Lifestyle-Female-Funny Women Award

There's a funny women award to be presented by the Huffington Post for any comedy writing. http://www.funnywomen.com/comedy-writing-award

Young-Tricycle Theatre's Young Company

18-25 year olds are wanted to write for the Tricycle Young Company. There is a brief to follow at

Smart- Arts Columnist

An arts columnist is required for Ideas Tap. Please complete the brief on their website.

Quirky-Greenhouse Funny Prize

Run by Greenhouse Literary Agency, they are looking for samples of comedy writing-a 5,000 word piece-

Topical-Pop Up Theatre

Camdecn Theatre are looking for topical sketches or topical monologues. I'm sure how many baby Cambridge stories they're expecting...

Thanks

Please say when you apply for a position or submit material that you found it at No More Comedy Rejections.

Thrifty-Lo Fi Film Initiative

The Scots Lo-Fi film opp is open to writers who have made two short films. http://screenacademyscotland.ac.uk/lo-fi

Gutsy-Writers on Attachment

There is an opportunity to be writers on attachment at the Old Vic. Must be gutsy writing. http://www.oldvicnewvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/PDF/Season%202013/OVCC_WRITERS_ABOUT.pdf

Gutsy

I've come up with a new sub-division, gutsy. Been of a learning curve this. Gutsy writing isn't on my plan yet. Well you live and learn, don't you?

Lifestyle-Young-Junior Just a Minute

A version of Just a Minute is being broadcast for 10-13 year olds. Ideal for aspiring comedians.

Dark-The City Fox

Short poetry and prose required by the City Fox, around flora and fauna. Needs to be dark. .

Quirky-Short Coms

Another quirky one-short coms are asking for short films on their Facebook page. .

Rude-Open Spots at Party Piece, Euston.

This position seems to be constantly bumped (i.e. continues open). It is for Shaker and Company. Not sure how much notice you need to give. .

Quirky-Firefly Press

Firefly Press want what they call an "amazing" chidren's story set in Wales. Unfortunately this one costs £10 to enter. Full details here:

Is Young Lifestyle or not?

I think I've encountered my first problem with the system. I've put gender, class and ethnicity as lifestyle, but when people want young writers is that a lifestyle choice as well? What do you think?

Smart-Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Young Writers Programme

Particularly intelligent writers (though I'm not saying the others aren't) are required on the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Young Writers Programme. Specific pieces of stage writing are required here: . Must be 16-25.

Detailed-High Tide Escalator Plays

If you are from the East of England you can enter the High Tide Escalator scheme-winning playwrights will have their work performed in various theatres in the Anglian region. Further details here: http://www.hightide.org.uk/escalator_plays

Lifestyle-Ethnic-Critical Mass Playwrighting

Coventry's Belgrade Theatre seeks 20 writers for its Critical Mass Playwrighting Programme. It is open to Black and "Minority Ethnic" entrants. Submit 10 pages of a written script to the Theatre. More details: .

Topical - Kirren Island Podcast Episode 5

Kirren Island wants sketches and one liners for a podcast. Deadline is 31st August.

Welcome to No More Comedy Rejections

Welcome to No More Comedy Rejections.

The idea is list comedy writing by the type of writer involved. There's no hard and fast rule to what you apply for, it's just to maximise success.

Rude, X-rated: Uses a number of rude terms, offensive for most ears. Try stand up, sketches (usually not on TV), cartoons.

Cruel: Full of venom, usually more dry than above. Stand-up, sketches.

Black: Tragic humour, tendency towards realism. Kitchen sink plays, sitcoms.

Quirky: Weird humour, hard to understand. Sketches, alternative sitcoms, cartoons.

Parodic: Take off of a particular author or director. Comedy spoofs, sketches, market for adaptions of original material?

Horror: A particular version of above. Horror spoofs, horror advisor to film/plays.

Topical: Relevant to now. Panel show, topical sketch show/sitcom

Detailed: Very intricate writing. Novels and plays.

Smart: Clever-clever comedy. Sub-divided:

Lawyer: Legal comedy. Advise dramas?

Medical: Hospital comedy. Advise dramas?

Folklore: Sci-fi novels.

Lifestyle: According to a particular group. Sub-divided:

Sexuality: Gay plays and sitcoms.

Ethnic: Plays about a race/mixed races. An Ethnic writer may advise on dramas.

Gender (Female): Feminist plays. Female prizes.

Class: Kitchen sink, degradation.