Opportunities

Explore new writing opportunities and events

  • Cascade Writer's Couch
    Cascade Writers’ Couch
    Deadline: November 18, 2013
    Genre: Event, Broadcast Platform: Film

    Pitch your feature film project

  • Critical Mass 2013
    Belgrade Theatre Coventry
    Deadline: July 19, 2013
    Genre: Competition, Broadcast Platform: Theatre

    Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre seeks 20 aspiring BME writers for its fourth Critical Mass playwriting programme.

  • Theatre Fellowship Scheme
    BBC Performing Arts Fund
    Deadline: July 22, 2013
    Genre: Competition, Broadcast Platform: Theatre

    Funding to support individuals through the early stages of their theatre careers.

  • Community Theatre Scheme
    BBC Performing Arts Fund
    Deadline: September 16, 2013
    Genre: Competition, Broadcast Platform: Theatre

    Supporting the development of not for profit community theatre groups the length and breadth of the UK.

  • Bristol Old Vic The Open Session
    Bristol Old Vic
    Deadline: June 30, 2013
    Genre: Competition, Broadcast Platform: Theatre

    The chance for five writers to be offered development packages.

  • Off Cut Roots
    Off Cut, Theatre 503
    Deadline: July 1, 2013
    Genre: Both, Broadcast Platform: Theatre

    Have your work developed over the summer for performance at Theatre 503 for a week in August.

  • The Luc Short Film Prize 2013
    Leamington Underground Cinema
    Deadline: August 2, 2013
    Genre: Both, Broadcast Platform: Film

    The chance to get your short film screened at the Leamington Underground Cinema Festival

  • The 2013 TV Drama Writers’ Festival
    BBC writersroom
    Deadline: June 19, 2013
    Genre: Event, Broadcast Platform: TV

    Led by writers for writers

  • 2013 Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award
    The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
    Deadline: July 1, 2013
    Genre: Both, Broadcast Platform: TV

    Receive an award & prize for your TV drama script at the Emmy® World Television Festival in New York.

  • Little Pieces of Gold
    Little Pieces of Gold
    Deadline: August 15, 2013
    Genre: Both, Broadcast Platform: Theatre

    Little Pieces of Gold announces its next showcase for new writing.

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Latest Opportunities

  1. Bristol Old Vic The Open Session
    Deadline: June 30, 2013

  2. The 2013 TV Drama Writers’ Festival
    Deadline: June 19, 2013

  3. Cascade Writer's Couch
    Deadline: November 18, 2013

  4. Critical Mass 2013
    Deadline: July 19, 2013

  5. Little Pieces of Gold
    Deadline: August 15, 2013

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