Below is a list of 10-minute play submissions opps with 2026 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add'l Info |
| Masque & Spectacle | 10 mins | Publication opp. Plays accepted. Theme: Harvest | 7/31/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Planet Female Global StoryFest | max 10 pages | Unproduced plays written by female and female identifying writers. PSH members can apply the code PSH2026 to receive a 10% discount on each entry. | 8/15/26 | Purchase, New York | Fee: $10-25 |
| Winters Theatre Company | max 10 mins | Original scripts. No theme. Submission opens August 1, 2026. | 8/15/26 | Winters, California | No Fee |
| Umbrellas for Fish | max 10 pages | Publication opp. Absurd plays, existential drama, experimental theatre, one-act plays, flash drama, monologues, dramatic scenes, playwriting essays. Int'l submissions ok. | 8/25/26 | n/a | n/a |
| 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 |
| Ten-Minute Musicals Project | 7-20 mins | Original musicals. Any style or theatrical format. Max 10 performers, 5 women and 5 men. Int'l submissions ok. | 8/31/26 | West Hollywood, California | $250 royalty advance |
| 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 |
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