PGCer Wins 2025 Voaden Prize
Christine Foster’s psychological thriller, Come Find Me, has won The 2025 Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition, a biennial literary award, presented by Queen’s University! Along with the cash prize, Christine’s play …
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Two Plays Public for PRIDE Month!
To celebrate Pride month and a variety of other diversities, J. Ivanel Johnson has made her two comedic one-act plays PUBLICLY available on YouTube for June only. These had a …
Compassion Fund 2025
Intake for our 2025 Compassion Fund will now open June 15 and close July 15.PGC’s Compassion Fund offers financial assistance for artists who have caregiver responsibilities or are in need …
Research Participants Wanted
As part of her PhD in Theatre Studies at the University of Victoria, Rebecca Low is surveying Vancouver theatre artists and arts workers to better understand the impacts the industry …
Love and War Western Style
Rose Scollard is pleased to announce that Love and War Western Style, her anthology of radio dramas, will be published this May 15 in the University of Calgary’s Brave and …
Two PGC Members Win the 2025 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize
Sending our congrats to members d’bi.young anitafrika & Weyni Mengesha (who’s protégé is fellow PGCer Luke Reece) for each being selected as one of the five winners for the 2025 …
Black Caucus Call
The Playwrights Guild of Canada is launching a Black Caucus—a dedicated space exclusively for Black-identifying playwrights to connect, collaborate, and build community in Canadian theatre.This initiative is in its early …
Rethinking Good Intentions
The solo, story-telling play “Rethinking Good Intentions”, written and performed by Nancy Edwards, premiered at five fringe festivals last summer. Nancy is thrilled to announce that she will be performing …
The Tale of the Gifted Prince
Lezlie Wade is happy to announce that her musical -‘The Tale of The Gifted Prince’ (one time finalist for the Tom Hendry Award) is receiving a World Premiere at Theatre …
Craft Bites International LIVE 2025
Sharing a look into our incredible first LIVE in-person Craft Bites International session, which featured Rose Napoli (Canada) and Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson (Iceland)! A special thank you to the Toronto Reference …
Tennis comedy wins Laurels at International Scriptwriting Festival
Kate Jaimet’s madcap tennis comedy Mixed Doubles has won quarterfinalist honours at the Scriptwriters & Co. International Festival 2025. Produced by Bear & Co. at Ottawa’s Gladstone Theatre in 2022, …
Members Win in Writing Categories at the 2025 Merritt Awards
Sending our congratulations to members Dan Bray & Catherine Banks for their big wins at Theatre Nova Scotia’s 2025 Robert Merritt Awards in the writing categories! Dan won Outstanding New …