Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opportunities with August+ 2023 deadlines. This is just a small sample of what is in our mega-list available to paid members. Join now to get access!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Cellunova New Play Festival | 25-45 mins | One-act plays. Theme: Metamorphosis | 7/30/23 | NYC | n/a |
| Fresh Words | max 1 min | Publication opp. Comic play/monologue. | 7/30/23 | n/a | No Fee |
| Athena Project | Full Length | Women playwrights only. | 7/31/23 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
| Eclectic Full Contact Theater Company | max 20 mins | Short genre scripts written in the style of Old Time Radio. Genre: Noir | 7/31/23 | Chicago | Prize: $250 |
| Springhouse Journal | max 30 pages | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 7/31/23 | n/a | n/a |
| American Stage | Full Length | BIPOC or LGBTQIA+ playwrights. Must reside in the US. | 8/1/23 | St. Petersburg, Florida | stipend of $600 |
| L’Esprit Literary Review | Any length | Publication opp. Drama accepted. Translations ok. | 8/1/23 | n/a | No Fee |
| SPELLBINDER | max 5 pages | Publication opp. Drama accepted. Play extracts and monologues are welcome. | 8/1/23 | n/a | £3 honorarium |
| Transformation Theatre | 90-110 mins | Int’l submissions ok. Pays that explore and give voice to themes and those who identify as AAPI, Neurodiverse (specifically Autism), Blind and Vision Impaired, Gender Equality. | 8/1/23 | Laurel, Maryland | n/a |
| Polyphone Festival of New Musicals | Full Length | Musicals. Must be a complete early to mid-stage draft and must have been read at least once in a reading, workshop, or concert setting. Zoom and other online readings are ok. | 8/13/23 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | n/a |
| Hypatia-in-the-Woods | 10 pages (sample) | 1-3 weeks residency. Apps from WOMEN playwrights accepted. | 8/15/23 | Shelton, Washington | Fee: $20 |
| New Plains Review | max 12 pages | Publication opp. One-act plays. Any style or subject matter. | 8/15/23 | Edmond, Oklahoma | Fee: $3 |
| Qu Literary Magazine | max 4,000 words | Publication opp. Excerpts or full pieces written for stage. | 8/15/23 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Fee: $2.50 |
| Vintage Theatre | Full Length | Romantic comedy. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/15/23 | Aurora, Colorado | Fee: $20 |
| Yale Drama Series | Full Length | Int’l submissions ok. Plays written in English only. | 8/15/23 | New Haven, Connecticut | No Fee Prize: $10,000 |
| The PlayGround Experiment | max 2 mins | Monologues that represent America’s incredible diversity. Must include the word “RENEWAL” somewhere in the monologue. | 8/18/23 | TBA | n/a |
| The Sauk | max 15 mins | Comedies and dramas. Plays with roles for teens and young people are encouraged. | 8/25/23 | Jonesville, Michigan | No Fee |
| Clive Awards | Full Length | The play must directly reflect FPA’s mission of producing theatre from a Christian worldview to engage a diverse audience. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/31/23 | NYC | No Fee Prize: $25,000 |
| Constellation Stage & Screen | Full Length | Plays must be unpublished at the time of submission (independently published is acceptable). | 8/31/23 | Bloomington, Indiana | Prize: $3,000 |
| Gallery Players | 30-60 mins | Must be the play’s world premiere. | 8/31/23 | Brooklyn, New York | n/a |
| Henley Rose Playwright Competition | Full Length | Women playwrights. Fee waived for Dramatists Guild members. | 8/31/23 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Fee: $22 Prize: 1,000 |
| Ten-Minute Musicals Project | 7-20 mins | Musicals. Any musical style or theatrical format. Max 10 performers – 5 women and 5 men. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/31/23 | West Hollywood, California | $250 royalty advance |
| Theatre Oxford | max 10 pages | Only original plays, never before produced, are eligible. | 8/31/23 | Oxford, Mississippi | Fee: $12 Prize: $1,000 |
| Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | See right. | 2-8 weeks residency. Submit up to 2 one-act plays or up to 2 excerpts from a longer work. | 9/1/23 | Nebraska City, Nebraska | App Fee: $35 |
| The Black Spring Press Group | 40-1,000 pages | Publication opp. Plays accepted. Any style or format, and genre. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/1/23 | London | Fee: $25 |
| Theatre Three | max 30 mins | UNPRODUCED works only. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/1/23 | Port Jefferson, New York | $150 stipend |
| The Coachella Review | 10-12 pages | Publication opp. Plays accepted. Monologues ok, up to 1,500 words. | 9/4/23 | Coachella Valley, California | n/a |
| Theatre Now New York | 45 mins | Musical that has not yet received a major production. May be at any stage of development. | 9/4/23 | NYC | No Fee |
| American Stage | 20-60 mins | Short or one-act plays. US playwrights only. | Year Round | St. Petersburg, Florida | n/a |
| ArtAge Publications/Senior Theatre Resource Center | Any length | Any genre. Stories that portray older people in a positive light, living life fully in today’s modern society. Plays that feature women as lead characters and/or have a majority of women in the cast are preferred. | Year Round | Portland, Oregon | n/a |
| Funky Little Theater Company | max 15 pages | Short plays or excerpts from full-length plays. | Year Round | Colorado Springs, Colorado | n/a |
| Native Voices | Full Length | Scripts that have been developed and produced. | Year Round | Los Angeles, California | n/a |
| Playwrights Offering Free Feedback | Full Length | Full-length trade program. You must read a play and give feedback, and in return will have an opp to send a play and get feedback from other playwright. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
| Trade A Play Tuesday | 10 mins | Send in 10-min play and get same-day feedback. You must also read 10 pages of another playwright’s work, and give thoughtful feedback. Runs every Tuesday. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
| Yeppoon Little Theatre | max 20 mins | Int’l submissions ok. Any genre and subject matter. Must be suitable or adaptable for radio. | Year Round | Australia | n/a |
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