Scriptwriting competition
Bored in lockdown? Exams cancelled? Want to do something creative with a real purpose? Send us your ideas and you could win £250!
WHO: Writers and storytellers aged 10-18
WHAT: A scriptwriting competition! Don't worry if you've never written a script before - as long as you have good ideas and can follow our guidelines, we can work with you to produce something spectacular. There are cash prizes and the chance to see your show on stage. WHEN: Entries for round 1 are now closed. We will be in touch with all the young writers who sent us their ideas soon. Many thanks to the FORE for making this competition possible! The details |
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Round 1: Open call
Entries for round 1 closed on 31st May 2020. We will be in touch with all the young writers who sent us their ideas soon. |
Round 2: The shortlist
We will ask for a detailed breakdown of each scene in your puppet play, and a full draft of the first scene.
Round 3: The finalists
We will work with each of the finalists to create a script that can be used in our projects. Every finalist who works with us and produces a script of a high enough standard will become a winner.
The prize: £250 and see your show performed
Each winner will have their play produced and performed as part of one of our primary school performances. They will receive £250 when their play is performed, and free tickets to the performances.
Winners' scripts will be included in our library and offered to schools from January 2021.
After the first performances, every time a school chooses it for their puppet project, the writer will receive £250 in royalties.
We will ask for a detailed breakdown of each scene in your puppet play, and a full draft of the first scene.
Round 3: The finalists
We will work with each of the finalists to create a script that can be used in our projects. Every finalist who works with us and produces a script of a high enough standard will become a winner.
The prize: £250 and see your show performed
Each winner will have their play produced and performed as part of one of our primary school performances. They will receive £250 when their play is performed, and free tickets to the performances.
Winners' scripts will be included in our library and offered to schools from January 2021.
After the first performances, every time a school chooses it for their puppet project, the writer will receive £250 in royalties.
Terms and COnditions
All entrants must be aged between 10 and 18 on 31st May 2020. We may ask for proof of age.
We will accept entries from anywhere in the world, but all entries must be submitted in English. Submissions must be made using the form on this page; entries made by other means will not be included in the competition.
By entering your details into the online entry form, you give us permission to store your information and to contact you for the purposes of this competition.
The YPPT retains the right to choose the number of winners. Decisions will be made by a panel of project leaders and writers who are familiar with YPPT projects. All decisions are final and correspondence over the panel's decisions will not be entered into.
Winners will each receive £250 when their script is first performed at a school, and a further £250 each time a school chooses their script for a project (royalty payments). All prize money and any future royalties are payable when the production begins rehearsals. This may be as late as June 2022 for the initial prize. No other prizes will be offered.
The copyright of new stories (and in the case of abridgements the text of the script) will rest with the scriptwriters but the YPPT reserves the right to use the scripts in perpetuity provided that the royalty is paid. Image rights of all productions will remain with the YPPT.
We will accept entries from anywhere in the world, but all entries must be submitted in English. Submissions must be made using the form on this page; entries made by other means will not be included in the competition.
By entering your details into the online entry form, you give us permission to store your information and to contact you for the purposes of this competition.
The YPPT retains the right to choose the number of winners. Decisions will be made by a panel of project leaders and writers who are familiar with YPPT projects. All decisions are final and correspondence over the panel's decisions will not be entered into.
Winners will each receive £250 when their script is first performed at a school, and a further £250 each time a school chooses their script for a project (royalty payments). All prize money and any future royalties are payable when the production begins rehearsals. This may be as late as June 2022 for the initial prize. No other prizes will be offered.
The copyright of new stories (and in the case of abridgements the text of the script) will rest with the scriptwriters but the YPPT reserves the right to use the scripts in perpetuity provided that the royalty is paid. Image rights of all productions will remain with the YPPT.
