I hope everyone has enjoyed Script Coverage and Report Awareness Week (SCRAW 2026) and I hope the content has been useful and has encouraged some of you new scriptwriters reader to get good quality feedback on your scripts – it honestly really can speed up your process as a new writer
When reading new writers scripts – I can often just glance through the first few pages – and with a sense check of how the script looks ON THE PAGE – yes, without reading anything – I can tell, pretty accurately – if the script will work or not, and if the writer has any idea of what they’re actually doing.
The first rule of scriptwriting is SHOW – DON’T TELL. And most new scriptwriters think they understand that rule but do not.
Script Lessons from Jimmy McGovern and how to spot ‘on the nose’ dialogue…
In the UK there is really only one place you can send a script (that will actually read it) and that’s the BBC Writers OPEN CALL – a competition (open once a year) which invites writers to send in scripts – so that the BBC can develop the writer (develop means put to work on existing shows in most cases – the only real recognised career path for scriptwriters in the UK – lucky winners of the BBC OPEN CALL usually end up writing episodes of existing BBC shows – most commonly EastEnders or Casualty.
When you’re a new writer, waiting for feedback – from anyone is a nightmare. When you enter a script writing competition, you tend to start checking the website daily – only a few days after the comps deadline has passed – in the vain hope that someone has read your script – and instantly recognised your genius…
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