The dog-days of summer are here, but there are still plenty of playwriting contests to be had — even some that pay significant ca$h prizes! Check out this month’s installment of 18 playwriting competitions. For additional paid submission opportunities, also check out this list of playwriting contests.
Theater Name / Festival Name | Link | Length Accepted | Genre(s) Accepted | Deadline | Location |
The Overtime Theater | Not Specified | Plays that are innovative in form and bold and moving in content. | 8/1/13 | San Antonio, Texas | |
Athena Project Festival | Full Length | Accepts works from female playwrights | 8/1/13 | Denver, Colorado | |
Little Fish Theatre | 15 Min Max | $50 Prize. | 8/1/13 | San Pedro, California | |
Native Voices at the Autry | 5 – 16 Min | How the law & our daily lives are shaped by Native American identity. Prize: $1,000 | 8/1/13 | Los Angeles, California | |
terraNOVA Playwrights Group | Full Length | NYC Writers-group | 8/5/13 | New York City, New York | |
William Paterson University | Not specified | Musical submissions from NJ or NYC-area writers. Plays from NJ writers only. | 8/8/13 | Wayne, New Jersey | |
Lakeshore Players Theatre | 10 – Minute Play | Theme is “Hunger In The Suburbs”, Prize: $50 | 8/10/13 | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | |
Yale Drama Series | Full Length | $10,000 prize. | 8/15/13 | New York City, New York | |
New Works of Merit | Various | $25 fee, $300 prize. Critiques available for $45. | 8/15/13 | NYC, NY | |
Small Fish Radio Theatre | 6 – 10 Min | Radio Plays. Whimsy, fantasy (no Sci-Fi), fable, | 8/15/13 | Chicago, Illinois | |
Tarragon Theatre | Full Length | Open to emerging Canadian playwrights. Prize: $3,000 | 8/19/13 | Toronto, Canada | |
Nylon Fusion Collective | 10 – Minute Play | Play must relate to the theme of Halloween/ fear/disguises. See submission advice directly from theater. | 8/24/13 | New York City, New York | |
Warehouse Performing Arts Center | 10 – Minute Play | Accepts comedies that are set in a beauty salon. | 8/30/13 | Cornelius, North Carolina | |
Throughline Theatre | Full Length | Pennsylvania writers only. Theme: Mortality and Divinity. Prize: $1,000 | 8/31/13 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
MTC: David Calicchio Prize | Full Length | Plays by a professionally unproduced playwright. US citizen. Prize: $2,500 | 8/31/13 | Mill Valley, California | |
MTC: Sky Cooper Prize | Full Length | Established or emerging playwright. US citizens only. Prize: $10,000 | 8/31/13 | Mill Valley, California | |
Mobtown Playwrights | Full Length | Must be able to attend 9-day rehearsal/ workshop period. | 8/31/13 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Thistle Dew Dessert Theater | Any Length | Can be either a comedy or a drama. | 8/31/13 | Sacramento, California |
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