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Members Submission Window: new rolling process!
London Playwrights announce partnership with Pathway Theatre’s Hatch & Scratch
London Playwrights News & Projects
The Writer’s Toolkit Podcast: Kimberley Andrews joins as a guest on this episode
Members’ Monologue Showcase. Watch now!
New! Digital Workshops from London Playwrights – available now!
The Literary Series: Interviews with Literary Managers, Dramaturgs and New Work Associates [includes interviews with the National Theatre, RSC, Royal Exchange & more!]
Pay it Forward for Playwrights: A new initiative to help support writers
Playwriting Real-life: London Playwrights Podcast live now! NEW EPISODE – Interview with playwright Beatrice Onions
Members’ Zoom Drop-in session: share your work, meet other writers – NEXT MEETUP: 2 October 2024
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London Playwrights’ Zoom Workshops
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In Person Workshop (London) – drop in sessions available if you missed the first session.
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Full 8 sessions available now! Online Course: Mastering Dramatic Structure
The LPW Guide to Formatting your Stage Play – Available to download
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Chewboy Productions: HARPOCRATES (or, how to run away quietly) – a short film available to watch now
Lewis Aaron Wood’s New Writers Newsletter
Opportunities Listings
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Digital & Audio & Screen Opportunities
We’ve listed digital opportunities divided into those with deadlines, rolling deadlines, , and online workshops. Scroll down for live performance opportunities and in person workshops.
Get Over It Productions – Live Event and Podcast – Deadline: various
The Comedy Unit | Noising Up! – Deadline: every Monday
The Skewer for Radio 4 seeking ideas – Deadlines: Saturdays/ Wednesdays
Conker Pictures | Writer in Residence Scheme: 18 October 2024
Caromoon Productions seeking 20 minute plays – Deadline: 25 October 2024
Thomas W. Stephens Playwriting Competition 2025 – Deadline: 1 December 2024
BBC Writers Open Call (opens 5 November) -Deadline: 3 December 2024
The Scene Podcast – Deadline: 31 December 2024
Rolling deadlines:
Bookmark magazine TYPE! Accepting submissions of flash fiction, poetry, six-word stories, micro-plays, micro-screenplays, and illustrations – Deadline: rolling
Creative Debuts – Working Class Creatives Grant – Deadline: rolling
BBC Upload – Deadline: rolling
British Comedy Guide – Pro Video Contest – Various throughout the year
Box of Tricks’ PlayMakers Network- a creative home for Northern playwrights – Deadline: not applicable
New Hope Creative Group presents a new scratch night for black writers – Deadline: rolling
Frequency Theatre Open to Unsolicited Script Submissions (Audio Plays Only) (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling
New writing project for Heckington Living Radio (unpaid) – Deadline: none posted
Add Your Shows and Theatre Resources to Thespie (unpaid)- Deadline: rolling
Scenesaver – digital performance platform – Deadline: rolling
Online Courses and Workshops
BBC Writers Digital Sessions for Screenwriting Students – Dates: various
Bruntwood Prize – LAUNCHING: 9 Months To Birth Your Play – Dates: various
Omnibus launch 1:1 Wednesday Chats with Artistic Director Marie McCarthy – Dates: various, Wednesdays
Theatre503’s Writing Masterclasses – Dates: various
Kali Playwrights Forum – Date: 29 June 2023 and then every two months
Paines Plough – Open Writer’s Labs – Deadline: not specified
The Writers Hour- virtual writing sprints by London Writers’ Salon – Daily
1×1 intuitive writing sessions with Sarah Congress – Dates: various
London Playwrights Zoom Workshops: Building the World of your Play – Date: 13 November 2024
Playwrighting for Neurodiverse Writers – Date: 9 October 2024
London Playwrights Zoom Workshops: Verbatim and Testimonial Playwriting – postponed
London Playwrights Zoom Workshop: Formatting Your Play – Date: 16 October 2024
London Playwrights Zoom Workshops: The Redrafting Programme 2024 – Date: starts 17 October 2024 at 10.30am
London Playwrights Zoom Workshop: Self-Producing Your Play – Date: 17 October 2024 at 7pm
London Playwrights Zoom Workshop: Promoting Yourself & Your Play – Date: 24 October 2024
NEW! Creative Inspiration drop-in sessions on Wednesdays & Saturdays–Date: various
London Playwrights Zoom Workshops: Writing Difficult Scenes and Subjects – Date: 7 November 2024
London Playwrights Zoom Workshops: Develop Your Play – Date: 23 November 2024
Playwright and former Space Theatre script reader Scott Younger is offering feedback on stage plays (small fee payable) – Deadline: not applicable
Big Fish Productions writing group – Dates: Every Friday
Part of the Main: Part of the Grid back with new online workshops – Dates: various
NT Playwriting Masterclasses – Dates: various
New Earth academy plus- for BESEA artists – Various/ also in-person events
LPW Members Online Course: Mastering Dramatic Structure – Available now
LPW Summer Sessions: Overcoming writers’ block (online workshop) – Available now
LPW Summer Sessions: How to write a monologue (online workshop) – Available now
LPW Summer Sessions: Promoting yourself as a writer (online workshops) – Available now
LPW: The Redrafting Toolkit – Available now
LPW Members: Online Course – Writing in Dialect: How to Listen, What to Write – Available now
LPW Members: Online Course – The Submissions Checklist – Available now
Live playwriting Opportunities & Jobs
Listed in order of deadline, followed those with deadlines, and workshops & events.
With deadlines:
INK Festival – Short Play Submissions – Deadline: 15 September 2024 and 31 October 2024 (for students)
KDC Theatre accepting submissions for ‘Good Time’ – Deadline: 27 September 2024
People’s Play Award – Deadline: 30 September 2024
Fifth Word Playwrights – Deadline: 30 September 2024
The Rep | Feedback Fridays – Deadline: various from 1 October 2024
Peripeteia Theatre Company | The Boiler Room Call-Out – Deadline: 4 October 2024
MO&NA Theatre Company | From Scratch – Deadline: 9 October 2024
Fruitcake Productions looking for writers for Scratch Night – Deadline: 9 October 2024
Out There Arts seeking writer – Deadline: 13 October 2024
Write Noise Scratch Night –Deadline: 4 November 2024
Open Page Productions accepting scripts for Anti-Valentine’s Day Showcase- Deadline: 20 November 2024
New Works of Merit open for submissions- Deadline: 31 December 2024
Bruntwood Prize 2025 – 9 January 2025
Rolling & Unspecified deadlines:
VAULT Creative Arts – open programming call – Deadline: not specified
Barons Court Theatre | The Sunday Fix – Deadline: rolling
Box of Tricks | Open Door – Deadline: rolling
Royal Court Theatre | Script Submissions – Deadline: rolling
Eastern Angles Theatre Company | New Angles Writers Club – Deadline: rolling
Applications Open for Royal Exchange Young Company Writers! – Deadline: not specified
Liverpool’s Royal Court – Stage Write Nights – Deadline: ongoing
Claybody Theatre Search for Stories about Stoke-on-Trent Grandmothers! – Deadline: not specified
Reflex Theatre Call for New Acts– Deadline: rolling
Old Red Lion Theatre available slots for hire on Sundays – Deadline: not applicable
London Playwrights: Members’ Submission Window 2023: New Rolling Process! – Deadline: rolling
INK: Free Script Writing Courses – Dates: various
London Fringe Theatres Open Slots + Submissions – Deadlines: various
Off The Page: bi-monthly script readings at The Bridge House Theatre, Penge – Deadline: rolling
Old Red Lion Theatre – Space availabe for August and September – Deadline: not specified
London Pub Theatres Magazine Seeking Review Writers – Deadline: rolling
Mental Rebellion seeking writers – Deadline: not specified
Go Try Play Write – monthly playwriting contest – Deadline: monthly
Heads or Tales? Monthly Scratch Night (Scottish & Irish Writers) – Deadline: monthly events
Production Proposal Submissions – The King’s Head Theatre – Deadline: not specified
Finborough Theatre | Open Script Submissions – Deadline: rolling
Anthroplay Theatre Scratch night – Deadline: rolling/ monthly
Barons Court- Sunday Fix scratch night – Deadline: not specified
Royal Exchange Theatre ELDERS COMPANY opportunities –Deadline: not specified
Unbound – reader-funded pitches – Deadline: none posted
Fifth Word – Submit your Play (paid if produced) – Deadline: not specified
The Hope Theatre seeking plays for new programme (profit share) – Deadline: not specified
Think Shorts – Free Short film listing (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling
Fearless: Danse Macabre Productions Free Script Reading for Horror Scripts (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling
BBC Comedy Association plans unveiled – Deadline: not applicable
Calling members of the Neurodivergent Theatre Community – Deadline: not applicable
The Swiss Church London offering subsided space for artists – Deadline: not applicable
London Pub Theatres seeking new reviewers (unpaid) – Deadline: none posted
The New Works Playhouse accepting submissions (unpaid) – Deadline: rolling
The Royal Court now accepting online submissions – Deadline: rolling
John Byrne Award monthly competition for creative work (prize £250) – Deadline: monthly
Brush Stroke Order now offering bursaries for script reading services – Deadline: rolling
Peggy Ramsay Foundation: Grant for writers – Deadline: rolling
Tutti Creative Space: cheap rehearsal space – Deadline: not applicable
Newsthump looking for spoof news writers (paid) – Deadline: ongoing
Arvon Grants available for writing courses – Deadline: none posted/ various
Live events and in person workshops:
Scriptwriting East Midlands – Dates: various
Kick It Anywhere – Free Playwriting Group – Dates: various (deadline – when course is full)
INK Festival | Autumn 2024 Script Writing Courses -Dates: Various
Crafting Compelling Dialogue for TV & Film: A 6 Week Course with Tom Hunsinger – Starts: 9 September 7 October 2024
Write Theatre Course – Date: 12/13 & 26/ 27 October 2024
WGGB in Edinburgh: town hall meeting for writers – Date: 24 April 2025
Red Ladder Launch New Courses for Leeds and West Yorkshire Writers – Dates: various
Sign Up to the Bread & Roses Theatre Writers Membership! – Dates: not applicable/ various events
Stoke The Embers Festival and Workshops – Dates: various
BBC Writers @ The Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Dates: 2nd – 26 August 2024
Writing On The Wall | Write To Work 2024 – Dates: various
Liverpool’s Royal Court – Stage Write Nights – Dates: various
Drama Spring Courses from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama – Dates: various
Womxn Who Make Funny Films – Dates: various
The Tron – Pay What You Want workshops – Dates: various
Developing a Character – Workshop with Playwright Karen Cecilia in Athens, Greece – Dates: see website
Messy Writers: Monthly London Meet-Ups – – Dates: monthly
Royal Exchange Collective Membership- for under 26’s – Deadline: not applicable
New Earth academy plus- for BESEA artists – Various/ also online
Manchester Screenwriting Meet Up – Dates: various (alternates between in person in and Zoom)
BBC & NFTS – BBC Scholarships – Dates: various