Below you will find 21 playwriting contest opportunities with September 2013 deadlines. Note that many have deadlines of the beginning of the monthAlso, if you are looking for more 10-minute contests, check out the following link for a couple additional year-round ten minute play submissions.
Theater Name / Festival Name | Length Accepted | Genre(s) Accepted | Submission Deadline | Location |
Full Length | Accepts submissions of American Playwrights | 9/1/13 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
Between 10-15 minutes | Looking for plays that deal with the subject of GUN CONTROL. $10 fee. | 9/1/13 | New York City, New York | |
Full Length | Plays with the theme: “The Economy.” Musicals OK. | 9/1/13 | Marquette, Michigan | |
Full Length | Any styles or genre accepted; Prize: $1000 | 9/1/13 | Richmond, Virginia | |
Full Length | Open to all theme or subject matter; Prize: $1000 Administrative Fee: $5 | 9/1/13 | Chicago, Illinois | |
Full Length | Comedies about the seriousness of contemporary American life. Must be able to attend many Chicago rehearsals. | 9/1/13 | Chicago, Illinois | |
Full Length | 2-8 week residency. Submit up to 2 one-act plays. Fee: $35 | 9/1/13 | Nebraska City, Nebraska | |
Full Length | Author must produce. Works adapted from, inspired by, relating to prominent Guilded Age authors’ and leaders’ works and lives. | 9/1/13 | New York City, New York | |
10-Minute Play | “It is our goal to shed light on issues that affect our well-being, to educate, and to inspire debate that promotes a conscious approach to the journey of life.“ Fee: $10 | 9/1/13 | Boulder, Colorado | |
10 – 30 Min | LGBTQ themed shorts and/or one-acts. Comedic plays dealing with personal journeys; exploring ideas such as confessions, secrets, acceptance, etc. | 9/1/13 | San Francisco, California | |
20 Min Max | Comedies and dramas that address an experience that transformed the way you view the winter rite you celebrate | 9/4/13 | Glendale, California | |
One Act | Accepts any form, style or genre. Can submit 3 plays. | 9/8/13 | Chicago, Illinois | |
10-Minute Play | Comedy or Drama in any subject matter. | 9/8/13 | Maynard, Massachusetts | |
Full Length | Accepts any form, style or genre; Fee: $20. | 9/15/13 | San Francisco, California | |
10-Minute Play | Seeking original monologues. Theme: MERGE | 9/15/13 | Iowa City, Iowa | |
Full Length | Commission. Plays inspired by Robert Altman’s movie Nashville. $15,000! | 9/22/13 | New York City, New York | |
One Act | No adaptations, musicals, or children’s plays. | 9/30/13 | Port Jefferson, New York | |
Full Length | Musicals OK. | 9/30/13 | Mars Hill, North Carolina | |
Full Length | Open to women 16 years or older, theme is “UP, DOWN and SIDEWAYS, Moving Into New Spaces”; Prize: $100 | 9/30/13 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | |
Not specified | Experimental plays that employ unconventional, dynamic and imaginative language, structure, and staging; Fee: $25 | 9/30/13 | San Francisco, California | |
Any length | Accepts any form, style or genre | 9/30/13 | Essex, UK |