18 August 20 · Opportunities
Quince Magazine ( www.quincemag.com ) is a new online literary and visual arts magazine that launched Summer 2020. They are accepting submissions for Issue Two from writers and artists on the theme of STREET LIFE. Submissions categories include one for SCRIPTS (stage or screen sc
Read with a free account →18 August 20 · Opportunities
Are you looking to sharpen your writing tools or jumpstart that next play? Squint’s GET WRITING and KEEP WRITING workshops are a fun, practical and accessible space to meet artists and develop your practice and work on your play. There are 12 weekly Zoom workshops starting from m
Read with a free account →14 August 20 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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WRITERS! Troubadour Theatre @troubadour2018 are calling for submissions for their Dark Work Monologues series. They are seeking monologues between 2-3 minutes in length that have an element of darkness/sinister theme/unexpected dark twist. They are not in a position to pay, unfor
Read with a free account →10 August 20 · Opportunities
Playhouse Playmaker is a Writers Attachment Programme for playwrights at any stage of their career, led by award-winning playwright Clare Bayley. Up to six writers are invited to be a part of this free programme, which runs between November 2020 and July 2021. For more details, i
Read with a free account →10 August 20 · Original Content / Play Club
Our fourth and final submission window is now officially open for #PlayClub2020! We’re looking for brand new short plays written in response to this month’s play: As You Like It by William Shakespeare. Selected plays will be given a rehearsed reading at an event with industry pro
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Read with a free account →05 August 20 · Opportunities
Play Submissions Helper have published their monthly roundup of opportunities, featuring those with deadlines in August 2020. As usual, we’ve already picked and posted the ones we’ve found most relevant (most of these are based in the US), but you can click through to peruse the
Read with a free account →05 August 20 · Opportunities
An Online Workshop (1 hour a day for 5 days) for those interested in writing Comedy for Television, Radio and Theatre with Arron Bennett. Next Workshop: Monday 17th August – Friday 21st August 2020 Find out more here: https://www.bennettarron.com/gigs/ (Arron Bennett also offers
Read with a free account →05 August 20 · Opportunities
The BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition is a platform for aspiring screenwriters to have their work showcased and a fantastic opportunity to take their writing career to the next level. The TV Comedy strand of the competition is now open for entries Applications open: Monday 2
Read with a free account →05 August 20 · Opportunities
Writer Support Plan 2020-2021 What is it: Award-winning Hull company Silent Uproar is releasing £20,000 to support brilliant, bold and exciting Northern playwrights (anyone who was born, raised or lives in the North of England). Year-Long Support Selected playwrights will receive
Read with a free account →05 August 20 · Opportunities
INK is welcoming new short scripts for stage and radio from writers aged 25 and under for the 2021 INK Festival. Writers must be based in the UK or have links with East Anglia. There are multiple categories including New Short Play, Theme Play, Radio Play and Under 18. One script
Read with a free account →03 August 20 · Opportunities
JW3 are looking to commission up to 5 emerging artists/performers/theatre-makers to create a new, short site-specific piece of performance for an evening of immersive theatre at our newly re-opened venue on Sunday 29th November 2020. The performances will be informed by Jewish th
Read with a free account →31 July 20 · Opportunities / Original Content
And last but not least… So far over Play Club 2020, we’ve had the privilege of reading hundreds of fantastic new works, making choosing each winning work incredibly difficult. We’ve had four brilliant new winning pieces over the past year and we were astounded by the high level o
Read with a free account →31 July 20 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →29 July 20 · Opportunities
CURRENT PLAYWRITING COURSES (August-September 2020) COURSE 1: BEGINNERS PLAYWRITING In this course you will begin a new play and embark on a process towards a first draft of a script. Starting with discovering your idea and into genre, themes, character development, the form and
Read with a free account →24 July 20 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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Read with a free account →23 July 20 · 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: Alfred Fagon Award 2020 Description: The accompli
Read with a free account →22 July 20 · Opportunities
Warts and All Theatre have some awesome Q&A’s coming up with some incredible creatives. This Thursday 23rd July at 5pm, they are joined by the incredible April De Angelis, who will share her vast knowledge of theatre and a variety of stories from her career with you! Tickets are
Read with a free account →22 July 20 · Opportunities
RADA is delighted to be a partner on a new playwriting development scheme for young writers and creatives aged 16-25. IGNITE Science Radio Drama is a new initiative that aims to fuse science, sound and story to create short immersive audio dramas. Supported by the Royal Society o
Read with a free account →22 July 20 · Opportunities
“This is your beginners call” Hearing this backstage always brings about a wave of nervousness and excitement. This sense of anticipation is something we believe everyone can relate to, especially in 2020. The past 7 months alone have seen huge and important changes to the world
Read with a free account →22 July 20 · Opportunities
Our friends at Box of Tricks Theatre Company have opened a two month submission window for their 2021 PlayBox Writer Development Programme for North West Playwrights. Committed to championing unheard voices and amplifying untold stories, Box of Tricks especially welcomes submissi
Read with a free account →20 July 20 · Opportunities
Script Submissions for ANPF 2021 Now Being Accepted Ashland, Oregon – Ashland New Plays Festival’s flagship Fall Festival is an international playwright competition that culminates in the reading of four new plays chosen from hundreds of submissions by a team of volunteer readers
Read with a free account →17 July 20 · Opportunities / Weekly Round-up
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