The 4th WSDC is now open for young playwrights aged from 18 to 36 to submit their works. From 8/1 to 10/31, 2018, we welcome scripts written in either Chinese or English, and seeks to encourage production of new dramatic works that reflect upon global Chinese culture from a variety of perspectives and enrich our understanding of Sinophone cultures, circulations, histories, and communities. 

Winners of the competition will receive a monetary prize, a translation of their winning work (either from English to Chinese, or vice versa), and a bi-lingual e-publication of the winning work. The award ceremony and the Arts Festival of Script-readings of winning works will be held during July to September in 2019. In addition, a series of readings held by our partners around the world in the following three (3) years will offer winning playwrights an unprecedented opportunity for international circulation of their work.

We look forward to your submission.