Dear Playwright,
We here at PSH have been providing free monthly lists of submission opportunities to the playwriting community for years. As anyone who has tried to do this on their own knows, it is an enormous undertaking.
This month, we have catalogued over 30 submissions opportunities… But this month only a handful are listed below.
Instead of listing all the September opps, we are running a membership drive this month, and asking that you signup as a full paid member.
Signing up will get you access to not only this month’s listings, but also to our entire database of 500+ play submissions opps. And, your support will also help us continue to be able to maintain and upgrade our services for all playwrights.
We call that a win-win.
So come signup now, and see your next play where it’s meant to be — on stage!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Theater Company | Full Length | 9/1/25 | |||
| Residency | 9/1/25 | ||||
| Playwriting Competition | 20-50 mins | 9/1/25 | No Fee Prize: $350 | ||
| Award | 9/1/25 | Prize: $2,000 | |||
| Theatre Three | max 30 mins | One-act plays. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/1/25 | Port Jefferson, New York | $150 stipend |
| Literary Arts Journal | 9/2/25 | ||||
| Seattle Public Theater | Full Length | Any genre. The play must pass the Macha Test. | 9/5/25 | Seattle, Washington | n/a |
| Competition | 9/6/25 | “cash prize” | |||
| Theatre | 9/7/25 | $1,800 stipend | |||
| Theater Festival | 9/7/25 | ||||
| Journal | One Act | 9/10/25 | |||
| Theater | Full Length, One Act | 9/10/25 | No Fee | ||
| Residency | 9/10/25 | ||||
| Fellowship Program | 9/11/25 | ||||
| Theatre | The proposed play must still be in dev’t. Musicals ok. | 9/15/25 | |||
| Theatre Festival | Any theme. | 9/15/25 | |||
| Theatre Festival | 60-120 mins | 9/15/25 | |||
| Playwriting Competition | 10 mins | 9/15/25 | Prize: $550 | ||
| Literary Journal | 9/15/25 | ||||
| Theatre | 9/15/25 | No Fee Prize: $200 | |||
| The Mini Plays Magazine | max 1 page | 1-min plays and monologues. Theme: Fleeting Connections | 9/15/25 | n/s | No Fee |
| Residency | 9/15/25 | ||||
| Fellowship | 9/16/25 | NYC | |||
| Int’l Literary Magazine | 9/20/25 | No Fee | |||
| Theatre Company | Int’l submissions ok. | 9/25/25 | No Fee | ||
| Literary Journal | 9/25/25 | ||||
| Fellowship | 9/26/25 | $90,000 stipend | |||
| Play Festival | Any theme or genre. | 9/30/25 | No Fee | ||
| Theatre | Full Length | 9/30/25 | |||
| Theatre Company | 9/30/25 | NYC | |||
| University | Full Length | 9/30/25 | |||
| Playwrights First | Full Length | The play must not have been produced full-scale. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/30/25 | NYC | Prize: $1,000 |
| Stage Right Theatrics | max 20 mins | Plays that present a protagonist who is willing to see his or her own fault in his or her predicament. NO FEE FOR NPX OR PSH MEMBERS! | 9/30/25 | Dublin, Ohio | Fee: $10 |
| Theatre Network of Texas | 50+ pages | Full-length plays. Any topic or theme. | 9/30/25 | Fort Worth, Texas | Fee: $25 |
| 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. Any subject matter. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |