Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 36 play submission opps with April 2026 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| Athena Project | Full Length | Woman, trans or nonbinary playwright. | 3/31/26 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
| Blue Pearl Theatrics | Full Length | New theatrical works. Accepts a variety of genres and interesting stories. | 3/31/26 | NYC | n/a |
| riverSedge | max 15 pages | Publication opp. Accepts dramatic scripts. | 3/31/26 | Texas | Fee: $3 Prize: $350 |
| Foglifter | max 20 pages | Publication opp. LGBTQ+ writers. Accepts drama submissions. | 4/1/26 | n/a | $100 honorarium |
| The NIFA Awards | 30+ pages | Stage plays & musical plays that were completed between 1/01/23 and 9/20/26. Prefers registered or copyrighted plays. | 4/1/26 | Appleton, Wisconsin | Fee: $60 |
| The NIFA Awards | max 30 pages | Stage plays & musical plays that were completed between 1/01/23 and 9/20/26. Prefers registered or copyrighted plays. | 4/1/26 | Appleton, Wisconsin | Fee: $60 |
| PEN America | Full Length | Short-term financial emergency assistance for writers. Open to playwrights. Applicants must be professional writers based in the US. | 4/1/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Vineyard Arts Project | n/s | Residency. Applicants must be developing a new or in-progress work in dance, theatre, musical theatre, or multidisciplinary performance. | 4/1/26 | Edgartown, Massachusetts | n/a |
| Vocal Bodies | 1-5 mins (preferably) | Seeks monologues for publication in an upcoming anthology exploring disability in contemporary performance. | 4/1/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Creative Capital Award | n/s | Seeks proposals from individual artists for new artistic works in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film, and Literature. US citizens only. | 4/2/26 | NYC | Award: $15,000 – $50,000 |
| Gene Frankel Theatre Festival | max 60 mins | Short play and one-act plays. Any genre. Submitted work should be New York premieres. Playwrights must produce. | 4/3/26 | NYC | $100/$150 participation fee for selected works |
| The Shawnee Playhouse | See right. | Shorts, one-acts, and full-length plays. | 4/3/26 | Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania | Fee: $15-30 |
| Left Coast Theatre Co | max 15 mins | Plays that explore relationships, tensions, and shared experiences between queer folk of various generations. | 4/4/26 | San Francisco, California | n/a |
| Pittsburgh New Works Festival | One Act (20-45 mins) | Plays may have been read, but never produced. Workshops and readings are ok. | 4/5/26 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| Violet Surprise Theatre | See right. | Short scripts (max 10 pages) and monologues (max 3 pages) centering around women (and those of traditionally marginalized genders) and invisible disability. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/5/26 | Evanston, Illinois | “small stipend” |
| New Media Film Festival | Any length | Plays accepted. | 4/6/26 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $65-95 |
| Bread & Wine Theatre Company | 3-25 mins | Original plays only. Theme: Christmas | 4/10/26 | Zoom | n/a |
| Leah Ryan Fund | 15 pages (sample) | Woman, trans, and/or non-binary playwright age 40+ who has had at least one production performed in front of a paying audience or a script published by an established/known publishing/licensing house. | 4/13/26 | NYC | Prize: $10,000 |
| The Kerouac Project | max 10 pages (sample) | Two-month residency. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/14/26 | Orlando, Florida | App Fee: TBA |
| Hardscrabble Theater | 5-15 mins | Open to playwrights from all backgrounds. The plays must be previously unpublished and unproduced in the NY tristate area. Any genre. | 4/15/26 | Farmingdale, New York | n/a |
| Murphys Creek Theatre | Full Length | Drama or comedy. | 4/15/26 | Murphys, California | Fee: $15 Prize: $200 |
| Texas State University | Full Length | Unproduced and unpublished scripts only. US playwrights. | 4/15/26 | San Marcos, Texas | n/a |
| Abingdon Theatre Company | Full Length | One-person plays. The play should be unpublished and should not have been previously presented to New York audiences. | 4/17/26 | Long Island City, New York | n/a |
| Eastbound Theatre | 10-15 pages | Unpublished plays. | 4/17/26 | Milford, Connecticut | No Fee |
| Hedgebrook | n/s | Playwriting residency. Writers must be women, which is inclusive of transgender women and female-identified individuals. | 4/17/26 | Whidbey Island, Washington | App Fee: $45 |
| Theatre Rocks | Full Length | Any US resident. Non-published, previous non-equity prods are ok. | 4/17/26 | Ennis, Texas | Fee: $30 Prize: $500 |
| The Lemonwood Quarterly | 2,000 – 10,000 words | Publication opp. Plays with female protagonists who are well into adulthood. Translations ok. | 4/18/26 | n/a | Fee: $4 Prize: $500 |
| Page 73 Development Programs | 10-page sample + full script | US residents only. Must have completed at least 2 full-length plays or at least 3 one-act plays. | 4/26/26 | Brooklyn, New York | Award: $20,000 |
| Nomad Theatre | 10-12 mins | The play must take place in a bar. Open to all playwrights worldwide. | 4/27/26 | Normal, Ilinois | $25 honorarium |
| Passage Theatre | 30-70 pages | One-person show. Theme: Trenton American Story | 4/27/26 | Trenton, New Jersey | n/a |
| The Democracy Cycle | 10-15 pages (sample) | Generative artists who are currently creating new work in theater, dance, music, opera, or multi-disciplinary performance. Must have created, completed, and premiered at least 2 full-length prior works of live performance publicly. | 4/28/26 | NYC | $60,000 commission |
| Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize | Any length | Plays with topics concerning the LGBTQ+ community, including love, diversity, and identity in a time of gender fluidity. | 4/30/26 | Milan, Italy | Prize: 1000€ |
| For Page & Screen Magazine | max 30 pages | Publication opp. Scripts accepted. No restrictions on content but must have no discriminatory themes or messages. | 4/30/26 | n/a | n/a |
| For Page & Screen Magazine | max 30 mins | Publication opp. Radio plays. No restrictions on content but must have no discriminatory themes or messages. | 4/30/26 | n/a | n/a |
| The Actors Theatre Workshop | Any length | Contemporary works that examine the pressing issues individuals and families face in America today. Playwrights must produce. Theme: Finding Hope Through Darkness | 4/30/26 | NYC | n/a |
| The ONE Festival | 45-60 mins, 1-30 mins | Solo shows. | 4/30/26 | Brooklyn, New York | Prize: 5,000 |
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