Opportunities
The George Mackay Brown Writing Fellowship
Applications are now being accepted for the first George Mackay Brown Writing Fellowship in Orkney.
The Fellowship will run throughout 2007 and will be offered as a freelance contract to the successful writer.
Applications need to arrive by 5pm on 16 November.
Contact Clare Gee, Arts Development Officer, for further details on 01856873535, ext 2814, or clare.gee@orkney.gov.uk
The Brian Way Award 2007
An award for playwrights who write for young people (formerly The Children's Award). Submitted plays should be suitable for young people upto the age of eighteen and be at least 45 minutes long. They must have been produced professionally between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006. This may be a first, second or third production of a play written within the past ten years. The playwright must either be resident in the UK or Eire, or have had a writing association with a UK based theatre company.
Deadline for submissions is 30 November 2006 by post to:
Theatre Centre, Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT.
The value of the award is £6,000
Further details and any enquiries to admin@theatre-centre.co.uk or visit www.theatre-centre.co.uk
SAC Writers' Bursaries
Assistance to enable published writers of literary work and playwrights to devote more time to their writing.
Minimum award is £3,000 upto a maximum of £15,000.
Next Deadline is 15 January 2007.
Follow this link to the SAC Website to download an application and guidance.
King's Cross New Writing Award 2007
Playwrights can send upto two unpublished and unperformed scripts to:
The Courtyard Theatre, 10 York Way, King's Cross, London, N1 9AA by 2 April 2007.
The winning playwright will be contracted to The Courtyard Theatre. Each entry must include a fee of £5 per play.
Visit www.thecourtyard.org.uk
Call for Plays confronting racial and ethnic issues
New and original plays confronting racial or ethnic issues are the requirement of entries for the biennial Ruby Lloyd Apsey Award.
The winner will receive US$1,000 plus a staged reading at University of Alabama and the possibility of a full production.
Visit their website for further details and how to submit your entry.
Deadline is 1 December 2006
Box of Tricks Theatre Company are currently looking for new scripts for future projects. They are dedicated to developing new talent and work, which will inspire and engage the audience.
If you have a finished play which you would like to submit for consideration for their season of readings at the White Bear Theatre, London, send an email with your script synopsis, an extract of your play and your CV to boxoftrickstheatre@yahoo.co.uk For more information on the company go to www.boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk
Etruria Cafe Theatre New Playwright Competition
For writers who have never had a play produced, with a special category for writers from Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle.
Prizes: Open Competition: £100, 2 x £25
Plays by multiple writers are welcome. The length of play must be 50-90 minutes, and use 2-4 main actors with 1-6 minor support allowed. Scenery and props must be suitable for touring. Scripts must be clearly presented on A4 sheets, printed in plain font, size 14, and must be stapled, or securely clipped. Play title and page number must appear on every sheet, but not the writer's name. A separate sheet must give the play title, writer's name and contact details. Scripts will not be returned. Send SA postcard for acknowledgement of receipt and SAE for all results. Fee for each play is £4. Cheques should be made to etruria Cafe Theatre, and sent with entries to : 66A Rowley Bank, Stafford, ST17 9BG.
Deadline 31 December 2006
Culture 2007 - call for proposals
The European Commission has announced a conditional call for proposals under the new Culture 2007 programme.
The general objective of the programme shall be "to enhance the cultural area shared by Europeans and based on a common cultural heritage through the development of cultural cooperation between the creators, cultural players and cultural institutions, of the countries taking part in the Programme with a view to encouraging the emergence of European citizenship".
For further details see www.culture2007.info
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