Opportunities

Here you will find opportunities for playwrights provided by Playwrights’ Studio and by other organisations. If you have an opportunity you would like featured, please contact us for more details.

 

Our Opportunities

Opportunities, Projects & News
Playwrights’ Studio @ Eden Court
Playwrights’ Studio @ Eden Court

Leap into 2025 with Playwrights' Studio at Eden Court 

Playwrights' Studio is coming to Eden Court! From Wednesday 12th to Wednesday 19th March, our team will be in residence, offering local playwrights and theatre-makers the chance to write, learn, and connect. 

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint Script Reading Service
A Play, A Pie and A Pint Script Reading Service

Status: CLOSED

Playwrights' Studio Scotland runs this service for A Play, A Pie and A Pint. Anyone can send a play to be considered for production at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. The submissions window is open for three months at a time.

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National Script Reading Service
National Script Reading Service

Status: Ongoing

Our free script reading service provides an opportunity for Scotland's writers to receive valuable script feedback from theatre professionals.

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Other Opportunities

Opportunities, Projects & News
2025 Carlo Annoni Playwriting Prize
2025 Carlo Annoni Playwriting Prize

Deadline: 23:00, Wednesday 30 April 2025

The Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize is now accepting submissions of short and full-length plays exploring LGBTQ+ themes, including love, diversity, and identity in a time of gender fluidity.

Trajectories
Trajectories

Deadline: 6pm Tuesday 28th January 2025

Trajectories is a fully supported, early-career artist development programme that will be delivered through a combination of in-person and online workshops, masterclasses and rehearsals.

Writing through the Body, Moving through Language
Writing through the Body, Moving through Language

Dates: 11am-5pm, 8th & 9th February 2025

Join Kate Hilder and Jude Claybourne for this playful interdisciplinary workshop in Edinburgh, where writing, movement and vocal expression come together in surprising and innovative ways.

Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship
Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship

Deadline: 5pm Monday 17th February 2025

The Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship is an opportunity for a mid-career writer to spend a year dedicated to producing their own new writing, gaining support and inspiration from the host organisation.

THE ART OF ORiGiNALiTY - CREATiVE CONSULTATiONS
THE ART OF ORiGiNALiTY - CREATiVE CONSULTATiONS

Ongoing | In-Person & Online

TAOO CREATiVE CONSULTATiONS enable you to discuss your creative work, project(s) and process in-depth with an expert, who can help equip you with strategies and input to enable you to achieve your creative goals.

Oxford/42 New Writing Prize: Open for Submissions
Oxford/42 New Writing Prize: Open for Submissions

Deadline: Wednesday 30th April 2025

The Oxford/42 New Writing Prize is a new multi-disciplinary storytelling competition for anyone aged 18 or over living, working or studying in the UK.

THE ART OF ORiGiNALiTY - REFiNE
THE ART OF ORiGiNALiTY - REFiNE

Ongoing - In-Person & Online

REFiNE writing workshops are designed to support writers with their projects-in-development. If you’d like expert input to help you advance and enhance your projects, help you navigate creative challenges, provide strategies that can help you unblock and unlock creative potential in yourself and your project(s), or simply a community of supportive writers to share your process with, then REFiNE is for you.

THE ART OF ORiGiNALiTY - CREATE
THE ART OF ORiGiNALiTY - CREATE

Ongoing - In-Person & Online

CREATE writing workshops are designed to stimulate, advance and enhance your writing skills, creative process and projects. If you’re looking to boost your creativity and connect with other writers CREATE is the perfect place to start.

The Illustrated Freelancer's Guide
The Illustrated Freelancer's Guide

The Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide is a practical resource for the increasing number of artists, makers, writers and other creatives working freelance in Scotland today.

Creative Scotland: Open Fund for Individuals
Creative Scotland: Open Fund for Individuals

Deadline: Ongoing

The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland.

Dewar Arts Awards
Dewar Arts Awards

Deadline: Ongoing

The Dewar Arts Award fund exceptional young artists in any discipline who do not have the financial means to achieve their full potential. Applicants must be under the age of 30 and living or working in Scotland.

Peggy Ramsay Foundation
Peggy Ramsay Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

The Peggy Ramsay Foundation give money to theatre writers in order to afford them the time and the space to write. You can be a writer who's only had one play professionally produced, a writer who's had dozens of successes or a writer who's somewhere in between - if you're struggling to pay the bills, then they can help.

London Playwrights’ Blog
London Playwrights’ Blog

The London Playwrights’ Blog began in 2013 as a resource for emerging playwrights. Aiming to bring together the latest opportunities, best resources, and good advice in one place.

Opportunities featured here are often at the request of external organisations or groups and Playwrights' Studio is not able to guarantee accuracy or fully endorse every one.
We encourage you to pay close attention to any fees or rates offered or 'small print' on any opportunity.
For further information on contracts, rates of pay for playwrights and terms and conditions, please visit the Scottish Society of Playwrights or Writers Guild of Great Britain websites.