RTÉ P.J. O’CONNOR AWARDS 2015 - Radio Drama. Deadline: 27 March.

https://static.rasset.ie/documents/drama-on-one/pjoconnor-rules-2015.pdf click here for advice on writing for radio. And here for my experience of writing for radio though a short story has general radio tips.

RTÉ P.J. O’CONNOR AWARDS 2015 - Radio Drama


Rules Of The Competition
1. The competition is for radio plays of 40 minutes only.
2. Plays must be specifically written for radio; stage plays or plays requiring adaptation will not
be considered.
3. Entries should be typed, double-spaced and on one side of the paper only. The standard
size of a radio script is A4. Please follow the SAMPLE SCRIPT LAYOUT.
4. The writer should be Irish or resident in Ireland.
5. The play may be in Irish or English.
6. The competition is open to
(a) new writers.
(b) writers with a maximum of one-hour of radio drama professionally produced.
7. Only one entry per person is allowed and plays previously submitted are not acceptable.
8. There will be no professional involvement other than that provided by the RTÉ Radio Drama
Department.
9. No correspondence will be entered into regarding this competition, except notification of
winners.
10. Please keep a copy of your play as no entries will be returned.
11. Submissions should reach RTÉ Radio Drama by 5:00 pm on Friday 27th March 2015.
The shortlist will appear on www.rte.ie/dramaonone from Friday 8th May, 2015.
The judges’ decision will be announced on Friday 22nd May 2015.
12. RTÉ Radio will have the right to broadcast each of the winning entries twice, with
subsequent broadcasts, if any, attracting payment at current rates. Other entries of a high
standard may also be broadcast by RTÉ Radio in the usual way at current rates of payment.
RTÉ Radio will have the right to make the above broadcasts available as streams on
the RTÉ website simultaneous with each RTÉ radio broadcast of the Programme and on
demand at any time from the date of recording. All broadcast contracts will be subject to
existing arrangements within RTÉ Radio.
13. WRITERS ARE REQUESTED TO FILL IN THE ATTACHED ENTRY FORM, AND WHERE
A PSEUDONYM HAS BEEN USED, PLEASE ALSO STATE YOUR REAL NAME. YOUR
NAME SHOULD ONLY APPEAR ON THE ENTRY FORM AND NOT ON THE SCRIPT.
SEND ALL ENTRIES TO:
RTÉ P.J. O’CONNOR AWARDS 2015,
RTÉ RADIO CENTRE,
DONNYBROOK,
DUBLIN 4.