For playwright, journalist, and movie junkie Julien Neaves, winning the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition is as serious as it is fulfilling.
Five years ago, in 2018, Neaves submitted his first radio play, Tanty Get Ah Android!, for the same competition.
He was selected as a finalist but did not secure the prize. It was within this time frame that he submitted work for several literary competitions like the Commonwealth Short Story Competition, but failed to advance.
Neaves, in a phone interview yesterday, said the loss in 2018 gave him the encouragement to keep trying.
Neaves’ second radio play, The Mighty Corbeau, got the judges’ nod of approval this time around. He topped this year’s competition category in English as a First Language.
For those not familiar, radio plays are different from stage plays as stories are brought to life through the use of voice, tone, and special effects. Read More
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