Opportunities

Divided Culture Co. | DCC Playwriting Prize 2025

Salford based theatre & film production company, Divided Culture Co., have launched the DCC Playwriting Prize 2025. Open to playwrights who have an unperformed, full-length play and were born and/or live in the North West, the prize awards the winning playwright £1000, as well as production of their play for its first public performances.  The prize …

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Chesil Theatre | TakeTen New Writing Competition 2025/6

Unleash Your Creativity at the TakeTen Chesil Theatre New Writing Festival 2025-2026 Aspiring and seasoned writers are invited to participate in the ninth biennial playwriting event. This nationwide competition kicks off on 1st March 2025 with the theme of ‘Angels’. Writers are encouraged to explore diverse interpretations – from leather-clad motorbike riders to classical angels, guardian and fallen angels, …

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BBC World Service | The International Audio Drama Competition 2026

Writers from around the world are invited to submit their scripts for the 29th International Audio Drama Competition (previously the International Playwriting Competition) which is now open for entries. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, offers the unique opportunity for writers from outside the UK to use the medium of audio drama …

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Opportunity for Writers & Storytellers

Opportunity for Writers & Storytellers I’m currently developing a new show and workshop—Oops, My Neurodiversity Is Showing!—set to debut at Brighton Fringe 2025 and beyond. I’m looking for writers and storytellers to contribute their experiences to this project. How You Can Get Involved You (or someone you know!) can participate by:  Sharing your own story—Submit …

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JDAL is inviting script submissions for its next New Writing Showcase

The Jewish Dramatic Association of London (JDAL) is inviting script submissions for its next New Writing Showcase at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in 2025. Following two sold-out showcases, JDAL continues its mission to platform exciting new work by UK-based writers who self-identify as Jewish. Requirements:   A script extract or complete short play, running between …

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Optik Theatre: Script Room Call Out

CALL OUT FOR JUNE 2025 FESTIVAL SHOW This latest Script Room is being specially programmed for Richmond’s high-profile Arts and Ideas Festival and so is an exciting opportunity for writers. The Festival theme is ‘to explore and interrogate our relationship to nature’.  If you have a script that you think will work well in our …

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Call for Submissions: Qutub Minar Review July 2025 Issue

 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Website: https://qutubminarreview.wordpress.com/about/ Submission Email: editorqutubminarreview@gmail.com Submission Deadline: June 20th, 2025 Qutub Minar Review is inviting poetry, short stories (maximum 500 words for each story), one minute plays, interviews, book reviews, memoires and travelogues for July 2025 issue. Submission guidelines are as follows: General guidelines: 1 All submissions must carry a cover letter and a short …

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Play Club is back! Our online book club for plays starts in April 2025

Our online book club for plays is back! Join us for our monthly book club where we meet on Zoom to discuss a play and then invite you to submit a short piece in response. How it works: at the start of each month, we’ll announce a new play which you can then read in …

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NEW! Write Along Sessions with London Playwrights

Since our #WrAP2025 Write Along Sessions, lots of you have been asking for more! So throughout March, we’ll be trialling a few of these sessions to see which time works best and how frequently we should run them. Write Along Sessions are available for members at no extra charge but donations are welcome to help …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 28 February 2025

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