BBC World Service International Radio Playwriting Competition 2011

Join the BBC World Service International Radio Playwriting Competition 2011 and get a chance to win 2,500 British pounds if your entry wins the top prize.
The competition is open to any writer who is not normally a resident of the United Kingdom. Philippine residents are welcome to join!

About the Competition

Applicants are invited to write a radio play of approximately 60 minutes in length, on a subject of their choice. The play must be the original, unpublished work of the person or persons submitting it.

The competition is open to any writer who is not normally a resident of the United Kingdom. The play must be written in English but can be translated by a third party (we are not able to offer any assistance with translation costs) Translated work must be identified as such, and the translator must be credited.

PRIZES

* £2500 sterling for the overall winning playwright of the best play written with English as a first language and a trip to London to see the play being recorded and to attend a prize-giving evening.
* £2500 sterling for the overall winning playwright of the best play written with English as a second language and a trip to London to see the play being recorded and to attend a prize-giving evening.
* A prize of a digital or short wave radio for the best radio play to be written from each of the following geographical areas: The Americas; Europe; Africa and the Middle East; South Asia; Russia and the Caucasus; Asia and Pacific.
* BBC goodie bags for all writers whose plays reach the judges' final shortlist.

Application form can be downloaded here (PDF format)

Entry Form

Submissions and application forms can be emailed to radioplay@bbc.co.uk

or can be mailed to

British Council
10th Floor Taipan Place
F. Ortigas Jr. Road
Ortigas Center, Pasig City

*British Council Philippines deadline for accepting entries is on 25 March 2011, 12:00PM, Friday. This is to ensure that applications reach our UK office by 31 March 2011.

Notes:
- if you want to submit your entry online, the deadline for online application is on 31 March 2011. Submissions and application forms can be emailed to radioplay@bbc.co.uk
- if you want to submit by mail, deadline is on March 25, 2011 at 12:00PM. See above where to mail your entry.

Official contest guidelines are posted on the British Council.org contest page. For more information about this contest and the sponsor (British Council), check out the following: www.bbcworldservice.com/radioplay
www.britishcouncil.org/arts