Playwriting

Contests

Online_Courses,_Workshops,_and_Consultants

	Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights : Support and service organization dedicated to addressing the professional needs of the Los Angeles playwriting community. - www.laplaywrights.org/
	Charles Deemer: Playwriting Basics : Tips for playwrights. - www.geocities.com/cdeemer/Play.htm
	Dinger's Playwriting Forum : A forum to discuss all aspects of playwriting. - dinger.atwebhosting.com/phpBB2
	Dramatic Exchange : Web resource for playwrights, producers, and anybody interested in plays. - www.dramex.org/
	Greensboro Playwrights' Forum : A gathering of North Carolina playwrights, meeting once a month to discuss each other's work-in-progress and aid each other in getting produced or published. - www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/leisure/drama/gpforum.htm
	International Centre for Women Playwrights : To support women playwrights around the world. - www.internationalwomenplaywrights.org/
	Jassin Office - Publishing and Theatre Law : Advice for writers and theatre workers on copyright, trademark, libel and contract law. Includes free "Helpful Articles" section. - copylaw.com/aboutus.html
	jvdshosting.com - shared1.jvdshosting.com/suspended.page/
	La Ronde : Playwright's webring; presenting the work of an individual playwright or groups of playwrights. - www.pipeline.com/%7Ejude/AboutLaRonde.htm
	Lazy Bee Scripts : Online publisher of pantomimes and plays. Site includes guidelines for authors and playwrights. - www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/
	Linda Eisenstein: Practical Playwriting : Excerpts from advice book for playwrights, including "17 Surefire Ways to Get Your Scripts Rejected." - my.en.com/~herone/Practical_Playwriting.html
	Moondance International Film Festival : To promote and encourage women screenwriters, playwrights, short-story writers, and women who make independent films. - www.moondancefilmfestival.com/
	nwpg.org - www.nwpg.org/
	NY Play Development Lab : Serves and supports member playwrights in the creation of new stage works. Offers script labs, readings, and promotion. - nyplaydevelopment.home.pipeline.com/
	nycplaywrights.org - www.nycplaywrights.org/
	ozscript.org - www.ozscript.org/
	Performing and Writing Musical Theatre : A resource for professional and aspiring performers/ composers/ writers. Tips and tricks on the craft of writing and composing. - www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/musical_theatre
	Performingwrites.com : Library of online play synopses and scripts. - www.performingwrites.com/index.htm
	pierplaywrights.co.uk - www.pierplaywrights.co.uk/
	Playmarket : Agency and script advisory service for New Zealand playwrights. - www.playmarket.org.nz/
	Playwrighting Resources : Directory of links, from Artslynx International Theatre Resources. - www.artslynx.org/theatre/playwright.htm
	Playwrights' Center : Minneapolis-based, The Playwrights' Center fuels the theater by providing services to support playwrights and playwriting. - www.pwcenter.org/
	playwrightsfoundation.org - www.playwrightsfoundation.org/
	playwritingopportunities.com - www.playwritingopportunities.com/
	Project Writers Unite : Bay Area writers club. Welcomes writers from all creative writing mediums, including playwrights. - www.angelfire.com/ultra/projectwritersunite/
	Resources for Teaching Playwriting Compiled by Adam Russell : Annotated bibliography of recommended texts. - www.kennesaw.edu/english/kmwp/Bridges/PlaywrightResources.htm
	ScriptSeeker.com : Makes synopses of plays (and screenplays) available online, for a fee. Site includes "Script Tips," with advice for dramatic writers. - www.scriptseeker.com/
	Sheriffs Performance Writers' Group : Based at the Riverhouse Barn in Elmbridge, Surrey, U.K, the Sheriffs Performance Writers' Group aims to develop and write professional theatre for the stage and screen. - www.writersgroup.co.uk/
	swanplaywrights.org.uk - www.swanplaywrights.org.uk/
	The Dramatists Guild of America : Professional association of American playwrights. The Guild protects the rights of dramatists in relation to producers and more recently Directors. - www.dramaguild.com/
	The Playwright's Noticeboard : Notices of playwriting opportunities, updated regularly. - www.stageplays.com/markets.htm
	The Playwrights Forum : The Playwrights Forum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the artistic development of talented playwrights from the Washington D.C. area. - users.erols.com/pforum/welcome.htm
	The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco : A service for playwrights, showing the schedule of staged readings of new plays. - playwrightscentersf.org/
	The Playwrights' Co-Operative : Promoting and publishing the works of new and established playrights. Full online or paper catalogue of acting scripts. - plays4theatre.site-street.net/
	TheatreUSA.com Playwriting Links : Education, organizations, support, and assistance for playwrights. - www.theatreusa.com/dcd/Create_in_Writing_/
	Toscan's Online Playwriting Seminar : Comprehensive overview of the craft of playwriting, from Virginia Commonwealth University - www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/
	wrightofplay.com - wrightofplay.com/
	Write Angle Productions : Devoted to supporting work of member playwrights and developing new scripts for production. Includes ongoing Ten Minute Play contest. - www.writeangle.org/