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Setting aside the constrained nature of the sessions, (each writer has either 5 minutes or 45 seconds to pitch, depending on which session they attend) here are some things I noticed.

Directing table reads is about balancing instinct, clarity, collaboration, and adaptability, creating a space where actors, writers, and experimentation bring the script to life.

Scott Myers is in the top three speakers we have EVER had at LondonSWF. People come out of his sessions buzzing, inspired, informed, and ready to take their screenplay up to the next level. Immediately. So the question is, do YOU want to Get The Edge with Scott Myers, for your script, for your career?

Congratualtions to the selected writers for the 2026 Advanced Mentoring Labs. They are…

As screenwriters, we often hear our characters perfectly in our heads, but what happens when real actors bring those words to life? At the London Screenwriters Festival table reads, one challenging scene from a romantic comedy revealed surprising insights about character, motivation, and the power of collaboration.

In 2006, we interviewed Catherine Hardwicke for the Guerilla Filmmakers Handbook, before ‘Twilight’ and after her indie hit ’13’. I am thrilled she is joining us for this years featival and as she was then, and is now, her eccentric, indie spirited and inspirational energy will infect us all!

Next Monday night (March 9th) at 8pm, join Chris Jones, LondonSWF Founder for an Ask Me Anything about the London Screenwriters Festival on

At last year’s LSF, Fenella Greenfeld broke down how she made her feature 2.0 Lucy for under £40K — and why writers should stop waiting for permission and start making films.

Frustrated by the lack of consistent access to producers, execs, and agents, Cera created The Screenwriters’ Slate UK—a membership platform connecting writers directly with industry professionals through a searchable database, jobs board, competitions, and events. Designed to foster trusted relationships and create real career opportunities, the platform aims to bridge the gap between screenwriters and the wider UK film and TV industry.

Talent Campus 9.0 Graduate Hannah Palmer-Prior, with LSF’er Athena Mandis have just launched a podcast for screenwriters… Check it out! Here’s their blurb. Have you thought of jacking it all in after receiving notes on a script? Felt misunderstood? Or even that your masterpiece was not read properly? Rest assured you’re not alone.

In this article you’re going to discover the insider advice directly from the creator of this film: Dean Craig, a screenwriter and director, who I had the opportunity and the honour to interview at the London Screenwriters Festival, 2025.

As a writer, you wander in the land of fiction, fighting doubts, exploring fears, and losing yourself in the white pages of your screenplay like a hero.
Usually, you focus your studies on learning the journey of your characters.

A jam packed day, which started with a double session with Samantha Horley – a hugely helpful insight to the commissioning process and how a script is sold, how genres impacts this, and what you can do to really bring home your pitch in the premise with genre.

I’d not been to the London Screenwriters’ Festival for some years, maybe not since 2017. As you might expect, it’s changed. The venue is the same—Regent University, neatly hidden in London’s Regent’s Park—but the tone is different, or perhaps just more noticeable. It’s fun.