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Dates For Your Calendar – June 2014 Edition

May 30, 2014BlogcalendarStephan

Date	Event	Notes
June 1^st	Screamcraft Horror Script Contest	Feature screenplays up to 140pp in Horror genre.
June 12^th	London Writers’ Circle
July 1^st	Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award Deadline	TV Drama, participants must be under 30
July 3^rd	London Writers’ Circle
July 10^th	Final Draft Big Break Standard Deadline	Feature Film or TV Drama
July 15^th	Final Draft Big Break Extended Deadline	Feature Film or TV Drama
July 17^th	London Writers’ Circle
August 15^th	LSF – Actor’s Table Reads Submissions Open	LSF 2014 delegates only
August 15^th	LSF – Advanced Mentoring Script Labs Submissions Open	LSF 2014 delegates only
August 21^st	ScriptAngel / London Screenwriters’ Festival Mentoring Competition Deadline	TV & Film Drama; LSF 2014 delegates only

Writers’ Retreat

May 20, 2014BlogretreatStephan

As mentioned on our Facebook page, we’re looking into running a Writers’ Retreat for screenwriters this summer. The current favourite date, by some way, is July the 19th. If this is of interest to you, please help us out by answering some questions, so we can organise the best event possible!

Dates For Your Calendar – May 2014 Edition

May 2, 2014BlogcalendarStephan

Date	Event	Notes
May 8^th	Screenwriting Goldmine Awards Emergency Registration Deadline	Feature Film
May 12^th	BBC Writer’s Room Deadline	Comedy (Radio/TV/Film)
May 15^th	London Writers’ Circle
May 19^th	BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy Script Call	TV comedy sitcom, animation sitcom and sketch show series.
May 29^th	London Writers’ Circle
June 1^st	Screamcraft Horror Script Contest	Feature screenplays up to 140pp in Horror genre.
June 12^th	London Writers’ Circle
July 3^rd	London Writers’ Circle
July 10^th	Final Draft Big Break Standard Deadline	Feature Film or TV Drama
July 15^th	Final Draft Big Break Extended Deadline	Feature Film or TV Drama
August 21^st	ScriptAngel / London Screenwriters’ Festival Mentoring Competition Deadline	TV & Film Drama; LSF 2014 delegates only

Dates For Your Calendar – March 2014 Edition

March 4, 2014BlogStephan

Date	Event	Notes
March 6^th	London Writers’ Circle
March 10^th	BAFTA Rocliffe Deadline	TV Drama
March 20^th	London Writers’ Circle
March 27^th	Screenwriting Goldmine Awards Standard Registration Deadline	Feature Film
March 31^st	BBC Writers Room Deadline	TV & Film Drama
March 31^st	ScriptAngel / London Screenwriters’ Festival Mentoring Competition Opens	TV & Film Drama; LSF 2014 delegates only
April 3^rd	London Writers’ Circle
April 10^th	Academy Nicholl Fellowship Regular Deadline	Feature Film
April 17^th	London Writers’ Circle
April 24^th	Screenwriting Goldmine Awards Late Registration Deadline	Feature Film
April 30^th	Final Draft Big Break Early Bird Deadline	Feature Film or TV Drama
May 1^st	Academy Nicholl Fellowship Late Deadline	Feature Film
May 1^st	London Writers’ Circle
May 8^th	Screenwriting Goldmine Awards Emergency Registration Deadline	Feature Film
July 15^th	Final Draft Big Break Standard Deadline	Feature Film or TV Drama
July 31^st	Final Draft Big Break Extended Deadline	Feature Film or TV Drama
August 21^st	ScriptAngel / London Screenwriters’ Festival Mentoring Competition Deadline	TV & Film Drama; LSF 2014 delegates only

Dates For Your Calendar – Feb 2014 Edition

February 24, 2014BlogcalendarStephan

Date	Event	Notes
Feb 28^th	Academy Nicholl Fellowship Early Bird Deadline	Feature Film
Feb 28^th	LSF Tardy Bird Price Deadline	Festival Entry
March 6^th	London Writers’ Circle
March 10^th	BAFTA Rocliffe Deadline	TV Drama
March 20^th	London Writers’ Circle
March 27^th	Screenwriting Goldmine Awards Standard Registration Deadline	Feature Film
March 31^st	BBC Writers Room Deadline	TV & Film Drama
April 3^rd	London Writers’ Circle
April 10^th	Academy Nicholl Fellowship Regular Deadline	Feature Film
April 17^th	London Writers’ Circle
April 24^th	Screenwriting Goldmine Awards Late Registration Deadline	Feature Film
May 1^st	Academy Nicholl Fellowship Late Deadline	Feature Film
May 1^st	London Writers’ Circle
May 8^th	Screenwriting Goldmine Awards Emergency Registration Deadline	Feature Film

Recommended Screenwriting Books

January 12, 2014Bloglinks, referenceStephan

We asked everyone which screenwriting books they recommended. For your reference, we’ve summarised them all below, with handy links!

Screenwriting 101 by Film Crit Hulk!

The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby

How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make by Denny Martin Flinn

The Hero with A Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

How to Write a Movie in 21 Days: The Inner Movie Method by Viki King

Your Screenplay Sucks!: 100 Ways to Make It Great by William M. Akers

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field

Origin Story – A tale in two parts

October 28, 2013BlogStephan

For once this harebrained scheme didn’t come out of a drunken night of Peroni and promises. No, those came afterwards. This all arose out of London Screenwriters’ Festival 2013, and Chris Jones implored us to make a promise to ourselves, to each other, something that was important to us. So Amy and I resolved to create a Writers’ Circle for London and announced it to the world in a ‘if you build it, they might come’ scenario.

Well, we’ve built it. The rest is up to you. The first meeting will be on Thursday the 7th of November at the National Theatre, location TBC. Please let us know if you’re interested in attending.