Our first radio play competition for 2019 is now live and accepting entries until the end of May. This competition is aimed at helping two groups who often find it difficult to get feedback and support: writers of colour and writers with disabilities or long-term illness. We are looking for:
- A radio script for a full cast audio drama between 1600 and 2000 words (10 to 15 minutes).
- Requiring no more than four actors. No children please!
- In English, although writers can be from anywhere in the world.
- Written solo or in a group, but only one entry per person/group.
Full details and the means to enter can be found here:
https://www.aboutwriting.org/little-wonder-breaking-boundaries-radio-play-competition-2019/
And are summarised on the BBC writers room website here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunities/little-wonder
The competition is free to enter and at no point will we ask you for money. We no longer offer recording and publication of your work as a prize for the play, because we don’t want anyone to feel that taking part is a form of unpaid work. However, we will talk to members of the shortlist and a few other pieces we like about potential recording opportunities. You can hear last years winning play, Driveless by Annie Fox, here:
Don’t feel left out if you don’t meet the criteria for this competition – we’ll be running a general access competition later his year. And do please read all the instructions before submitting. We’ll be putting up some details about the judges soon, as well as an interview with Annie Fox about what it was like to take part in a Little Wonder competition.
Good luck, and we look forward to reading your plays! Oh, and don’t forget to subscribe so you can keep up to date with the latest news!
