THE FESTIVAL OF NEW WRITING has opened for submissions!!!

CALLING ASPIRING PLAYWRIGHTS! Hi, we're Fariha and Isadora, the DDS New Writing officers. The prestigious, yearly Festival of New Writing is now open for applications - we are accepting one-act plays of approxiamtely 20 minutes, alongside shorter monologues or scenes.

The festival is only open to FULL-TIME students. This is an amazing opportunity for aspiring playwrights to have their work put on as they develop their ideas, as well as to get feedback during the developing process and at the festival itself from a panel of industry professionals.

For more information, please follow the link to the application pack below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RxRkZWkNWTmpk2Bm90PIlzBH4QYFXJL9t-QyfgTgZbY/edit?usp=sharing

The deadline for submissions is 23:59 on 2nd January 2027

We can't wait to read you work! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email fab57@cam.ac.uk or iv304@cam.ac.uk.

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Contact fab57@cam.ac.uk and iv304@cam.ac.uk before 19th Dec 2026 23:59 for more details.