Category Archives: Opportunities

Female Arts’ new Friend Scheme

  Female Arts magazine launched a friend scheme on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2016. The online arts review magazine, headed by Editor-In-Chief Wendy Thomson is based at South Street Arts Centre, Reading and reviews events across the UK. “The … Continue reading

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The ID Project’s first class success

The first term of Sarah Hehir’s Medway-based writing ‘ID Project’ has been a total success. Continue reading

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Moving the centre – Whoop’n’Wail guest post

As guest contributors, Whoop ‘n’ Wail founders Ali Kemp and Deborah Klayman tell 17Percent about the drive behind the showcase and their plans for their next night, Represents… Desire. Continue reading

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Represents script call out

Whoop’n’Wail’s new showcase Represents… launched in November at Waterloo East Theatre and sold-out. Consisting of six fifteen-minute shorts, each piece of writing must pass the Bechdel Test – they must include at least two named female characters who, at some stage, talk to … Continue reading

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The 17Percent newsletter for December 2014. Continue reading

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Round-up of playwriting competitions

Some current competitions. Continue reading

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She Writes will be open to He Writers once a quarter…

New! She Writes accepting plays written by men and women once every quarter. Continue reading

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Words and Women – paid commission for writers in the East of England

New paid commission opportunity for East of England based female writers. Continue reading

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She Writes to relaunch in Medway

17Peercent to relaunch She Writes as a development tool for writers in Kent. Continue reading

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New 17Percent showcase projects

Information on new showcase events. Continue reading

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