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 May 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 400+ 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 |
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| Soapbox Stageworks | 10-20 mins | Plays that are steamy (not necessarily sexy), funny, poignant and/or surprising. No deadline posted. Plays will be performed in August 2025. | See left. | Carmel, California | Fee: $15 |
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| Neukom Literary Arts Award for Playwriting | Full Length | Plays addressing the question “What does it mean to be a human in a computerized world?” | 5/1/25 | New Hampshire & Vermont | $5,000 honorarium |
| New England Review | max 5,000 words | Publication opp. Short plays and monologues. | 5/1/25 | Middlebury, Vermont | Fee: $3 |
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| Advance Gender Equity in the Arts’ Legacy Playwright Grants | Full Length | Playwrights must identify as BIPOC, 40+ years of age. Must live and work in the US or Puerto Rico. | 5/15/25 | Portland, Oregon | Prize: $10,000 |
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| The Barr Hill Players | Full Length | New works by emerging playwrights. | 5/15/25 | Greensboro, Vermont | No Fee |
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| Urbanite Theatre | Full Length | Women playwrights. The play must include quality, female roles that are well-represented. | 5/30/25 | Sarasota, Florida | No Fee stipend of $1,500 |
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| 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 |