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Welcome to the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service & British Council International Audio Drama Competition 2026. To enter, you’ll need to complete the form below and supply us with:

• The script for your 40-50 minute audio drama with up to six central characters. This should be submitted as a PDF file
• A written synopsis outlining the complete story of your audio drama. This should be no more than 400 words long and submitted as a PDF file.

The competition closes at 11.00 GMT 4 June 2025, and is only open to writers outside of the UK. Entrants must also be over the age of 18 as of 4 June 2025.

We will be unable to enter into any correspondence, except with shortlisted entries, and we are also unable to acknowledge receipt of scripts.

Please do not send us amendments or further drafts once your place has been submitted.

Please do not send cassettes, CDs, DVDs, mp3s, videos or sheet music with your play – it is not necessary at the entry level and they cannot be returned to you.

Please read the Competition Rules and abide by them. If a play is either too short or excessively long, it may be disqualified.

If you would prefer to enter via email or post, you may download an entry form here.