The Riot Act – Our Monthly Newsletter
It’s getting chillier, but things are still hotting up at Riot HQ. October included a team outing to Trafalgar Square to discuss the historical significance of the landmark in relation to Black History Month. PR trainees from the Taylor Bennett Foundation visited Riot to get a flavour of what a culture and entertainment agency does […]
15-strong shortlist announced for the 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
15 new scripts by established, emerging and debut playwrights in the running for £40,000 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting Five plays from Australia and the US are considered for the new International Award Shortlist selected from the highest number of entries in the Prize’s history, a 35% increase on the previous cycle #BruntwoodPrize2019 Today, Tuesday […]
As RuPaul’s Drag Race UK hits our screens, our Junior Campaigns Manager, Emily, shares her experiences of the drag scene and why she believes comms pros need to understand how to sensitively manage the co-opting of sub-cultures
When an established subculture becomes mainstream, it can be a difficult thing to manage from a comms perspective. Without coming from or being part of that subculture/minority group, it can be difficult to implement a comms strategy that does justice to your objective of achieving widespread awareness without leaving the members of the subculture feeling […]
New Horizons for Desmond Elliott Prize as Flagship for Early Career Awards at National Centre for Writing
Submissions for the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize are now open and should be directed to awards@nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk The National Centre for Writing (NCW) is to take on the running of the Desmond Elliott Prize (“the UK’s most prestigious award for first-time novelists” – The Telegraph) it has been announced. The Desmond Elliott Prize will be the flagship in a portfolio of Early Career Awards being launched by NCW to support […]
