Below is a list of 10-minute play submissions opps with 2024 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop | max 10 mins | Plays must be presented in a black box format. Vulgar language and topics will not be accepted. | 4/12/24 | NYC | n/a |
| Central PA Theatre and Dance Fest | 5-10 mins | The play must not have had a prior production. Published plays are not eligible. | 5/31/24 | Bellefonte, Pennsylvania | Fee: $10 |
| Emerald Theatre Company | max 10 mins | Theme: Remember When… | 5/31/24 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $15 Prize: $100 |
| LITE 2025 | 10 mins | Plays should cause the audience to laugh, think, or be encouraged. Must be PG-clean, nothing depressing, no therapy sessions (unless comedic), no pets getting hurt, etc. Previously produced plays are ok if they haven’t been produced recently in North Carolina. Note: No website. Email submissions to Jack J. Berry at carokann@nc.rr.com. | 6/1/24 | Cary & Apex, North Carolina | No Fee |
| Actors’ Theatre | max 10 pages | Int’l submissions ok. They play must be previously unproduced. | 6/30/24 | Santa Cruz, California | Fee: $10 |
| North Park Playwright Festival | max 12 pages | Int’l submissions ok. Any subject matter. No nudity or off color humor. | 6/30/24 | San Diego, California | No Fee |
| Static Frequency | 5-15 mins | Audio drama. Original works in the tone of weird, strange, or unusual. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are all accepted. Material may not be excessively violent or include explicit sexual situations. Think 1950s radio or 1970s TV. | 8/31/24 | n/a | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Barely Seen | 10 mins, One Act |
Blog publication. Any style/theme. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
| Funky Little Theater Company | max 15 pages | New, unproduced short plays, or excerpts from full length plays. | Year Round | Colorado Springs, Colorado | n/a |
| The Ulu Review | max 10 mins | Publication opp. | Year Round | Oahu, Hawaii | Fee: $5 |
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