Deadline: May 31, 2026
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.
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 May 2026 is an incitement prompt:
Write a 10-page maximum scene of the moment a bully loses their effect / power over their victim. Kids, adults, chimpanzees, protozoa, roses, any group where bullying can occur. Also, the effect / power the bully has over their victim can be physical, mental, spiritual, social, monetary, whatever you can imagine.
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 May 2026 is an incitement prompt:
Write a 10-page maximum scene of the moment a bully loses their effect / power over their victim. Kids, adults, chimpanzees, protozoa, roses, any group where bullying can occur. Also, the effect / power the bully has over their victim can be physical, mental, spiritual, social, monetary, whatever you can imagine.