Want to support LPB? Become a member!
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 an opportunity? Sign up for our email list to get the weekly roundup direct to your inbox! Don’t forget, if you missed the GDPR deadline, you’ll need to resubscribe if you want to receive this Round-up straight to your inbox!
Featured posts:
Autumn Workshops from London Playwrights’ Blog – NOW BOOKING!
Summer Sessions: Online Workshops from LPB this August!
LPW Online Book Club: A Raisin in the Sun
Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week:The Questors Theatre seeking short plays on theme of ‘online revenge’
Pursued by a Bear:“Should I limit scene changes to get my play produced?”
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper: 23 Opportunities with August deadlines – Deadlines: various throughout August
Little Wonder Short Radio Plays competition open for entries – Deadline: 30 August 2018
People’s Play Award open to writers from the North of England (£1000 prize) – Deadline: 31 August 2018
Shore Scripts Feature, TV Pilot & Short Screenplay Contests – Deadline: 31 August 2018
WGGB: Olwen Wymark Awards open for entries – Deadline: 31 August 2018
Hampstead Theatre submission window open – Deadline: 31 August 2018
Traverse Theatre submission window (opens 1 August)– Deadline: 1 September 2018
Independent International Award for Improper Dramaturgy «Neem-2018» (2000 ruble prize) – Deadline: 1 September 2018
Graeae’s Write to Play comes to South West England! – Deadline: 3 September 2018
The Inspire Programme at the Hampstead Theatre open for applications (18-25) – Deadline: 3 September 2018
Applications open for the Old Vic 12 – Deadline: 3 September 2018
LGBTQ+ playwrights wanted for rehearsed readings at the Park Theatre – Deadline: 7 September 2018
Caspa Arts seeking 10-15 minute scripts for new writing night – Deadline: 9 September 2018
Unmasked Theatre seeking new work for Brighton scratch night & fringe run – Deadline: 9 September 2018
Artist Call Out – Thinking Queer: Audre Lorde, Marlborough Theatre & Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts – Deadline: 14 September 2018
Shifft Script Lab open for applications (female and non-binary* screenwriters in Wales) – Deadline:15 September 2018
David Higham Associates – open day for fiction writers from under-represented backgrounds – Deadline: 17 September 2018
XPOSED – LGBTQ+ New writing night by Full Disclosure Theatre – Deadline: 17 September 2018
The Tron Theatre: Mayfesto Festival – open for applications – Deadline: 17 September 2018
OSO Arts Centre Barnes seeking work for scratch night– Deadline: 21 September 2018
The Space: Spring Season 2019 open call – theatre companies and producers wanted – Deadline: 21 September 2018
Eastern Angles Young Writers’ Group (16-25) – Deadline: 25 September 2018
Chaos Theory seeking new plays for 2019 (under 25’s) – Deadline: 30 September 2018
The Questors Theatre seeking short plays on theme of ‘online revenge‘ – Deadline: 30 September 2018
Robin Hood Theatre announce new script submission window -Deadline: 30 September 2018
The Guinea Pig Lab seeking one-woman shows (Kansas) -Deadline: 30 September 2018
Pheobus Fire call for scripts on theme of ‘women’s empowerment’ – Deadline: 30 September 2018
The Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Contest open for entries (entry fee, cash prizes) – Deadline: 10 October 2018
Writing East Midlands seeking lead writers for ‘The Elder Tree’ project (paid) – Deadline: 14 October 2018
LegalAliens seeking short plays on the theme of ‘Migrations: Harbour Europe – Deadline: 15 October 2018
Farnham Maltings accepting applications for grant scheme (18-25) – Deadline: 18 October 2018
New Plays for Young Audiences seeking new scripts for 2019 season– Deadline: 31 October 2018
Theatre Uncut and Young Vic launch UK’s first major political playwriting award – Deadline: 1 November (submissions open on 1 September)
Ink19 festival accepting submissions (East Anglia writers only) – Deadline: 5 November 2018
The Book Pipeline seeking source material to adapt ($65 entry, $10,000 prize) – Deadline: 15 November 2018
Theatrefullstop accepting submissions for Pub Theatre Festival – Deadline: 1 December 2018
365 Women a Year Playwriting Project – Deadline: 31 December 2018
Dwell Time – Penistone Train Line Newspaper: seeking submissions – Deadline: 31 December 2018
Ashland New Plays Festival: International Playwriting Competition ($20 entry, $1500 prize) – Deadline :31 December or when they reach 400 submissions, whichever is sooner
Langham Court Theatre announces Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition ($45 entry) – Deadline: 29 March 2019
Events and workshops:
IMIS Screenwriting Bootcamp Webinar with Larissa Thomas – (Online, £18-£50)
Oplex Careers – Playwriting and Screenwriting Course (Online, £19) – Online
Royal Court announce series of workshops for women – Dates TBC
Bloomsbury Publishing: How to get your play published (view live stream of talk) – Online resource
Free writing workshops with Papatango’s GoWrite – Dates: various
WGGB launches FREE Musical Theatre Kit – Online resource
An Introduction to Screenwriting: free online course with FutureLearn & Uni. of East Anglia – Ongoing, sign up any time
Writers’ Support Group (Manchester)– Mondays 6pm-8pm
Old Vic: Free Workshops for Theatre Artists of Tomorrow – Dates: various throughout August
LPB Summer Sessions: Overcoming writers’ block (online workshop) – Online/ Available from 3 August 2018
LPB Summer Sessions: How to write a monologue (online workshop) – Online/ Available: 17 August 2018
LPB Summer Sessions: Promoting yourself as a writer (online workshops) – Online/ Available 31 August 2018
National Theatre Workshop: How to Begin Playwriting – Deadline for applications: 31 August 2018/ Starts 21 September 2018
National Theatre Workshop: How to Develop your Play with Suhayla El-Bushra – Deadline for applications: 31 August 2018/ Starts 18 September 2018
COMMON GROUND event at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow – Date: 6 September 2018
Papercut Theatre Redrafting Workshop- 8 September 2018
Scriptwriting workshop with PhillipLPB Workshop: From Stage to Screen Shelley & Scriva – Dates: 16-22 September 2018
LPB Workshop: Writing a Play for the Edinburgh Fringe – Dates: Thursday evenings for 6 weeks from 20 September 2018
LPB Workshop: From Stage to Screen – Date: 29 September 2018
LPB Workshop: The Redrafting Programme – Starts 13 October 2018
Black Writers Conference 2018 – Date: 13 October 2018
Write Theatre playwriting course – Dates: 13-14 October 2018
Ongoing submissions:
Mate Productions accepting applications for Writers Collective – Deadline: None posted
Manchester ADP seeking scripts to produce – Deadline: Rolling
The Questors Theatre Ealing accepting submissions for staged readings – Deadline: None posted
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
Out of Joint launches Writers Room for London Uni Students: Submit your work to the London Student Drama Festivalplaywrights – 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
Ugly Duck offering cheap rehearsal space in Docklands – next few months for Edinburgh Fringe– Deadline: None posted
Three opportunities with Alphabetti Theatre and rolling deadlines– 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
Online Playwriting Course with Live Theatre (£95-£495) – Deadline: rolling
Playwrights Circle at the Bread & Roses – Deadline: ongoing (monthly event)
The Institute of Other seeking creative practitioners – Deadline: none posted
White Hart Trust Studios seeking international and foreign language theatre – Deadline: none posted
Londonville Lit offering reading slots – Deadline: none posted
Orange Tea Theatre accepting submissions – Deadline: rolling
Funding available for students at Glasgow University MLitt Playwriting & Dramaturgy – Deadline: none posted
Everything Theatre accepting plays for podcast readings – 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.
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: none (open submissions)