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GENERAL
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain – The writers’ trade union
ALCS, The Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society – Writers with TV/movie credits or published work should join ALCS who will ensure you’re paid when someone copies or uses your work
Arvon Foundation – Runs a wide range of residential creative writing courses
SCRIPT AND SCREENWRITERS
Final Draft – Scriptwriting software which is used by professional screenwriters and playwrights throughout the world
BBC Writers Room – A great resource for all TV writers
BAFTA – An independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the UK
Broadcast – A weekly magazine for the UK TV industry
Screenwriting Contests Directory – (mainly US but some UK)
Shooting People – UK Film makers & Writers’ network
Euroscript – Providing tailor-made development support for screenwriters and running one-to-one development programmes, international workshops and a bi-annual Film Story Competition encouraging original new screen and TV ideas from new and established writers
Screendaily – Daily film news from the UK’s feature film trade paper ‘Screen International‘
Women in Film and Television UK (WFTV) – A membership association open to women with at least one year’s professional experience in the television, film and/or digital media industries
Drew’s Script-o-Rama – A great resource to read movie scripts
PLAYWRIGHTS
The Stage – A weekly newspaper for the Theatre industry
The National Theatre – Top tips for writers
London Playwrights Blog – A resource for emerging playwrights
New Writing North – A great resource for northern writers
Playwriting UK Twitter – Top resource for playwrights in the UK. Jobs, opportunities, competitions, prizes and more
Internet Archive – An amazing archive where you can watch 192 TV plays written for the BBC1 ‘Play For Today’ drama series which ran from 1970 to 1984
POETS
The Poetry Society – Competitions and much more
Poetry Book Society – A unique poetry society, providing information, reviews and discounts on the best contemporary poetry for an international community of readers
Poetry London – A leading international poetry magazine where acclaimed contemporary poets share pages with exciting new names
Poet in the City – An arts organisation which promotes a love of poetry to new audiences through live events, projects, commissions and participation
Super Summary – Poetry Writing and Analysis Guide
MUSICIANS AND LYRICISTS
The UK Songwriting Contest – Launched in London in 2002 in association with The BRIT Trust, The BRIT School, The BRIT Studio, Music Aid International, and The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers
NOVELISTS AND SHORT STORY WRITERS
Almond Press – A List of Creative Writing Competitions
Writers and Artists – Advice, tips, information and competitions to help writers make it into print and advice on how to publish work
Book Trust – Tips on writing poetry and short stories, tips on creating characters, tips on getting motivated and tips on getting published
