This year why not try your hand at play writing. There are a few interesting competitions coming up over the next couple of months, so if you have something dramatic in a drawer somewhere why not give it the once over and send it in.
RTE P J O’Connor Award 2012: This year they’re looking for a 40 minute (40 pages) radio play. All the details, entrance form and sample play formats are here. Free to enter and the deadline is 30th March 2012.
I was lucky enough to be shortlisted last year, and while my play didn’t get produced, I did get to attend a day’s workshop with the radio drama department there, Aidan Mathews, Kevin Reynolds, Kevin Brew, and also dramaturg Jesper Bergen.
Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama: Deadline is 5th March 2012 & entry fee is £5. One-act plays, up to 30 minutes, for a cast of up to six.
Eamon Keane Full Length Play Competition: This is part of Listowel Writers’ Week. It doesn’t say how long a full length play should be – an hour, hour and a half, two hours? Deadline is 2nd March 2012 & entry is €20.
There should also be a competition coming up in April from the Cork Arts Theatre for one act plays. It was won last year by Alan O’Regan whose play Those Sick and Indigent I blogged about recently. Keep an eye on their website.
So, go on give drama a try for a change.
Thanks for that Brian:)