Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2011
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The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
Deadline: 6 June 2011
First Prize: £16,000
Three further awards of £8,000
Eligibility: open to anyone aged 16 and over living in the UK or Ireland
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is the search for great new plays and great writers. It is Britain’s biggest playwriting competition and has so far awarded £80,000 in prize money.
Scripts are submitted anonymously so we can judge them equally. Don’t worry if you are new to writing, this website has all kinds of ideas and support to help you write. Winning writers are given the opportunity to develop their plays at the Royal Exchange, Manchester with a view to production. It is open to anyone aged 16 and over who lives in the UK or Ireland and writers of all levels of experience are encouraged to enter.
Entries are accepted between 31 January 2011 and 6 June 2011. Plays are entered through the website, click here to get started!
'Winning the Prize has made me a writer' Vivienne Franzmann, a winner in 2008 with Mogadishu.
