Mini Plays Review seeks short plays and monologues for December 2026 issue

What it is

A call for short scripts exploring the theme 'Borrowed Time' — stories about time, waiting, deadlines, time loops, inheritances, and negotiations with the clock. Submissions may address subthemes including waiting rooms, borrowed hours, final ordinary days, time loops, family conflicts over legacy, late arrivals, workplace conversations, high-stakes dialogues, aging, appointments, time dislocations, departures, stopped time, second chances, and ticking-clock scenarios. Maximum 2 pages per submission; playwrights may submit up to 5 works.

Who it is for

Playwrights who have written original, unproduced short plays or monologues.

Open to artists anywhere.

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

Where

United States

When

November 30, 2026

Programme dates not listed

What you get

Publication in the December 2026 issue of Mini Plays Review.

What you need to apply

• Short play, monologue, or soliloquy script, 5 required
• Brief biography (50 words) and contact details in email body, up to 50 words

How long it takes

About 3 hours

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

Cost to apply

Free

Apply

https://sites.google.com/view/the-mini-plays-magazine/submit