Thirtybash at Hotel Ocho, November 3

It's Playwrights Canada Press's 30th birthday! Join us at Hotel Ocho (second floor) on Monday, November 3 for a toast! We're kicking off the party at 6pm with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, followed by readings at 7pm. 

Hosted by Jon Kaplan and Susan G. Cole of NOW Magazine, the evening will include readings by David S. Craig (Tough Case), Sky Gilbert (St. Francis of Millbrook), Judith Thompson (White Biting Dog and Other Plays), Kristen Thomson (Someone Else), and David Yee (carried away on the crest of a wave).

Come for a drink, or stay for the whole evening, but don't bring a gift. We're 30 now. 

Whole Lotta Love from the METAs

Erin Shields's If We Were Birds and Rahul Varma's Bhopal were among the nominees for the METAs. Hooray!

Click here for a full list of nominees.

ThirtyBash, Nov 3 in Toronto

We turned thirty this year, and we're celebrating on Monday, November 3 at Ocho Hotel in Toronto! Join us in toasting 30 years of drama!

Hosted by Jon Kaplan and Susan G. Cole of NOW Magazine, the evening will feature readings from our authors (lineup to be announced soon) and a chance to win prizes.

We'll get the party started at 6pm, followed by readings at 7pm. Bring your friends; it's free!

Word on the Street 2014

Playwrights Canada Press will be at Word on the Street on Sunday, September 21 from 10-6pm. Visit us at booth 180, between the New Narratives Tent and the Great Books Marquee. There will be loads of books on sale, and fun buttons aplenty!

We hope to see you there!

Call for submissions: 10-minute plays for upcoming anthology

Playwrights Canada Press invites submissions of English-language 10-minute plays to be included in a new anthology for publication in 2016. Translations from other languages into English are also welcome. Previous production of the work is not a prerequisite.

Send submissions to: 10minutes@playwrightscanada.com and please include the following:

• The playwright's name, full mailing address, phone number, and email address.
• If the play has been previously published, please provide contact information for the publisher or person who holds publication rights.
• Please include the name of the playwright and the title of the play as the subject line of the email.
• The script(s) to be considered. A maximum of 3 scripts per playwright will be accepted.
• Only electronic submissions in the form of a Word document or PDF will be accepted.
• This call is only open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

The deadline to submit is February 27, 2015.

Key Dates

• Call for scripts: August 2014
• Submissions deadline: February 27, 2015
• Selections of scriptsL July 2015

Only playwrights chosen to be included in the publication will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Please send all inquiries to 10minutes@playwrightscanada.com

Summer Book Sale

Have you read the Trillium Book Award winner This Is War by Hannah Moscovitch yet? Or the multiple award-winning play, Sequence by Arun Lakra? We have these and many other great reads all available on our website. Now you can take 20% off your purchase when you shop online until August 11!

Shipping is only $2.99 to anywhere in Canada. Use promo code SUMMERSALE14 at checkout.

Win Books!

We're nosing around to find out what you're reading this summer. Please humour us. Instagram a photo of your favourite reading spot, featuring your summer book(s). It's pretty simple. But we do have one rule: the books should be Canadian-authored plays. 

What do you get out of it? The chance to win our entire list of single plays being published this fall.

How does it work? To win our fall books, follow playcanpress on Instagram, take a photo of your favourite reading spot (including your summer books), and tag us in it with the hashtag #summerdrama. Contest closes Aug 1 so get your photos in before then.

(Contest open to Canadian residents only.)