Larry Corse Prize for Playwriting
Columbus State University
International Playwriting Competition offering the Larry Corse Prize for Playwriting
The Larry Corse Prize for Playwriting was established in 2003 by Larry Corse, Professor Emeritus of Theatre and English at Clayton State University, to encourage the development and production of new works for the stage. The prize has been awarded four times and in each of these years the competition received more than 300 plays from around the world.
The Prize: $1,000 and a production by Columbus State University Department of Theatre in the 2009-2010 school year.
Eligibility: The competition is open to all.
The Play:
1. A play submitted to the competition should be finished, original, in English and must not have been previously published or performed (excluding workshop readings).
2. The play should be full-length and should a running time between 60 and 120 minutes.
3. The number of actors needed for the play should be between 5 and 10.
www.larrycorse.com
Closing date: May 2008
The Royal Court Young Writers Festival
The Royal Court's Young Writers Festival has an unrivalled reputation for discovering new voices for the British stage, showcasing the very best young talent. If you are 25 or under and have an original play up your sleeve, in a drawer or burning a hole in your pocket, write it for us and send it into the Young Writers Festival competition by 31st May 2008. Your play can be of any length and on any subject. The most exciting plays will win a production at the Royal Court in spring 09.
For more information see:
www.royalcourttheatre.com/ywp_festivals.asp
SWAN PLAYWRIGHTS
SEEK THRILLER SCRIPTS
Swan Playwrights are inviting submissions from writers for a one-hour Thriller. Two plays will be selected and performed in the main house of the Rose Theatre, Kidderminster in September 2008.
Submissions should be sent anonymously, with a cover sheet showing name and contact details of the writer to: E. Parkes, 14 Winchester Drive, Oldswinford, DY8 2LH
Please keep a copy of your script as we regret that we will be unable to return them. Should you require an acknowledgment of receipt, please enclose an S.A.E. Entry Fees: £15 (to include a year's membership of Swan Playwrights) £35 (if you would like feedback on your script)
Deadline: 31 May 2008
Rod Hall Memorial Award 2008
The Rod Hall Memorial Award is presented every two years to an outstanding new playwright, in memory of Rod Hall, the visionary literary agent and founder of the Rod Hall Agency.
The Prize
The award is intended to launch a writing career - the winner will receive a £5,000 commission to write a play for renowned new writing company Paines Plough, and representation from The Rod Hall Agency.
Who Can Apply
The Rod Hall Memorial Award is looking for playwrights aged 18 to 30 who are not, nor have ever been, professionally represented. Writers must be UK residents and qualifying plays must be over 60 minutes running time.
How to Apply
All entries should be submitted unbound with a covering letter detailing experience to:
The Rod Hall Memorial AWard
C/O Paines Plough
4th Floor
43 Aldwych
London WC2B 4DN
Email entries cannot be accepted.
Deadline 1 June 2008
The winner will be announced in October 2008.
www.rodhallagency.com
www.painesplough.com
Bruntwood Playwriting Competition
for the Royal Exchange Theatre
The Bruntwood Playwriting Competition is a unique opportunity for anyone, aged 18 or over, to enter their original, full-length stageplay in a competition which aims to reward the best plays by writers across the country.
You can be anyone, of any experience, living anywhere in the UK and Ireland. You might never have written a play before. Or, you might have written lots. The key thing is, that entry is totally anonymous, so the competition is absolutely fair and inclusive to everyone.
The Bruntwood Playwriting Competition will offer awards of £15,000 as a First Prize and a following Second Prize of £10,000 and third prize of £7,500. There will also be a special Bruntwood prize of £5,000. This competition represents one the world’s biggest awards for playwriting.
Submission deadline: 13 June 2008
For more information or to download an entry form see www.writeaplay.co.uk
Arts Education in Practice
Professional Development Award
A new accredited professional development qualification for arts practioners in Scotland, managed by Children in Scotland and supported by the Scottish Arts Council.
The course will run from September 2008-June 2009
Cost per candidate: £400 (This fee includes all teaching, assessment and the cost of a residential weekend.)
Closing date for all applications is Friday 13 June 2008
For further information and to download an application form please go to:
www.childreninscotland.org.uk/aeip
Eltham College Seeks Writer in Residence
Eltham College is seeking a published poet, novelist or playwright to work with the English Department for one term, three days a week. This part-time residency will start in September 2008.
Further details are available from:
Headmaster’s PA Eltham College
Grove Park Road
LONDON SE9 4QF.
Tel: 020 8857 5827 lbr@eltham-college.org.uk
Deadline for applications: 15 June 2008
New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest
The New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest is accepting scripts through
June 30, 2008 for new works that:
1) Enhance self-realization
2) Support peace and social justice
3) Foster new understanding of minority issues that focus on racial, ethnic and gender discrimination both in the United States and abroad
4) Empower youth to build healthy inner foundations
5) Educate to gain further insight into healthy social/emotional living
6) Shed new light on religious, spiritual, and cultural differences and issues
7) Build respect for cultural expression and identity in a world that is experiencing rapid globalization
8) Explore the widening gap between the values this country was founded on and the values we present to the world today
For Guidelines and Application Form: www.PlaywritingContest.cjb.net
Robert McLellan Award for Playwriting
This annual playwrighting competition was establish to commemorate the centenary of Robert McLellan's birth in celebration of his enormous contribution to Scottish Theatre. The competition calls specifically for plays writen in living Scots - any dialects, urban or rural, which have not been performed professionally as yet.
Plays should contain no more than three characters and can be up to 50 minutes long. For more information please contact Heather Gough, Chairman, Arran Theatre and Arts Trust at gough.carlo@virgin.net
Deadline for entries will be 30th September.
iceandfire
‘Protect the Human’
Playwriting Competition 2008
iceandfire create compelling theatre exploring stories of displacement and conflict. They are interested in imaginative and excellent theatre, but are not seeking scripts that are didactic, preaching or dogmatic.
For more information go to www.iceandfire.co.uk/protectthehuman; email protectthehuman@iceandfire.co.uk; call 0207 377 5299 or write to:
Protect the Human Playwriting Competition
iceandfire
Toynbee Hall
28 Commercial Street
London, E1 6LS
Window for submissions: July 28th-August 1st 2008
every1sacritic
BBC Writer's Room
Script Competion
Producers Declan Hill and Simon Wright have just won a fringe award for Best Encouragers of Talent, for their work developing sitcom scripts. They're now working with the Arts Theatre in the West End to promote new work and are actively looking for new scripts.
What they want to see: Sitcom scripts or character-based comedy of no more than fifteen minutes long. that are self-contained, and whose premise, situation, and characters will be immediately grasped by an audience.
The deadline for scripts is August 15th.
To find out more and apply visit the website:
http://every1sacritic.com/Home.htmlacritic website
Celebrating ten successful years as a presence in British Theatre, the Award is dedicated to providing inspiration and validation for playwrights of Caribbean or African descent who are resident in the UK.
The Award of £5000 is open to any playwright of Caribbean or African descent, resident in the UK, for the best new stage play in English, which need not have been produced. Each entrant may submit only one play. (Television, radio and film scripts will not be considered.)
Applicants for the 2008 Award should send two copies of their play (plus a Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope for return of scripts), accompanied by a CV which includes the writer's Caribbean or African connection and a brief history of the play, to:
The Alfred Fagon Award
The Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square
London SW1W 8AS.
The deadline is 31st August 2008.
For more information about the award visit the website:
www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk/site
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