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13 November 15 · Writing Workshops
Sky or the Bird are offering writers a chance to move their work on to the next level. You could be struggling on a first draft, looking to solve particular problems, or in need of inspiration to reignite your commitment to your work. What They Offer: PART ONE – Reading and notes
Read this article →11 November 15 · Opportunities
This annual award was established in 2009 by Moniack Mhor to honour Jessie Kesson’s inspirational life and work. As 2016 will be the centenary of Jessie Kesson’s birth, we sill soon be announcing details of additional events and activity throughout the year. THE JESSIE KESSON FEL
Read with a free account →09 November 15 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our new advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. I’ve got writers block, I
Read this article →27 October 15 · Opportunities
“Leytonstone Itch” needs YOU on the 6th of November at “All You Read is Love” in Leytonstone (www.allyoureadislove.com) A one of a kind scratch night, this is an opportunity to share new ideas, get inspiration or do something you’ve always wanted to try in a warm and supportive a
Read with a free account →19 October 15 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our new advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I’m leaving the ‘young p
Read this article →12 October 15 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our new advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I’m writing my first ful
Read this article →05 October 15 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our new advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I write in my bedroom, a
Read this article →28 September 15 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our new advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “How smart should I assum
Read this article →25 September 15 · Education / Writing Workshops
WRITING YOUR PLAY is a six week course designed to take new writers through the process of writing a first draft: from finding the inspiration for a new idea through to completing an accomplished script. Whether you are completely new to playwriting or are already making strides
Read this article →21 September 15 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our new advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “Writing is a lonely busi
Read this article →14 September 15 · Inspiration / Pursued By A Bear
Pursued By A Bear is our new advice column with playwright Adam Taylor. He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “My laptop is dead, and I
Read this article →09 June 15 · Events / Opportunities
Theatre 503 has released details for its’ latest Rapid Write Response Night, which will be the last one until Autumn. This time, writers are invited to create a short play in response to Silva Semerciyan’s I AND THE VILLAGE, taking inspiration from any respect of the show they li
Read with a free account →26 May 15 · Writing Workshops
Playwriting Workshop with Sheer Drop Saturday 20th June 2015 from 10am-6pm 6 Frederick’s Place, EC2R 8BT (very close to Bank Underground Station) Got an idea for a play but not sure where to start? Working on a new play and looking for inspiration? Want to step up from writing sh
Read this article →25 March 15 · Uncategorized
Newsjack the Radio 4 Extra topical news sketch show, which anyone can write for, is again looking for writers to submit sketches and one-liners for the series. For more information and in order to enter, please visit Newsjack’s Submission Page And for further inspiration read the
Read this article →25 February 15 · Inspiration / Opportunities
As always, IdeasTap have got plenty of workshops coming up in the next few weeks. You can check out the full schedule here, but here are a couple aimed at playwrights Ideastap Inspires: A discussion on playwriting and research (4 March 2015 – London) Challenging traditional appro
Read with a free account →11 December 14 · Uncategorized
This annual award was established in 2009 by Moniack Mhor to honour Jessie Kesson’s inspirational life and work. Moniack Mhor Writers’ Centre is inviting established writers to apply for the Jessie Kesson Fellowship in 2015. The successful candidate will receive time and space to
Read this article →19 November 14 · Opportunities
Moniack Mhor is proud to host the eighth annual Jessie Kesson Fellowship. This annual award was established in 2009 by Moniack Mhor to honour Jessie Kesson’s inspirational life and work. Moniack Mhor Writers’ Centre (Scotland) is inviting established writers to apply for the Jess
Read with a free account →21 October 14 · Opportunities
Do you want to learn how to write for television? Do you want to earn a living from making people laugh? Do you have a brilliant idea but nowhere to take it? Whether you’re currently developing a project and need some inspiration, or are a journalist or stand-up keen to give TV w
Read with a free account →10 September 14 · Opportunities
Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT) and New Writing South (NWS) are teaming up for a sixth year to run the inspirational and influential Chichester Young Playwrights! CFT and NWS will select 16 young writers aged between 16- 25 year olds to help them develop their knowledge and ski
Read with a free account →15 August 14 · Education / Opportunities
If you’re 16-26 years old, the Soho Theatre’s Writers’ Lab gives you the chance to develop and refine your writing voice. Meeting once a month, on Tuesday evenings through the academic year, each Lab session gives you support, inspiration and guidance from our course leaders and
Read with a free account →09 December 13 · Inspiration / Writing Advice
99U posted this insight from Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. Discussing his writing process both as a scriptwriter and a novelist, Martin says there are two distinct approaches to telling a story: There are architects and gard
Read this article →01 November 13 · Inspiration / Resources
There is a useful article on the IdeasTap website for anyone thinking of putting on a staged reading of their work. Read the article here. Good luck! Source: IdeasTap website
Read this article →29 October 13 · Events / Inspiration
Vertical Line Theatre will be hosting ‘Creating Lines’, a writing platform and networking event on Monday 11th November at Greenwich Theatre Café workshop space. “Come meet some more directors, dramaturges and actors or just come along to see some amazing artists do what they do
Read this article →27 September 13 · Inspiration / Writing Advice
If you’re in need of a little writing inspiration or guidance, the Dramatists Guild of America has a wonderful collection of talks available from a range of exciting theatremakers, including Lanford Wilson, Neil Simon, Edward Albee, Stephen Sondheim, Paula Vogel, and a host of ot
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