New Writing North | Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards 2026
Submissions open between Friday 15th May to Friday 26th June 2026
Do you want to write for TV and work with a production company?
From Friday 15th May, New Writing North will have an opportunity for aspiring TV writers based in the North of England to submit to the Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards
There will be four winners selected in each category who will each a receive a cash bursary, mentoring with an industry professional and the opportunity get work with a top independent production company.
The production companies to apply to are:
Warp Films (Adolescence)
Rope Ladder Fiction (Waterloo Road)
FilmNation TV UK (Small Town, Big Story)
Bonafide Films (Mood and The Last Post)
To apply for these awards you should be:
- Living in the North of England at the time of entering and planning to remain here for at least another 12 months.
- Over the age of 18.
This is a non-BBC scheme
Please note that these schemes are listed here for your convenience. However, they are run by external organisations and unless otherwise noted the BBC has no involvement with them.
Therefore the BBC cannot respond to any queries in connection to those and accepts no liability for the accuracy of third party websites and the information contained on them.
