BBC Studios is looking for the next generation of series creators. One of the biggest hurdles for a writer is making the leap from working on someone else’s show to getting your own work produced.
The BBC Studios Writers’ Workshop is designed to bridge that gap and give writers a paid opportunity to create their own drama series in partnership with BBC Studios.
Open to writers aged 18 years or over on 1 July 2020 who are a resident of the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, or Republic of Ireland.
The Writers’ Workshop gives writers the chance to develop their own original drama series with the help of acclaimed screenwriting expert and drama producer, John Yorke, and pitch that series to some of the British television industry’s top executives.
The programme has been designed to help writers already in TV make the leap from working writer to series creator.
This is not an entry-level opportunity – to be eligible to apply, applicants must have written at least two hours of scripted TV over the course of their careers so far.
The 10 selected writers will be given the financial and editorial support to write a pilot script and a mini series bible over the course of six months.
At the end of this six-month writing and workshopping process, writers will have a finished pilot script, a series bible, and the chance to pitch their original series for development with either BBC Studios or one of the BBC’s affiliated independent production companies.
The Writers' Workshop will be a virtual course, meaning any writer currently resident in the UK can apply without needing to relocate, and will run from January 2021 until June 2021 (some flexibility as to dates).
Details here
Deadline: 12 noon on Friday 25th September 2020 (Submissions open on September 7th.)