Creative Writing

Vision vs Logic in Cinema

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I got a message saying - 'if you can get here in time you can have the ticket'. So there I was legging it through the rain to get to BFI Southbank in Central London in the hopes of seeing... Continue Reading →

February 1, 2026 0

SUBMISSIONS – Jan/Feb 2026

With the new year in full swing (18th January already wth) we figured it was time to share some of the most interesting/exciting opportunities for creatives we've got on our radar at the moment. This one is going out to... Continue Reading →

January 19, 2026 0

WRITING FOR SPOOKS

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We've decided to trawl through a host of submission opportunities covering fiction, manuscripts, audio scripts and compile them for you here, so that you can make the most out of this spooky season for your creative flow...

October 25, 2025

SUBS! – Opportunities for Writers, Theatre and Visual Artists for September 2025

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In many ways, 2025 is turning out to be 👏not👏the👏one. However! We hope your writing endeavors are going successfully. It always seems like going into Autumn is a great time to take stock and really decide what you want to... Continue Reading →

September 3, 2025 0

Scratch Night Submissions! – April/ May 2025

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So what you working on? Maybe you're trying poetry for the first time and you're actually starting to feel pretty good about it. Maybe you've got a 10-20 minute script, or a physical performance piece you're mapping out. As terrifying... Continue Reading →

March 23, 2025 0

Creative Sector Accessibility isn’t an achievement. It’s a basic.

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There may be reasons why accessibility is lacking in the creative sectors, but there's no excuse. It seems difficult to stand in front of members of the public, creative or not, and convince them that art exists for all of... Continue Reading →

March 17, 2025 0

War in Russian Dreams: Alternate Realities and Exploitation through Surreal Cinema

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Global political discourse is complicated. No fancy way of saying it and I’m not clever enough to put it in a more insightful way. Half the time I feel like we know the world, and the next I'm nodding in... Continue Reading →

February 18, 2025 0

Resolutions: Opportunities to Kick off 2025

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Making new year resolutions gets tedious. The trouble is that you're a creative - your life is full of resolutions because it has to be. To market yourself better, or write more pages, or try that new software or attend... Continue Reading →

January 1, 2025 0

The Dark Arts: How to Submit Your Creative Work Online

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How do you sell yourself as a creative? It's not that finding a place to share your work can be a daunting task. It's that it's 100% a daunting task. Where to go? How to go about it in the... Continue Reading →