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Deadline: 10 April 2012

Since 1989 the Royal Court Theatre has collaborated with emerging playwrights from all parts of the world. International Playwriting Residencies offer playwrights from around the world an opportunity to develop a new play with the Royal Court Theatre. At the same time these Residencies provide international playwrights with a forum to meet and work with leading British writers, directors and performers.

The Royal Court Theatre is one of Europe’s leading theatres, which since 1956 has presented a programme of new and innovative drama that has become known throughout the world. Since its foundation, it has presented premieres by almost every leading contemporary British playwright, from John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger to Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls to Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem. Some of the other writers who have premiered their work at the Royal Court include Samuel Beckett, Edward Bond, Martin Crimp, David Hare, Sarah Kane, Harold Pinter, Mark Ravenhill, Simon Stephens, Wole Soyinka, and debbie tucker green. The Royal Court is the only British new writing theatre with a commitment to working with playwrights across the world to develop new plays. Many new and exciting theatre projects have evolved in different parts of the world as a result of the programme including seasons of new international work at the Royal Court. Most of this work is supported by the Genesis Foundation and the British Council.

The Royal Court has two theatres: the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs (a 400-seat proscenium arch theatre) and the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, which has been the Royal Court’s studio for exploration and experiment since 1968, providing a home for the early work by many major British writers, directors and performers. The Royal Court typically produces 15 to 20 new plays each year, most of which are premières of plays commissioned, developed or discovered by the theatre.

Programme

International Playwriting Residencies are attachments lasting up to four weeks during which playwrights will be asked to develop a new play in collaboration with members of the Royal Court Theatre artistic team. Playwrights will be teamed with their own British theatre director and translator who will work throughout the Residency to help realise the play. Writing space and computer facilities will be provided by the Royal Court Theatre. There will also be the opportunity to work with a specially chosen team of actors in a workshop environment during the Residency. The Royal Court Theatre will arrange complimentary tickets to all shows at the theatre for the duration of the Residency, as well as productions at other venues in London.

Dates

International Playwriting Residencies will take place throughout the year, at a time mutually agreed between selected candidates and the Royal Court Theatre.

Language

Playwrights will be expected to write in their mother tongue and this work will be translated by the Royal Court. However, playwrights will need to have a good working knowledge of English as all meetings and workshops will be conducted in English.

Travel and Accommodation

International travel, entry visas and accommodation will be provided by the Royal Court Theatre. Accommodation is self-catering, within walking distance or a short bus ride from the theatre.

Funding

The Royal Court Theatre may seek funding for successful candidates in order to pay for their participation. Playwrights may be asked to help in researching and applying for grants available in their home countries. Please note that acceptance on International Playwriting Residencies is NOT dependent on funding.

Applications

Please provide us with the following:

- a completed application form

- a recent example of your work (this should be an original, full-length stage play, in the original language, and not an adaptation)

- two letters of recommendation from people who know your theatre work

Applications are welcomed from previous participants on Royal Court Theatre projects and residencies. If you have applied for, or participated in, any Royal Court Theatre programmes in the past, please do not send the same example of work.

Applications will be accepted until 6pm (BST) on Tuesday, 10 April 2012. All applications should be printed single-sided and unbound. We will acknowledge your application within two working days of receiving it.

Please send your completed application to:

Elyse Dodgson, Royal Court Theatre,
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS, UK
Tel: +44 20 7565 5050
Email: residencies@royalcourttheatre.com

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: international@royalcourttheatre.com

For submissions: Elyse Dodgson, Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS, UK

Website: http://www.royalcourttheatre.com

Date: 22 September 2011

The Play Reading Party 8 has been set aside for the celebration of this year's INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY. To this end, we have chosen a play and a playwright that best suit this need.

Therefore, Play Reading Party 8 will feature no less a personality than the versatile theatre director, choreographer and academician, Professor Rasaki Ojo Bakare, the Artistic Director, Abuja Carnival.

His play, ROGBODIYAN, a prophetic piece written and first performed in 1992 but which capture in a highly prophetic manner the outcome of the 1993 general elections will be the book of the month, which will set the tone for the usual interaction which follows the staged reading of the play.

Time: 4-6.30pm prompt

Venue: Korean Cultural Centre, 2nd Floor, Rivers House, Ralph Sodeinde Street, Central Business District (Opposite Ministry of Finance), Abuja

RSVP: 0818 200 5597

Contact Information:

For inquiries: call 0818 200 5597

Website: http://www.arojahconcepts.wordpress.com/

Deadline: 5 October 2011

To meet the Images Theatre Company’s (ITC) goals of developing new works about the heritage/culture of African-Americans, and giving voice to new playwrights and works by African-American writers and other underserved writers of color, ITC is hosting our inaugural “NEW VOICES” PLAYWRITING COMPETITION & SHOWCASE. Up to 5 plays shall be chosen to receive a staged reading in December 2011 and the top scoring play shall receive a WORKSHOP production during Images’ 2012/2013 Season.

SUBMITTAL GUIDELINES: Please review submission requirements carefully. Applicants will not be contacted to clarify information or to provide missing information.

ITC is NOT accepting musicals or one-acts for this inaugural competition.

All applicants must be over the legal age of 18 years of age.

Submission is restricted to new original works/plays that have not been previously produced or published and are full-length plays.

All entries must be received by October 5, 2011 to be considered. Postmarks of October 5, 2011 shall not count. Winners shall be announced in November 2011 and staged readings are scheduled for December 2011.

All entries must be accompanied with a non-refundable submittal fee in the form of a check or money order for $20.00 made out to Images Theatre Company. Submittal fee for disqualified plays that do not adhere to the competition rules/policies will not be returned. ITC reserves the right to reject and return any entry that does not meet the rules and policies of submittal.

Applicants submitting entries must be the owner and controller of the copyright. Co-authored plays or plays based upon factual material or an adaptation are allowable. However, legal clearance of materials not in the public domain is the full responsibility of the playwright(s). A page stating and certifying this with the author/applicants signature shall accompany each submitted entry. (see certification sample statement below)

Competition is limited to the first 60 applicants/entries received prior to October 5, 2011. Should the limit be reached prior to October 5, 2011, applicants of the additional entries received shall be notified, and their entries and applicant entry fee shall be returned.

Competition is opened to all playwrights (18 years of age and older), however only one entry, per playwright is allowed. Playwright need not be of African-American ethnicity as long as the content of the play focuses on the African-American culture, history and/or experience.

The topic/subject matter of the play must reflect the experiences, culture, and/or history of African-Americans. The content may be related to family, relationships, politics, traditional values, historical characters or periods or any myriad of topics that address the African-American experience. Plays may also explore the African-American experience in relation to other ethnic groups in the world.

Each entry must be submitted in hard copy. By submitting, each applicant agrees that their work may up-loaded into a PDF document to be shared with readers/raters located out of the Sacramento area.

Entries/plays must be no longer than 125 pages.

Scripts must be formatted in standard playwriting format (for a sample of this format, see Samuel French site/link http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/SFFormattingGuide.pdf). The Samuel French link provides a guide for formatting. Please adhere to cover instructions listed below. Font used must be at a minimum 12 pitch.

Please include 2 cover pages. The top cover page should include all of your pertinent information (name, mailing address, city, state, zip code, phone number, and email address).

The 2nd cover page must only have the title of the play on it. Also, remove all identifying information from the remainder of your script (including headers and footers with your name on it) to ensure that readers/raters cannot identify the applicant that wrote the entry. Scripts will be assigned an identifying number only, to allow a fair process of reading and rating. Plays with identifying information past the initial cover page may be disqualified.

Each applicant must provide up to a 1 page synopsis of the play to be placed after the 2nd cover page.

All plays must have a cast of 8 actors or less. It is allowable for plays to use more than 8 characters if script is written for actor(s) to play multiple parts. Plays requiring more than 8 actors will be disqualified. Please clearly identify on your character page, if actors are assigned more than one role in the play.

No revisions will be accepted once a script has been submitted and no written or oral critique of plays submitted will be given upon completion of the competion.

Paper scripts must be securely bound within a notefook, cover or folder and celarly identified as detailed above. Scripts bound with staples or fasteners are not allowable. All entries must be either typewritten or word processed by computer. Entries not meeting the criteria will be disqualified.

Each paper script shall be accompanied with a stamped, self-addressed envelope, with sufficient postage that states on the outside of the envelope Name, Mailing Address, City, State, Zip and the Title of the Play should be written under your name and address at the top left hand corner. Plays that do not have a self-addressed envelope will be disposed of and not returned to the applicant.

All entries will be handled with extreme care, but ITC cannot assume responsibility for lost or damaged scripts. It is suggested that playwrights retain the original and copies of their scripts.

ITC cannot afford to pay for the transportation or lodging of the winners of the playwriting competition. It will be up to each writer to provide their own transportation/lodging fees to attend the readings, showcase and/or workshop production. However, it is not necessary for the writer to be present for the reading or production to take place.

Two copies of all scripts must be submitted in hard copy and mailed tothe following address:

Images Theatre Company
5960 South Land Park Drive Box # 138
Sacramento, CA 95822

PLAY SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST

COVER PAGE WITH PLAYWRIGHT’S INFORMATION

• Title of Play
• Name of Playwright
• Mailing address, city, state and zip code of Playwright
• Email address of Playwright
• Phone number of Playwright

BRIEF (1 PAGE OR LESS) SYNOPSIS OF SCRIPT

2 COPIES OF THE TYPED SCRIPT - IN STANDARD FORMATTIING STYLE- ENCLOSED IN A BOUND COVER, FOLDER OR COVERED, NOT TO EXCEED 125 PAGES.

$20.00 CHECK OR MONEY ORDER MADE OUT TO IMAGES THEATRE COMPANY

SELF-ADDRESSED, POSTAGE PAID (WITH SUFFICIENT POSTAGE), MAILING ENVELOPE FOR RETURN OF SCRIPT. INCLUDE SCRIPT TITLE UNDER ADDRESS IN LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE MAILING ENVELOPE.

SIGNED STATEMENT CERTIFYING THE FOLLOWING AS WRITTEN BELOW. You may cut and past the certification below to a blank page and sign, date, and submit with your entry. All contributing writers must sign the certification

I, ____(NAME)_____________________ on ___(DATE)__________ certify that I am the rightful owner and controller of the copyright of all materials submitted to the Images Theatre Company Playwriting Competition. As the playwright and author, I accept full responsibility and certify that I have made all legal clearances of any written submitted materials that are not in the public domain.
__________________________________
(Writer's Signature)

Contact Information:

For inquiries:

For submissions: Images Theatre Company, 5960 South Land Park Drive Box # 138, Sacramento, CA 95822

Website: http://imagestheater.org

Deadline: 2 September 2011

We often share our own stories in the way we give gifts. In sharing stories, we share pieces of ourselves. Someone initiates. Someone reciprocates. Sometimes, we regret what we’ve given; other times, we receive far greater than what we give.

In July 2006, Dan Morrison, Zeenat Rahman and I founded the Hijabi Monologues. Since then, the HM has been a growing organic project with fresh stories shared by others touched by truth-telling; organized and performed for thousands across the U.S. and abroad including the Kennedy Center and Off-Broadway; and covered by various media outlets including The Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Miami Herald, America.gov and WAMU Latitudes.

After a wonderful five years, the Hijabi Monologues team is excited to announce the very first nationwide monologues competition. We are accepting stories from and for all ages: adults, teenagers and children. Grandmothers, mothers and daughters.

THREE GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

1. Winning writers will be announced on the Hijabi Monologues-Official Facebook fan page.

2. Winning writers will be given the opportunity to work closely with an official HM performer–including May Alhassen and Kamilah Pickett–in directing a performance of their stories.

3. Hijabi Monologues will upload the resulting performances on YouTube and the Hijabi Monologues-Official Facebook fan page.

TO ENTER

Entry is free.

When you submit your story, you will be asked to provide:

1. Confirmation that the monologue submitted is completely original to you. You are the present and exclusive and sole owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the story.
2. Confirmation that the monologue has not been published, used in an anthology, or winner of any other contests.
3. Confirmation that the monologue is a true story.

ENTRY GUIDELINES

1. One (1) entry per person (one monologue).
2. Scripts in Microsoft Word (.doc) are requested.
3. The monologue should be double-spaced and no longer than 800 words or 6 minutes.
4. Contact information (name, E-mail address, etc.) on the cover page only.
5. Please put the title of your monologue at the top of each page.
6. Please paginate your script at the bottom of each page: 1 of 5, 2 of 5 etc
7. Submit your monologue by emailing hm.storycontest@gmail.com with the subject “Story Contest Submission 2011.”

Submission deadline: Friday, September 2, 2011, 11:59 EST

Monologues submitted after 11:59 PM EST of September 2 will not be accepted. Monologues that do not follow the entry guidelines will not be accepted.

Winners will be announced Friday, September 9, 2011 on our Official Facebook Page.

MONOLOGUE GUIDELINES AND TIPS

1. The hijab is to be used as a “prop” but not the centerpiece or story subject.

2. Your story does not have to be something absolutely crazy. In even the utterly mundane, there can be a narrative.

3. Use explicit regional references. Do not shy away from using Muslim (eg. He broke his wudu), cultural/ regional specific (eg. She was hella mad.) or ethnic (eg. Her dupatta was always freshly pressed) lingo. At the same time, the story should be accessible to a wide audience.

4. Stories about sexuality are fine but keep in mind that Muslim women have been represented as hyper-s3xual, asexual and s3xually repressed in popular film and literature. Be creative!

5. Stories written for young audiences are welcomed.

6. As an exercise, highlight the elements that are specific to the storyteller’s quirks. Then highlight the elements that are “universal.” Both of these elements are very important.

7. Read your monologue aloud. It should sound like a story–and less like a campaign speech, sermon and/or spoken word poetry.

8. Again, local stories (i.e., specific to a particular region, city or town) are a big plus!

JUDGES

Cristina Martinez organized HM shows in South Florida and Ohio State University. Cristina received her graduate degree in English Literature at OSU. Her research focus includes American and Latino/a fiction, memoir and graphic novels.

Dan Morrison is the CEO and Founder of Citizen Effect, a nonprofit that empowers anyone to be a philanthropist for a small but critical project around the world. Dan received his graduate degree in Middle Eastern Studies at University of Chicago where he met fellow Hijabi Monologues founders Sahar Ullah and Zeenat Rahman.

Zeenat Rahman is the Deputy Director for the Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at U.S. Agency for International Development – USAID. Zeenat received her graduate degree in Middle Eastern Studies at University of Chicago where she met fellow HM founders Sahar Ullah and Dan Morrison.

Avery Willis-Hoffman is a freelance producer, director and writer working in theatre, opera, and museum exhibit design. She earned her BA in English Literature and Classics at Stanford University, and her MA and PhD in Classical Languages, Literature, and Theatre at University of Oxford (UK)

Sahar Ullah is a founder, the Creative Director and Head Writer for the Hijabi Monologues. From South Florida and a lover of good stories, she continues to learn the priceless value of “I don’t know” and lived experiences.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: hm.storycontest@gmail.com

For submissions: hm.storycontest@gmail.com

Website: http://www.hijabimonologues.com/

Deadline: 31 August 2011

British Council Uganda in partnership with Uganda Women Writers Association (FEMRITE) is organising creative arts workshops that will run from 15 - 17 September at the Ugandan Museum.

These workshops will be facilitated by Judith Adong, Beatrice Lamwaka and Angela Emurwon and Beverley Nambozo who have all recently won accolades for their work.

The purpose of the workshop is to assist upcoming writers develop effective writing skills. Furthermore, this is also an opportunity to review, evaluate, and improve material that you have produced.

The genres that will be the focus of these workshops include: Playwriting, short stories, screen writing and poetry

Who can apply?

• Upcoming writers, playwrights, poets with no prior experience
• Anyone above 18

• A place at facilitated workshops where you will work with subject experts
• The opportunity to share your work with peers
• Interaction with a UK VIP who will make a brief stop to interact with participants

Short stories – 12 places available

• Submit short stories of about 2,000 words; double-spaced.
• Up to three short stories will be accepted

• Submit a one page synopsis of a play

• Submit three poems

• Submit your work with an accompanying statement of interest and benefit to you (no more than 200 words) as follows:
• Short stories blamwaka@gmail.com
• Plays / film scripts - adongjudith@yahoo.co.uk
• Poetry – blamwaka@gmail.com
• The mentors will select and announce the final winners by 07 September 2011
• Should you be selected, you will need to be available to attend the workshops from 15 -17 September 2011

For submissions: blamwaka@gmail.com (short stories, adongjudith@yahoo.co.uk (play/ film scripts), blamwaka@gmail.com (poetry)

Website: http://www.femriteug.org/

Deadline: 31 August 2011

The Association of Nigerian Authors invites interested Nigerian writers, home and abroad to send in their works for the ANA @ 30 commemorative anthologies.

The anthologies which will cover the three genre of literature - Prose, Poetry and Play will be presented during the International Convention and 30th Anniversary of the association in October 2011, in Abuja.

Guidelines for Poetry Anthology:

- Writers are expected to send in 5 poems each
- Poems must be original and never previously published in any form (including on the internet)
- Poets are free to use any poetic form of their choice
- Submissions must be in English language
- The Subject box of the email should read: ANA @ 30 POETRY SUBMISSION

Editors: Ahmed Maiwada & Kabura Zakama

Guidelines for Short Story Anthology:

- Writers are expected to send in maximum of two short stories
- Stories could be on any subject matter of the writer’s choice
- No part of the story must not have been published before
- Entries must be a maximum of 2500 words
- The Subject box of the email should read: ANA @ 30 SHORT STORY SUBMISSION.

Editors: Diego Okenyodo & Lizzy Ben-Iheanacho, (Phd)

Guidelines for Play Anthology:

- Each writer to submit one play each
- All plays must be original (no adaptation) and on any subject matter of the playwright’s choice
- Playwrights are free to explore any form of drama of their choice
- Play must be a maximum of three acts or not more than 45 minutes in performance time
- The Subject box of the email should read: ANA @ 30 PLAY SUBMISSION.

Editors: Denja Abdullahi & Jerry Adesewo

General Rules:

- All entries should be sent to ana30anthology@ymail.com
- Deadline for submission is midnight of Wednesday 31st August 2011.
- All entries must be accompanied with the biodata of the writer

For enquiries, please feel free to contact the Convention secretariat on 08182005597 or email anaabuja@yahoo.com

Contact Information:

For inquiries: anaabuja@yahoo.com

For submissions: ana30anthology@ymail.com

Date: 18 August 2011

After a successful celebration of the 77 birthday of Professor Wole Soyinka with last edition of the Play Reading Party, our next Guest Playwright is Nassarawa State-based legal Practitioner and award winning playwright, Isaac Attah Ogezi.

The play in focus will be his newly published play CASKET OF HER DREAMS which tells the story of Zulaira, a girl in her teens who was forcefully withdrawn from school and married off to an Alhaji old ...enough to be her father. In resistance, she killed her husband on the night of her marriage while trying to prevent her from having sex with her and becomes a fugivitive of the law.

What happens to Zulaira? What becomes of her education? Will she face the full wrath of the law? This and many more, including the dramaturgy of this play and its social relevance is what we shall be discussing at this interactive session as we have done in the last seven months.

This session is expected to be chaired by Dr. Anthonia Ekpa with Barrister Chuzi Egede, the Executive Secretary NAPTIP as Special Guest of Honour, among other dignitaries, stakeholders, writers and theatre practitioners.

The book is available at all major bookstores in Abuja or at the Korean Cultural Centre for your purchase and reading pleasure, in readiness for this great discourse.

The session is scheduled to hold as follows:

Date: Thursday 18th August 2011

Time: 4-6pm

Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre, 83, Ralph Shodeinde Street, 2nd Floor Rivers State House, opposite Ministry of Finance, Central Business District, Abuja.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: call 0818 200 5597

Website: http://www.arojahconcepts.wordpress.com/

Dates: 19 August 2011

GCLF holds Workshops for a wide variety of participants ranging from children to aspiring and published writers. These workshops provide a medium for participants to brush up their skills and imbibe more knowledge.

These workshops are usally free but require candidates to pre-register via the festival's website. Intending participants are usually required to submit samples of their work to enable us ascertain their suitability for the workshops. Submitted work samples are assessed by the Association of Nigeria Authors.

PARTICIPATION IN THE WRITERS WORKSHOP

PLEASE NOTE ALL SAMPLE MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 12:00 NOON ON FRIDAY 19TH AUGUST 2011. MATERIALS SUBMITTED AFTER THIS DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

REQUIREMENTS:

SHORT STORIES / DRAMA

1. All intending participants must submit short stories between 500 – 1500 words only (please highlight how many words your story contains for our records) *You should submit only your best story.
2. A one page personal CV must accompany submission of your work.
3. A brief paragraph about what you intend to learn from your chosen workshop, should be submitted.
4. All manuscripts must be double spaced with a header showing:- “author to the left”, “title in the middle” and “page number to the right”.
5. Handwritten entries or entries that do not adhere to No. 4 will not be accepted.

POEMS

1. Only one poem (no longer then 1000 words) must be provided (please note – synopsis or abstracts will not be accepted).

All entries should be e-mailed to info@gardencityfestival.com and MUST carry the following subject "I would like to participate in a GCLF 2011 Workshop"

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@gardencityfestival.com

For submissions: info@gardencityfestival.com

Website: http://www.gardencityfestival.com

Submit your entries to ajibolaadigun@gmail.com to win 20,000 in the contest. Entries should be prose, poetry or drama with the theme "I, too, am Nigeria".

Contact Information:

For inquiries: ajibolaadigun@gmail.com

For submissions: ajibolaadigun@gmail.com

Date: 30 July 2011

ANA NIGER presents Writers' spell: Session 2 featuring THE PLAYTHINGS OF WAR (staged reading of a full-length verse drama) by OPEYEMI DEDAYO under the distinguished chairmanship of Alhaji Yahaya Dangana (Ratibin Nupe), renowned playwright and cultural administrator.

VENUE: Dr Abubakar Imam Library Complex Minna Niger State

TIME: 10 am prompt.

Writers' spell is a bi-monthly reading programme designed to encourage cross-fertilization of ideas between the established and upcoming writers and to give critical attention to a writer's work before publishing.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: ana.niger@yahoo.com

Website: see their Facebook page here

Deadline: 15 September 2012

Southern Rep is now accepting submissions For THE RUBY PRIZE, our national new play award for a woman of color playwright and announces a new partnership With Hedgebrook:
a ten-day writer’s retreat for the RUBY PRIZE Winner

THE RUBY PRIZE

An annual new play award of $10,000 to a woman of color playwright named in honor of Ruby Bridges, representing perseverance in the face of formidable obstacles.

This program was conceived as part of ongoing efforts made by Southern Rep to develop new American plays, support a diverse community of artists, and incite a stimulating dialogue within our community.

THE PRIZE

• $10,000 prize
• A week long development workshop with collaboration of full artistic team at the
Southern Rep New Play Bacchanal, held in New Orleans, January 5 – 7, 2012
• A sponsored trip to New York to continue development of the play and introduce the
new work to a larger audience.
(The above travel includes roundtrip air and accommodations.)
• A ten-day writing retreat to Hedgebrook. Located on beautiful Whidbey Island near Seattle,
Hedgebrook offers one of the few residency programs in the world exclusively dedicated to
supporting the creative process of women writers. Through innovative public programs,
Hedgebrook enables women’s work to enrich the global community by diversity: of culture,
nationality, voice, genre, generation, perspective, religious beliefs and political affiliations.
(Does not include travel.)

Two finalists will be selected to have their new works read at the Southern Rep New Play Bacchanal in January 2012. (Includes roundtrip air and accommodations. There is no cash award associated with the selection of finalists.)

GUIDELINES

The contest will be open to US citizens who self-identify as women of color, and may be either emerging or established playwrights.

Southern Rep’s in-house readers will review and evaluate scripts, selecting finalists that will be move into the next round of judging. The final panel consists of national and local theatre artists with Southern Rep’s Artistic Director, Aimée Hayes.

Plays may be of any genre: drama, comedy, musical, etcetera. We will not accept collaborative scripts, translations, one-acts, or any play previously submitted to Southern Rep. In the case of musical submissions, only the playwright will be eligible for the prize.

Plays that have had a professional production, or have been written under a commission, are not eligible for submission. Plays that have received a development workshop, or reading/s or nonprofessional production are eligible. (“Professional production” shall be defined as a production with paid actors and had an official press opening.)

If selected as a Prize Winner or Finalist, playwright agrees that Southern Rep may include the play in an annual Ruby Prize publication. The publication will not require any exclusive rights for printing.

Only one submission per playwright is allowed.

SUBMISSIONS

Each submission shall include a letter of introduction that should contain a brief play synopsis, a
character breakdown, playwright bio, and brief history of the play’s development. The manuscript should have a title page containing the playwright’s name, address and contact information. This information may ONLY appear on the title page.

Submissions must be sent by email, as an attached document, in PDF (preferred) or Word doc format.

Submit all of the required elements in ONE email to TheRuby@SouthernRep.com. Please no Phone or Email inquiries regarding submissions.

If the play is a musical, CDs of original music may be sent to:
attn: The Ruby Prize; Southern Rep;
333 Canal ST, Box 34; New Orleans, LA 70130.
CDs will not be returned.

Due to anticipated number of submissions, we regret that feedback will not be available to submitting playwrights

SCHEDULES AND DEADLINES

September 15, 2011: Submission Deadline

November 1, 2011: Winner Announced

January 5 - 7, 2012: New Play Bacchanal Workshops and Readings

ABOUT HEDGEBROOK

Hedgebrook is a literary non-profit that supports the work of visionary women writers whose stories shape our culture now and for generations to come. Founded in 1988, Hedgebrook hosts a global community of writers, more than 1,200 in two decades, at our Whidbey Island retreat. Hedgebrook’s public programs connect these women’s work with thousands of readers and audience members each year through readings, screenings, events, salons, publications and festivals. The annual Hedgebrook Women Playwrights Festival (HWPF) celebrates the work of women writing for the theatre. Since the festival’s inauguration in 1998, HWPF has supported the work of an impressive array of women playwrights and served an important role in the development of new plays by women.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: no email inquiries

For submissions: TheRuby@SouthernRep.com

Website: http://www.southernrep.com

Deadline: 28 August 2011

The Sentinel Nigeria Magazine is calling for submissions from Nigerian, and African, writers in the following genres:

-Prose
-Poetry
-Drama
-Reviews & Essays
-Translations {African languages and French to English}
-Video performance poetry {under three minutes}

All entries should be sent to submissions@sentinelnigeria.org together with a 100-word bio and a profile picture.

Submission Guidelines

Poems: Submit up to 6 poems on any subject of 60 lines or less, or a long poem up to 200 lines plus 2 shorter poems.

Fiction: Submit Short Stories, or Excerpts from Novels on any subject or theme up to 5,000 words long.

Essays: Academic essays may be up to 6,000 words long.

Plays: Up to 5,000 words.

Reviews and Interviews: These may be up to 3000 words long.

All materials submitted must be in English Language. We encourage poems written in Nigerian languages as long as they are sent together with appropriate translations.

The name of the author as he/she would like to be credited must appear on the materials.

VERY IMPORTANT:

All submissions should be in Microsoft Word and MUST attached to an email saved in this format:

Title of Submission – Authors Name

{Example – “Divisadero – Michael Ondaatje.doc”}

Include biographical information up to 100 words long in the body of the e-mail.

Keep the bio to the point: Your name, where you live, and your publications. If you have won some awards, feel free to blow your own horn. There is no need to say you are a creative person or are heading for writing mastery. Let your work speak for you.

Copyright: Once we accept materials for Sentinel Nigeria, we acquire the copyright until they have been published. 90 days after publication, the copyright reverts to the authors.

Simultaneous Submissions: We discourage simultaneous submissions. The turnaround time is 8 weeks.

Previously Published Work: Generally we discourage submissions of previously published work. If we feel strongly about a previously published work we may solicit it. If your work has been published elsewhere and you feel it has not been given the exposure it deserves, and you feel strongly about it, by all means submit it, but please mention where and when it was first published.

Important: Please submit only materials that are your original work. Bear in mind that Sentinel Nigeria is a magazine and not a blog or discussion forum. Therefore the form and content of any work published in the magazine is final and any aspect of the work, or its authorship, may not be modified after 7 days of publication. Requests for modification of content, authorship or deletion will not be entertained. Copyright reverts to all authors 90 days after publication.

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Richard Ali
Editor-in-Chief
Sentinel Nigeria Magazine

Contact Information:

For inquiries: submissions@sentinelnigeria.org

For submissions: submissions@sentinelnigeria.org

Website: http://www.sentinelnigeria.org/

Deadline: 31 July 2011

As part of events to mark the one year remembrance of the tragic death of Professor Esiaba Irobi, Loneranger Comprehensive Theater Services, Owerri, Imo State, has undertaken to sponsor the publication of Exiles of conscience – a collection of stories and plays. The anthology will be dedicated to Esiaba Irobi.

Interested writers are therefore invited to send in their entries through e-mail to lonerangerfilms@yahoo.com

GUIDELINES:

• The subject column of the mail should be addressed (2011 Anthology: Play/story)
• Entries must not exceed 3 works.
• Entries must be sent in a Microsoft Word attachment with a biography of not more than sixty words pasted on the body of mail.
• The deadline for receiving entries is 31st July, 2011. Any work sent in after the deadline will not be considered

• The Title is Exiles of Conscience - a collection of stories and plays
• Stories and plays are expected to reflect serious psychological depth.
• Writers are encouraged to be experimental. The works we shall accept must have something beyond the ordinary
• Works should be futuristic and preferably utopian.
• The anthology shall have three editors comprising editor of stories, editors of plays a coordinating editor.
• Stories should not exceed 1500 words
• Plays should not exceed four A4 pages of font point 14 typed with Times New Roman in 1.5 line spacing

NOTE:

The editors reserve the right to either include or reject any work as they deem appropriate.

Contributors still reserve the copyright of their individual works and are free to use them for any other personal reason.

Rejected works will not be returned to their owners but deleted from the e-mail inbox.

The owners of works accepted for the anthologies will be notified.

Every contributor whose work(s) appears in the anthology is entitled to a complimentary copy.

The anthology is billed to be presented on 1 October, 2011 at a special occasion to mark one year remembrance of the tragic death of Prof. Esiaba Irobi.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: lonerangerfilms@yahoo.com or call 08063591311, 08037262774

For submissions: lonerangerfilms@yahoo.com

Deadline: 1 August 2011

The Alfred Fagon Award is the pre-eminent Award for playwrights of African and Caribbean descent. It was established in 1996 in memory of the late Jamaican playwright and actor, Alfred Fagon.

In 2011 the winner will be awarded £5000 in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the art of playwriting.

Already an annual feature in the theatre calendar, this high profile Award will be presented to the recipient at the Cottesloe, National Theatre followed by a staged reading at the end of November 2011.

The Alfred Fagon Award is supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation and is awarded annually.

How to enter

Each entrant can only submit one play. Entrants must submit two correctly paginated hard copies of their play, plus a S.A.E., by post to :

The Alfred Fagon Award 2011
c/o Talawa Theatre Company
53-55 East Road
London N1 6AH

Entrants must also send an electronic copy of the play by email to info@alfredfagonaward.co.uk

Each submitted play must be accompanied by a CV, confirming the writer's Caribbean and/or African heritage and residency in the UK along with a brief synopsis and history of the entry.
Please note that hard copies will not be returned.

All entries to be submitted by 1 August 2011, noon GMT.

Eligibility and conditions

The Award is open to any playwright of Caribbean or African descent, resident in the UK, for the best new stage play in English.

The play need not have been produced. However if so, only plays produced since August 2010 will be considered.

Each submitted play must be accompanied by a CV, confirming the writer's Caribbean and/or Africian heritage and residency in the UK along with a brief synopsis of the entry.

Each entrant can submit only one play. A play may also be nominated by a third party with the writer's consent (eg. via an agent)

Television, radio plays and film scripts will not be considered. New as well as established writers are encouraged to enter.

The Award is given to the best new play in the opinion of the Selection Committee from the eligible entries.

All applicants are notified by letter of their entry's safe arrival. No correspondence takes place between the submitting writers and the Selection Committee.

Only shortlisted writers will be contacted, nearer the time of the presentation.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@alfredfagonaward.co.uk

For submissions: info@alfredfagonaward.co.uk

Website: http://www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk/

Deadline: 29 July 2011

The State Theatre is calling out for aspiring/ inspired writers across South Africa to submit their scripts of new and original plays. Submission deadline for the scripts is 29 July.

Along with their scripts, aspiring playwrights are required to submit their presentation in a form of: a synopsis, character breakdown and conceptual treatment of the world of their play. Selected writers will be given an opportunity to develop their scripts with the assistance of Dramaturges as well an opportunity to stage their works between the years, 2012 and 2014.

Application forms be accessed from the SA State Theatre’s website or collected from The State Theatre, 320 Pretorius Street, Pretoria.

Completed forms accompanied by writer’s CV’s including contact details should be sent to the attention of Cindy Khumalo either by email cindy@statetheatre.co.za, or post: 320, Pretorius Street, Pretoria, or hand deliver to the same address.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: contact Tsepo wa Mamatu on 083 868 1999 or email tsepo.mamatu@wits.ac.za

For submissions: cindy@statetheatre.co.za

Website: http://www.statetheatre.co.za