The Dangerous Women Project is an initiative of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. It asks, what does it mean to be a ‘dangerous woman’? The Institute is seeking contributions to the initiative as it seeks to explore questions about the dynamics, conflicts and power relations which women …
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The Coventry Storytelling Festival is all about what makes a great story. What drives it, conveys it and makes it live! A huge range of experts – from former Superintendents to script writers – will explore and advise in over a dozen sessions over a two day period. The festival begins on Friday, 20 May, …
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Re-Write Theatre are looking for 3 15-20 minute play submissions on the theme ‘Awakened’ to debut at Theatre503 on the Monday 11th July. Click the document link for full details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_1jFYaLUFX-xbvrpkoN1HCB4UDzJ7PJ72wVHuYfm53w/edit or follow Re-Write Theatre on Facebook. Deadline: 3 June 2016 Source: Playwriting UK Facebook Page
The Sick of the Fringe is back in Edinburgh in 2016! They are currently looking for writers with science and/or arts experience to work with their team to cover the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Instead of providing reviews about what’s hot or not in performance, comedy, theatre, dance and spoken word, The Sick of the Fringe …
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BBC Writersroom and National Theatre Wales are delighted to announce a live and interactive Q&A taking place on Friday, 20 May… and you’re invited! Anne Edyvean (Head of BBC Writersroom), Bethan Jones (Acting Head of Drama, BBC Wales) and Kully Thiarai (Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales) will be talking about the Wales Drama Award …
Gaelic writers are being given the opportunity to apply for an MG ALBA scholarship to study television fiction writing at Glasgow Caledonian University. The MA Television Fiction Writing course provides aspiring screenwriters with the tools to embark upon or strengthen their career in television fiction writing, and MG ALBA are supporting a placement on the …
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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: N16 Seeking Writers for Draft 3 Description: DRAFT is new writing development event for fresh …
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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). Want to be sure you never miss …
This summer we’re going to have our hands full working on the Dark Horse Festival. However, we’ve still planned some exciting offerings for writings looking to expand their skillets, or find some creative stimulation! And as always, you keep an eye on on our Workshops listings to stay completely up to date with the latest offerings from London Playwrights …
Looking for a supportive, rigorous environment to develop your new play? LPW’s summer Play Development Workshop is a seven-week course that will support writers in developing a play project, providing supportive critique in a weekly group setting. Workshop structure Each week, the participants will bring in a selection of writing of up to five pages …
