I'm 22 and often get concern that although I write and write and write, I fear that producers, prod co's might think I'm too young at the moment.
Anyone had any success/or know of anyone whose had success at a young age with writing?
A Writer's Age
They won't know your age until they're already interested in your work.
You don't need to put it in your letter/CV.
I'm 18 and fear the same things. So I just don't mention it 
Quote: Jacob Loves Comedy @ June 30 2009, 12:17 PM BSTAnyone had any success/or know of anyone whose had success at a young age with writing?
Wasn't the bloke who wrote 'Coming Of Age' a teenager when he wrote it? And wasn't Susan Nickson of 'Two Pints' fame also very young when she started?
Yep!
22's not that young anyway.
There you go:
"Susan Nickson (born 18 July 1982, Runcorn, Cheshire) is an English television screenwriter. She is the creator and writer of BBC sitcoms Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001–) and Grownups (2006–). She created "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps" when she was attending The Grange Comprehensive School.
Nickson won the Lloyds Bank Film Challenge at the age of fourteen with a ten-minute short called Buddha's Legs. She then wrote a half hour comedy for Channel 4 called Life's A Bitch, starring Kathy Burke and Sean Hughes. Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps was Nickson's first BBC commission and has run for eight years.
Nickson has worked in various roles in the television industry; in addition to writing and creating her own series, she has also worked as a producer and script editor."
So yes, she was even younger than you.
I too have age concerns.
But from an entirely different perspective.
Me too. I'm 53 and unemployed so I need to write, write, write!
They say no one writes anything of importance before they're 30. The examples given so far seem to bear that out.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star was shite anyway.
I think writing's one of the few areas where age is irrelevant and talent, more than not, speaks for itself.
The decision to concentrate on comedy duly followed, and at the young age of 25, Linehan wrote the first series of Father Ted with his collaborator Arthur Mathews. It was the beginning of a long and fruitful partnership.
https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_it_crowd/interview/graham_linehan/
Quote: Chappers @ June 30 2009, 1:25 PM BSTMe too. I'm 53 and unemployed so I need to write, write, write!
You'll note my avatar is a very old typewriter.
A bit of life experience is always handy when it comes to writing, I think. This doesn't necessarily come with age, but it tends to. Experiencing the highs and lows of adult life does help to inform your writing, plus it tends to give you some real-life stories to adapt and incorporate.
Galton and Simpson were writing Hancock in their mid 20's.