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(Is it fair that it's only for Northern writers? Imagine the uproar if it was only for writers from the South of England!!!)
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The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award
Deadline: 3 November 2006
Do you have a fresh idea for BBC Radio Drama?
Do you have a zest for writing? Could you write a bold, original story for radio? BBC Radio Drama is looking for talented writers based in the North of England, with compelling stories to tell. You could win a bursary of up to £6000, have your work produced on BBC Radio 4, secure a six month mentorship with a Radio Drama Producer and have the opportunity to develop future commissions - so get your creative juices flowing and get writing!
What is The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award?
This biennial award was set up to commemorate the life and work of Alfred Bradley, the distinguished BBC Radio Drama Producer. Its the most prestigious radio drama prize in the country and encourages new radio writing in the North of England, in collaboration with BBC Radio 4. Previous winners include Lee Hall, Mandy Precious, Peter Straughan and Pam Leeson.
This is a commission for the Afternoon Play slot on BBC Radio 4 (2.15pm weekdays, or listenagain). The Afternoon Play is all about storytelling. Anything and everything goes in this slot - contemporary and period drama, comedy, issue driven plays, drama documentary, family plays, crime and thriller, romance fantasy. But remember: story, story, story. Do you have a good story?
If youve never written a radio play before, here are some ways to get started: Radio Drama Guidelines, Writing Tips, Script Archive, Script Formats.
Who can apply?
You can apply if you were born, brought up or are currently based in the North of England and have never had a play produced by BBC Radio Drama.
Who decides?
Sally Wainwright Writer: At Home with the Braithwaites, Sparkhouse and The Wife of Bath for TV, Cold in the Earth and 15 Wild Decembers for Radio 4
Simon Stephens Writer: Motortown, Port, Herons and On the Shores of the Wide World for theatre
Julie Hesmondhalgh Actor (most recently Hayley in Coronation Street)
Jeremy Howe BBC Commissioning Editor for Drama, Radio 4
Kate Rowland BBC Creative Director, New Writing
Sue Roberts BBC Executive Producer, Radio Drama North
How do you enter?
Send a hard copy of an original 45 minute radio drama (7,000 words maximum) to:
Alfred Bradley Bursary Award
BBC writersroom
379-381 Euston Road
London NW1 3AU
If you would like receipt of your entry acknowledged please enclose a stamped self-addressed postcard and if you would like your script returned to you please enclose a large s.a.e.
Rules
The closing date for entries is noon on 3rd November 2006
Shortlisted writers will be notified by the end of January 2007
Winner/s will be notified by the end of February 2007
Make sure your name appears only on the front page of your script and on your covering letter
You must submit a hard copy of your script, we cannot accept scripts by fax or email or on tape
Script should be clearly typed/word processed and printed on A4 paper
The judges decision is final and no further correspondence will be entered into
Anyway, I signed up... must be a couple of months ago, now. Never had a newsletter yet.
if you hang around long enough something will come up that you can enter- trust me.
Anyway, must dash I have to work on my Alfred Bradley entry
Ta-ra!
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I'll have another look at the website, though.
Can't take e-mail submissions because of copyright? So how can writers send mss to publishers who ONLY accept them by e-mail???
www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/worldcuptapes_update.shtml
My entry "For Better, For Worse" is there under my real name, Miranda.
What to they consider north? Manchester? Bradford? Wakefield? All far south to me. Typically this is where the boundary starts and finishes. I am amazed that something like this actually occurs and includes the North East. I regularly search sites for competitions and incentives.Apart from a Orange New Voices and Biscuit Publishing, that generated from Darlington and Newcastle but were natioal, there seems to be little else that I can find that stretches as far as this.
I do agree that things shouldn't be prescriptive in terms of region/gender/religion. I'm just amazed that they specifically include this area.