BBC One competition for new writers

Announcement on BBC Writersroom of a major new competition:

From Summer 2006, the BBC hopes to transmit 6 x 60-minute plays on BBC ONE.

This opportunity will give six new writers the chance to have their original and authored work broadcast to a primetime audience. We want a good mix of writers, and this can include writers who are completely new to television.

About the plays

• They can be about anything. We want a good mix of subject and tone, but they should have a strong story and be character-driven.
  
• They must be mainstream, contemporary and UK based, but they should be bold and ambitious and want to challenge, question and provoke.
• We are looking for ideas that are from the heart - on a subject, or exploring an issue, that you are passionate about.

About the writers

• The writer must have no credits for original authored drama in primetime. Off-peak original drama credits or other series credits will not preclude the writer from being considered - neither will the fact that they are so far entirely un-produced on television.
  
• The writer does not need to have an agent.

How to submit

• We will accept submissions of a one-page pitch until the end of November 2005. Pitches longer than one page will NOT be considered.
  
• All pitches should be supported by an original screenplay of at least 60 minutes. It is preferred that this be a separate piece of work from the idea submitted, and will be used as a gauge for your writing talent only. A professionally produced radio or stage play will be accepted if it is all you have, but a screenplay is much more useful to us and any other type of work may result in you being unsuccessful.

Submissions (one-page pitch and screenplay) can be e-mailed to: kimo.morrison@bbc.co.uk.

Deadline

You can only submit until the 31st of November. Ideas received after that date will NOT be considered.

Unsuccessful entrants will be notified.