Flinders University Young Playwrights’ Award

State Theatre Company’s major award for the encouragement and support of new writing talent is commencing its 19th year. Flinders University Young Playwrights’ Award winners will receive the opportunity to have their work developed under the guidance of professionals in the industry.

Are you addicted to theatre? Do you find yourself scribbling down dialogue or harassing your friends to perform your latest play? Have you imagined yourself as the next Arthur Miller, Kate Mulvany or Nakkiah Lui?

State Theatre Company is seeking submissions from young writers for the 2019 Flinders University Young Playwrights’ Award. Entries are accepted for the following categories:

Junior Award (high school students)

  • $500 cash prize
  • 8 Play Subscription to our 2020 season
  • A script development session under the guidance of a professional director and mentoring playwright

Senior Award (ages 18 – 25)

  • $1000 cash prize
  • 8 Play Subscription to our 2020 season
  • Script development and dramaturgy workshops under the guidance of a professional director and mentoring playwright
  • A public reading of their work

Guidelines

Entries should be only one act, involve no more than eight actors and be no more than 100 pages. If the work is longer than one act or is more than 100 pages, you are welcome to provide a short summary of the act/s or scene/s not included in the submission.

Submission

To enter the competition, please email your play script to [email protected] or post to Education, State Theatre Company, PO Box 8252, Station Arcade, Adelaide SA 5000.

A full list of the terms and conditions for 2019 is available here and should be reviewed prior to submission.

Entries for the 2019 Flinders University Young Playwrights’ Award close at 5pm on Thursday 30 May, 2019.

Playwriting tips

Don’t know where to start? We’ve created a list of playwriting tips here and asked our Resident Artist Elena Carapetis to share her wisdom in a video here.

More information

For more information about the Flinders University Young Playwrights’ Award, please email [email protected].


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