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The Hindu MetroPlus Playwright Award 2010... Calling Playwrights...

October 23, 2009 4:32:55 PM IST
MTG editorial

Have a play to submit? Take a look at the rules and regulations for
the Hindu MetroPlus Playwright Award 2010, which carries a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh for best new English script.

* The entry must be a full-length play on any subject of your choice -
not less than 60 minutes, and not exceeding 120 minutes of performance
time.

* The play must be an original, unpublished and unperformed work in
English. It must not have been staged in any public space.

* It must be written by an Indian citizen or by a person resident in
India over the last five years.

* Submissions made for the 2008 and 2009 awards will not be
considered. Only one submission will be entertained from a person.

* The submission must not contain any quotation or copyright material
without proper permission having been obtained.

* Translations are not eligible. Adaptations of novels and texts are eligible.

* Submissions must be typed in double space on single sides of A4
sheets and sent to: The MetroPlus, (Playwright Award 2010), The Hindu,
Kasturi Buildings, 859/860, Anna Salai, Chennai 600002 and ALSO
emailed to: [email protected]

* Your play must reach us (in BOTH print and email form) on or before
December 15, 2009.

* A short curriculum vitae of the playwright must be attached to the
play, with the writer's name, telephone/mobile number, email address,
and postal address.

* The entry must contain a declaration stating that the play is
original and has not been either been published or performed.

* Manuscripts will not be returned.

* Employees of Kasturi & Sons and their close relatives are not
eligible to enter the contest.

* The decision of the judges is final. It will be made public before
March 31, 2010.

For further clarifications, email [email protected]

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