Call for Submissions
January 1, 2020 - April 20, 2020
The impact gun violence has on young people in the US is devastating. American children and teenagers are 4 times more likely to die by gunfire than their counterparts in Canada, 7 times more likely than young people in Israel, and 65 times more likely to be killed with a gun than children and teenagers in the United Kingdom.1
And every 70 minutes in America someone under the age of 25 dies due to gun violence.2
This is not normal. This is not acceptable.
It's time we say ENOUGH!
To do that we need to hear from YOU!
We're looking for middle and high school students from across the country to write and submit short 10-minute plays addressing gun violence.
You in?
MIDDLE + HS STUDENTS WRITE & SUBMIT
10 min
SHORT PLAYS ON GUN VIOLENCE
A GROUP OF AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHTS WILL SELECT
6-10
FINALISTS WHO WILL HAVE THIER PLAYS WORKSHOPPED AND READ ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS
Apr. 20
THE 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF COLUMBINE
Download the #ENOUGH Getting Started Toolkit
This 40 page resource for both young writers and their educators includes:
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A road map for writing your #ENOUGH play
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Writing prompts to help spark the creative process
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Pro tips from professional playwrights
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Gun violence statistics and other resources
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Lesson plans for teachers
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Full submission guidelines, project timeline, posters to print and display at school and more!
WORKSHOP at UTah shakes
Finalist plays will be workshopped at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in August 2020 as part of the Festival's new-play program, Words Cubed.
Writers of the plays will be brought out to Cedar City, UT to work on their plays with the Festival's company, see all of the shows and have their plays staged in a reading!
GOT QUESTIONS?
JOIN US
Pick the option below that best describes you and join our mission to put an end to gun violence.
Introduce the project to your class, make it part of your curriculum, and/or host a reading with your students.
Partner with #ENOUGH by making it part of your educational offerings to the students & schools you serve.
For non-profits, institutions, and community-based organizations looking to team-up with #ENOUGH.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Jan 1 - April 20, 2020
Students in grades 6-12 write short plays on the topic of gun violence.
FINALIST PLAYS SELECTED
May - June, 2020
A group of nationally-recognized playwrights select the top plays.
August 2020
Authors of the top plays workshop them at the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
NATIONWIDE READING
December 14, 2020
#ENOUGH plays are read in simultaneous readings across the country.