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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Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week:
This Week in our Advice Column, Pursued By A Bear: “How do I give exposition without getting bogged down?”
Coming up with London Playwrights’ Workshop:
Summer Workshops from London Playwrights Blog
LPW Play Development Workshop – 2 June – 21 July 2016 on Thursday afternoons from 3-5pm*
(*two weeks with scheduling variations noted on course page)
Pitching with Confidence – Saturday 4 June 2016 from 10am-1pm
Introduction to Writing for TV – Saturday 4 June 2016 from 2-5pm
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper – 50 playwriting competitions with May deadlines
Little Pieces of Gold seeking 10 minute plays on the subject of ‘home’– Deadline: 25 May 2016
British Urban Film Festival 2016 open to submissions of films and scripts (submission fee) – Early Bird Deadline 27 May 2016; Late Deadline Monday 27 June 2016.
Sheer Height Theatre seeking submissions for Women Redressed- Deadline: 27 May 2016
Irlam Fringe 2016 call out for scripts – Deadline: 28 May 2016
Nick Darke Writers’ Award 2016 open for entries – Deadline: 30 May 2016
ShowBiz Shorts Playwriting Contest (Los Angeles) – Deadline: 30 May 2016
Rupture Productions seeking short pieces on LGBT themes for ‘Shred’ scratch night – Deadline: 30 May 2016
BAFTA’s Breakthrough Brits scheme open to applications (film & tv) – Deadline: 30 May 2016
BAFTA Breakthrough Brits open for applications – Deadline: 30 May 2016
Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize open for submissions (comedy) – Deadline: 31 May 2016
Little Fish Theatre accepting short play submissions for Pick of the Vine 2017 (paid) – Deadline: 31 May 2016
Arch and Bruce Foundation 2016 Playwriting Competition (LGBT Themes, $3,000 prize) – Deadline: 31 May 2016
Falling Pennies accepting submissions for scratch night at the Arcola – Deadline: 31 May 2016
From Page To Stage seeking new musical theatre works – Deadline: 3 June 2016
Kevin Elyot Award to provide residency at University of Bristol Theatre Collection (£3,000 prize) – Deadline: 3 June 2016
Re-awakened at Theatre503 seeking submissions – Deadline 3 June 2016
Creative Pathways Talent Funds (selected London boroughs) – Deadline: 9 June 2016
Disappear Here seeking writers and film-makers for poetry/film project – Deadline: 15 June 2016
Creative Writing wanted for magazine – Deadline: 15 June 2016 at 5pm
The Scottish Book Trust seeking writing on theme of ‘secrets’– Deadline: 22 June 2016
The Dangerous Women Project accepting submissions – Deadline: 24 June 2016
British Urban Film Festival 2016 open to submissions of films and scripts (submission fee) – Early Bird Deadline 27 May 2016; Late Deadline Monday 27 June 2016.
Emerald Theatre seeking short plays for ‘Out of the Closet’ (Tennessee, $10 entry fee) – Deadline: 30 June 2016
Le Théâtre Bleu seeking submissions of comedies in Shakespearean language (Quebec, Canada) – Deadline: 1 July 2016
Skint Theatre seeking 10-15 minute plays for Bristol performance– Deadline: 6 July 2016
Alfred Fagon Award 2016 open for applications from playwrights of Caribbean or African descent – Deadline: 29 July 2016
BBC Wales Drama Award launched (Welsh writers) – Deadline: 29 July at 5pm (submissions open on 18 July 2016)
The Adrian Pagan Award 2016 launched– Deadline: 31 July 2016
2016 Terence Rattigan Society Award (£10 entry fee, £2,500 prize) – Deadline: 31 August 2016
StageWrite 2017 playwriting competition (open to Bedfordshire students only)- Deadline: 30 September 2016
Writers required for La Musa Sulla Nuvola – The Muse on the Cloud – Deadline: 20 December 2016
365 Women A Year Playwriting Project open to submissions throughout 2016 – Deadline: 31 December 2016
Events and workshops:
The Coventry Storytelling Festival offering free sessions for writers – 20/21 May 2016
BBC Wales Drama Award – Free Q&A – 20 May at 2pm
Handle with Care – Writing with and for Vunerable Groups (Workshop with Jennifer Farmer) – 21 May 2016
Masterclass: Introduction to Playwriting with Fin Kennedy (£50) – Saturday 4 June 2016 from 10 – 6pm
Omnibus Writers Group (£120 for 8 sessions) – Starts 7 June 2016
Arvon Course – Playwriting: Improving your playwriting craft from blank page to stage – –
Scripts: An Actor’s Approach – A Workshop with Julie Glover – Saturday 29 June 2016 from 10am – 4pm
Writers’ Mutual Retreat in Bordeaux (£350-£450) – 12th-18th July
Arvon Course – Writing For Puppetry: Writing The Impossible – –
Arvon Course – Musical Theatre: Using music and lyrics to tell the tale – –
Ongoing submissions:
BBC Comedy Classroom – Comedy writing resources for young people – various deadlines
BFI Postroom open to submissions of films and scripts from emerging filmmakers – rolling
Jo Smith Productions open for submissions – rolling
Writers’ Mutual writing group – Wednesdays 11am-1pm
Opportunities to hear your play with Player Playwrights – Ongoing submissions
Online Playwriting Course with Live Theatre (£95-£495) – rolling
Playwrights Circle at the Bread & Roses – 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
Madam Renards Mini Fringe Festival Swindon open for applications from writers and performers – Deadline: none posted (festival takes place in 2016)
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 – No deadline posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month.
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: None (open submissions)
Poppy Seed – accepting submissions of 5 minute scripts for blog – Deadline: None posted
COG ARTSpace call out for playwrights! – Deadline: None