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Neal Street Screenwriting Bursary- £20,000 each for 5 Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers without a screen credit

This new scheme offers five successful applicants £20,000 each to be trained and guided through the development process of writing their own original screenplay. It…


503- Autumn Writers Programme

The new 503 Studio returns with an incredible line up of courses, masterclasses, 1-2-1 dramaturgy sessions, open talks, and taster sessions, led by some of…


MIF- FESTIVAL IN MY HOUSE AND YOURS

Festival in My House is returning later this year for a new series of online-only events – and they’re looking for new ideas from Greater Manchester…


Barbican Theatre Open Lab 2020/2021

The Barbican Theatre’s Open Lab programme gives artists the opportunity to research and develop a new project, idea or performance. This year, Open Lab will…


Monthly 1-2-1 online advice sessions with Team Tamasha

This digital event is going to be all things New Writing, whether that’s writing it, producing it, directing it, getting funding for it, etc. etc….


WoLab First Commissions

A new project in association with leading new writing company Paines Plough, to commission THREE never-before-commissioned writers to originate and realise a fresh idea for…


Playwrights First competition- International submissions welcome – $1000 first place

Founded in 1993 by Carolyn French, a highly successful literary agent, Playwrights First is an organization which recognizes, rewards and advances playwrights of unusual promise. The judges…


Emergency 2020 – Call for proposals

A live, socially-distanced walkthrough event for durational and/or looping live art and contemporary performance. For 2020, on Sat 21 November, the 21st Emergency will take…