The Script Yorkshire radio drama competition 2022
After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the Script Yorkshire radio drama competition is back – and we can’t wait to get our mitts on your scripts!
We’re ardent fans of radio drama here at Script Yorkshire, simply because of the limitless possibilities it offers you as a writer. You can set a radio play absolutely anywhere – without the big budget required for film, TV or even theatre. What’s not to love?
Keep scrolling for the full brief on how to enter, and to listen to our previous winners' pieces...
PRIZE
3 x winning plays will be...
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Recorded by professional actors
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Produced for broadcast on Chapel FM
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Published here on our website
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Sent to winners in .wav format
CRITERIA
We're looking for...
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Exciting original stories that exploit the radio medium
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Cracking characterisation and dialogue
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A skilful command of this demanding short form
ENTER
You'll need to...
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be a fully paid-up member of Script Yorkshire to enter
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write a 5-minute radio script for no more than 3 actors
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NOT put your name or contact details anywhere on your script. Anonymity = unbiased judging
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time your piece to make sure it's really 5 minutes long!
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email your script to: radiocomp@scriptyorkshire.org.uk by the 1st July 2022 deadline.
SELECTION
Experienced Script Yorkshire radio-drama writers Sharon Oakes and Jonathan Hall, along with professional script reader John Hunter, will read all the entries and select a short-list of 10.
Everyone who enters will receive written feedback from John.
The 10 finalists’ plays will be sent to BBC radio producer Gary Brown, who will select 3 winning scripts for us to produce in the autumn.
PREP
Never written for radio?
Never fear: swot up on you script skills with Auntie Beeb!
The BBC Writers Room website has loads of great scripts you can study before you start.
And, of course, there's always plenty of fantastic radio drama to listen to. Just scout around on BBC Sounds.
LISTEN TO OUR PAST WINNERS' PLAYS...
Playing With My Heart
by Jacqueline Saville
A spectral encounter brings new hope for an estranged couple.
Spare
by Erin Revell
Ever wondered what happens when you're out at work?
We Were The Singers
by Paul Joe Osborne
Emotions run high when a teenage prophetess predicts her own death.
Yellow Vision
by Tom Jordan
OAPs with artistic differences pay a visit to the National Gallery.
Bangers and Mash and Infidelity
by Jacob Welby
A decidedly different dinner-table debate!
Blackout
by Kat Rose-Martin
Painting the town a darker shade of red...
Cut Up
by Pete Goodland
A boy's life changes after a flash of steel.
Homing
by Jackie Daly
A viewing leads to a blast from the past.
Mistaken Identity
by Richard Kay
A reimagining of a remarkable true story.
Red in Tooth and Claw
by Sarah Carratt
Doorstep sales in a dog-eat-dog world.
Use of ’52-Bar Bossa’ under Creative Commons Public license courtesy of R1772 and wikiloops.com
Radio not your bag? Try Page to Stage or Script Factor instead!