by play8044 | Oct 23, 2024 | 10 minute play contests, play publishers, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting publishers
Play Submissions Helper is a compendium of hundreds of open play submission contests and opportunities. For over a decade, has been the go-to resource for listings of play submissions opportunities. In this post, we roundup our most popular playwriting blog posts from... by PSH | Apr 8, 2025 | play submission advice & tips, playwright submissions, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
When submitting your play to theaters, one piece of your submission package will be a short letter that serves as your introduction. This letter is your chance to make a strong first impression, show your professionalism, and explain why your play is a great fit for... by PSH | Mar 22, 2025 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, comedy play submissions, Gay-Themed Play Submissions, LGBT Play Submissions, musical theater submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, radio play submissions, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opportunities with April+ 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... by PSH | Mar 7, 2025 | play formatting, play script format, play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting format, playwriting tips
Someone recently wrote in with this question: === I see that when submitting a play , it is often requested in a specific format. For example, some organizations require the character name in the center with dialogue below, while some others require the character name... by PSH | Feb 21, 2025 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, canada play submissions, Gay-Themed Play Submissions, LGBT 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 March+ 2025 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Athena Project Full Length Woman, trans or nonbinary playwright. 2/28/25 Denver, Colorado n/a Carnegie... by PSH | Feb 6, 2025 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
When you submit your play to a contest or theater, it’s important to realize that readers and judges are frequently overwhelmed with submissions. As a result, they often look for any reason they can find to reject your submission. Is your play too long? Does it... by PSH | Jan 24, 2025 | Play Submissions
Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with February+ 2025 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Raleigh Little Theatre n/s Writing workshop for those who identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+.... by PSH | Jan 8, 2025 | Play Submissions
December is the ideal month to start thinking about what you’ve done well over the past year, what you could have done better, and most importantly: how you can change next year to help hit your goals. With that in mind, here are my top 12 tips to help you... by PSH | Dec 20, 2024 | Play Submissions
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 | Dec 8, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
Have you ever felt…stuck? Maybe you’ve been working on a play for several months. Maybe you’re halfway through, or maybe you’re on your second or third draft. But over time, you may start to get the feeling that nothing seems to improve the... by PSH | Nov 21, 2024 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, comedy play submissions, Gay-Themed Play Submissions, LGBT 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 opportunities with December+ 2024 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... by PSH | Nov 7, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
I’ve always felt strongly that the last quarter of the year is the absolute best time to focus on self-improvement. For me, it’s the ideal time to take classes, do exercises, and work on myself to get better. And the reason why is pretty simple: Because if... by PSH | Oct 23, 2024 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, Gay-Themed Play Submissions, LGBT Play Submissions, musical theater submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, radio play submissions, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 36 play submission opps with November+ 2024 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Athena Project Full Length Woman, trans or nonbinary playwright. 10/31/24 Denver, Colorado n/a Red... by PSH | Oct 15, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
There’s a saying called Gate’s Law which states: “Most people overestimate what they can achieve in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in ten years.” I believe this is true of playwrights, too. We’ve all heard the sentiment that overnight... by PSH | Sep 22, 2024 | Play Submissions
Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with October+ 2024 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Any length Dev’t opp. All styles and genres of drama,... by PSH | Sep 8, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
Contests are one of the best ways for a new playwright to break into the industry. Here’s why: Newcomers in any field always have to overcome their lack of experience in order to get taken seriously. And this can be especially difficult in playwriting, if only...