OUR NEXT MEETING

Starting at 7.30pm our next meeting takes place in the Cafe Libra at Felixstowe Library and will be chaired by Dave. The homework assignment is for 500 words on either ‘Comic’ or ‘Behind the Scenes’ or even both combined. The 1,500 open themed work will be provided by Alex and a substitute for Jane who is unable to make the meeting.

It is hoped that the posters will be available for the new Bill Budner Short Story competition which will be open to all writers.

We understand that the Writers' Cafe at Starbucks in the Buttermarket Ipswich on Monday 16th March is now fully subscribed - which just proves the popularity of these great events.

Please see below for the BBC Writersroom Newsletter

Hope to see you all at Scribblers on Tuesday so, until then,

Keep scribbling!

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Welcome to the BBC writersroom newsletter.


Toby Whithouse Q&A
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The writer and creator of Being Human will be answering questions about his work and career at the Soho Theatre in London on Wednesday 4 March 2009. Book your free ticket now!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/toby_whithouse.shtml

Interviews
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Sanjeev Kohli and Gareth Edwards talk about writing comedy for radio, and 7 on 7, the new open-door sketch show for BBC radio 7
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/sanjeev_kohli_.shtml

Sarah Daniels and Kwame Kwei-Armah talk about writing radio drama.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/writing_for_radio.shtml

Read our interview with Bianca Rodway, the script producer for Casualty.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/bianca_rodway.shtml

New Scripts
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Our scripts are in PDF format - if you can't read them, download Adobe Reader from http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/categories/plug/acrobat/acrobat.shtml?intro

Being Human: Episode One by Toby Whithouse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/downloads/scripts/being_human_s1e1.pdf

Casualty: A House Divided by Daisy Coulam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/downloads/scripts/casualty_s22e11.pdf

Casualty: Sex and Death by Mark Catley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/downloads/scripts/casualty_s22e25.pdf

Don't forget you can browse through all of the scripts in our script archive.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/script_archive.shtml

Submitting your script to BBC writersroom
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Want to write for the BBC? Find out what to send us on our script submissions page.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/writing/submissions_writersroom.shtml

Blog
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Ceri Meyrick (and special guest bloggers) talk about how the Drama Writers Academy works, Paul Ashton continues with the Perfect Ten, and Micheal Jacob talks cheap and chirpy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersroom/

Opportunities
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7 on 7
Deadline: 27 February 09
Wanted: writers for a new BBC radio topical sketch show.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/7on7.shtml

The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award
Deadline: 27 February 09
Writers based in the North of England can win a bursary of up to £5,000 and have their work produced on Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/alfred_bradley.shtml

The Windsor Fringe Marriott Award
Deadline: 05 March 09
Three one-act plays will be performed at the Windsor Fringe Festival, and the best will win a £500 cash prize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/windsor_fringe_marriott.shtml

Northern Laughs
Deadline: 12 March 09
New opportunity for exceptional writers from the North who want to write TV Comedy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/northern_laughs.shtml