1000 Monkeys Project - YYC Fringe

The 1000 Monkeys Project is an open competition for Calgary and area playwrights to submit a new 10-minute play.

Submitted plays are read by a professional jury of artists, with 5 plays selected for a public staged reading at the Calgary Fringe.

Selected playwrights will be paid $150 for their work.

Submissions for the 2026 festival opening soon!

Submission Guidelines:

• all plays must be 10 minutes in length (approximately 8 to 10 pages). We are looking for complete 10 minute plays and not scenes from other plays.

• submitted plays must be unproduced.

• the plays must be able to be read by a maximum of four actors (if you have more than four characters, you must provide instructions as per the double casting of roles).

• NEW FOR 2026: playwrights can enter a maximum of one play for the competition.

• plays must be received by 11:59pm MT on the deadline

• plays must be submitted in PDF format

• plays must be written in 12pt font

• please include a cover letter with contact information and a brief biography.

• DO NOT include your name or any other personal information on the script itself. The selection committee judges the plays blind with no knowledge of who the writer is.

Submissions can be made via email to 1000monkeys@albertaplaywrights.com