They have various awards through the year for writers in the north of England. They especially welcome submissions from people of colour and those from LGBTQ+, disabled and lower socio-economic backgrounds, who are particularly under-represented in this area of the TV industry. They have three awards with upcoming deadlines. See guidelines for details on eligibility and other submission requirements. At the time of writing, they’d announced the application dates for their Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards – Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards: Warp Films as well as Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards: FilmNation TV UK. For both of these award, writers should submit a pitch of an idea for an original storyline (up to 400 words) and a sample script of up to 10 pages. The winner will be offered the chance to work closely with Warp Films and FilmNation TV UK respectively, receive a bursary of £3,000 and mentoring support.
Awards: £3,000, other opportunities
Deadline: 28 June 2026
Open for: Writers in the north of England
Details here (the page also has details of all their awards, including closed ones).

Deadline: June 28th, 2026