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The Writers Resources / Playwriting category is for sites with resources and information about the art, craft and/ or business of playwriting.Entries
Playwrights Foundation http://www.playwrightsfoundation.org/
West Coast Center for new play development - resources for playwrights and annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival.
Lazy Bee Scripts http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/
Online publisher of pantomimes and plays. Guidelines for authors and playwrights.
ProPlay http://www.singlelane.com/proplay
Online publisher of professionally-produced stage plays. Full or partial scripts may be read free-of-charge at the site.
Playwriting 101 http://www.playwriting101.com/
A playwriting tutorial written by playwright and screenwriter Jon Dorf.
E-script http://www.singlelane.com/escript
Meeting place on the web for scriptwriters of all kinds.
Playwrights' Center http://www.pwcenter.org/
Minneapolis-based, The Playwrights' Center fuels the theater by providing services to support playwrights and playwriting.
PDC: The Philadelphia Dramatists Center http://www.pdc1.org/
PDC is a community of playwrights, collaborating artists, and audience members dedicated to the creation and nurture of new works for live performance.
Moondance International Film Festival http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com/
To promote and encourage women screenwriters, playwrights, short-story writers, and women who make independent films.
The Dramatists Guild of America http://www.dramatistsguild.org/
Professional association of American playwrights. The Guild protects the rights of dramatists in relation to producers and more recently Directors.
Playwrights Guild of Canada http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/
Service organization for Canadian playwrights (formerly the Playwrights Union of Canada). Searchable online catalogue.
Playwriting Opportunities for the E-Merging Writer http://www.playwritingopportunities.com/
Free listing of playwriting opportunities: retreats, workshops, contests, ongoing submissions, links and resources.
Notechtheatre.com http://notechtheatre.com/
Offers plays online for production. Specializes in plays that require little or no technical support. Annual playwrighting Contest. Free perusal copies available via email upon request.
Australian Plays http://australianplays.org/
The World's online showcase of the best Australian plays and playwrights, performance writing for theatre
www.limelightscripts.co.uk http://www.limelightscripts.co.uk/
Online publishers of mainly British pantomimes. But they will also publish plays and musicals. You can read samples of all their scripts online. Titles include Cinderella, Aladdin, Jack and the beanstalk and Dick Whittington. They also have an easy to understand pricing list.
Playground http://www.playground-sf.org/
New play development program serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Focus is on the collaborative process between emerging local playwrights and professional actors.
New Theatre Publications http://www.plays4theatre.com/
Over 500 stage plays. Free catalogues, free evaluation copies. New members & submissions welcome.
Australian Script Centre http://www.ozscript.org/
Collects, catalogues, promotes and distributes unpublished Australian plays and now holds hundreds of scripts.
Philadelphia Young Playwrights http://www.phillyyoungplaywrights.org/
Philadelphia Young Playwrights is an intensive arts- education program that pairs a professional teaching artist with a classroom teacher. The two work together as an artistic team, guiding and supporting students in the process of writing a play.
Performing and Writing Musical Theatre http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/musical_theatre
A resource for professional and aspiring performers/ composers/ writers. Tips and tricks on the craft of writing and composing.
Playwriting at Suite101.com http://www.suite101.com/articles.cfm/playwriting
Articles (archived) to assist playwrights.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre http://www.bu.edu/bpt/
Award-winning professional theatre, founded in 1981 to promote new plays. Home to the Boston University Graduate Playwriting Program, and producers of the Boston Theater Marathon.
Toscan's Online Playwriting Seminar http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/
An overview of the craft of playwriting, from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Resources for Teaching Playwriting Compiled by Adam Russell http://kcac.kennesaw.edu/honorsclass/pdf_files/deer_bib.pdf
Annotated bibliography of recommended texts.
Greensboro Playwrights' Forum http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Departments/Parks/programs/cityarts/drama/GPF.htm
A gathering of North Carolina playwrights, meeting once a month to discuss works-in-progress and aid one another in getting produced or published.
The Playwright's Noticeboard http://www.stageplays.com/markets.htm
Notices of playwriting opportunities, updated regularly.
Playwrighting Resources http://www.artslynx.org/theatre/playwright.htm
Directory of links, from Artslynx International Theatre Resources.
The Brick Playhouse http://thebrickplayhouse.org/mission.htm
Dedicated exclusively to the creation, development, and production of new theatre works.
Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights http://www.laplaywrights.org/
Support and service organization dedicated to addressing the professional needs of the Los Angeles playwriting community.
ArtWork Enterprises Playwrights Festivals http://www.ashlandnewplays.org/
Produces three annual festivals in support of playwrights and the development of new plays for the American stage.
Dramatic Exchange http://www.dramex.org/
Web resource for playwrights, producers, and anybody interested in plays.
Hidden River Arts http://www.hiddenriverarts.org/
A non-profit literary arts organization in Philadelphia, PA offering playwrighting and fiction competitions yearly, as well as residencies, workshops, and educational outreach programs.
International Centre for Women Playwrights http://www.womenplaywrights.org/
To support women playwrights around the world.
New Writing South http://www.newwritingsouth.com/
Creative writing organisation in the South East of UK for writers, and agencies. Includes playwrights network, directory of writers and competitions, workshop and education programmes, and members area.
NYCPlaywrights http://www.nycplaywrights.org/
NYCPlaywrights is a nonprofit organization for writers. Meets Wednesdays in NYC for play readings as an aid to development. New writers welcome.
Ohio University MFA Playwriting http://ohioplaywriting.org/
Information about the Master of Fine Arts Degree Program in Playwriting at Ohio University.
The Original Workshops http://www.originalworksonline.com/workshops/
Hands on programs in Los Angeles for beginning and advanced stage and screen writers
Pittsburgh New Works Festival http://www.pittsburghnewworks.org/
Annual competition for one-act plays that have never been produced. 12 plays are selected for main stage production and 6 for staged readings. Submission fee.
Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre http://www.playwrightsatlantic.ca/
Membership organization offering support services for Canadian Atlantic playwrights. PARC services include development, showcasing and promotion of work by regional playwrights. Membership is open to playwrights, theater companies, students and theatre lovers in the four Atlantic provinces of Canada.
The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco http://playwrightscentersf.org/
A service for playwrights, showing the schedule of staged readings of new plays.
The Playwrights Forum http://users.erols.com/pforum/welcome.htm
The Playwrights Forum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the artistic development of talented playwrights from the Washington D.C. area.
Project Writers Unite http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/projectwritersunite/
Bay Area writers club. Welcomes writers from all creative writing mediums, including playwrights.
Six Women Playwriting Festival http://www.sixwomenplayfestival.com/
Held each April in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Six plays are chosen; playwrights receive monetary compensation, accommodations, and travel stipend to Colorado.
Stage Plays by Ian Hornby http://www.ianhornby.co.uk/
Plays available for production. Free evaluation copy on request.
Swan Playwrights http://www.swanplaywrights.co.uk/
The theatre writers' group at Worcester Swan Theatre, UK.
Will Dunne Dramatic Writing Workshops http://www.willdunne.com/
Offers support for playwrights and screenwriters, including private consultations for dramatic writers anywhere in the world and an ongoing quarterly workshop program for dramatic writers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Working Man’s Clothes Productions http://www.workingmansclothes.com/
Multiple award winning NYC theatre company focuses on developing and staging new works and plays. Accepting submissions year-round.
Write Angle Productions http://www.writeangle.org/
Devoted to supporting work of member playwrights and developing new scripts for production. Includes ongoing Ten Minute Play contest.
Young Playwrights 101 http://youngplaywrights101.com/
A free resource site for young playwrights and those who teach them. Also, information about Young Playwrights 101, a complete playwriting curriculum in an e-book.
Linda Eisenstein: Practical Playwriting http://my.en.com/~herone/Practical_Playwriting.html
Excerpts from advice book for playwrights, including "17 Surefire Ways to Get Your Scripts Rejected."
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Consultants
Contests Writing contests, competitions, awards and prizes of all kinds. Contests do NOT have to have monetary awards, but that
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Playwrights This category includes contemporary playwrights. The site should have information about the playwright. If your site is primarily about selling your work, rather than about you as a playwright, please
Theatre Theatre is the imitation/representation of life, performed for other people; the performance of dramatic literature; drama; the milieu of actors and playwrights, the place that is the setting for
Troupes and Companies This category is for theatre companies and troupes.
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Book Writing Sites about writing books/ novels. This is not for those in the business of publishing books or novels, etc.
Chats and Forums Sites for chatting with other writers. This includes message boards, web chat, IRC and anything else of the chatable kind. Email lists
Children's Writing Resources for writers who write for children. See Young Writers for resources for young and teen writers.
Contests Legitimate writing and literary contests, competitions, awards and prizes of all kinds. In this general category, contests that offer prizes in two or more different genres will be found. Contests
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Directories Sites which offer, mainly, a directory of online resources.
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Fiction Resources and information about the art, craft and/ or business of writing.
Freelancing Information and resources for the freelance writer. This includes tips for beginners, web writing versus print writing, and
News and Media Magazines, ezines, email lists and newsletters geared to writers both offline and online.
Non-Fiction Resources and information about the art, craft and/ or business of writing.
Organizations General organizations and associations for writers, listed by location. This Dmoz category focuses on regional organizations. List writing organizations by topic (Travel Writing, Mystery, etc.) before
Poetry Resources for poetry writers about the art, craft and/ or business of writing.
Publishing Resources for writers who publish their own work. This category is geared to writers who self publish on the Net. This includes small publishers promoting their own work online, however resources for
Research Sources for writers and fact checkers to look for information and resources.
Screenwriting Resources for novice to professional screenwriters. Not a business listing, see Business/Industries/Publishing/Services.
Software Computer software geared to helping writers keep track of submissions and write stories and articles. Look
Style Guides Style guides are used by writers to keep up with changes to the language. Also for improving their own use of the language (words, phrases and grammar) in their writing. Often newspapers
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Writing Exercises Creative writing exercises and prompts.
Young Writers Resources for teens and kids who like to write for fun or profit.
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