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The British Council in collaboration with the BBC World Service have announced the International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009. Applicants can send in one entry of approximately 60 minutes in length, on a subject of their choice on a minimum of 50 and maximum of 75 pages of A4 paper, with six central characters, and a short synopsis of 400 words.

The play must be the original, unpublished work of the person or persons submitting it. It must be written in English but can be translated by a third party, who must be credited. Co-writers must send in an email confirmation that they are prepared to take a share of the prize money.

There are two main prizes — the best play written in English as a first language and the best play written in English as a second language. The two prize winners will each receive 2,500 Pounds sterling, a trip to London to see their plays being recorded, and to attend a prize-giving evening.

There are also additional prizes of digital or short wave radios for the best radio play to be written from each of these geographical areas: The Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, South Asia, Russia and the Caucasus, Asia and Pacific.

The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16 at the closing date who is not normally a resident of the United Kingdom. Entrants must not be employees of the BBC or British Council or anyone connected with the competition or their close relatives. The closing date is March 31. For details, visit www.bbcworldservice.com/radioplay.

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