PostScript
a national resource for the promotion of new plays
Many of the country's theatre companies lack the resources to respond in-house to the volume of unsolicited submissions they receive for reading, assessment or production. PostScript is a strategic solution to this problem developed by PlayWriting Australia with the input of over 35 of the country's leading companies.
Playwrights are invited to submit full-length, unproduced scripts to PlayWriting Australia who will solicit assessments of the work from senior readers at two of the participating theatre companies, subsequently making those details available to all participating companies as well as providing indicative feedback to the writer.
PostScript offers writers the assurance that your script will be read by at least two senior readers within three months of receipt and that details of your work will become available to representatives of all participating companies.
Theatre companies are assured of access to all of the country's available new plays and that the responsibility to respond to these works is efficiently and effectively fulfilled.
Submissions to PostScript are accepted throughout the year. To submit your script by email or post, download and complete the PostScript submission cover sheet and send with one copy of your play to postscript@pwa.org.au or PostScript, PlayWriting Australia, PO Box 914 Newtown NSW 2042.
** NOTE: PostScript is currently not accepting new submissions. We are currently processing a backlog of submissions and will not be accepting new submissions until further notice. Please check this website for updates. Submissions received to date will be processed as normal.**
Applications open to be advised
Runs year-round
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PostScript terms & conditions
By registering a work for PostScript, writers acknowledge and allow that:
1) the work will be made available to an assessor or assessors appointed by PlayWriting Australia (PWA),
2) further details pertaining to the assessment of that work may be circulated among participating companies,
3) the work may be further circulated to participating companies on request,
4) the work may be photocopied or reproduced electronically as necessary by PWA and participating companies, and
5) all rights in any original work submitted to PWA remain the sole property of the writer at all times.
If at any time you wish to withdraw your play from PostScript, please advise us in writing by email to postscript@pwa.org.au or by post to PlayWriting Australia, PO Box 914, Newtown NSW 2042.
Contact us to register your company's interest in participating in PostScript.
