Opportunities
Explore new writing opportunities and events from the BBC and across the industry.

BBC New Directors’ Scheme - Holby City, Casualty & River City
Deadline: 5th December 2016 at 10am. 6 drama directors will be chosen to be mentored on one of the 3 continuing dramas (Casualty, Holby City, River City)

Playwrights! Submissions now open for the ‘Top Five Festival’!
The Octagon Theatre, Bolton, has an Open Window for script submissions and the five ‘most exciting and diverse’ plays will be offered a slot in their Top Five Festival… Deadline for entering: 5pm on Wednesday, 30 November.

Birmingham School of Acting - Short Film Season
Deadline: 28th February 2017. Short film scripts needed for the Birmingham School of Acting Short Film Season 2017. Successful scripts will be filmed to professional standards.

The John Brabourne Awards
If you’re an individual working in the world of film and TV and you need financial assistance to develop your career, why not see whether the John Brabourne Awards could help you! The application deadline for the next round of awards is 31st January 2017.

Arundel Festival Theatre Trail 2017
Deadline: 31st January 2017. Writers are invited to submit plays for the 2017 Arundel Festival Theatre Trail.

New Writing Festival: ‘Spiral’
Deadline: Sunday 22nd January 2017. Free Rayne Artists are looking for short plays or musicals for their new writing festival 'Spiral' which runs at The Bread and Roses Theatre London 12th - 14th March 2017.

Theatr Clwyd Writer in Residence
Deadline: 28th November 2016 at 5pm. As part of their commitment to becoming a home for writers in Wales, Theatr Clwyd is offering playwrights four residencies. Applications for the first two are now open.

It's Never Too Late To Dream: Little Pieces of Gold Seek Short Plays
Little Pieces of Gold are seeking short plays for their 15th Jan production at Southwark Playhouse. The deadline for script submissions is 5th Dec.


