Highlighting Individual Talent and Creativity through Monologues, Soliloquies, and Spoken-Word
From Around The Globe.
Watch the 2025
Monologues & Poetry International
Winners REEL!
"Yiayia mou (my grandmother)" - 1st Place Best Monologue/Soliloquy
Director, Koraly Dimitriadis
Australian-born poet Koraly Dimitriadis recounts her Cypriot grandmother's story. Set in the ancient Paphos Theatre that has not seen a performance in over a thousand years, this epic poem echoes the heartache of the migrant experience across three generations of women.
Koraly Dimitriadis is a poet, writer, actor and film and theatre maker exploring cultural repression, identity, feminism and racism in her work. She is the author of Just Give Me The Pills and Love and F--k Poems, the latter a bestseller for Australian poetry and also translated into Greek. Her poetic theatre show ‘I say the wrong things all the time’ premiered at La Mama.
"Boy" - 1st Place Extended Version
Director, Angel Constantinou
When a young boy struggling with loss is picked on by the school bully, he struggles between contemplating suicide or listening to an otherworldly voice that starts to speak to him.
Angel Constantinou, from London, started her screenwriting career during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020, where she found herself home-schooling her young son, and caring for her dementia suffering mother 24/7. As it looked like her usual career of performer was impossible due to the restrictions, she went back to a love of writing she had as a child. After screenwriting and directing courses at the Met film school and Raindance film school, Boy the movie was made
After a traumatic event, a young poet finds themselves covered in blue handprints and struggling to escape the blueness that begins to tinge everything they see in the world around them.
"Blue Handprints" - 1st Place Best Spoken Word/Poetry
Directors, Skya Theobald
In this animated poem, a grandmother reflects on the passage of time as her daughter washes her feet. The written poem, by Amy Lin, is published in The Penn Review.
Amy Lin (she/her) is a sixteen-year-old Chinese American poet and animator from New Jersey. Her work has been nationally recognized by YoungArts and has appeared in The Penn Review, Rust & Moth, Open Ceilings, and elsewhere.
"Foot Cleansing" - 1st Place Best Youth Poetry/Monologue
Directors, Amy Lin
2nd Place Best Monologue/Soliloquy
"Dear Brian" - Director, Courtney Enea
This is a monologue about a stalker who just doesn't get it.
2nd Place Extended Version
"Catching A Fish" - Director, Kyra Ward
Catching a Fish is about a director who loves creating but struggles due to many internal complications.
Kyra Ward is a recent Wheaton College Film and New Media Studies Graduate. They have created short films since the age of 10 with an interest in mixed media, experimental film, special effects, and narrative film.
2nd Place Best Spoken Word/Poetry
"Unseen" - Director, Jelmie Stil
A poetry film about isolation, struggle, and being unseen: one in every five women endures domestic violence... unseen.
Helmie Stil is a Dutch, award-winning filmmaker. After graduating from the Utrecht School of Arts, she has been researching, directing, and producing her films since 2006. She loves making poetic documentaries and film poems.
2nd Place Best Youth Poetry
"Rage" - Director, Tamara Karmazina
A spoken-word monologue, Tamara is a young and talented filmmaker, editor, writer, poet, and singer. She wrote a novel at age 10/11. She made a video about COVID at age 11. She wrote a professional music video script at age 13. She edited, directed, recorded, and filmed a music video single-handedly at age 13/14.
Tamara has a vision for films and videos, with a vibrant and colorful imagination. In addition, she has been training at Star School Academy for more than three years and has performed in various locations in Toronto. With Star School, she also participates in yearly musicals, which enhance her acting skills, and records songs. She has robust future aspirations and has exceptional abilities to set goals.
Tamara wrote this spoken word poem in grade 8. Through words and a spectacular performance, she was able to portray very strong emotions in this video.
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Creative Monologues. The Submission Period Reopens in May 2024!
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