04 November 22 · Opportunities
Writers from around the world are invited to submit their scripts for the 28th International Radio Playwriting Competition, which is now open for entries. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, offers the unique opportunity for writers from o
Read with a free account →03 November 22 · News / Opportunities
It’s that time of year again! Yes, we’re gearing up for our annual January playwriting challenge – WrAP (Write. A. Play)! With daily writing prompts to guide you through every step of the way, you can write a whole first draft in the month of January. This time, we’ll be ramping
Read with a free account →31 October 22 · Opportunities
Scenesaver is excited to announce Just Write! – its international playwriting competition – a search to find the most talented new playwrights. Up to six lucky winners will have their plays performed by professional actors at The White Bear Theatre in London in March 2023. We are
Read with a free account →28 October 22 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Established in 2020, Haywire Theatre is a company devoted to the extraordinary ordinary. We are committed to producing theatre that encapsulates the human, the relatable and the understandable behaviours that form individual experience. One example of this can be seen in our ongo
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Find out about the selected writers here: https://www.writeaplay.co.uk/the-bruntwood-prize-for-playwriting-2022-shortlist/ Source: Write A Play
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Master the world of interactive storytelling with Wales Interactive. Join the multi-award-winning company directors and producers who have released 26 titles with over 5 million downloads and 100 million views, in the Interactive Writers Workshop. Budding and established writers
Read with a free account →28 October 22 · Opportunities
Box of Tricks is looking to find four early-career North West playwrights for the next cycle of our flagship talent development programme PlayBox in 2023. Selected playwrights will be paid £1000 each to take part in a year-long talent development attachment during which time they
Read with a free account →28 October 22 · Opportunities
BBC Writers’ Room Open Call window will open for submissions from noon on Wednesday 9th November 2022 until noon on Wednesday 7th December 2022. Would you like to know more about the opportunity? Planning on submitting and want some advice on your final polish? Join us on Monday
Read with a free account →28 October 22 · Opportunities
Mon 21 Nov 2022, 6pm-7.30pm GMT £25.00 Workshop: Playwriting Duration: 90 mins Location: ONLINE If you are a playwright and you would like to know how to get your play successfully commissioned by a theatre, then join our intimate workshop with Sue Healy, Literary Manager at the
Read with a free account →21 October 22 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →19 October 22 · Opportunities
The Lancaster Playwriting Prize 2023 Open to Deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse writers from the North. The Lancaster Playwriting Prize is an annual Playwriting prize for playwriters in the North and this year is looking for submissions from Deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse writers
Read with a free account →19 October 22 · Opportunities
October 20/ Monthly mental health and wellbeing surgery/ Online The online monthly mental health and wellbeing surgery is an opportunity for anyone working in the Arts to book a slot with a Counsellor to discuss any issue that is causing you concern. This is FREE event, but a slo
Read with a free account →18 October 22 · Opportunities
The MonoBox Sliding from Stage to Screen with writer Ella Road If you’re a playwright wanting to write for screen but don’t know where to start, this online workshop will demystify the process! Find out more here: bit.ly/mbwriting Date: 24 October 2022 Source: direct contact
Read with a free account →14 October 22 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
We need YOU more than ever! Find out about 7 easy ways to support us here and help us to continue our work! *Make sure you never miss an opportunity. Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! * Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities and news!
Read with a free account →13 October 22 · Opportunities
19 October 12:30pm Bush Link-Up is free, but booking is essential. Bush Link-Up is a way for writers, directors, producers and other theatre creatives to meet and make connections through group chats in a welcoming environment. At the Bush they know amazing things happen when cre
Read with a free account →13 October 22 · Opportunities
SI Leeds Literary Prize 2022: Freelance evaluator The SI Leeds Literary Prize is looking to appoint a freelance evaluator to support the Prize in its 10th anniversary year. Commencing in November 2022, the role is home-based and attracts a one-off fee of £1,200 (based on approxim
Read with a free account →13 October 22 · Opportunities
The Sunderland Short Film Festival is hosting an online Q&A with Alice Ramsey of the BBC Writersroom and Assistant Commissioner with BBC Drama to discuss her work. Alice was appointed to the role in July 2021, and works across both Drama Commissioning and the BBC Writersroom to i
Read with a free account →13 October 22 · Opportunities
Glass Splinters are seeking submissions from female writers for a new writing night at The Pleasance Theatre on the 10th of December 2022. Pieces must be: No longer than 10 minutes Written by a female writer Adhere to our theme of ‘Women from History’ and WINTER and/or CHRISTMAS
Read with a free account →11 October 22 · Opportunities / Writing Workshops
A 2 hour overview of musical theatre style and structure and how to get started! This 2 hour workshop with Emily Garside is aimed at anyone looking to make a start in musical theatre. The workshop will take a look at the history and structure of the musical as a guide to writing
Read with a free account →07 October 22 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →07 October 22 · 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: London Playwrights Redrafting Programme 2022 Desc
Read with a free account →07 October 22 · Opportunities
Buried Thunder is looking for a female-identifying creative with lived experience of forced migration to co-write their latest project, a written adaptation of their first national tour, ‘Our Shore’. This adaptation consists of a short (120-page) story about a young refugee findi
Read with a free account →04 October 22 · Opportunities
ENOA (European Network of Opera Academies, supported by the Creative Europe programme for 2020-2024) is launching its new Immersive Residencies open call. With this programme, we wish to welcome a group of brilliant mid-career artists who do not have opera within their creative p
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