BURSARY WINNER! Delighted to announce the talented winner of 50% off our 'INTENSIVE' SCRIPTWRITING RETREAT: Olamide Ajisafe, whose play excerpt blew us away. "I'm so grateful, and I can't wait to get started," she says. Ditto! Four places left! scriptwritersandco.com/workshops.html #retreats

REMINDER: UK SCRIPTWRITING RETREAT BURSARY entry ends 6pm GMT tomorrow, 3 Nov: 50% OFF, Sun 24-Fri 29 Nov. Up to 2 talented playwrights/screenwriters will get 50% off room+tuition = 5 nights for £225. Email 2-5p scene + <400 words shorturl.at/ZVP7Z #retreatbursary #scripts

SCRIPTWRITING BURSARY: 50% OFF S&CO RETREAT,
Sun 24-Fri 29 Nov, Cromford UK. Up to 2 talented playwrights or screenwriters will get 50% off room+tuition = 5 nights for £225. Email a 2-5p scene + <400 words on why you deserve it by 6pm GMT on 3 Nov at words@scriptwritersandco.com

FLASH SALE: 10% off OUR UK SCRIPTWRITING RETREAT for screenwriters & playwrights in Peak District. 5 nights + 14 hrs of tutorials from £405! 'Zanna and Alex's tutelage is knowledgeable, inspiring, supportive and always constructive and kind'. ROOMS/BOOK: scriptwritersandco.com/workshops.html

YESTERDAY'S SCRATCH NIGHT WAS A BLAST! What a great bunch of people and scripts ! Actors, writers and audience loved the scripts, performances and, of course, our notes. Here are some pics of S&CO ACTORS in action, for those who couldn't make it 📷📷📷.

TONIGHT ON ZOOM: AUTUMN S&CO SCRATCH NIGHT!
Our pro actors perform 7 winning scripts, "PRIDE BEFORE FALL" theme, with notes from me and co-host Alex Hollister. For a link, subscribe at scriptwritersandco.com by 4pm, when our next newsletter is released. Hope to see you later!

S&CO SCRATCH NIGHT WINNERS! The theme was 'PRIDE BEFORE FALL'. Congrats to our 7 winners
and thanks to S&CO Readers. To attend on Tues 17 September, to see pro S&CO ACTORS perform all scripts on Zoom, notes by me and @AlexHollister_ , subscribe: scriptwritersandco.com. #scripts

S&CO's next Scratch Night: FREE to enter till 12pm BST 12 Sept, event on Zoom on 17 Sept. 6-10 page plays or screenplays, on theme at http://scriptwritersandco.com/events.html. Up to 8 winners' scripts performed by pro actors, with notes from me and @AlexHollister_ in safe space. #scripts

The S&CO FESTIVAL 2025 is live! Crazy discounted 'Supersonic' early entry fees until 31 August with submissions starting at a silly £5. New categories too: filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…. So get there faster than the speed of light! Also on Coverfly soon. FD13 + Trophies for winners!

So proud to present our 2024 festival video 📷!
Next year's event will be on 11 May 2025, in Bath, UK, and submissions open soon. WHOOP WHOOP! youtube.com/watch?v=VnVR_u…

FINAL CALL FOR SIX STEPS!

"I'll galvanise you into action, month by month, scene by scene!" THURSDAYS, STARTS 4 JULY Once a month, evening sessions from 7pm -9pm BST - REGISTER ASAP TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE! Total price for all sessions: £99. scriptwritersandco.com/workshops.html

THIS WORKS! For playwrights/screenwriters who don't want tuition. I'll galvanise you, month by month, scene by scene, setting deadlines, making you accountable + notes from other writers. From 4 July. £99 for all 5 sessions, monthly, Thursdays, 7-9pm GMT. scriptwritersandco.com/workshops.html

So we had a thing last Sunday. Interviewed @Stevevolkwriter (brilliant!). Did logline workshop (brilliant!). Some people won trophies and FD13 thanks to sponsors Final Draft. Staged and screened some great stuff. Got lots of applause. Winners at scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. YAY!

MEET OUR FESTIVAL FINALISTS!

We've announced them! Congratulations to everyone on the list at scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. We can't wait to meet you all at our festival, in Bath, on Sunday 12 May. Year on year, the standard gets even higher! Tickets at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…

WE'VE ANNOUNCED OUR SEMI-FINALISTS!
S&CO's readers worked overtime. See scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. Great job!
Festival tickets for 12 May at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…, with horror writer Stephen Volk + @AlexHollister_ and I will run a logline workshop for the audience! Do join us!

We've just announced our Quarter-Finalists! See scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners ❤. Congrats from all at S&CO, to the talented writers who got through the first stage 🎭.

Eye-opening practice pitches by screenwriters analysed on stage by the amazing John Yorke and Bob Schultz. Lots of fascinating ideas and talk about whys, worlds and characters etc- but of 10 brave volunteers, only two explained what actually HAPPENS in their script. Whoah!

Just pitched to 5 executives/producers and was asked for a synopsis and/or script by 4, with the 5th saying he loved the concept but it wasn’t his wheelhouse. Fair enough.

A simple story, beautifully conveyed in just one line and image! Our brain and knowledge turns it into a narrative = storification. Love this! With thanks to excellent speaker David Baboulene.

Fantastic! Two wonderful women who were on our S&CO Scriptwriting Retreat in Corfu are here at the LSF. Lovely to reunite with Judith Bunting and Suzy Miller!

FD13 GIVEAWAY!

Just one week until the Scriptwriters & Co International Festival's final deadline on Sunday 31 March!

We accept screenplays, stage plays and audio plays with 1-120 pages, with beautiful trophies for winners, and FD13 software for winners and runners-up.

With just over a week until entries close for the Scriptwriters & Co International Festival, we’re continuing to introduce our fantastic readers.

New reader, Kit, tells us what makes a script stand out for him.

This is your 2 week reminder for the final deadline to the Scriptwriters & Co International Festival! Submissions close on 31st March 2024.

We accept screenplays, stage plays and audio plays with 1-120 pages, with beautiful trophies and FD13 scriptwriting software for winners.

We are now approaching the final deadline for the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL! Submissions close on 31st March 2024.

Who better to tell you why you should enter, than one of our very own fantastic readers, Rachel.

Just 3 weeks to go until the final deadline for the 2024 Scriptwriters & Co International Festival, so submit your entries now!

We accept screenplays, stage plays and audio plays with 1-120 pages, with beautiful trophies and FD13 scriptwriting software for winners.

Only 1 day left until the Squawking Bird deadline for the 2024 Scriptwriters & Co International Festival, so submit your entries now!

We accept screenplays, stage plays and audio plays with 1-120 pages, with beautiful trophies and FD13 scriptwriting software for winners.

Just 1 week to go until the next deadline for the 2024 Scriptwriters and Co International Festival!

We accept screenplays, stage plays and audio plays with 1-120 pages, with beautiful trophies and FD13 scriptwriting software for winners.

Spread the love! Enjoy our Valentine's special: 14% off submissions in all categories in the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, with code HEARTFELT, valid today and tomorrow only! 📷📷📷 #scriptcontests #plays #screenplays #scriptwriters
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Entries coming in thick and fast and reading's a go-go! Another deadline first on 29 Feb, but even the final one feels imminent. Keep 'em coming and please spread the word by copying and pasting our flyer 📷. Thanks! Enter at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa… #bestscriptwritingcontest

A great free workshop from our friends at The Script Factory! If you're a playwright who wants to adapt to screenwriting, sign up now at scriptfactory.co.uk.

31 days until the next deadline for the 2024 Scriptwriters and Co International Festival!

We accept screenplays, stage plays and audio plays with 1-120 pages, with beautiful trophies and FD13 scriptwriting software for winners.

The next deadline for submiting to the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL is approaching, we’re continuing to introduce some of our fantastic readers!

Over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing our judges’ thoughts on what they’re looking for in entries, and next up is Tom!

Well, wasn't last night's Scratch Night fun? If YOU were there, visibly or not, @AlexHollister_ and I would love you to post below, telling us what you enjoyed most, and was most valuable to you. Thanks! #scripts

Sign up for your link at scriptwritersandco.com
Enter our festival at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…

The next deadline for submissions to the Scriptwriters and Co International Festival is approaching, which means it’s time to start introducing some of our fantastic judges!

Over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing our judges’ thoughts on what they’re looking for in entries.

Our WINTER 2024 S&CO SCRATCH NIGHT WINNERS! Our next legendary event is on Zoom from 7pm GMT Tues 23 Jan, with scripts performed by S&Co Actors, followed by notes from me and @AlexHollister_ . Click the pic for details. Sign up to come! scriptwritersandco.com #scripts

ONE MORE WEEK to enter our FREE S&CO WINTER SCRATCH NIGHT comp. Deadline 12 noon GMT, Thurs 18 Jan, event on Zoom 23 Jan. Plays/screenplays. Theme/submission guidelines on website, 6-10pp, clue below! Winners' work performed by actors + pro notes. Share♥️! scriptwritersandco.com/events.html

Here's to a happy, healthy, successful one. Onwards and upwards! Use code 'FESTIVITY' for 10% off all festival entries today (1 Jan) at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…. And submit to our FREE Scratch Night comp at scriptwritersandco.com/events.html as well. HAPPY 2024 from Zanna and all at S&CO!

Don't forget, our next festival deadline's on Friday, and prices go up from Saturday. We have categories for plays and screenplays from 1-120 pages!

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S&CO NEEDS TALENTED VOLUNTEER READERS for our Scratch Nights & International Festival! Know a good script from a bad one? Email words@scriptwritersandco.com by 7 November. We'll send you scripts to analyse, and shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview on Zoom ♥️.

'EARLY BIRD' S&CO FESTIVAL DEADLINE!
Submit by SUNDAY for lowest prices. We accept scripts from 1-120 pages, with discrete categories for screenwriters and playwrights. #scriptwriting #playwrights #screenwriters scriptwritersandcofestival.com
Submit at: filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…

The S&Co Greek Retreat happened in Corfu and was totally fab! Tutorials by me and @AlexHollister_ covered creating loglines, character development, structure and pitching practice for a fantastic group of dedicated scriptwriters. Where to next time? We think... Devon!

We had fun at our S&CO Summer Scratch Night yesterday. These pic show some of our wonderful S&CO Actors, as well as the audience. #scripts #scratchnight #playwrights #screenwriters scriptwritersandco.com

S&CO COLOURS SCRATCH NIGHT TONIGHT!
If you don't have the Zoom link (sent to subscribers in last week), another email follows at 4pm today. Sign up at scriptwritersandco.com if you'll enjoy seeing 8 winners performed by pro Actors, with pro script notes. SEE YOU THERE! #scripts

Proudly announcing our S&CO SUMMER SCRATCH NIGHT winners, whose scripts will be performed on Zoom by S&CO Actors from 7pm BST tomorrow, with pro notes thrown in! Subscribe NOW for your link to attend. It's FREE! scriptwritersandco.com #scriptchat #screenwriters #playwrights

JULY FLASH SALE!

£500-£1,100 off the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO GREEK RETREAT!

Six days and nights on Corfu, screenwriting and playwriting tuition, breakfasts and three dinners (with wine/soft drinks) included. 8-14 October 2023. Few places left!

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FESTIVAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Speakers Lucy from @Bang2write and screenwriter John Hodge were fab, S&CO Actors performed scripts on stage/screen; winners were announced, Oscars-style! Whoop whoop! See scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. Thanks to @AlexHollister_ and everyone involved!

FREE TICKETS FOR OUR SCRIPTWRITING FESTIVAL!
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 June, 11-6 at the Rondo Theatre, Bath, UK. 20 ticket-holders can't make it so we're giving their tickets away! Guest speakers screenwriter John Hodge and Lucy V Hay of Bang2Write. PM me! scriptwritersandcofestival.com/festival

GUEST SPEAKERS' TALKS!
Delighted to announce the titles:
JOHN HODGE: 'HOW I WRITE' + LUCY V HAY: 'WRITING AND SELLING THRILLERS'.
Surely worth the price of a ticket and trip to Bath. Start formulating questions! We can hardly wait for Sunday! filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…

50% OFF FESTIVAL TICKETS OVER THE LONG WEEKEND!
A few seats left for the show in lovely Bath, 11 June 2023. Tickets give me and @AlexHollister_ presenting + learning + networking with scriptwriters + actors performing + talks by LUCY V HAY + JOHN HODGE
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FESTIVAL UPDATE!

I, @AlexHollister_ and S&CO's wonderful team of readers have been hard at work over the long weekend.

(Coronation? What coronation?)

We shall announce our finalists this afternoon!

#finalists #scripts #screenplays #plays #scriptwritingfestival

Thrilled to announce talented SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SEMI-FINALISTS. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone who entered. Readers working hard to announce finalists within a fortnight. Good luck to all! scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. #scriptwins #scriptfestival

In case anyone's interested, we'll be announcing our Semi-Finalists tomorrow!

SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2023 NEWS: we've announced Quarter-Finalists! If you entered and haven't heard yet, check your email inbox (including spam) or visit scriptwritersandcofestival.com/winners. So many good submissions. Tough decisions for our readers. #EveryonesAWinner

We're incredibly close to announcing our Festival Quarter-Finalists!

THE 6-NIGHT S&CO GREEK SCRIPTWRITING RETREAT! Incredible villa and views, in beautiful Corfu. Places VERY limited, so book fast. And yes, that's our villa below! DATES: 8-14 OCTOBER 2023,
INFO & PRICES: scriptwritersandco.com/workshops.html

Chances of winning are far better than in the biggies! Imagine that laurel on social media, beautiful glass trophy on your shelf, FD12 scriptwriting software installed in your computer and, best of all, the kudos! You could see your film or play produced! filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…

S&CO SPRING SCRATCH NIGHT 7PM GMT TODAY, 21 MARCH, 7 winning pieces on our TRUTH OR DARE theme! Sign up by 3pm for a Zoom link at scriptwritersandco.com/events.html.
Performed by pro S&CO ACTORS. Then script notes from S&CO's Zanna Cardash and Alex Hollister and audience. YES! #scripts

OUR S&CO SPRING SCRATCH NIGHT WINNERS!
Theme: TRUTH OR DARE. A hard-fought contest, pro-actors perform winners. Thanks to all who entered, congrats to Winners and Honourable Mentions. Performances byS&Co Actors & judges notes, 7pm Tues 21 March, on Zoom. scriptwritersandco.com/events.html

Fancy a free table read by professional S&Co Actors? Up to 8 screenplays/plays will win and get pro notes. Entries close at 12 noon on Wed 15 March. Event on Zoom, Tues 21 March. scriptwritersandco.com/events.html.

Time flies! Enter before prices go up. Better still, use code TWENTYPLENTY for 20% off until 5 March! Categories for 1-120 pages, plays, screenplays, audio, non-fiction, all genres, routes-to-production. #scriptwriters #screenwriters #playwrights #writingcomp #festival #scripts

We're excited! Can't wait to see your entry! #scriptwriters #playwrights #screenwriters #writingcontests scriptwritersandco.com/events.html

A Valentine's Day code for 25% off entry fees in the SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL between now and Sunday 19 Feb: SMITTEN.
Screenplays, plays and factual scripts, 1-120 pages. Trophies and FD 12 + potentially route-to-production prizes! filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…

This is Scriptwriters & Co's last squawk. You know why. All social media now at facebook.com/groups/5204147…. Website: scriptwritersandco.com. Festival: filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa…. Next FREE S&Co Contest/Scratch Night soon - subscribe for deets! #scriptwriters #playwrights #ByeTwitter

Ready to write a full-length screenplay or play? Need support? Deadlines to keep you going, script notes to keep you on track, tuition on structure and characters? Our 6-month 'Toolkit' course, £260 all in, starts this WED 28 SEPT! Dates/info on modules: scriptwritersandco.com/workshops.html.

Our 'BETRAYAL' S&Co Scratch Night was a triumph! Thanks to the 8 winning writers and S&Co Actors. The standard gets higher and higher - we love reading 'em & thespians love acting in 'em! Recordings of performances (not notes) on YouTube soon. scriptwritersandco.com/events.html

READY TO BE BETRAYED TONIGHT?
Autumn Scratch Night show (theme: Betrayal) live on Zoom, from 7pm (UK-time)! Subscribe at scriptwritersandco.com before 4pm for a link.
Comedy, tragedy, satire, tears and a few murders
+ we and the audience give feedback.
And it's FREE!❤️ #scripts

Delighted to share the cast/programme for Tuesday's S&Co show! Don't forget to sign up at scriptwritersandco.com for your link, if you haven't already. It's going to be a particularly entertaining evening - lots of great stuff, variety, discussions - and our fab S&Co Actors!

Announcing the winners of the Autumn S&Co Scratch Night. Can't wait to see these pieces performed by pro S&Co Actors on Zoom, 7pm (UK-time) on Tues 20 September.Get your link to attend - free - by subscribing at scriptwritersandco.com. #scratchnight #screenwriters #playwrights

Almost 150 Betrayal-themed submissions. The standard was HIGH! Judges narrowed it to 18 still in the running to be one of 8 performed on 20 Sept, and meet tonight to decide on 8 winners. Nail-biting stuff! Subscribe for a Zoom link to watch. #scratchnight scriptwritersandco.com

Beat out & write a full-length play/screenplay in 6 months! S&Co’s next 'SCRIPTWRITING TOOLKIT' course runs online from 28 Sept. A few Earlybird places left at £240 (£260 in September), so catch the worm (as it were) and BOOK TODAY! Let's help you do this! scriptwritersandco.com/workshops.html

S&Co Scratch Night submissions end 11 Sept! Enter a 8-10 page screenplay or play. Up to 9 winners performed 'live' on Zoom by professional actors on 20 Sept + notes from Zanna Cardash, Alex Hollister and audience. FREE to enter/attend! Theme: BETRAYAL. See scriptwritersandco.com/events

Last day to submit your play or screenplay - 1-120 pages, starting at a fiver - at a silly Earlybird price!

Our Festival website's at scriptwritersandcofestival.com or just jump right in and submit at filmfreeway.com/Scriptwritersa….

Who wouldn't want one of our fabulous glass trophies?!

Thanks @BathLifeMag for a wonderful party last night! Oooh, those cocktails, those cakes, the band! Congratulations on your 20th anniversary and here's to the next twenty, from all at Bath-based 'Scriptwriters & Co' at scriptwritersandco.com!

The 'Competition' Scratch Night is finally.... tonight! Revised cast list attached, with a few changes due to illness. This one's going to result in a lot of fun, raised eyebrows and, possibly, a few tears. See you at 7pm! #scratchnight #screenplay #newplays #scripts #performed

Tomorrow evening's Scratch Night programme
Or afternoon's in the US!

Join us on Zoom for scriptwriting fun and frolics. It's not too late to sign up for a link, sent to your inbox tomorow afternoon. scriptwritersandco.com/events.html.

We're super-excited to be back!

BRING. IT. ON!

S&CO SCRATCH NIGHT ON TUESDAY!
'Competition'-themed show on 31 May, 7pm BST. Nine brilliantly diverse winners (comedy, satire and tragedy) performed by pro actors, plus pro script notes. Sign up at scriptwritersandco.com for your link. We're back and can't wait! #scripts #plays

Announcing our amazing SCRATCH NIGHT WINNERS - SPRING 2022 at scriptwritersandco.com/events.html! We were flooded with entries. It'll be a fantastic show - scripts performed by pro actors, notes from pro judges and audience + one writer wins FD12! Sign up to enter (in future) and attend!