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	Studio News

	18th Meyer-Whitworth Award Now Accepting Nominations
	We are delighted to announce details of the 18th Meyer-Whitworth Award, awarded and funded by the Royal National Theatre Foundation and managed by the Playwrights' Studio, Scotland in association with the UK Playwrights Network. With a prize fund of £10,000, the Meyer-Whitworth Award is one of the largest annual monetary prizes for playwriting in the UK. It is intended to help further the careers of UK playwrights who are not yet established. Plays nominated must be in the English language and have been produced professionally in the UK for the first time between the 1 November 2007 and the 30th of November 2008. Candidates will have had no more than two of their plays professionally produced,including the play submitted. Nominations must be made by directors of professional theatre companies. Contact Playwrights' Studio, Scotland on info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk or +44 141 3324403 to request an application form. The deadline for entries is 31 March 2009 ------------------
	Playwrights' Studio, Scotland's Writer's Projects Apply Now
	The Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland is expanding our engagement with professional writers. We want to stimulate, provoke, support and enable them to develop their work in a way that best suits their creative process. This is part of our commitment to a flexible, accessible process where the writer’s needs are at the heart of our activity. Applications are now open for Writer’s Projects. You, the professional playwright can apply for up to £3,250 to support any aspect of your writing development. A limited number of Writer’s Projects are available. In selecting which ones to support we will consider; The originality and ambition of the ideas The creative development of the playwright The career benefit to the playwright Where other sources of funding are applicable we would encourage applicants to consider those alternatives. Here are some examples of ways in which you might like support: Time on a writing residency Research for your writing Contracting a director and actors to workshop your script Inclusion of other artists in a collaborative process (musicians, furniture makers, dancers, visual artists etc.) We are however hoping that you will have ideas beyond these suggestions. We will run the project for you, providing administrative support and handling all the financial management, and will work closely with you to ensure that the project successfully meets your needs. Application Criteria Applications to the Writers’ Project scheme must be submitted by individual playwrights. You can apply if you: have had 2 or more professional productions are living in or are from Scotland Projects which already have funding will not be considered. Deadlines There are 3 deadlines for application submissions: 30 April 2009 (for projects commencing between May-Aug 2009) 30 August 2009 (for projects commencing between Sept-Dec 2009) 30 November 2009 (for projects commencing between Jan-March 2010) How to Apply Please visit the www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk to download an application form. Completed applications should be sent to Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland, CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD. Applications may also be sent via email to info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk If you wish to discuss your project with us prior to submitting an application we invite you to call our office (0141 332 4403) or send an email to info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk
	Playwright's Studio, Scotland's Partner Projects Apply Now
	The Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland is committed to working in partnership to enable activity for playwrights across Scotland and beyond. As part of this commitment we have launched Partner Projects. Organisations can apply for up to £6,000 to deliver activity with playwrights. Applicants must have matching funds (see Criteria below). A limited number of Partner Projects are available. In selecting which ones to support we will consider; The benefit to playwrights Originality and ambition The organisation’s commitment to developing new playwriting Public benefit Sustainability of activity Here are some possible elements of projects for which you might like support: A season of new play readings A writers’ group or workshop series A writer in residence We are however hoping that you will have interesting ideas beyond these suggestions. The projects will be managed by the Organisation in regular communication with the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland. These projects can take any form as long as the development needs of the writers are at the heart of the process. Application Criteria Organisations must be formally constituted with a bank account of their own. Organisations must be based in Scotland or planning to work with writers who are Scottish or based in Scotland. 50% of the funds applied for must be matched by the Organisation. 50% of matching funds can be in kind support. Deadlines There are two deadlines for application submissions: 15 May 2009 30 September 2009 How to apply Please visit the www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk to download an application form. Completed applications should be sent to Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland, CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD. Applications may also be sent via email to info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk If you wish to discuss your project with us prior to submitting an application we invite you to call our office (0141 332 4403) or send an email to info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk
	WASPS Working Space Available April-July 2009
	We have secured a studio space for writers at WASPS studios on Hanson Street for a trial from April to July this year. We are offering it to writers to book for one month blocks. There is 24hr access to the building so we will be letting it to up to three writers at a time, as working hours may not necessarily overlap if someone prefers to work at night. The cost per month is £130 which will be split between writers using the room. We will do our best to keep the room at capacity but there may be times when the cost fluctuates with the number of people working. The space is not suitable for workshops, rehearsals or readings; it is situated in a quiet corridor shared with visual artists. To book your time slots or if you have any questions or would like to discuss any details please do call or email Claire Dow at 0141 332 4403 or claire@playwrightsstudio.co.uk
	Translation Resource Deadline Extended
	The final deadline for our Translation Resource has been extended. Details are available on our website. This fund is available for producing theatre companies outside the UK to translate plays from Scotland’s playwrights specifically for a public event; production or reading. It will be for a mechanical/literary translation into another language when the play has not previously been translated into that language. The Deadline for applications is now: 15 April 2009 www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk
	Save This Date Illuminate 2009
	For all those who are interested in a day of stimulating thought, please note the 25th of June 2009 in your diary. The Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland will host a symposium as part of a research project to explore the ethnic diversity of the Scottish theatre industry. More information about our symposium will be posted on our website in the next few months.
	Shop for the Studio
	We can earn money every time you shop online. Simply register at www.easyfundraising.org.uk and shop online as normal. At no extra cost to you the Playwrights' Studio will receive a small donation every time you use the site. Asda, Tesco, iTunes and Amazon are just some of the 600 retailers listed. Remember us when you do your weekly grocery shop! For more ways to contribute to the work of the Playwrights' Studio, Scotland please visit the Support Us page on our website. Support the Studio Fuse Fuse is a unique Scotland wide initiative that puts information about new plays in front of the artistic directors at the country's top theatre venues. Plays submitted to Fuse will be read and critiqued annonymously by theatre professionals. This feedback is made available free of charge to the playwright. For more information on how to submit a play to Fuse please visit our website at: www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/fuse.html
	Opportunities
	Writers delegate packages available for the 2009 Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival Location: Edinburgh, UK Deadline for Applications: 20 March 2009 Imaginate and the Playwrights’ Studio Scotland are working in partnership to provide opportunities for writers to explore the creation of performances for children and build relationships with creators of theatre for children and young people. We are now accepting applications for assisted delegate places for the Writers Delegate Package at the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival. Attending the Festival as a delegate gives writers the opportunity to see a range of world- class performances for children aged between 2 and 14 years as well as the opportunity to meet colleagues and creators from across the UK and around the world. This opportunity will be followed later in the year with workshops and events, bringing writers and creators of theatre for children together to explore different ways of working and approaches to telling a story. Included in the package: 5 performances, meet the creators session, transport between venues and Saturday night party. Dates: Monday 25th May and Saturday 30th May Venues: Various across Edinburgh Cost: £10 for Writers assisted places (normal cost £50) To apply: To apply for an assisted place on the Writers delegate package, please write to or email Alice McGrath Alice@imaginate.org.uk by Friday 20th March 2009 telling us: Your name and contact details A short biography of your writing to date Why you are interested in this opportunity and what you hope to gain from it (please write up to one side of A4) Places are limited and applicants may be invited to attend an informal interview. National Theatre of Scotland Writers’ Project Location: Shetland and Aberdeenshire Dates: 28 March 2009 and 4 April 2009 Your Chance To Write For National Theatre of Scotland From April to June 2009, a company of 7 actors will be touring across Scotland presenting Liz Lochhead’s Mary Queen Of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off and Dennis Kelly’s Our Teacher Is A Troll. For one night only, your short play could be the “curtain raiser” to the evening performance of Liz Lochhead’s contemporary classic. Details The National Theatre of Scotland is offering an opportunity for writers of all levels of experience to connect with us through a day long workshop in Shetland and Aberdeenshire led by our Literary Manager, Frances Poet. The workshops are open to all (age 16+) and will be focussed towards the creation of a short play. At the end of the workshop, you will have a first draft and this, or a more developed draft, can then be submitted for consideration. Two selected writers will then have the opportunity to spend a day with the actors and a professional director developing and rehearsing their play for a reading to open the evening’s entertainment at Weisdale Hall, Whiteness on 22nd May and Lonach Hall, Strathdon on 2nd June. Workshop Aberdeenshire Date: 28th March 2009 Venue: Linklater Rooms, King’s College Workshop Shetland Date: 4th April 2009 Venue: Garrison Theatre, Lerwick For more information or to reserve your place at either of these workshop please email Frances Poet at frances.poet@nationaltheatrescotland.com Scottish Arts Council Funding—Professional Development Location: Edinburgh, UK Deadline: Applications for projects starting before 31 March 2009 will be accepted at any time, but must be submitted 4 weeks before the project start date. This fund offers assistance (minimum £75-maximum £2,000) for individual artists in most artforms to undertake professional development activities relevant to their artistic practice, with priority being given to proposals which will lead to enhanced performance and creative skills. Funding is available for: short-term or one-off training courses, workshops, conference fees, master-classes, mentoring, travel to see work, undertaking research, establishing contacts and partnerships, and exploring opportunities for future projects. For more information please visit the Scottish Arts Council website at www.scottisharts.org.uk WACtheatre Call for Submissions Location: Aberdeen, UK Deadline: 1 April 2009 WACtheatre are launching looking for six new plays for their next New Play Season in Aberdeen. Our Playwriting Competition is open to anyone living in the North East of Scotland (please note: entrants must be available for meetings and rehearsals in Aberdeen). To enter, writers should submit 10 to 15 pages of script (approx 10 minutes) which should be an extract from a longer play, or a piece intended for development. You must also supply a character list and a brief synopsis of the story. The WACtheatre playwriting competition this year will take the theme of “Here’s to Scotland”, to celebrate the Scottish Homecoming. Homecoming Scotland 2009 is a series of events designed to attract people of Scottish ancestry to visit Scotland. The campaign, organised by EventScotland and VisitScotland on behalf of the Scottish Government, and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, claims that "for every single Scot in their native land, there are thought to be at least five more overseas who can claim Scottish ancestry." Guidelines and competition rules are available from: info@wactheatre.co.uk Contact: Suzy 07894 343341 or Colin 07850 546889 WACtheatre (The Writers & Actors Collaboration Theatre Co) www.wactheatre.co.uk New Works New Worlds Festival 2009 Celebrating exploration Location: Glasgow, UK Deadline: 6 April 2009 New Works New Worlds is now welcoming proposals from artists of any discipline for presentation at this year’s festival at the Arches from 1st – 5th July 2009. NWNW is particularly interested in proposals that explore connections between our perceptions, dreams, experience and understanding of the world and wider global and political contexts. To apply please email the following to Suzi Simpson, Festival Artistic Director, at newworks.newworlds@googlemail.com by Monday 6th April 2009 Proposal document, no longer than 2 sides A4 CV or details of experience Other supporting material such as images or excerpts. (CD’s, DVD’s, art work can be sent to New Works New Worlds c/o the Arches, 253 Argyle St, Glasgow, G2 8DL) Please detail in your proposal if there is a particular Arches space you would prefer to present your work in. Details of spaces in the Arches can be found at www.thearches.co.uk. For further information please contact newworks.newworlds@googlemail.com NTS Script Reading Location: Scotland, UK Deadline: No deadline National Theatre of Scotland takes theatre all over the country and beyond working with existing and new venues, artists and companies to create and tour world class theatre. If you are a writer who is Scottish or based in Scotland and are interested in writing for the stage, the NTS wants to connect with you. Last year, the National Theatre of Scotland produced four plays by first time writers, set up day-long development workshops for eleven more, and offered two emerging writers a paid attachment with the company. They are looking for new plays by writers who are inventive and fearless. They want to be stimulated, challenged and excited by writers with a strong theatrical imagination and a nose for complex and urgent subject matter. To find out how get your play read or seen go to www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/newwork or contact Frances Poet, Literary Manager on 0141 227 9015 or at frances.poet@nationaltheatrescotland.com Wildfire Location: Edinburgh, UK Deadline: No deadline Wildfire offers writers, poets, MCs, rappers - anyone who wants to have a go - a chance to take the Traverse 10 Minute Challenge. They'll give you a starting point - like “do a piece for three actors and a tuba” - and you come up with a completely new 10 minute work to be performed in the Bar Cafe. A new challenge every month, new artists taking a chance, with a new resident performance poet to host, plus professional actors and a director to work with. If you’re an artist who’d like to take the challenge, contact Cheryl Martin cheryl.martin@traverse.co.uk or phone 0131 228 3223 for more details. Barefaced Theatre Company Location: London, UK Deadline: 20 March 2009 This new company will focus on promoting Up and Coming Writers and their work. They are interested in reading pieces from passionate people who feel really strongly about their work and are looking to contribute this season to a new creative professional team. They are also keen to hear from writers interested in workshopping any initial ideas with a skilled and dedicated team of actors and a director with the prospect of developing them further into a play to be considered for this season. Writers from all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to submit work. Please send all submissions by email to barefacedtheatrecompany@googlemail.com BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum Location: London, UK Deadline: 20 March 2009 5pm Rocliffe are accepting script submissions for the next BAFTA New Writing Forum which will take place at BAFTA in April 2009. The BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing forum is both a platform for new writing, and a networking event. Three 7-8 minute script extracts will be selected - they can be from feature film, short film, television drama, sitcom, or sketches. The pieces are cast by a casting director, and rehearsed by professional actors and directors on the evening. A narrator sets the piece in context and the extracts are then performed to an industry audience of producers, development executives, directors, actors and literary agents. If you would like your script to be considered, please send a hard copy of the following to: ALEX – ROCLIFFE SUBMISSIONS BAFTA 195 Piccadilly London W1J 9LN For more information regarding criteria and submission procudures, please visit the BBC writersroom website at: www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity 10th Annual Short Stories Playwrights’ Festival Location: New York City, USA Deadline: March 21 2009 NativeAliens Theatre Collective of New York City is soliciting plays for its 10th Annual Short Stories playwrights' festival. A celebration of the playwright, Short Stories 10, will be a collection of short plays from the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender perspective that will be produced together for a week's run in late June 2009. Playwrights interested in having their plays produced as part of this festival should e-mail their plays, as attachments, to natc.shortstories@gmail.com and include their name, address, phone number and e-mail. Plays should be a maximum performance time of 10 minutes, typed double-spaced in 10 pt. or larger font. Include a brief synopsis, no more than 2 sentences long. Playwrights' names should appear ONLY on cover page. For more information about NativeAliens Theatre Collective, visit our website at www.NativeAliens.org/ Daiwa Foundation Awards for UK-Japan Partnerships Location: UK Deadline: 31 March 2009 Awards of £5,000 - £15,000 are available for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together, preferably in the context of an institutional relationship. The Daiwa Foundation Awards can cover projects in most academic, professional, arts, cultural and educational fields. They aim to encourage the development and sustainability of UK-Japan partnerships between such organisations as museums and art galleries, theatres and performing arts groups, schools and universities, and grassroots and professional bodies. Any project which involves a significant level of collaboration between British and Japanese partners can be considered. There are two application deadlines each year: 31 March (for a decision by 31 May) and 30 September (for a decision by 30 November). However, the Foundation encourages applicants to submit their application as early as possible. For more information, please contact grants@dajf.org.uk or visit the website: www.dajf.org.uk/index.asp Euroscript Screen Story Competition 2009 Location: Europe Deadline: 31 March 2009 The Euroscript Screen Story Competition 2009 is an opportunity for screenwriters to develop their scripts to a high, marketable standard through an intensive, creative and focused script development programme. Winners of the Euroscript Screen Story Competition write three drafts of their script within a specified time period. Working one-to-one with a script consultant they receive as much face-to-face and written feedback as is required to complete each of the three drafts. Once each draft is complete, they receive a full script report, usually running to five or six pages, together with an annotated script. At the end of the process they are offered marketing advice. FEE TO ENTER: £35 per treatment. For more information please visit the website: http://www.euroscript.co.uk/about_competition.html BBC World Service Radio Drama Location: UK Deadline: 31 March 2009 Entries are invited for the eleventh biennial BBC World Service playwrighting competition, which offers a first prize of £2,500 cash and the chance to have your play professionally produced and broadcast on the BBC World Service. The competition is open to anyone who is resident outside Britain and entrants are invited to write a sixty minute radio drama with up to six central characters. Plays must be in English and must not have been previously produced in any medium. For information regarding competition rules and entry forms please visit the website www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice or e-mail radioplay@bbc.co.uk Commonword seeks New-Writing Coordinator Location: Manchester Deadline: 17 April 2009 Commonword, the North West’s largest writing development organisation, seeks a New-Writing Coordinator to plan and coordinate Commonword’s new-writing programmes, events and projects. Position will be based in Manchester. £21-23k pro rata - p/t, 2 days pw. Initial two year contract. For more information please contact Dionne Marland at admin@commonword.org.uk Call for Lunchtime Stories Location: Newcastle, UK Deadline: 17 April 2009 New Writing North and Northern Stage are inviting writers to submit short stories for a programme of lunchtime readings performed by professional actors. The readings will be inspired by the play Queen Bee, which is part of Northern Stage's Spring 2009 programme. Writers can use the play as their inspiration in any way they choose, perhaps using the characters, narractive or themes as a starting point for a story. The best stories will be prepared for performance by a director and actors from Northern Stage and will be performed in front of a lunchtime audience at the Northern Stage theatre, Newcastle. Stories, to a maximum 2,000 word count, can be submitted by sending two copies by post to Listen at Lunch, New Writing North, Culture Lab, Kings Walk, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU OR send a doc attachement by e-mail to olivia@newwritingnorth.com The stories for Queen Bee should be submitted by 17 April 2009. For more information about New Writing North please visit their website: www.newwritingnorth.com Northern Stage, Spring Season 2009 Performance Prize for Playwrights Location: London, UK Deadline: 1 May 2009 The King's Cross Award for New Writing 2009 is open to 'authors of all ages and levels of experience resident in the UK and Republic of Ireland.' The winning playwright will be awarded with a full professional production by leading directors and designers at the new Courtyard Theatre, Hoxton. Entry is limited to two scripts per applicant. Entries will consist of an original full-length script, a sae for return of script with correct postage for weight of script, and the entry fee of £6 per play (cheques to The Courtyard Theatre Ltd). Plays must be unpublished and unperformed and written for the stage; film, TV and radio scripts are not admissiable. The Award committee will notify the winning author by the end of September. The organisers are seeking 'imaginative original work which explores the unique possibilities of writing for the stage.' For more information please visit the Courtyard Theatre website at www.thecourtyard.org.uk The TippingPoint Commissions: an invitation to submit a proposal Location: London, UK Deadline: 4th May at 5pm. The TippingPoint Commissions are a new initiative for professional artists who wish to create new performance work in the context of climate change. The theme of climate change is intended to provide a stimulus and a springboard for the commissions. Artists are invited to submit projects that stimulate audiences towards the radical and imaginative thinking necessary to comprehend a world dominated by climate change. We are not looking for a didactic exposition of the subject. Rather, we are seeking proposals that offer creative reflections on a world that is rapidly changing and on humanity’s role and responsibilities within it. Proposals can be made by practitioners of any performance discipline, as individuals or groups, by artists on their own or together with partners or producers. The maximum award will be for £30k. Proposals must be submitted by Monday 4th May at 5pm. You can download the appropriate criteria and an application form at: www.tippingpoint.org.uk The Group—Call for Submissions Location: London, UK Deadline: No deadline The Group consists of Equity members, whose monthly meetings at Theatre Royal, Stratford East focuses on reading & giving feedback on new plays, both theatre, television & radio scripts with the playwright present at the reading - followed by an in depth discussion from all attendees, both cast members & other memebrs of The Group, both actors & writers. We welcome submissions of new plays & new members, both writers & actors . For more information please visit www.thegroup-scriptreaders.com or contact Shenagh Govan at shenagh.govan@thegroup-scriptreaders.com BBC Blast Location: UK Deadline: No deadline The BBC Blast website is inviting young people aged between 13 and 19 to showcase their creative art and design, dance, film, music and writing. Photography, digital art, drawings and paintings can all be uploaded onto the site, as can three-minute clips of dance, three-minute films, MP3s of original music and 500-word written pieces. Visit the Blast site at www.bbc.co.uk/blast for more information and to view other people's work.
	Events
	UCLA Screenwriting Professor Wendall Thomas to Host UK Masterclasses Location: London, UK Date: 19 March-20 Marth 2009 These intimate, all day lectures focus on specific topics crucial to success in the industry, but too often neglected in standard courses. Thursday 19 March, 2009 10am to 5pm THREE'S A CROWD: Writing the Multi-Story/Multi-Protagonist Narrative Friday 20 March, 2009 10am to 5pm "WAKE UP, TIME TO DIE!!!" Dialogue and Genre Cost £95.00 payable by cheque or through PayPal. Payment is required for registration and non-refundable. Some bursaries available. All classes include handouts, film lists, practical exercises and a casual, open atmosphere for discussion. Registration is limited. For more information or to register, contact Wendall Thomas at ETWilkie41@aol.com Young Playwrights Scottish Youth Theatre Location: Glasgow, UK Dates: Sat 21- Sun 22 March & Sat 25- Sun 26 April 2009 This course will help young writers (ages 16-25) to develop their existing skills whilst learning more about writing for performance. They will receive tuition and feedback from a professional playwright who will offer guidance in developing scripts for stage, TV, film or radio. The deadline for applications is 1st March 2009. For more information please visit www.scottishyouththeatre.org or call 0141 552 3988. Routes and Pathways into a Professional Playwriting Career Script Yorkshire/Hull Truck Theatre/literaturetraining Location: Hull, UK Date: 27 March 2009 You’ve got talent, ambition and something to say. But is that all you need to build a professional playwriting career? How realistic is that dream? At the ‘Routes and Pathways’ one-day conference you will meet and be inspired by playwrights who have made that pitfall-strewn journey from hopeful scribbler to someone who earns all or part of their living by writing drama. You will learn from respected theatre and literature professionals about training resources available in Hull, Yorkshire and nationally to help you on your way. You will find out how to access grants and bursaries to develop your talent and what steps you can take on your own behalf to learn your craft, get yourself noticed and put your work in front of an audience. For more information or to reserve a place please contact Liz Ryan at liz.ryan@scriptyorkshire.co.uk or visit the website: www.scriptyorkshire.co.uk Connecting With Stories Scottish Storytelling Centre Location: Edinburgh , UK Dates: March 2009-May 2010 Storytelling has the ability to unlock creative potential, to improve speaking and listening skills, to enable the sharing of memories and experiences, to encourage understanding, awareness and inclusion, and to strengthen professional and local communities. With the first signs of spring comes the Scottish Storytelling Centre's new Connecting with Stories training and development programme. The programme spans the period March 2009 to May 2010 and covers a rich variety of themes, ranging from beginners' storytelling skills to transitions and emotional literacy. For more information or to book a place at the workshops please visit the website: www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk To download the workshop programme, please click here. Writing for Radio: Movies in the Mind Euroscript Location: London, UK Date: Saturday 28 March 2009 For the writer, radio can be the most creative medium of all. This course covers nearly every aspect of writing for radio: comedy gags, sketches and shows; radio sitcoms and series; short drama; full-length drama; radio ads - and beyond, to explore all the possibilities of work in the medium. For further details, or information regarding prices and bookings please visit http://www.euroscript.co.uk/radio.html or email paul.bassettdavies@euroscript.co.uk Selling Your First Script Euroscript Location: London, UK Date: Saturday 4 April 2009 Most screenwriters fall down not for lack of talent or of trying, but from not knowing how to market their ideas. Often it takes only the smallest shift to turn a script or series proposal from good to compelling, a hair's breadth between a script that sells and one that doesn't. On this intensive one-day workshop for a small group, writers will be given practical exercises and personal feedback to help you prepare your script for the market, and then make sure you know how to track down the right cinema and TV producers and how to make the best possible deal. Venue: Room 354, Birkbeck College, Malet Street entrance, London WC1E 7HX Date: Saturday 4th April 2009 Time: Registration 10.15am, Workshop: 10.30am to 5.30pm Price: £85 (concessions £75) On this course we are offering the concessionary rate to members of Shooting People, WGGB, WIFTV and WriterNet.) For more information or to book a place please call 020 7435 1330 or email charles.harris@euroscript.co.uk Please note: places are strictly limited to ensure personal feedback. Rebecca Lenkiewicz at Trafalgar Studios Write to Play Location: London, UK Date: 8 April 2009 At this event you will have the opportunity to: Listen to Rebecca Lenkiewicz in conversation with Chris Campbell from the NT Literary Department about her life, career and work; Read an extract from Rebecca's new and unseen play; Participate in a Q&A with Rebecca. Date: 8 April 2009 Time: 9.30pm Tickets: £5 Booking: Please call the Trafalgar Studios box office to book your tickets on 0870 060 6632. Early booking is advisable. For more information or to book online please visit the website: www.inthesameboat.org.uk Meet the Agents New Writing South Location: Oxford, UK Dates: 9 April 2009 Find out if and when you need an agent, exactly what agents do and how they can help your career. Find out how to approach agents, when to send unsolicited scripts and learn what agents really look for when they take on new writers. With Meg Davis - MBA Literary Agents, Sarah Ballard - United Agents, Kerry Glencourse - Susanna Lea Associates, Becky Ayebia Clarke - Ayebia Clarke Literary Agency & Publishing. These events are very well attended, so be sure to book your place early! For more information or to reserve your place please contact Mark Bryant at mark@newwritingsouth.com or visit the website www.newwritingsouth.com Writing Residencies Available at Cove Park The Fielding Programme Location: Scotland, UK Starting Date: 13 April 2009 The Fielding Programme is a specialist residency programme for new and early career writers. Running in April each year, it offers the opportunity to develop professionally in the spectacular and inspiring surroundings of Cove Park on the west coast of Scotland and to receive one-to-one mentoring from Polly Clark. Join us in 2009 and make real progress with your work. One, two and three week stays start from Monday April 13. One week costs £350, two weeks £475 and three weeks £650. Fees include accommodation and mentoring support as well as one evening meal each week - otherwise the programme is self-catering. Standard facilities include wireless internet, library, laundry. For more information please visit the website www.fieldingprogramme.com or email info@fieldingprogramme.com Cove Park, Scotland Scribble: A Walking Retreat Aune Head Arts Location: Devon Dates: 17 April -19 April 2009 This retreat on Dartmoor led by the writer/performer/walker Phil Smith is for artists in all disciplines who want to include performative/exploratory walking and writing in their practice. This retreat is also designed for artists who want to spend time in a rural landscape and have their imaginations stretched in new and unexpected directions. Join Phil and be mis-guided through open moorland, dense forest, granite tors and along riverbanks in order to find and finesse your own words. For more information please contact Aune Head Arts at info@auneheadarts.org.uk or visit the website www.auneheadarts.org.uk So What’s Your Pitch: A Headlines Workshop by Paul Gallagher Euroscript Location: London, UK Date: 18 April 2009 How do you sell your story? To apply for funding to get a project off the ground, to write your script, to make and market your film, you need a publicity page as well as a verbal pitch. This covering page is the first thing read by Arts Boards, production companies, actors, clients, in fact anyone who could be interested in your project. It is crucial in selling your project. This is a practical workshop, with limited participants, where we will work on delivering the essence of your project in the most perfect prose, Venue: Room 254, Birkbect College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX Date: Saturday 18th April Time: 11am – 5pm with break for lunch Price: £85 (£75 concessions). On this course we are offering the concessionary rate to members of WGGB, DGGB, Writernet and WIFTV.) For more information or to book a place please contact 020 7609 3067 or e-mail: su.kent@euroscript.co.uk Write a ten-minute short Euroscript Location: London, UK Date: 10 May 2009 This one-day course focuses on narrative storytelling, not experimental film-making. Intensively hands-on, by the end of the day you’ll have completed a rough first draft of a ten-minute script. And you’ll have improved your basic scriptwriting skills in order to give you greater confidence when writing longer lengths. If you are currently stuck on your short film script, please bring it along to workshop it in our exercises. If you aren't working on a script at present, you will brainstorm new ideas for a film. Venue: The Red Room, Walkabout, 136 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 5EZ (on Cambridge Circus, two minutes walk from Leicester Square tube) Date: Saturday 10th May Time: Registration: 10.15am, Workshop: 10.30am to 4.30pm Price: £85 (£75 concessions; on this course we are offering the concessionary rate to members of WGGB, DGGB, Writernet and WIFTV.) For more information or to book a place on this course please contact Fenella Greenfield at 07515381586, via email at fenella.greenfield@euroscript.co.uk or visit the Euroscript website at http://www.euroscript.co.uk/ten_minute_short.html Method and Madness Dealing with Writing Location: Kent, UK Dates: 25 April-26 April 2009 In the creative process, the right brain provides raw material that is chaotic, unformed and random: the left brain supplies structure and formulates ideas in a logical way. Writing plays is necessarily both left brain and a right brain activity. This workshop will look at ways of making the relationship between the two approaches a productive one. Venue: Royal Hotel, Deal, Kent Dates: Saturday 25 April and Sunday 26 April 2009 Cost: £175 For more information or to book a place please call 01304 367625, email info@dealingwithwriting.com or visit the website: www.dealingwithwriting.com Resources for Writers Available to Download literaturetraining Location: UK Dates: Ongoing Planning a project and funding it by experienced fundraiser and assessor Steve Dearden is an invaluable, straight-talking guide to developing your project idea into a successful funding application which is available now as a free download from www.literaturetraining.com literaturetraining produces a wide range of free professional development resources for the literature sector including a ‘National Resources’ info sheet listing useful organizations, websites, magazines, publications and information sources; in-depth guides on topics such as professional development planning, mentoring and evaluation; and the specially commissioned "How did I get here?" features in which writers and literature professionals at different stages in their careers talk frankly about their professional journeys and who and what has helped them get to where they are today. All literaturetraining resources are available as free downloads from www.literaturetraining.com
	What's On New Writing in Scotland The Ching Room by Alan Bissett Traverse Theatre/A Play, A Pie and A Pint @ Oran Mor Mon 16 March-Sat 21 March 2009 http://www.oran-mor.co.uk/playpiepint.php Edward Grant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness by Anthony Neilson Citizens Theatre Tue 17 March-Sat 21 March 2009 http://www.citz.co.uk/?node_id=1.2.1&prod_id=287 Seeds of Thought-various writers Seeds of Thought@CCA Friday 20 March 2009 Time: 7.30pm - till late Free Entry http://cca-glasgow.com/index.cfm?page=236B7D10-868E-4F86-A306909B378E5655&eventid=151EBDC9-F63B-E983-E00413B5F46FA3F1 Wildfire-various writers Traverse Theatre Mon 23 March 2009 http://www.traverse.co.uk/show_detail.php?id=564 Poem in October by Robert Forrest Traverse Theatre/A Play, A Pie and A Pint @ Oran Mor Mon 23 March-Sat 28 March 2009 http://www.oran-mor.co.uk/playpiepint.php Ink-various writers Tron Theatre Tue 24 March 2009 http://www.tron.co.uk/whatson.php?e=307 Me and Mrs Jones by Phillip Burke Gramfon, Glasgow Tue 24-Wed 25 March 2009 PBurke@rsamd.ac.uk Citizen Y by Peter Arnott Citizens Theatre Wed 8 April-Sat 11 April 2009 http://www.citz.co.uk/?node_id=1.2.1&prod_id=290 Bullet Catch by Rob Drummond Behavior@The Arches Wed 22 April-Sat 25 April 2009 http://www.thearches.co.uk/BHVR-Rob-Drummond-Bullet-Catch.htm Ink-various writers Traverse Theatre Sun 26 April 2009 http://www.traverse.co.uk/show_detail.php?id=591 Wildfire-various writers Traverse Theatre Mon 27 April 2009 http://www.traverse.co.uk/show_detail.php?id=564

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