Bursary back for a third year

Entries have opened for this year’s comedy writing bursary set up to commemorate  Reggie Perrin author  David Nobbs.

The contest is aimed at those early in their writing career – but entrants must already have a broadcast credit for their written material and accompany their entry with a 500-word statement of intent, describing their writing career goals. 

Entries close on June 23 and the winner of the £500 first prize announced in August.  There will also be one or two runners-up who receive  £250.

One of last year’s runners-up, Tom Ellen The money was obviously massively helpful in allowing me to take time off from day-job freelancing to finish my script, but more than anything, the opportunity to get my stuff read and judged by comedy professionals was a fantastic confidence boost. It was so encouraging, and it's really helped me take comedy writing more seriously.’

Journalist Mary O’Hara, who is the chair of the  David Nobbs Trust, said ‘Getting a foothold as a writer be it in sketch, book-writing or sitcom can be tough so we are trying to help those starting out. We are thrilled to be running our third comedy writing competition in David’s name. 

‘David Nobbs was a passionate supporter of new talent and from the huge number of entries to our competitions to date, we know there is a rich pool of talent ready to make it to the next level and carry on a great comedy tradition.’

Enter here.

Published: 10 Jun 2019