Howdy, Playwrights! Here's a list of 31 play submission opportunities with July 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's Read & Rant | Full Length | Woman, trans or nonbinary playwright. | 6/30/26 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
| Broken Arts Entertainment | 15-40 mins | For podcast. Theme: The Future | 6/30/26 | Southern Maine | n/a |
| Ghost Light Lit | n/s | Publication opp. Monologues accepted. Theme: Folklore | 6/30/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Go Try PlayWrite | max 10 pages | Rip Van Winkle prompt: Write a scene about a person who wakes up in the future to find that something we know is bad for you at present is found to be good for you in the future. | 6/30/26 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Prize: $100 |
| The Post-Meridian Radio Players | 30-45 mins | Script must be a radio theatre adaptation of a public domain. | 6/30/26 | Boston, Massachusetts | $15/performance royalty |
| Vintage Soul Productions | 10 mins | Plays that explore substance use/recovery, depression/mental health, diabetes. Must be written specifically for a virtual platform. US based playwrights only. | 6/30/26 | Virtual | $100 honorarium |
| Coachella Valley Repertory | Full Length | Play or musical which is in line with CV Reps's artistic vision and mission. | No deadline posted. | Cathedral City, California | n/a |
| Fade to Black Play Festival | 8-10 mins | African-American playwrights. Any theme or genre. Must not contain characters that are under 17 years old. | No deadline posted. | Houston, Texas | No Fee "cash prize" |
| Golden Antelope Press | 20 pages (sample) | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 7/1/26 | n/a | n/a |
| LITE 2027 | 10 mins | Plays that require minimal props/set/tech and are PG-clean and NOT depressing. No therapy sessions, dread diseases, or pets getting run over. Limit of 2 submissions. No website. Email submissions to Jack J. Berry at carokann@nc.rr.com with LITE 2027 in subject line. | 7/1/26 | Raleigh, North Carolina | n/a |
| The Alpine Fellowship Theatre Prize | Any length | Open to all nationalities. Theme: JOY | 7/1/26 | London | Fee: £10 Prize: £3000 |
| The NIFA Awards | max 30 pages, 30+ pages | Plays & musicals that were completed between 1/1/23 and 9/20/26. Prefers registered or copyrighted plays. | 7/1/26 | Appleton, Wisconsin | Fee: $70 |
| Savage Wonder | 10 mins, Full Length | The playwright must be a current or former US military, law enforcement, fire service, EMS, foreign service, intelligence service, DoD employee, DoD Contractor OR an immediate family of the service member. Plays can be any genre and any subject matter. | 7/3/26 | Newburgh, New York | No Fee Prize: $1,000 / $5,000 |
| Exposition Review | max 4 pages | Publication opp. Complete scene for stage. Theme: Loop | 7/5/26 | California | Fee: $5 "cash prize" |
| CRY HAVOC Company | 10 mins | Play dev't opp. Theme: "PlayList: Road Trip" - Each writer will draw inspiration for a two-character play from a road trip song and an American roadside attraction. | 7/6/26 | NYC | n/a |
| Gather by the Ghost Light | max 15 pages | Horror themed plays. | 7/10/26 | Augusta, Georgia | Prize: $50 |
| New Art City Theatre | Full Length | Comedies, dramas, or musicals. | 7/10/26 | Ventura, California | Fee: $25 |
| Loghaven Artist Residency | max 20 pages (sample) | Playwrights accepted. | 7/15/26 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Fee: $25 |
| Molecule | max 50 words | Publication opp. Accepts play submissions. | 7/15/26 | n/a | No Fee |
| Synkroniciti | max 4,000 words | Publication opp. Short play. Theme: Dignity | 7/15/26 | Houston, Texas | Fee: $3 Prize: $75 |
| Ucross Foundation | Full Length | Residency. Playwrights accepted. | 7/15/26 | Ucross, Wyoming | App Fee: $40 |
| The Lemonwood Quarterly | 2,000 - 10,000 words | Publication opp. Looking for plays with female protagonists who are well into adulthood. | 7/17/26 | n/a | Fee: $4 Prize: $500 |
| New City Players | max 10 pages | Theme: "AMERICA AT 250." Prompt: Fun fact: South Florida boasts the highest concentration of HOA-governed properties in the nation. That’s a lot of rules and probably a lot of rule breakers… Write a 10 page or less play in which a rule everyone follows is questioned for the first time. | 7/23/26 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | n/a |
| The Players Theatre | max 15 mins | Plays and musicals. Theme: "Boo!" Playwrights must produce. | 7/26/26 | NYC | Fee: $50 if selected Prize: $100 |
| The Braid Chutzpah & Salsa 2 | max 1500 words | Shows featuring stories of Latin Jews. | 7/30/26 | Santa Monica, California | n/a |
| Frostburg State University | max 40 mins | One-act plays. One-person plays are accepted. | 7/31/26 | Frostburg, Maryland | Fee: $20 Prize: $750 |
| Ghost Light Publications | Full Length | Publication opp. Any genre. | 7/31/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Masque & Spectacle | 10 mins | Publication opp. Plays accepted. Theme: Harvest | 7/31/26 | n/s | n/a |
| Neukom Literary Arts Award for Playwriting | Full Length | Plays addressing the question “What does it mean to be a human in a computerized world?” | 7/31/26 | New Hampshire & Vermont | $5,000 honorarium |
| William Faulkner Literary Competition | less than 1 hr | One-act plays. Open to all ages. | 7/31/26 | New Albany, Mississippi | Fee: $20 Prize: $600 |
| 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. Any subject matter. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
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