The Uprising National Playwriting
Competition:
Peace, Politics and
Society
(formerly the Canadian Peace Play
Competition)
A
joint initiative of Downstage and the
Consortium for Peace Studies at the University of Calgary.
Deadline for submissions: Sept. 8th,
2010
(see website
linked above for details)
GORDON ARMSTRONG PLAYWRIGHT’S RENT
AWARD RECIPIENT 2010
Now in its
fifteenth year, the Gordon Armstrong
Playwright's Rent Award for 2010 was
presented as part of the Jessies
Nomination Party May 25th.
In
memory of playwright Gordon Armstrong,
the award celebrates an individual
playwright developing a new play.
Recent past recipients include C. E.
Gatchalian, and Lucia Frangione and
Janet Hinton.
Origins Theatre
Projects and the Vancouver Theatre
community send out best wishes as we
celebrate the Jessies nominations and
the first award recipient of the
season just announced.
The
2010 recipient of the Gordon Armstrong
Playwright’s Rent Award is Dave Deveau.
Dave is a recent graduate of UBC’s MFA
Creative Writing program, acclaimed
for his play Nelly Boy, and he
recently quit his job at the Cultch so
he could live on his savings and write
full time.
Denis Simpson, head
juror and presenter this year says:
“It was a very difficult decision
because there were many excellent
applicants. All playwrights are worthy
and we honour all of your work.”
The committee would like to note
in particular the work of Lesley Ewen,
Meghan Gardiner, and C. E. Gatchalian.
The Jessies Nominations Party was
held on Tuesday, May 25th at the
Improv Centre on Granville Island.
For info on the Gordon Armstrong
Playwrights Rent Award,
Contact:
Donard MacKenzie, 604-608-7422, or via
email at origins@vcn.bc.ca
Thank you to all applicants for this
award and you the audience.
Samuel French,
Inc.
is now accepting submissions for
The
2010 Canadian
Playwrights Contestts
Conest
Playwrights are invited to
submit their best, original, full-length stage
plays that have not been published.
Any writer with
Canadian citizenship is eligible
to enter, regardless of geographic location! The
winning play will receive publication and
licensing representation from Samuel French,
Inc.
Submissions
must be postmarked no later than
August 31,
2010
Download your application
here
Questions? Contact publications@samuelfrench.com
Bottle Tree Productions
ONE
ACT PLAY COMPETITION FOR WRITERS 2010
First Prize
$1,000
Second Prize
$250
Third Prize
$100
One
Act Plays of up to 70 minutes may be
submitted
to Bottle Tree Productions
at 445 Southwood Drive, Kingston, Ontario
K7M-5P8
Phone 613-542-0070 OR 384-8433 or email
info@bottletreeinc.com
Please have your copy bound and if you
wish it returned, please include a
manuscript-sized SASE.
or check out
www.bottletreeinc.com/script_contest.html
for email submissions, Paypal options and further
details.
The entry fee for
each submission is $25. Please make
cheque payable to Bottle Tree
Productions.
Multiple submissions accepted.
Plays can have previously been produced but not
professionally.
Please
do not attach your name or contact
name to the script but have that
information on a separate sheet of
paper.
The competition runs until November 30th
2010.
Winners will be announced in January of 2011.
If you want a critical analysis of your work please
enclose a cheque for $50 made payable
to Bottle Tree Productions.
