Television Drama - The Writers' Festival 2010

From BBC Writersroom

By writers for writers
Leeds, June 30th 2010 - July 1st 2010

Agenda created by Tony Marchant, Jack Thorne, Alice Nutter, Toby Whithouse, and Stephen Butchard.

Be part of the first Television Writers' Festival, covering topics including the politics of notes, the balancing act of running a show, the challenges of making the transition from writer-for-hire to getting original work onscreen, and the place for political drama today.

With seminars headed up by the country's best writing, producing, and commissioning talent, including Kay Mellor, Ben Stephenson, John Yorke, Nicola Shindler, Jed Mercurio, Adam Curtis, Polly Hill, Peter Bowker, Sally Wainwright, and Peter Flannery, it will be an opportunity to be inspired, challenged, and to have your say.

Places are limited to writers with a television broadcast credit.

Full details: BBC Writersroom