2025 Submissions now closed
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About the prize
The Women’s Prize for Playwriting was founded in 2019 to discover bold, expansive and beautifully crafted plays by women and non-binary writers in the UK and Ireland.
Founded to redress the balance of voices reaching our main stages, the Prize is open to and champions the best new plays from writers of all levels of experience. We want to read plays that push theatrical boundaries, open our eyes to new ways of seeing the world and make our imaginations soar.
The Prize has been created to allow you to write the stories you want freely and without limitation. The extraordinary range of plays we have read since our inception from writers at every level of experience only fuels our belief that this Prize is intrinsic to the theatrical landscape. We look forward to reading your work!
With grateful thanks to The Eggardon Trust
Dates
The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2025
For details on how to submit your play, and entry criteria, see how to enter
Judged
by exceptional
leaders in their field
Every year, the final shortlist of scripts is judged by a panel of experts from across theatre, arts and the media, all of whom support the mission of the Women’s Prize for Playwriting.
Incoming Director and Co-Chief Executive of the National Theatre
For further information, please contact
charlie@womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk
Press enquiries: kate@katemorleypr.com
To discuss support for The Women’s Prize for Playwriting, please email
ellie@womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk
The Prize is a registered charity, number 1208693.