Writing Opportunities
Explore new writing opportunities and events from the 麻豆社 and across the industry.
Open Call
Our annual open submission opportunity for all writers aged 18 and over and resident in the UK or Republic of Ireland.
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How and When to Send us a Script
Our Open Call is currently closed for submissions. Find out more about the Open Call, what we do (and do not) accept and the next window for submissions.
More Opportunities from 麻豆社 Writers & across the 麻豆社
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Pilot 2027/28
Deadline: Tuesday 4th August 2026 at noon
For 2027/28 we're delighted to be focusing our Pilot programme exclusively on emerging deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent writers, whose voices are vital to the future of television drama in the UK. Find out full details. -
The Kay Mellor Fellowship
Deadline: 10am on Saturday 1st August 2026
A year-long paid opportunity for a writer based in Yorkshire and the Humber to develop their writing for stage and screen. -
麻豆社 Writers @ Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Live Events, Various Dates
Join the 麻豆社 Writers team at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026. We're hosting a live event on 24th August at Fringe Central or pop along to our stall at the Fringe Fair on 14th, 21st or 28th August. -
Script Essentials 2026: Free Webinars From 麻豆社 Writers
Online Resource
Our Script Essentials series of webinars aimed at deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent writers. -
The Comedy Unit | Noising Up!
Rolling Deadlines
Noising Up is set to return to 麻豆社 Radio Scotland and 麻豆社 Sounds and needs your topical, satirical and observational sketches! -
麻豆社 Upload
Upload is open to submissions all year round, with content showcased every day on 麻豆社 radio stations and social and online platforms from writers and content creators across the UK.
Non-麻豆社 Opportunities
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Aberystwyth University Scriptwriting Society
Ongoing Meet Ups
The society is holding weekly writing workshops for keen scriptwriters who are based in the Aberystwyth area in Ceredigion, Wales. Non-students are welcome. -
Actwrite
Rolling Deadline
Actwrite is seeking London-based screenwriters to join a new project connecting them with trained actors to workshop scripts. -
Anthroplay Theatre | Anthrotalks
Multiple Deadlines and themes throughout the year
Anthroplay is looking for poetry, spoken word, monologues, comedy, drag, songs - the lot - for their upcoming Anthrotalks events in 2026. -
Barons Court Theatre | The Sunday Fix
Deadline:15th of the month
The Sunday Fix is a scratch night offering feedback on 10 minute extracts of new plays from writers. -
The Bay International Film Festival | Screenwriting Club
Monthly Meet Ups
For those who enjoy screenwriting but prefer not to work alone, the monthly Screenwriters Club group in Lancaster offers a space to write alongside others. -
Box of Tricks | Open Door
Rolling Submissions
Box of Tricks has a year-round, open door policy to receiving new plays from playwrights in the North of England. -
Devon and Cornwall Screenwriting Group
Event: The group meets online every month
The group meets to provide reciprocal feedback on completed TV and feature scripts written by group members. -
Eastern Angles Theatre Company | New Angles Writers Club
Rolling deadline. Booking required prior to each session
Eastern Angles is looking for East Anglian playwrights to join their New Angles Writers Club, a local writing community to receive support and feedback on a play in development. -
Edinburgh Screenwriting Sessions
Bi-weekly meetups
An opportunity to write and socialise with other screenwriters in Scotland. -
Finborough Theatre | Open Script Submissions
Rolling submissions
Finborough Theatre welcomes unsolicited scripts at any time of the year. -
INK Festival | Autumn 2026 Script Writing Courses
Deadline to apply: Saturday 1st August 2026
INK Festival is offering a free series of adult scriptwriting workshops this autumn. -
INK Festival | Short Play Submissions
Deadline: 30th September 2026 | Student deadline: 31st October 2026
Submit Your Short Play to INK Festival 2027 -
London Comedy Writers
Ongoing Meet Ups
An opportunity for London based comedy writers who want to share their work and receive constructive feedback. -
Mainstage Prize for Playwriting
Deadline: 23:00 on 1st August 2026
Mainstage Prize for Playwriting are seeking new horror plays for their new award. -
Manchester Screenwriting Meet Up
Ongoing Meet Ups
An opportunity for Manchester based screenwriters who want to develop their craft and learn more about screenwriting. -
Messy Writers | Monthly London Meet-Ups
Monthly Meet Ups
An opportunity for London based screenwriters who want to share opportunities and meet potential collaborators. -
Papatango | Playwrights鈥� Studio
Papatango have announced a brand-new, completely free offer for playwrights which includes digital workshops, open-access funding, one-to-one advice, in-person events, and representation on a searchable industry database. -
The People's Play Award
Deadline: 6pm on Saturday 12 September 2026
One winning script will be chosen for a five-night production by the People鈥檚 Theatre in May 2027 in their Studio Theatre, and the writer will receive a cash prize of 拢1,000. -
A Play, a Pie and a Pint
Two yearly submission windows for Emerging and Established Playwrights
A Play, a Pie and a Pint run two yearly open submission windows 鈥� two opportunities for them to read new work by writers aged 18+ who are Scottish or Scotland-based. -
Playwrights' Studio Scotland | National Script Reading Service
Rolling Submissions
Playwrights' Studio Scotland's free script reading service provides an opportunity for Scotland's writers to receive valuable script feedback from theatre professionals. -
Royal Court Theatre | Script Submissions
Rolling Submissions
The Royal Court is dedicated to finding the most exciting new plays, underpinned by the history of their open submissions policy. -
Script Angel Academy
Free scriptwriting community
A free screenwriting community offering practical guidance, feedback and connection for writers at every stage of their script writing journey. -
Script Club Cardiff
Monthly meet-ups
Script Club Cardiff holds monthly informal meetups for local scriptwriters. -
Script Club Cardiff | New Writing Night
Deadline: 11.59pm on Thursday 6th August 2026
Script Club Cardiff is looking for 10-minute plays from writers from or based in Cardiff. -
Script East Midlands
Monthly meet-ups, booking required
A writer-led support network for scriptwriters, based in the East Midlands. -
Shakespeare's Globe | The Climate Playwriting Prize 2026
Deadline: Tuesday 1st September 2026
Submissions are now open for the best plays that engage meaningfully with the climate crisis. -
Stolen Moments | Writer Call Out
Rolling submissions
A call out for short plays from Welsh and Wales-based writers for a new theatre platform. -
Summerseat Players | New Writing Festival 2027
Deadline: 3rd August 2026
Summerseat Players, a volunteer-led theatre company based at Theatre Royal Ramsbottom have launched submissions for their inaugural New Writing Festival, taking place in July 2027. -
TYPE! - Micro plays
Rolling submissions
TYPE! is a new bookmark magazine looking for short/micro plays or screenplays (2-5 minutes in length) to feature in the next edition. -
University of Derby | Online writing Retreats
Free online workshops | Dates: 29-31 July 2026
Writing Retreats at the University of Derby (Online) - for writers, students & general audiences interested in Creative Writing, all welcome -
Womxn Who Make Funny Films
Ongoing Meet Ups
Womxn Who Make Funny Films organise networking events, writing groups and showcases for women identifying comedy filmmakers. -
Yorkshire Screenwriters | Monthly Script Feedback
Monthly Meetings
Yorkshire Screenwriters is a community-based organisation supporting screenwriters in the region by offering Monthly Script Feedback on the first Wednesday of each month, either online or in person in central Leeds.
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Our remit is scriptwriting so in general we can't promote opportunities or events from organisations outside the 麻豆社 which are for novel writing, short stories, poetry etc.
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Info: 麻豆社 Comedy
麻豆社 Comedy
麻豆社 Comedy writer, writer/performer, director, producer and editor development is looked after by 麻豆社 Comedy Commissioning, which brings together all comedy outreach that is happening across the 麻豆社 under one strategy.
The separate Caroline Aherne Bursary, Felix Dexter Bursary and Galton & Simpson Bursary for writers have been brought together with two new bursaries for directors and producers into the 麻豆社 Comedy Collective, a supercharged bursary scheme offering 10 places each year to up-and-coming writers, producers and directors who’d like to develop their careers in scripted comedy.
Find out more about the 麻豆社 Comedy Collective leaders and alumni
Interested in breaking into Comedy?
Visit the 麻豆社 Comedy Commissioning website to find out about more opportunities