September
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Contests, Opportunities and Submissions
Added on 30/6/10
Competition
The Debut 2010 Open Short Story Competition has the theme 'the old cottage'.
Deadline: 1st September 2010
Competition
The Debut 2010 Open Short Story Competition has the theme 'the old cottage'.
Deadline: 1st September 2010
Added on 12/8/10
Competition
Legend Press are pleased to announce the launch of 'A Tale of Two Halves', an exciting new book by sister publisher Paperbooks..
Deadline: 1st September 2010
Competition
Legend Press are pleased to announce the launch of 'A Tale of Two Halves', an exciting new book by sister publisher Paperbooks..
Deadline: 1st September 2010
Added on 4/8/10
Call for Submissions
Frozen Leaf Productions are looking for submissions for their forthcoming London event.
Deadline: 1st September 2010
Call for Submissions
Frozen Leaf Productions are looking for submissions for their forthcoming London event.
Deadline: 1st September 2010
Added on 27/7/10
Competition
Ernest Hemingway said that his best piece of writing was a six word story - 'For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.' Arvon's theme for 2010 is the six word story and we want you to contribute.
Deadline:1st September 2010
Competition
Ernest Hemingway said that his best piece of writing was a six word story - 'For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.' Arvon's theme for 2010 is the six word story and we want you to contribute.
Deadline:1st September 2010
Added on 14/8/10
Call for Submissions
Organised Chaos Productions are now looking for for new scripts.
Deadline: 1st September 2010
Call for Submissions
Organised Chaos Productions are now looking for for new scripts.
Deadline: 1st September 2010
Added on 14/8/10
Call for Submissions
Calling all short story writers! White Rabbit is planning another season of stories in London for 2010. Last season we sold out in both London and Brighton so it’s great way of getting your work heard!
Deadline "Wonder": 2nd September 2010
Call for Submissions
Calling all short story writers! White Rabbit is planning another season of stories in London for 2010. Last season we sold out in both London and Brighton so it’s great way of getting your work heard!
Deadline "Wonder": 2nd September 2010
Added on 9/8/10
Opportunity
First Sparks / Sparks Plus is funding is open to writers looking to work with a recognised industry script editor or mentor to develop either a treatment or a script for a feature film.
Deadline: 3rd September 2010
Opportunity
First Sparks / Sparks Plus is funding is open to writers looking to work with a recognised industry script editor or mentor to develop either a treatment or a script for a feature film.
Deadline: 3rd September 2010
Added on 24/8/10
Opportunity
Are you a budding unpublished FICTION writer ie novelist ,short-story, playwrite, poem? If yes Black Books Events would like to hear from you and give you a chance to read out your work at thier Unpublished Fiction Writers Open Reading.
Submission Deadline: 4th September 2010
Opportunity
Are you a budding unpublished FICTION writer ie novelist ,short-story, playwrite, poem? If yes Black Books Events would like to hear from you and give you a chance to read out your work at thier Unpublished Fiction Writers Open Reading.
Submission Deadline: 4th September 2010
Added on 12/8/10
Competition
Can you produce a masterwork of fiction in three short days? The 3-Day Novel Contest is your chance to find out.
Registration Deadline: 3rd September 2010
Contest: 4th-6th September 2010
Competition
Can you produce a masterwork of fiction in three short days? The 3-Day Novel Contest is your chance to find out.
Registration Deadline: 3rd September 2010
Contest: 4th-6th September 2010
Added on 20/8/10
Competition
Every other month, 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 September 2010
Competition
Every other month, 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 September 2010
Added on 9/8/10
Competition
Critically acclaimed MokitaGrit Productions are launching a search to uncover the best in new-writing. New script competition 'The Script 2011' will be building on the already considerable reputation of MokitaGrit as one of the most prolific independent production houses in the UK.
Deadline: 11th September 2010
Competition
Critically acclaimed MokitaGrit Productions are launching a search to uncover the best in new-writing. New script competition 'The Script 2011' will be building on the already considerable reputation of MokitaGrit as one of the most prolific independent production houses in the UK.
Deadline: 11th September 2010
Added on 9/8/10
Competition
Critically acclaimed MokitaGrit Productions are launching a search to uncover the best in new-writing.
Deadline: 11th September 2010
Competition
Critically acclaimed MokitaGrit Productions are launching a search to uncover the best in new-writing.
Deadline: 11th September 2010
Added on 22/8/10
Competition
Fan Story wants you to write a short story that includes a strong character.
Deadline: 12th September 2010
Competition
Fan Story wants you to write a short story that includes a strong character.
Deadline: 12th September 2010
Added on 23/8/10
Competition
The Second Annual Bartleby Snopes Writing Contest: Dialogue Only is now open
Deadline: 12th September 2010
Competition
The Second Annual Bartleby Snopes Writing Contest: Dialogue Only is now open
Deadline: 12th September 2010
Added on 12/8/10
Competition
The Biscuit International Flash Fiction Competition 2010 - is for short-short stories, with a word count of between 250 and 750 words.
Deadline: 14th September 2010
Competition
The Biscuit International Flash Fiction Competition 2010 - is for short-short stories, with a word count of between 250 and 750 words.
Deadline: 14th September 2010
Added on 14/8/10
Opportunity
Jointly organised by the local authority library services of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin, From Page to Stage presents an opportunity for new playwrights to showcase their work as part of Innovation Dublin
Deadline: 15th September 2010
Opportunity
Jointly organised by the local authority library services of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin, From Page to Stage presents an opportunity for new playwrights to showcase their work as part of Innovation Dublin
Deadline: 15th September 2010
Added on 5/8/10
Competition
Shortbread loves short stories and they want to read your Hometown Tales.
Deadline: 15th September 2010
Competition
Shortbread loves short stories and they want to read your Hometown Tales.
Deadline: 15th September 2010
Added on 6/8/10
Competition
Poole Literary Festival Prize For New Media Writing. Storytelling, whether fiction or non-fiction, written specifically for delivery and reading/viewing on a PC or Mac, on the web, or via mobile phone.
Deadline: 15th September 2010
Competition
Poole Literary Festival Prize For New Media Writing. Storytelling, whether fiction or non-fiction, written specifically for delivery and reading/viewing on a PC or Mac, on the web, or via mobile phone.
Deadline: 15th September 2010
Added on 5/8/10
Competition
The Zoom Short Film Scheme, run by the British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust, is inviting applications from British Deaf directors and Deaf writer/directors.
Deadline: 17th September 2010
Competition
The Zoom Short Film Scheme, run by the British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust, is inviting applications from British Deaf directors and Deaf writer/directors.
Deadline: 17th September 2010
Added on 13/6/10
Competition
The Fifth Glass Woman Prize SUBMISSION period is now in EFFECT. It will be awarded for a work of short fiction or creative non-fiction (prose) written by a woman.
Deadline: 21st September 2010
Competition
The Fifth Glass Woman Prize SUBMISSION period is now in EFFECT. It will be awarded for a work of short fiction or creative non-fiction (prose) written by a woman.
Deadline: 21st September 2010
Added on 17/4/10
Competition
Kingslake Publishing Unpublished Authors Competition runs every month with a different theme. September's theme is Crime.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Competition
Kingslake Publishing Unpublished Authors Competition runs every month with a different theme. September's theme is Crime.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 16/8/10
Competition
Scottish & Northern Equestrian is running a writing competition offering you the opportunity to have a story published.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Competition
Scottish & Northern Equestrian is running a writing competition offering you the opportunity to have a story published.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 16/8/10
Competition
Earlyworks Press Fiction for Children or Teens Competition offers £100 Cash Advance & Royalty ContractSmall Press Publication OR £350 Cash.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Competition
Earlyworks Press Fiction for Children or Teens Competition offers £100 Cash Advance & Royalty ContractSmall Press Publication OR £350 Cash.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 7/8/10
Competition
Meridian Writing is pleased to announce our inaugural quarterly short story writing competition for stories of up to 3,000 words, open to both published and unpublished writers.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Competition
Meridian Writing is pleased to announce our inaugural quarterly short story writing competition for stories of up to 3,000 words, open to both published and unpublished writers.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 7/8/10
Competition
Win up to £150.00 in the Jacqui Bennett Writers Bureau short story competition. Make real money from your writing.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Competition
Win up to £150.00 in the Jacqui Bennett Writers Bureau short story competition. Make real money from your writing.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 7/8/10
Competition
The Watty Awards are the like the MTV Movie Awards for fiction. It's your chance to write a story starring your favorite celebs, actors and actresses
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Competition
The Watty Awards are the like the MTV Movie Awards for fiction. It's your chance to write a story starring your favorite celebs, actors and actresses
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 18/8/10
Competition
The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, administered by Year of the Skunk Productions (Regina), and established in 2008, is the premiere screenwriting contest for short film scripts.
Kick-off deadline: September 30, 2010
Competition
The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, administered by Year of the Skunk Productions (Regina), and established in 2008, is the premiere screenwriting contest for short film scripts.
Kick-off deadline: September 30, 2010
Added on 18/8/10
Competition
Leaf Books invites you to submit micro-fiction (max 300 words) on any subject imaginable.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Competition
Leaf Books invites you to submit micro-fiction (max 300 words) on any subject imaginable.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 27/8/10
Call from Submissions
The Association for Scottish Literary Studies have announced details of their call for submissions for New Writing Scotland.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Call from Submissions
The Association for Scottish Literary Studies have announced details of their call for submissions for New Writing Scotland.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 18/8/10
Competition
The Longworth Editors short story competition is open to all writers with cash prizes of up to £250.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Competition
The Longworth Editors short story competition is open to all writers with cash prizes of up to £250.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 31/8/10
Competition
The Writers’ Circle has launched a national short story writing competition, with a theme of secrets and lies. There are cash prizes, plus the winners will be featured in the 2010 collection of members’ writing, Aware.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Competition
The Writers’ Circle has launched a national short story writing competition, with a theme of secrets and lies. There are cash prizes, plus the winners will be featured in the 2010 collection of members’ writing, Aware.
Deadline: 30th September 2010
Added on 1/9/10
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: 30th September 2010
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: 30th September 2010
Added on 1/9/10
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: 30th September 2010
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: 30th September 2010
Events, Screenings, Training and Workshops
Added on 26/8/10
Free Event
Producers love to ask for them - writers hate writing them - but what does the industry think about them? How can you make sure your treatment has the best chance of success?
Date: 2nd September 2010
Free Event
Producers love to ask for them - writers hate writing them - but what does the industry think about them? How can you make sure your treatment has the best chance of success?
Date: 2nd September 2010
Added on 21/8/10
Screening
Public Premiere: Tamara Drew + Q&A with Stephen Frears. Stephen Frears' light-hearted countryside comedy, featuring great performances from an array of British talent.
Deadline: 6th September 2010
Screening
Public Premiere: Tamara Drew + Q&A with Stephen Frears. Stephen Frears' light-hearted countryside comedy, featuring great performances from an array of British talent.
Deadline: 6th September 2010
Added on 23/8/10
Event
ComComedy returns from their month seeing shows and interviewing acts in Scotland and presents The Edinburgh Wrap Party a great show with the cream of the Fringe performing.
Date: 8th September 2010
Event
ComComedy returns from their month seeing shows and interviewing acts in Scotland and presents The Edinburgh Wrap Party a great show with the cream of the Fringe performing.
Date: 8th September 2010
Added on 5/8/10
Event
David Hare, the award-winning writer of The Hours and The Reader discusses his career to date at the NFT.
Deadline: 9th September 2010
Event
David Hare, the award-winning writer of The Hours and The Reader discusses his career to date at the NFT.
Deadline: 9th September 2010
Added on 6/8/10
Event
Christopher Hampton, the top international screenwriter takes to the BFI Southbank stage to discuss his impressive body of work at the NFT
Deadline: 10th September 2010
Event
Christopher Hampton, the top international screenwriter takes to the BFI Southbank stage to discuss his impressive body of work at the NFT
Deadline: 10th September 2010
Added on 6/8/10
Event
Simon Beaufoy, the accomplished writer of The Full Monty and Slumdog Millionaire discusses his stellar career to date. at the NFT.
Deadline: 17th September 2010
Event
Simon Beaufoy, the accomplished writer of The Full Monty and Slumdog Millionaire discusses his stellar career to date. at the NFT.
Deadline: 17th September 2010
Added on 24/8/10
Event
Are you a budding unpublished FICTION writer ie novelist ,short-story, playwrite, poem? If yes Black Books Events would like to hear from you and give you a chance to read out your work at thier Unpublished Fiction Writers Open Reading or you can just go along and listen.
Date: 19th September 2010
Event
Are you a budding unpublished FICTION writer ie novelist ,short-story, playwrite, poem? If yes Black Books Events would like to hear from you and give you a chance to read out your work at thier Unpublished Fiction Writers Open Reading or you can just go along and listen.
Date: 19th September 2010
Added on 20/8/10
Event
How to Write a Screenplay that Sells with Elliot Grove. The Raindance founder talks through the basics of writing a screenplay that producers will love.
Deadline: 21st September 2010
Event
How to Write a Screenplay that Sells with Elliot Grove. The Raindance founder talks through the basics of writing a screenplay that producers will love.
Deadline: 21st September 2010
Event
London Comedy Writers meet again for sitcoms, networking and drinking
Date:21st September 2010
London Comedy Writers meet again for sitcoms, networking and drinking
Date:21st September 2010
Added on 16/8/10
Event
Ronald Harwood, the hugely admired and respected writer of The Pianist and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly talks about his craft at the NFT.
Deadline: 23rd September 2010
Event
Ronald Harwood, the hugely admired and respected writer of The Pianist and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly talks about his craft at the NFT.
Deadline: 23rd September 2010
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