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10 July 26 · Opportunities
Some of the most brilliant plays and shows of our time began life in a different form: Baby Reindeer (play to TV series), Normal People (book to TV series) and War Horse (book to play). And yet the craft of adaptation is an often-overlooked part of the development process. Over t
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Back by popular demand – and NEW and IMPROVED! If you want to redraft your play with practical masterclasses, tailored feedback, and dramaturgical support, read on! Led by experienced dramaturg and scriptwriter, Kimberley Andrews, this course will give you the tools to unlock the
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This 5-week intensive playwriting course is designed to help you finally move from idea to action. Whether you’re starting with a vague concept, a character, a theme or a half-finished draft, you’ll be guided through the process of planning and developing your play in a supportiv
Read with a free account →09 July 26 · Opportunities
Transform your play this summer with dedicated one-to-one dramaturgical support Got a draft of a play that you know isn’t quite there yet? Perhaps you’ve had feedback but aren’t sure what to do with it. Maybe you know there are problems with the structure, characters or story, bu
Read with a free account →03 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
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Submission opportunity for Northern writers aged 18-30! Our First Edition writing group is looking for new short work to be included in the third edition of their annual Scraps anthology. This year’s theme is ‘transformations’ – interpret this theme however you want, with fiction
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Writers opportunity!! Deadline 11th July. ONE MINUTE SCRIPTS IS BACK!!!!🥳🥳🥳 THE THEME IS ‘Home Town’ This is to celebrate the Dare to Create festival coming back to @daretoknowtheatre (and ours!) home town #Oldham this year 🙌 After the success of ‘One Minute Scripts’ at last
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Our Writers’ Lab programme is an entry-level course designed to support new writers in creating their first play over the course of 9 months. The Lab is led by Sharmila Chauhan, Jules Haworth and Roy Alexander Weise, featuring a number of guest artists throughout the Lab, with se
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The Jewish Playwrights Programme is now accepting submissions for its six-month development programme. Presented by the Jewish Literary Foundation, the programme is a development initiative supporting early-career and emerging playwrights. Its goal is to strengthen the presence o
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Writing Retreats at the University of Derby (Online) – for writers, students & general audiences interested in Creative Writing, all welcome Programme – Writing Retreats 29-31 July 2026 These free online writing retreats, organised by staff of the MA in Creative Writing programme
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Submit Your Short Play to INK Festival 2027 Open to emerging and established writers, INK has built a reputation as one of the UK’s leading platforms for new writing. 70 original plays will be selected for professional production and performance in April 2027 for the 11th INK Fes
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We’re so pleased to announce that we are hosting a showcase of new stories inspired by Shakespeare’s writing on 7th August at the National Trust’s Fenton House in London. 🎭We’re looking for writers, directors and actors available on 7th August. This is an unpaid project and all
Read with a free account →26 June 26 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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The Iskador Project | An Introduction to Rudolf Steiner’s Mystery Dramas for Emerging Theatre-makers As part of its upcoming artistic development scheme The Iskador Project, the Marylebone Theatre invites emerging theatre-makers to attend an introductory course on the Mystery Dra
Read with a free account →25 June 26 · Opportunities
UMBRELLAS FOR FISH An International Journal of Absurd & Existential Drama We are now accepting submissions for our September 2026 Issue. Submission Deadline: August 25, 2026 Website: https://ufjournal.wixsite.com/umbrellas-for-fish/submissions Email: ufjournal@aol.com About the J
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Award Eligibility and Criteria for Entry and online entry form. If you require the information in large text format click here. The winning writer will receive £3,000 and a 9-month mentoring programme with a leading Black British playwright. The competition is open to any playwri
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The National Theatre has partnered with the Sir Peter Shaffer Charitable Foundation in committing to supporting playwrights. Celebrating the life and career of Sir Peter Shaffer, this partnership will continue his desire to support playwrights as they create larger scale plays. A
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As part of our mission to discover, champion and support new writing in Liverpool, our annual Open Script Submissions window is an invitation for playwrights to send us their work and start a new conversation. We use this process as a way of building relationships with local writ
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The Mercury Theatre is delighted to announce the launch of the inaugural Mercury Essex Playwrights Award! 🎉 The winner will receive: 💰 a full commission 🤝 dramaturgical support from the Mercury’s artistic team 🎭 and a fully staged production in the Mercury Studio during 2027
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We are on the lookout for new and exciting authors in the commercial fiction space. If you’ve written a romance, crime thriller or historical fiction novel that you think could be the next bestseller, then we’d love to hear from you! In December after National Writing Month, Hodd
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Submissions are now OPEN for the Bill Cashmore Award: One Act Play Prize. The Bill Cashmore Award offers a paid opportunity for two new one-act plays by writers aged 18-30, to be professionally produced at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Bristol Old Vic. The two winning plays w
Read with a free account →25 June 26 · Opportunities
EMMY & Golden Globe Winning Judges will choose this year’s winners. Break into TV writing faster with the Shore Scripts TV Writer Mentorship Program—an exclusive opportunity designed to help you get staffed or sell your pilot. This isn’t a typical contest. It’s a career-launching
Read with a free account →19 June 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
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ITV Academy is inviting new and emerging writers to help shape some of Britain’s most iconic streets and villages through the Continuing Drama Writers Initiative. This three-month, full-time paid development opportunity offers experience within the storytelling worlds of Coronati
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