Lights Up Playwriting Competion 
Lighting Strikes Theater Company is proud to present Lights Up, our first playwriting competion. Continuing with our tradtion of encouraging new artists we have presented Lights Up to give voice to new and original works.
The winners will have their plays presented in the Lighting Lab Reading series.
eMetaphor Essay Writing Contest 
Contest: Unusual Stories of Writing Success
Length: 300-500 words.
Prizes and publication awarded.
Entry fee: $1.
Deadline: August 1, 2005
Backdoor Theatre New Play Project
Competition for Playwrights. For unproduced works.
Five and Dime Playwriting Contest
For scripts with playing time of 15 minutes or less. Reading fee requested.
Heller Theatre, Tulsa, Oklahoma
National playwriting contest detailed under "Theatre Around Town" button.
Lebanon Community Theatre Play Writing Contest
Annual one-act play writing contest on a different theme each year. Monetary and other prizes.
MonkeyHawk Playwrights' Competition
Committed to the creation, development and support of new works for the stage, we present an opportunity for American playwrights to earn recognition and production of their works.
Moxie Films
Established to facilitate the work of under-served artists, including playwrights. Sponsors annual playwriting contest.
Playwriting Competitions List (from E-MergingWriters)
A comprehensive list of playwriting competitions, retreats, workshops, and development opportunities, by date.
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.
Speaking Ring Theatre
Submit an original 10-30 minute play. Looking for plays that challenge perceptions of relationships.
Theatre BC 
Juried New Play contest for Canadian professional and non-professional playwrights. Annual contest.
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.
