'BBC' invites radio plays for int'l competition<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): BBC World Service has launched Writer Around the
\nWorld, its sixth International Playwriting Competition -- run this
\nyear in conjunction with The British Council.<\/p>\n
Writers, both professional and amateur, are invited to submit
\nan original radio play for the chance to win a trip to London to
\nsee their work recorded and a cash prize of 2,000. Winning plays
\nwill also be broadcast to World Service's 35 million listeners in
\nEnglish worldwide.<\/p>\n
In addition to the overall winner, there are prizes on offer
\nfor the best radio play written by someone for whom English is
\nnot a first language, and also for the five best regional
\nentries, according to a statement received by The Jakarta Post
\nlast week.<\/p>\n
Since the first competition in 1988, a number of very talented
\nnew writers have been introduced to radio, all of whom have gone
\non to write extensively for radio and other media.<\/p>\n
Full details and entry forms can be obtained from BBC World
\nService Drama, Playwriting Competition, Room 636, Broadcasting
\nHouse, London W1A 1AA, UK or by emailing
\nworldservicedrama@bbc.co.uk.<\/p>\n
A new web site has also been launched in conjunction with the
\ncompetition: www.bbc.co.uk\/worldservice\/drama.<\/p>\n
All plays must be about 60 minutes in length, be written in
\nEnglish and submitted from writers who are not normally resident
\nin the UK. The closing date for entries is April 30, 1999.<\/p>\n
The competition regularly attracts over 2,000 entries and this
\nyear, Gordon House, executive producer of World Service Drama
\nhopes there will be many more. \"I want to encourage more people
\nto discover for themselves the joys of writing for radio - this
\nwonderful, 'anything-is-possible' medium.\"<\/p>",
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