Victoria College Drama Society

Call for Submissions: A Playwriting Competition for Post-Secondary Students, Playwrights Guild of Canada

February 1, 2010 — TAPA

GUIDELINES

Eligibility Playwright must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status.

Playwright must be a full-time students registered in post-secondary studies at a Canadian institution at the time submission.

The play must primarily be in English between 70 to 120 minutes in length.

The play must be an original work or adaptation, but not a translation.

The play’s structure must follow the template provided on page three.

Submission Guidelines

Complete the submission form, include one hard copy of your play unbound.

Omit your name from the play.

Include a synopsis of your play (one paragraph maximum)

Include a letter from the department chair or head verifying your status as a student

Include a $10 submission fee

Prize
First prize winner will win $1000.

Plus a free one year PGC associate membership

Second prize winner will win $750

Deadline

Deadline is April 30th 2010 at 5pm

Winners will be notified in September 2010

Submit entries to

Playwrights Guild of Canada

215 Spadina Ave, Suite 210

Toronto ON M5T 2C7

*To be eligible, adaptations must involve substantial changes in form and/or expression.

If the adapted work is not in public domain, you must include written permission from the original creator.

To see details on how to enter the competition go to www.playwrightsguild.ca/pgc/news_docs/Comp2010.pdf

Sincerely,

VCDS