Ireland’s screenwriting festival, Storyhouse will return to Dublin’s Light House Cinema for its third edition on Thursday 16th & Friday 17th April 2026, along with the pioneering script development initiative, Storyhouse Lab.

Emerging and established screenwriters are invited to apply now for Storyhouse Lab 2026  with a specific feature length film or TV project they want to develop.

Storyhouse Lab is an inclusive professional development programme for up to 12 emerging screenwriters. This week-long intensive programme will run from Monday, 13th April to Friday, 17th April 2026 in Dublin city centre, including attendance at the main festival. In addition to this week-long intensive course, the writers will also have a follow-up one-to-one with creative mentor, Malcolm Campbell (Bad Sisters, Shameless, What Richard Did) and a one-day concluding group session in Autumn 2026.

The deadline for applications is 15th January 2026.

Learn more here.

There will be an online information session on Zoom at 6.30pm on Thursday, 27th November. Please register HERE