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      <title>2026 Siminovitch Prize for Theatre - DEADLINE: 2026/06/01</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For 2026, nominations are welcomed for playwrights, directors, designers, and multidisciplinary creators (artists who integrate a variety of disciplines in their work). Peers are invited to nominate an outstanding artist or group/ensemble who has dev]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Online Intensive with Zaiba Baig - DEADLINE: 2026/05/15</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[REAL TALK: Unleashing the most honest form of character voice - Online intensive with Zaiba Baig
Wednesdays May 27-June 24, 2026
6:30-9:00 PM EST
Virtual - On Zoom
Join Zaiba Baig, writer and star of HBO Max/CBC's Sort Of in this small group onli]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>21st Women's Work Festival - DEADLINE: 2026/07/19</title>
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      <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>Research Assistant - DEADLINE: 2026/05/15</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
Staging Better Futurers (SBF)/Mettre en scène de meilleurs avenirs (MSMA) is seeking a Research Assistant to support the work of the SBF/MSMA Indigenous Research Cluster from May 30th to September 31st, 2026.





The application deadline is ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Words With Will (3rd Edition) - DEADLINE: 2026/05/22</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/words-with-will-3rd-edition/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nearly half a millenia ago, in Stratford-upon-Avon, the most influential playwright of the English language took his first breath. Today, we’re still reading what some white guy from the Renaissance had to say about the world. Sometimes, we’re tempte]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>National Indigenous Artist Development and Showcase Program - DEADLINE: 2026/06/30</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/national-indigenous-artist-development-and-showcase-program/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Apply now to the National Indigenous Artist Development and Showcase Program!

Gwaandak Theatre in partnership with Kiyanaan Indigenous Theatre Festival and Native Earth Performing Arts invites First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists to apply to th]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>One North Clown and Creation 2026 Workshops - DEADLINE: 2026/05/29</title>
      <link>https://playwrightsguild.ca/job/one-north-clown-and-creation-2026-workshops/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[One North Clown and Creation (ONCC) are currently accepting applications for their 2026 Summer Workshops!
They welcome participants from all over the world. No training is necessary for several of their workshops, and ONCC welcomes all experiences o]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>2026 Lee Playwriting Prize for New Canadian Plays - DEADLINE: 2026/05/24</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Calling Canadian Playwrights! 

The U of A Department of Drama is delighted to announce that the 2026 Lee Playwriting Prize for New Canadian Plays will be accepting entries from May 18-24, 2026.  

This year and this year only, the National Arts ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 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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      <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>
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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>
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      <title>Canadian National 10-Minute Play Festival - DEADLINE: 2026/05/18</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[River &amp;amp; Main Theatre Company is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Theatre in The Wings Canadian National Ten-Minute Play Festival running from September 10-13 &amp;amp; 17-20.

Seven of the submitted plays will be chosen to be produced at the ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Hideout Residencies on Prince Edward Island - DEADLINE: Ongoing</title>
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      <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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      <title>The Warm Company: Hot Scripts Cold Reads - ONGOING</title>
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      <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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      <title>Indigenous Theatre Creators Script Submissions - ONGOING</title>
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      <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>
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      <title>One-Act Musicals - ONGOING</title>
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      <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>
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      <title>Dramaturgical Reading Program - ONGOING</title>
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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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      <title>Nova Scotia Artist Residencies&#xA0;- DEADLINE: Ongoing</title>
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      <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>
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      <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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