Contests
Abroad Writers' Conference Spring Playwrights Contest
Winner will be a guest of honor at our Writers Conference in France, where your play will be performed by professional actors.
Arts Live Theatre
Non-profit, professional children's theatre located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Sponsors Youth One-Act Playwrighting Contest. Cash prized offered.
Backdoor Theatre New Play Project
Competition for Playwrights. For unproduced works.
Creative Mechanics: Stage This! The Best 10-Minute Plays We Could Find
International playwriting and publishing competition, culminating with readings of the play finalists in New York City, an anthology containing the best plays, and one grand prize.
Daughters of Erin - Irish Theatre Project
The "Near and Far" 10-15 minute comedy playwriting contest runs from January-September.
Drinking & Writing Festival and 10 minute Radio Play Contest
Top three winners are awarded cash prizes and winning plays are produced and recorded live at The Neo-Futurists Theater in Chicago and then aired on the Drinking & Writing Brew…
Havemeyer Playwright Competition
Contest for plays up to 15 minutes in length, sponsored by The Acting Company of Greenwich.
Heller Theatre, Tulsa, Oklahoma
National playwriting contest detailed under "Theatre Around Town" button.
Kansas City Women's Playwriting Festival
Creating more opportunities for emerging female playwrights to produce their work.
Lebanon Community Theatre Play Writing Contest
Annual one-act play writing contest on a different theme each year. Monetary and other prizes.
Moxie Films
Established to facilitate the work of under-served artists, including playwrights. Sponsors annual playwriting contest.
New Works Of Merit Playwriting Contest
Seeks scripts that entertain and uplift, bringing new awareness and insights related to social, cultural, racial, religious, and ethnic issues.
Reverie Productions Next Generation Playwriting Contest
Annual national contest for full-length and one-act stage and radio plays. Administration fee charged.
TADA! Youth Theater
TADA!’s Annual One-Act Playwriting Contest encourages playwrights to create work for underserved theatrical demographic: teens
Ten Minute Plays Wanted
The BareStage Theatre seeks twelve original short plays for its "Six 10s @ Eights" original plays festival.
Theatre BC
Juried New Play contest for Canadian professional and non-professional playwrights. Annual contest.
TrapDoor Ensemble Playwright Competition
Winner receives $500 and guaranteed production. Proceeds benefit the TrapDoor Ensemble Youth Outreach program.
VSA Art Playwright Discovery Award
Individuals with disabilities are invited to submit an original one-act script that documents the experience of living with a disability.
Writing-World.com: Directory of Writing Contests
Including playwriting competitions.
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