Applications will open on Monday 16th September at 9am and close on Friday 4th October at 5pm

Terms & Conditions

* All entries must be submitted via Screen Alliance Wales https://www.screenalliancewales.com/blaidd. By submitting your entry, you agree to be bound by all of these terms and conditions, and you warrant that you have legal capacity to agree to these terms and conditions.

* Entry is free of charge.

* Applicants must have permanent residency in Wales, meaning applicants must live in Wales and have lived in Wales for at least 12 months consecutively at the time of applying. Applicants will be required to supply the postcode of their permanent address in Wales and we reserve the right to request further proof of residency if needed.

* If you satisfy the above condition, then your place of birth does not need to be Wales in order to apply.

* Applicants must have no more than one professional broadcast screenwriting TV credit or feature film credit. Children's TV credits and short films do not apply to this criteria.

* If you have professional screenwriting credits in radio and theatre, or are a published novelist, but still have less than one professional screenwriting credit in Film or TV then you are also permitted to apply.

* You do not need agent representation to apply.

* Applicants must be 18 or over at the time of applying. Proof of age and identity for eligibility may be requested.

* Bad Wolf encourages applications from candidates from all backgrounds and does not discriminate based on disability, age, gender, socioeconomic group, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

* At least one of the writers selected for the scheme will be deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent. Please see the application form on how to disclose this information. Bad Wolf agrees to cover any access requirement related costs.

* Applicants will need to be available in-person on the following five compulsory dates at Wolf Studios in Cardiff to attend training sessions: Monday 20th January 2025, Monday 24th February 2025, Monday 7th April 2025, Monday 12th May 2025, and Monday 23rd June 2025. Bad Wolf will cover any reasonable travel expenses, and accommodation if required to stay overnight (to be approved in advance by Bad Wolf). The graduation will take place in London on Wednesday 9th July 2025.

* Subject to Bad Wolf’s terms and conditions, each writer will be paid a bursary of £18,000 gross which will be paid monthly over the course of the scheme. The bursary shall cover writing three drafts (plus revisions if required) of a pilot script plus a supporting series outline.

* As well as individual writers, writing partnerships of two (max) may enter. Scripts submitted must be written by the partnership, and they must satisfy all of the criteria above including both writers being Welsh residents. Writing partnerships should be submitted by one lead writer on behalf of both applicants. Please note the bursary for any screenwriting partnerships will be payable as £9,000 gross to each writer (i.e. the bursary is split in half and subject to Bad Wolf’s terms and conditions).

* Any writer submitting a script as part of a partnership cannot also submit a script as an individual.

* Your submission must be your own original idea, and may not be based wholly or in part on the work of any other person, whether known, published, produced, or not (i.e. no adaptations) or infringe any third-party rights. You confirm that your submission is not, nor ever has been, in development with any third party. You also confirm that all elements of your submission comply with all applicable laws, and in particular are not obscene, defamatory, discriminatory, threatening, pornographic, libelous, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive and do not encourage any criminal activity.

* Bad Wolf reserves the right to reject any entry for any reason at its absolute discretion. Bad Wolf’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

* Bad Wolf will have the right of first refusal to option each pilot script developed as part of the scheme for 12 months from completion of the scheme for no additional cost.

* Bad Wolf and Screen Alliance Wales accepts no liability if entrants ignore these rules and entrants agree to fully indemnify Bad Wolf and Screen Alliance Wales against any claims by third parties arising from breach of these rules.

* By submitting your script and contact details to the form, you will provide personal data to Bad Wolf. This personal data will be processed in accordance with Bad Wolf’s privacy policy (to be provided on request) and the applicable laws and regulations.

* By submitting your application, you release Bad Wolf, its employees, and anyone acting on its behalf, of and from any claims of any kind, known or unknown, arising out of or relating to your application. You agree to waive, and will never make or bring, any claim, demand, or action against Bad Wolf in connection with the use or alleged use of your application and that in no event will you be entitled to seek injunctive or equitable relief.

Application Process

* We will email every writer a response to their application by the end of 2024. Due to the volume of applications we cannot give individual feedback on scripts.

* We will be holding interviews for shortlisted writers in November 2024.

* We will inform the successful three writers by the 20th December 2024.

* The programme will commence on 20th January 2025 and will finish at the end of July 2025.

* Bad Wolf will pair the successful writers with their mentors in January 2025 based on suitability. The writers will undertake 6 x 1 hour mentoring sessions with each of their mentors throughout the course of the scheme. The sessions will be arranged by Bad Wolf around the mentors’ availability.

Guidelines

* Submitted script extracts must be for an original TV drama or comedy drama pilot. The submitted script will be used only as a sample to get a sense of your voice, and will not be used for any part of the scheme. Samples may be sent in the Welsh or English language.

* Materials will be submitted via the application form, please do not email them separately. Please name your files: ‘Your Name - Your Script Title – Sample’ and ‘Your Name - Your Script Title – Pitch Document’

* The font size for all materials should be no less than 12. The script extract must end at 10 pages and should be of consecutive scenes (we’d recommend sending the first 10 pages). No material beyond the 10 pages will be considered.

* Please do not include artworks, illustrations or pictures in the materials.

* If successful, the idea you work on during the course will be a new idea for a contemporary drama set in Wales, i.e. different to the script that you submit with your entry.

* Submissions will be read and assessed by Bad Wolf readers and will be judged on the strength of the writing and originality of the story.

* Scripts and pitch documents must be submitted in a PDF format.

Judging Process

Stage One – Entries are distributed to Bad Wolf’s readers in October. The readers will assess the entries and they will be judged based on the originality of the idea and the strength of the writer’s voice.

Stage Two (Long-list) – Bad Wolf’s development team will read all reader recommended entries and will select a short-list of up to 10 writers to be interviewed. Please note full scripts will be requested if your script has been longlisted.

Stage Three (Short-list) – The shortlisted writers' scripts will be read by the senior development executives and executive producers and will be invited to an interview. Shortlisted writers will receive written feedback on their sample script if they are not selected for the scheme.

Stage Four (Finalists) – The three finalists will be selected based on their interviews and submitted materials.

For any further questions please contact [email protected]