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Some
Frequently Asked Questions about the competition, answered
by our very own Founder!
· What is Joining Sword &
Pen?
Joining Sword & Pen is Babes With Blades' international
playwriting competition, dedicated to increasing the number
of quality scripts featuring fighting roles for women. It
was launched in 2005.
· What does "Fortius Stylus
Gladio, Sed Prudens Ambos Portat" mean?
The pen is mightier than the sword, but a wise woman carries
both.
· Who were the winners of the
prior Sword & Pen competition?
2005-6: Chicagoan Byron Hatfield's Mrs. Dire's House of Crumpets and Solutions and New Zealander Tony Wolf's Satisfaction. 2007-8: Chicagoan Barbara Lhota’s Los Desaparecidos (The Vanished). 2009-10, Los Angeleno Arthur M Jolly’s A Gulag Mouse.
· How many submissions do
you receive for these competitions?
2005-6: over 40 one-act entries, from locales ranging from Chicago to Africa and New Zealand. 2007-8: over 20 full-length entries. 2009-10: 17 full-length entries. Submissions have been of such quality that Babes With Blades hopes to publish an anthology.
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