Deadline: October 31, 2025
SUBMISSION FORM
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 2025 is:
An elven rebellion prompt. Write a 10-page maximum scene or an 8-page maximum monologue of a revolt at Santa’s workshop. Elves, reindeer, Mrs. Claus, whoever could be part of the revolt. The scene can be at the beginning, middle, or end of the rebellion, or all three. Or just two. It could also be the effects of the revolt in the world outside the North Pole. Have fun!
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 2025 is:
An elven rebellion prompt. Write a 10-page maximum scene or an 8-page maximum monologue of a revolt at Santa’s workshop. Elves, reindeer, Mrs. Claus, whoever could be part of the revolt. The scene can be at the beginning, middle, or end of the rebellion, or all three. Or just two. It could also be the effects of the revolt in the world outside the North Pole. Have fun!