The Women’s Prize for Playwriting

📢Announcing: the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2025. Bigger, bolder, brighter. Submissions will open on Monday 13th January and close on Tuesday 22nd April 2025.

Winner of @WomensPlayPrize 2020, You Bury Me by Ahlam is available for amateur licensing. This explosive political debut set in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in Cairo, follows six young Egyptians as they navigate friendship, loss and secret Grindr dates in the city that made…

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that the Women’s Prize for Playwriting received 1275 submissions this year - our highest number yet.💛 Well done to all who have submitted their plays - we can’t wait to get reading.👏 @painesplough @ConcordUKShows @crucibletheatre 🎉

Now less than 1 hour to go!

There are now less than 7 hours left to submit your play!⏰ Founder Director @elliekeel1 discusses the importance of the prize, what you can win, & unveils her top tips for submitting a smash hit play.🥳 Submit today before 5pm: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk👏 📹 Accidental Donkey

submissions must close tomorrow!⏰

Only a few days left to submit your play!⏰ Here’s a reminder of the incredible judges who will read your plays.👏 📥 Submit your play before 5pm on Tuesday 22 April for the chance to receive £20,000, an option for production & a published playtext: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk

Submissions for the Women's Prize for Playwriting 2025 close in one week! Open to all writers who are female or non-binary and over the age of 16 in the UK or Ireland. The winner will receive £20,000 as well as having their script published and produced. Find out more and…

1 week until submissions close!⏰ We caught up with Mel Kenyon, Head of Drama at @casarottoramsay & one of our incredible judges to chat about the prize. Plus, Mel shared her top tips for submitting your play. 📥 Submit before 5pm on Tues 22 April: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/

The clock is ticking⏰ One week left to submit your script.👀 📥 womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/

The clock is ticking!⏰ There are officially TWO weeks left to submit to the prize.🏆 ℹ️womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/

Congratulations to Romola Garai, one of our 2025 judges, who won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in The Years last night.👏 Incredible news!⭐️

You’ve officially got 3 weeks left to submit your play! The clock is ticking.⏰ Here, Sarah Grochala emphasises how much winning the prize has been a game changer for her as a playwright.⭐️ ℹ️ womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/

1 month to go until submissions close!⏰ Charlie Coulthard, our Literary Manager, explains why you should finish your play and why you have nothing to lose by submitting to the Women’s Prize for Playwriting.⭐️ 📹 Accidental Donkey

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