Opportunities

Scriptwriting East Midlands

A brand-new support network for professional scriptwriters, based in the East Midlands. Are you an East Midlands-based scriptwriter, writing to a professional standard? Do you have a stage play, feature film, TV pilot or audio pilot you want to hear out loud? Then join this free, independent, writer-led initiative. Skills sharing, script reads, public sharings, …

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Conker Pictures | Writer in Residence Scheme

Belfast-based TV production company, Conker Pictures Northern Ireland (part of Banijay UK), is looking for up-and-coming writers from Northern Ireland for their brand-new, year-long Writer In Residence scheme. The scheme, which runs from January-December 2025, is being launched to help nurture the next generation of showrunners from Northern Ireland. It is being aimed at emerging and established writers …

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Thomas W. Stephens Playwriting Competition 2025

This competition honors the memory of Thomas W. Stephens, PhD, playwright and PlayZoomers Board Member Emeritus. PlayZoomers, a live, online, nonprofit theater company, seeks one-act scripts (20 – 30 minutes) suitable for online production, on any subject, related to any genre, with no more than six characters. No submission fee is required. Two playwrights will …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 4 October 2024

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London Playwrights Zoom Workshops: Develop Your Play

Want to develop your play but need some support and accountablilty? This group, led by Emily Garside, will focus on sharing your work and getting feedback from yuor peers. Rather than focusing on ‘teaching’ playwriting , you’ll pick up advice and learn practically, through working in a group. You’ll be encouraged to bring in your …

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London Playwrights Zoom Workshop: Promoting Yourself & Your Play

Promoting your work as a writer might sound like an awkward task but if you want to get noticed – and hopefully get your work produced, it’s essential. In this session, you’ll find out what you should be doing to promote your play effectively and explore different ways of getting your work out there. Date: …

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London Playwrights Zoom Workshop: Self-Producing Your Play

Want to feel empowered to put your own work on stage?  Self-producing can seem daunting, but armed with the right information and a good plan, you can do it! Come along to this interactive session where you’ll explore how to produce your own work, you’ll get the chance ask questions and find the tools you …

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London Playwrights Zoom Workshop: Formatting Your Play

You’ve written your play, but not sure what it should look like on the page…unsure what theatres want, how many pages, what font even how many stage directions to write? In this workshop we’ll go over the common formatting styles, look at different approaches for different types of play and discuss your own work and …

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London Playwrights: Creative Inspiration Sessions

A one hour session of practical writing exercises to help you get those creative juices flowing and come up with new ideas!  We’ll work through a selection of writing exercises during the session which will leave you feeling energised and maybe even plant the seeds for an idea for a new play. This is designed …

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