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• Arts: Writers Resources: Contests  (207)

Abroad Writers' Conference Spring Playwrights Contest - - Winner will be a guest of honor at our Writers Conference in France, where your play will be performed by professional actors.

Backdoor Theatre New Play Project - - Competition for Playwrights. For unproduced works.

Creative Mechanics: Stage This! The Best 10-Minute Plays We Could Find - - International playwriting and publishing competition, culminating with readings of the play finalists in New York City, an anthology containing the best plays, and one grand prize.

Darknight Theatrical Productions - - Seeking scripts featuring dark and disturbing tales of evil with thought-provoking themes.

Daughters of Erin - Irish Theatre Project - - The "Near and Far" 10-15 minute comedy playwriting contest runs from January-September.

Drinking & Writing Festival and 10 minute Radio Play Contest - - Top three winners are awarded cash prizes and winning plays are produced and recorded live at The Neo-Futurists Theater in Chicago and then aired on the Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show.

Heller Theatre, Tulsa, Oklahoma - - National playwriting contest detailed under "Theatre Around Town" button.

Kansas City Women's Playwriting Festival - - Creating more opportunities for emerging female playwrights to produce their work.

Lebanon Community Theatre Play Writing Contest - - Annual one-act play writing contest on a different theme each year. Monetary and other prizes.

Moxie Films - - Established to facilitate the work of under-served artists, including playwrights. Sponsors annual playwriting contest.

New Works Of Merit Playwriting Contest - - Seeks scripts that entertain and uplift, bringing new awareness and insights related to social, cultural, racial, religious, and ethnic issues.

Playwriting Competition - - To promote plays and playwrights which often fly under the radar. Prize: fully produced, 3 week run of winning play at a Boston area theater.

Reverie Productions Next Generation Playwriting Contest - - Annual national contest for full-length and one-act stage and radio plays. Administration fee charged.

ShowOff! - - The Camino Real Playhouse hosts this annual ten-minute playwriting festival. Playwrights world-wide submit their works and seven winners are given full production and three honorable mention winners are given staged readings during the nine performances in October. Deadline is June 15th.

TADA! Youth Theater - - TADA!’s Annual One-Act Playwriting Contest encourages playwrights to create work for underserved theatrical demographic: teen.

Ten Minute Plays Wanted - - The BareStage Theatre seeks twelve original short plays for its "Six 10s @ Eights" original plays festival in September, 2005.

Theatre BC - - Juried New Play contest for Canadian professional and non-professional playwrights. Annual contest.

TrapDoor Ensemble Playwright Competition - - Winner receives $500 and guaranteed production. Proceeds benefit the TrapDoor Ensemble Youth Outreach program.

VSA Art Playwright Discovery Award - - Individuals with disabilities are invited to submit an original one-act script that documents the experience of living with a disability.

Writing-World.com: Directory of Writing Contests - - Including playwriting competitions.