Tramlines

Tramlines is a piece of writing delivered via a unique podcast where writers write a story to be listened to on a tram. The story makes use of the location, the time and the ambient sounds to be part audio book, part spoken word and part locative literature.

We are bringing storytelling to tram journeys through audio tailored to specific tramlines and specific stops – and we are looking for pitches.

Submit your pitch

Pitch and Project Information

Do you have a gothic horror story that will take listeners on the 57, stop by stop, from Melbourne Central through to North Melbourne? Or a twist on history that will take people on the 106 from Smith Street to Church Street?

We are looking for imaginative ideas for scripts, specifically tied to one tramline, written for one narrator to perform.

What to include in your pitch:

  • What your idea is, summed up in under a 100 words
  • What genre /style your piece is, and how does it connect to the tramline
  • Which tramline you have in mind
  • Which specific stops do you plan to cover
  • If you would feel confident being the reader for the final script

Pay

  • If your idea is selected, we will work with you to develop a more detailed stop-by-stop plan, which we will pay $300 for.
  • If your stop-by-stop plan is then selected to move onto the scripting stage, we will pay an additional $2500 for writing and developing the script

Please submit your idea by 5pm Monday the 28th of October!