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The Pint-sized Plays 2020

Pintsized Plays is one of the leading international competition for short plays of up to 10 minutes. Winning plays are performed in selected pubs in…


Taking the Stage: residency programme for UK theatre makers

Taking the Stage 2.0 is an international residency programme designed to foster dynamic, practical cultural exchange between Ukrainian and British theatre professionals. Ask any theatre…


gal-dem x Kickstarter

gal-dem has partnered with Kickstarter to create a tour of events aimed at equipping women and non-binary people of colour with the tools they need…


Brush Strokes Order Bursaries

Brush Strokes are a creative company whose aim is to bring the work of new writers & new voices to the stage across the U.K….


LocalTALE- for writers in Leigh, Atherton or Tyldesley- Greater Manchester

Write an original 10 – 30-minute play and be in with the chance to have your work produced and performed in the Royal Exchange Theatre’s…


QuietManDave Prize- for Flash Fiction and Non-fiction under 500 words

An award for new and emerging short-form writers has been launched in memory of a popular Manchester-based writer and critic. The QuietManDave Prize will be…


Lippy Kid launch in Manchester

Submissions now open for the Lippy Kid launch in Manchester. A fearless night of theatre, music, film and art to introduce what Lippy Kid is…


Writers’ HQ sponsorship available

When you apply you can ask for access to a particular course, membership (in six month chunks), a place on one of our writers’ retreats,…