Howdy, Playwrights! Here's a list of 36 play submission opps with October 2026 deadlines.
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add'l Info |
| Conch Shell Productions | max 15 mins | New one-act plays by Caribbean heritage writers. | 9/30/26 | Queens, New York | No Fee |
| Cranked Anvil | 10-20 mins | Scripts for radio/audio broadcast. Any theme/genre/setting. Int'l submissions ok. | 9/30/26 | England | Fee: £12 Prize: £50 |
| Eugene O'Neill Theater Center | Full Length | Musicals. Dev't opp. Any style and genre. | 9/30/26 | Waterford, Connecticut | Fee: $15 |
| River & South Review | max 12 pages | One-acts or a complete scene from a longer work. | 9/30/26 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | n/a |
| Foglifter | max 20 pages | LGBTQ+ writers. Accepts drama submissions. | 10/1/26 | n/a | $100 honorarium |
| Jokes On Her Comedy Prize | Full Length | Comedies. Women (identifying & femmes inclusive) playwrights residing in the US or Puerto Rico. | 10/1/26 | NYC | $5,000 grant |
| Mouths of Babes Theatre Company | See right. | 10-min plays, full-length plays, and self-produced performance proposals. | 10/1/26 | Wilmington, North Carolina | n/a |
| Scene 24 Productions | 10 mins | Any topic and genre. Int'l submissions ok. | 10/1/26 | NYC | Fee: $5 |
| The Redemption Festival | 10 mins | Plays that inspire, challenge, and explore the heart of the human condition. Must be suitable for a general audience. | 10/1/26 | Los Angeles, California | No Fee Prize: $250 |
| Cast Iron Theatre | 10-15 mins | Plays or monologues. Any theme. Int'l submissions ok. | 10/2/26 | England | No Fee |
| Inkslinger Playwriting Contest | Full Length | Plays intended for a college-aged cast and audience. | 10/2/26 | Hammond, Louisiana | Fee: $10 |
| The Sauk | Any length | Dev't opp. Any style. Musicals ok. | 10/2/26 | Jonesville, Michigan | "royalty" |
| Third Coast Magazine | max 20 pages | One-act plays that have had readings or productions, but have not received publication. | 10/2/26 | n/a | Fee: $3 |
| Umbrellas for Fish | 1 min | Int'l submissions ok. Theme: ONE MINUTE BEFORE NOTHING HAPPENS | 10/2/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Theatre Noir Blanc | Full Length | New works that explore the gay interracial experience. Plays with Limited Production (1-2). Int'l submissions ok. | 10/5/26 | Dallas, Texas | n/a |
| Over Our Head Players | max 10 mins | Original comedies. Int'l submissions ok. | 10/9/26 | Racine, Wisconsin | Prize: $300 |
| I Came, I Saw, I Laughed | max 30 mins | One-act plays. Comedic story rooted in personal experience, cultural traditions, or community life. Int'l submissions ok. | 10/10/26 | Bronxville, New York | Fee: $45 |
| Spokane Falls Community College | 1 page | Original works. Int'l submissions ok. Theme: Haunting Holidays | 10/11/26 | Spokane, Washington | No Fee |
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| Great Plains Theatre Commons | See right. | One-acts or full-length, no shorter than 30 pages. | 10/15/26 | Omaha, Nebraska | Fee: $10 $750 stipend |
| Obsidian | See right. | One-act or a collection of short scenes no longer than 20 pages. Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained. | 10/15/26 | Normal, Illinois | n/a |
| Synkroniciti | max 4,000 words | Short play. Theme: Dignity | 10/15/26 | Houston, Texas | Fee: $3 Prize: $75 |
| Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival | max 1 hr | One-act plays. Emerging or previously unpublished playwrights. | 10/15/26 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Fee: $25 Prize: $1,500 |
| The Players Theatre | max 90 mins | Original plays and musicals. Playwrights must produce. | 10/15/26 | NYC | n/a |
| Wildacres Residency Program | max 25 pages (sample) | 1 or 2-week residency. | 10/15/26 | Little Switzerland, North Carolina | App Fee: $30 |
| Willamette University | Full Length | The playwright must be from the Pacific Northwest, which includes Canada. Plays and musicals at any stage of dev't. | 10/15/26 | Salem, Oregon | n/a |
| Mid-America Theatre Conference | max 10 mins | Theme: Showing Up | 10/16/26 | Cleveland, Ohio | n/a |
| Mid-America Theatre Conference | Full Length | Production-ready plays. Open to dramaturgs and directors. Playwrights may self-submit if they are willing to serve as Director for their own play. | 10/16/26 | Cleveland, Ohio | n/a |
| Downtown Urban Arts Festival | max 70 mins | Plays, musicals, and solo performances. Plays should be new or existing work with minimal exposure. | 10/26/26 | NYC | No Fee Prize: $1,000 |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters | Full Length | Musicals, plays with songs, thematic revues or any comparable work. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the US. | 10/30/26 | NYC | n/a |
| Casa Hechale | n/a | 2- or 4-week dev't residencies. Int'l submissions ok. | 10/30/26 | Mexico | n/a |
| Branch County Community Theatre | Full Length | Unproduced plays. Children’s plays accepted. | 10/31/26 | Coldwater, Michigan | Prize: $200 |
| Dayton Playhouse | Full Length | Playwrights of all races and ethnicities, all gender identities, all physical abilities, and all ages. | 10/31/26 | Dayton, Ohio | Fee: $10-$30 Prize: $500 |
| Dreamscape Theater Company | max 15 mins | Theme: "Celebrating Women’s History: Stories of Creativity, Change, Courage." Monologues will be accepted, max 5 mins. | 10/31/26 | Corvallis, Oregon | No Fee |
| Durham Theatre Workshop | Full Length | Dev't opp for previously unproduced pieces. Must be by or about transgender or gender nonconforming people. | 10/31/26 | Durham, North Carolina | n/a |
| Eclectic Full Contact Theatre | max 30 mins | One-act plays. Theme: Alienation | 10/31/26 | Chicago | Prize: $250 |
| New York Theatre Barn | Full Length | Original musicals. | 10/31/26 | NYC | No Fee |
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