07 March 23 · Opportunities
Yorick Radio is a weekly literary podcast first launched in 2020. Their first official submissions window is now open. They are looking for exciting, engaging writing, both real and imaginary, that piques interest and sparks imagination; pieces that are unique and present new ang
Read with a free account →07 March 23 · Opportunities
The Kirk Players is a non-profit theatre organization serving Mundelein and Lake County, Illinois, USA, and is excited to invite submissions for a Short Play Writing Contest! – Playwrights must be at least 18 years old to submit a script – All plays must be complete, one act come
Read with a free account →04 March 23 · Opportunities
Anthroplay are looking for monologues, spoken word, poetry and songs from new and existing writers/performers that revolve around the theme “FEMME” as part of their next Anthrotalks, a new-writing event held at The Hackney Den on the last Thursday of (most) months, to celebrate u
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The BCG Pro Video Contest is looking for the best scripted video sketches, which are two minutes in length or shorter. Each month, a panel of judges will select a sketch, which will be awarded £100 and shared with over 150,000 comedy fans via British Comedy Guide’s social media p
Read with a free account →04 March 23 · Opportunities
Scriptwriters & Co’s Spring Scratch Night will take place online at 7pm GMT on Tuesday 21 March 2023. Their submissions window is open to writers anywhere in the world. This time they’re looking for original plays, screenplays or audio plays of 5-6 pages, on the theme of Truth or
Read with a free account →04 March 23 · Opportunities
TYPE! is a new, free bookmark magazine championing bold new writing. It is looking for short/micro plays or screenplays to feature in the next edition. Do you have a playlet or flash screenplay you would like to share? Send in your script (2-5 minutes in length), a brief bio and
Read with a free account →03 March 23 · Digital Resources / Inspiration
What happens when you submit your script to a Literary Department? What does a Literary Manager do? What’s the difference between a New Work Associate and a Dramaturg? In this brand new video series from London Playwrights, Kimberley Andrews interviews Literary Managers, Dramatur
Read this article →03 March 23 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →03 March 23 · Opportunities
Heads or Tales is a new Theatre Scratch Night in London brought to you by Slàinte! Theatre Company. We are Slàinte! Theatre, an Irish and Scottish new writing theatre company based in London. We want to bring more authentic voices to London Theatre in terms of both the work we cr
Read with a free account →03 March 23 · Opportunities
OPEN CALL The Museum of Me – The Storytellers, Coventry The Museum of Me is a brand new project that celebrates the lives of ordinary people by creating individual museums with, for and about them. It’s a fun, personal and meaningful project that tells the story of each person th
Read with a free account →03 March 23 · Opportunities
Ad Infinitum, in partnership with The Old Courts, is inviting applications from theatre makers, writers and storytellers, to collaborate on ‘A New Constellation’, our latest project working creatively with older adults in Wigan and Leigh. Job Description A New Constellation conne
Read with a free account →03 March 23 · Opportunities
The Middle Way Mentoring project is a two year professional development scheme for Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic writers based in the Midlands. There are 14 places on the scheme. Writers will receive mentoring for a period of twelve months from an experienced writer, and particip
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Wonju City of Literature is offering a chance for one writer from a City of literature to come to Wonju and stay at Toji Cultural Centre for eight weeks! Guidelines Place for Residency: Toji Cultural Centre Residency Duration: Eight weeks Initiating Date of Residency: September 1
Read with a free account →03 March 23 · Opportunities
The Northern Digital Storytelling Festival (NDSF) is a free online collaborative event that celebrates advancements in digital storytelling. All are welcome, from those already using digital tools to beginners keen to learn. Presentations and panel discussions led by over 30 indu
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stablished in 2000 by New Writing North, the Northern Writers’ Awards supports work-in-progress by new, emerging and established writers across the North of England. The Awards support writers creatively as they develop their work towards publication, as well as helping them to p
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The David Nobbs Memorial Trust, established in 2017 after the death of the beloved Reggie Perrin author, has launched its latest annual narrative comedy writing competition, encouraging and championing emerging talent with financial aid. Now in its sixth year, the competition has
Read with a free account →03 March 23 · Opportunities
Writers from across the UK are invited to enter Chesil Theatre’s TakeTen New Writing Festival. The festival’s theme is ‘Snakes and Ladders’, which can be interpreted in so many ways and across every theatrical genre, from plays about life’s ups and downs, successes and failures,
Read with a free account →03 March 23 · News
Olivia Pryle’s play, Follow the Lines will be performed at the Bread & Roses Theatre this month. Find out all about it here… My name is Olivia Pryle and I am the writer of Follow the Lines play, a piece of writing I started working on a couple years ago with the help of the Londo
Read this article →02 March 23 · Opportunities
CALL OUT FOR LGBTQIA+ ACTOR-WRITERS PlantGays by White Noise Theatre THE PROJECT White Noise Theatre are undertaking a short R&D online and in London for their new project “PlantGays”, written and performed by a group of LGBTQIA+ actor-writers. Three queer people’s lives intersec
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Optik Theatre has a call for scripts for its next Script Room event being held in June. The shows are supported by Richmond Libraries and take place in one of the Borough’s libraries in a specially set up studio venue – a great setting to see and showcase your work. A fee (£150 –
Read with a free account →25 February 23 · Opportunities
Director’s Cut Theatre Company’s Writers Club starts back in March in London, Brighton and online. Applications are only open three times a year so don’t miss the boat! This is an opportunity to keep developing your craft, build your community and experience, and have a lot of fu
Read with a free account →25 February 23 · Opportunities / Uncategorized
The Eclipse Award aims to help UK Black artists and other artists who are also marginalised for their race, and who make boundary-pushing performance work, to undertake an Edinburgh Fringe run. The award is an initiative by Eclipse Theatre and Summerhall, and aims to support unde
Read with a free account →24 February 23 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →23 February 23 · 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: Pint-Sized Plays Writing Competition 2023 Descrip
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