Writing for Screen: Level 2
This eight-week evening course focuses on writing for TV drama and the next steps after completing your first pilot script.
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Key information:
- Course dates:
- Tuesday evenings, 22 Sep – 10 Nov 2026
- Course times:
- 7pm–9pm
- Age:
- 18+
- Art form:
- Drama | Writing
- Fees:
- £400
- Deadline:
- Bookings will close at 5pm on Friday 18 September 2026 or when the course reaches full capacity
- Level of study:
- Short Courses & Summer Schools (ages 18+)
- Mode of study:
- In-person
- Venue:
- Guildhall School of Music & Drama
- When:
- Autumn Courses (September–November) | Evening Courses
Course info
Book Now
- Spaces are limited, so we recommend booking early
- Bookings close at 5pm on Friday 18 September 2026, or when the course reaches full capacity
- View our terms and conditions
Ages 18+
Course Dates & Times
Tuesday evenings on 22, 29 September, 6, 13, 20, 27 October, 3, 10 November 2026
7pm–9pm*
*The final two sessions (3 and 10 November) will last 2.5 hours.
About Writing for Screen: Level 2
This eight-week evening course focuses on writing for TV drama and the next steps after completing your first pilot script. The course will develop your writing skills and take your script to the next level by focusing on TV development, pitching to agents and production companies and getting your pilot script screen ready.
Who is the course for?
- This course is ideal for people who have a first draft of a pilot script that they would like to develop throughout the course.
- This course is also suited to participants who attended Writing for Screen: Level 1 and want to take their pilot to the next level.
What can I expect?
You will explore the following topics:
- Redrafting
- Approaching productions companies
- Demystifying agents
- Writing for television under a showrunner
- Writers’ rooms
You will also:
- Hear your script read by actors in the table read session
- After the table read session, the last session of the course will be dedicated to feedback
- Finish the course with a draft of a pilot script, with the potential to refine into a polished piece ready to share with agents and production companies.
The course combines practical and theoretical elements with weekly homework encouraged to help develop your work.
Do I need anything for the course?
Some professional writing software such as Final Draft, Adobe, Celtx, Art Studio etc.
Course Fee
£400
Book Now
- Spaces are limited, so we recommend booking early
- Bookings close at 5pm on Friday 18 September 2026, or when the course reaches full capacity
- View our terms and conditions
Eligibility
- We welcome participants from all ages 18 and over
- Participants must have sufficient English language skills in order to fully engage with the course
About the Course Tutor
The course is taught by Emma Dennis-Edwards.
For TV, Emma's original single Consent aired on Channel 4 in February 2023, with the Evening Standard hailing it as 'a searing commentary that couldn't come at a more opportune moment.' Consent has been nominated for Broadcast Awards and RTS Awards, with Emma being nominated for Best Writer for Drama.
Emma has also written on Champion (Candice Carty-Williams' show for BBC/New Pictures) and has written an episode of Daniel Lawrence Taylor's show Boarders for BBC, as well as being in the writers' room for series 2. Alongside her episodic writing Emma has original projects in development with The Forge, Firebird and Studio Lambert. She was part of the BBC Writers Academy with John Yorke and wrote episodes of Eastenders, Casualty and Holby City.
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