BBC’s International Radio Play-writing Competition calls for submissions

The BBC invites writers from across the world to submit scripts that will be 53 minutes long for the 25th International Radio Play-writing Competition. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, in partnership with Commonwealth Writers and co-producers The Open University, offers the unique opportunity for playwrights to use the […]

The BBC invites writers from across the world to submit scripts that will be 53 minutes long for the 25th International Radio Play-writing Competition.
The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, in partnership with Commonwealth Writers and co-producers The Open University, offers the unique opportunity for playwrights to use the medium of radio drama to reach an international audience.
The competition has two first prizes – one for writers with English as a first language and another for writers with English as a second language. Both winners will attend an award ceremony in London and see their plays recorded for broadcast on BBC World Service.
A third award – the Georgi Markov prize – celebrates the most promising script from the competition’s shortlist in honour of BBC World Service journalist and writer Georgi Markov (1929-1978). The winner of this prize will also travel to London for the award ceremony and spend two weeks with BBC Radio Drama and BBC World Service.
The previous competitions attracted entries from a record 86 countries. Last year’s winner, English as a first language prize was Alana Valentine for ‘The Ravens.’ The closing date for entries is January 31, 2016.