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Deadline: February 15, 2020
2020-2021 submissions are NOW OPEN.
There is no entry fee. Please follow these submission guidelines:
Electronic submissions for the New Light New Voices Award must be submitted no later than February 15, 2020. The submission window closes at midnight EST.
The manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play's title and a 2-3 sentence description of the play. Your play title with your name and contact information (including address, phone number, and email address), and a brief biography must be submitted in a separate attachment.
Please send the script in PDF format with the title format: PLAY TITLE.pdf
Submit the electronic copy of your manuscript to:
NewLightNew VoicesAward@gmail.com with the subject line “NEW LIGHT NEW VOICES SUBMISSION: (title of your play)”
Women, transgender and gender nonconforming artists, and artists of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
The winner will receive $1000, developmental support and a 4-week production run in the summer of 2021.
Please note: the award is contingent on the playwright's agreeing to the terms of the production agreement.
Deadline: February 15, 2020
2020-2021 submissions are NOW OPEN.
There is no entry fee. Please follow these submission guidelines:
- Playwrights must be NYC-based.
- This contest is restricted to un-produced plays written in the English language.
- Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays. Translations, musicals, adaptations, screenplays, one-act plays, and children's plays are not accepted.
- Playwrights may submit only one script per year.
- Plays that have been professionally produced in NYC are not eligible.
- Plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production or that have been published as an actor’s edition will be considered.
- Plays may not be under option, commissioned, or scheduled for professional production or publication at the time of submission. NLTP will have right of first refusal once script has won.
- Plays must be typed/word-processed and page-numbered.
- Plays must be submitted electronically. No hard copies, please.
Electronic submissions for the New Light New Voices Award must be submitted no later than February 15, 2020. The submission window closes at midnight EST.
The manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play's title and a 2-3 sentence description of the play. Your play title with your name and contact information (including address, phone number, and email address), and a brief biography must be submitted in a separate attachment.
Please send the script in PDF format with the title format: PLAY TITLE.pdf
Submit the electronic copy of your manuscript to:
NewLightNew VoicesAward@gmail.com with the subject line “NEW LIGHT NEW VOICES SUBMISSION: (title of your play)”
Women, transgender and gender nonconforming artists, and artists of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
The winner will receive $1000, developmental support and a 4-week production run in the summer of 2021.
Please note: the award is contingent on the playwright's agreeing to the terms of the production agreement.