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The Autopsy Award- artists working in Scotland

The Autopsy Award aims to help artists working in Scotland who make boundary-pushing performance work to undertake an Edinburgh Fringe run. It offers a supported…


Reykjavik City Of Literature Writer’s Residency October 2020

Reykjavík, a UNESCO City of Literature since 2011, offers a one month residency for a visiting writer from another UNESCO City of Literature. The 2020…


29 Plays Later – a writing opportunity from The Literal Challenge

This February, every day, you’ll get a writing brief, then you’ll have 36 hours to write a play in response. Plays can be in any…


UEA New Forms Award

Does your fiction communicate story in new and innovative ways? The UEA New Forms Award seeks fiction that explores the boundaries of possibility. They are…


Scottee- Notebook Warrior online workshop

£60.00 Over 100 artists across 11 countries have participated in notepad workshops – and they’re doing another round and you’re invited to get involved! Notepad…


The National Writing Centre

The National Writing Centre run a series of face-to-face workshops and courses throughout the year. They offer practical help to writers of all genres and…


ITCH: A SCRATCH PEFORMANCE SHOWCASE- Bristol

7.30pm, Friday 28th February 2020 @ The Wardrobe Theatre Free to take part, Pay What You Decide to attend ITCH! An extravaganza of unfinished, one-off…


The Upsetters- Takeover Festival at the Bunker- open to short scripts from writers of colour

The performances will be on Saturday, 29th February 2020 as part of the Takeover Festival. There will be a matinee and evening performance. The Upsetters…