February
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Call for Submissions
Why do fools fall in love? Some say it’s because spring is in the air, and no one can resist the lure of a hot, sexy spring fling. Entangled Publishing is looking for Romance stories 10,000-15,000
Deadline: 1st February 2012
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Are you the next Debbie Horsfield or Paul Abbott? BBC North Developing Talent in partnership with BBC writersroom is delighted to announce this development opportunity for student/recent graduate drama writers.
Deadline: 1st February 2012
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Scruffbag Productions have been commissioned by Brent Council and West London Partnership of London 2012 to create 'Project 7' : a script-writing competition for young people who live in Brent between the ages of 14 & 25.
Deadline: 1st February 2012
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The National Space Society and Baen Books applaud the role that science fiction plays in advancing real science and have teamed up to sponsor this short fiction contest in memory of Jim Baen.
Deadline: 1st February 2012
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The Daily Satire have a new short story contest! Any short story which features a celebrity / celebrity culture, contains satire and humour, and has not been published before is eligible.
Deadline: 1st February 2012
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Fable's Fortune Short Story Competition has a top prize of £100.
Deadline: 2nd February 2012
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7th Annual ACCENTI Writing Contest is now open, with no set theme the freedom is wide open.
Deadline: 7th February 2012
Call for Submissions
Love Bites are currently looking for theatrical pieces to include in Love Bites' Anti-Valentine's Night.
Deadline: 8th February 2012
Call for Submissions
ForbiddenFiction.com is looking for erotic fiction with the theme of Crushed Flowers - Valentine stories of passion, pain and pleasure.
Deadline: 10th February 2012
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West Dean College and Myriad Editions are pleased to announce the third annual competition where writers can win a one week writing retreat.
Deadline: 10th February 2012
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The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2012 short story competition For published and aspiring writers alike.
Deadline: 14th February 2012
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If you are a screenwriter who hasn't had a full television series broadcast or widely distributed feature film BAFTA & Rocliffe invite you to submit a ten minute extract from your feature film, short film, TV show for consideration.
Early Bird Deadline: 15 February 2012
Opportunity
Writer(s) wanted for a piece of exciting, site specific performance. This work revolves around the exploration of love in our city and will take the form of dramatic vignettes.
Deadline: 16th February 2012
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Theatre Centre is offering the Adrienne Benham Award, a £2000 seed commission, to spotlight a promising playwright who is interested in writing exceptional live theatre for young people, but has little experience in this field.
Deadline: 17th February 2012
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Cork County Library and Arts Service is accepting entries to its 2012 From The Well Short Story competition.
Deadline: 17th February 2012
Call for Submissions
Following the success of September's production A Table for Six at LiT Space in Southwark, TenFour Theatre is looking to develop the format in Spring 2012, expanding its audience and building it into a regular, reputable new writing event.
Deadline: 20th February 2012
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New Voice Publishing Contest offers the winner a publishing contract with Sleepytown Press.
Deadline: 24th February 2012
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So you've penned the next True Blood or Parks and Recreation. Storyboard TV want to read it, help you make it even better, and maybe give you $1,000.
Deadline: 26th February 2012
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To mark the 2012 Olympics, for one year only, the BBC National Short Story Award becomes the BBC International Short Story Award - but still has th £15,000 prize.
Deadline: 27th February 2012
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Grace Dieu Writers' Circle 2012 Short Story Competition is now open with a £500 prize for the winner.
Deadline: 28th February 2012
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Chapter One Promotions are on the hunt for an original novel manuscript that has a broad appeal, with strong, believable characters set in any genre that has real market potential.
Deadline: 29th February 2012
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Attention writers, the new Bristol Sitcom Trials are on their way and your script entries are invited now.
Deadline: 29th February 2011
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Multi-Story will be hosting bi-monthly competitions for short stories of various lengths.
Deadline: 29th February 2012
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The Commonword Children’s Diversity Writing Prize welcomes submissions from unpublished children’s authors whose writing embraces ethnic diversity either through their own ethnicity and culture and/or in their writing.
Deadline: 29th February 2012
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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: 29th February 2012
Call for Submissions
Word Gumbo is the bi-monthly e-zine from the newly formed Gumbo Press. Submissions are now open for the next edition. The theme is Endings which you can interpret however you wish.
Deadline: 29th February 2012
London Comedy Writers presents SKETCHAGEDDON LIVE - a live show at the canal cafe theatre featuring the best sketches from the past 5 years of the London Comedy Writers.
Date: 1st February 2012
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