2009 Full Length PlayCompetition.

First Prize: £250 plus a reading of the play at a Club Meeting.

Second Prize: £150 plus a reading of the play at a Club Meeting.

Third Prize: £ 100. plus a reading of the play at a Club Meeting.

The Constance Cox Memorial Award: A further £100 may be awarded at the discretion of the judges.

# The play should be in two acts and last approximately  90 minutes 

# Entry fee is £5 (with one free entry for Sussex Playwrights' Club members

# CLOSING DATE: 31ST July 2009

# Judge's announcement will be mid-December 2009

Rules

The competition is open to any author, regardless of nationality or country of residence and must be an original play, written in English and not previously broadcast, produced before a paying audience or read at a club meeting..

Plays, which must be clearly typed and securely bound, should be sent to Mr Dennis Evans, 2 Brunswick Mews, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1HD to arrive no later than the 31st July 2009.

All plays must be entered under a pseudonym and all entries should include a sealed envelope with the play's title and the pseudonym on the cover. This envelope should contain a card with the author's real name and address, plus sufficient postage for return of the manuscript.

Sussex Playwrights' Club members are entitled to one free entry but all other entries must be accompanied by the entry fee of £5. Receipt of entries will not be acknowledged. It is hoped that the results will be announced by Mid-December 2009.

The decision of the judges is final and we cannot enter into any correspondence concerning the results. The judges reserve the right not to award a prize if the number or standard of the entries is deemed to be insufficient.

Winning Authors must agree to their plays being given a reading at a club meeting

Enquiries can be directed to us by using the contact form or alternatively should be addressed (with and SAE please) to:- Dennis Evans (Hon Sec), 2 Brunswick Mews, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1HD.

The 2008 Television Screenplay Competition

£200 Prize winner

'The Midwood Story'. by Gol McAdam

£100 Prize winner:-

Not all Bad in Bad Wurzheim. by Fred Partridge

£75  Prize winner:-

A Shot to the Heart. by Fred Partridge

Also shortlisted:-

Monkey Jungle by Michael Rowlands

Dear End . by Christopher Francois

Our adjudicator for this year was the actor PAUL MORIARTY (RNT, RSC, Eastenders, The Bill etc).

Congratulations to the winners and many thaks to all who entered.