Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opportunities with September 2025 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 |
| American Bard Theater Co | Full Length | Female & female-identifying playwrights. All characters must be performed by adult actors. At least one lead role must be for a woman, age 50-60. | 9/1/25 | NYC | n/a |
| Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | max 30 pages (sample) | 2-8 weeks residency. Submit up to 2 one-act plays or up to 2 excerpts (monologues, acts, scenes) from a longer work. | 9/1/25 | Nebraska City, Nebraska | App Fee: $35 $175 stipend/week |
| The Little Theatre of Alexandria | 20-50 mins | One-act plays. No nudity. Strong themes and language are welcome. | 9/1/25 | Alexandria, Virginia | No Fee Prize: $350 |
| The Stanley Drama Award | See right. | Full-length play, musical, or one-act play sequence. | 9/1/25 | Staten Island, New York | Fee: $32 Prize: $2,000 |
| Theatre Three | max 30 mins | One-act plays. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/1/25 | Port Jefferson, New York | $150 stipend |
| The Coachella Review | See right. | Publication opp. Scripts 10-12 pages in length, or shorter pieces, such as monologues of up to 1,500 words. | 9/2/25 | Coachella Valley, California | n/a |
| Seattle Public Theater | Full Length | Any genre. The play must pass the Macha Test. | 9/5/25 | Seattle, Washington | n/a |
| Exposition Review | max 4 pages | Publication opp. Complete scene. Theme: Normal | 9/6/25 | California | Fee: $5 “cash prize” |
| Fault Line Theatre | See right. | Dev’t opp. Proposals for outlines, drafts, and everything in between. Socially relevant, character-driven plays. | 9/7/25 | NYC | $1,800 stipend |
| The Bite Sized Theatrical Spooktacular | max 10 mins | Original short plays or other theatrical pieces. Comedic or spooky. Theme: Halloween | 9/7/25 | NYC | n/a |
| Hominum Journal | One Act | Publication opp. One-act plays accepted. | 9/10/25 | n/a | n/a |
| Kairos Italy Theater | Full Length, One Act | Italian American playwrights. Prefers works that explore Italian American identity, history, family, or culture. | 9/10/25 | NYC | No Fee |
| MacDowell Colony | Full Length | Residencies of up to 6 weeks. Int’l submissions ok. No residency fees. | 9/10/25 | Peterborough, New Hampshire | App Fee: $30 |
| Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program | max 30 pages | Applicants in playwriting should submit one play or a section of a play, no more than 30 pages total. | 9/11/25 | Boston, Massachusetts | n/a |
| Cape Cod Theatre Project | Full Length | The proposed play must still be in dev’t. Musicals ok. | 9/15/25 | Falmouth, Massachusetts | n/a |
| Powerstories Theatre | 60-120 mins | Women playwrights. Full-length plays. Any theme. | 9/15/25 | Tampa, Florida | Fee: $10 |
| Powerstories Theatre | 60-120 mins | Women playwrights over 40. Full-length plays. Any theme. | 9/15/25 | Tampa, Florida | Fee: $10 |
| Simons Center for Geometry and Physics | 10 mins | Plays with a substantial science and/or technological component. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/15/25 | Stony Brook, New York | Prize: $550 |
| Stonecoast Review | max 12 pages | Publication opp. Short dramatic works of all types. Monologues ok. Excerpts from longer are ok if they stand on their own. Theme: Freedom | 9/15/25 | Portland, Maine | n/a |
| Sundog Theatre | 10-25 mins | One-act plays set on the Staten Island Ferry, set in contemporary time period. Comedy or drama. Theme: It’s About Time! | 9/15/25 | Staten Island, New York | 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 |
| Virginia Center for the Creative Arts | n/s | Residency. | 9/15/25 | Amherst, Virginia | App Fee: $30 |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | “samples” | Fellowship. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the US or Canada. | 9/16/25 | NYC | n/a |
| Qutub Minar Review | 1 min | Publication opp. Submit up to 3 one-minute plays at a time. | 9/20/25 | n/a | No Fee |
| Hepburn Hooks Theatre Co | 10-15 mins | Female playwrights of BIPOC descent, aged 18+. Int’l submissions ok. | 9/25/25 | London | No Fee |
| Literature Today | 1 min | Publication opp. Theme: The Stories We Carry | 9/25/25 | n/a | n/a |
| The Dorothy & Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars & Writers | n/s | Fellowships for outstanding scholars and writers including playwrights. | 9/26/25 | NYC | $90,000 stipend |
| Fade To Black Play Festival | max 10 mins | African-American playwrights. Any theme or genre. | 9/30/25 | Houston, Texas | No Fee |
| M.T. Pockets Theatre | Full Length | New works that promote women and minorities in the arts. | 9/30/25 | Morgantown, West Virginia | n/a |
| New Perspectives Theatre Co | 10-15 pages (sample) | Dev’t lab for emerging women playwrights. | 9/30/25 | NYC | n/a |
| New York University – Steinhardt | Full Length | Play scripts for young audiences. | 9/30/25 | NYC | n/a |
| 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 |
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