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The Lemonwood Quarterly is OPEN for Fall 2026 Play Submissions!

The Lemonwood Quarterly

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Closes

October 16, 2026, 10 days left

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

$4

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What it is

The Lemonwood Quarterly seeks English-language playscripts between 2,000 and 10,000 words. They especially seek plays with female protagonists who are well into adulthood (ideally over thirty), and do not seek coming-of-age stories. Ten plays will be selected for publication in the Fall 2026 issue.

Who it is for

Playwrights writing in English who have unpublished plays between 2,000 and 10,000 words.

Open to artists anywhere.

The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”

US artists

Where

United States

When

October 16, 2026, 10 days left

Programme dates not listed

What you get

Selected authors receive $200 payment for publication in the Fall 2026 issue, with plays advancing to consideration for the $500 Hononegah Mack Prize for the Best Play in December.

What you need to apply

  • Playscript
  • Submissions must be previously unpublished in any form, including online and in print. Machine-generated or AI text is not accepted.

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 2 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

$4

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Go to the application

https://lemonwoodquarterly.com/submit/#Guidelines