The submission window opens on Wednesday 17th December 2025 and the window closes at 12 midday on Monday 2nd February 2026. Script samples are read and judged by a panel of theatre professionals and selected by HighTide.
Complete this online submission form.
The online application form will ask you the following questions:
- Your details:
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- Your name and contact details;
- Your connection with the East of England
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- Your playwriting or writing biography. Please provide us with a short biography (up to 200 words) outlining your writing work to date. (It’s fine if your writing biography is limited, we’re looking for playwrights at all stages of development)
- Your play script sample. Please provide us with a (minimum) 8 page and (maximum) 12 page sample of your script writing that best encapsulates you as a playwright;
- Why the HighTide Writers Group? Please tell us how the programme would be of benefit to you and your playwriting at this time (up to 200 words).
Script format requirements:
- Please ensure that the file name of your script submission document title reads [Play Tittle] HTWG Script Submission. The documents should be sent in a .pdf format.
- Readers will assess the scripts anonymously so please don’t include your name in the body of the script.
- Page one should be a Title Page, that includes the title of the script.
- Page two should be an Info Page, where you can give us any information that we need about your sample. This can include but is not limited to:
- A character list. Please list all of the characters that are included in your writing sample.
- Any rules of the script, such as what / or … or – means to you.
- The Title and information pages are not included in the page total of your writing sample (so for example if you submit a 12 page writing sample, the total page count of the document will be 14 pages including your title + info page).
- Please number the pages of your script.
- Font should be size 11 and in an accessible font like arial or calibri.
Applications that are incomplete and/or reach us after the submission window closes will not be considered.
If you have any questions or require the application form in a different format (e.g. audio, large print, etc.) then we’d be happy to help – please contact our Engagement Manager, George on george@hightide.org.uk for support.
