Here are your 38 play submissions opportunities with September deadlines!í‚ The dog days of summer are over, and kids are back in school, so now is a great the time to hunker down and get submitting!
| Name | Length | Play Genre(s) Accepted | Deadline | State, City | Other Info |
| American Blues Theater | Full Length | Worldwide submissions are accepted. | 9/1/14 | Chicago, Illinois | Fee: $5 Prize: 1,000 |
| Santa Fe Performing Arts | n/s | “Santa Fe Performing Arts Playwright’s Competition was developed to support American Playwrights.” | 9/1/14 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | n/a |
| Nelson Center for the Arts | Full Length | 2-8 Week residency. | 9/1/14 | Nebraska City, Nebraska | Fee: $35. |
| Firehouse Theatre Project | Full Length | Scripts must be accompanied by a letter of rec. | 9/1/14 | Richmond, Virginia | Fee: $10 Prize: $1,000 |
| The Bush Theatre | Full Length | UK or Irish playwrights only. Interested in plays which reflect the vibrancy of British culture. | 9/1/14 | London | n/a |
| Liontamers Theatre Co | Full Length | Must be suitable for a touring environment. | 9/1/14 | Manchester | n/a |
| Rochdale Festival | 15 mins | The piece must be entitled í¢â‚¬Å“What a great idea!í¢â‚¬ | 9/1/14 | Rochester | Prize: í‚£50 |
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| The Old Vic: Play for Young People | max 45 mins | Play appropriate for 10-14 year olds for a touring production of London Schools. Themes: Mental health, Communication, or Transitions. Play can be unfinished. Uncl if writer must be local. | 9/1/14 | London | n/a |
| The Old Vic: Play for Adults | max 70 mins | Looking for a bold story. Play can be unfinished. Unclear if writer must be local. | 9/1/14 | London | n/a |
| Hedgebrook Writers in Residence | N/S | Looking for visionary women writers. 2-6 week residency. | 9/3/14 | Whidbey Island, Washington | Fee: $30 |
| Bare Fiction Mag | 15 mins | For publication in magazine. | 9/5/14 | n/a | n/a |
| Variations Theatre Group | Full Length | Playwright must produce. No fee to submit, $400 participation fee if chosen. Can receive portion of presales…………………………….. | 9/5/14 | New York City, New York | See left. |
| Midtown Intern’l Theatre Fest | 1 – 10 pages | Playwright must produce. | 9/7/14 | New York City, New York | Prize: $75 |
| Dezart Performs | Any length | Play reading festival, with winner getting full production. | 9/8/14 | Palm Springs, CA | Fee: $10 |
| The Exit 7 | max 15 pages | Comedies and dramas. | 9/13/14 | Ludlow, Mass | Prize: $150 |
| Boomerang Theatre Co | n/s | “Dedicated to producing plays that add to the vibrancy of the national theatre canon.” | 9/15/14 | New York City, New York | n/a |
| Milken Playwriting Prize | 30-60 mins | Seeks plays for teen actors: shorter plays with large casts (11+) & more roles for females. | 9/15/14 | Los Angeles, California | No Fee Prize: $2,000 |
| Strange Sun Theater | full length | Female playwrights. Unclear if playwright must be local, as significant workshopping process. | 9/15/14 | New York City, New York | n/a |
| Arts Centre Group | 40-50 mins | Should in some way reflect the human condition. í‚ í‚ Critique avail for additional fee. | 9/15/14 | London | Fee: í‚£10 Prize: í‚£300 |
| Pipeline Contest | n/s | Plays well-suited for film or television adaptation. Winner will be reviewed for possible movie production. | 9/15/14 | Santa Monica, California | Fee: $50 Prize: $1,000 + travel. |
| Univ of Houston | 10-mins | Open to all applicants, amateur or professional. | 9/15/14 | Houston, Texas | n/a |
| Manhattan Rep Theatre | 7-25 mins | Playwright must produce. Tri-state area writers. | 9/15/14 | New York City, New York | n/a |
| Riverside Theatre | max 10 mins | Monologues.Theme – “Classified” | 9/15/14 | Iowa City, Iowa | n/a |
| Owl Tree Theater | 60-90 mins | Not just looking for ghost stories, but also “ghosts” we carry in our lives. (Also looking for 45 mins children’s play on same theme). | 9/15/14 | Cary, North Carolina | n/a |
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| Small Fish Radio Theatre | max 10 mins | Accepts 6-10 minute radio plays; encourages imaginative plays that transport listener. | 9/15/14 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| MacDowell Fellowship | full length | 1-8 week residency. | 9/15/14 | Petborugh NH | Fee: $30 |
| VA Center for Creative Arts Residency | n/s | Residency of up to 2 months. “We ask Fellows to contribute according to their ability.” | 9/15/14 | Amherst, Virginia | Fee: $30 |
| Fort Point Theatre | 1-2 mins | Seeks 1-2 min plays that in some way connect to dance. | 9/15/14 | Boston, Mass | “small” prize |
| Guggenheim Fellowships | n/s | Intended for”midcareer” artists (incl playwrights). | 9/19/14 | New York City, NY | n/a |
| BBC | n/s | UK writers only. Divisions for radio plays (45-75 mins) & stage plays (not specified). | 9/29/14 | London | n/a |
| Theatre Three | max 40 mins | Playwrights may make multiple submissions. | 9/30/14 | Port Jefferson, NY | “small stipend” |
| Long Beach Playhouse | Full Length | Staged reading. | 9/30/14 | Long Beach, CA | fee: $10 |
| Northern Kentucky Univ | Full Length | Musicals ok. Most actors will be ages 17-30. | 9/30/14 | Highland Heights, Kentucky | Prize: $500 + travel. |
| Six Women Playwriting Fest | max 10 pages | Female playwrights. Theme: SIGNS, OMENS & FORTUNE COOKIES, hints of things to come. | 9/30/14 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Prize: $100- 200 |
| Playwrights Foundation | 60-120 pages | 2-week play development residency/festival/retreat. | 9/30/14 | San Francisco, California | Fee: $20. Prize: $500+. |
| The Landing Theatre Co | min 45 mins | US citizens & residents. | 9/30/14 | Houston, Texas | Prize: $100 |
| Cutting Ball Theater | Not Specified | Experimental plays. | 9/30/14 | San Fran, CA | Fee: $25 |
| City Theatre | 10-min play | Plays that span style and genre. | 9/30/14 | Miami, Florida | Prize: $1,000+ |
You love this blog, and wish there a ton more submission opps out there, yes?í‚ Well you’re in luck– what you see on this blog here is just a sample– Click here to become a member of Play Submissions Helper, and get access to our insane master-list of 400+ play submissions opps.í‚ í‚ And they are all accepting submissions right now!