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Funny Women Comedy Writing Award

Funny Women are on the lookout for scriptwriters with a real flair for writing funny stories jam-packed with laugh-out-loud jokes. You can be a solo writer or a comedy duo and this is an award for new voices, meaning that writers who have been employed or given paid commissions on a regular basis for one or more TV, Radio, Digital or Film projects.


Find out more on BBC Writersroom here.


Funny Women are looking for script writers with a real flair for comedy narrative and the ability to put together a laugh-out-loud joke on paper. Joint entries are welcome. The award focuses on new voices, meaning you are not eligible to enter if you are or have been employed as a writer or given paid commissions on a regular basis for one or more TV, Radio, Digital or Film projects.

Your script must be an original piece of work of which you are the author/s. Please do not submit work that has previously been produced for broadcast on television or radio.

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