Deadline: February 7, 2026
All proposals and scripts must be emailed to TipJarTheatre@gmail.com. Your subject line should be the title of your play.
Celtic Calling is now accepting submissions of original Celtic-themed plays, vignettes, or one-acts, not to exceed thirty minutes. Up to 5 plays will be selected to be performed during the weekend of the 10th Celtic Calling Gathering, March 4-8, 2026, at a location to be determined, in Charleston, WV,USA.
The deadline for submission is February 7th, 2026, and the winning submissions, plays to be performed will be announced asap.
The selected Top 5 submissions will receive cash prizes!
- First Place $150
- Second $100
- Third $75
- Fourth $50
- Fifth $25
In addition, the author of the Audience Choice Award during the festival will receive $100.
1. All proposals and scripts must be emailed to TipJarTheatre@gmail.com by February 7th, 2026 at 11:59pm. PDFs preferred. Your subject line should be the title of your play.
2. Multiple submission are permitted, as are collaborations between writers.
3. The submission must be original, and the entrant must have the rights of performance and broadcast prior to submission. Celtic Calling will be granted exclusive rights of performance within a 250 mile radius of Charleston, WV, from the time of contest close through March 31, 2026. Celtic Calling will be granted the right to stream the performance of the winning submissions, all or in part.
4. The play should not exceed thirty minutes.
5. The play must have at least two characters with speaking roles.
6. Celtic Calling may charge for tickets to the performance, which will go to offset the costs of production of the play(s) and/or festival.
7. The submission must have a Celtic theme, which is solely up to the interpretation of the reading committee.
8. The play(s) will be selected by a committee, whose decisions are final, including the decision not to decide, should the entries not meet the requirements or other standards.