Deadline: October 31, 2024
We're proud to announce a new monthly playwriting contest in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press. Every month, Kumu Kahua's artistic director Harry Wong III will select a writing prompt on the first day of that month.
We're looking for 5-page monologues or 10-page scenes based on that prompt; the due date for submissions are always the last day of the month.
All entries must be written in traditional play format; instructions on this format can be found here (https://www.dramatistsguild.com/script-formats), courtesy of the Dramatists Guild.
There will be one winner each month. Scripts will be submitted to the judges anonymously. Winners will receive $100 and a subscription to Bamboo Ridge Press. Woo!
The prompt for October 2024 is:
A shoyu prompt. Write a 10-page maximum scene about a conflict at a family party arising from which shoyu to use on a dish, Kikkoman or Aloha. (We know there are other brands and please feel free to include them, but we think that local Hawai‘i households divide along these two brands.) The conflict can arise from either the use of shoyu in preparation of a dish or use after the dish has been made as a garnish.
Best of luck!
There will be one winner each month. Scripts will be submitted to the judges anonymously. Winners will receive $100 and a subscription to Bamboo Ridge Press. Woo!
The prompt for October 2024 is:
A shoyu prompt. Write a 10-page maximum scene about a conflict at a family party arising from which shoyu to use on a dish, Kikkoman or Aloha. (We know there are other brands and please feel free to include them, but we think that local Hawai‘i households divide along these two brands.) The conflict can arise from either the use of shoyu in preparation of a dish or use after the dish has been made as a garnish.
Best of luck!