As of May 2026, A Play, A Pie and A Pint will now be running in-house script submission windows. As part of this new venture, we have been reconsidering what our ‘routes in’ for writers are and putting work into ensuring these routes in are clearly communicated and that they work for every writer, at every career level, to support writers throughout the year.
The result is a year-round programme consisting of:
Two annual open submission windows to read new work
One annual playwriting prize (the David MacLennan Award)
Three annual scratch nights (A Slice of the Pie) to develop new work
We hope these routes serve every writer at every career level.
Window 1 – Emerging Playwrights
Who is this for?
Emerging writers 18+ who are Scottish or Scotland-based
Window 1 is for writers who have not yet had a professional theatrical production or commission. We count a ‘professional production’ as a play that has met a paying audience in full, paid at industry rates.
You might have written for the stage before in scratch or rehearsed reading formats, this might be your first time writing for the stage, or you might be returning to writing after some time away. Regardless, we’d love to hear from you.
Window 2 – Established Playwrights
Who is this for?
Established writers 18+ who are Scottish or Scotland-based
Window 2 is for writer who have been professionally produced or commissioned for the stage before. You might have a relationship with A Play, A Pie and A Pint, you might have had a play on with us before, or you might be keen to start a relationship.
If you have an existing relationship with A Play, A Pie and A Pint you can continue to send us work informally — just bear in mind that we might ask that you wait for the next open submission window, and this is often the fastest way to get your work read by a member of the team.
For more information and to contact A Play, A Pie and A Pint follow the link here.