---
title: OR Playwriting Prize [Vol. LIII]
description: Playwriting competition for twenty-minute stage scripts; $250 prize, final round judged by CMU Drama faculty.
url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/7b247987-8bbc-4b97-8a3d-77c1f37ccb00
type: program
status: open
createdAt: "2026-10-24"
updatedAt: "2026-10-24"
programType: Prize/award
organization: Oakland Review
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/oakland-review
deadline: "2026-12-10"
location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States
isOnline: true
compensationRange: $250 prize pot
disciplines:
  - playwriting
---

# OR Playwriting Prize [Vol. LIII]

**Hosted by:** Oakland Review

**Type:** Prize/award | **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA, United States | **Deadline:** December 10, 2026

## About This Program

A competition for twenty-minute stage scripts. Only one playwriting piece will be accepted per issue. The final round will be judged by CMU Drama faculty (ranked #4 globally by *The Hollywood Reporter* in their 2025 list of best drama schools).

One piece per submission. Your name should not be printed anywhere on your submission, save the document title. Prize pot is $250.

Titles should follow the format "Name, Genre".

We use Submittable to accept and review our submissions.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Disciplines:** playwriting

### Additional Requirements

- One twenty-minute stage script per submission
- Your name should not be printed anywhere on the submission, save the document title
- Title should follow the format "Name, Genre"

## Compensation & Benefits

$250 prize pot

**Includes:** Prize

Prize pot is $250.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** October 23, 2026
- **Deadline:** December 10, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://oaklandreview.submittable.com/submit/369461/or-playwriting-prize-vol-liii