Contests and Other Opportunities
Resources for playwrights
Contests, theatres seeking new plays, & other resources
< List a contest or opportunity here >Note: For reference purposes, postings will remain visible after their application deadline, for the remaining days of that month.
| Category | Name of Contest or Opportunity |
Deadline (Month & Day) |
Deadline Year or Ongoing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Other Opportunity | Manhattan Repertory Theatre Play Production Program | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Long Beach (Long Island) Short Play Festival 2024 | December 3 | 2023 |
| View | Contest | Carlo Annoni Playwriting Prize | April 30 | Ongoing |
| View | Contest | British Theatre Challenge | November 1st - March 30th, annually | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Theatre Three's OFF-STAGE/ON-LINE | (none) | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Audible Theater Emerging Playwrights Fund | Applications Accepted Year Round | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Seeking Middle School Plays by BIPOC playwrights | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Directory | Scriptsy.co.uk | N/A | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Table Work Press Submissions Open | September 22-November 22, annually | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Call For Submissions For New Voices: Original Plays At Hopewell Theatre | January 1-December 31 | ongoing |
| View | Directory | Edgemar Center for the Arts | July 16 - August 16th, Annually | Ongoing |
| View | Contest | Charles M. Getchell New Play Contest | Ongoing: Between March 1 and June 1, annually. | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Transformation Theatre, Inc. | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Call for Submission - Tall Tales DC Productions | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | 23 Miles South Theatre seeks plays with strong female roles | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Seeking Plays for Kids and Teens for Use in Educational Settings | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | San Francisco Bay Area Opportunities | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Contest | The Robert J. Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence | Dec. 31 | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Infinity Stage accepting plays and musicals for online non-exclusive publishing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Short+Sweet International Submissions - 10min | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Athena Theatre seeking full length plays | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | One Act Play Festivals | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Contest | Woodward Newman Award | December 1 | Ongoing |
| View | Contest | The Chameleon Theatre Circle's Annual New Play Contest | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | 10-Minute Plays Reading Series | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Contest | Vermont Playwrights Award Seeks Submissions | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Contest | Year-Around Submissions or Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Live Girls! | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | NYC Playwrights | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Other Opportunity | Emerging Playwright Award | Ongoing | Ongoing |
