5th International Playwriting Contest - plays for young people

Editorial Dalya, a publishing company in Spain, launches the 5th International Playwriting Contest, aiming to encourage writers in the creation of bold and powerful plays for young people.

The competition is open to all writers worldwide - there is no age or nationality limit for the entrants

The heart of this competition is the participation of playwrights worldwide, regardless of nationality, age, gender or language. Plays for audiences aged 12-21 are welcome.

Deadline for entries: 31 December 2020

€10.000 in prizes to be won

1. The competition is open to all writers worldwide and there is no age or nationality limit for the entrants.

a) We do accept plays co-authored by more than one writer. Hereafter, ‘writer’ or ‘playwright’ means either a single writer or a group of writers in a collective work.

b) The participation of an underage writer must be authorised by the legal guardian.

2. The competition is restricted to plays for young audiences (aged 12-21).

a) We do not accept plays for children or adult audiences.

b) We do not accept musicals.

3. Writers are asked to submit a play for either:

a) Category A (the play must cater for a performance time of no less than 60 min. and no more than two hours).

b) Category B (the play must cater for a performance time of no less than 30 min and no more than one hour).

4. The play can be written in any official language of the world.

The website information is available in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese and Italian.and the submitted play must be written in 'any official language of the world'.