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      <title>Survey of Chronically Ill Theatre Artists in Canada - DEADLINE: 2026/08/31</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/survey-of-chronically-ill-theatre-artists-in-canada/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you identify as a theatre artist or arts administrator with chronic illness? Do you know anyone who fits this criteria? Take the survey yourself, or help spread the word. 
Click here to take the survey
This is an anonymous survey. Input is welco]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Majdi Bou-Matar Bursary - DEADLINE: 2026/08/31</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/majdi-bou-matar-bursary/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Majdi Bou-Matar Bursary, named after the visionary founder of MT Space, offers $5,000 plus a year-long mentorship with MT Space shaped around the needs of the individual recipient.

This bursary is open to Racialized (newcomer, immigrant, refug]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Other</category>
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      <title>RCA Playwright-in-Residence - DEADLINE: 2026/07/27</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/rca-playwright-in-residence/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[

The Playwright in Residence position is designed to support an established writer in the development of their own work through financial compensation and in-kind support, with the Playwright in Residence also supporting our community of emerging ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Residency</category>
      <category>Regional</category>
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      <title>RCA INKubator Series - DEADLINE: 2026/07/24</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/rca-inkubator-series/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
This program is for Artists in search of a platform for a project in development — something not quite ready for production, but ready for exploration on its feet or around a table. Something ready for sneak-peek public showcasing and peer feedback]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Call for Submission</category>
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      <title>Fireworks Play Development Program - DEADLINE: 2026/08/31</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/fireworks-play-development-program/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teesri Duniya Theatre’s Fireworks Play Development Program is inviting submissions from Canadian playwrights, particularly those BIPOC, LGBT+ and equity-seeking groups, as well as individuals writing about socially conscious themes. This 7-month guid]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/fireworks-play-development-program/</guid>
      <category>Call for Submission</category>
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      <title>2027 rEvolver Festival - DEADLINE: 2026/08/07</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/2027-revolver-festival/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UpInTheAir Theatre is now accepting applications for the rEvolver Festival, May 26 – June 6, 2027. They invite submissions from artistically and culturally diverse companies and artists from across Canada to have their work considered for presentatio]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Call for Submission</category>
      <category>National</category>
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      <title>2026-2027 Young Creators Unit - DEADLINE: 2026/07/19</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/2026-2027-young-creators-unit-call-for-applications/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Are you a theatre maker under 30, looking to hone your craft in storytelling? Do you have a brilliant idea for a play, but are not sure how to get it on paper? Or maybe you need feedback and guidance to elevate your first draft to the next level?

]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/2026-2027-young-creators-unit-call-for-applications/</guid>
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      <title>Women At Play(s) - DEADLINE: 2026/09/25</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/women-at-plays-call-for-submissions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Women At Play(s) is seeking one act plays written by Canadian women for its 9th festival!

They are looking for new original one act plays (10-20 minutes, all women characters, not produced) from Canadian women playwrights, emerging or established.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Write-on-Q - DEADLINE: 2026/09/08</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/write-on-q/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Every year, Infinithéâtre organizes a Quebec playwriting competition (Write-on-Q), where they receive many innovative and exciting new plays from talented playwrights across the province; then, a jury of professionals selects a series of finalists. T]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/write-on-q/</guid>
      <category>Call for Submission</category>
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      <title>First Born Theatre Reading Room - DEADLINE: Ongoing</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/first-born-theatre-reading-room/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Born Theatre (FBT) presents Reading Room: a quarterly event where a new Canadian play meets its actors and its audience for the very first time. No rehearsal. No second takes. You’ll watch as a cast of Toronto actors crack open a script they’ve]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/first-born-theatre-reading-room/</guid>
      <category>Call for Submission</category>
      <category>Regional</category>
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      <title>21st Women's Work Festival - DEADLINE: 2026/07/19</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/21st-womens-work-festival/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Submissions for the 21st Annual Women’s Work Festival in March 2027 are now open!

They are accepting submissions in two programs:

Annual Dramaturgical Workshops: Their flagship festival is designed for playwrights with plays that are in the fin]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Write on the Clock - ONGOING</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/write-on-the-clock-2/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Write on the Clock is a virtual place for writers to gather and be accountable.
Simply show up at 10:00am PT on Zoom for a quick check-in with your writing goals. Then, the timer goes on, everyone goes on ‘mute’, and you start writing. We close with]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Other</category>
      <category>International</category>
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      <title>Indigenous Arts Projects - DEADLINE: 2026/04/23 &amp; 2026/10/06</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/indigenous-arts-projects/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indigenous Arts Projects is a multidisciplinary program supporting professional Indigenous artists, ad hoc groups, collectives, and organizations to research, develop, and create new work. The presentation and sharing of Indigenous artistic work and ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/indigenous-arts-projects/</guid>
      <category>Other</category>
      <category>Regional</category>
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      <title>International Writers' Residency in Helsinki at Villa Kivi - ONGOING</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/international-writers-residency-in-helsinki-at-villa-kivi/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Villa Kivi, located in the Linnunlaulu villa area in central Helsinki, is a creative home for writers. Operated by the Villa Kivi Foundation, it offers an international writers’ residency program.
Professional writers, authors, and literary communit]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/international-writers-residency-in-helsinki-at-villa-kivi/</guid>
      <category>Residency</category>
      <category>International</category>
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      <title>Hideout Residencies on Prince Edward Island - DEADLINE: Ongoing</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/hideout-residencies-on-prince-edward-island/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Applications are now open for the 2026 Hideout residencies. Now in its seventh year, the Hideout Residencies welcome writers, artists, musicians, and self-care practitioners to PEI’s south shore each spring and fall. Residencies are a week in length ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Residency</category>
      <category>National</category>
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      <title>The Warm Company: Hot Scripts Cold Reads - ONGOING</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/the-warm-company-hot-scripts-cold-reads/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Take part in this new, monthly script reading series, Warm Company: Hot Scripts Cold Reads!

The mandate is simple: bring writers together with actors in a casual and social environment that gives writers the chance to hear excerpts of their work -]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Call for Submission</category>
      <category>Regional</category>
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      <title>Indigenous Theatre Creators Script Submissions - ONGOING</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/indigenous-theatre-creators-scripts/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Native Earth Performing Arts welcomes unsolicited script submissions year-round from Indigenous theatre creators.
Find all of the submission details HERE.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Call for Submission</category>
      <category>National</category>
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      <title>One-Act Musicals - ONGOING</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/one-act-musicals/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Young at Heart Theatre is looking for new scripts for productions in 2027 and beyond. Young at Heart Theatre produces a one-act musical each year, touring to long-term care and community care facilities across PEI. They are committed to lifting the s]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/one-act-musicals/</guid>
      <category>Call for Submission</category>
      <category>National</category>
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      <title>Dramaturgical Reading Program - ONGOING</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/dramaturgical-reading-program/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
PTC Dramaturgical Reading Program



Open to submissions from across Canada, PTC's Dramaturgical Reading Program is perfect for playwrights who are looking for a structured and critical response to their completed one-act or full-length play. T]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Call for Submission</category>
      <category>National</category>
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      <title>Nova Scotia Artist Residencies&#xA0;- DEADLINE: Ongoing</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/call-for-applications-artist-residencies/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[

The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts offers both self-directed and project-based residencies to professional artists working in one or more of the following media: visual art, writing, theatre, dance, film, music, performance art, photography, fibr]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest - Recurring Deadline: December 31 Annually</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/shubert-fendrich-memorial-playwriting-contest-3/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest was incepted to encourage the development of quality theatrical materials for the educational, community, and children’s theatre markets.

Submissions are accepted on an on-going basis with a strong]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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