The 2024 Lancaster Playwriting Prize is focusing this year on young writers aged 12–15 and 16–18.
It’s open to applicants living or learning in Lancashire who have reached a 12th birthday but have not have reached a 19th birthday by January 12, 2024.
Submitted scripts should be between 15 and 30 minutes long, and guidance will be available for those who might not have written plays or scripts before.
There will be two winners—one from each age group—who will each receive a prize cash and vouchers worth up to £750.
There will also be a staged public reading in April 2024 at the Dukes in Lancaster and the writers will receive feedback on their work. The Lancaster Playwriting Prize is organised by the Dukes in partnership with Lancaster University.