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Submissions Open: Alfred Fagon Award

Award Eligibility and Criteria for Entry The winning writer will receive £6,000 and excerpts from their winning play will be showcased at the award ceremony….


Submissions Open: Mustapha Matura Award 2024

Award Eligibility and Criteria for Entry The winning writer will receive £3,000 and a 9-month mentoring programme with a leading Black British playwright. The competition…


Support for Writers – My Next Draft

A bespoke script reading service helping writers through that tricky next draft Founded by award-winning playwright Paddy Hughes, My Next Draft offers writers one-on-one subsidised…


Off Cut Festival Taking Applications

Over the next few weeks, writers – from or based in the North West of England – can submit a 15-minute version or 15-minute extract…


Apply to be Literary Associate at the Orange Tree Theatre!

The incumbent of this role, Guy Jones, was with the OT for a decade, spanning the tenures of Paul Miller (as Literary Associate) and Tom…


Apply to be Associate Playwright at the Royal Court!

This role will join a new group of Associate Playwrights, working alongside the leadership team at the Royal Court to place theatre writers at the…


Delfina Foundation: Open Call for Upcoming Winter 2025 Residency

Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce an international open call for its upcoming winter 2025 residency season (6 January – 30 March) under its recurring…


Call for Submissions : Brown Skinned Girls

For their very first evening of shorts, Hepburn Hooks Theatre Co are seeking out four female, BlPOC playwrights whose works they will fully produce and…