BBC World Service/British Council International Audio Drama Competition 2026 for writers worldwide
Application Deadline: 4 June 2025.
Applications are actually open for the 2026 BBC World Service/British Council International Audio Drama Competition.
Writers from all over the world are invited to submit their scripts for the twenty ninth International Audio Drama Competition (beforehand the International Playwriting Competition) which is now open for entries. The international competitors, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, presents the distinctive alternative for writers from exterior the UK to make use of the medium of audio drama to inform tales for a global viewers.
Requirements
- Writers can enter in one among two classes: English as a First Language and English as a Second Language.
- Entry is just open to anybody who at 4 June 2025 is (a) over the age of 18 and (b) not thought-about to be a resident of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man (“UK”). Professional and beforehand revealed writers are eligible to enter, however this isn’t a requirement of entry.
- Entrants ought to write an audio drama script of roughly forty to fifty minutes’ size on any topic of their alternative.
Benefits
- Winners will obtain a money prize, be invited to attend an award ceremony within the UK in 2026, and to take part within the recording of their dramas for a world premiere on BBC World Service platforms.
- Flight and lodging bills are lined by the BBC. A Special Commendation might be made for the runner-up in honour of the BBC World Service journalist and author Georgi Markov (1929-1978).
How to Enter
- Submit your entry online or download an entry form to enter through publish or e mail.
For More Information:
BBC World Service/British Council International Audio Drama Competition 2026 for writers worldwide – YOA
