by PSH | Oct 6, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
In these posts, I talk a lot about different playwriting techniques. But today I want to take a step back and share what I believe is the #1 most important way to improve your skills as a playwright–or to improve any kind of skill, really. And that method is... by PSH | Sep 25, 2023 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, comedy play submissions, musical theater submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with October+ 2023 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Bite Sized Spooktacular max 10 mins Original short plays (or other theatrical pieces), either... by PSH | Sep 7, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
One of the most common pieces of advice you’ll hear from playwrights is to focus on character-driven stories. But what does character-driven really mean? Well, I can tell you what it’s NOT: It’s NOT a play in which all the characters exist... by PSH | Aug 26, 2023 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
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... by PSH | Aug 9, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
Creative writing of any kind–whether it’s playwriting, screenwriting, fiction writing, heck even comic book writing–is highly competitive. It’s not hard to see why: people love stories. And there are a lot of us who want to write for the stage...