BBC WORLD SERVICE INTERNATIONAL RADIO PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/bbc-radio-competition/
--- NO ENTRY FEE. The competition has two first prizes – one for writers with English as a first language, and one for writers with English as a second language. The winners of both awards will have their plays broadcast on BBC World Service. Their prize includes a trip to London to watch their plays being recorded, attendance at an award ceremony and £2,000. The winner of the new Georgi Markov prize will also come to London to be at this award ceremony and spend two weeks with BBC Radio Drama and BBC World Service. The playwriting competition welcomes scripts from anyone outside the UK, whether established or new writers. The dramas need to be 53 minutes long, but can be on any subject. Deadline January 31, 2014.