07 December 22 · Uncategorized
Papatango New Writing Prize 2023
Originally published by Deane Robert McElree
The 15th Papatango New Writing Prize is now open for entries!
The UK’s biggest annual playwriting opportunity guarantees feedback for all – an unrivalled
investment in new writers everywhere. It awards its winner £7000, a full production &
royalties in association with London’s Bush Theatre in spring 2024, and publication with
Nick Hern Books. It also gives four shortlisted writers £500 each and a filmed reading,
showcased worldwide on The Playwright’s Laboratory.
Free to enter, open to anyone in the UK/Ireland, and anonymously assessed, the Prize
encapsulates Papatango’s motto: all you need is a story.
Deadline: The 2023 Prize will be open for entries until 9pm (GMT) on Sunday 5 February 2023.
Find out more here.