You may as well have a go at this one.
BBC Northern Ireland is once again searching for the next generation of television writers with the launch of the Tony Doyle Bursary for New Writing. Now in its sixth year, the bursary is open to new writers who think they’ve got what it takes to start a career in television.
The aim of the bursary is to encourage television drama about Ireland by writers new to the medium. This may include writers experienced in other forms of fiction as well as new writers.
The winner will receive a cash prize of £2,000. The winner and three finalists will be invited to a residential seminar run by the BBC Northern Ireland Drama Department. The aim of the seminar is to introduce the writers to the world of television drama through a series of intensive sessions with the BBC Northern Ireland development team and experienced practitioners – producers, directors, actors and fellow writers. The winner and runners-up should be announced in January or early February 2009, and the seminar held in April 2009.
The judging panel for this year’s entries will include Sally Doyle, Peter Norris, Lorcan Cranitch, Tina Kellegher, Liam Cunningham, and Kate Rowland.
