Workshop with Simon Vinnicombe on Writing for Theatre (£35)

Master Raconteur will be running a four-session workshop with Simon Vinnocombe (who has recently worked with the National Theatre) on playwriting. Dates:  Saturday 31st  January/ Feb 7th / 14th /21st 2015 from 10am – 4pm Location: Central London, TBA More details are available on their website. Booking:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/playwriting-course-writing-for-the-stage-with-simon-vinnicombe-tickets-14040665007 Source:  Playwriting UK Facebook Group

Bare Fiction magazine open to submissions for March 2015 issue

Bare Fiction magazine is now open to submissions of poetry, fiction and plays for their March 2015 issue. What they are looking for:   “We want our readers to discover genre-defying boldness from exciting writers in poetry, fiction and plays, literary review, interviews and commentary. To that end, we need prose, poetry and play texts that …

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Opportunities Weekly Round-up: 12 December 2014

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 now grouped into three sections: 1) Opportunities with Deadlines; 2) Ongoing opportunities (no deadline); and 3) Workshops and Events. Opportunities with deadlines: Claremorris Fringe Festival seeking 15 minute plays (Ireland, …

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2015 Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Drama Writing Award (amateur playwrights only)

Amateur playwrights are invited to submit unpublished one-act plays for the 11th Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Drama Writing Award. Three winning scripts, judged purely on the writing, will be selected for performance in October during the 2015 Windsor Fringe Festival. Judges: Iqbal Khan and Alan Brodie were the 2014 judges. This year’s judges are to be …

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Almost Random Theatre seeking 10 minute plays for Valentine’s Day (Oxford)

Almost Random Theatre is seeking four outstanding 10 minute plays to be put on in Oxford in February 2015. The play must be no more than 10 minutes long and require no more than three actors. The theme of the competition is ‘Valentine’. What to submit:   A ten minute play on the subject of …

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GRIT: Royal Court seeking plays about resistance that can fit in the palm of your hand

Something’s got under your skin. It’s niggling away. You need to do something about it. We’re listening… GRIT is an open call to writers of all ages and experiences to submit a play about everyday resistance, revolution and defiance. What to submit:  The plays should fit roughly within the size of your palm. They can …

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2015 Papatango New Writing Prize

Submissions are now open for the Papatango New Writing Prize 2015. What to submit:  In their own words: “Papatango are not prescriptive in the plays we consider, asking only that they have never before been professionally performed, although musicals, adaptations and children’s plays are not eligible. We look favourably on plays that say something about …

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Jackie Kesson Fellowship at Moniack Mhor (writing space and stipend in Scotland)

This annual award was established in 2009 by Moniack Mhor to honour Jessie Kesson’s inspirational life and work. Moniack Mhor Writers’ Centre is inviting established writers to apply for the Jessie Kesson Fellowship in 2015. The successful candidate will receive time and space to develop their work, as well as opportunities to expand their practice. …

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Claremorris Fringe Festival seeking 15 minute plays (Ireland, €10 entry fee)

Claremorris Fringe Festival 2015 is seeking submissions of 15 minute plays.  The Fringe will be held from April 4th to 11th 2014 – with two plays each night – that’s a total of sixteen plays. The venue is The Dalton Inn Hotel in the centre of the town, adjacent to the Town Hall. The plays will be …

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