LOGHAVEN ARTIST RESIDENCY
DEADLINE: July 15, 2023
APPLICATION FEE: $20
INFO: Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
ELIGIBILITY: Practicing artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are eligible to apply for a Loghaven residency. International artists and artists currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program are not eligible. Artists must be at least twenty-one years old and live more than 120 miles away from Knoxville. This distance requirement is designed to ensure that artists are able to be fully immersed in their residency experience and can take advantage of the retreat-style environment. Please note that all eligibility requirements must be met at the time of application.
We invite applicants in the creation stage of their specified project or work cycle to apply in the following disciplines:
Writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, and journalism)
Visual Arts
Dance
Theater
Music Composition
Architecture
Interdisciplinary Work
DIVERSITY STATEMENT: Loghaven actively seeks to assemble diverse cohorts. Loghaven does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, veteran status, medical conditions including HIV, or sensory, physical, or mental disability.
RESIDENCY SESSIONS:
January 8 – 22, 2024 (2 weeks, preference given to alumni/ae)
February 12 – March 8, 2024 (4 weeks)
April 8 – May 3, 2024 (4 weeks)
May 20 – June 14, 2024 (4 weeks)
July 8 – 22, 2024 (2 weeks for teaching artists and faculty artists at the university level)
September 30 – November 8, 2024 (6 weeks)
January 6 – 20, 2025 (2 weeks, preference given to alumni/ae)
APPLICATION TIMELINE & QUALIFICATIONS:
Applications will be accepted annually starting June 1, until July 15, at midnight Eastern Time. Late applications will not be accepted. The application panel will meet in August and September, and applicants will be contacted by November 1.
A national selection committee composed of artist peers and other arts professionals selects artists. Applicants are judged by the same criteria across disciplines. Panelists are looking for artistic excellence, defined by a depth of conceptual content, sustained impact, and boldness of vision. The panel seeks those with sophisticated technical knowledge, whether the applicant displays a high level of traditional skill or, conversely, subverts that knowledge in new or challenging ways. The panel values potential in emerging artists and evidence of commitment and evolution in more established or mid-career applicants.
REFERENCES:
All applicants are required to submit two professional references. Please provide the name, contact information, and a very brief description of the nature of your professional relationship for each reference. Loghaven contacts references only if the application advances. References would be contacted in the fall by either email or phone and would not submit a formal letter.
WORK SAMPLES:
Determine which discipline best fits your work and follow the instructions below to upload the required work samples.
Name all of your submissions using the following naming structure: last name, first name # (Smith, Jane 1).
If the attached work sample is longer than the limits laid out for your discipline, please indicate the section of video or audio you would like the panel to review. If you do not indicate a section, the panelist will review from the start until the time limit is reached.
Note if any submitted work sample is more than four years old.
Provide all submissions in English or accompanied by a translation.
VISUAL ART - Submit eight JPEG images that best represent your work. They can be no more than three MB per image. Each image should contain only one artwork. Two additional optional submissions: Installation documentation (either images or video) or detail shots. If your work is based in video, please submit up to two or three works totaling no more than fifteen minutes of video. Video can be submitted in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link.
MUSIC COMPOSITION - Submit two or three audio samples of representative work. Each should be no more than 30MB each and should be in MP3 format or in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link. The work samples should total no more than fifteen minutes of video or audio. If available, please include a score submitted as a PDF.
DANCE - Submit two or three works totaling no more than fifteen minutes of video. Each work sample should be submitted in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link.
THEATER - Submit either two or three videos or PDFs. If you submit via video, they should total no more than fifteen minutes together in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link. If you submit via PDF, they should total no more than 250MB or two or three PDFs of scripts or librettos, totaling no more than twenty pages.
POETRY - Submit eight to ten short poems or excerpts of poems. The total should not exceed 15 pages and should be in PDF format.
FICTION, NONFICTION, & SCREENWRITING - Submit two to three work samples in the genre that you wish to work in during your residency. The total should not exceed 20 pages, be double-spaced, and be in PDF format.
ARCHITECTURE - Submit two to three examples of previous design-based architecture projects in the form of PDFs, video, or a combination of the two. The applicant may submit work samples including but not limited to models, drawings, and images of completed work. The applicant may submit multiple pages for each project, but the total number of pages submitted should not exceed ten and should be in PDF format. If submitting video, work samples can be in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link. The total length should not exceed ten minutes. The applicant should include a brief, 250-word description of each project with the other submitted materials. In this description, please include whether this project was ever constructed. Please review the FAQs before applying in the discipline of Architecture for additional application guidelines.
INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK - Submit three to five work samples. The work samples can be in one type of media or a mixture of media including images (jpegs should be no more than three MB each), PDFs, video (MP4/MOV should be no more than 250 MB), Vimeo link, YouTube link, or audio (MP3 should be no more 30MB each).
loghaven.org/residencies/apply/
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Rogers-Black Screen Office Development Fund
Canadian Independent Screen Fund for Black and People of Colour creators
DEADLINE: July 17, 2023 at 8:59 pm PT / 11:59 pm ET.
INFO: The Rogers-Black Screen Office Development Fund supports Black and People of Colour writers to develop original content, from outline to first and second drafts of the pilot episode, with a one-sheet for scripted projects; and from concept to outline, treatment, and character reel for documentaries. Applicants must own 100% of the rights/intellectual property (IP).
PITCH TREATMENT:
The core of the application is a one-page Pitch document that best summarizes the project.
Please do not submit any script bibles, visuals, videos, or URL links. These are not required nor will they form part of your application’s assessment.
ELIGIBLE FORMATS:
SCRIPTED series projects must be 30-min or 60-min episodes, ongoing or limited series.
DOCUMENTARY projects must be 30-min, 45-min, or 60-min, ongoing or limited series, or one-off projects.
INELIGIBLE FORMATS:
Soap Operas, Lifestyle Programs, Short Films, Feature Films, Movies of the Week (MOWs).
ELIBILITY CRITERIA:
one episode of a TV show that has been broadcast
a feature or short film that has been released theatrically or premiered at an international film festival; List of eligible festivals
a full-length produced play.
Writers are not required to have a producer or team attached to be eligible to apply.
Writers are only eligible to apply with one submission to the fund.
Writers who have received funding for either Round 1 or Round 2 are eligible to apply for Round 3.
Writers who have already received two rounds of funding are not eligible to apply to Round 3.
Please note: Applications in this round must be submitted in English OR French only.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
Projects will compete for funding according to a selective process. To make its funding decisions, an independent jury will use the criteria noted below to evaluate the pitch document submitted by Applicants. It is important for Applicants to note that revisions will not be accepted once a project is submitted.
Projects will be evaluated by the jury based on the following criteria:
Originality
Premise
Plot
Characters
Structure
Themes
WRITING SAMPLES:
SCRIPTED Writing Samples
A script of a TV hour or half hour series (not including news programming)
Multiple episodes of a web, animation or children series (20+ pages)
A scripted short or feature film
A full-length play.
Scripted writing samples are not required to have been broadcast on TV or released theatrically. We encourage you to submit a sample that best reflects your voice as a writer.
UNSCRIPTED WRITING SAMPLES:
As most documentaries do not have a script, we require a one-page synopsis of a previous documentary film that has been broadcast on TV, released theatrically or premiered at an international film festival. List of eligible festivals.
You must include your credit on the film, dates of broadcast, release, or premiere, and name of broadcaster or exhibitor.
In order for all projects to be fairly assessed, writing samples submitted must NOT be connected to the pitch treatment included in the application.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Applications must include the following:
Pitch document that best summarizes the project – beginning, middle and end (one-page max)
Completed Application Form
Completed Attestation Form
Completed Questionnaire (with short bios and main credits for lead creatives – clearly identifying their role in the project.)
One Writing Sample
Applicants must:
Self-identify as Black or a Person of Colour,
Have reached the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence
Be Canadian citizens or permanent Canadian residents.
SELECTION PROCESS:
A jury of Black and People of Colour screen content creators will select a minimum of 10 projects in this round.
SELF IDENTIFICATION:
Black people: people who trace their roots to Sub-Saharan Africa including those with origins in the United States, Caribbean and Latin America
People of Colour: people who are from one or more of the following communities:
Latin Americans (Latino, Latina, Latinx)
Middle-Easterns and North Africans
South Asians
Southeast Asians
East Asians
Multiracial (a combination of any of the above categories or any of the above categories with White or European ancestry)
independentfund.org/rogers-bso-fund/guidelines/
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TV RETREAT & FELLOWSHIP
CineStory Foundation
DEADLINES & SUBMISSION FEES:
Early Deadline – July 23, 2023 ($50)
Regular Deadline: September 4, 2023 ($65)
Late Deadline – October 1, 2023 ($75)
Extended Late Deadline – November 5, 2023 ($85)
Final Deadline: December 3, 2023 ($90)
INFO: The CineStory Foundation believes in helping writers find their voice. We’re entering a world in which the ways to tell stories are limitless. Those stories always begin with a blank page. Our goal with the Television Retreat is to educate writers about the unique world of TV storytelling, from the collaborative nature of writing for networks or streaming channels to the independent realm of creating and shooting series for the web.
Structured like the CineStory Feature Retreat, the CineStory Television Retreat takes place over three days in the beautiful mountains of Idyllwild, California. Attendees receive three one-on-one, one and a half hour sessions with CineStory mentors. During these sessions, mentors will give attendees feedback on improving the craft of the script(s) they submitted in advance and will also discuss with writers various aspects of the business of TV writing to help writers better understand TV writers’ various roles in the entertainment industry.
TV writers also will experience what it’s like to sit in a professional writers room run by an experienced mentor. In addition, mentors and writers will gather for meals, drinks, screenings, and other special events.
RETREAT DATES:
May 3 – 7, 2024
RETREAT FEE:
The retreat fee for the 2023 Feature Retreat is $2,200 for individual participants and $3,000 for teams (who participate in all retreat events as a team).
The retreat fee covers meals (a light breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and all retreat events, including informal sessions, one-on-one meetings, social gatherings (cocktail parties, etc.).
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Quarterfinalists – Late January
Semifinalists – Late February
Finalists – Mid March
Division Winners – Early April
Fellowship Winner – Mid April
TV DIVISIONS:
Original Drama – 1 hour series
Original Comedy – 30 minute series
Original Sci Fi/Fantasy – 1 hour series
Original Children/Family – 30 min series
Pilots only. For division details, please visit our TV Submissions page.
cinestory.org/retreat-fellowship-contests/tv-retreat-fellowship-contest/
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TV PILOT COMPETITION
ScreenCraft
DEADLINES:
Early - July 31, 2023
Regular - August 31, 2023
Final - September 30, 2023
INFO: Our TV Competition has a history of getting writers signed, staffed, and have helped them land development deals for their own projects. It's one of our most successful competitions, period. Winners and finalists have signed with 3Arts, Management 360, CAA, Verve, Zero Gravity, and more.
MENTORS: We welcome Emmy-winning writer, creator, showrunner Damon Lindelof (WATCHMEN, THE LEFTOVERS, LOST) as our Grand Juror. Damon will meet with the grand prize winner of the program.
A Note To Entrants And Those Considering Entry During The WGA Strike:
At ScreenCraft, we stand in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America and its efforts to ensure fair compensation for writers.
ScreenCraft has publicly committed to pausing the sharing of writers’ work with struck companies and, if needed, coordinating with finalists and winners to see what alternate outreach they are comfortable with.
We’re all hoping the strike will be over soon, but if it isn’t, ScreenCraft will offer alternatives, postpone announcements, or otherwise work with writers to ensure they’re staying within the rules of the WGA strike.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
The overall grand prize winner will be welcomed to the ScreenCraft Writer Development Program and receive personal introductions and phone calls with one or more top Hollywood literary manager(s) who are looking for talented emerging Film & TV screenwriters.
ScreenCraft's relationships include companies like Blumhouse, Netflix, HBO Max, AMC, and over 150 other Hollywood managers, agents, producers, and development executives.
ScreenCraft has a proven track record for getting writers signed with managers, agents, and staffed in writing rooms.
Personal Introduction to industry professionals
Accepted into the ScreenCraft Writer Development Program
$1,000 Cash
An exclusive invitation to a Finalist+ workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry
Free 6-month membership to The Tracking Board
RUNNER-UP PRIZES:
Winner:
$500 cash award
Accepted into ScreenCraft Development Program
An exclusive invitation to a Finalist+ workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry
Free 6-month membership to The Tracking Board
Finalists:
An exclusive invitation to a Finalist+ workshop to position yourself and your writing to the industry
Free 6-month membership to The Tracking Board
screencraft.org/pilot/?fbclid=IwAR2-HH2ctD08NYwY1PhNdCDFtmc_3BeBQmRJYTncTcaLvHYiToJP8pNqUMY
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Nickelodeon Writing Program
Nickelodeon Animation
DEADLINE: August 1, 2023 at 11:59pm PST (***Currently postponed as of July 1, 2023 - please check back for updates)
INFO: Founded in the year 2000, the Nickelodeon Writing Program is a full-time, paid, yearlong development Program for television comedy writers with unique voices and from underrepresented communities. Join us at the studio in Burbank for classes and workshops to sharpen your skills, executive mentorship and networking to build your professional relationships, and the opportunity to work in the iconic live-action and animation writers’ rooms at Nick. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dedicate yourself to the craft of writing and build your career from the ground up.
The Nick Writing Program is not a writing contest – It’s a launching pad for diverse and emerging creatives. If you bring the unique voice and innovative ideas for kids’ and family content, we’ll help you launch a career with all the tools you’ll need to succeed in the industry for years to come.
ELIGIBILITY / HOW TO APPLY:
You must be 18 years or older, and eligible to work in the United States to participate.
To apply, follow the link under the “Apply Online” section, fill out the application through our submission portal, and submit two scripts: One spec from our Accepted Shows List which gets updated every year (watch our social media channels for announcements), and one half-hour original comedy pilot.
If you have previously applied to the Program and were not selected, you are welcome and encouraged to apply again with a new spec script for each submission period.
APPLICATION DETAILS:
STEP 1 (Pick a Focus) - When you pick a focus, it helps us curate your experience in the Program to better help you reach your goals as a television writer. Picking a focus does not mean your time in the Program will be spent exclusively working on content for this audience, but simply helps us gauge your interests and set you on a course for success. Your spec and pilot submissions do not need to adhere to these audience age groups in any way.
Kids’ Content (Audience Age 6-11) - This age group is Nickelodeon’s bread and butter. Most of Nickelodeon’s most iconic live-action and animated shows are developed for this demographic including SpongeBob SquarePants, Danger Force, and The Loud House.
Preschool Content (Audience Age 2-6) - The Preschool age group (including “bridge” content for tots moving into early elementary school age) loves to laugh and play along with their content. They’re smart, engaged, and always ready for new shows to watch like Paw Patrol, Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, and Baby Shark’s Big Show.
Preteen/Young Adult (Audience Age 11-17) - Nickelodeon shares its home in the Paramount Kids & Family Group with our partners at Awesomeness who cater to a tween and teen audience. We’ll partner with ATV and the creators of Nick’s shows for a slightly older audience like Side Hustle, Drama Club, and iCarly to make this experience the right one for you.
STEP 2 (Script Preparation) - All applicants must submit a SPEC SCRIPT and HALF HOUR ORIGINAL COMEDY PILOT that adhere to the following guidelines:
Must be based on a television series from the Accepted Shows List (spec only).
Typed in standard Final Draft (or equivalent) script format.
In black type, 12pt courier style font.
Do not upload a cover page with your script.
The following information should be included in the header/footer of your spec script on the first or all pages:
Name of the show (center of the header).
Title of the episode (center of the footer).
Filename should include only the name of your show and episode (Do not include your name or your submission will not be considered).
Do not put your name anywhere on the script, file, or file name.
THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED:
Feature-length screenplays, reality-based comedies or dramas, treatments, outlines, plays, short stories, books, graphics, magazine/newspaper articles, poems, headshots, audio/videotapes, or other digital media. If it’s not on the Accepted Shows list or your comedy pilot, please do not submit it!
Please note: Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines will not be considered.
STEP 3 (Accepted Shows 2023):
Abbott Elementary
Agent Elvis
American Auto
Awkwafina is Nora from Queens
Big Mouth
Bob Hearts Abishola
Bob’s Burgers
Call Me Kat
Ghosts
Girls5eva
Grand Crew
Harley Quinn
Home Economics
HouseBroken
How I Met Your Father
Human Resources
I Love That For You
Loot
Lopez vs. Lopez
Mythic Quest
Night Court (2023)
Our Flag Means Death
Party Down
Raven’s Home
Rick and Morty
Solar Opposites
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Tacoma FD
That ’90s Show
The Conners
The Great North
The Ms. Pat Show
The Neighborhood
The Other Two
The Wonder Years (2021)
This Fool
Unstable
We Are Lady Parts
Welcome to Flatch
What We Do in the Shadows
Young Rock
Young Sheldon
STEP 4 (Apply Online)
SUBMISSION MATERIALS TO INCLUDE:
Completed application questions – some of these are long, so start your application early.
One spec script in .pdf format (this applies to both individual writers and writing teams).
One original comedy pilot in .pdf format (this applies to both individual writers and writing teams).
One-page resume in .pdf format.
Completed and digitally signed Submission Release form and Schedule A for each script. These can be downloaded from the link above the document upload section.
COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION:
Beginning July 1st, you can start your application for the Nickelodeon Writing Program. Submissions must be uploaded before 11:59pm PT on August 1st.
All submission materials should be completed and uploaded to the Nickelodeon online submission platform Coverfly. All necessary forms can be downloaded via links embedded in the application.
Once in the platform, fill in the form with your “Project Info” about your spec from the Accepted Shows List.
Projects written by writing teams should only be submitted once. On the first page of the checkout form, writers will have the option to add one additional writer by clicking on the plus sign (+) next to the name fields.
Upload a .pdf of your spec script following the provided instructions. Leave off all identifiable information. At this stage, you will be asked to provide a few additional details about the script.
Choose the Program “Package” and “Add to Cart.”
Give us some “Additional Info” including your contact details, a signed Schedule A form, and a signed Release form (one for each member in the case of writing teams) for each script you submit (spec and pilot). Both forms can be downloaded from the link above the document upload section.
We’ll also need a resume in .pdf format. Please be sure to fill out all required fields and answer all questions or you will not be able to submit your application.
Finally, “Check Out” (at no cost) to complete your submission.
Don’t wait until the last minute! We advise that you give yourself at least two weeks prior to the August 1st deadline to complete your submission. No exceptions will be made for late submissions regardless of the circumstances.
If you are experiencing problems with the online application, please contact the technical support team at Coverfly by scrolling to the bottom of their site homepage and clicking “Contact.”
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 1 - Submission Period Closes
October 30 - Semi-Finalists Notified
November 15 - Finalists Notified
December 1 - Chosen Writers Notified