Adam NZ Play Award Submissions are open

By Playmarket New Zealand | Posted: Thursday Oct 09, 2025

Submissions close 1 December 2025

Awards may be given in the following categories:
- Best Play
- Best Play by a Māori Playwright
- Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright
- Best Play by a Woman Playwright

Playmarket are very grateful for the generosity of the Adam Foundation who enable them to offer a total of $8,000 in prizes.

Also awarded will be:
- McNaughton South Island Play Award
- Dean Parker Adaptation or Non-Fiction Award

There are no limits on length, style, theme or cast size.

Winning entries which have gone on to have productions in recent years include Before We Slip Beneath the Sea by Cassandra Tse, The Odyssey by Dan Bain, The Haka Party Incident by Katie Wolfe, Pakaru by Tawhi Thomas, Hyperspace by Albert Belz, Gravity & Grace by Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken, and Still Life with Chickens by DF Mamea.

Submissions close 1 December.

MORE INFO HERE:
https://www.playmarket.org.nz/competitions