Meanings
nounplaywrighting (uncountable)
- uncountableWriting plays: the craft of a playwright
Driving Miss Daisy won this year's Pulitzer Prize for playwrighting.
1988 May 13, Anthony Adler, “Driving Miss Daisy; Body Parts”, in Chicago Reader1 more example
He pays homage to feminist playwrights such as Ntozake Shange and Caryl Churchill for bringing a new vitality and innovation to playwrighting — further enhancing theatre's power to affect us.
1989 May 6, Jaye Melton, “Queer Living On Stage”, in Gay Community News, page 8
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playwrighting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playwrighting
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“playwrighting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playwrighting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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