BBC Writers

Our Open Call window will open for submissions from 12 noon Tuesday 7th November until 12 noon Tuesday 5th December 2023. Would you like to know more about the opportunity? Planning on submitting and want some advice on your final polish? Join us on Tuesday 31st October, 12:30-13:30 for a free online webinar to meet the BBC Writersroom team and some of our development groups' alumni. Learn more about the opportunity, the process and find out what makes a script stand out from other submissions.

Pilot 2024 Details, Eligibility Requirements and FAQs Applications to Pilot 2024 are open from Tuesday 5th September 2023 at 10am to 12 noon on Tuesday 26th September 2023 for credited and/or agented writers. ELIGIBILITY Writers must have at least ONE professionally produced piece of narrative scriptwriting work, a minimum of 30 minutes in length, in television, radio, theatre or film. Novels are ineligible and will not be accepted.

Are you taking your writing to the Edinburgh Fringe? The BBC Writersroom Team look for writers in a number of different ways. This includes attending new writing events, plays, screenings and festivals.

The Customs House, South Shields are delighted to be preparing for our Takeover Festival for 2023. Each year The Customs House is taken over by emerging artists and arts professionals aged up to 25 years of age for a week of theatre, cinema, music, breakdance, poetry, creative workshops and visual art.

Halifax, 1832. Rejected by aristocratic Vere Hobart, Anne Lister returns to her shabby ancestral home, Shibden Hall, determined to restore its fortunes and find herself a wife. Trailer: Gentleman Jack Scripts Copyright & Content Warning Please note that all scripts are fully protected by copyright. All scripts are available only for private, personal use and not for any other form of wider distribution.

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. The Award was established in 1992 to commemorate the life and work of Alfred Bradley, the distinguished BBC Radio Drama Producer and is run by Audio Drama North in conjunction with the BBC Writersroom.

Writers' Access Group: Drop-In webinar to support your application Are you thinking of applying for the Writers' Access Group? In this webinar members of the BBC Writersroom team will be available to answer any questions you have about the opportunity and the application process. You can send in your question in advance by emailing writersroom@bbc.co.uk or just join in on the day with your questions ready.

Drama set in West Yorkshire following police sergeant Catherine Cawood. Happy Valley: series 1 trailer Scripts Copyright & Content Warning Please note that all scripts are fully protected by copyright. All scripts are available only for private, personal use and not for any other form of wider distribution. Any enquiries concerning the rights for professional or amateur stage production, broadcasting, readings etc should be made to the BBC.

The BBC Academy's Production Unlocked is back on the road to Bristol & Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow and Leeds, with its FREE broadcasting and production skills workshops. Production Unlocked will be in Cardiff and Bristol for January 2023 with an exciting programme of masterclasses, panel discussions and practical skills sessions focusing on production. Check out the full schedule for each city by following the links below, including details on how to book.

The BBC Comedy Collective is a supercharged bursary scheme offering 10 places to up-and-coming writers, producers and directors who’d like to develop their careers in scripted comedy. Applications will open on Monday 9 January 2023 at noon and close on Monday 30 January 2023 at 5pm. The scheme is open to anyone who has had at least one previous credit in writing, producing or directing in any genre, across any platform - such as radio, theatre, podcasts, stand up or commercials.