Playwrights Project

Calling All Playwrights!

Enter the 26th Annual
California Young Playwrights Contest
Tips for writing scripts

WRITE A PLAY! Professionals will evaluate your entry, and if you're one of the winners your play will receive a production. This is an educational program focused on the development of new plays -- so if you're a winner, be prepared to revise your script with the support of a professional dramaturg (or writing friend), director and actors.

WHO? Californians under the age of 19 as of June 1, 2010.
Collaborations and group plays will be accepted. Scripts will be evaluated in two groups. Winning writers aged 15 and older will receive full professional productions; winning younger writers will receive staged readings performed by professional actors.

WHEN? Entries must be received or postmarked no later than June 1, 2010. If you are in a writing residency that extends beyond June 1, your deadline is extended to one week after your last class. In September 2010, winning playwrights will be notified and written script evaluations will be sent to entrants who request them in their cover letters. Scripts will be produced in January 2011 at a professional theatre in San Diego.

WHAT?

Original scripts only.
Subject, style, and form are up to you.
Length must be a minimum of ten, typed pages using play format.
Previously submitted scripts are not eligible.
Tips for Writing Scripts

HOW?

Type the script using play format.
Number the pages.
Bind with clips only - no staples.
Title page requirements: title of play, your name, address, phone, and date of birth
Include a brief cover letter about yourself and why you wrote this play; tell us if you would like a written script evaluation.
If a teacher encouraged you to enter, include the teacher's name and school in your letter.
Download the Contest Entry Form (at the top of this screen), complete it and send it in with your script and cover letter.
Email your script, cover letter and Contest Entry Form to: write@playwrightsproject.org or
mail your cover letter, Conest Entry Form and two copies of your script to:

Playwrights Project
P.O. Box 711659
San Diego, CA 92171
If you submit your script by mail, keep the original. Scripts will not returned.

Questions? Call us at (619) 239-8222 or email us at write@playwrightsproject.org