Month: May 2019

Opportunities Weekly Roundup: 31 May 2019

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). …

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Zenpens – Silent Writing Retreat

Do you dutifully start typing only to be tempted to dive into Instagram, or start cleaning the kitchen, or Skype an old friend…? Zenpens is an exciting new writer’s retreat based in Cardiff City Centre. Adapted from the Writer’s Army workshops created by the New York playwright Anne Washburn, Zenpens allows writers to concentrate solely on …

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5-day Residential Arvon Playwriting Course: Two free places for young writers (18-29)

Writers aged 18-29 on low-income can apply for the David Pease Award grant to attend an Arvon playwriting course. Two full grants are available to cover the full cost of the fee. The course runs from 2nd September to 7th September and the tutors are Ola Animashawun and Jessica Swale. How to apply: Writers can …

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Squint Writers Group with Lee Anderson (6 week course, now booking)

Squint has teamed up with The Mono Box for round two of the Squint Writers’ Group. Facilitated by Squint’s Literary Associate, Lee Anderson, and guest writers who have previously collaborated with Squint, the group empowers first-time and early-career writers to take risks, experiment with form and create fresh original work. How it works: each three-hour …

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What’s On Tom Productions seeking 15 minute plays on theme of ‘Shame’

What’s On Tom? Productions in Kilkenny, Ireland invites playwrights, both established and emerging, to submit original 15 minute plays, with a maximum cast of three, on the theme – SHAME. Scripts chosen by the reading panel will be performed at The Red Door Theatre in Thomastown, Kilkenny, and  Billy Byrnes, Kilkenny City in autumn of …

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Opportunities Weekly Roundup: 24 May 2019

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). …

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Opportunities – Pick of the Week: The Bruntwood Prize (1 week to go!)

Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: The Bruntwood Prize (just 2 weeks to go!)  Description: The Bruntwood prize is a prestigious award …

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Papatango Resident Playwright open for applications (South-West England writers)

Writers based in South-West England (Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Scilly Isles, Somerset or Wiltshire) are invited to apply to be Papatango’s 2019 Resident Playwright, as part of our WriteWest programme. The Resident will receive a commission of £6,500 to write a new play, with R&D support and mentoring from leading theatre-makers across the region. No professional …

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