Playwriting Competitions

Our goal at Alberta Playwright's Network is to provide individualized services and programs to playwrights and theatre creators. We also aim to be a resource for our members, providing information about further opportunities for development.

Here is a curated selection of playwriting competitions available to playwrights in Alberta. This is a resource, and does not represent a comprehensive list of all opportunities available. This page is updated on an ongoing basis.

Alberta

• APN – Alberta Playwriting Competition

• Writers’ Guild of Alberta – Alberta Literary Awards: Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama

• Major Matt Mason Collective – Wildfire

• Fire Exit Theatre – Scripts on Fire

British Columbia

• Theatre BC - Canadian Playwriting Competition

• Roedde House Museum - Roedde House Museum Playwriting Contest

• PTC Reimagine Theatre - Calls and Opportunities

Canada

• Playwrights’ Guild of Canada Awards