What if…

Writers came together to support one another making work? This was the question that inspired the founding of London Playwrights’ Blog & Workshop back in 2013! Since then, we have supported thousands of writers in developing their craft and building their careers through our online resources, workshops, and opportunities. Our aim is to support writers in supporting each other. We believe that opportunities for artistic growth should be available to people regardless of background, geography, age, ethnicity, or education. Our goal is a new golden age of playwriting!

Who we are…

London Playwrights was founded in 2013 by A.C Smith and Kimberley Andrews. As emerging writers ourselves, we first created the blog to offer the support and advice we often found so hard to find! We later expanded and launched our subscriptions model to allow us to create more resources for writers. Today, we are still run by working writers who are experiencing the joys and challenges of building a career as a playwright first hand. Our ethos relies on people coming together work collectively, and the organisation is supported by a wide range of people sharing their skills, time, and talents. Keep your eyes peeled, and you’ll spot acknowledgements of these fantastic folks on the site.

What we do…

We offer a range of support for emerging writers. We run workshops on a variety of artistic and practical topics, offer script consulting/ dramaturgical support and create opportunities for writers such as our January playwriting challenge, WrAP.  Our blog is at the core of our information sharing activities, and every Friday we publish our Opportunities Weekly Roundup, sharing all the open opportunities for writers in London and beyond. We are always creating new resources for writers, from our Playwriting Real-life podcast to our Literary Video Series and more!