Website Deadline: August 1, 2024 11:59 PM EDT SUBMISSION FORM The PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants were established in the summer of 2003 by a gift from Priscilla and Michael Henry Heim in response to the low number of literary translations currently appearing in English. Their purpose is to promote the publication and reception of translated world literature in English. Deadline: Submissions will be accepted from June 1 through August 1, 2024. Submissions will close at 11:59 p.m. (EST, end of day) on August 1. Eligibility: Translations of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or drama, or ..read more

Website Deadline: August 1, 2024 SUBMISSION FORM NOVA is a seed commission for writers of South Asian heritage or connections offered by Tara Theatre to submit and explore ideas inspired by the themes of Tara Theatre’s future seasons. THEMES FOR OUR FUTURE SEASONS INCLUDE: Climate Emergency “displacement & migration…” “Political hypocrisy & agendas…” “Climate justice & reconnecting with our natural world… War and Protest “Post-colonial impact…” “Radicalization…” “Catalyzing change…” Automation “Automation vs autonomy…” “Virtual vs reality…” “A.I and the future…” If you have ..read more

Website Deadline: October 1, 2024 SUBMISSION FORM Flint Repertory Theatre’s New Works Festival is an annual weeklong event featuring staged readings and workshops of new plays and musicals. Playwrights and composers from around the country are in residence in Flint during the process, where audience members experience these new works before anyone else and meet the artists working to bring the future of American theatre to life. To be considered for a staged reading a playwright must submit an original, unproduced, full-length, fully realized script. Rehearsal Dates: April 7 – 9, 2025 Fest ..read more

Website Deadline: October 18, 2024 11:59PM EDT SUBMISSION PROCESS HERE You may submit as many plays as you wish. Each play requires a separate entry. You may not edit an entry after submitting. Please submit only one-act plays; Full length plays or plays with an intermission will be disqualified. Plays must NOT be longer than 90 minutes. Plays longer than 90 minutes will be disqualified. If you have a one-act or full length you would like to submit that is longer than 90 minutes, you may submit a scene, a section, or a cutting, but your submission must not be longer than 90 minutes. Pla ..read more

Website Deadline: October 1, 2024 Or until 75 submissions are received Are you a talented playwright looking for an exciting and unique opportunity to showcase your work in Europe? The University of Montenegro in Niksic with support from the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro will host a One Act Play Festival in April 2025, and we are seeking 2 or 3 new plays.  We invite you to submit a 10–30-minute play written in American English. Enthusiastic university students who are nearing fluency in English and are eager to engage with American English-language drama will perform your play. Consider th ..read more

Website Deadline: September 1, 2024 Submit scripts via e-mail to monologues@forwardtheater.com Fess up! For our eighth Monologue Festival, Guilty Pleasures, Forward Theater would like to challenge playwrights to send us new, original scripts about the secret indulgences we dare not admit. Indulge in the joys, embarrassments, and sweet reliefs that come from embracing our most private delights. Monologues may take the form of comedy, spoken word, drama, farce, autobiography, or pure fiction. Our goal is to craft a delicious, diverse slate of pieces for the Monologue Festival. Call variety ou ..read more

Website Deadline: November 15,  2024 at 11:59 EST SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE We are looking for holiday scripts for our upcoming collection Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide. Submissions should include one-act shorts with themes of holidays, especially from BIPOC and underrepresented cultures. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year, and Easter. Scripts must be original, unpublished works in English, ideal for families and low-budget organizations. Shorts should be between 10 and 20 pages with less than 6 main characters. Winning scripts receive up to $500 USD and ..read more

Website Deadline: August 19, 2024 SUBMISSION FORM On November 23rd 2024, we will host the 6th Annual Faces of America Monologue Festival at The Marjorie S. Deane Theater in NYC. To submit your monologue for consideration there are just a few simple rules: Your monologue must be less than two minutes in length. We can't stress this enough. If we think your monologue is longer it will not be considered. Your monologue should represent America's incredible diversity. (BIPOC, AAPI, Latine, and LGBTQIA+ artists are all strongly encouraged to apply). Monologues can be historical or futuristic ..read more

Please join us for the powerful, heartfelt, and intimate staged reading (with blocking) at Studios 353!  Set in the small Upstate New York town of What Cheer, the play examines how dark life can get in the aftermath of a mass shooting. Four moms struggle to function in an unlivable world of grief while the town supports even their most self-destructive coping mechanisms in an effort to just help the women navigate an incomprehensible and senseless tragedy. A young woman moves to What Cheer in search of belonging and connection, unaware she will be the one who shines light on a co ..read more

Website Deadline: November 30, 2024 Eclectic Full Contact Theater Company announces the opening of submissions for the 4th annual Patchwork Play festival. To be presented at The Edge Theater, 5451 N Broadway, Chicago, IL. Feb. 21, 2025 - March 2, 2025 We are currently accepting submissions of New One-Act Plays that embody this years theme of: Redemption Nine finalists will have their play produced in our festival.  A $250 Award will be presented for best production as adjudicated by a panel of Chicago Theater professionals.  ​A $250 Audience Award will also be presented to the ..read more