tommysmithwriter @Tom_SmithWriter
Working class writer. Credits for @DMsAreOpenBBC and Newsjack. Winner of #NorthernWritersAwards Writing For Television Award 2022. BBC Voices 2025 England Joined April 2009-
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Gatecrashers: Development Lab is a paid programme for working-class writers developing genre feature films. Two writing residencies, masterclasses and tailored support to take your project from outline to pitch-ready. Apply by 27 November: rb.gy/iey8n2 📣
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So great to see @Lana_Austin1 again after so many years and tell her she was the start of my wrestling autograph collection obsession!
Watching Wayward by @TheMaeMartin Loving it so far! Feel Good is in my all time favourites so I have high hopes
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Hey peeps... just having a #CloseEncounter...😉🤣🤣🥰🥰
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QOTD | "There's no such thing as a would-be writer. If you want to be an airline pilot, you've got to pass those exams. If you want to write, you can do it right now. It doesn't mean it'll be brilliant or that anyone will like it. But you could do it." - Mark Gatiss
So happy to be a part of this! Exciting times ahead
Script Lab 2025 is officially in session! Our brand-new cohort of emerging screenwriters have kicked things off with their first workshop – meet the talented group below! 🎞️📝 bit.ly/4o4TTJS
Been so honoured to be a part of this. I've worked with so many great people and had an amazing time with this cohort. Definitely a career highlight!
All this week we're introducing the writers who have taken part in our Voices 2025 development scheme. Today the focus is on the twelve writers from our hub in the Midlands and North of England. We know that this talented bunch will go on to tell fresh and distinctive stories
@DanAlexisWrites @MiteshSoni_1 Thank you!! Loved it
@DanAlexisWrites Excellent episode!
@WrasslinCity_ Tough call. But @OfficialTAZ was an epic debut
I never thought WhatsApp were reading my messages, until they released an advert assuring us they didn't read our messages!
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No idea what's going on with my hand in this photo, as it was taken in 2019. BUT, @bbcwritersroom asked me to have a go at writing about rejection following this weeks Open Call emails being sent out.
Unfortunately being a writer means dealing with rejection. Yesterday we sent out the results from our latest Open Call opportunity. Whilst the vast majority of responses (although often disappointed) were positive, there were a minority of abusive and unpleasant replies. We
Seeing this tonight. Can't wait!
Not only has our current production #DogsOnTheMetro been getting ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews - audiences are also loving it!!!!! Check out the video to see what they have to say about this powerful production & then book your tickets asap before it ends next Sat 17 May at
Just catching up with latest @bbccomedy shorts and Donkey by @fatihaelghorri is sooooo funny. Hoping it leads to a series!
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Calling out @thequentinletts @TheDailyMail_Pk for bullying. Is Quentin unable or unwilling to challenge the science behind the evidence? Or is he just a nasty bully, happy to mock how people talk? @stammer
We specifically went to that London to see this and it was amazing! If it's going on tour we may go again
Thanks to everybody who has seen #Insideno9 Stage/Fright at the Wyndham’s Theatre. Unfortunately this is our final week. FORTUNATELY we are doing a tour in the autumn! Tickets on sale from tomorrow at midday GMT. insideno9onstage.com/#tour
I loved every second of this!
New on the blog: The Dumping Ground Shadow Scheme. @Tom_SmithWriter explains what was involved in this opportunity for one of the most popular dramas on @cbbc bbc.co.uk/writers/blog/d…
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