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A leading playwright/TV writer recently told @TheStage.co.uk 'My work has already been used without my consent to train AI.' (thestage.co.uk/news/james-g...). AI doesn’t ask permission, make sure you have proof of authorship.
'Because great ideas deserve great protection'.
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'Because great ideas deserve great protection'.
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The Verity Bargate Award is @sohotheatre.bsky.social's flagship new writing award with the winning play produced in a full production. To enter, you must live in the UK or Ireland and have had fewer than three professional productions. Deadline 17th June.
The Verity Bargate Award is back
The UK’s longest established playwriting prize, sponsored by Character 7, open to writers living in the UK and Ireland
Submissions open Mon 12 Jan 2026 at 11am. Sharp.
And close on Mon 13 Apr 2026.
sohotheatre.com/project/veri...
The UK’s longest established playwriting prize, sponsored by Character 7, open to writers living in the UK and Ireland
Submissions open Mon 12 Jan 2026 at 11am. Sharp.
And close on Mon 13 Apr 2026.
sohotheatre.com/project/veri...
January 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The Verity Bargate Award is @sohotheatre.bsky.social's flagship new writing award with the winning play produced in a full production. To enter, you must live in the UK or Ireland and have had fewer than three professional productions. Deadline 17th June.
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We’re thrilled to reveal the shortlist for this year’s #EducationalWritersAward, alongside the @societyofauthors.bsky.social! All six books are incredible examples of creative educational writing for readers aged 11-18.
Congratulations to the shortlist! Read more: www.alcs.co.uk/news/educati...
Congratulations to the shortlist! Read more: www.alcs.co.uk/news/educati...
January 22, 2026 at 10:43 AM
We’re thrilled to reveal the shortlist for this year’s #EducationalWritersAward, alongside the @societyofauthors.bsky.social! All six books are incredible examples of creative educational writing for readers aged 11-18.
Congratulations to the shortlist! Read more: www.alcs.co.uk/news/educati...
Congratulations to the shortlist! Read more: www.alcs.co.uk/news/educati...
This is great news. A brilliantly written play by James Graham which deserves to be seen by as many young people as possible.
A new version of James Graham’s Punch specifically for young people will tour to schools across the UK thanks to profits from the play’s West End run.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
James Graham's Punch to tour schools using profits donated by West End producers
A new version of James Graham's Punch specifically for young people will tour to schools across the UK thanks to profits from the play's West End run
www.thestage.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This is great news. A brilliantly written play by James Graham which deserves to be seen by as many young people as possible.
Courtesy of @bifa-film.bsky.social, this interview with @stephenmerchant.bsky.social gives great advice on writing comedy, breaking into TV writing and understanding the craft of comedy film making. Full episode now on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzM3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzM3...
Stephen Merchant on creating The Office, how to write great comedy, and one very important omelette
YouTube video by British Independent Film Awards
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September 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Courtesy of @bifa-film.bsky.social, this interview with @stephenmerchant.bsky.social gives great advice on writing comedy, breaking into TV writing and understanding the craft of comedy film making. Full episode now on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzM3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzM3...
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain has joined over 70 of the UK’s leading creators and creative organisations in signing an open letter demanding the Government explain its failure to protect the rights of UK copyright holders. @writersguildgb.bsky.social
writersguild.org.uk/creators-ai/
writersguild.org.uk/creators-ai/
WGGB joins creators in demanding PM protects copyright ahead of US State visit - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
As the Prime Minister prepares to meet President Trump during the US state visit, WGGB has joined over 70 of the UK’s leading creators and creative organisations in signing an …
writersguild.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain has joined over 70 of the UK’s leading creators and creative organisations in signing an open letter demanding the Government explain its failure to protect the rights of UK copyright holders. @writersguildgb.bsky.social
writersguild.org.uk/creators-ai/
writersguild.org.uk/creators-ai/
Great ideas deserve great protection! thescriptvault.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Great ideas deserve great protection! thescriptvault.com
The Royal Court Theatre In London announces first national young playwrights award. The free-to-enter competition for 13-18 year-olds opens in Jan 2026. Winning plays to be published by @nickhernbooks.bsky.social and professionally performed in July 2026.
www.thestage.co.uk/news/royal-c...
www.thestage.co.uk/news/royal-c...
Royal Court Theatre announces first national young playwrights award
The new programme will invite teenagers to try writing a play, aiming to "support grassroots creativity and champion the voices of the next generation"
www.thestage.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Royal Court Theatre In London announces first national young playwrights award. The free-to-enter competition for 13-18 year-olds opens in Jan 2026. Winning plays to be published by @nickhernbooks.bsky.social and professionally performed in July 2026.
www.thestage.co.uk/news/royal-c...
www.thestage.co.uk/news/royal-c...
The Stage Write Playwright Development Programme is now taking applications for 2026. It's run by Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre (a theatre we love!) @royalcourtliv.bsky.social
If you’re a writer in the Liverpool City Region and you’ve got a play idea bubbling away... this might be just what you’ve been looking for 👇
The Stage Write Playwright Development Programme is now taking applications for 2026 – and yep, they’re open right now on our website!
APPLY NOW ✍️
The Stage Write Playwright Development Programme is now taking applications for 2026 – and yep, they’re open right now on our website!
APPLY NOW ✍️
September 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The Stage Write Playwright Development Programme is now taking applications for 2026. It's run by Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre (a theatre we love!) @royalcourtliv.bsky.social
Some great tips from our friends at Final Draft on writing cinematic screenplays: Get it right to boost your chances of industry insiders visualizing your movie. A vivid script increases your odds of an offer tenfold. @finaldraftinc.bsky.social blog.finaldraft.com/how-to-write...
How to Write Cinematic Screenplays
Want to write cinematic screenplays composed of vivid imagery? Check out these tips that will help your reader feel what your characters are going through
blog.finaldraft.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Some great tips from our friends at Final Draft on writing cinematic screenplays: Get it right to boost your chances of industry insiders visualizing your movie. A vivid script increases your odds of an offer tenfold. @finaldraftinc.bsky.social blog.finaldraft.com/how-to-write...
A leading playwright/TV writer recently told @TheStage.co.uk 'My work has already been used without my consent to train AI.' (thestage.co.uk/news/james-g...). AI doesn’t ask permission, make sure you have proof of authorship.
'Because great ideas deserve great protection'.
thescriptvault.com
'Because great ideas deserve great protection'.
thescriptvault.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A leading playwright/TV writer recently told @TheStage.co.uk 'My work has already been used without my consent to train AI.' (thestage.co.uk/news/james-g...). AI doesn’t ask permission, make sure you have proof of authorship.
'Because great ideas deserve great protection'.
thescriptvault.com
'Because great ideas deserve great protection'.
thescriptvault.com
Aged 18–25 and live in Yorkshire? Love telling stories? Applications now open for a unique course from Northern Broadsides Theatre Company. You’ll be supported to develop your own short play with help from professionals. To apply click the link.
www.northern-broadsides.co.uk/life-in-a-no...
www.northern-broadsides.co.uk/life-in-a-no...
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN - Northern Broadsides
www.northern-broadsides.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Aged 18–25 and live in Yorkshire? Love telling stories? Applications now open for a unique course from Northern Broadsides Theatre Company. You’ll be supported to develop your own short play with help from professionals. To apply click the link.
www.northern-broadsides.co.uk/life-in-a-no...
www.northern-broadsides.co.uk/life-in-a-no...
BECTU survey reveals concerning figures for freelance TV workers: 45% of TV drama, 46% of unscripted, and 45% of commercial workers were unemployed in March 2025. @bectu.bsky.social bectu.org.uk/news/half-of...
Half of UK screen industry workers remain out of work, Bectu research finds
A year on from the SAG-AFTRA industrial action in the US and the subsequent halt in UK film and TV production,...
bectu.org.uk
August 23, 2025 at 6:16 AM
BECTU survey reveals concerning figures for freelance TV workers: 45% of TV drama, 46% of unscripted, and 45% of commercial workers were unemployed in March 2025. @bectu.bsky.social bectu.org.uk/news/half-of...
Hi Bluesky people. We're new here but we hope some of you will stop by and say hello. Please follow us and visit our website if you're looking to protect your copyright or would like to find out about our amazing script coverage services. www.thescriptvault.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Hi Bluesky people. We're new here but we hope some of you will stop by and say hello. Please follow us and visit our website if you're looking to protect your copyright or would like to find out about our amazing script coverage services. www.thescriptvault.com