Blog posts by year and monthJune 2018
Posts (7)
Coping with Rejection
As we send out the results from our latest open submission Comedy Script Room we asked our Script Reading team (many of whom are writers themselves) for some advice on dealing with rejection, which is an unavoidable part of being a working writer.
Virtual Reality needs talented writers
Last week we ran a one-day workshop with the BBC's Virtual Reality team for a group of writers who are working in the field of immersive or interactive storytelling or who have a passion to get involved in new forms of storytelling. Find out more from Zillah Watson, the BBC's Editor for Virtual ...
BBC Writersroom Wales: The Last Six Months...
The new year has seen a new team, and we have had a busy start to the year. Find out about the schemes and initiatives we have launched and what other exciting things we have been up to!
Attention Writers: Studio Sitcom Needs YOU!
Is the Studio Sitcom Dead? Definitely not, but we receive surprisingly few Studio Sitcom scripts in our open submission comedy window. Why aren’t people writing for studio? Why should people write for studio? And how the heck do you write for studio?
Creating Four New Comedy Monologues for the Biggest Weekend
For this year's Biggest Weekend Festival across the UK we ran an open opportunity for writers to submit a 1 minute comedy monologue script. 4 scripts were filmed at the 4 festival locations in Swansea, Belfast, Coventry and Perth.
The TV Writers' Festival 2018
Rosie Turner was our roving reporter for the annual TV Writers' Festival, which this year, for the first time, covered Comedy in addition to Drama.
Writer Success in BBC Children's
Usman Mullan on why writing for kids is a great place for new writers and discusses some Writersroom successes with BBC Children's - with contributions from writers who have recently had commissions.
