Competition for UK based authors

[jon.hayworth]

Just in case any of you in the UK have not seen or heard about the writing competition the BBC is running in tandem with the BBC 1 Canterbury Tales series, here is the link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/competition

As far as I can make out there is no money in the prize but there is the prestige of having a story read at prime time on national Radio 4.

Have fun, I am struggling with the Reeve's Tale.

jon

 

[snooper]

Just in case any of you in the UK have not seen or heard about the writing competition the BBC is running in tandem with the BBC 1 Canterbury Tales series, here is the link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/competition

As far as I can make out there is no money in the prize but there is the prestige of having a story read at prime time on national Radio 4.

Have fun, I am struggling with the Reeve's Tale.

jon

Be very wary of the BBC. If you submit anything to them they take everything, copyright, moral rights, all money made by selling on and full editorial control. Read the small print. They are entitled to read your story out with another author's name on it, changed as they see fit, to sell it to TV and Hollywood, etc. and have no legal duty to give you a penny.

 

[Guest]

Just in case any of you in the UK have not seen or heard about the writing competition the BBC is running in tandem with the BBC 1 Canterbury Tales series, here is the link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/competition

As far as I can make out there is no money in the prize but there is the prestige of having a story read at prime time on national Radio 4.

Have fun, I am struggling with the Reeve's Tale.

jon

I've seen this being heavily promoted on the BBC. I've been enjoying their modern day adaptations of the Canterbury Tales, the one starring Julie Walters was very good. Are you going for it? Good luck if you are!

One question: Do you know if they'd accept tentacle porn?

Lou

 

[snooper]

Re: Re: Competition for UK based authors

One question: Do you know if they'd accept tentacle porn?

They'll accept anything, but if they do, you aren't allowed to post it anywhere. It becomes ENTIRELY their property and you relinquish ALL rights to it.

 

[jon.hayworth]

To some extent what Snooper says is correct.

However although they ask for a perpetual right to reproduce and use the work for free.

They do not take a right to deny the original authorship - what they do ask is that the author will work along with the script editing team to prepare the story for broadcast.

I cannot say that I am overjoyed with eternal right to use, however it takes how long to write a 1900 to 2000 word story? For me the possible Kudos of being broadcast on the BBC - outweighs the downside.

As I said in my original post - no money only glory.

But then if money worries you why publish on Lit - you have given away the story's real value - because if you do sell it later you have already lost "First Serial Rights", which is what paper publishers want.

Just re-read the BBC's definition of a professional writer and as I reguarly freelance for a Paysite it appears I am disqualified - ah well that means the story may well appear here. C'est la vie!!!!!

jon