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31 July 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Playwriting Festival is an annual theatre festival supporting writers with a meaningful connection to Hull to create and develop new plays in the city. Inspired by scratch nights, Fresh Ink showcases early versions of new plays, commissioned especially for the festival. It featur
Read with a free account →30 July 26 · Opportunities
Calling all writers, we want to read your scripts 🖊 Our new writing script submission window is open until 5pm, Thursday 20 August 2026. We look forward to reading what you share. Everything you need to know can be found on their website. New Writing at Druid is supported by Pau
Read with a free account →24 July 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →24 July 26 · Opportunities
Shape Arts have partnered up with The Literary Consultancy to offer disabled writers on a low income the chance to have their work professionally read and receive feedback. Who is eligible to apply? In order to be considered for this opportunity you will need to be: A writer who
Read with a free account →24 July 26 · Opportunities
Script Club Cardiff is looking for 10-minute plays responding to the theme ‘Rituals’ for a New Writing Night at Porter’s Theatre, Cardiff on Sunday 4th October. This is an unpaid opportunity, with proceeds from the night funding future events for local creatives. Writers must be
Read with a free account →24 July 26 · Opportunities
MOTHER ACT – a new collective for mothers who act – have launched their first film festival of films made by mothers. The event will take place on 13th November 2026 at BFI Stephen Street. Applications are free and open to mothers, and those on conception journeys, who have writt
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3467 Collective is a new digital first studio based in the North East of England and they are looking for new/emerging comedy sketch writers for Series 3 of J98 Online, their dedicated online comedy platform. Open to writers aged 18+ who are from or based in the North East of Eng
Read with a free account →24 July 26 · Opportunities
Join the BBC Writers Scotland-based staff at a live event as part of the Edinburgh Fringe 2026. There will be the chance to hear from the team and writer Alice Clark and to ask any questions. BBC Writers at Fringe Central Date: Monday 24th August Time: 1230-1330 Address: Fringe C
Read with a free account →24 July 26 · Opportunities
The Kay Mellor Fellowship is a year-long paid opportunity for a writer based in Yorkshire and the Humber to develop their writing for stage and screen. Leeds Playhouse are delighted to be once again joining forces with Rollem Productions, BBC and Leeds City Council to support new
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · 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 →17 July 26 · Opportunities
Applications for DISCOVERY are now open! This year we are working with Key Theatre, Peterbrough to discover new talented South Asian female and non-binary playwrights. If you have an idea for a play brewing, live or work in the local area, and have never been professionally produ
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · Opportunities
We have a range of Open Works Festival Workshops on sale now! 💚 For industry professionals and those wanting to develop their knowledge of all elements of theatrical performance. ⭐Character Through Movement with Roots Mbili ⭐The Street is Theatre with Monica Hunken ⭐Listening to
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · Opportunities
Spoken Word Event OPEN CALL! We’re looking for a new spoken word event for our Canada Water Theatre venue We’re offering a free 3-hour slot in our 150-seat theatre with venue hire, duty manager, technician, and front of house all provided in-kind. All you need is your vision ✨ Wh
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · Opportunities
Are you a queer poet? Are you based in the UK? Are you yet to have your first collection published? Then send us a poem. Poems must be unpublished and a maximum of thirty lines. Selected poets will receive payment and be published in the Bold Queer Poetry Anthology, alongside wor
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · Opportunities
NOVA 2026/27 is now open for applications! We’re looking for South Asian playwrights ready to imagine the next 50 years of storytelling. Selected writers will receive a paid seed commission of £1,500, mentoring, dramaturgical support, and the opportunity to develop their work wit
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · Opportunities
Find out how to get funding as a writer! ✍️ In this informative panel, we’ll be talking about the two main Arts Council funds for writers: DYCP and Project Grants! 📝 With insights from ACE Literature Relationship Manager for the Midlands, Peter Stones; ACE Access Support Team me
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · Opportunities
Submissions are open for the 2026-2027 Emerging Playwrights Lab! WHAT IS THE LAB? The IAMA EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS LAB is an artistic home for early-career and emerging Los Angeles-based playwrights. Over the course of this one-year residency, the writers will meet on a monthly basi
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · Opportunities
Wolverhampton Literature Festival Programme accepting proposals for 2027 . At Wolverhampton Literature Festival, we are dedicated to championing the creative voices of Wolverhampton and the West Midlands. We aim to share diverse stories and showcase the talents of our creative co
Read with a free account →17 July 26 · Opportunities
We’re delighted to be partnering with Push the Boat Out Festival in selecting the 2027 New Writers Award for Spoken Word. All Spoken Word shortlisted applicants will be invited to perform an excerpt from their application sample at the festival on Thursday 12 November 2026, in fr
Read with a free account →10 July 26 · 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 →10 July 26 · Opportunities
Give your play a summer glow up! Join us this summer for redrafting prompts, inspiration, advice – all straight to your inbox. Spend the summer getting your play submission ready. How it works: simply click here to sign up to the Big Summer Redraft Mailing List. From 20th July, y
Read with a free account →10 July 26 · Opportunities
Entries are open for The People’s Play Award: A Playwriting Competition for Northern Writers. The Award is from the People’s Theatre in Newcastle and is for playwrights from the North of England who are yet to have a full-length play performed professionally. One winning script w
Read with a free account →10 July 26 · Opportunities
Spend a week working on your script with industry led expert guidance. Your host is Sara Murray, who has over twenty years experience in developing, script editing and producing TV drama, including EastEnders, Top Boy and The Feed. Most recently Head of Scripted at Raw TV and pre
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