Submit now for the 32nd Annual Pittsburgh New Works Festival!
Submissions will be open until April 2, 2023 at 11:59pm
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The Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) is now accepting one-act plays that have never before been produced. Up to sixteen one-act plays will be selected to be performed for the festival’s 32nd season, which begins in September.

Each of the playwrights whose plays are selected for production will receive a $50 honorarium.

The playwright who receives the most votes for Outstanding Contribution by a Playwright in the balloting for the Donna Awards will receive $500, to be awarded at the Gala in October. All playwrights will receive brief comments from at least two readers. For more information, please contact us at info@pittsburghnewworks.org or call 412-944-2NEW (2639)

Guidelines
To be considered for inclusion in the festival, playwrights must submit ON OR BEFORE April 1, 2023.

All submissions must be made through the online submission form. There is a $15 administrative fee and in return, you will receive feedback from two readers. This will be collected at the time of submission, payable online (all major credit cards accepted).

All scripts must be uploaded in pdf format.

Please be sure that your name does not appear anywhere on the submitted script. The judging is done anonymously.

Plays previously submitted to the Festival may be resubmitted; plays reworked based on commentary received in previous years are particularly encouraged.

Additional criteria for play submission include:

No less than 15 minutes long

No more than 45 minutes long

Limited number of scenes and simple scene changes

No more than eight actors

No musicals

Simple sets, costumes, and props

Plays may have been “read,” but never produced (workshops and readings are acceptable)

Playwrights are limited to one submission each year