The dog-days of summer are here, but there are still plenty of playwriting contests to be had — even some that pay significant ca$h prizes! Check out this month’s installment of 18 playwriting competitions. For additional paid submission opportunities, also check out this list of playwriting contests.
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Theater Name / Festival Name |
Link |
Length Accepted |
Genre(s) Accepted |
Deadline |
Location |
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The Overtime Theater |
Not Specified |
Plays that are innovative in form and bold and moving in content. |
8/1/13 |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Athena Project Festival |
Full Length |
Accepts works from female playwrights |
8/1/13 |
Denver, Colorado |
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Little Fish Theatre |
15 Min Max |
$50 Prize. |
8/1/13 |
San Pedro, California |
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Native Voices at the Autry |
5 – 16 Min |
How the law & our daily lives are shaped by Native American identity. Prize: $1,000 |
8/1/13 |
Los Angeles, California |
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terraNOVA Playwrights Group |
Full Length |
NYC Writers-group |
8/5/13 |
New York City, New York |
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William Paterson University |
Not specified |
Musical submissions from NJ or NYC-area writers. Plays from NJ writers only. |
8/8/13 |
Wayne, New Jersey |
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Lakeshore Players Theatre |
10 – Minute Play |
Theme is “Hunger In The Suburbs”, Prize: $50 |
8/10/13 |
White Bear Lake, Minnesota |
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Yale Drama Series |
Full Length |
$10,000 prize. |
8/15/13 |
New York City, New York |
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New Works of Merit |
Various |
$25 fee, $300 prize. Critiques available for $45. |
8/15/13 |
NYC, NY |
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Small Fish Radio Theatre |
6 – 10 Min |
Radio Plays. Whimsy, fantasy (no Sci-Fi), fable, |
8/15/13 |
Chicago, Illinois |
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Tarragon Theatre |
Full Length |
Open to emerging Canadian playwrights. Prize: $3,000 |
8/19/13 |
Toronto, Canada |
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Nylon Fusion Collective |
10 – Minute Play |
Play must relate to the theme of Halloween/ fear/disguises. See submission advice directly from theater. |
8/24/13 |
New York City, New York |
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Warehouse Performing Arts Center |
10 – Minute Play |
Accepts comedies that are set in a beauty salon. |
8/30/13 |
Cornelius, North Carolina |
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Throughline Theatre |
Full Length |
Pennsylvania writers only. Theme: Mortality and Divinity. Prize: $1,000 |
8/31/13 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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MTC: David Calicchio Prize |
Full Length |
Plays by a professionally unproduced playwright. US citizen. Prize: $2,500 |
8/31/13 |
Mill Valley, California |
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MTC: Sky Cooper Prize |
Full Length |
Established or emerging playwright. US citizens only. Prize: $10,000 |
8/31/13 |
Mill Valley, California |
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Mobtown Playwrights |
Full Length |
Must be able to attend 9-day rehearsal/ workshop period. |
8/31/13 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
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Thistle Dew Dessert Theater |
Any Length |
Can be either a comedy or a drama. |
8/31/13 |
Sacramento, California |
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