January
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Contests, Opportunities and Submissions
Added on 21/12/11
Competition
Roughly 50% of all novels sold fall under the Romance and with this contest you could win a feedback report on your novel from Random House editor Anna Jean-Hughes worth £120.
Deadline: 8th January 2012
Competition
Roughly 50% of all novels sold fall under the Romance and with this contest you could win a feedback report on your novel from Random House editor Anna Jean-Hughes worth £120.
Deadline: 8th January 2012
Added on 8/12/11
Call for Scripts
24:7 is an annual festival of theatre-making, serving and involving writers, adjudicators, producers, directors, actors, technicians, front of house teams, back office staff, funders, sponsors, other practical supporters and, of course, audiences.
Deadline: 9th January 2012
Call for Scripts
24:7 is an annual festival of theatre-making, serving and involving writers, adjudicators, producers, directors, actors, technicians, front of house teams, back office staff, funders, sponsors, other practical supporters and, of course, audiences.
Deadline: 9th January 2012
Added on 29/11/11
Competition
2B Pictures the production arm of the Future Film Group, we’re proud to announce the launch of their screenwriting competition giving you the opportunity to have a major film studio seriously consider your script for production.
Deadline:10th January, 2012
Competition
2B Pictures the production arm of the Future Film Group, we’re proud to announce the launch of their screenwriting competition giving you the opportunity to have a major film studio seriously consider your script for production.
Deadline:10th January, 2012
Added on 16/12/11
Competition
Writer's Digest presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt.
Deadline: 10th January 2012
Competition
Writer's Digest presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt.
Deadline: 10th January 2012
Added on 27/5/11
Competition
The Caine Prize is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. Indicative length is between 3000 and 10,000 words.
Deadline: 12th January 2012
Competition
The Caine Prize is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. Indicative length is between 3000 and 10,000 words.
Deadline: 12th January 2012
Added on 8/12/11
Call for Submissions
The NAWE Young Writers' Hub is calling for submissions of poetry, short stories, reviews and writing about writing
Deadline: 14th January 2012
Call for Submissions
The NAWE Young Writers' Hub is calling for submissions of poetry, short stories, reviews and writing about writing
Deadline: 14th January 2012
Added on 5/1/12
Call for Submissions
17percent are starting a new showcase night for UK-based female playwrights which will be held on a 2-monthly basis at the Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre in Whitstable.
Deadline: 14th January 2012
Call for Submissions
17percent are starting a new showcase night for UK-based female playwrights which will be held on a 2-monthly basis at the Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre in Whitstable.
Deadline: 14th January 2012
Added on 5/1/12
Competition
At Strictly Shakespeare on the 1st of every month a prose and poetry prompt will be left on the Strictly news page. Contestants will have two weeks to pen their take on that specific prompt before the competition deadline at midnight on the 14th of every month.
Deadline: 14th January 2012
Competition
At Strictly Shakespeare on the 1st of every month a prose and poetry prompt will be left on the Strictly news page. Contestants will have two weeks to pen their take on that specific prompt before the competition deadline at midnight on the 14th of every month.
Deadline: 14th January 2012
Added on 29/11/11
Competition
Treehouse Press is pleased to announce our second Three-in-One Short Story Contest.
Deadline: 15th January 2012
Competition
Treehouse Press is pleased to announce our second Three-in-One Short Story Contest.
Deadline: 15th January 2012
Added on 9/11/11
Competition
The Red Planet Prize for TV scripted drama will award the winner a £5,000 cash prize and entry to a mentoring scheme, which currently hosts more than 40 new writers found through the initiative.
Deadline: 16th January, 2012
Competition
The Red Planet Prize for TV scripted drama will award the winner a £5,000 cash prize and entry to a mentoring scheme, which currently hosts more than 40 new writers found through the initiative.
Deadline: 16th January, 2012
Added on 8/12/11
Competition
This year marks the 26th anniversary of the RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Competition, which over the years has proved to be the launching pad for many renowned Irish writers.
Deadline:20th January 2012
Competition
This year marks the 26th anniversary of the RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Competition, which over the years has proved to be the launching pad for many renowned Irish writers.
Deadline:20th January 2012
Added on 9/12/11
Competition
The 2012 Debut Dagger competition is now open. The prize money is £700, plus two tickets to the CWA Awards
Deadline: 21st January 2012
Competition
The 2012 Debut Dagger competition is now open. The prize money is £700, plus two tickets to the CWA Awards
Deadline: 21st January 2012
Added on 19/1/12
Competition
Send Circle of Misse your best excerpt from a work-in-progress (novel, memoir, nonfiction or short story collection) for a chance to win a free place on A Writer Progresses mentoring holidays.
Deadline: 22nd January 2012
Competition
Send Circle of Misse your best excerpt from a work-in-progress (novel, memoir, nonfiction or short story collection) for a chance to win a free place on A Writer Progresses mentoring holidays.
Deadline: 22nd January 2012
Added on 9/12/11
Call for Submissions
NUTS. No, we don't mean the top shelf magazine, we mean New Undiscovered Theatre Shorts. 'May Contain NUTS' is a regular showcase of new short theatre in Manchester. It is organised and presented by the Laced Banana charity, which tackles a range of social issues using the medium of theatre.
Deadline: 23rd January 2012
Call for Submissions
NUTS. No, we don't mean the top shelf magazine, we mean New Undiscovered Theatre Shorts. 'May Contain NUTS' is a regular showcase of new short theatre in Manchester. It is organised and presented by the Laced Banana charity, which tackles a range of social issues using the medium of theatre.
Deadline: 23rd January 2012
Added on 19/1/12
Competition
Love Me Not Films and Scripts are running another of our world-famous, great-tasting Page One competitions, and the chance to win free TV or feature First Pass coverage on a script of your choice!
Deadline: 24th January 2012
Competition
Love Me Not Films and Scripts are running another of our world-famous, great-tasting Page One competitions, and the chance to win free TV or feature First Pass coverage on a script of your choice!
Deadline: 24th January 2012
Added on 1/10/11
Opportunity
Ever watched a new sitcom and thought: 'I could do better,'? Well, now's your chance to prove it. The Sitcom Mission seeks out the best 15 minutes of original comedy that can be staged live.
Early Bird Deadline: 25th January 2012
Opportunity
Ever watched a new sitcom and thought: 'I could do better,'? Well, now's your chance to prove it. The Sitcom Mission seeks out the best 15 minutes of original comedy that can be staged live.
Early Bird Deadline: 25th January 2012
Added on 19/9/11
Competition
Words with Jam second annual Short Story Competition is now open for submissions, and this year they've bumped the first prize up to £500!
Deadline: 27th January 2012
Competition
Words with Jam second annual Short Story Competition is now open for submissions, and this year they've bumped the first prize up to £500!
Deadline: 27th January 2012
Added on 12/12/11
Competition
The New York Television Festival and Comedy Central have teamed up to offer aspiring TV writers and producers the opportunity to win $7,500 and a development deal with Comedy Central!
Deadline: 27th January 2012
Competition
The New York Television Festival and Comedy Central have teamed up to offer aspiring TV writers and producers the opportunity to win $7,500 and a development deal with Comedy Central!
Deadline: 27th January 2012
Added on 5/1/12
Call for Submissions
Blankpages is an online magazine dedicated to giving a high quality platform to share your work.
Deadline: 27th January 2012
Call for Submissions
Blankpages is an online magazine dedicated to giving a high quality platform to share your work.
Deadline: 27th January 2012
Added on 9/12/11
Competition
PJM publishing proudly announce their latest open short story competition, TWISTED AMERICANA. It's free to enter, open to all and every winning entry will be published in a brand new paperback collection.
Deadline: 28th January 2012
Competition
PJM publishing proudly announce their latest open short story competition, TWISTED AMERICANA. It's free to enter, open to all and every winning entry will be published in a brand new paperback collection.
Deadline: 28th January 2012
Added on 13/1/12
Competition
Hull Truck theatre and theatre company, Park Bench, are looking for new voices from all over Yorkshire to submit work that will be curated, developed and performed as part of the BENCHMARKS series at Hull Truck.
Deadline: 29th January 2012
Competition
Hull Truck theatre and theatre company, Park Bench, are looking for new voices from all over Yorkshire to submit work that will be curated, developed and performed as part of the BENCHMARKS series at Hull Truck.
Deadline: 29th January 2012
Added on 7/7/11
Competition
This year sampad is delighted to be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore with Inspired by Tagore an international writing competition.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
This year sampad is delighted to be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore with Inspired by Tagore an international writing competition.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 12/12/11
Competition
The Drama Association of Wales' One Act Playwriting Competition 2012 has now been launched. The competition aims to encourage the writing of plays for theatre in English and Welsh.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
The Drama Association of Wales' One Act Playwriting Competition 2012 has now been launched. The competition aims to encourage the writing of plays for theatre in English and Welsh.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 1/10/11
Opportunity
Ever watched a new sitcom and thought: 'I could do better,'? Well, now's your chance to prove it. The Sitcom Mission seeks out the best 15 minutes of original comedy that can be staged live.
Final Deadline: 31st January 2012
Opportunity
Ever watched a new sitcom and thought: 'I could do better,'? Well, now's your chance to prove it. The Sitcom Mission seeks out the best 15 minutes of original comedy that can be staged live.
Final Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 5/10/11
Competition
Sussex Playwrights Club launches their 10-Minute Play Competition for 2012
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
Sussex Playwrights Club launches their 10-Minute Play Competition for 2012
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 5/10/11
Competition
The Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts (NCLA) is pleased to announce the 2nd International Students Short Story Competition.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
The Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts (NCLA) is pleased to announce the 2nd International Students Short Story Competition.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 12/12/11
Opportunity
The Arundel Festival Theatre Trail, conceived and presented by Drip Action Theatre Company. It performs at the end of August, on each of the Festival's eight days, eight short plays at eight different venues all over Arunde
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Opportunity
The Arundel Festival Theatre Trail, conceived and presented by Drip Action Theatre Company. It performs at the end of August, on each of the Festival's eight days, eight short plays at eight different venues all over Arunde
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 15/12/11
Competition
There is no better time to get writing than winter - so snuggle up warm and get those creative juices flowing with this winter themed short story competition!
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Competition
There is no better time to get writing than winter - so snuggle up warm and get those creative juices flowing with this winter themed short story competition!
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Added on 15/12/11
Competition
From Dumfries to Dundee, Glasgow to Aberdeen and everywhere in between, Floris Books are looking for Scottish children's novels with a difference to win the Kelpies Prize.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Competition
From Dumfries to Dundee, Glasgow to Aberdeen and everywhere in between, Floris Books are looking for Scottish children's novels with a difference to win the Kelpies Prize.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Added on 15/12/11
Competition
Choc Lit are looking for short stories of up to 1,500 words in which the central theme is chocolate - eating it, drinking it, cooking with it, or anything else.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Competition
Choc Lit are looking for short stories of up to 1,500 words in which the central theme is chocolate - eating it, drinking it, cooking with it, or anything else.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Added on 16/12/11
Competition
Can you author comedic fiction that doesn't just achieve a gentle chortle or mild chuckle but leaves your reader clutching their sides and gasping for breath? If you think you have this ability then whynot submit your humorous tales to Black Coffey Publishing and have your work read by the rapidly expanding eBook audience?
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
Can you author comedic fiction that doesn't just achieve a gentle chortle or mild chuckle but leaves your reader clutching their sides and gasping for breath? If you think you have this ability then whynot submit your humorous tales to Black Coffey Publishing and have your work read by the rapidly expanding eBook audience?
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 16/12/11
Competition
Chudleigh Phoenix Short Story Competition has a top prize of £100.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Competition
Chudleigh Phoenix Short Story Competition has a top prize of £100.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Added on 19/12/11
Competition
Sunpenny Open Short Story Contest has a top prize of £150.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Competition
Sunpenny Open Short Story Contest has a top prize of £150.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Added on 19/12/11
Competition
The James White Award is a competition for original short stories of not more than 6,000 words by non-professional writers.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Competition
The James White Award is a competition for original short stories of not more than 6,000 words by non-professional writers.
Deadline: 31st January, 2012
Added on 19/12/11
Opportunity
Digital Comedy Lab is an incubation programme for film projects in the comedy mockumentary genre.They are looking for innovative creators and filmmakers who want to produce quirky, funny and off-beat comedies along the lines of The Office, Clerks, Napoleon Dynamite, Anchorman, The Aristocrats
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Opportunity
Digital Comedy Lab is an incubation programme for film projects in the comedy mockumentary genre.They are looking for innovative creators and filmmakers who want to produce quirky, funny and off-beat comedies along the lines of The Office, Clerks, Napoleon Dynamite, Anchorman, The Aristocrats
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 21/12/11
Call for Submissions
Felt Tips is putting together an anthology dedicated to office supply-related erotica. Let your imagination run wild. No rules here except all participants should be at least old enough to use office supplies.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Call for Submissions
Felt Tips is putting together an anthology dedicated to office supply-related erotica. Let your imagination run wild. No rules here except all participants should be at least old enough to use office supplies.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 21/12/11
Call for Submissions
Tobacco Factory Theatre's Script Space is an open competition that invites submissions of new, unperformed one-act plays from UK-based writers for tailor-made development opportunities.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Call for Submissions
Tobacco Factory Theatre's Script Space is an open competition that invites submissions of new, unperformed one-act plays from UK-based writers for tailor-made development opportunities.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 24/12/11
Competition
The Biscuit International Short Story and Flash Fiction Combo Prize 2012 is now open with a £1500.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
The Biscuit International Short Story and Flash Fiction Combo Prize 2012 is now open with a £1500.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 7/1/12
Competition
Txt Lit is a literary genre of creative writing using a mobile phone texting system. A single mobile phone text message contains just 160 characters, including spaces and punctuation. We like to call stories written within these parameters Micro Stories.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
Txt Lit is a literary genre of creative writing using a mobile phone texting system. A single mobile phone text message contains just 160 characters, including spaces and punctuation. We like to call stories written within these parameters Micro Stories.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 7/1/12
Competition
MoviePoet is dedicated to the art of screenwriting, in particular, the short screenplay. Each month, we run a free online five page screenplay contest.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
MoviePoet is dedicated to the art of screenwriting, in particular, the short screenplay. Each month, we run a free online five page screenplay contest.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 7/1/12
Competition
Five Stop Story is pleased to announce its short story competition for stories of 1,500 to 2,500 words.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
Five Stop Story is pleased to announce its short story competition for stories of 1,500 to 2,500 words.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 9/1/12
Opportunity
Creative Print Publishing is running a monthly conest to find new novelests. January's theme is Science Fiction.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Opportunity
Creative Print Publishing is running a monthly conest to find new novelests. January's theme is Science Fiction.
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 17/1/12
Competition
You know how the first ten pages of a feature script are considered "the only ten pages"? It's true! If you don't grab the reader by the first ten, the chances of your script getting made are greatly reduced. So Scripped are highlighting the importance of your opening pages in our new contest:
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
You know how the first ten pages of a feature script are considered "the only ten pages"? It's true! If you don't grab the reader by the first ten, the chances of your script getting made are greatly reduced. So Scripped are highlighting the importance of your opening pages in our new contest:
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Events, Screenings, Training and Workshops
Event
London Comedy Writers meet again with scripts intended for The Sitcom Mission and The Red Planet Prize - want to test your script before you send it? Contact us- londoncomedywriters@gmail.com
Date: 10th January 2012
London Comedy Writers meet again with scripts intended for The Sitcom Mission and The Red Planet Prize - want to test your script before you send it? Contact us- londoncomedywriters@gmail.com
Date: 10th January 2012
Event
London Comedy Writers meet again with scripts intended for The Sitcom Mission - want to test your script before you send it? Contact us- londoncomedywriters@gmail.com
Date: 24th January 2012
London Comedy Writers meet again with scripts intended for The Sitcom Mission - want to test your script before you send it? Contact us- londoncomedywriters@gmail.com
Date: 24th January 2012
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