Smith & Kraus 2027 Annuals seeks 10-minute plays and monologues

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Deadline: November 1, 2026

Will close submissions after 250 for 10-minute plays - no cap on monologues

Submissions open October 1st-December 1st for the Smith & Kraus 2027 Annuals.

MONOLOGUE GUIDELINES

For The Best Men & Women’s Stage Monologue 2027

Monologues MUST BE FROM PLAYS. They cannot be stand-alone pieces.
They must be from plays produced between August 2025 through November 2026

*Monologues from plays that only had Virtual Productions are NOT eligible.

Monologues should be 1-3 minutes long.

Monologues should be pieces that have onstage action and work well for auditions.

**You may submit to both the Women's and Men's Anthology, but only ONE submission per book.

Do not submit any monologue that has been submitted previously in the past year.

IF YOU SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE MONOLOGUE PER ANTHOLOGY, THEY WILL NOT BE READ!

To submit for Men's Monologues, CLICK HERE.

To submit for Women's Monologues, CLICK HERE.

10-MINUTE PLAY GUIDELINES

• Submissions will close when we reach 250 scripts or end of day on December 1st, whichever comes first.
• Plays must be produced between August 2025 through November 2026.
• Plays with only virtual productions are not eligible.
• Plays produced as staged readings are eligible ONLY if the reading was performed LIVE in front of an audience, not virtually.
• No Radio Plays. No Musicals. No Children's Plays. No solo shows. No Zoom plays.
• Plays should run approximately 10 minutes.
• Please include a cover page with a brief synopsis.
• Please include a page with Character Breakdown, Setting/Place, and Time.
• Only ONE submission is permitted per playwright. If you submit more than one play, they will not be read.

To submit for the Best 10-Minute Plays, CLICK HERE.