The Sunday News
Peter Matika, Senior Life Reporter
A NEW playwriting competition is calling for the submission of plays from Zimbabwean playwrights.
The playwriting competition, a Nhimbe Trust initiative, is centred on how the women’s movement can respond to the political situation in the country.
“What is preventing the women’s movement from having an adequate response, and how can women’s movement be more engaged for societal transformation rather than personal development,” read a statement issued by Nhimbe Trust.
Playwrights are required to submit plays that focus on the issues centred on the development of women both politically and socially.
The plays will go through a judging process, which will measure a play on how best it responds to the call, cohesiveness of the issues tackled and the compelling execution of writing skill.
“The winning play will get an opportunity to be directed by a female director and a monetary prize of $750. The winning play will be announced on 14 October 2016 in the press,” read the statement.
The competition is open to Zimbabwean citizens, living in the country or abroad. Plays need to focus on at least one of the issues forming the basis of the competition. The length of the plays should be from 30 minutes to full length.
“ . . . Plays will need to be original work of the playwright. Plagiarised work will be disqualified from the competition. Plays should be submitted in either MS word or PDF format. Two copies of the play should be submitted; one with the playwright’s full name and the other a blind copy (without the playwright’s name) for judging purposes.
“The plays should be submitted via email to [email protected] CC [email protected]. The subject line should read, Playwriting Competition. The email should provide the playwright’s full name and contact details (phone number and physical address),” further read the statement. Deadline for submissions is Friday, 23 September 2016, 5pm.
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