Our NEW quarterly Play Writing Competition is now OPEN for INTERNATIONAL submissions.
We have teamed up with UK radio station RADIO NORTHUMBERLAND for this fantastic play writing competition.
Your audio play will be professionally produced and recorded by us, and BROADCAST ON RADIO in Northumberland (the largest county in the UK, with a population of over 330,000) as well being broadcast online AROUND THE WORLD.
It will also be available here on our website, for anyone to listen ON DEMAND whenever they like!
What are we looking for?
Scripts for radio/audio broadcast.
(If you have a theatre play or film script, it may easily be adaptable for radio)Length: 10-20 minutes.
Any theme/genre/setting.
No limit to the number of characters.
JUDGING
The judging panel for this competition will be headed up by Cranked Anvil Editor In Chief Paul Dunn.
Paul has written (and performed) for BBC Radio, and is the author of many award-winning theatre plays which have been professionally produced throughout the UK.
The deadline for this prize is midnight (UK time) on the last day of:
March
June
September
December
You can enter up to THREE PLAYS in each quarter.
Entry fees: £12 for 1 play | £22 for two | £30 for three.
Play Writing Competition Prizes
First
£50 Cash Prize
Professional Audio Recording, broadcast on UK radio and around the world online
Play recording available on this website, to be listened to on demand at any time by anyone
Guaranteed inclusion in a future playscripts digital anthology
1st Place Winners Laurel to display online/on socials
Second
£35 Cash Prize
Professional Audio Recording, broadcast on UK radio and around the world online
Play recording available on this website, to be listened to on demand at any time by anyone
Guaranteed inclusion in a future playscripts digital anthology
2nd Place Winners Laurel to display online/on socials
Special Mention
Professional Audio Recording, broadcast on UK radio and around the world online
Play recording available on this website, to be listened to on demand at any time by anyone
Guaranteed inclusion in a future playscripts digital anthology
Special Mention Laurel to display online/on socials
Play Writing Short List
A selection of short-listed entries will be considered for:
~ Professional Audio Recording, broadcast on UK radio and around the world online
~ Play recording available on this website, to be listened to on demand at any time by anyone
~ Inclusion in a future playscripts digital anthology(Authors will be contacted prior to any recording or anthology inclusion taking place. Any play being placed on our short list does not guarantee any of the above.)
The results will be announced here (and in our social media) within twelve weeks of the deadline date. Please ensure you read our rules for condition of entry. Go to our entry page to pay your entry fee and enter. Good luck! – We look forward to reading your plays.
Cranked Anvil 