Criteria for submissions

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Scotland based. Any age. 1 script per playwright. Scripts must be in English. Work must be typed and submitted in .doc (not .docx) format. The submission should be a minimum of 10 pages and this can be either a complete play or part of one, but not individual sketches The play should be an exclusive submission to this programme at the time of applying, and remain as such through the duration of the programme. We commit to giving you a firm decision no more than 5 weeks after the closing submission date in case you wish to submit the same script to other programmes. Playwrights do not need to have been previously produced. The submitted work should not previously have been performed professionally. The work should not previously have been part of any other mentoring programme. Any genres EXCEPT musicals, childrens’ and panto. Play needs to be a standalone work and not be part of a series. The submission must include a completed Submission Form available at www.siegeperilous.co.uk/Initiatives/Apply. Duration of play – approximately 30-60 minutes (30-60 printed pages) requiring no more than 5 actors but doubling up is fine. The playwright should demonstrate they are receptive and open to receiving feedback. The playwright must be willing and able to make changes to scripts as guided by the writer-in-residence (WIR). The playwright must be able to commit the time for 3 x 1-hour one-to-one meetings with the WIR in Edinburgh (or via Skype), 3 x Group sessions in Edinburgh, rewrites and a possible workshop in Edinburgh, across a 6-month period between November 2012-March 2013 The playwright must be able to meet their own expenses. Final versions of completed scripts from each of the 6 participants can, with the express permission of the playwrights, be distributed to the other programme participants.