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UPCOMING CONTEST DEADLINES

Songwriters Hall of Fame Competition (January 1)
https://www.songhall.org/scholarships
New Professional Theatre Writers Festival (January 1)
http://www.newprofessionaltheatre.org
Surdna Foundation (January 1)
https://surdna.org/grants-database/
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (January 1)
http://www.cincyplay.com
Playwrights Gallery (January 1)
http://www.playwrightsgallery.com
North Vision Song Contest (January 1)
https://www.facebook.com/pg/nvscofficial/about/?ref=page_internal
Williamstown Theatre Festival (January 1)
http://wtfestival.org/work-learn/artistic/
U.S. Bancorp Foundation (January 1)
http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/about/community_relations/grant_guidelines.cfm
Short Play Festival at Milwaukee Rep (January 1)
http://www.milwaukeerep.com/Inside-The-Rep/New-Play-Development/
Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco Staged Readings (January 1)
http://www.playwrightscentersf.org/submissions/index.htm

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INSIDER TIPS AND ADVICE

June 1, 2026 How to Get NO Feedback from Elise: Vlog 105 – Pitching to Producers – Part 5

May 1, 2026 How to Get NO Feedback from Elise: Vlog 104 – Pitching to Producers – Part 4

April 1, 2026 How to Get NO Feedback from Elise: Vlog 103 – Pitching to Producers – Part 3

March 1, 2026 How to Get NO Feedback from Elise: Vlog 102 – Pitching to Producers – Part 2

May 1, 2025 How to Get NO Feedback from Elise: Vlog 92 – When to Consult a Dramaturg

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In it, you will find a listing of videos with insiders tips and advice; a listing of upcoming contest deadlines; links to our newest featured video releases; listings for new Writer Bank Members who have joined recently; some sample public domain ideas from our library; and some fun samplings of pictures, lyrics, and musical theatre historical trivia.

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Farina (Vaudeville) from the Billy Rose Theatre – date uncertain. From the New York Public Library collections.

I saw you standing in the sun,
And you were something to see.
I know what I like, and I liked what I saw,
And I said to myself,
“That’s for me!”

--Oscar Hammerstein II

When a fellow’s on the level with a girl that’s on the square,
There is no other kind of happiness that can compare.

--George M. Cohan

Cover of the score for The watermelon party, lyrics by Harry B. Smith, music by Maurice Levi . Cover designer: Starmer. Location: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Music Division

What do you do with a B.A. in English?
What is my life going to be?
Four years of college
And plenty of knowledge
Have earned me
This useless degree.

--Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

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