Jack Thorne and Russell T Davies are among the scheme’s mentors.

Prolific Welsh production company Bad Wolf is launching a new development scheme for Welsh screenwriters, supported by Screen Alliance Wales.

With Russell T Davies, Jack Thorne and Marnie Dickens, the programme has been launched to mark Bad Wolf’s 10-year anniversary next year and is a rolling, six-month paid development and training initiative to find and nurture the next generation of Welsh drama writers.

The scheme, called Blaidd [Wolf] Writers, will see three writers develop with Bad Wolf an original, contemporary Welsh-set returning drama. They will be mentored by screenwriters Jack Thorne, Russell T Davies and Marnie Dickens and will take part in masterclasses with industry professionals, including the co-creators of HBO and BBC’s drama Industry, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, and screenwriter and In My Skin creator Kayleigh Llewellyn.

Applications are open to writers based in Wales who have a maximum of one broadcast credit as a television or feature film writer. Entries open on 16 September and close on 4 October. More details can be found here.

Jane Tranter, CEO of Bad Wolf, said: “Wales has been the beating heart of Bad Wolf for the past decade. It is pivotal to our future, and the future of the Welsh TV industry, that we continue to nurture future generations of screenwriters.

“With the guidance of our industry mentors, as well as Bad Wolf executive producers and script editors, our Blaidd Writers will not only develop their scripts, but get a wider overview of the TV industry and production process. Together with the support of Screen Alliance Wales, as well as that of Jack, Marnie and Russell I am hugely excited about discovering the next generation of Welsh voices.”

Writer Davies added: “I’m delighted to help mentor the next generation of writing talent in Wales, alongside Bad Wolf.”