Our next Open Call window for DRAMA and COMEDY DRAMA scripts will be open between 12 noon on Tuesday 7th November 2023 and 12 noon on Tuesday 5th December 2023. Writers aged 18 and over and resident in the UK or Republic of Ireland are invited to apply.
Rather than accepting scripts year-round, we have distinct submission windows for scripts. Each Open Call has a deadline, following which the scripts received are assessed intensively by our script readers and the BBC Writersroom team, and a shortlist drawn up. We then offer various opportunities for the shortlisted group of writers including our Drama Room and Voices development groups.
Our Open Call is not a competition but a means by which the BBC seeks out the best writing talent. We look for writers with the strongest potential to be developed and produced for BBC broadcast. You could be new to writing or new to the BBC but equally, you may be a playwright looking to write for TV, or you’ve written for radio drama and would like to try your hand at writing for CBBC.
In our Open Call we are not looking for projects to commission or produce. We are looking for writers to develop rather than specific projects. We look for what the script tells us about the writer. We see all scripts as a calling card to showcase a writer’s talent, ability, and voice.
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Deadline: 12 noon on Tuesday 5th December 2023