings to workshop
Read with a free account →01 September 14 · Opportunities
Fractured Lines are looking for writers that have a play or an excerpt of one of a play for four actors, of no longer than 25 minutes, based on one of the themes from the next theme list. Blaggards presents a lively collection of plays from selected emerging, up and coming writer
Read with a free account →29 August 14 · Jobs
Many Thoughts are looking for a screenwriter for comedy-thriller with minimum characters, locations and explosions. They need a drama-based action whose treatment can be adapted to guerrilla style filmmaking. An ideal story would be something that’s real-life with figments of ima
Read with a free account →29 August 14 · Jobs
One Time Twice is urgently looking for a writer to turn an idea into an online-based branded/viral video for a tech corporation GradQuiz. They need a short 60-90 second drama/humour/mystery script on a low budget. The writer must be able to work with no briefs but just notes and
Read with a free account →29 August 14 · 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). Golden Lane Films call for scripts, IdeasTap – Deadline: 29 August 2014 Etch seeking submissions for scratch night at the Peckham Pelican
Read with a free account →28 August 14 · Opportunities
Ok, so this one’s not strictly a ‘writing opportunity’, but it could be useful if you’re considering producing your own work… HighTide is giving up to 32 IdeasTap members the opportunity to attend a two-hour masterclass on how to apply for Grants for the Arts funding from the Art
Read with a free account →26 August 14 · Opportunities
For the second year BBC Radio has joined forces with BBC Writersroom to launch The Writer’s Prize: an innovative and prestigious new writing award for Radio Drama. The Writer’s Prize wants to commission the best ideas across the Radio 3 and 4 networks. They are looking for bold,
Read with a free account →26 August 14 · Jobs
“Imagine yourself stepping back in time more than 600 years as you travel through acres of vast deer-filled parkland. Criss-cross through bracken-lined paths filled with wildlife and trees fallen and left to nature. As you cross the brow of the hill, one of the country’s biggest
Read with a free account →22 August 14 · 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). Hampshire County Council seeking Writer in Residence (paid) – Deadline: 22 August 2014 Freelance scriptwriters required for children’s edu
Read with a free account →20 August 14 · Opportunities
Three IdeasTap members will receive six months of mentoring from development executive Alexandra Arlango (Cowboy Films, Ruby Films, Qwerty Films) with the aim of producing a first draft screenplay ready to be sent to agents and producers by the end of the mentoring period. This b
Read with a free account →19 August 14 · Opportunities
Behind The Bikeshed are a London based non-profit sketch collective. Off the back of their sell-out show in May, “Midnight in the Garden” they are now back with a new show for October and they want to showcase your sketches! This time they are looking for any sketches inspired by
Read with a free account →19 August 14 · Uncategorized
Etch holds a monthly theatre night held at one of South London’s most thriving new bars and arts venues, The Peckham Pelican. Etch aims to discover, nurture and support new writing whilst encouraging collaboration amongst emerging artists. We hope to provide a base and platform f
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