BBC Writers

@JimmyGazman Hi James, it's not divided by genre, full details here bbc.co.uk/writers/opport…

@bbcwritersroom Do we know what the genre will be for the next Open Call?

Did you enter a script into our latest Open Call, which closed in December? One of our reading team gives an update over on our blog bbc.co.uk/writers/blog/o…

Get ready for a new series about soaring romance, crushing heartbreak and what love might feel like when everyone outside of your family is terrified of you... Charlotte Regan, the writer and director of Mint introduces her new drama in a new blog post on our website 🌎 All episodes of Mint are available now on @bbciplayer or watch this evening Monday 20 April @BBCOne 📺 bbc.co.uk/writers/blog/m…

From a cold email pitch 2 years ago to a London recording studio in February then this week’s Radio Times… ✍️🤓 @BBCRadio4 @bbcwritersroom #followthemoney #allthepresidentsmen #williamgoldman #robertredford

Verity Bargate Award 2026 closes for submissions on Monday 13 April at 11am. Whether it’s your first draft or your tenth, Soho Theatre want to read it! @sohotheatre >>>bbc.co.uk/writers/opport…

We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of BBC Comedy Collective and BBC Writers Voices alumnus, Michael Patrick. Michael joined BBC Voices Belfast in 2019 and the BBC Comedy Collective in 2023 with his writing partner Oisín Kearney. Michael was insanely talented - whip smart, driven, mischievous and so incredibly funny. We are so proud to have had him in our BBC Scripted family. Michael’s legacy will continue to live on through all his brilliant work. He is a true inspiration, and we feel extremely lucky to have known and worked with him. Our love goes out to his family, friends, Oisín, and to everyone who had the absolute privilege of knowing him. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The BBC Comedy Collective is open for applications from today until 23.59 on Weds 6th May. This supercharged bursary scheme offers 10 places each year to mid-level comedy creatives; a mix of writers, writer/performers, producers, directors and editors >>>bbc.co.uk/commissioning/…

NEW BLOG POST - Babies Writer and Director Stefan Golaszewski (Mum, Marriage, Him & Her) introduces his new bittersweet love story for BBC One. >>>bbc.co.uk/writers/blog/b… Watch now on @bbciplayer and tonight Monday 30th March @BBCOne

@TinDogPodcast It's specifically for current students.

@bbcwritersroom Finished my MA in 2001... can I come too?

Are you a final year BA or MA student of screenwriting studying in the UK or Rep of Ireland? Join our next online session specifically for screenwriting students to find out more about BBC Writers and how you could get involved with our work. Thursday 7th May from 1-2pm. Register now bbc.co.uk/writers/opport…

The BBC Comedy Collective is back! Submissions open on 8th April and close on Weds 6th May bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

See all the nominees >>> bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Congratulations to all the nominees for the @BAFTA TV Awards. Read scripts for nominees including Blue Lights, This City is Ours, Reunion and Rocket Fuel in our online Script Library bbc.co.uk/writers/script…

📢 New interview 📢 🎥 Watch as script and story guru John Yorke breaks down his 10 Questions - invaluable advice that every writer should ask of their story bbc.com/writers/resour… @johnyorke123

IRISH SCREENWRITERS! - you have until 5pm this Friday March 20th to submit your script to the 2026 GREENLIGHT SCREENWRITING LAB script-consultant.co.uk/ireland-screen… @DanuMedia @TalentAcademies @screenirelend

You can now listen to Abby Walker's Alfred Bradley Award winning audio drama on @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds ! Head over to our blog where Abby tells us of The Counsellor's journey from submission to production. bbc.com/writers/blog/a…

Huge congratulations to writer AA Dhand for his win as Debut Writer in @thetvfoundation Awards from @EdinburghTVFest for Virdee! You can watch Virdee now on @BBCiPlayer and read the complete scripts in our online script library >>>bbc.co.uk/writers/script… AA Dhand is also an ambassador for our Write Across Bradford development scheme. (photo credit: Tori Ferenc)

🌱 Reach - Supporting five emerging writers to develop their first full-length show with a programme of online workshops, peer-facilitated sessions and writers’ residentials, ending in an industry sharing of the work. 📅 Applications open until 13th March cripticarts.org/reach/

Only 24 hours left to enter our Write Across Bradford opportunity! We turned to writer Kat Rose-Martin for some great advice on creating a TV character which forms part of the writing exercise for submissions. Apply by noon on Tue 10 March - details bbc.co.uk/writers/opport…

New in our Be Inspired area watch an interview with writer Kat Rose-Martin recorded earlier this month at the @NewWritingNorth Weekender event in #Newcastle. Kat is a former member of our Northern Voices development group and has subsequently gone on to work in several writers' rooms and gain credits on TV shows including Holby City, The Dumping Ground, Beyond Paradise, Dinosaur and Waterloo Road. Kat gives advice for writers moving between different formats, talks about being part of the Voices group and how it helped her to forge connections in the industry and shares her top writing tip and her Desert Island DVDs/Box Sets. Check out the interview now, new on our website! bbc.co.uk/writers/resour…

@DolefulDoug Around early Nov to early Dec, exact dates tbc

@bbcwritersroom Do you know when the next Open Call will be? Cheers.