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International Student Playscript Competition

International Student Playscript Competition

IdeasTap; National Student Drama Festival 2014 | Deadline: October 11, 2013

 
 
Receive a £500 prize, mentoring and have your script workshopped by a professional director.
The International Student Playscript Competition (ISPC) is a playwright competition open to anyone aged 16 to 25 based anywhere in the world.
It is totally free to enter and there are no restrictions on form, content, or length, except that it must be a new play, or adaptation, and it should be written in English.
Every submission will be read and the winner of the competition will receive constructive feedback from the team at NSDF, £500 prize money, and mentoring from an established playwright. The winning script will also be workshopped by a professional director at the National Student Drama Festival 2014.
The ISPC is now in its 39th year and is proud to have Alan Ayckbourn, one of the world’s most performed living playwrights, as its patron.
Winners
The winner of the International Student Playscript Competition will receive constructive feedback from the team at NSDF, £500 prize money, and mentoring from an established playwright. The winning script will also be workshopped by a professional director at the National Student Drama Festival 2014
Deadline
This brief closes on 11 October 2013 at 5pm and is open to IdeasTap members aged 16 to 25. If you have any technical queries, please visit our Help Centre. Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances, including technical.
Find out more about the National Student Drama Festival here.
For more details and full terms and conditions visit IdeasTap.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunities/international-student-playwriting-comp

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