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The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2024 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series' current judge, Paula Vogel. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading or virtual performance. The prize and publication are contingent on the playwright's agreeing to the terms of the publishing agreement. Submissions will be accepted between June 1 and August 15, 2024.
Each month Write the World holds a new competition, developed around a particular idea or genre of writing, such as poetry, fantasy, sports journalism, or flash fiction. Competitions encourage you to dig deeper into the writing process, try out new genres and share your work with a sea of eager readers. And because a first draft is never perfect, you have the chance to receive peer and expert feedback before submitting your final piece.
Story Seeds is a podcast from 2021, and it's a bit different from the others; rather than a story, it's about how to create a story and it's just as much fun for parents as it is for children.
Each episode pairs a child (age 6-12) with a children's book author. They meet up in person and collaborate to write original stories that start out with the kid's idea (the "seed" in the name).