Submitting a Play to Fishamble
Fishamble welcomes online submissions of new, original, dramatic work, and appreciates the imagination, time, and effort that goes into writing a play.
In 2021, Fishamble is changing the way it receives new play submissions. We will no longer accept printed copies by mail or hand delivery and, instead, are opening periods of online submissions only through our website.
Our last period of online submissions was open from 2 February - 30 April 2021.
Please subscribe to our newsletter and social media channels to be notified of our next submission period.
In 2021, Fishamble is changing the way it receives new play submissions. We will no longer accept printed copies by mail or hand delivery and, instead, are opening periods of online submissions only through our website.
Our last period of online submissions was open from 2 February - 30 April 2021.
Please subscribe to our newsletter and social media channels to be notified of our next submission period.
Fishamble's Aims
This is the first year in which Fishamble has moved its script submissions system online. We are hoping, by doing this, to:
Fishamble seeks to tell the story of Ireland, and to engage with a wide range of communities, through discovering, developing and producing plays by Irish writers, and writers living on the island of Ireland. It aims to reflect contemporary Ireland through bringing a diverse range of voices to the stage, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, or socio-economic background. Fishamble actively encourages submissions from underrepresented and marginalised voices including, but not limited to, people who identify as: BIPOC, members of the Traveller community, neurodivergent people, LGBTQI+, migrants, and people with disabilities.
- receive works that make us want to produce them;
- discover new voices by making the process easier to use;
- offer some thoughts and guidance as to how best develop your play;
- where appropriate, offer some thoughts as to how you might pursue your writing/project further.
Fishamble seeks to tell the story of Ireland, and to engage with a wide range of communities, through discovering, developing and producing plays by Irish writers, and writers living on the island of Ireland. It aims to reflect contemporary Ireland through bringing a diverse range of voices to the stage, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, or socio-economic background. Fishamble actively encourages submissions from underrepresented and marginalised voices including, but not limited to, people who identify as: BIPOC, members of the Traveller community, neurodivergent people, LGBTQI+, migrants, and people with disabilities.
For further information on Fishamble’s various dramaturgical and artist support programmes, please visit our Artists Supports page, or email Gavin at gavin@fishamble.com.
