Guidelines for Writers

Guidelines for Open Submissions

The programme, which runs throughout the year, presents a range of material from a variety of contributors combining open submission and commissioned writing with accompanying music.

Guidelines for open submissions to the programme:

In the tradition of the programme scripts can consider a broad range of subjects natural to the spoken voice of the author of the material intended for broadcast. This can range from the informational to the personal considered with freshness and originality.

 - Poetry is a feature of the programme but fiction is not considered.
 - Scripts must be the original work of the author and not have been previously broadcast.
 - If material is accepted for the programme and is broadcast, that recording becomes the outright property of RTÉ.

A fee is paid for material broadcast on the programme.

Format:
 - Scripts should be approximately 700 words in length. 
 - They should be typed, doubled spaced on A4 pages, on one side only.
 - 1 copy only of scripts to be sent.
 - Pages should be numbered and each page should end with a full stop.
 - The author's name and contacts should be included at the end of the script with an indication of the number of words in the piece.

Scripts and queries should currently be sent to:

Liz Sweeney,
The Producer,
Sunday Miscellany,
RTE Radio Centre,
Radio One,
Donnybrook
Dublin 4

or Sundaymiscellany@rte.ie,

Please include a clearly attached telephone and address if you wish to be contacted.

Scripts received will be acknowledged after they have reached the programme.