FINAL DRAUGHT
READING SERIES PRESENTS: WE WRITE SHORT-SHORTS
SHORT WRITING CONTEST
Submit your 15 page short-short to submissions@finaldraught.com (PDF,
Word or Final Draft formats are preferred – Put "Shortshorts" in the
Subject Line), or attend a reading and drop off your short-short in
person, by March 1, 2008 to be eligible to win prizes including Final
Draft Professional Scriptwriting Software, Syd Field's Screenwriting
Workshop DVD, How to Write a Screenplay that Sells to Hollywood, or a
prize from Biz Books, and MORE…
Any short film or play of any genre is acceptable. The only criteria
other than the 15 page limit is that the term "short-shorts" must appear
in your short-short at least once. 3 finalists will be chosen and those
3 short-shorts will be read at Final Draught on March 17, 2008.
Readings are held every Monday night in "The Other Space" (formerly the
Restaurant at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre) at the corner of West Georgia
& Cambie (above The Media Club). Anyone may
attend whether you are an actor, a writer, or just someone who
appreciates a good story well told by seasoned performers.
Doors open at 6:30pm (Bar & Limited Menu Available), casting
starts at 7:00, & readings begin at 8:00.
For more information, visit
www.finaldraught.com. Now position
yourself in front of
that computer and have Fun!
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Residents of Vancouver Island
and the Gulf Island who would like to produce a show in the 2008 Victoria Fringe
Festival are eligible for the 5th annual Petri Dish New Play Contest. The prize is $300
plus a free spot in the Fringe! The deadline to apply is November 2.
Get Details...
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Attention playwrights.
Gateway Theatre, Richmond’s professional theatre company, invites submissions
from established and emerging Canadian playwrights for SceneFirst, our New Play
Development Program. Now into its fourth season, SceneFirst focuses on developing
and producing new works as well as providing developmental support for many other works in
progress. Deadline for submissions is October 31, 2007. See
www.gatewaytheatre.com for details.
- TEEN WRITING EXPERIENCES in Moose
Jaw, Regina, Saskatoon
Sage Hill Writing Experience Inc. offers a special working and learning opportunity to writers af different
stages of development. Top quality instruction, a low instructor-writer ratio, and the
rural and urban Saskatchewan settings offer conditions ideal for the pursuit of excellence
in the arts of fiction, poetry and playwriting.
Intense five-day programs for teen writers,
14-18 years of age. Activities consist of writing exercises, talks, critiques and
readings. Fourteen writers in each group will work with a professional writer to develop
their skills. Check out their website for all the details. www.sagehillwriting.ca
- Drama Source - We have a site for playwrights which may be of interest
to you. It is www.dramascript.com. It is a place
where playwrights and publisher can list their plays and dramatists can review them,
people producing plays can list nights they are playing, and more. And it's all free.
More links of interest to playwrights and
screenwriters on our
Arts Resources Links
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