Submissions Call: NEWvember New Plays Festival 2026
Submissions deadline: 3rd September 2026 Submissions are invited of new plays for AboutFACE’s 2026 NEWvember
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Submissions Call: Fishamble
Submissions deadline: 30th April 2026 Script submissions are now open until April 30th, 2026. Fishamble
Translating O’Casey into Spanish by Marta Callava
Experiencing O’Casey in Spanish: Translating the Dublin Voice For Irish writers, Sean O’Casey needs little
Screenwriting for Novelists: Really Useful Links by Lucy O’Callaghan
At first glance, screenwriting and novel writing may seem like two entirely different art forms.
Submissions Call: NEWvember Festival 2025
Submissions deadline: 14th September 2025 (12 midnight GMT) NEWvember is a festival of rehearsed readings
From Screen and Stage to the Page: False Idols by Karla Marie Sweet
Karla Marie Sweet, author of the unmissable book club thriller, False Idols: How I’ve Found
503Five Writer Residency Scheme
Application deadline: 31st August 2025 The 503Five is an 18-month residency supported by Philip Carne
Writing About Movies (Part 2) by Wayne Byrne
Part 2 of this article, in which author Wayne Byrne looks back on and updates
Writing About Movies (Part 1) by Wayne Byrne
Author Wayne Byrne looks back on and updates an article he wrote a few years
Phelim Donlon Playwright Bursary & Residency 2025
Application deadline: 4th February 2025 Call for Applications: Phelim Donlon Playwright’s Bursary & Residency 2025
Submissions Call: Druid New Writing Script
Submissions deadline: 31st January 2025 The Druid 2024-2025 New Writing Script submission window is now
Screenwriter to Novelist by Dickon Levinge
Dickon Levinge: My Journey from Screenwriter to Novelist For the first half of my life,
Galway Film Fair & Stowe Story Labs Development Workshop for Screenwriters
Submissions deadline: 6th June 2024 Galway Film Fair & Stowe Story Labs present Facing In/Facing
Behind the Scenes on Set by Alice Hunter
Author Alice Hunter’s visit to the set for filming the TV series of her crime
The Lir Academy Patricia Leggett Playwriting Scholarship 2023
Application deadline: 7th April 2024 Now in its seventh year, the Patricia Leggett Playwriting Scholarship
Submissions Call: Scripts 2024
Submissions deadline: 23rd March 2024 Scripts 2024: New works for the stage wanted! We are seeking
From Screenwriter to Novelist: Worst Knights Ever by Dane Hanson
A Healthy Mix of Fearlessness and Stupidity Award-winning filmmaker, television producer and comedy writer, Dane
Submissions Call: INK Festival 2024
Submissions deadline: 23rd September 2023 INK is the UK’s leading short new play company, producing
From Page to Stage: A Laugh Affair by Orla Doherty
It’s been two years since I joined Writing.ie online writing group Writers Ink. Two years
Writing a Screenplay Versus Writing a Novel by Fiona Graham
‘Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life’ – William Goldman It’s
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