Dates / Award2021 CONTEST
Submit through Monday January 31, 2022 midnight PST Target Winning Announcement Date March 31, 2022 Winners will be notified by email. Contest results will be posted on our website, under HISTORY. AwardWinner Award: $300 + a reading with Q&A.
New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest will make every effort to provide a mutually agreed upon reading date within 2 months of the contest's winning announcement. Venue, type of reading, director, and actors will be chosen at the discretion of New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest. Up to 4 playwrights will receive a free, one year subscription to Play Submission Helper. PlaySubmissionHelper.com Honorable Mention will be given for noteworthy scripts of merit. |
Eligible ScriptsScripts no longer than 2 hours or 90 pages Stage Play Format
***(PLEASE NOTE: Scripts over 90 pages, but with performance time under 2 hours, are also eligible.) One-acts Short stage plays Children's plays Published scripts Scripts that received a workshop Scripts that received a staged reading Scripts that received a non-union production Scripts produced with an AEA Showcase Code or Plan Plays submitted must be the original work of the author and meet Mission Statement Criteria (see Home Page). Below is a LINK for Stage Play Format (preferred though NOT required): |
Ineligible ScriptsMusicals
Scripts produced with an AEA Contract Adaptations Collections Multiple Short Plays in a Theme Collection Poems Scripts that do not meet Mission Statement Criteria (see About Us in the Toolbar) Scripts over 2 hours or 90 pages Stage Play Format ***(PLEASE NOTE: Scripts over 90 pages, but with performance time under 2 hours, are eligible.) |