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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:
LPB Workshop: Writing a Play for the Edinburgh Fringe
LPB Workshop: The Redrafting Programme
LPB Workshop: From Stage to Screen
LPW Online Book Club: Look Back in Anger
Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week: Channel 4 Screenwriting Course accepting applications
Pursued by a Bear: “I finished my play. What do I do now?”
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper: 25 Opportunities with September deadlines – Deadlines: various throughout September
Actor Awareness accepting submissions on theme of Mental Health for scratch night– Deadline: 8 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
Shape Arts & The Literary Consultancy – Free Reads Scheme for Disabled Writers – Deadline: 14 September 2018 at midday
In Motion Theatre Company accepting submissions for Rewrite development programme – Deadline: 14 September 2018 at midnight
Shifft Script Lab open for applications (female and non-binary* screenwriters in Wales) – Deadline:15 September 2018
Pleasance Scratch open for submissions – Deadline: 16 September 2018
David Higham Associates – open day for fiction writers from under-represented backgrounds – Deadline: 17 September 2018
Into Film: Filmmaking resource pack commission (paid) – Deadline: 17 September 2018 at midday
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
Channel 4 Screenwriting Course accepting applications (from 7 September 2018)– Deadline: 28 September 2018 at 5pm
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
Noosa Arts Theatre Playwriting Competition open for entries – Deadline: 1 October 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
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
BBC Writersroom Workshop at the BBC Contains Strong Language Festival, Hull – open for bookings – 29 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)