Peter Tinniswood Award:
-final call for entries
-plays broadcast during 2007
-deadline 13 Feb 2008
2006 WINNER; presented Thursday 18 Oct 2007
>>pictures from this year's Imison & Tinniswood awards (2007)<<
The Tinniswood Award of £1,500 was jointly presented to Mike Bartlett and Rachel Joyce. Their plays
which won the award were NOT TALKING and TO BE A PILGRIM:
Not Talking by Mike Bartlett, BBC Radio Drama, R3
A powerful, contemporary drama that both shocks and edifies. The author cleverly weaves together
dysfunctional characters and diverging timelines to create a compelling narrative where two different
generations of characters seek a dubious and at times dangerous consolation in “not talking”.
....Mike explores the corrosive power of silence through his grandfather's experiences as a "conshie"
during World War 2, alongside a contemporary story from the armed forces. With Richards Briars, June Whitfield,
Carl Prekopp and Lyndsey Marshal. The director was Steven Canny and the producer Claire Grove. 2 Mar 06, 60m,
10-11pm,
"The Wire", Radio 3.
Repeat: Radio 3, Saturday December 29 2007
To Be A Pilgrim by Rachel Joyce
A radio play whose deceptive simplicity conceals a rich, complex emotional tapestry. A man goes out to
post a letter, but feels compelled to carry on walking. What follows is a radio pilgrimage that
surprises and empowers both central characters and listeners alike.
Will be repeated on R4. Date to be confirmed.
ABOUT THE WRITERS
Mike Bartlett (not to be confused with Michael Bartlett, author of many radio plays in the
1980s) is currently writing a new play for R4 and his five part series The Family Man has recently been
broadcast on Woman’s Hour. Theatrical productions include Artifacts which won the Old Vic New Voices
Award 2006, and My Child which was recently performed at the Royal Court. He is now writing The Love
Contract for the Royal Court Main House.
Rachel Joyce has written extensively for radio. Her most recent plays include Feather (R4),
Quintessence (R4) and In the Wind (R3). Rachel is currently adapting Henry James’ The Portrait of a
Lady for R4’s Classic Series and other adaptations include the highly acclaimed The Professor by
Charlotte Brontë (Woman’s Hour, R4). Her short television film Rockabye Baby was made by Channel 4
as part of the Dogma series and Rachel is working on a new drama for television. Before writing she
worked as an actress playing lead roles at the RSC and RNT.
More details about these plays:
2006 SHORTLIST AND WINNER
The awards are supported by The Society of Authors, The Writers’ Guild, the Authors’ Licensing
and Collecting Society, The Peggy Ramsay Foundation and PURE Digital.
For further information about the 2007 awards contact Jo Hodder on 020 7373 6642.
For entry
forms and information regarding the 2008 awards contact Anne Hogben on 020 7833 4777
This award has been established by the Society of Authors and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain to perpetuate the memory of Peter Tinniswood as well as to celebrate and encourage high standards in radio drama.
You are invited to send in any radio drama first transmitted within the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland during the period 1 January-31 December 2007. Submissions must come from the producer and are restricted to a maximum of two entries per producer (we would prefer the one script that you think is the best).
The work must be an original piece for radio, and may also include the first episode from an original series or serial. If submitting 15-minute episodes from a series or serial we will require consecutive episodes (including the first episode) to make up at least 45 minutes . The judges reserve the right to call in the subsequent episodes if required. We welcome 30-minute plays provided that they were stand-alone and that characters and situations are original to the writer.
An adaptation for radio of a piece originally written for any other medium e.g. stage, television, film, novel, poem or a short story will not be eligible.
To print an entry form please click here or if you would like to discuss entry requirements, please contact Jo Hodder.
Submissions should consist of a signed letter or nomination form from the producer setting out the date and time of transmission, the broadcasting body concerned, along with a non-refundable entry fee of £50, four copies of the script (as broadcast) along with an email of the synopsis (250 words) and biography of the writer (250 words).
Entries will not be returned and should be sent to Jo Hodder, Tinniswood Award, The Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, SW10 9SB by 13 Feb 2008. The cheque should be made out to ‘The Society of Authors’. If you are paying by BACS transfer please confirm the date of transfer by email to jhodder@societyofauthors.org. The Society of Authors account number is 70476072 and the sort code is 400713 .
Judges will be selected each year in consultation with the Society’s Broadcasting and the Writers’ Guild Radio Committees. Correspondence with the judges is forbidden and their decision is final.
The Tinniswood Award will be presented alongside the Imison Award for the best writer new to radio in autumn 2008. Further details will be sent nearer the time.
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