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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Apr 23

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.bsky.social @concordukshows.bsky.social 🎉

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Apr 22

There are now less than 7 hours left to submit your play!⏰

Founder Director Ellie Keel 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/%F0%9F%91%8F

📹 Accidental Donkey

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Apr 19

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

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Apr 15

The clock is ticking⏰

One week left to submit your script.👀

📥 womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Apr 8

The clock is ticking!⏰

There are officially TWO weeks left to submit to the prize.🏆

ℹ️https://womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Apr 7

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!⭐️

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Apr 1

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/

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Mar 27

from left to right:

Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me by Amy Trigg - 📸 Marc Brenner
The Swell by Isley Lynn - 📸 Ali Wright
You Bury Me by Ahlam - 📸 Pamela Raith

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Mar 27

Happy World Theatre Day!🎉

There’s officially less than one month until submissions close for our prize - why not mark World Theatre Day by sending us your play?

For more info on the prize: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/%F0%9F%8F%86

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Mar 19

Sign up to our new email newsletter to stay updated with the Women's Prize for Playwriting!⭐️

📧 bit.ly/WPPmail

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Feb 25

The play will perform at Belgrade Theatre and Sheffield Theatres, with additional tour dates to be announced.

It is a co-production with Paines Plough, Belgrade Theatre, Sheffield Theatres, and the Women’s Prize for Playwriting.

Image credit: Rebecca Pitt

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Feb 25

This exceptionally funny and deeply moving play won the Prize in 2022, chosen unanimously by our judging panel (Arifa Akbar, Mel Kenyon, Lucy Kirkwood, Winsome Pinnock, Indhu Rubasingham, Jenny Sealey, Nina Steiger, Nicola Walker, Jodie Whittaker).

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Feb 25

We are delighted to announce our 2025 co-production: CONSUMED by Karis Kelly, directed by Katie Posner.

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Feb 10

Email [email protected] with the subject line ‘Women’s Prize Event’ to RSVP for this free event. Join us to ask questions, find out more about the prize's impact and what the readers are looking for in submissions.🏆

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Feb 10

We’re thrilled to announce a Q&A session with the Prize's Literary Manager, Charlie Coulthard, & Sheffield Theatres' Artist Development Manager, Ruby Clarke, at Sheffield Theatres on Wed 5th March at 1pm.⭐️

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Sheffield Theatres @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social · Feb 10

📣 Calling writers! If you’re keen to enter the The Women's Prize for Playwriting, we’ll be hosting a Q&A with experts on Wed 5th March.

Join us to ask questions, find out more about @womensplayprize.bsky.social 's impact and what the readers are looking for.

How to attend: bit.ly/3CKbynr

Against a pink background: SHEFFIELD THEATRES Q&A

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Feb 3

Spaces still available!

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Jan 27

We’re thrilled to announce a Q&A session with Founder and Director Ellie Keel at Bristol Old Vic on Wed 5th Feb at 4.30pm.⭐️

Email [email protected] to RSVP. Join us to ask questions and find out more about the prize.🏆

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Jan 27

We’re thrilled to announce a Q&A session with Founder and Director Ellie Keel at Bristol Old Vic on Wed 5th Feb at 4.30pm.⭐️

Email [email protected] to RSVP. Join us to ask questions and find out more about the prize.🏆

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Jan 20

It’s been 1 week since we opened submissions for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2025!⭐️

Here’s what Amy Trigg said when we caught up about what it was like to win in 2020.🏆

Submissions close on Tues 22nd April. Submit your play via our website: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/.%E2%8F%B0

"The Women's Prize for Playwriting kickstarted my career as a writer in ways I never could have imagined. Immediately off the back of winning the prize, I signed with a wonderful agent, had many general meetings and got my play programmed." - Amy Trigg – REASONS YOU SHOULD(N’T) LOVE ME (2020 Prize Winner).

There is a photo of Amy with brown curly hair smiling wide. She is wearing a reddish-purple top and blue jeans. She is in a wheelchair.

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Jan 13

Once we've got your script, we'll assign it to our panel of expert readers. The readers & Prize team will determine a longlist, which will be announced in October. Then, a shortlist will be sent to our judging panel & a winner will be announced in December.

Good luck!⭐️

On a yellow background, the graphic reads: More details on how to submit on our website. Womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk.

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Jan 13

The prize is open to writers who are female or non-binary, age 16 or older, and resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland.

Submitted scripts may be co-written, any cast size, and any genre and style, except musicals.

On a yellow background, the graphics reads: the prize is open to writers who are female or non-binary, age 16 or older, and resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland.

On a yellow background, the graphic reads: submitted scripts may be co-written, any cast size, and any genre and style, except musicals.

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Jan 13

The Women's Prize for Playwriting 2025 is now open for submissions until Tuesday 22nd April!🎉 @painesplough.bsky.social @concordukshows.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social

The First Prize is £20,000: our biggest prize fund yet.👀

Enter via our website: womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/how-to-enter/

On a yellow background, the graphic reads: Submissions now open until 5pm on Tuesday 22nd April.

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Jan 6

1 week to go until submissions open for our 2025 prize!⭐️

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Dec 5

📢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.

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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Dec 12

⭐️ Nancy Medina
⭐️ Nina Steiger
⭐️ Romola Garai

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · Dec 12

⭐️ Katharine Viner
⭐️ Milli Bhatia
⭐️ Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

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