Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with July+ 2022 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| freeze frame fiction | max 1,000 words | Publication opp. Drama accepted. Any genre, no content restrictions. Previously unpublished works only. | 6/30/22 | n/a | Pays $10 per accepted piece. |
| Long Beach Playhouse | Full Length | Un-produced, un-published, non-musical plays only. | 6/30/22 | Long Beach, California | Fee: $15, $100 honorarium |
| Wordsmyth Theater Company | 40+ mins | One-act or two-act plays. Must not have had a public reading in the Houston area. Also accepts bilingual play – any language. | 6/30/22 | Houston, Texas | n/a |
| Jakespeare VTC | 30-45mins | Looking for playwrights that will write a radio play version of Philip K. Dick’s stories. Must choose from one of the approved plays (see website for the list). | 7/1/22 | n/a | No financial compensation |
| New Works, New Voices | Full Length | Open to any writers and composers who feel their perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon. | 7/1/22 | Syracuse, New York | n/a |
| Panndora Productions | 60+ mins | New works, full length or long one acts, which have not been previously produced. | 7/1/22 | Long Beach, California | Fee: 10 |
| Exposition Review | max 4 pages | Publication opp. Complete scene. Unpublished works only. Theme: Flux | 7/5/22 | California | Fee: $5 “cash prize” |
| AboutFACE Ireland | Full Length | Playwrights based in Ireland, and Irish playwrights around the world. | 7/15/22 | Ireland | No Fee |
| Elsewhere Studios | n/s | 1-6 months residency. | 7/15/22 | Paonia, Colorado | App Fee: $30 |
| Molecule | max 50 words | Publication opp. Plays accepted. Must be previously unpublished. | 7/15/22 | n/a | n/a |
| New Musicals Inc. | Full Length | Musicals only. | 7/15/22 | Los Angeles, California | n/a |
| Hear Me Out Monologues | 750-1,500 words | Monologue. Theme: “When We Name It.” The entry must in some way refer to some naming and its impact on the characters you’re revealing. | 7/22/22 | online | No Fee Prize: $2,500 |
| LowellArts Theatre | 10 mins | Drama or comedy. Theme: Things That Go Bump in the Night | 7/22/22 | Lowell, Michigan | Fee: $20 Prize: $500 |
| Golden Thread Productions | 10-30 mins | Plays by playwrights of Middle Eastern heritage on any topic OR plays about the Middle East by playwrights of any cultural heritage. Must be in English. | 7/30/22 | San Francisco, California | n/a |
| Quannapowitt Players, Inc | 10-20 mins | Play submissions should focus on a holiday. All holidays are welcome! Plays featuring children are also welcome. Must be family friendly, no excessive profanity. | 7/31/22 | Reading, Massachusetts | $100 stipend |
| Springhouse Journal | max 30 pages | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 7/31/22 | n/a | n/a |
| William Faulkner Literary Competition | One Act (less than 1 hour) | Open to all ages. Original, unpublished, plays. NO excessive violence, sex or religious extremism. | 7/31/22 | New Albany, Mississippi | Fee: $20 Prize: $600 |
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| Keegan Theatre | 10 pages | Workshop opp. 10 page excerpts from full-length plays aligned with the theatre’s mission and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. NEW works only. | 8/1/22 | Washington, DC | n/a |
| The Players Theatre | max 15 mins | Theme: “Boo!” Horror plays and musicals including a great spoof. Playwrights must produce. | 8/1/22 | NYC | $50 tech fee |
| Trans [Plays] of Remembrance Festival | 10 mins | Plays by members of the transgender community. The plays should be able to be performed digitally over Zoom. Theme: Transgender Day of Remembrance | 8/1/22 | Athens, Ohio | $30 royalty |
| Young Actor’s Studio | 50-120 pages | Plays that prominently feature roles for younger people (between the ages of 12-18). | 8/1/22 | Virtual | $500 honorarium |
| Harvest International | One Act (max 8 mins) | Publication opp. Accepting submissions written in English, Spanish, and German. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
| MKA | Full Length | Open to new and established playwrights. Int’l submissions ok. | Year Round | Australia | n/a |
| Next Act Theatre | Full Length | Sample pages or full script. | Year Round | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | n/a |
| North Carolina Literary Review | One Act | Publication opp. | Year Round | Greenville, North Carolina | n/a |
| Paragon Press | 10 mins | Publication opp. Seeking plays to be included in an anthology. Play that centers characters of color, female characters LGBTQ characters. | Year Round | Central Pennsylvania | n/a |
| Pharmacy Theatre | Full Length | Accepts submissions for the Pharmacy Theatre for possible production. | Year Round | Central Pennsylvania | n/a |
| Rhodora Magazine | One Act | Publication opp. Submissions should be original. Translations (into English) are also accepted. No genre restrictions. | Year Round | India | No Fee |
| Singapore Repertory Theatre | Full Length | Plays and musicals. | Year Round | Singapore | n/a |
| The Shallow Tales Review | One Act | Publication opp. Previously unpublished works only. Int’l submissions ok. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
| Theatre Now New York | See right. | Musicals. Send one page synopsis only. | Year Round | NYC | n/a |
| TSL Publications | n/s | Publication opp. The script should specify whether the play is for Amateur Theatre, Fringe or other specific group. Monologue compilations are welcomed. | Year Round | UK | n/a |
| Inis Nua Theatre Company | Full Length | Playwright based in Ireland, England, Scotland, or Wales or from an American writer whose script deals with the modern Irish-American, Welsh-American, Scottish-American and Anglo-American experience or a play which explores America’s relationship to one of these cultures. | Year Round | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 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 |
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