The Yale Drama Series
Prize for Emerging Playwrights
The Yale Drama Series is an annual international competition which is open to emerging playwrights who are invited to submit original, unpublished and unproduced full-length English language plays for consideration. The winner receives the David Charles Horn prize of $10,000, publication of his/her manuscript by Yale University Press and a staged reading at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City.
Award winning playwright John Guare succeeds Edward Albee and David Hare as judge for the Series and will serve through 2013. In accepting the position, John Guare said: "In a few short years, the Yale Drama Series has asserted itself as the preeminent playwriting contest in the English speaking world. This annual event has become a playwright's dream."
Francine Horn said, "What an honour for the Foundation and the Series that John Guare is our judge. The job is mammoth and I am delighted that he embraces it with joy and enthusiasm. We are excited to continue our work with such a special writer and human being."
Submissions for the 2013 Competition must be postmarked no earlier than June 1, 2012 and no later than August 15, 2012.
See Competition Rules for precise information regarding your entry.