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A new collaboration between Â鶹Éç Writersroom, Â鶹Éç Cymru Wales' TV drama department and has been launched to find the writing stars of the future.

The Wales Drama Award is a new biennial prize open to any writer residing in Wales.

To enter, writers must submit a full length script in any medium, with a minimum length of 30 minutes, to Â鶹Éç Writersroom by 16 July 2012, that is unperformed or unproduced and in the English language.

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The winner of the Wales Drama Award will receive £10,000 while two runners-up will receive £1000 each. All award winners will be given an opportunity to develop their script and/or ideas with either Â鶹Éç Cymru Wales' TV drama department or National Theatre Wales.

Six shortlisted writers will be invited to a meeting with the judges to discuss their script and an idea they want to develop in September, with the winner due to be announced in late 2012.

Â鶹Éç Writersroom have just announced two free workshops for budding writers to get involved with in Bangor and Wrexham in April. The sessions will take place on Thursday 26 April at Bangor University, Arts Centre, 6.30-7.45pm, and on Monday 30 April at Wrexham University, CIB Foyer, 5.30-6.45pm.

For information on how to reserve a place on either session visit the Â鶹Éç writersroom website.

Other forthcoming sessions in Aberystwyth and Swansea are to be confirmed.

The judging panel for the Wales Drama Award 2012 will be led by Kate Rowland, Â鶹Éç creative director of new writing. The other judges are award-winning writers Russell T Davies and Abi Morgan, Â鶹Éç Cymru Wales' head of drama Faith Penhale, and John McGrath, artistic director of National Theatre Wales.