Deadline: August 15, 2010 Yale University Press and Yale Repertory Theatre are seeking submissions for a major new playwriting competition, The Yale Drama Series. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David C. Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of his/her manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading at Yale Rep. The winning play will be selected by series judge David Hare. There is no application form or entry fee.

Deadline: August 1, 2010 (requires entry fee) The Global Age Project (GAP) is Aurora Theatre Company's annual new play festival addressing life in the 21st century and beyond. The festival provides a development opportunity for plays that directly respond to our complicated present and our possible future. Plays need not be about Science and/or Technology. Submissions will culminate in a four-week festival of staged readings in the spring of 2011. Four scripts will be selected with the potential of a full production the following season. Remuneration: $1,000, reading, travel and housing for playwrights outside the Bay Area, possible production.

Deadline: August 1, 2010 Little Fish Theatre is accepting scripts for our annual Pick of the Vine production, presented in January/February. Preferred plays will require a minimal set, 9 or fewer actors, and run no longer than 20 minutes. Email submissions to melanie-at-littlefishtheatre.org.

Deadline: July 31, 2010 Theatre ASAP, the annual 24-hour play festival sponsored by SATCO, seeks playwrights and directors for the 2010 festival. Theatre ASAP will begin on September 10, 2010 with a 6:30pm reception at STAGE Theatre in Bulverde, during which playwrights will choose phrases and props to incorporate into new 10-minute play scripts. At 8:00pm, the playwrights will be released to complete scripts by 6:00am on September 11. At 8:00am in the new Palmetto Center for the Arts at Northwest Vista College, directors will be paired with scripts and actors and begin rehearsals. At 8:00pm on September 11, the new plays will be performed in the state-of-the-art 400 seat proscenium theatre in the Palmetto.

Deadline: July 31, 2010 LiveWire is proud to announce our 3rd annual VisionFest. LiveWire established VisionFest to expose new works to the community and get the community involved in new works. Besides helping us choose an "Image" (or "Environment" or "Theme" as we have the last two years respectively), VisionFest audience members are offered the chance to provide feedback to the playwrights and artists on the development of the pieces presented. Submissions are required to adhere to the "Image" guideline or are discarded. IMAGE: This year, playwrights will be asked to write plays based on an Image. LiveWire is putting a call out to visual artists from around the world to submit their best image for consideration. Once we have received all visual art submissions, the LiveWire Collective along with invited members of the community will choose 10-12 pieces for the entire public to vote on. The Image with the most votes will guide all play submissions. Check online for this year's Image at www.livewirechicago.com/vision.