playwrighting

From playwright +‎ -ing.

playwrighting (uncountable)

1. Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
   • 1988 May 13, Anthony Adler, “Driving Miss Daisy; Body Parts”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Driving Miss Daisy won this year's Pulitzer Prize for playwrighting.

   • 1989 May 6, Jaye Melton, “Queer Living On Stage”, in Gay Community News, page 8:

     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.