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    SANCTA- 2008 NEW SA PLAYWRITING COMPETITION

    As part of the 28th Sancta Annual 2008 one act-play festival, Sancta is sponsoring a new one-act play writing competition for the seventh consecutive year. The criteria are:
    • The play must be in English or Afrikaans - regretfully, due to adjudication restrictions, other languages cannot be entertained, though short sentences/phrases in other languages is permissible.
    • It is only open to non-professional writers. If you have had works published or performed previously, full details thereof must be provided.
    • The play must perform for a period of between 20 - 45 minutes and have a minimum of two characters. A synopsis of the setting and characters must be given together with as much stage direction as possible.
    • The script must be typed (in double line spacing preferably). SANCTA reserves the right to make copies of the script, for possible later use (with the author's permission) though you can make arrangements for the original to be returned to you.
    • The entry fee is R200.00 per script payable upon submission of the script to SANCTA or deposit into our bank account-SANCTA-Std Bank Rivonia Branch, acc 022999124, Code 001255.
    • The closing date is 31 03 2008. No correspondence will be entered into regarding the winning choices.
    Entries to be posted to: Noel McDonald, PO Box 659, Allensnek 1737 or contact Noel McDonald for further information on Tel: 011 4653584 (W)/ 0833094315 (c)/0866733193 fax.

    As part of the winning prize, if feasible, the play will be done as an enacted play reading during the performance weeks of "SANCTA 28th Festival". It will however be entered into next years festival, if a suitable group can be found to perform it.

    The total prize money will be R1000 and will be allocated at SANCTA'S discretion between 1 - 3 prizes.

    Closing date : 31 03 2008

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