The question I get asked most at the unrepped writer surgeries I run for comedy50:50 is how to go about securing representation. I thought it might be useful to share my response to that question here. All views are my own & based on my own experiences etc etc (see thread).

Audiences are demanding new and engaging content, Time to get creating Oliver William Smith And @TedHope we’d love to talk to you about helping new creatives dismantle traditional systems🤓

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Spend a wild and crazy weekend making a movie with Scottish filmmakers this June as part of 48 Hour Film Project Scotland and you could win £1000! #GlobalScotFilm 48hourfilm.com/edinburgh

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I’ve just emailed Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma asking him to use his position as president of #COP26 to get governments to commit to ending fossil fuels. Will you email him and demand these talks spell the end of fossil fuels - act.gp/2ZZq0nT

Don’t just think about it….

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Love this in ‘The Knowledge’ newsletter. “Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents and everyone is writing a book.” Cicero, circa 43BC

Thank you @AccelerateHERuk 🌟 We’re really looking forward to pitching at Donostia Zinemaldia - Festival de San Sebastián #SMASH - a global platform for different voices telling new new stories. Innovative tech to level the playing field. EIE Activate Studio Birmingham Film & TV Market

If you are attending Young Company Finance please pop by and say hi to Fiona Gillies ! #techstartup #saas #mediatech #createch #fundraising #eis #mysmashmedia #PitchBuilder #SMASHPitchProtector

Delighted to win Best Pitch at EIE #EIE2022 from a fiercely competitive field of incredible startups! EIE2022 features the most innovative data-driven tech companies from UK. #createch #mediatech #femalefounders #SMASHPitchProtector #filmandtv #creativeindustries

We partnered with the talented filmmaker #Rankin : got a female-driven thriller? For more info click mysmash.media/ideas/got-a-sc… #mysmashmedia #storytelling #thriller #featurefilm #film #indiefilm

Got a female driven low-budget script? Check our SMASH MySmashMedia call out (see below)! #femaledriven #storytelling #thriller #featurefilm #indiefilm #mysmashmedia #film

Emergency The Rest Is Politics being recorded 5pm but meanwhile a few early thoughts. General. Election. Now. We cannot let these people foist another dud PM on the country instagram.com/tv/Cj775BbI0HR…