Audible opens Emerging Playwrights Fund applications through November 18

Up to five US or UK resident playwrights can receive $25,000 each to develop an original audio play.

Audible's Emerging Playwrights Fund is accepting applications for its 2026 cycle until November 18 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The company says it will select up to five writers, each receiving a $25,000 fee to write and develop an original audio play. Applications opened September 23. Applicants must be over 18 and resident in

the US or UK. Audible asks for one full-length original English-language play script, a professional biography of up to 300 words and a pitch for an original audio play. It says this cycle particularly welcomes action and adventure, including mystery, horror, science fiction and fantasy, as well as contemporary and

other core fiction. The fund's official application page links to the submission portal and sets out the eligibility and commission terms. Writers should read those terms before applying, including the proposed rights arrangement if selected. Headline image: Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund promotional artwork.

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