Literary Arts
HEARTLAND PLAYS, INC. SEEKING SUBMISSIONS!
Playwright Submissions are requested by Heartland Plays, Inc., a publishing company of plays and drama products coming online in 2009 marketing to Community, Children’s, Educational and Small Professional Theatres. E-mail submissions to playsnow@heartlandplays.com or mail manuscripts with $20 reading fee for full-length play/ $10 per one act to Rebecca Ryland, Literary Manager, Heartland Plays, Inc., 88 Howard Beer Rd., Clancy, Mt 59634. Manuscripts with reading fee guaranteed full professional reading with written critique response within 90 days. Manuscripts must include envelope and postage for return. Musicals will be considered if include vocal/piano score and accompaniment CD. We cannot guarantee a full reading for E-mail submissions and will only respond if we are interested in publishing the material. Our playwrights receive 50% of royalties.
TULSA AWARDS FOR THEATRE EXCELLENCE
for 2008-2009 Season
Tulsa, OK – The Tulsa Awards for Theatre Excellence (TATE) announces it will reward $20,000 for Tulsa's most outstanding plays in the upcoming 2008-2009 theatre season.
Funded and supported by the George Kaiser Family Foundation, the awards will be given annually to Tulsa-based, non-profit theatre groups and companies to publicly recognize and promote excellence in the theatre arts. The goal of the awards is to foster a broad-based, community-wide appreciation for theatre excellence within the city. Stanton Doyle, a spokesperson for the George Kaiser Family Foundation said, “Many may not realize the level of talent we have in our city. The Foundation believes that an awards program can help provide deserved recognition and support for Tulsa's theatre artists.”
Awards will be given for:
First Place for Outstanding Play: $10,000
Second Place for Outstanding Play: $5,000
Third Place for Outstanding Play: $2,500
Outstanding Children’s Theatre Production: $2,500
TATE Committee Chair Shirley Elliott said, “We hope the TATE initiative will give our local theatre companies both the resources and encouragement to create the next level in theatre production. Tulsa has a wealth of talented actors, directors and designers whose quality works deserve recognition. In addition, we hope the attention the awards receive will inspire the public to support these companies and to come out and enjoy the experience of live theatre.”
Only non-profit, non-equity groups and companies based in the City of Tulsa are eligible. Qualified companies may submit up to two productions opening between September 1 and May 31 each season for consideration. Applications must be received no later than four weeks prior to a production’s opening night, and the application fee is $25 per production. A select panel of anonymous judges will critique productions based on an established ballot that considers direction, acting, scenic and lighting design, and marketing, to name a few. Excepting children's theatre, musical productions are not eligible.
Committee member Ken Busby explains, “For now the TATE awards will focus on non-musical productions because we feel both the genre of straight plays and that audience deserve attention and cultivation.”
Winners will be announced during the first TATE awards ceremony in August 2009.
Applications will be available beginning September 1 online at www.tateawards.org and also at the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa offices in Harwelden, 2210 S. Main, Tulsa, OK 74114.
For more information, email info@tateawards.org or call Ken Busby at 918 584-3333 x13.
OKLAHOMA IS CREATIVE
Creative Oklahoma has a brand new initiative that recognizes creativity in our state! It is our Great Inspirations recognition program. We want YOU to submit project ideas and let us know about all of the creative happenings going on in every corner of our state! Your submission will be taken to Creative Oklahoma leadership for approval and recognition, and then publicized throughout the state and posted on our website.
Bring your innovative ideas and log on to www.stateofcreativity.com , click on the Programs tab and then Great Inspirations Guidelines (in the box on the right hand side of the page) to download an application. Oklahoma IS creative…fill out an application and tell us about it!
MIDWEST STORIES WANTED
Deadline Ongoing
Midwest Living, a bimonthly regional lifestyle magazine distributed
primarily in 12 Midwestern states, is calling for submissions to
its Reflections column. Reflections features readers' and writers'
personal stories about the region. Looking for personal stories that
portray a broader, multifaceted Midwest. Submit your Midwest stories,
be they witty, poetic, or intense. Payment starts at $250 for published
work, and a readership of more than 2 million will see your article.
Expect to be edited according to style. Contact: Midwest Living,
Attn: Reflections, 1716 Locust Street., Des Moines, IA 50309-3023
E-mail: jwilson3@mdp.com
Website: www.midwestliving.com.