We are delighted to announce the five writers who have been shortlisted for this year's Alfred Bradley Bursary Award with ±«Óãtv Radio Drama North.
The writers are:
Geraldine Lang
Mandip Dhesi
Jill O’Halloran
Stephen Collins
Alex Clarke
These five writers have now each been assigned a mentor and will undertake a three month development process with ±«Óãtv Radio Drama North to work on their submission, ahead of the winner being announced.
The Alfred Bradley Bursary is a £5000 award for a Northern writer who is new to radio. The winner also gets a 12 month mentorship with a ±«Óãtv Radio Drama producer and the opportunity to gain a ±«Óãtv Radio 4 drama commission.
The Award was established in 1992 to commemorate the life and work of Alfred Bradley, the distinguished ±«Óãtv Radio Drama Producer. Previous winners include Lee Hall, Peter Straughan, Cat Jones, Furquan Akhtar and most recently Piers Black.
This year we received 279 submissions in total of which 12 percent made it to the longlist.
Find out about previous winners of the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award