Yale Drama Series

The Yale Drama Series is a competition aimed at supporting emerging playwrights, and is sponsored by Yale University Press and Yale Repertory Theatre.

The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David C. Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of his/her manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading at Yale Rep. The winning play will be selected by series judge Edward Albee. Submissions must be original, full-length plays – translations, musicals, and children’s plays are not accepted. Playwrights may win the competition only once.

Include a check or money order for $25 made out to Yale University Press with your submission. Entries for the 2008 competition must be postmarked no earlier than July 15, and no later than August 15, 2007.

The winner of the 2007 competition was John Austin Connolly, a retired clinical psychologist from Dublin, for his play The Boys from Siam.