Do you have a playlet or flash screenplay you would like to share? Send in your script (2-5 minutes in length), a brief bio and contact details via the TYPE! submissions page, which also contains guidance for other work you may be interested in sharing. TYPE! is a new, free bookmark magazine championing bold new writing. …
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If you’re interested in writing for Radio Comedy, the BBC has just released a free e-book with interactive features that provides a guide to both the practical and interactive aspects of Writing Radio Comedy. (And just in time to prep for their next submissions window, which will focus on comedy!) If you’re interested, you can …
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The next BBC Writersroom submission window is coming soon, and geared at COMEDY. Scriptroom 6 will open at 10am on Monday 28th April and close at midnight on Monday 12th May. This year they are accepting submissions by genre. For Scriptroom 6, they will only be accepting Comedy (Radio/TV/Film) scripts. In the meantime, you can …
As part of Curve Theatre, Leicester’s first Inside Out Festival they present a series of free masterclasses and workshops. These include: INSIDE WRITING: A masterclass on writing for stage and screen by BBC Writersroom Ever wondered how to send your script to the BBC and what happens when you do? How do they assess your …
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The BBC Writersroom opened yesterday for submissions of TV Drama, and will accept scripts until 31 March 2014. Make sure you get your script in if you’d like them to look at it, as this is the only submission window dedicated to TV Drama in 2014! (Later submission windows will focus on Comedy, Theatre/Radio, etc.) …
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The BBC will be running free masterclasses in comedy writing through the Salford Comedy Festival on 18 March 2014. [Ed: While this event isn’t located in London, it’s free training from the BBC and we thought it was worth including since some London writers may wish to make the trip.] The BBC’s Salford Comedy Festival takes …
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For 2014, the BBC Writersroom has transitioned to a new submissions system (as noted in a previous post), and the first submission window is coming up. The BBC Writersroom will be open to submissions of TV & Film Drama scripts from 17 March 2014 at 9am until 31 March 2014 at midnight. They will only …
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The Script Room window for submitting scripts will be open from November 18th 2013 until 5pm on December 16th 2013. The Script Room is a place where you can send your script to be assessed by a team of experienced readers. This is not a free script-reading service, but a means by which the BBC seeks out the best …
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The BBC Writersroom has posted a new column from Sally Stott about one of the big career questions for young and emerging writers: How do I get an agent? There won’t be many surprises here for writers who have researched this topic before, although the piece is a good introduction and helpfully provides links to …
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Get your scripts ready! The BBC Writersroom has announced they will be reopening for their next submission window from 18 November – 16 December 2013. We’ll post full details of the submission process and their new electronic submission system when the opportunity opens. In the meantime, time to polish what you’d like to send… Source: …
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