Introduction


We will use this page to share provocations, tips, tutorials and advice all with the aim of helping you shape and develop your writing practice. Each resource approaches things from their writers own perspective – so take from each one what you like!

Writing resources

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Dear Writer – Nathan Queeley-Dennis

In our final push towards submissions, we collected questions from you to share with a Bruntwood Prize-winning playwright. How do you find your story, engage…
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Livestream Workshops 2025

Hosting livestream playwriting workshops is a major event in the Bruntwood Prize calendar. We get to bring our extraordinary online audience of writers (yes you!)…
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Reading Back & Taking Notice

9 Months To Birth Your Play 9 Months To Birth Your Play is a new series designed for artists to explore well-being-centred approaches to their…
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Bold Plays

Thank you so much to the team who helped us to record our panel event Reflecting on Playwriting Prizes at Soho Theatre – unfortunately, technology…
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Livestream Workshop 4: Drafting & Redrafting – Daniel Bailey

Drafting & Redrafting 6pm, Monday 2nd December 2024   The way that a writer describes their play in its early stages is often very different…
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Well-being Workshop 8: The Flow State & Celebrating Success

9 Months To Birth Your Play 9 Months To Birth Your Play is a new series designed for artists to explore well-being-centred approaches to their…
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Livestream Workshop 3: Playing With Facts – Lolita Chakrabarti OBE

Playing With Facts Exercises & Extracts Exercise One: Read Extract One Exercise Two: Read Extract Two Exercise Three: List 5 facts from today or your…
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Livestream Workshop 2: Pursuing Theatricality – Beth Steel

Pursuing Theatricality 6pm, Monday 18th November 2024 It’s important for all of us to never take our understanding of what a play is for granted….
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