• Access to our  script development process and feedback from members . If approved by a panel or by a recognised dramaturg, the script may be eligible for a rehearsed reading.
• Opportunities to submit  for our monologue evenings 
• The opportunity to submit to our new "Resident Writers" programme which will make up the season for MelBorn 2011
• By special arrangement, MWT is entitled to enter members’ plays into the prestigious Wal Cherry competition.
  A full-length play, having been given one of our rehearsed public readings, is eligible for consideration as a MWT entry into this renowned Victorian competition
• All members receive our monthly newsletter by email or post, which includes MWT updates, industry news and playwriting opportunities
• The MWT also provides ready access to a network of Victoria’s performing arts professionals.

General Members:

General Members will pay a membership fee of $45 per annum ($20 for actors and directors but they will not be entitled to submit scripts).

For that members will receive the following benefits.

• Participation in the monthly meetings of the MWT
• Monthly receipt of the MWT’s newsletter Playbill
• Ability to submit material for Playbill such as details of upcoming productions
• Reduced entry fees for any MWT professional development activities and readings
• Entitlement to submit scripts for assessment by an MWT panel and to have a reading of their play based on the recommendation of the panel
• Entitlement to submit entries for the monologue evenings and an evening of short play readings

To join Melbourne Writers’ Theatre, please download a membership form here (PDF format) and complete all details.
Please post your form to: The Melbourne Writers' Theatre, PO Box 1049, Carlton, Victoria 3053 along with a cheque or money order.
Alternatively, please feel free to bring your form to our next monthly meeting (held at 7pm on an early Monday of every month at the Carlton Courthouse Theatre) and we’ll be happy to welcome you then.

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• They will receive all of the benefits of the general members as well as having their work produced as part of the MelBorn 2011 season.

•  A call for submissions for plays between 45 and 90 minutes in length.

• These submissions should include:
  • The play being submitted
  • Any dramaturgical reports
  • The name of a director willing to direct the production for MelBorn
  • A signed acknowledgment that on selection the writer agrees to pay the Resident Writer’s Membership fee of $250(note:  a pro forma application form will be available on the MWT site)
• An established independent theatre dramaturge will then be paid to make an assessment of the plays and select the MelBorn program for production. The plays will all be assessed without author and director details and those selected will have a report written by the dramaturge to outline why the play has been chosen.