Great Websites for Writers -
Recommended by Writers in the Young Playwrights Family
about.com
Recommended by: Hayley Tyler Chin
Everything about anything.
broadway.com
Recommended by: Hayley Tyler Chin
No explanation necessary.
burryman.com/submissions.html
Recommended by: Aliza Goldstein
The Burry Man Writers Center maintains a list of opportunities to submit theatrical work, although not strictly for young writers.
fmylife.com
Recommended by: Elizabeth Frankel
**Please note: Content not appropriate for all ages.**
hulu.com
Recommended by: Hayley Tyler Chin
Good for those many playwrights who can’t afford cable.
ibdb.com
Recommended by: Elizabeth Frankel
imdb.com
Recommended by: Elizabeth Frankel
jonathandorf.com/youngplaywrights.html
Recommended by: Aliza Goldstein
Playwright Jonathan Dorf maintains a section on his website specifically for young playwrights, complete with competition listings and tips and tricks for writing and producing your work.
blogspot.com/
Recommended by: Aliza Goldstein
New York City Playwrights posts production opportunities available to playwrights in the New York City area. Some opportunities are open to regional, national, or international writers. Like the Burry Man Writers Center, this blog doesn’t cater exclusively to young playwrights, but some of the competitions they post are all-ages, and for YPI alumni asking themselves “What’s next?,” it’s definitely a great resource to have!
personalitypage.co
Recommended by: Hayley Tyler Chin
Amateur format aside, has a lot of information about personality types. I’m an AP Psychology nerd. Also helpful for character development.
playbill.com
Recommended by: Elizabeth Frankel
playwrightsroadmap.wordpress.com/
Recommended by: Aliza Goldstein
The Young Playwrights’ Road Map is an advice blog for aspiring playwrights, with the unique twist that the articles are written by former young playwrights! Their been-there done-that advice covers everything from how to work with a dramaturg to how to revise even if you don’t have a second set of eyes to look at your play. They also post information about upcoming competition deadlines, but don’t maintain an exhaustive list.
vcu.edu/arts/playw
Recommended by: Hayley Tyler Chin
It has pretty much anything you’d ever need to know about playwriting and enough to get your feet wet in screenwriting.
writeworld.tumblr.com/
Recommended by: Aliza Goldstein
WriteWorld is a blog which collects quotes, images, and sound files meant to be used as jumping-off points for writers. I love going through their “sentence blocks” list when I’m looking for a prompt to do some speed writing.
youtube.com
Recommended by: Elizabeth Frankel
