Howdy, Playwrights! Here's a list of 33 play submission opportunities with August 2026 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 |
| Athena Project | Full Length | Spooky themed plays. Woman, trans or nonbinary playwright. | 7/31/26 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
| Ghostlight Ensemble | max 30 mins | Scripts set at a bar. Open to playwrights in any geographic area, though writers in the greater Chicago area will receive priority. | 7/31/26 | Chicago, Illinois | No Fee |
| Go Try PlayWrite | See right. | Morning-after prompt: Write a 10-page max scene about a hook-up between a couple. It’s the morning after and either one of them or both of them feel it was a horrible mistake. | 7/31/26 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Prize: $100 |
| PlayGround | 30-50 mins | New holiday-themed works (particularly those that offer twists or innovative alternatives to classic holiday fare). Pieces can engage with any winter-themed holiday. | 7/31/26 | San Francisco, California | n/a |
| Vidalia Theatre Company | 10 mins | Plays that take place in planes, trains & automobiles. Open to all North American playwrights with special consideration for those who reside in Georgia. | 7/31/26 | Decatur, Georgia | $30 stipend |
| Third Avenue PlayWorks | Full Length | US playwrights only. Plays of any genre, style, or structure. | 8/2/26 | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | No Fee $600 honorarium |
| Metamorphosis Play Festival | 10 mins, One Act (max 75 pages) | Trans, queer plays. | 8/6/26 | Roanoke, Virginia | n/a |
| East Carolina University School of Theatre & Dance | Full Length | New plays with dynamic roles for college-aged actors (15-25). Plays that center the experience of late adolescence/early adulthood. | 8/10/26 | Greenville, North Carolina | No Fee $100 royalty |
| New Dramatists | Full Length | Residency. US playwrights only. | 8/10/26 | NYC | n/a |
| Hypatia-in-the-Woods | 10 pages (sample) | Residency. Women playwrights. | 8/15/26 | Shelton, Washington | Fee: $20 |
| Planet Female Global StoryFest | max 10 pages | Female and female identifying writers. | 8/15/26 | Purchase, New York | Fee: $10-25 |
| Qu Literary Magazine | max 4,000 words | Publication opp. Excerpts or full pieces written for stage. | 8/15/26 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Fee: $3 Payment Upon Publication: $100 |
| Winters Theatre Company | max 10 mins | Original scripts. No theme. | 8/15/26 | Winters, California | No Fee |
| Lazuli Literary Group | max 150 pages | Publication opp. Both previously published and unpublished works are eligible. | 8/17/26 | n/a | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| The PlayGround Experiment | less than 2 mins | Monologues that represent America's incredible diversity. Must include the word "REACTION" somewhere in the monologue. | 8/17/26 | NYC | "small honorarium" |
| Troy Foundry Theatre | n/s | Work that explores fear, transformation, power, desire, the body, the supernatural, memory, myth, and the strange possibilities of being human. See website for more info. | 8/17/26 | Troy, New York | No Fee |
| Fresh Words | 1 min | Plays with themes of urgency, finality, countdowns, ultimatums, parting words, or the closing moments of a significant event, relationship, or era. Int'l submissions ok. | 8/20/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Umbrellas for Fish | max 10 pages | Publication opp. Int'l submissions ok. | 8/25/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Constellation Stage & Screen | Full Length | Plays must be unpublished at the time of submission (independently published is acceptable). | 8/31/26 | Bloomington, Indiana | Prize: $3,000 |
| Echo Theater Company | 60-150 pages | Non-musical stage plays. | 8/31/26 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $40 Prize: $1,000 |
| Jan Michalski Foundation | n/s | Residency. Int'l submissions ok. | 8/31/26 | Switzerland | n/a |
| Open House Theatre | 10 mins | Int'l submissions ok. Plays that are primarily in English or German only. Any genre. Theme: "Open Stage: Open Stories" - the play will take place on a completely open and blank stage. | 8/31/26 | Austria | Fee: €10 (free entry waiver available) Prize: €100 |
| Ten-Minute Musicals Project | 7-20 mins | Musicals. Any style. Max 10 performers, 5 women and 5 men. Int'l submissions ok. | 8/31/26 | West Hollywood, California | $250 royalty advance |
| The Mini Plays Magazine | max 2 pages | Play/soliloquy/monologue. Theme: Echoes of the Digital Age | 8/31/26 | n/s | No Fee |
| Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | max 30 pages (sample) | Residency. Submit up to 2 one-act plays or up to 2 excerpts (monologues, acts, scenes) from a longer work. | 9/1/26 | Nebraska City, Nebraska | App Fee: $35 $175 stipend/week |
| Soapbox Stageworks | 10 pages | Original plays only. All genres welcome except musicals. | 9/1/26 | Monterey, California | Fee: $15 |
| Storyknife Writers Retreat | max 10 pages (sample) | Residency. Applicants must be woman-identified, 21+. | 9/1/26 | Homer, Alaska | App Fee: $40 |
| Surel's Place | max 10 pages (sample) | Residency. Applicants must be 25+ and non-smokers. | 9/1/26 | Garden City, Idaho | stipend of $100 per week + $300 travel stipend |
| The Stanley Drama Award | See right. | Full-length play, musical, or one-act play sequence. | 9/1/26 | Staten Island, New York | Fee: $32 Prize: $2,000 |
| Theatre Three | One Act (max 30 mins) | Unproduced works only. Int'l submissions ok. | 9/1/26 | Port Jefferson, New York | $150 stipend |
| Boardwalk Theatre | See right. | Synopsis submissions only. | Year Round | Woodside, New York | n/a |
| Jedlicka Performing Arts Center | 10 pages (sample) | Script samples only. | Year Round | Cicero, Illinois | n/a |
| Trade A Play Tuesday | 10 mins | Send in 10-min play & get same-day feedback. You must also read 10 pages of another playwright’s work, & give thoughtful feedback. Runs every Tuesday. Any subject matter. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
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