Last updated: August 15, 2026
Below is a list of 10-minute play submissions opps with 2026 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add'l Info |
| Open House Theatre | 10 mins | Int'l submissions ok. Plays that are primarily in English or German only. Any genre. Theme: "Open Stage: Open Stories" - the play will take place on a completely open and blank stage. | 8/31/26 | Vienna, Austria | Fee: €10 (free entry waiver available) Prize: €100 |
| The Bite-Sized Theatrical Spooktacular | max 10 mins | Original short plays (or other theatrical pieces). Comedic or spooky. Theme: Halloween | 8/31/26 | NYC | n/a |
| Soapbox Stageworks | 10 pages | Original plays only. All genres welcome except musicals. | 9/1/26 | Monterey, California | Fee: $15 |
| Science Playwriting Competition | 10 mins | Plays featuring a substantial scientific and/or technological theme. Int'l submissions ok. | 9/14/26 | Stony Brook, New York | Prize: $550 |
| Ponder Review | 10-15 pages | Script excerpt or one-act play of 10-15 pages. | 9/15/26 | n/a | Fee: $2 |
| Theatre Oxford | max 10 pages | Int'l submissions ok. Original plays, never before produced. | 9/15/26 | Oxford, Mississippi | Fee: $12 Prize: $1,000 |
| Stonecoast Review | max 12 pages | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 9/30/26 | Portland, Maine | n/a |
| Grosse Pointe Theatre | 5-7 pages | Playwriting workshop. Theme: Meet Me in the Park | 10/31/26 | Grosse Pointe, Michigan | Fee: $25 |
| Clockhouse | max 10 pages | Short plays in traditional and experimental styles. | 11/15/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Apricity Magazine | max 15 mins | Publication opp. Short play accepted. | 1/4/27 | Austin, Texas | No Fee |
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