Welcome!
Playwrights First has recognized, rewarded and advanced playwrights of unusual promise since 1993.
Annual - Best New Play Award
$1,000 First Place Award
And, when feasible, a professional reading before a New York audience.
Annual - Best New Play Award
$1,000 First Place Award
And, when feasible, a professional reading before a New York audience.
.The submission period
for our 2024-25 season is
NOW CLOSED.
Please mark your calendar for August 1st 2025, when submissions reopen.
Thank you for participating in our 30th Anniversary!
Please visit our How to Submit page for play submission instructions.
Our new winning play will be listed on the Award Recipients page.
We thank all our playwrights for sharing their work with us!
for our 2024-25 season is
NOW CLOSED.
Please mark your calendar for August 1st 2025, when submissions reopen.
Thank you for participating in our 30th Anniversary!
Please visit our How to Submit page for play submission instructions.
Our new winning play will be listed on the Award Recipients page.
We thank all our playwrights for sharing their work with us!