FEE WAIVER OPTION: BBC writersroom applicants will be granted a waiver of the £5 reading fee if the words “Writers room” appear in the top right- hand corner of the cover page.
The Windsor Fringe is now accepting unpublished one-act plays from amateur playwrights for the Tenth Anniversary Special Award. Three winning scripts will be selected for performance in October during the 2013 Windsor Fringe Festival. The winner writer will receive a £500 cash prize and The Windsor Fringe will underwrite the staging of the winner and the two runners -up with selected directors.
Deadline for submissions: March 5th 2013
Criteria:
- Amateur playwrights only, one script per entrant.
- Plays must not have been previously performed, be the original work of the entrant and be suitable for staging in a studio theatre with no more than six actors.
- Plays must be no more than 30 minutes long.
Submission guidelines:
Submit two copies of each script, printed on loose sheets of A4 paper, no binding or stapling. Pages must be numbered. No submissions by email, no scripts returned. Judging is on a blind-submission basis – author’s name must not appear in the script. Cover page must include name of the play, author’s name, contact details and signature.
BBC writersroom applicants will be granted a waiver of the £5 reading fee if the words “Writers room” appear in the top right- hand corner of the cover page.
Judges:
Fay Weldon CBE . Second to be confirmed
Send scripts to:
Windsor Fringe Drama Writing Award
Suite 640, 24-28 St Leonard’s Road
Windsor, Berks. SL4 3BB
Additional information:
Contact Ann Trewartha Tel: 01753 863218 email: ann.trewartha@btinternet.com
Visit the Windsor Fringe Festival website for information on the festival and previous Award winners.