Funding Opportunity

The Women's Prize for Playwriting

The Women's Prize for Playwriting was founded in 2019 to discover bold, expansive and beautifully crafted plays by women and non-binary writers in the UK and Ireland.

  • Winner receives £20,000
  • The winning script is optioned by the Women’s Prize for Playwriting, Ellie Keel Productions, Paines Plough and Sheffield Theatre
  • The play is published by Concord Theatricals

Submitted scripts must:

  • be written in English
  • be written for stage
  • be an original work (i.e. not an adaptation)
  • last an hour or more in playing time
  • not have been professionally produced (i.e. no more than five ticketed performances, and no professional reviews)
  • not have received any other prizes or awards.

Submitted scripts may be:

  • co-written
  • any cast size
  • any genre and style, except musicals (though plays which contain songs are eligible).
Requirements

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting is open to writers who are:

• female or non-binary
• aged sixteen or older
• resident in the UK, Republic of Ireland or in a British Overseas Territory, or have a British Forces Post Office address.

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