Hello,
Before we head off for the Christmas break, we wanted to say a huge thank to everyone who has helped make 2019 a productive year. This includes all the writers who submitted to our opportunities, to the Indies and teams who have partnered with us on various schemes and programmes and to the wider industry sector in Scotland who have worked and supported us across the year.
Below are just some of the highlights from the past year.
See you in 2020!
Angela & Audrey
What we got up to in 2019...
Scottish Writers Festival
Over 200 writers attended our bi annual one day festival in May to hear from writers including Nicole Taylor, Kayode Ewumi and Ford Kieran and Greg Hemphill. Watch interviews here
Scottish Voices
We set up our first Scottish Voices writers groups in 2018 working with 34 writers. In November 2019 our current Voices groups finished their 18 month programme and we will start with a new writers group for a 12 month period in 2020.
BBC Scotland - Digital Drama Pilot
3 of the 4 writers came through BBC Writersroom. View the shorts on BBC iPlayer here
BBC Radio Scotland - 4 x 15 minute Radio Comedies
4 x 15 minute projects were produced for BBC Radio Scotland and broadcast in April 2019. Find out more on our blog
Talks – Central Belt/Inverness
Getting out and about in Scotland meeting new writers groups around the country.
BBC Learning - Audio Stories
Writers developed audio stories for the BBC Scotland Learning team and for the younger audience as part of the Scottish Curriculum. Listen here and find out more on our blog
We also partnered with a range of productions to help writers gain broadcast credits including BBC Radio 4 Sketchtopia, CBeebies - Molly and Mack, Only an Excuse, Scot Squad
Festive Networking Event
A great event to finish off the year with 150 writers in attendance from all over the country at the Grand Ole Opry.
