Play Submission Opportunities

For years, busy playwrights have relied on the Playwrights’ Center for our extensive, robust, continually updated collection of playwriting opportunities. This database of opportunities is updated almost every day and contains information on contests, theaters looking for scripts, publication opportunities, fellowships, and more.

The opportunities board is a benefit of Playwrights’ Center membership. If you want access to hundreds of opportunities like the ones you see below—as well as a host of other benefits—become a member today!

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Opportunities

Opportunity
Fri, 29/09/2023 - 3:43pm
Stonecoast Review (Portland | ME)

Stonecoast Review looking for Short Plays

We accept Fiction, Genre Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Dramatic Works, Experimental, and Visual Art. We understand “genre fiction” is a broad category. To narrow it down: We look for speculative fiction as well as character-centric science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Contributors will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which their work appears. Stonecoast Review acquires First Serial Rights and First Electronic Rights for all work published in the journal. Rights revert to the author upon publication. Our staff is a group of volunteers, all either current Stonecoast MFA Program students or alumni.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to all playwrights
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
10 / 1 / 2023

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Opportunity
Fri, 29/09/2023 - 12:56pm
Babes With Blades Theatre Company (Chicago | IL)

Submissions for Joining Sword & Pen

Playwrights are to write TOTALLY NEW scripts based on the specific image on our website. The moment depicted in the image must occur at some point in the play. The winning script will be taken through our Fighting Words development program, and then receive a full production with Babes With Blades Theatre Company. The playwright will also receive the Margaret W. Martin Award, which carries a $1,000 cash prize sponsored by BWBTC's longtime benefactor David Woolley.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to playwrights of underrepresented genders. This includes cis women, trans women, trans men, non-binary people, and those who are otherwise marginalized based on gender.
Submission Method: 
Email
Deadline: 
4 / 16 / 2024

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Opportunity
Fri, 29/09/2023 - 12:26pm
Playwrights' Center (Minneapolis | MN)

Core Apprentice

The Playwrights' Center's Core Apprentice program is offered in partnership with the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. At least one slot each year is reserved for a KCACTF awardee. The three writers selected for the Core Apprentice development experience will receive: a professional mentorship with an established playwright who will read the student's work, provide career advice, and serve as a connection to the field; recognition on the Playwrights' Center website and consulting opportunities with Playwrights' Center artistic staff; Playwrights' Center Membership for two years; professional development and educational opportunities; an intensive workshop with professional actors, a dramaturg, and a director; and a $550 stipend for the workshop sometime between March-June 2024.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to any current student (graduate or undergraduate) or recent grad from a New Plays on Campus (NPOC) Member School. Recent grads are eligible to apply up to one year after they graduate.
Deadline: 
2 / 23 / 2024

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