🏆 We are now accepting entries for the 2025 Tinniswood Award, celebrating the best audio drama script of the year

Thanks to ALCS for sponsoring once again!

Find out more and make a nomination

writersguild.org.uk/tinniswood-awa…

Society of Authors

🎬 Big news!
#ProductionUnlocked is coming to Belfast on May 15-16!

Get ready to unlock the secrets of the entertainment industry with two days of insightful sessions, expert panels, and networking opportunities.

Bookings go live TOMORROW – Wednesday 1 May!

Martin Freeman: The Responder star on why TV viewers can 'smell lies'

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Writer of Such Brave Girls, Kat Sadler, is awarded the Emerging Talent: Fiction BAFTA. 👏

#BAFTACraftAwards

Blown away by, and grateful for the love you’ve shown Wreck 2. We didn’t have much marketing, so word of mouth has been everything! The series should land on HULU in the U.S soon and then the rest of the world #WreckBBC #WreckTV

It's here... 👀 Watch the trailer for the final series of Inside No. 9

Series 9 arrives 10pm, Wednesday 8 May on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and some exceptional guest stars

Trailer ➡️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

There is not long left to apply for the BFI NETWORK England Short Film Fund!

The deadline for application is Thursday 9 May.

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This is one of my favorite bits of screenwriting advice. After hearing this, a lot of the negative feedback that I got on earlier drafts started to make sense.

LAUNCHING: 9 MONTHS TO BIRTH YOUR PLAY 💜

An exciting new series of writing and well-being workshops to support your writing journey towards submitting for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2025.

Brace for your call to arms this Friday!

writeaplay.co.uk/launching-9-mo…

And here it is. Hats off to a really terrific cast, and to the man with the accent who says ‘by Ed Sellek’ because he makes my name sound dead cool. #MoneyGone

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Really nice advice. I think this is why I struggle with pitching something as ‘it’s xxxxx meets xxxxx’ - for me it’s a mishmash of a 100 things & at least 50% of that is just stuff from my life

It’s here! Series 2 of Granite Harbour lands 2nd May! 💙 It was a privilege to write episode 2 of this and love that we have a fab detective show set in Aberdeen! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h…

🎬 Coming up next at #ProductionUnlocked …

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📍 Join NFTS Leeds for a discussion on Writing In The Regions with northern actors and writers including @HarrietGhost, Benjamin Bee and Debbie Owen.

⏯️ Watch live: bbc.in/PU ⏯️

📢 Some midweek inspiration from our archive! Steven Knight gives his writing tips for emerging writers ✍️
 
We’ve been delving into our Be Inspired archive to cherrypick some timeless pearls of wisdom from TV Writers from across the industry. You can watch the full interview…

🎬 Here’s your first look at Dope Girls

1918 Soho: a newly empowered generation of women turn to an expanding underground club scene in the major new drama coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Photos ➡️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

Question for screenwriters. Did you go to school for screenwriting? If not, how did you learn?

📅 Save the date!
#ProductionUnlocked is coming to Newcastle TOMORROW, featuring a lineup of top industry talents.

From documentary filmmakers to comedy writers, we've got it all covered.

Secure your spot at bbc.in/PU and unlock your potential! 🌟🎬

'Have you ever felt so alive?' ❤️❤️

#DoctorWho premieres on BBC iPlayer in the UK 11th May and Disney+ 10th May where available.

Looking forward to hosting this Masterclass with the mighty Simon Nelson (Simon Nelson) of BBC Writers as part of Arts Week School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication. It's free but booking is essential and tickets are already going fast, so get yer skates on! bbk.ac.uk/events/remote_…

Following a successful first year we're delighted to be working with Climate Spring again this year on their #TheHotHouse screenwriters development lab. Full details are on their website. Submissions are open until midnight on 30th June.