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Unbound Theatre (UK)

3-2-1 Writing Commission

"The 3-2-1 Writing Commission is a brand new opportunity for Buckinghamshire-based writers looking to get their work onto the stage as a paid playwright. Writers are invited to send in their play submissions, along with an extract from the proposed script, to be in with a chance of winning the paid commission, and seeing their work staged at Queens Park Arts Centre's Limelight Theatre in February 2024. The title of the project - 3-2-1 - refers to the format the final script will need to be inspired by: 3 actors, 2 chairs, 1 hour.
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No Fee
Restrictions: 
Open to unsigned playwrights living in Buckinghamshire, UK
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
5 / 28 / 2023

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The Alfred Bursary Award

The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award

The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award is an opportunity for writers based in the North of England who are new to writing for audio. It offers a £5,000 bursary to the winner as well as the chance of a Radio 4 Drama commission.
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No Fee
Restrictions: 
- Must be 18 years or older to apply. - Must reside in the North of England on a permanent / full time basis. (The North of England is defined by the Boundary Committee for England which includes the North East, North West, Yorkshire and Humber)
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
4 / 11 / 2023

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Carlo Annoni Prize (Milan | Italy)

The Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize

The Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize is now open for submissions of short and full-length plays with topics concerning the LGBTQ+ community, including love, diversity and identity in a time of gender fluidity. This award contains 2 categories for submissions, English language and Italian language. Plays selected will be awarded 1000 euros each.
Fee: 
No Fee
Restrictions: 
This opportunity is open to all playwrights, however, the award ceremony is conducted in Milan, Italy. Playwright's are expected and responsible to attend the award ceremony.
Submission Method: 
Email
Deadline: 
4 / 30 / 2023

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Empowering Playwrights one Pixel at a Time: How Online Resources Can Fuel Your Playwriting Interests

What if you want to write a play? Where to start? And what if you have a few plays? What to do with them? And what if you want to learn more skills as a writer? Where to go next? If you’re here, you probably already have some ideas. But member to member, I’ll offer some tips and tricks, in what has become a daily habit: Read, Write, Send and Find. Let’s go!

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Exploring Character Through Environment

Environment dictates more than we give it credit for in our writing. Give environment its due and follow your impulses to explore all facets of your character. Hopefully, the result will be characters that feel molded from the earth they grew up in. In this article, readers are taken through a three-part exercise to explore how environment dictates character and character dictates environment. 

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The Playwright & Biography

Arguably, some of the most successful American plays are gripped by biography. So, how do we shape elements of biography into dramatic works?

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