Writing and submitting 10-minute plays are great ways for new playwrights to get a start in the playwriting world, or for more seasoned playwrights to try out something new.
Check out below to find your 10-minute play submissions opps for 2021!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs | 10 mins | Comedy or drama plays of all types accepted. Int’l submissions ok. | January | Bonita Springs, Florida | Fee: $15 Prize: $100 |
| Hashtag Queer | max 10 pages | Publication opp. Accepts scripts (including plays and screenplays). Theme: By and/or about LGBTQ+ | January | Becket, Massachusetts | n/a |
| riverSedge | max 10 pages | Publication opp. Accepts dramatic scripts. Previously unpublished works only. Submissions in, between, and/or beyond English and Spanish are welcome. | March | Texas | Fee: $3 Prize: $200 |
| Crafton Hills New Works Festival | 10 mins / 6-10 pages | Theme: “Never Tell Me The Odds.” Stories about underdogs, uphill battles, the struggle to find a place in the world or other associated topics. | March | Yucaipa, California | Fee: $10 Prize: TBA |
| Central PA Theatre & Dance Fest | 5-10 mins | The play must not have had a prior production. Published plays are not eligible. | March | Bellefonte, Pennsylvania | Fee: $10 |
| Ponder Review | 10-15 pages | Publication opp. Script excerpt or short play, for use in any future anthologies, both digital and print. Must not have been previously published. | March | n/a | Fee: $2 |
| A&U Magazine | max 10 pages | Publication opp. All submissions must be HIV/AIDS-related and previously unpublished. All styles are welcomed. Drama may be an excerpt from a longer work or a ten-minute play. | June | n/a | No Fee Prize: $75 |
| B8 Theatre Company | Any length | Original plays (to be presented on-line in a readers’ theatre format). Seeking works that inspire action, change, speaking out, growth, empowerment, hope, courage, and love. | Year Round | Concord, California | “stipend” |
| Almost Adults Productions | 10-15 mins | Looking for LGBTQ+ themed plays for a weekly reading series to be presented on Zoom. Writers do not have to be LGBTQ+ identified. Int’l submissions ok. | Year Round | Santa Fe, New Mexico | No Fee |
| Green Buffalo Productions | 10-15 pages | 48-hour writing challenge. Open to anyone who is looking to stay creative and occupied during COVID-19. Requires the playwright to follow a specific prompt and must be written within 48 hours. The play will be showcased in a LIVE READING via Facebook. | Year Round | Buffalo, New York | n/a |
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