PANZ 5-MINUTE PLAY COMPETITION – RESULTS

1st Place – Tui and the Immortal – Rex McGregor

2nd Place – No Present Like the Time – Marilyn Ollett

Commended – Better Say a Prayer for Me – Tim Hambleton

Commended – Goblin Mother – Helen Vivienne Fletcher

Commended – Poverty – Angie Farrow

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PANZ PLAY COMPETITIONS 2023

Enquiries and submissions to: playwrightsnz@gmail.com

RULES:

  1. Only members of PANZ may enter the competitions. Membership is open to any person who lives in New Zealand or is a New Zealander.

The annual membership fee is:

Aged 23 and over: $25

Aged 22 and under: $15

To join, see: https://newzealandplaywrights.wordpress.com/join-us/

2. There is no additional entry fee for the competitions. 

3. A member may submit two scripts in the 5-Minute Play category (4 to 7 minutes running time) and/or two scripts in the One-Act Play category (10 to 30 minutes running time).

4. The name of the author(s) and/or their contact details must not appear anywhere on the script. 

5. The play must not have been performed in front of a paying audience before the play was submitted. 

INSTRUCTIONS: 

5-Minute Play category  – closed 30 April 2023.

One-Act Play category (10 to 30 minutes)

Entries open 1 August 2023 and close 31 August 2023.

Send entries to playwrightsnz@gmail.com with the script as an attachment and the category (5-Minute Play or One-Act Play) in the header.

PRIZES: 

5-Minute Play    1st prize: $100

                           2nd prize: $50

One-Act Play      1st prize: $200

                             2nd prize: $100

Winning and commended plays will receive a reading on Zoom.

All entries will receive brief feedback.

COMPETITION REGISTRAR:

Kerrie Anne Spicer

ADJUDICATORS:

Sameena Zehra (5-Minute Plays)

Dave Armstrong (One-Act plays)

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