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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).
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Featured posts:
#WriteHacks starts today!
LPB launch new Script Consulting Service
New members’ content for 2019!
FREE #WrAP2019 feedback session & member meetup!
Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week: #WriteHacks
Pursued by a Bear: “My political play feels like talking heads”
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper: 41 opportunities with March deadlines – Deadlines: various throughout March 2019
Radio 4 Extra seeking sketches and one liners for Newsjack: Deadline: Weekly from 4 February – 11 March 2019
The Millennials: #BattleOfPerspectives accepting submissions – Deadline: 1 March 2019
Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing open for entries – Deadline: 5 March 2019
The London Library launch Emerging Writers Programme – Deadline: 4 March 2019
Plays Rough London accepting submissions for new writing night – Deadline: 6 March 2019
Punchdrunk seeking writer (paid) – Deadline: 11 March 2019
KDC Full Stack Writing Competition open for entries – Deadline: 10 March 2019
The ETPEP Playwriting Prize open for entries (£8000 prize) – Deadline: 11 March 2019
Writer in Residence required for The Charles Causley Trust – Deadline: 11 March 2019
Aberdeen Performing Arts accepting submissions for Spring Awakening scratch night – Deadline: 11 March 2109
University Women In The Arts Announces Partnerships With Leading Arts Organisations On Project To Tackle Abuse In The Arts– Deadline: 15 March 2019
Broken Silence Theatre accepting submissions for ‘Voices from Home’ (South East writers) – Deadline: 16 March 2019
Little Pieces of Gold seeking shorts on theme of ‘in the news’ for new writing night – Deadline: 17 March 2019
Actor Awareness seeking shorts on theme of ‘class’ for next new writing night – Deadline: 17 March 2019
The Search For Blue presents ‘Hello my name is… Festival’ – submissions now open! – Deadline: 25 March 2019
Pen to Print playwriting competition – Deadline: 28 March 2019
Langham Court Theatre announces Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition ($45 entry) – Deadline: 29 March 2019
Broadway Bound Theatre Festival (NY) accepting submissions – Deadline: 31 March 2019
Shore Scripts announce 2019 Short Film Fund ($40/$50 entry fee – Deadline: 31 March 2019 (late deadline: 2 May 2019)
Alpine Fellowship 2019 Drama Prize (£3000) open for entries – Deadline: 1 April 2019
Mad Apple Collective launch Children and Young Persons Playwriting Award – Deadline: 7 April 2019
Cast Iron Shorts Competition open for submissions of short stories on the theme of ‘sanctuary’ – Deadline: 26 April 2019
Black Lives, Black Words accepting submissions for I AM…’Fest’ – Deadline: none posted but the event takes place on 27-29 April 2019
Carlo Annoni Award 2019 open for entries – Deadline: 30 April 2019
Academy Arts Press short story competition (entry fee $15/$20) – Deadline: (early) 30 April 2019 (regular: 1 October 2019)
Thousand Films New Writers’ Contest open for submissions from female writers – Deadline: 30 April 2019
Pint Sized Plays open for entries (£5.50 entry fee) – Deadline: 31 May 2019
Applications open for Wales Writer in Residence scheme from the BBC and National Theatre Wales – Deadline: 3 June 2019 at 11am
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2019 is now open for entries – 5 June 2019
Green Stories Stage Play Writing Competition open for entries – Deadline: 30 June 2019
Events and workshops:
The Director’s Cut hosting The Writer’s Club – Next term starts January 2019
Pitlochry Festival Theatre launch Writers room – Dates: various throughout 2019
Writing your own role: workshop with Lydia Parker at the Actors’ Centre – Dates: find out more on the website
Pinter exhibition at the British Library– Dates: starts 11 January 2019
Theatre503 Rapid Response Nights – Dates: various, starting 23 January 2019
Playwriting at the Pit Workshops return for 2019 – Dates: Starts 27 February 2019
Wales Writer in Residence – Roadshow – Dates: various starting 28 February 2019
LPW: FREE #WrAP2019 feedback session & member meetup!Date: 2 March 2019
The Old Vic 12: Free Workshops – Date: 6 March 2019
Wonderbox Q&A on women and personal writing at The Space – 7 March 2019
Sitcom and Comedy Writing Workshop by Bennett Arron – Date: 12 March 2019
Live Theatre: Future of playwriting discussion – Date: 21 March 2019
The Scenic Route: Creating Theatre Lab – Date: 23-28 April 2019
Playwrights’ Studio Scotland: Born to Write – An Introduction to Playwriting with Simon MacCallum – Date: 24 April 2019
The Inkubator: Introduction to Playwriting Course with Euphoric Ink – Dates: starts 24 April 2019
Writing for Television: Residential workshop with Roy Mitchell – Dates: 20-24 May 2018
New workshop with Simon Stephens in Milan – Deadline for applications: 30 March 2019 (workshop takes place 22-23 June 2019
CAMP residential: Playwriting with John Burgess – Dates: 7th – 12th August 2019 (level 1) 14th – 19th August 2019 (level 2
Online workshops and resources:
Papatango career facilitation service – 10am -12pm alternate Tuesdays (starting 31 January 2019)
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting: Online Toolkit for writers
The Bruntwood Prize: Free livestreamed workshops for 2019 Paines Plough Insights Podcast
Stagedoor App Podcast (Bridget Minamore and Chris Campbell of the Royal Court’s Literary Office)
Access the Royal Court’s Playwrights’ Podcast
Bloomsbury Publishing: How to get your play published (view live stream of talk)
WGGB launches FREE Musical Theatre Kit
An Introduction to Screenwriting: free online course with FutureLearn & Uni. of East Anglia
LPB Summer Sessions: Overcoming writers’ block (online workshop)
LPB Summer Sessions: How to write a monologue (online workshop)
LPB Summer Sessions: Promoting yourself as a writer (online workshops)
LPB Members: Online Course – Writing in Dialect: How to Listen, What to Write – Available now
Ongoing submissions:
Emil Dale seeking musical theatre composer/ lyricist/ scriptwriter -Deadline: none posted
Katzpace accepting submissions for Katzcratch – Deadline: none posted
Scriptjam accepting scripts for feedback – Deadline: rolling
Manhattan Rep’s Play Program seeking plays for production (fees apply) – Deadline: none posted
The Cabot Cruising Club, Bristol looking to programme arts events – Deadline: none posted
Exploding Whale Theatre seeking submissions for their next show – Deadline: none posted
Thunder Theatre seeking submissions for 15-20 minute plays – Deadline: none posted
Mate Productions accepting applications for Writers Collective – Deadline: None posted
Manchester ADP seeking scripts to produce – Deadline: Rolling
Sparks – HighTide’s new script submission process – Deadline: Weekly, follow them on Twitter for updates
Attic Theatre seeking musicals for 2019 tour – Deadline: None posted
React Scratch inviting writers to share work at monthly scratch night – Deadline: Rolling
Drama Notebook seeking short plays for kids and teens (paid) – Deadline: None posted
Manhattan Repertory Theatre’s Play Production Programme – Deadline: Ongoing
Aurora Metro Books seeks British East Asian plays for publication – Deadline: Ongoing
Middle Child Theatre seeking scripts to commission – Deadline: None posted
Newsthump looking for spoof news writers – Deadline: ongoing
Arvon Grants available for writing courses – Deadline: none posted/ various
Paines Plough accepting ongoing submissions – Deadline: rolling
BBC Comedy Classroom – Comedy writing resources for young people – Deadline: various
Online Masterclass with Aaron Sorkin on Screenwriting ($90) – Deadline: none posted
JW3 seeking submissions of pieces about Jewish culture – Deadline: rolling
BFI Postroom open to submissions of films and scripts from emerging filmmakers – Deadline: rolling
Opportunities to hear your play with Player Playwrights – Deadline: rolling
Playwrights Circle at the Bread & Roses – Deadline: ongoing (monthly event)
Funding available for students at Glasgow University MLitt Playwriting & Dramaturgy – Deadline: none posted
The Cockpit Theatre seeking work for scratch nights – Deadline: none posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month.