Publication Contest: "A Better World"

Playwriting Contest

Please consider submitting your full-length play for high schoolers on the theme of "A Better World." Three winners will be selected for an opportunity to have their submitted play published in the Gitelman & Good Publishers catalog.

As a contest participant, your play will be reviewed ahead of general submissions.

Theme: "A Better World"

Deadline: December 31, 2025

If you have a great full-length play for high schoolers that explores this theme, please read the submission guidelines below and send your submission to submit@gitelmangoodpublishers.com.

 

Artistic Guidelines. Please consider the following contest guidelines before submitting. We seek plays that...

• Explore the theme "A Better World."
• Are challenging, beautiful, and fun.
• Explore the lived experiences of adolescents.
• Are appropriate for high-school actors and audiences.
• Are full-length (greater than 60 minutes).
• Have been produced, with production photos.

Author Information. Please provide a submissions packet that includes:

• Name
• Email address
• Preferred gender pronouns (optional)
• Artistic statement, endeavors, and/or goals

Script Information. Please provide:

• The entire script
• Production history
• Production photos
• Other relevant information (optional)
  

 

p.s. If you have a great play that you'd like to submit that does not explore this theme, we'd still love to read it! Please visit this page for general submission guidelines.