New Play Comepetition - Call for Scripts: 3rd Annual EDMONten - Showcase of 10 Minute Plays from Edmonton Writers

Date: Oct 20, 2022

Deadline: Nov 20, 2022 - 11:45 pm

Submission deadline – NOVEMBER 20, 2022 (11:59pm)

With the support of the Edmonton Arts Council, APN is accepting scripts for the 2023 EDMONten Ten-Minute Play Showcase. 

The competition is open to EDMONTON are playwrights and we welcome applications from any and all writers.

Submission Guidelines:

  • all plays must be 10 minutes in length (approximately 8 to 10 pages). We are looking for complete 10 minute plays and not scenes from other plays.
  • all submitted plays must be unproduced.
  • the plays must be able to be read by a maximum of four actors (if you have more than four characters, you must provide instructions as per the double casting of roles).
  • playwrights can enter a maximum of two plays for the competition.
  • plays must be received by 11:59pm on November 20, 2022.
  • plays must be submitted in PDF format
  • plays must be written in 12pt font
  • please include a cover letter with contact information and a brief biography.
  • DO NOT include your name or any other personal information on the script itself. The selection committee judges the plays blind with no knowledge of who the writer is.

5 plays will be selected by the committee and each playwright will receive a $250 cash prize for their work. 

These selected plays will receive a rehearsal and a public reading as part of the Springboards Festival presented by Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre.

Submissions can be made via email to edmonten2023@albertaplaywrights.com.

Questions or other inquiries can be made to trevor@albertaplaywrights.com

www.albertaplaywrights.com