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The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is the UK’s biggest national competition for playwriting. It is the search for great new plays and great writers.

The winners of the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting will be announced at the Royal Exchange Theatre on Friday 22nd November 2013.

This year, we received 1792 scripts and are excited to be reading the work and discovering new stories and voices. To find out more about the reading process for the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting click here.

The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting began in 2005. Since then, 11 writers have been awarded a total of £120,000, there have been eight full productions and well over 7000 entries generated by the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

We look for scripts that are original and unperformed, by writers of any experience.

Don’t worry if you’re new to playwriting, this website has all kinds of ideas and support to help you create stories for the stage and bring your ideas and imagination to life. If you have entered a play for the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and have caught the writing bug and have ideas for your next play, get writing! Click here for more information.

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To find out more about the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting click here.