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Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award
Sponsor: The New England Theatre Conference, Inc.
Aurand Harris Playwriting Award
215 Knob Hill Drive
Hamden, CT 06518-2431
Eligibility: Applicants must live in New England and/or be members of NETC and submit a full-length play written for a young audience. The play must not have been previously published, previously produced by a professional company or submitted to the Harris competition. Students may only submit one play. There is a $20 processing fee.
Sponsor: The New England Theatre Conference, Inc.
Aurand Harris Playwriting Award
215 Knob Hill Drive
Hamden, CT 06518-2431
Eligibility: Applicants must live in New England and/or be members of NETC and submit a full-length play written for a young audience. The play must not have been previously published, previously produced by a professional company or submitted to the Harris competition. Students may only submit one play. There is a $20 processing fee.
Amount: $500-$1,000
Deadline: May 1
How to apply: There is no application.
Website: http://www.netconline.org
Clauder Competition Prize
Sponsor: Portland Stage Company
Attn.: Literary Manager
P.O. Box 1458
Portland, ME 04104
Eligibility: Applicants must live or attend school in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont. This requirement may be waived for playwrights who have previously lived in New England and produce material relevant to the area. They must submit a full-length play that is an original work and has not been produced or published.
Sponsor: Portland Stage Company
Attn.: Literary Manager
P.O. Box 1458
Portland, ME 04104
Eligibility: Applicants must live or attend school in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont. This requirement may be waived for playwrights who have previously lived in New England and produce material relevant to the area. They must submit a full-length play that is an original work and has not been produced or published.
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: March 31
How to apply: No application form is required.
Website: http://www.portlandstage.com
James D. Phelan Literary Award
Sponsor: San Francisco Foundation
One Embarcadero Center
Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111
Eligibility: Nominees must be qualifying literary artist nominated for their outstanding work based on the submission of an un-published manuscript in-progress. Submissions may be in any one of the following literary forms: fiction (novel or short stories), nonfictional prose, poetry and spoken word.
Sponsor: San Francisco Foundation
One Embarcadero Center
Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111
Eligibility: Nominees must be qualifying literary artist nominated for their outstanding work based on the submission of an un-published manuscript in-progress. Submissions may be in any one of the following literary forms: fiction (novel or short stories), nonfictional prose, poetry and spoken word.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 15
How to apply: Applications are by nomination.
Website: https://sff.org/
Joseph Henry Jackson Literary Award
Sponsor: San Francisco Foundation
One Embarcadero Center
Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111
Eligibility: Nominees must be qualifying literary artist nominated for their outstanding work based on the submission of an un-published manuscript in-progress. Submissions may be in any one of the following literary forms: fiction (novel or short stories), nonfictional prose, poetry and spoken word.
Sponsor: San Francisco Foundation
One Embarcadero Center
Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111
Eligibility: Nominees must be qualifying literary artist nominated for their outstanding work based on the submission of an un-published manuscript in-progress. Submissions may be in any one of the following literary forms: fiction (novel or short stories), nonfictional prose, poetry and spoken word.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 15
How to apply: Applicants are by nomination only.
Website: https://sff.org/
New Voices Young Playwrights Contest
Sponsor: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Attn.: Jane B. Jones
316 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Eligibility: Applicants must be middle and high school students, grades 6 through 12, living in Kentucky or the 812 area code of Southern Indiana. All young writers are encouraged to submit their play to the festival. Every year 8-10 short plays are chosen to produce in The New Voices Young Playwrights Festival, which takes place in April at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Sponsor: Actors Theatre of Louisville
Attn.: Jane B. Jones
316 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Eligibility: Applicants must be middle and high school students, grades 6 through 12, living in Kentucky or the 812 area code of Southern Indiana. All young writers are encouraged to submit their play to the festival. Every year 8-10 short plays are chosen to produce in The New Voices Young Playwrights Festival, which takes place in April at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: October 30
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://actorstheatre.org/new-voices/
