October 23 is the submission deadline for the Indie Game Music Contest, a competition “focusing on musical storytelling while ignoring sound quality to give beginners a fair chance to compete.” Registration is open until October 18, and winners will be announced by December 19. Learn more about the competition and how to submit at indiegamemusiccontest.com.
There is still time to get your work in for consideration in the 2025 Dances with Films Festival in N.Y.C. Indie filmmakers will have the opportunity to showcase their work in a range of categories that include music videos. Submissions due by October 10. For submission guidelines, visit danceswithfilms.com/submissions.
Applications will be accepted through October 8 for the 2026 National Music Theater Conference through the O’Neill Theater Center, with conference dates TBD. This annual event is the nation’s premier program for the development of all styles and genres of music theater, and it offers selected works a two-week, writer-focused development process. More information at theoneill.org/nmtc.
