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London Playwrights’ Latest Projects
The Literary Series: Interviews with Literary Managers, Dramaturgs and New Work Associates – New Episodes Live NOW (Josh Elliott from Graeae Theatre// Tom Wright from The Kiln Theatre// Fleur Hebditch)
Pay it Forward for Playwrights: A new initiative to help support writers
Playwriting Real-life: London Playwrights Podcast live now! New episode – Pitching!
Members’ Zoom Drop-in session: share your work, meet other writers – first Wednesday of each month!
What do our members get?
Watch the filmed recordings of the performances from your own sofa!
London Playwrights’ Latest Zoom Workshops
Find out more about the full programme of workshops here. More workshops for the ‘Summer Term’ coming soon!
New in person workshop!
Advanced Producing for Playwrights with Russell Lucas
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WrAP2023 Redrafting Materials available for members to download now!
Learn with London Playwrights sessions on ‘Writing Opening Scenes’ and ‘Creating Characters’ available now
Full 8 sessions available now! Online Course: Mastering Dramatic Structure
The LPW Guide to Formatting your Stage Play – Available to download
Digital Listings
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Latest News
WALKING PLAYS: New app bringing London’s streets to life
Playwrights and Policy by Jane Woddis
300 Thoughts for Theatremakers: Writing for the Screen
Chewboy Productions: HARPOCRATES (or, how to run away quietly) – a short film available to watch now
Opportunities Listings
New! New opportunities added this week are now highlighted in pink to save regular scrollers some time!
Digital & Audio & Screen Opportunities
We’ve listed digital opportunities divided into those with deadlines, rolling deadlines, , and online workshops. Scroll down for live performance opportunities and in person workshops.
Devon and Cornwall Screenwriting Group – Deadline: not applicable
Warner Bros. Discovery Access Writers Exchange Programme – Deadline: 8 May 2023
Free Turn and Screen Yorkshire | LOOP – Deadline: 19 May 2023
Short Circuit – Sharp Shorts (Scottish-based screenwriters and directors) – Deadline: 29 May 2023
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR SPECIAL ANTHOLOGY OF ONE MINUTE HORROR PLAYS – Deadline: 30 May 2023
Funny Women – Comedy Writing Award – Deadline: 1 June 2023
New Writing North | Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards 2023 – Deadline: 5 June 2023
The Hot House | Shorts – Deadline: 9 June 2023
City Fox Books | Play Submissions – Deadline: 11 June 2023
BBC Radio 4 Extra – DMs Are Open – taking submissions – Deadlines: various
Rolling deadlines:
BBC Upload – Deadline: rolling
British Comedy Guide – Pro Video Contest – Various throughout the year
SOOP Annual Short Story Contest – Deadline: none posted
Box of Tricks’ PlayMakers Network- a creative home for Northern playwrights – Deadline: not applicable
New Hope Creative Group presents a new scratch night for black writers – Deadline: rolling
Frequency Theatre Open to Unsolicited Script Submissions (Audio Plays Only) (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling
New writing project for Heckington Living Radio (unpaid) – Deadline: none posted
TYPE! Accepting submissions for bookmark magazine (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling
Add Your Shows and Theatre Resources to Thespie (unpaid)- Deadline: rolling
Scenesaver – digital performance platform – Deadline: rolling
Online Courses and Workshops
Paines Plough – Open Writer’s Labs – Deadline: not speficied
The Writers Hour- virtual writing sprints by London Writers’ Salon – Daily
Scratch Me 2022 – Public Programme – Dates: various
Playwright and former Space Theatre script reader Scott Younger is offering free feedback on all plays 10 pages and under in length – Deadline: not applicable
Big Fish Productions writing group – Dates: Every Friday
Relish Theatre – Coffee & Creative Catch up – Date: Every Friday
Part of the Main: Part of the Grid back with new online workshops – Dates: various
NT Playwriting Masterclasses – Dates: various
City Academy: Monthly Online Writing Club – Dates: monthly, various
New Earth academy plus- for BESEA artists – Various/ also in-person events
Hyphen Artist Collective – Show Up And Write – Dates: various throughout April 2023
London Playwrights Lunchtime Sessions : Focus on the 5 Act Structure – Date: 18 May 2023
London Playwrights Lunchtime Sessions: Writing in Regional Dialect – Date: 25 May 2023
London Playwrights Zoom Workshops: TV Writing – Dates: starts 6 June 2023 for 6 weeks
Pride Month LGBTQ+ Theatre Workshops (Theatre/ History/ Activism/ Drop-in) – Dates: various throughout June
LPW Members Online Course: Mastering Dramatic Structure – Available now
LPW Summer Sessions: Overcoming writers’ block (online workshop) – Available now
LPW Summer Sessions: How to write a monologue (online workshop) – Available now
LPW Summer Sessions: Promoting yourself as a writer (online workshops) – Available now
LPW: The Redrafting Toolkit – Available now
LPW Members: Online Course – Writing in Dialect: How to Listen, What to Write – Available now
LPW Members: Online Course – The Submissions Checklist – Available now
Live playwriting Opportunities & Jobs
Listed in order of deadline, followed those with deadlines, and workshops & events.
With deadlines:
Word Factory launches 2023-4 Apprentice Awards – Deadline: 1 May 2023/ 31 May 2023
The Squint Playwriting Award -Deadline: 8 May 2023
Director’s Cut Theatre – Make the Cut – Deadline: 8 May 2023
Old Red Lion Theatre – Writers and Producers Call Out for Horror themed scratch night – Deadline: none posted, event takes place on 9th May 2023
Emerging professional writers required (18-25) – Deadline: 9 May 2023
Hive North | OutStageUs – Deadline: 11 May 2023
Castlefield Gallery Associates membership scheme- 30 free places – Deadline: 12 May 2023
Platform Presents – 2023 Playwright’s Prize – Deadline: 15 May 2023
Phoenix Theatre Scratch Night – Deadline: 15 May 2023
Cracking Slate is seeking submissions for scratch night at the Golden Goose Theatre – Deadline: 18 May 2023
Network Theatre Propose A Show – Deadline: 31 May 2023
Pint-Sized Plays Writing Competition 2023 – Deadline: 31 May 2023
Stages Theatre Houston – Script Submission Window – Deadline: 31 May 2023
Woven Voices Prize – Deadline: 1 June 2023
Chesil Theatre | TakeTen New Writing Competition 2023 | Snakes & Ladders – Deadline: 2 June 2023
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse script submission window & The Homotopia Award – Deadline: 2 June 2023
BEYOND – Graeae’s bespoke Artist Development programme – Deadline: 26 June 2023
Nursery Theatre accepting submissions for Flourish Festival – Deadline: 30 June 2023
The North East Playwriting Award – by the Live Theatre and the Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust – Deadline: 7 August 2023
Rolling & Unspecified deadlines:
Go Try Play Write – monthly playwriting contest – Deadline: monthly
Call for applications: Kevin Elyot Award 2023 – Deadline: not specified
Heads or Tales? Monthly Scratch Night (Scottish & Irish Writers) – Deadline: monthly events
Applications open for Camden Fringe 2023 – Deadline: not specified
Production Proposal Submissions – The King’s Head Theatre – Deadline: not specified
Finborough Theatre | Open Script Submissions – Deadline: rolling
Anthroplay Theatre Scratch night – Deadline: rolling/ monthly
Barons Court- Sunday Fix scratch night – Deadline: not specified
Royal Exchange Theatre ELDERS COMPANY opportunities –Deadline: not specified
Call: Love Sharing Festival – VII edition – Deadline: not specified
Traverse Theatre First Stages Festival – Deadline: not applicable
Unbound – reader-funded pitches – Deadline: none posted
Creative Hub seeking creative writing about climate change – Deadline not specified
Fifth Word – Submit your Play (paid if produced) – Deadline: not specified
The Hope Theatre seeking plays for new programme (profit share) – Deadline: not specified
Think Shorts – Free Short film listing (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling
Fearless: Danse Macabre Productions Free Script Reading for Horror Scripts (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling
BBC Comedy Association plans unveiled – Deadline: not applicable
Calling members of the Neurodivergent Theatre Community – Deadline: not applicable
The Swiss Church London offering subsided space for artists – Deadline: not applicable
London Pub Theatres seeking new reviewers (unpaid) – Deadline: none posted
The New Works Playhouse accepting submissions (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling
The Royal Court now accepting online submissions – Deadline: rolling
John Byrne Award monthly competition for creative work (prize £250) – Deadline: monthly
Brush Stroke Order now offering bursaries for script reading services – Deadline: rolling
Peggy Ramsay Foundation: Grant for writers – Deadline: rolling
Tutti Creative Space: cheap rehearsal space – Deadline: not applicable
Newsthump looking for spoof news writers (paid) – Deadline: ongoing
Arvon Grants available for writing courses – Deadline: none posted/ various
Live events and in person workshops:
Blood Beats: LGBTQ+ Writers Group (Manchester) – Dates: 3rd Thursday of the month in 2023
New Earth academy plus- for BESEA artists – Various/ also online
Advanced Producing for Playwrights with Russell Lucas & London Playwrights – Dates: 27 & 28 May 2023
Manchester Screenwriting Meet Up – Dates: various (alternates between in person in and Zoom)
BBC & NFTS – BBC Scholarships – Dates: various