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Our weekly Friday round-up of opportunities listed on the blog that haven’t yet reached their closing date (listed in order of closing date). Opportunities are grouped into four sections: 1) Pick of the Week & featured posts; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing opportunities (No deadline).
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Featured posts:
Why it’s best not to always listen to writing advice columns
The ‘Diversity Card’: Why are men using female pseudonyms?
10 things to do once you’ve finished writing a play
Six top tips for aspiring female playwrights
How to stage a reading of your work to improve your writing
Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week: The Space call out for submissions & script readers for Scriptspace 2018
Pursued By A Bear: “Should I write short plays or full length?”
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper: 28 Opportunities with March deadlines – Deadline: various throughout March 2018
The Pensive Federation seeking 10 minute plays for The Significant Other Festival – Deadline: 16 March 2018
Live Theatre ‘Live Lab’ open for submissions for £2000 bursary– Deadline: 16 March 2018 at 5pm
Matchstick Theatre seeking new writing – Deadline: 20 March 2018
Horatio Theatre seeking scripts for Science Fiction Theatre Festival – Deadline: 20 March 2018
Maison des Scénaristes call for drama series for ‘Series Mania’ – Deadline: 21 March 2018
All The Sins accepting submissions for online publication– Deadline: 22 March 2018
Seahorse Films seeking feature films – Deadline: 23 March 2018
Redgates Theatre seeking 3 minute submissions for ‘Gateways’ – Deadline: 25 March 2018
The Customs House call out for young writer in residence (17-25) – Deadline: 26 March 2018
Wonderbox seeking plays by women for women’s suffrage scratch night – Deadline: 28 March 2018
Chesil Theatre seeking plays on ‘Hidden Worlds’ for 10×10 Playwriting Competition – Deadline: 30 March 2018
West Yorkshire Playhouse Script reading window now open! – Deadline: 30 March 2018
Sky Blue seeking short plays for British Theatre Challenge 2018 (£16 fee) – Deadline: 30 March 2018
BBC Writersroom seeking short film scripts for It’s My Shout 2018 – Deadline: 31 March 2018
Theatre503 Playwriting Award 2018 – Deadline: 31 March 2018
Controlled Chaos Theatre Company seeking short plays/ excerpts – Deadline: 31 March 2018
Faversham Fringe 2018 open to applications – Deadline: 31 March 2018, but slots filled on rolling basis
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Acting: Accepting submissions for Short Film Season 2018 – Deadline: 31 March 2018
Audiojam playscript competition (£2.99 fee) – Deadline: 31 March 2018
KDC Theatre seeking writers for ‘Full Stack’ competition – Deadline: 31 March 2018
Secret Hour Theatre seeking plays to mark 100 years of women’s suffrage – Deadline: 31 March 2018
Waterloo Festival Publishing Competition – Deadline: 31 March 2018
LOST Theatre One Act Festival at Stockwell Playhouse (£70 if selected, £500 prize) – Deadline: 1 April 2018
Screaming Media Productions accepting one minute plays for Gi60 Festival – Deadline: 1 April 2018
The Space call out for submissions & script readers for Scriptspace 2018 – Deadline: 2 April 2018
Director’s Cut Theatre: spaces available at The Writers’ Club – Deadline: 2 April 2018
Spill Open Call for entries – Deadline: 4 April 2018
Rich Mix Takeover 2018 – call out for proposals (16-25) – Deadline: 4 April 2018
The Space programming one-off performances at the Roof Garden – Deadline: 5 April 2018
The Monday Club accepting submissions for scratch night – Deadline: 4 April 2018
Shorts @ the Canal accepting short plays – Deadline: 8 April 2018
Sussex Playwrights seeking Brighton Fringe shows for showcase – Deadline: 8 April 2018
BBC Writersroom Comedy Script Room 2018 – submissions opening soon! – Deadline: 16 April 2018
BAFTA Rocliffe accepting submissions for TV Comedy Competition – Deadline: 18 April 2018 at 5pm
Kevin Elyot Award for Writer-in-Residence 2018 (£3,000) – Deadline: 20 April 2018
Little Pieces of Gold open for submissions of 10 minute plays – Deadline: 23 April 2018
Itchy Scratch Night seeking new work for performance – Deadline: None posted but the event takes place on 27 April 2018
‘Sheatre’ seeking plays/extracts with all female/non-binary casts (non-male writers only) – Deadline: 29 April 2018
Dramatic Society seek original work suitable for audio production – Deadline: 30 April 2018
Sultan Padamsee Award for Playwriting 2018 – Deadline: 1 May 2018
Radius Playwriting Competition 2018 open for entries (£500 prize) – Deadline: 1 May 2018 at 5pm
The Arden School of Theatre seeking shorts for The Arden Fringe – Deadline: 14 May 2018
Nick Darke Writers’ Award 2018 open for submissions of stage plays (£6000 prize) – Deadline: 21 April 2018
Punk Monkey Productions seeking one-act plays for PL.A.Y Noir (Los Angeles) – Deadline: 31 May 2018
Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2018 open for submissions– Deadline: 31 May 2018
BBC Essex Playwright of the Year – open for entries – Deadline: 1 June 2018
Open Call for Plays to be Staged in WRiTEON Festival- Deadline: 1 July 2018
New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest open for submissions ($25 entry fee) – Deadline: 2 July 2018
Edgemar Center for the Arts seeking new plays for 2018 season – Deadline: 22 July 2018
Bench Theatre One Act play competition open for submissions – Deadline: 17 August 2018
365 Women a Year Playwriting Project – Deadline: 31 December 2018
Events and workshops:
Royal Court announce series of workshops for women – Dates TBC
Free writing workshops with Papatango’s GoWrite – Dates: various
WGGB launches FREE Musical Theatre Kit – Online resource
An Introduction to Screenwriting: free online course with FutureLearn & Uni. of East Anglia – Ongoing, sign up any time
Writers’ Support Group (Manchester)– Mondays 6pm-8pm
Creating Compelling Characters – online workshop with Playpenn (Starts 7 March 2018)
March 2018 Sunday London Writing Retreat at St Pancras Clock Tower – 18 March 2018
BBC Writersroom Scotland: In Conversation with Nicole Taylor (free event) – 28 March 2018
Applications open Entrepreneurship skills for performing artists, Guildhall School of Music & Drama – 21-22 April 2018
Spring workshops with Bryony Kimmings – 30 April – 4 May 2018 & 21 May – 25 May 2018
Playwriting Workshop with John Burgess in Poitiers, France – 4-8 May 2018
Tamasha Masterclass: Writing for Radio – Deadline for applications: 7 May 2018/ Course takes place: 19 May 2018
Write a ONE act play in ONE week: Workshop with Kim Komljanec – 15-20 June 2018
Workshop with Simon Stephens in Milan (£150) – 16-17 June 2018
CAMP writing workshop with John Burgess (£1,119 – bursaries available) – 8-12 August 2018
Ongoing submissions:
Manchester ADP seeking scripts to produce – Deadline: Rolling
Sparks – HighTide’s new script submission process – Deadline: Weekly, follow them on Twitter for updates
London Uni Students: Submit your work to the London Student Drama Festival – Deadline: None posted
React Scratch inviting writers to share work at monthly scratch night – Deadline: Rolling
Out of Joint launches Writers Room for London Uni Students: Submit your work to the London Student Drama Festivalplaywrights – Deadline: Rolling
Drama Notebook seeking short plays for kids and teens (paid) – Deadline: None posted
Manhattan Repertory Theatre’s Play Production Programme – Deadline: Ongoing
Aurora Metro Books seeks British East Asian plays for publication – Deadline: Ongoing
TheatreLab seeking scripts for rehearsed reading – Deadline: None posted
Target Theatre Company seeking new plays for development – Deadline: None posted
Middle Child Theatre seeking scripts to commission – Deadline: None posted
Ugly Duck offering cheap rehearsal space in Docklands – next few months for Edinburgh Fringe– Deadline: None posted
Three opportunities with Alphabetti Theatre and rolling deadlines– Deadline: None posted
Newsthump looking for spoof news writers – Deadline: ongoing
Arvon Grants available for writing courses – Deadline: none posted/ various
London Poet seeking film makers to collaborate with – Deadline: none
Edgemar Center for the Arts (Santa Monica) seeking new work for 2017 season – Deadline: none
Batty Mama seeking writers/ artists – Deadline: none posted
Rich Gifts Theatre seeking writers – Deadline: rolling
Paines Plough accepting ongoing submissions – Deadline: rolling
BBC Comedy Classroom – Comedy writing resources for young people – Deadline: various
Online Masterclass with Aaron Sorkin on Screenwriting ($90) – Deadline: none posted
JW3 seeking submissions of pieces about Jewish culture – Deadline: rolling
BFI Postroom open to submissions of films and scripts from emerging filmmakers – Deadline: rolling
Opportunities to hear your play with Player Playwrights – Deadline: rolling
Online Playwriting Course with Live Theatre (£95-£495) – Deadline: rolling
Playwrights Circle at the Bread & Roses – Deadline: ongoing (monthly event)
The Institute of Other seeking creative practitioners – Deadline: none posted
White Hart Trust Studios seeking international and foreign language theatre – Deadline: none posted
Pokfulam Rd Productions looking for playwrights and creatives – Deadline: none posted
55 Kings Contemporary Theatre Productions looking for writers – Deadline: none posted
Plane Paper Theatre call out for plays – Deadline: none posted
Theatrelab seeking scripts to perform at ‘WordPlay’ at Bath Spa University – Deadline: none posted
Londonville Lit offering reading slots – Deadline: none posted
Orange Tea Theatre accepting submissions – Deadline: rolling
Funding available for students at Glasgow University MLitt Playwriting & Dramaturgy – Deadline: none posted
Everything Theatre accepting plays for podcast readings – Deadline: none posted
The Cockpit Theatre seeking work for scratch nights – Deadline: none posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month.
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: none (open submissions)