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Small is beautiful and never more so with dinky new writing magazine TYPE! When friends of LPW, George and Sarah Hamilton, told us about their new project, a free ‘bookmark magazine’ which aims to champion bold new writing and illustration, we couldn’t wait to find out more! With the first edition of TYPE! available now, …
Q&A with the creators of TYPE! Bookmark magazine Read More »
On 7 May, Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East Nadia Fall will be joining Masterclass on Zoom to explore text-based work, with a focus on verbatim. More info & to apply masterclass.org.uk/view/nadia-fall-online-masterclass Deadline: not applicable Source: Playwriting UK
Set up in 2019 by Popcorn Group, the Popcorn Writing Award celebrates fearless work which playfully and artistically questions and addresses current affairs, societal trends and contributes positively to public debate. The award champions brave and imaginative writing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It is the only award of its kind, awarding a prize fund …
Off the back of a very difficult year for live theatre, Swamp Motel are looking to support creative talent in the theatre and entertainment industries through our new commission programme, Room 21.They’re looking for an original script or creative idea to adapt and produce into a live theatrical experience for the internet. Think of Room …
Room 21-A new writing commission programme from Swamp Motel Read More »
My Dear Younger Self is an online collaborative project that asks participants to imagine they had the opportunity to tell their younger selves absolutely anything and share these letters with us as part of the global project. We are seeking individuals to contribute their own letters to this project. The letters can be as …
ArtfulScribe believes it’s important to show children how creative writing takes place in society beyond, as well as within, the school gates. We reach children through mixed-faith and mixed nationality workshops held in public settings as well as by visiting schools, helping children delight in wordplay through language-based games, nurturing a love of literature that …
We are looking for a Writer / Dramaturg to work collaboratively with our Artistic Director on Oily Cart’s next interactive sensory show ‘The Cart’. You would work together to produce a concept, structure and outline short script. This piece is being devised to be used by teachers in specialist schools, so they can perform their …
Graeae is “a force for change in world-class theatre, boldly placing Deaf and disabled actors centre stage and challenging preconceptions”. Find out more about Graeae on their website Their script submission window allows them to connect with Deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse playwrights who are new to them. This opportunity is not for writers they are already talking to. They …
Introducing The Comedy Crowd TikTok challenge! The Comedy Crowd have launched a new challenge for you to create the funniest videos around the theme of #backinthecrowd. As the world slowly creeps its way back to a semblance of ‘normal’ they want to see your unique observations, comedy characters and weird situations in short video form. They’ll be sharing …
