THEATRE503 PLAYWRITING AWARD 2018

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• This Award aims to identify and champion debut and emerging writers. We cannot consider your submission if you have had another full-length play produced professionally in a subsidised London, or major regional/international venue for 4 weeks or moreYou must submit this work yourself and not through a third party/agent

• The reading process is anonymous. Please do not include your name or contact details anywhere in the text of your script. Your personal information will be held separately

• The online portal will be open for submissions until 11.59pm 31st March 2018. Any entries received after this time will not enter the reading process

• Only entries submitted online though theatre503.com/writers/submissions will be accepted. Please do not submit any material by any other means. E.g. on paper, email, CDs, digital media.

• Please do not submit or include any other material, or include images in your script

• Adaptations are not eligible.

• Plays must be written in the English Language.

• Plays must never have been professionally optioned, produced or published.

• Only one script may be submitted by each writer.

• Theatre503 must be informed immediately should you wish to withdraw your play at any point.

By submitting a script for consideration you agree that:

• You are over 16 years of age.

• You have not had a play produced professionally for a 4 week run or more in a subsidised London, major regional or international venue.

•  The script does not contain any detail of your identity.

•  You are the writer of the play and exclusively own and control all copyright and all other related rights to the play.

•  The play is over 60 minutes in length.

•  The play is original, unperformed, unpublished work for the stage and has not been produced anywhere in the world.

•  The play is available for production and unattached to any other theatre or company.

•  If you are the winner you will receive £3,000 in prize money and £3,000 as an advance against 8% of the gross box office, to grant Theatre503 the exclusive license to produce the play for up to 18 months after the announcement of the award.

•  Nick Hern Books will have first refusal to publish the winning play in the UK.