Deadline: October 28, 2025
FRESH WORDS – An International Literary Magazine is thrilled to announce the call for submissions for Volume 2 of its acclaimed special anthology: ‘Rewriting Shakespeare’—a curated collection of bold, inventive, and contemporary one-minute plays and monologues that reimagine the timeless works of William Shakespeare.
Following the success of Volume 1, we invite playwrights, poets, and dramatists from around the globe to breathe new life into Shakespeare’s canon—through modern voices, diverse perspectives, experimental forms, and urgent reinterpretations.
Submission Guidelines
1. Content: Your submission must be an original one-minute play or monologue that rewrites, reinterprets, or responds to a specific scene, character, soliloquy, or moment from any of Shakespeare’s plays.
2. Length: Keep performance time under 60 seconds. The exact word count is at your discretion, but brevity and impact are key.
3. Inspiration Note: Clearly indicate the source Shakespearean work (e.g., Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 2, Scene 2, etc.).
4. Originality & Ethics: Submissions must not promote or glorify violence, sexual abuse, racism, hatred, or any political ideology.
5. Limit: Maximum 5 submissions per playwright.
6. Rights: If selected, you retain full intellectual property and performance rights. FRESH WORDS requests only one-time publication rights for inclusion in the anthology. Copyright reverts to you immediately upon publication.
How to Submit
- Send all submissions to: dramaanthologyfreshwords@gmail.com
- Subject Line:
`[Your Full Name] – SUBMISSION FOR Rewriting Shakespeare ANTHOLOGY (Volume 2)`
- Attachments:
- Manuscript in MS Word (.doc/.docx) or PDF
- High-resolution author photo (JPEG format)
- Include in the body of your email:
- Legal Name
- Pen Name (if applicable)
- Snail Mail Address
- A cover letter
- A 70-word literary bio written in the third person
- Notification of Selection: On or before November 10, 2025 (via email)
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted—please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
- There is NO submission or participation fee.
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Dare to reinterpret the Bard. Rewrite. Reclaim. Resonate.
We can’t wait to read your vision of Shakespeare—reborn for today’s world.