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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:
Spring News from LPW!
LPW Play Club – Submission Window Open
How do you change the location of a play you have already written?
LPB launch NEW Script Consulting Service
Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week: Lemon House Theatre seek short plays by mixed race/dual heritage writers on the theme of Identity
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper: 30 opportunities with April deadlines– Deadline: various throughout April 2019
The OSO seeking new plays for Barnes Fringe Festival – Deadline: 27 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
BBC Writersroom: Script Room Comedy 2019 (submission window opens 1 April) – Deadline: 29 April 2019
Submissions call out for FIGHT LIKE A GIRL 2! – Deadline: 30 April 2019
Lemon House Theatre seek short plays by mixed race/dual heritage writers on the theme of Identity- Deadline: 30 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
Pentabus Rural Theatre Company Writer in Residence – applications now open – Deadline: 1 May 2019
Blue Leaf Theatre seeking shorts for ‘A New Leaf’ new writing night – Deadline: 2 May 2019
Wexford Literary Festival: Billy Roche International Short Play Competition (€10 entry fee) – Deadline: 4 May 2019
BBC Studios: Writers’ Academy open for applications – Deadline: 7 May 2019
Pint Sized Plays open for entries (£5.50 entry fee) – Deadline: 31 May 2019
Shore Scripts 2019 Feature Screenplay and TV Pilot Contests.now open for submissions (entry fee $45-$60) – Deadline: 31 May 2019 (early) 31 August 2019 (final)
A Greedy Ear seeking playwrights for Audio Theatre event – Deadline: 31 May 2019
MA TV Fiction Writing Scholarships: Glasgow Caledonian University – open for applications – Deadline: 1 June 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
Royal Society of Literature – A Room of My Own: A Survey of What UK Writers Need to Work – Deadline: none posted/ results published 19 June 2019
Green Stories Stage Play Writing Competition open for entries – Deadline: 30 June 2019
Dark Unicorn Productions seeking stage plays – Deadline: 30 June 2019
The High Sheriff’s Cheshire Prize for Literature 2019 – Scriptwriting: open for entries (Cheshire writers) – Deadline: 1 July 2019
Dancing Bear Books seeking short story writers for anthology – Deadline: 1 July 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
Theatre503 Rapid Response Nights – Dates: various, starting 23 January 2019
Norwich Theatre Royal: Introduction to Scriptwriting 26+ (£120 Fee) – Dates: Starts 30 April 2019
City Lit: Advanced Playwriting Course with Brian Mullin – Deadline: 30 April 2019
Artistic Directors: Icons of Theatre by Bloomsbury Institute – event – Date: 1 May 2019
‘Writing Short Plays’ Saturday morning playwrights’ workshops with Caroline Summerfield (Cheltenham) – Starts: 4 May 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
Tamasha Masterclass: Writing for Radio – Deadline to apply: 14 June 2019/ workshop takes place on 29 June 2019
Tamasha Masterclass: Playwriting with Teenagers – Deadline to apply: 28 June 2019/ workshop takes place 13 July 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.