We highly suggest listening to season one of the podcast; season two premieres May 4, 2023.
We will accept works of short fiction and nonfiction, formatted as either prose or audioplays.
Submissions should be no longer than 40 pages and consist of a single work (Exceptions will be made for shorter companion stories).
All entries will be considered anonymously. Do not include author name on manuscript pages (although a title page is encouraged).
Work may be adapted from previously published work from the same author(s).
Writers can submit as many works as they’d like to the competition. Each submission requires an application, payment and original work of fiction or nonfiction.
We happily accept submissions with more than one author or contributor. Please make note of each author’s name in your submission. Should a selection with two or more writers be named a winner of the competition, the award will be divided equally among them.
Pages must be numbered and typed in 12-point Courier font with standard margins. All entries must be submitted in English. Brief dialogue in another language is acceptable so long as an English translation is provided.
We do not have a rule regarding title pages. But it is recommended that include the title, author(s), and any relevant registration or copyright information.
Entries should be submitted only as a PDF. We WILL NOT accept Word .docs, Final Draft, Celtx, or any other file formats.
All entries will be reviewed by producers, but due to the high volume of submissions, we will not be able to provide feedback.
By submitting to A Blind Play of Social Forces Season Three Competition you are affirming the following:
That the selection being entered is the sole work of the writer or writers who in totality contributed 100% of the contents of the audioplay.
For works written by more than one writer, all writers have agreed to submit the work for consideration.
For works written by more than one writer, any collaborators no longer involved and not claiming copyright privileges over the material have relinquished their claim to copyright in writing, or electronically, proof of which can be provided.
That the writer(s) has permission to use any work included in the selection that they have not written themselves.
FAQS
That quotation is very serious. Does my story have to be dramatic?
No way. We live in an absurd and funny world. We here at MauHaus have great senses of humor. Make us laugh.
Okay, so it doesn't have to be serious, but does it have to do with social justice?
Nope. We accept a very wide interpretation of the quotation. Don't limit yourself.
If I have a short story, do I need to convert it into an audioplay to submit?
You are welcome to, but that is not necessary. We just want to be wowwed by your storytelling.
May I submit multiple times?
Writers can submit as many audioplays as they’d like to the competition. Each submission requires an application and original audioplay.
What if our audioplay has multiple authors?
We happily accept audioplays with more than one author or contributor. Please make note of each author’s name in your submission. Should an audioplay with two or more writers be named a winner of the competition, the award will be divided equally among them.
Do I need a title page?
We do not have a rule regarding title pages. But it is recommended that include the title, author(s), and any relevant registration or copyright information.
Will I get feedback on my script?
All audioplays will reviewed by producers, but due to the high volume of submissions we will not be able to provide feedback on entries.
May I submit if a version of this story is published in print?
Please check with the publication to determine ownership rights, but we welcome adaptations from short fiction. Our first two seasons exist because of published short fiction
