Supported by Playwrights' Studio, Scotland
Location: CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow
Date: 31 October 2011, 7pm

Exciting monthly workshops exploring freshly written play scenes with fellow writers, actors and directors.

This is an opportunity to play, create, influence and collaborate with each other. Play scenes will be cast and directed by those in attendance on the night, workshopped, and read for the group. So come along on the night to join in or just observe the process from page to stage!

We are delighted to announce the Guest for October will be playwright Peter Arnott.

How to submit:

Playwrights are invited to e-mail 5 – 10 minute scenes they have in development plus a one paragraph synopsis with casting breakdown (age/gender of each character) to info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk by Monday 24th October.

Visit http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/stagetopage.htm for submission guidelines.

Stage to Page are grateful for the support of:

Playwrights' Studio, Scotland
Location: Stirling, Scotland
Date: 19 November

360 Narratives - a safe haven for professional writers to explore other forms of writing. Be challenged, collaborate and create new ideas and projects with your peers.

Working in teams, writers from different fields will collaborate to develop ideas and projects reproducible in two or more forms e.g. a book and a film, a game and a comic, a children’s picture book and a play, etc.

The programme consists of:

• an open weekend collaboration event to meet fellow writers;
• a written application process to attend the residency;
• a deeply immersive week long residency;
• a supported approach to industry in whatever ways are appropriate to your projects.

It all starts on Saturday 19th November in Stirling at our Open Weekend.
Deadline for signing up is 15th November.

www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/360narratives.htm

Playwrights' Studio, Scotland and The Arches
Location: The Arches, Glasgow
Date: 3 November 2011

Pushing the boundaries of the theatrical experience, whilst firmly focusing on text, this new performance evening sees artists of any genre taking a piece of contemporary playwriting and illuminating it within a live setting, before moving to the bar for audience feedback and discussion.

http://www.thearches.co.uk/events/arts/crossing-the-lines

Organisations can apply for up to £5,000 to deliver activity with playwrights.

Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland is committed to working in partnership to enable activity for playwrights across Scotland and beyond. 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

100% of the funds applied for must be matched by the Organisation. 50% of matching funds can be in kind support

The deadline for Partner Projects is 31 January 2012

To find out more and to apply, visit www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/partnerprojects.htm

If you are an organisation planning an event/competition/opportunity which would be of interest to playwrights, please send details to the above e-mail address for inclusion in the e-bulletin.

Please note, details must be received before the 15th of each month.

• To write in a working environment
• Meetings with other writers, press and producers
• Round the table script development
• Reading Room with access to our well stocked Plays Library

Use of the space is subject to availability. To book a time to use the space, please call 0141 332 4403 or e-mail info@playwrightsstudio.co.uk

MSc Programme in Writing for Performance with Nicola McCartney
The University of Edinburgh
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Dates: Applications open this autumn

A unique practical playwriting course that will appeal to aspiring playwrights, performance artists, directors, dramaturgs and critics alike. It will focus not only on the craft of writing for performance but also on how a script plays out in real space and time, and infont of an audience. The course culminates in a rehearsed reading of students works in progress by professional actors at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Click here for further details, and to register your interest, please contact Nicola McCartney nmccartn@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Successful applicants will be matched with another writer or industry professional with appropriate experience, and The Scottish Book Trust will support them as they work together over an intensive period of nine months. 


For further information, please contact caitrin.armstrong@scottishbooktrust.com or visit http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/mentoring

Selected artists will be awarded: mentorship from an experienced arts professional; presentation of developed work; a £400 bursary award.

http://www.ankurproductions.org.uk/#/news

This award offers emergent stage directors the opportunity to stage a funded theatre production at the Arches, Glasgow and Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in spring 2012.

http://www.thearches.co.uk/events/arts/platform-18-new-directions-2012-award

Five lucky writers and five lucky composers will be locked in a room to work together for 2 days with actors and musicians. At the end you'll get to hear what they've brought to life.

http://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/noisy-words/

This ten-week course is ideal for young people of secondary school age interested in writing for the stage. Led by playwright Oliver Emanuel.

Focusing on playwriting as a way you can express yourself and examine the world around you, your tutor will push you to discover your own unique voice. This course will challenge you to generate ideas and then create a structured, finished piece of writing.

Click here for further details.

So you've got a great idea - a sculpture, an installation, a painting, a play, a book, a screenplay or maybe something else - but you need a little money to take your idea from blank page to reality.

Arts Trust of Scotland are here to help. They arrange grants and funding for all kinds of arts projects. 

http://www.artstrustscotland.org.uk/

Small Grants Award
Small Grants Awards will be given towards expenditure which makes writing for stage possible and able to be heard. Small grants awards will range from £300-£500.

http://tommcgrathtrust.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/small-grants-awards-application-guidelines-doc.pdf

Writer and Translator Residencies
The long term aim of the Trust is to provide time and space for writers and translators to work.  This will be done through the establishment of a creative and supportive residential environment, based in and around the home of the late Tom McGrath in Fife. 

http://tommcgrathtrust.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/residency-guidelines.pdf or email tommcgrathtrust@gmail.com

Escalator Plays: Writers' Group Roadshow - Call for Writers
HighTide
Location: London, UK
Dates: October and November 2011

The Writers' Group Roadshow are looking for writers based in the East of England to participate in a series of bespoke writers groups hosted at various venues.

HighTide is committed to artist development in the East of England and as part of Escalator Plays are offering mentoring and project support.

The Writers' Group will be led by Rob Drummer, Literary Manager at HighTide.

http://www.hightide.org.uk/index.php?id=394

Spread the Word is offering the chance for writers on a low income to receive valuable feedback on their work from the Literary Consultancy for free.
 
http://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/index.php?id=miscellaneous&text=3445

An exciting occasion bringing together and celebrating the talent and artistic excellence of young people from across the globe.

In September 2012 WEYA will bring a staggering 1,000 young artists (18 – 30 years) from 120 nations to Nottingham. Over a period of 10 days, these artists will bring the city to life with creative activity across all art forms including visual arts, music and gastronomy.

http://www.ukyoungartists.co.uk/node/add/application

This new writing festival is designed to discover new writing talent and give emerging playwrights the opportunity to see their work performed.

To celebrate contemporary writing south east of the river The Jack Studio are looking for three previously unperformed scripts from playwrights with a strong connection to this area.

www.brockleyjack.co.uk

The Company, in association with the Steyning Festival, is looking for 6 unperformed plays (maximum length 40 mins), from playwrights in the South East, for the hugely successful Steyning Festival Theatre Trails.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/steyning_festival_theatre_trail_2012.shtml

Ideas Fund Innovators is a funding scheme open to all creative disciplines.

If you're aged between 16-25 and have a creative project that could do with a cash injection, this is the fund for you. Ideas Tap are offering 10 projects £1,000 each to help get them off the ground.

http://www.ideastap.com/Opportunities/Brief/7a0f1d74-43c2-446a-b4c7-9f6a00bf23b4#Overview

The aim of Next Best Page is to produce a highly collaborative and innovative piece of theatre by uniting 52 voices to tell one story over 2011.

Each week throughout 2011, you can send in your Next Best Page. At the end of each week, the team will read all the pages they receive and decide which page will join The Script.

Each writer will take their inspiration from the previous pages and be the inspiration for the next page. The Play will then be staged in 2012 at venues to be confirmed.

http://www.nextbestpage.co.uk/home

The Last Frontier Theatre Conference takes place from 10 - 16 June 2012. Selected plays receive public readings at the Conference, with both public and private feedback sessions led by theatre professionals. Authors must register for the Conference and be in attendance for their reading.

Email dmoore@pwscc.edu or visit www.pwscc.edu/conference

Three Chord Theatre at The Flying Duck - Showcase New Writing
Three Chord Theatre
Location: The Flying Duck, Glasgow, UK
Dates: Every Sunday

Do you think you might have a gift for writing, acting, stand-up comedy or anything else: if only you had somewhere to perform and grow? The Flying Duck has just the thing for you!

Three Chord Theatre is a new night, hugely accessible for budding writers, directors, actors, musicians, lighting technicians, filmmakers and any other kind of performer.

www.sonicboomtheatre.com/3ct

You can't run away from your problems... but you can take them to nicer places.

World Premiere of a new play by James Ley, co-created and performed by Mark Kydd. Directed by Rosalind Sydney.

The Citizens Theatre would like to offer £3.00 off each ticket price to Playwrights'  Studio,  Scotland bookers. To take advantage of this promotion use the discount code ‘Olive’ online or over the phone. This is a time limited offer - please book by 21 October.

http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/spain/ 

Informal and sociable afternoon play-reading sessions at the Citizens Theatre, for the young at heart and mature in years.

This season the reading will be from the epic ‘Our Country’s Good’ by Timberlake Wertenbaker. 

http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/off_the_page/

Join the Traverse in a series of discussion workshops with Peter, where he'll be talking about source material and quotations he is discovering at the Forum.

You'll have the opportunity to talk to Peter about his work, and will be invited to contribute to the Human Genre Project website, which Peter is managing as part of his residency.

http://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/human-genre-workshops-translating-the-genome/

Peter Arnott's work has often been based on historical and documentary sources. In this workshop, he will be exploring ways to find the drama, 'the little story hiding in the big story', in found sources, including his own recent research findings as ESRC Genomics Forum/Traverse Theatre Resident Playwright.

This workshop will run from 10.30am-4.30pm.

http://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/peter-arnott-playwriting-workshopdocuments-and-drama/

What's the Big Idea? The answer is we don't always know. We find out as we journey into the play we are writing. This is an invitation to help us journey together. Jo Clifford, whose new play The Tree of Knowledge dramatises some of the ideas of Adam Smith and David Hume, leads a playful workshop on the intellect in theatre.

http://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/jo-clifford-playwriting-workshop-dramatising-philosophy-whats-the-big-idea/

A fundraiser by Firefly and Friends

Guid Scratch is back and promises to be an exciting evening of cutting edge drama and live music. Relax at this cabaret style event and enjoy script in hand, seat of pants performances by experienced and emerging theatre artists and musicians.

Guid Scratch aims to develop new writing for performance, and encourage collaboration between professional theatre practitioners, emerging artists and youth theatre participants

For details contact Ellie Stewart at ellie@bcftechnology.com or 07715 496103.

Creating and exploring shared communicative landscapes.

This workshop will explore the possibilities of creating theatrical events where a unique understanding and complicity is built up and developed in the time and space in which a particular group of participants are interacting.

Closing date for bookings: 28 October 2011

http://bit.ly/p1HDjr

To listen, visit

http://soundcloud.com/traverse-theatre or

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/traverse-theatre/id460345357?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Writing for Screen

Opportunities and events for screenwriters can now be found through a direct link to The Writers’ Factory monthly e-bulletin.

The Writers Factory is coordinated by the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland. For more information about The Writers' Factory, please visit the website www.writersfactory.co.uk

The monthly bulletins contain information about future Writers' Factory courses as well as information relevant to screen writers across the UK and internationally. The Writers' Factory E-Bulletin is divided into three sections:

Factory News: For upcoming Writers' Factory events

Opportunities: Screen writing competitions and other opportunities

Events: Screen writing events and classes

To view the full e-bulletin, please click here

Belief Beyond Hope by Attune Theatre
Attune Theatre @ Offshore Coffee Shop, Glasgow
Fri 14 - Sun 16 October 2011
Click here

Burke by Caroline Dunford
Westport Productions, on tour
Sat 15 - Sat 29 October 2011
Click here

Piper on the Roof by Phil Baarda
Right Lines Productions @ Hi-wireless Online Drama
Available online
Click here

A Rehearsed Reading of Union by Tim Barrow
The Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Sat 15 October 2011
Click here

Who's Story is it Anyway? by Bloodwater Theatre
Bloodwater Theatre @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Sat 15 Oct 2011
Click here

Juicy Fruits by Leo Butler
A Play, A Pie & A Pint @ Oran Mor, Glasgow
Mon 17 - Sat 22 October 2011
Click here

You Cannot Go Forward From Where You Are Right Now by David Watson
A Play, A Pie & A Pint @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Mon 17 - Sat 22 October 2011
Click here

Love Hurts by Johnny McKnight
Random Accomplice @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Tue 18 - Sat 22 October 2011
Click here

McAdam's Torment by Audrey Devereux
A Play, A Pie & A Pint @ Oran Mor, Glasgow
Mon 24 - Sat 29 October 2011
Click here

Spain by James Ley
Glasgay! @ The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Tue 25 October - Sat 12 November 2011
Click here

Ch Ch Changes by Martin O'Connor
Glasgay! @ Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Tue 25 October - Sat 12 November
Click here

Staging the Nation - The Scottish Play
National Theatre of Scotland with David Greig and Paul Henderson Scott @ the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Fri 28 October 2011
Click here

Saturday Night by Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Sat 29 - Sun 30 October 2011
Click here

Connected By Will Irvine and Karl Quinn
A Play, A Pie & A Pint @ Oran Mor, Glasgow
Mon 31 October- Sat 5 November 2011
Click here

Kes by Rob Evans
Catherine Wheels @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Tue 1 - Wed 2 November 2011
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Home Run by Lisa Nicoll
Lisa Nicoll @ The Arches, Glasgow
Tue 1 - Wed 2 November 2011
Click here

God Bless Liz Lochhead by Martin McCardie
A Play, A Pie & A Pint @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Tue 1 - Sat 5 November 2011
Click here

Edwin Morgan's Dreams and Other Nightmares by Liz Lochhead
Glasgay @ The Tron, Glasgow
Wed 2 - Sat 5 November 2011
Click here

Crossing The Lines, Various Artists
Playwrights' Studio, Scotland and The Arches @ The Arches, Glasgow
Thur 3 November 2011
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The Murder for Geoffrey Robbins by John and Gerry Kielty
A Play, A Pie & A Pint @ Oran Mor, Glasgow
Mon 7 - Sat 12 November 2011
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Watching The Detective by Paddy Cunneen
A Play, A Pie & A Pint @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Tue 8 - Sat 12 November 2011
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The Kiss by Murray Watts
A Play, A Pie & A Pint @ Oran Mor, Glasgow
Mon 14 - Sat 19 November 2011
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Blackbird by David Harrower
Pilot Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Tue 15 - Sat 19 November 2011
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The Night Before Christmas by Anthony Neilson
The Visitors @ The CCA, Glasgow
Wed 30 November
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The Tree of Knowledge by Jo Clifford
Traverse Theatre Company @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Thur 8 - Sat 24 December 2011
Click here

The Playwrights Network

The Playwrights Network links regional organisations which work to develop playwrights (and sometimes writers working in other media too) across the UK.
Click here to find an organisation in your area.

The Scottish Society of Playwrights (SSP)

A professional members' organisation that represents, develops and promotes the interests and craft of professional Scottish playwrights working within the theatre sector. To become a member or for more information about the Society, please see their website www.scottishsocietyofplaywrights.co.uk
or email scottishsocietyofplaywrights@gmail.com

Note: Could any member who has recently changed address or contact details please send in their most up to date information?  Thank you.