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).
The Space Prize (apply with theatre company) – Deadline: 4 July 2014
The Leslie Scalapino Award 2014 – Deadline: 4 July 2014
Sheerdrop Theatre ‘Dynamic Dramaturgy’ workshop (for playwrights, directors & actors) – £80 – Workshop dates 5 & 6 July 2014
Free Writers seeking writers (including playwrights) to facilitate workshops with 11-18 year olds (paid)- Deadline: 7 July 2014
Camden People’s Theatre seeking works-in-progress for 20:20 Vision (£500 Commission) – Deadline: – 7 July 2014
BBC Script Room opens soon for submissions of children’s scripts – Deadline: – 7 July 2014
Proper Job Theatre Company seeking playwright for H.G Wells adaptation (paid) – Deadline: 7 July 2014
The Peckham Pelicam seeking playwrights for ‘Etch’ Scratch Night – Deadline: 11 July 2014
The Ashton Group seeking new play to tour the North West (under 25′s only) – Deadline: 11 July 2014
Pentabus seeking theatre maker (including playwrights) for BBC Performing Arts Fellowship– Deadline: 11 July at 5pm
Spidervision Productions seeking short film scripts about India’s involvement in WWI – Deadline: 12 July 2014
Freedom Studios seeking BBC Performing Arts Fellow – Deadline: 14 July 2014
2014 William Saroyan Prize for Human Rights / Social Justice ($10,000 prize, $20 entry fee) – Deadline: 15 July 2014
Taking the Mick Theatre Company seeking short plays for London fringe night – Deadline: 17 July 2014
BFI Teen Scene Script Challenge (age 16-25) – Deadline: 18 July 2014
Little Pieces of Gold seeking 10 minute plays on subject of Work – Deadline: 21 July 2014
Rebel Voices Playwriting Competition (Function Factory Theatre) – plays about WWI (£10 fee) – Deadline: 30 July 2014
Sterts Theatre – one act play competition open for submissions (£6 entry) – Deadline: 31 July 2014
Alfred Fagon award 2014 open for applications from playwrights of Caribbean or African descent – Deadline: 1 August 2014
Mardibooks accepting one-act plays for e-book – Deadline: 1 August 2014 at 5pm
Short Back and Sides seeking short plays – Deadline: 1 August 2014
Storylining Continuing Drama workshop – one free place available – Deadline: 1 August 2014
Yale Drama Series Competition 2014 – Deadline: 15 August 2014
London Horror Festival seeking radio drama submissions for Stage Fright Radio Horror Competition (£2 entry fee) – Deadline: 15 August 2014
Hampshire County Council seeking Writer in Residence (paid) – Deadline: 22 August 2014
Funny Women 2014 Comedy Writing Awards (women writers only) – Deadline: 31 August 2014
Shore Screenwriting Competition (cash prize, £25-£40) – Deadline: 31 May 2014 (Earlybird deadline); 31 August (final deadline)
Lion Tamers Theatre Company seeking full length scripts for 2015 tour – Deadline: 1 September 2014
Kitchen Sink Drama: the chance to put on a production in the home of a leading theatre producer/ artistic director- Deadline: 1 September 2014
Bush Theatre – Submissions window now open – Deadline: 1 September 2014
Little Brother Productions offering a writer £1000 to develop television idea – Deadline: 3 October 2014
Gillian Hush Award – fully funded place on Arvon Course on writing for radio – Deadline: 13 October 2014
Ongoing submissions:
Funding available for students at Glasgow University MLitt Playwriting & Dramaturgy – Deadline: none posted
Everything Theatre accepting plays for podcast readings – Deadline: none posted
Ice & Fire/ Amnesty International UK – rolling submissions for plays with human rights theme – Deadline: Ongoing
Performance Platform Opportunity, University of Greenwich – Deadline: None posted
Quids In Theatre Co seeking 40-60 minute plays for lunchtime series – Deadline: Ongoing
The Cockpit Theatre seeking work for scratch nights – No deadline posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month through to June 2014.
ScriptSpace development workshop at The Space – Deadline: None
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: None (open submissions)
Open Arts Cafe Call for Submissions – Deadline: None posted
Poppy Seed – accepting submissions of 5 minute scripts for blog – Deadline: None posted
BAREtruth Theatre looking for full length scripts – Deadline: None posted