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; 2) Opportunities with Deadlines; 3) Workshops and Events; 4) Ongoing opportunities (no deadline).
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Our latest opportunities Pick of the Week is: Gillian Hush Award for Radio Drama
Opportunities with deadlines:
Play Submissions Helper – 47 Playwright Submissions w/ August (and late July/early September) Deadlines – Deadlines ongoing
Postcard Theatre accepting 60-90 minute scripts in new playwriting competition – Deadline: 21 August 2015
The Progressive Playwright Award – Tron Theatre (Scottish writers only) – Deadline: 21 August 2015
Not Too Tame seeking new writing for Paines Plough’s Roundabout – Deadline: 21 August 2015 at 5pm
Free Playwriting Course with Theatre503 for writers living in Wandsworth – 22 August 2015
20:20 Vision Theatre seeking submissions of 25 minute plays (20-30 year olds only)- Deadline 23 August 2015
Descent Theatre at Rich Mix looking for short plays – Deadline 23 August 2015
Carabosse seeking 5-20 minute submissions on theme of ‘Winter’ (Milton Keynes, open to London writers) – Deadline: 24 August 2015
Berkery Casting seeking 60-90 minute play for profit-share production – Deadline: 28 August 2015
The Incubator 2016 at Theatre Royal Bath – Deadline: 28 August 2015
Attic Theatre Company seeking pieces for Playfest (paid £100) – Deadline: 28 August 2015
Soggy Brass @ Southwark Playhouse open for submissions – Deadline: 30 August 2015
Global Playwriting Contest 2015 on Confronting Climate Change and Defying Disasters ($5,000 USD prize) – Deadline: 30 August 2015
Velvet Trumpet seeking 10-15 min comedic pieces for ‘Soggy Brass’ at Southwark Playhouse – Deadline: 30 August 2015
Cofilmic seeking comedy sketch submissions from writers in the North of England – Deadline: 31 August 2015 at 12 noon
Shore Screenwriting Competition (up to £2,000 cash prize, £25-£35 entry fee) – Deadline: 31 July 2015 (regular deadline); 31 August 2015 (final deadline)
Submissions sought for Supernova 7: A Festival of New One-Act Plays – Deadline: 31 August 2015
Blank Theatre’s Living Room Series seeking plays (Los Angeles) – Deadline: 31 August 2015
CastleKeep Productions seeking 10 minute plays for competition (Ireland, £5 entry fee) – Deadline: 31 August 2015
TimeZone Theatre Company seeking short political plays for ‘State of Fear. Responsibility To…?’ – Deadline: 31 August 2015
Open Theatre Project seeking 20-60 minute pieces for solo performers (Boston, USA) – Deadline: 1 September 2015
Gillian Hush Award for Radio Drama – Deadline: 1 September 2015
TheatreFest15 seeking short plays on theme of slavery to perform on Isle of Man (£10 entry fee) – Deadline: 1 September 2015
2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition for short screenplays ($40 entry fee, $10,000 grand prize) – Deadline: 1 September 2015 (early bird fee); 15 November 2015 (final deadline fee)
IdeasTap presents…Old Vic 12 – open for applications – Deadline: 2 September 2015
TheatreFest15 seeking one act plays on the theme of slavery (£10 entry fee) – 4 September 2015
‘Brave New Ending’ Writing Challenge – Deadline: 7 September 2015 (to be considered for performance); 31 December 2015 (final deadline)
Battersea Arts Centre open to applications for Freshly Scratched – Deadline: 9 September 2015
Bush Theatre Summer submissions window now open – Deadline: 11 September 2015
BBC Script Room – Drama scripts submission dates released – Deadline: 24 September 2015 (submissions accepted from 7 September 2015)
R&D By The Sea – Weeklong Funded Residency at Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis – Deadline: 30 September 2015
StageWrite seeking 30-40 min. scripts for Bedford’s annual New Writing Festival – Deadline: 30 September 2015
IdeasTap Innovators Fund – now open through Hiive – Deadline: 30 September 2015
Less is More Productions seeking new plays from writers in the North East– Deadline: 5 October 2015
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award launched for new radio drama writers based in the North – Deadline: 8 October 2015
BBC Launches Screenplay First Award (£10,000 prize) – Deadline: 22 October 2015
Saving Endangered Species (SES) International Playwriting Prize (California, $100 prize) – Deadline: 30 November 2015
2015 TF Evans Shaw Society £500 Writing Award (entry £8/£5) – Deadline: 30 November 2015
Theatre InspiraTO’s 11th Playwriting Contest is Now Open – Deadline: 1 December 2015
Hampstead Theatre submissions window now open for plays – Deadline: 31 December 2015
Events and workshops:
International Festival Encounters Summer School in Edinburgh (£450 course fee) – 21-25 August 2015
Bishopsgate Institute running writing playwriting workshop with Jennifer Farmer – 22nd August 2015
Tutored Playwriting Retreat with Arvon (£685-£720) – –
Writing For Forum Theatre with Cardboard Citizens (£384 for week-long course) – 7-11 September 2015
Omnibus writers group sessions starting in September (£84 for 8 sessions) – From 7 September 2015
Royal Society of Literature Event: Tennessee Williams and the out-crying heart – 9 September 2015
Taster Session with London Playwriting Lab – 15 September 2015
Free Online Digital Storytelling Course with BBC Academy/ Future Learn – course starts on 28 September 2015
Playwrights’ Residential weekend in Stonehenge Youth Hostel (£250) – 16-18 October 2015
Guardian Masterclasses: writing a script for TV – 31 October 2015 & 1 November 2015
Ongoing submissions:
East End Literary Salon open to rolling submissions – Deadline: Rolling
Orange Tea Theatre accepting submissions – Deadline: Rolling
Fractured Lines accepting scripts for new writing night – 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 – No deadline posted but performances take place on the first Monday of the month.
Shred Productions open to submissions – Deadline: None (open submissions)
Poppy Seed – accepting submissions of 5 minute scripts for blog – Deadline: None posted
COG ARTSpace call out for playwrights! – Deadline: None posted