CHERRY LANE PLAYWRIGHTS COLLECTIVE
Cherry Lane Theatre (New York, NY)
DEADLINE: March 2, 2026 at 5pm ET
INFO: The Cherry Lane Playwrights Collective is a nine-month developmental program under the direction of playwright Annie Baker, designed to support rising playwrights through community and a rigorous structure without the barriers of formal graduate programs. A cohort of six selected playwrights will meet over ten Sunday evenings, every three weeks, at Cherry Lane Theatre from September 2026 through June 2027 to share work, read pages aloud, and develop brand-new plays over the course of the year.
The program culminates in a public reading series presented over six Monday nights in late May - June 2027, featuring professional actors and directors for text-focused presentations, each with one day of rehearsal. While the reading series provides a platform to hear the work with an audience, the primary mission is to create new work, and only playwrights who have shown up for the Sunday meetings will have public readings. The program will embrace Cherry Lane’s downtown history of incubating bold new writing, offering playwrights a supportive, artist-first community.
The Cherry Lane Playwrights Collective will operate under Cherry Lane Development Group, a new non-profit with a mission “to foster bold, innovative voices in the theatrical arts by cultivating a dynamic space where artists can take risks, deepen their craft, and shape new worlds for the stage."
A24 will not own any work created through this program. Writers retain full ownership of their material.
The ideal applicants are emerging playwrights who crave rigorous feedback, consistency, accountability, and a collaborative environment. The program is built for writers who might have day jobs, who need structure, and who would benefit from a sustained, intimate cohort committed to taking risks and developing new full-length plays over nine months.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applications are free, open to the public. Applicants will submit a full length play and brief materials (see below).
Writers must be able to attend all Collective meetings in person. (Please note, no travel stipends or living stipends will be provided).
Writers who have not had a Broadway or Off-Broadway production in NYC and who will not be in an undergraduate, graduate, or conservatory program in the 26/27 academic year are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to writers who are not in other incubator programs that meet weekly/monthly.
Submissions portal will open February 2, 2026 at 10am ET and close March 2, 2026 at 5pm ET. Late applications will not be accepted.
What To Submit
One Full Length Play - Minimum 45 pages, maximum 150 pages, as a single PDF file (please do not submit Final Draft files or links to other platforms). A play written only by you. Please note once chosen, you will work on a new play in this collective, not the one you submitted.
A Brief Statement - Describing why you would like to be part of this program, max one single-spaced page. You don't have to tell us why you're a great writer or what your writing is about or your personal history, unless that interests you. Just tell us some of the things you're thinking about and/or reading and/or writing and/or seeing these days and why you'd like to be part of this.
Resume - Professional and/or artistic.
References - Phone numbers and emails of two professional references.
Eligibility Confirmations - No full- time students; no qualifying professional NYC productions; in-person availability on Sunday evenings Sept - June.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU’RE ACCEPTED:
Accepted playwrights join a small cohort of six writers who meet for ten Sundays over nine months (exact dates to be confirmed) at Cherry Lane to read new pages aloud and workshop their developing plays. Over the year, they receive structured support, accountability, and a creative home.
At the end of the cycle, each writer receives a reading on one of six consecutive Monday nights, with professional actors and directors and a single day-of rehearsal. The readings are seated, on-book presentations designed to give the public the opportunity to hear the new work.
TIMELINE:
June 1, 2026 - Finalists Notified
July 1, 2026 - Final Decisions
September 13, 2026 - Program Begins
TERMS + CONDITIONS:
Submission and Selection Process
Submissions are only accepted through electronic submission via the Program website.
Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays in English, solely authored by you.
The Cherry Lane Playwrights Collective reserves the sole and absolute discretion to select program participants, as well as the right to disqualify any applicant or submission that does not comply with submission guidelines.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP: Applicants will retain all rights, title, and interest in their submitted plays and any new works developed during the program
QUESTIONS: Should you have any questions, please email questions@cherrylanetheatre.org and we will respond in a timely manner.
playwrights.cherrylanetheatre.org
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Princess Grace Fellowship
New Dramatists (New York, NY)
DEADLINE: March 16, 2026 at 11:59pm ET (or until they receive 350 complete submissions)
INFO: Through the New Dramatists Fellowship, a playwright at the onset of their career can benefit from being part of a unique, diverse, dynamic community of professional playwrights and have access to resources to explore artistic work on their own creative terms.
This opportunity is intended for playwrights who are at the early stage of their artistic practice, not artists who have a depth of experience in their field. Through their play submission, the applicant should demonstrate extraordinary promise, while remaining in the early phase of their career. An applicant’s status as an early-career playwright is evaluated during the adjudication process.
This opportunity is right for you if you would benefit from time to develop your work with collaborators at New Dramatists’ workspaces in Manhattan, mentorship from professional playwrights, and access to a community of theater practitioners.
One playwright will be selected to receive:
A grant in the amount of $15,000
A one-season (September – June) artistic residency at New Dramatists
Inclusion of the winning script in New Dramatists’ library
Advocacy for the recipient and their script for the duration of the fellowship, and opportunities to gather with the Princess Grace community, New Dramatists writers, and other theatre professionals
Opportunity for winning play to be licensed and published by Concord Theatricals.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
The Princess Grace Award in Playwriting is open to all U.S. based artists currently living and working in the United States. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must have work authorization from USCIS. The Princess Grace Award in Playwriting is an unrestricted cash grant paid directly to the artist. Recipients are required to fill out a 1099 and for more guidance should consult a tax advisor. Non U.S. citizens or permanent residents may be required to file a non-residential return and should consult a tax advisor.
Eligible playwrights must not have had more than ONE of their full-length plays receive a full professional production. We define a full professional production as a run of 3 weeks (or over 16 performances) with paid collaborators mounted by a producing theater. Developmental readings and workshops, university productions, church or other community group productions, festival performances with limited runs, showcases, and self-productions are not considered professional productions for the purpose of determining eligibility. Multiple productions of the same play are permitted.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
You must submit one unpublished, original full-length play (A full-length play is a single play that constitutes a full evening of theater. For example, a 90-minute intermissionless play is a full-length play.)
There is no restriction on subject matter
The play submission must be by a single author (co-written or devised work are ineligible)
No adaptations of previously published material
The Foundation is looking to identify and support original, authentic, unheard voices in the theater. The panel will consider the submitted play in terms of the originality of the storytelling, quality, and offering of new perspectives.
APPLICATION STEPB-BY-STEP:
It is in your best interest to prepare your materials (script document, resume document) for upload in advance, and to complete the application in one session. Your progress will be saved automatically if you continue in the same browser, but there is not an option to save.
After you click the "begin application" button at the bottom of this page, you will then follow these prompts:
Certify your eligibility as an early-career playwright.
Fill in your full name, address, and phone number.
Upload your playwriting resume, including short, one-act and full-length plays written, and production history with performance venues and dates.
Upload one unpublished full-length play. (The following files may be used: txt, pdf, doc, docx, rtf).
Enter the name and email of a reference, preferably from a theater professional, who can speak to your promise as an early-career playwright. If you are selected to advance to the final round, we will email your reference directly with a few simple questions.
Click “Submit Your Application” to complete the process. You will receive an email confirming your application has been received.
Once the cutoff of 350 applications is reached, the application window will close, and you may not alter your application in any way.
newdramatists.org/princess-grace-awards-playwriting-fellowship
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Translation Lab 2026 Open Call
Art Omi: Writers
DEADLINE: March 20, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST
INFO: Art Omi: Writers is now seeking proposals for Translation Lab 2026, a 12-day special, intensive residency for five collaborating writer-translator teams in the fall of 2026.
Art Omi will host five translators of any language INTO English, along with the writers whose work is being translated, in New York's Hudson Valley for 12 days. All text-based projects—fiction, creative nonfiction, theater, film, poetry, etc.—are eligible.
This focused residency will provide an integral stage of refinement, allowing translators to dialogue with the writers about text-specific questions. It will also serve as an essential community-builder for English-language translators who are working to increase the amount of international literature available to English-language readers.
The dates for Translation Lab 2026 are September 9-21, 2026. Art Omi provides airfare, local car transportation, and a small honorarium. Residents accepted into Translation Lab are responsible for their own train transportation from New York City to the Art Omi campus. Please note: accepted applicants must be available for the duration of the Translation Lab. Late arrivals and early departures are NOT possible. Please do not submit a proposal unless both parties involved (translator and writer) are available for all dates. Please also ensure both parties are eligible to travel to the United States at the time of the application.
Translators, writers, editors, and agents can submit an application.
Each application must include a Project Proposal and a Work Sample.
The Project Proposal should be no more than three pages and provide the following information:
Names of the translator and writer applying, as well as contact information (physical address, email, and phone number) and the original language of the text. These details should be provided at the very top of the proposal.
Brief biographical sketches for the translator and writer.
A description of the proposed project, including details about how you envision structuring your working time together.
Publishing status of the proposed project. (Projects that do not yet have a publisher are eligible.)
2. The Work Sample must be 10-15 pages (12 pt font, double-spaced) of an English translation by the translator applying. It is preferred that the sample be from the proposed project; however, if this is not possible, please provide another translation work sample.
Candidates will be notified in May 2026.
artomi.org/residencies/writers/
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BIPOC ARTIST RESIDENCY (Fall 2026-Spring 2027)
Portland in Color / Sitka Center for Art + Ecology
DEADLINE: March 25, 2026
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: Sitka is now accepting applications for residents for our Fall 2026 (October-December) and Spring 2026 (January-May) seasons. This residency is designed to offer BIPOC artists in Oregon a supportive space to rest, dream, and create—without the pressure of production. Two artists will be selected for this partnership.
The Sitka Center welcomes art and ecology informed applications from a broad range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices. Residencies at Sitka are a gift of time and space. There is no obligation to create work or participate in any programs while here, though Sitka offers optional opportunities such as artist talks, citizen science projects with Coast Watch and connection with our local native arts community through our partnership with the Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center.
We offer residencies ranging in duration from two weeks to three months. Please indicate on your application your preferred length of stay and housing or studio needs. If you are applying as a collaborative duo or band, please submit one application together and note if you will need separate sleeping spaces. The Sitka Center is rural and within the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area, a protected biosphere with no public transportation and limited access to ride shares. While we often accommodate residents without vehicles, please take this limitation of movement seriously into consideration if applying to attend without a personal vehicle for a long length of time. You will need to transfer between two buses to reach the Oregon Coast from the Portland International Airport and follow procedures for weekly grocery orders.
Consider also that you will be in the headlands of the rugged Oregon coast - expect there will be wet, blustery days and occasional inclement weather events such as atmospheric rivers or high winds off the ocean that could lead to power outages.
Sitka is committed to equity and welcomes people from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and acknowledges that stepping away from day to day life to spend extended time in nature may be a more complex undertaking for some. From climate change and environmental justice to systemic racism and economic constraints, diverse perspectives help spark new ideas and collaborative approaches to address today's challenges in creative ways. Bringing together people from different backgrounds and fields of expertise is core to Sitka's art and ecology mission, and we strive to overcome barriers to create a safe and secure setting for our practitioners to experience our unique ecosystem and setting.
FEE WAIVERS: Fee waivers are available upon request, no proof of need is required. Please complete your application and once you are ready to submit, contact info@sitkacenter.org for the fee to be waived.
RESIDENCY DATES:
Fall/ Winter/ Spring Residencies: Dates between October – April
2 week to 3 month durations based on applicant’s preferences
RESIDENCY ACCEPTANCE:
Residency applicants will be notified by May 5, 2025.
Finalists will participate in interviews in early May with final notifications in early June.
In addition to the primary residency program, the Sitka Center offers specialized residencies with stipends:
Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency — $500 per week stipend, plus up to $500 for travel expenses
Blue Sky Residency (for photographers represented by Blue Sky Gallery) — $250 stipend
Ford Family Foundation Golden Spot Residency (for Oregon-based visual artists) — $500 per week stipend
Recorder Residency (for recorder musicians, composers and educators) — $500 per week stipend
MATERIALS NEEDED TO APPLY:
References – Name and contact information (your references will be sent a form to complete).
Application – Complete responses to all application questions.
Resume – Submit as a .doc, .docx or .pdf file.
Work Samples – Provide examples of your current work in formats that best showcase your practice.
Visual artists, designers and architects: 8-10 high quality images of your most current work.
Creative writers, journalists, playwrights and poets: 2 writing samples of up to 10 pages. For shorter works (poetry, short prose, etc.), submit 4 samples of up to 5 pages each. Excerpts are accepted for all writing forms. (.doc, .docx or .pdf)
Scientists: Any combination of images, files and text that reflects your most current work, up to 6 images or files (if applicable) and up to 2 writing samples (up to 10 pages each) (.doc, .docx or .pdf).
Musicians, composers, performers and Film Makers: 2-4 audio or video files (mp3, video files or links) of your most recent work. Excerpts are encouraged for longer works.
Curators, educators and social practice artists: Any combination of images, files and text that reflects your most current work, up to 6 images or files and up to 2 writing samples of a maximum of 10 pages each.
Interdisciplinary practitioners: Any combination of images, files and text that reflects your most current work, up to 6 images or files and up to 2 writing samples of a maximum of 10 pages each.
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Hansberry-Lilly Award
Dramatists Guild Foundation
DEADLINE: March 31, 2026
INFO: Applications are now open for The Hansberry-Lilly Award! One awardee will be given a stipend of $25,000 each year of their graduate education in playwriting.
The Lillys’ Lorraine Hansberry Initiative, under the leadership and vision of Julia Jordan and Lynn Nottage, has generously developed this opportunity to honor the great American dramatist Lorraine Hansberry. The award is a need-based scholarship to both acknowledge and combat the financial disparities between races and between genders. The awardees must be newly accepted to or currently enrolled in one of the designated MFA programs. The funds awarded are to be used to support cost-of-living expenses that are not otherwise covered by other scholarships, subsidized tuition, or fellowship monies.
The Hansberry-Lilly Award was specifically created to ensure that our awardees have protected time to actually write, time to develop relationships with peer collaborators, and time to nurture relationships with mentors that will endure through their careers.
ELIGIBILITY:
Persons wishing to apply must:
Be a person of color,
Be a woman or female-identifying,
And be first-year/newly accepted into one of these graduate dramatic writing programs: Brooklyn College, Brown, Columbia University, Julliard, NYU-Tisch School of the Arts, Northwestern, Yale, University of California at San Diego, and Hunter College.
dramatistsguildfoundation.submittable.com/submit/350653/fy26-hanbserry-lilly-fellowship
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Research and Production Program
Wave Farm
DEADLINE: March 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST
INFO: From April–December 2026, Wave Farm's Research and Production Program features public presentations by visiting artists, activation of our new spatial sound studio, residencies in transmission arts and spatial sound, new radio art commissions, and a broadcast radio art research fellowship. In April, Daniel Neumann inaugurates our spatial sound studio with an onsite public program. Camille Wong and Jenni(f)fer Tamayo are in residence in June and July, respectively, each working towards a new work to be broadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM.
Wave Farm welcomes proposals from artists, researchers, and tinkerers for three open call research and production opportunities. The transmission art residency and fellowship opportunities support projects that specifically engage the field of transmission art. The spatial sound residency opportunity supports the development of an audio work for a spatial sound environment. Residents and fellows will have the opportunity to engage with Wave Farm’s FM station WGXC.
Review this page for program specifics, eligibility guidelines, information about the review process, and the application form. This page additionally contains a video tour of our Study Center workspace and accommodations for visiting artists and researchers. Questions? Email info@wavefarm.org.
Residency: Transmission Art - During a 10-day residency at Wave Farm, the artist-in-residence will develop a new transmission artwork, informed by access to a research library, equipment, unique workspace resources, and on-site staff support. Projects at any stage are eligible. A stipend of $1,000 will be provided to the artist.
What is transmission art? Transmission art encompasses works in which the act of transmitting or receiving is not only significant, but the fulcrum for the artist’s intention. The genre involves a multiplicity of practices that often engage aural and visual broadcast media. In some instances, works for traditional broadcast are created, and at other times artists harness preexisting broadcast signals as source material manipulated in live performance, installation, and public interactive networks and tools.
Residency: Spatial Sound - During a 10-day residency at Wave Farm, the artist-in-residence will develop a new spatial sound project. The resident will have access to a dedicated 8-channel spatial sound studio, as well as a research library, equipment, unique workspace resources, on-site staff support, and engineering support. For full technical specifications on the studio, click here. While projects at any stage are eligible, this opportunity is best suited for artists who have prior technical experience with creating work for a spatial sound environment. A stipend of $1,000 will be provided to the artist.
Fellowship: Radio Art Research - During a 2-month engagement, the fellow will research and select radio artworks by historical and contemporary artists to add to Wave Farm’s Broadcast Radio Art Archive. The Archive is a research tool that comprises historical and contemporary international radio artworks created specifically for terrestrial AM/FM/Shortwave broadcast, whether it be via commercial, public, community, or pirate transmission. The Fellow will additionally produce a 2- or 3-episode special series featuring these archival selections to be broadcast on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM.
The fellowship will commence with a 10-day visit to Wave Farm, where the Fellow will have full access to Wave Farm’s research libraries and resources. The rest of the fellowship will take place remotely. Fellowship Mentors will be available for consultation, leads, and feedback. A stipend of $2,000 will be provided to the fellow.
What is radio art? Radio artists explore broadcast radio space through a richly polyphonous mix of practices, including poetic resuscitations of conventional radio drama, documentary, interview and news formats; found and field sound compositions reframed by broadcast; performative inhabitations/embodiments of radio’s inherent qualities; and much, much more. Wave Farm continues to expand its working definition of radio art through the Wave Farm Radio Art Fellowship program.
ELIGIBILITY: Wave Farm's Research and Production Program application is an international open call. Applicants should make a compelling argument in support of their proposed project, and either possess a significant body of past transmission-related work or demonstrate the aptitude and capacity to complete the proposed project. Full-time students are ineligible; however, exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for career artists and writers who may have returned to school for post-graduate work. DJ sets are not eligible projects. Past Wave Farm residents and fellows are eligible to apply.
REVIEW + NOTOFICATION PROCESS: Applications will be evaluated in a peer review panel composed of transmission artists, engineers, past residents and fellows, program mentors, and Wave Farm staff. For the residency and fellowship opportunities, the panel will prioritize proposals that deeply consider the medium of radio, including the act of transmission and reception, and proposals that are both conceptually and technically feasible. Applications are due by March 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Finalists will be contacted for Zoom interviews and final notifications will be made in late May.
APPLICATION: A single application is used for all of the 2026 Research and Production opportunities. Applicants may submit to as many of the opportunities in the application as desired. Successful applicants will receive an offer for a single opportunity. Women, gender non-conforming people, and people of color are encouraged to apply.
WAVE FARM ENVIRONMENT:
Grounds: The Wave Farm Study Center is situated on 2 acres in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountain Park. The property features meadows and two small ponds with large walking paths.
Accommodations: Residents and Fellows are housed in the Wave Farm Study Center, which hosts one artist-in-residence or fellow at a time, or on occasion, more than one individual working as a collaborative duo or collective. Accommodations in the Study Center include two bedrooms (one full-sized bed each), studio workspace, kitchenette, lavatories up and downstairs, a shower, as well as the Study Center research library, WGXC 90.7-FM Acra broadcast studio, and Wave Farm offices. Please note: day visitors are welcome. Overnight guests (including family members) and pets are not permitted.
Transportation + Meals: Residents and Fellows must pay for their own travel expenses, as well as expenses related to meals during their stay. Transportation is available from the Hudson Amtrak station, the Kingston bus station, or the Albany airport, as well as local transport for groceries and supplies. On a case-by-case basis, an advance portion of the artist fee or fellowship stipend will be made available to help offset travel expenses.
Social Atmosphere: Residents and Fellows should expect plenty of focused work time. Staff is available for questions during business hours, but often working remotely. Residents and Fellows should anticipate a rural setting in upstate New York, which is home to a growing number of artists and other creative economy workers. Note: While visitors to the area might see signs and symbols of pride and inclusivity, be aware that contrasting imagery supporting Trump, Blue Lives Matter, and the Confederacy are present in the local area.
RETURNING RESIDENTS INVITATION: Once an artist participates in the Wave Farm Residency or Fellowship Program, schedules permitting, they are invited to return to Wave Farm for short-term overnight visits that include a broadcast on Standing Wave Radio and Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM. There is no cash artist fee available for these visits; however, overnight accommodation in the Study Center is provided. With advance permission, artists are welcome to bring a guest with them. This opportunity is available on a case-by-case basis, and artists are encouraged to make a request as far in advance as possible. To request a visit please email info@wavefarm.org.
wavefarm.org/ta/residency-program/info-apply
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VSC Residency (JANUARY TO JUNE 2027)
Vermont Studio Center (VSC)
DEADLINE: March 31, 2026
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: VSC’s residency program welcomes artists and writers working across all mediums and genres for two, three, and four week sessions.
Residents enjoy well-lit, private studios within a short walk to residency housing, dining hall, and local amenities. Studio spaces range from 170 - 300 square feet. Accommodations include a private room and shared common areas. The campus features include a print shop, digital lab, and metal, wood, ceramic facility. Studios are open 24 hours a day.
A VSC residency provides artists and writers the time and space to focus on their creative practice in an inclusive, international community within a small Vermont village. Residents can explore swimming holes, hiking and biking trails, as well as the rural charm of neighboring towns, while expanding their creative potential and building a solid network of friends and mentors.
PROGRAMMING: During each session, Visiting Artists and Visiting Writers are invited to join us for presentations, craft talks, one-on-one manuscript consultations, and individual studio visits. Residents can also enjoy open studio nights, resident presentations, and exhibition openings. All scheduled activities are optional. Residents are encouraged to unplug, completely immerse themselves in their work, and work at their own pace.
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION: VSC is committed to creating a strong sense of community both locally and on campus. Once on campus, residents have the opportunity to participate in our Community Contribution Program by assisting in one of these areas: Kitchen, Campus Projects or Skill Sharing. No prior experience is necessary.
vermontstudiocenter.org/residency-program
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - BOND OF A NATION: EKPHRASIS & THE PROMISE OF AMERICA
Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora
DEADLINE: AprIl 1, 2026 by 11:59pm CT
INFO: Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora is calling for submissions for themed issue 52.2 “Bond of a Nation: Ekphrasis & the Promise of America.” This project highlights collective participation in the making of contemporary America through the creative, accessible, long-valued, and multidisciplinary arts practice that is ekphrasis. To highlight the ideals, values, and promise of American democracy, Obsidian will foreground this popular form of expression, involving making new art through reflection on/engagement with existing art.
We seek meditations on works of public art, employing a broadened interpretation, including mural, sculpture, installation, etc., as well as national monuments, national parks, historic landmarks, and other sculpted spaces. We welcome poetry, fiction, nonfiction, criticism, drama, visual art, and audio/visual media in conversation with public art throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, and inhabited territories such as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. We’re interested in a wide range of creative works—traditional, speculative, hybrid, multidisciplinary, and experimental artmaking.
We encourage makers to reflect upon the fundamental and oft-cited “unalienable rights” among the concepts buttressing the premises of the American Declaration of Independence—“Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” We encourage an exploration of four key aspects of the “Bond of a Nation” symbolized by the American flag: Valor; Innocence and Integrity; Perseverance and Justice; and Collective Flourishing.
Published in Fall 2026/Winter 2027, this special issue will feature an intergenerational variety of emerging and established artists and writers, alongside featured contributors, as we witness and respond to America’s rich 250-year legacy. At this pivotal anniversary, through ekphrasis centered on public art, we aim to honor the past making of America, shape the bounty of its present, and harness the evolving potential of its future.
For more on public art and the national park system, visit these comprehensive, searchable databases:
Public Art Archive at https://www.publicartarchive.org
National Park System at https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/national-park-system.htm
National Monuments at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/monuments/visit.htm
Editors for the Bond of a Nation: Ekphrasis & the Promise of America themed issue: Duriel E. Harris & Guest Editor D. Lenaé Littlefield
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Simultaneous submissions to other journals are welcome as long as they are identified as such and we are notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES:
Include a short cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted as well as any association or past correspondence with a guest or staff editor.
Upload your text submission as a Word (DOCX), portable document format/PDF (PDF) or rich-text format (RTF) file. No Pages, TXT, or Open Office Documents.
Typed, double-spaced (poetry may be single-spaced) pages.
Numbered pages.
Submissions should follow the Chicago Manual of Style for grammar and MLA format for citations and works cited, when applicable.
Margins should be set at no less than 1” and no greater than 1.5”.
Poetry: submit up to five (5) poems totaling no more than eight (8) pages.
Fiction, Hybrid genre, and critical essay: 12-point font. No more than twenty (20) pages or 5000 words (whichever is achieved first). Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained.
Drama/Performance: submit one act or a collection of short scenes no longer than twenty (20) pages following Samuel French or the Dramatists Guild suggested formatting. Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained.
IMAGE SUBMISSION GUIDELINESmage Submission Guidelines
Include a short cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted as well as any association or past correspondence with a guest or staff editor.
Submit up to five (5) images totaling no more than 15 MB.
Upload your submission(s) as JPG, GIF, PNG, or TIF file(s) (TIF preferred) in 300 ppi at the size(s) intended to be used (Obsidian journal is 6" x 9").
Specify the orientation of the image(s) as portrait or landscape.
AUDIO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES udio Submission Guidelines
Include a short cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted as well as any association or past correspondence with a guest or staff editor.
Submit up to five (5) sound files totaling no more than 30 MB.
Upload your submission(s) as MP3 or WAV file(s).
Video & Media Arts Submission Guidelines
Include a short cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted as well as any association or past correspondence with a guest or staff editor.
Submit up to five (5) video and/or gaming files totaling no more than 800 MB.
Upload your submission(s) as M4V, MP4, MPG, MP3 or MOV files.
RESTRICTIONS: We do not reprint previously published work.
Please note you can submit a total of seven (7) files but please follow the guidelines for the max requirements for each genre. This allows you to submit in more than one genre. Also, the total duration of audio and/or video files submitted is ten (10) minutes max for all files combined.
Direct inquiries to bond@obsidianlit.org
obsidian.submittable.com/submit/348652/bond-of-a-nation-ekphrasis-the-promise-of-america
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2027 OPEN CALL
Creative Capital
DEADLINE: April 2, 2026 at 3:00pm ET
INFO: In celebration of 25 years of national artist support, the 2027 Open Call invites project proposals from individual artists for the Creative Capital Award and the new State of the Art Prize. All grants will be awarded via a national, open call, external review process.
The Creative Capital Award provides individual artists with unrestricted project grants for the creation of innovative, original, and imaginative new artistic works. The Award provides unrestricted project grants from $15,000 up to $50,000, plus professional development support, industry connections, and community-building opportunities.
The State of the Art Prize aims to recognize and support one artist from every U.S. state and inhabited territory, with an unrestricted artist grant of $10,000. Through the 2027 Open Call for the Creative Capital Award, Creative Capital will also select recipients for the new State of the Art Prize.
OVERVIEW:
Celebrating 25 years of national artist support, Creative Capital invites individual artists to apply for grants to create new works in the visual arts, performing arts (dance, theater, music/jazz), film, literature, technology, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms across all 50 states and territories. The 2027 Creative Capital Open Call will be the second year Creative Capital continues its goal to grant artists residing in all 50 states. See the complete list of 2026 Creative Capital Awards and 2026 Inaugural State of the Art Prize Artists in all 50 states, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. in the press release.
Founded in 1999, our mission as a national nonprofit organization is to champion artistic freedom by providing grants and services to individual artists creating new work. The new State of the Art Prize is designed to help support more regional and rural artists, to invest in grassroots creative economies, and to foster a vibrant cultural landscape across the U.S. Both the Creative Capital Award and the State of the Art Prize support artists of all backgrounds at all career stages working across a range of disciplines, themes, and ideas.
Creative Capital Award
For the 2027 grant cycle, Creative Capital invites professional artists to propose experimental, original, bold new works in Visual Arts, Performing Arts (Dance, Theater, Music/Jazz), Film, and Literature. Multidisciplinary, technology, and/or socially engaged projects are welcome in all disciplinary categories. Creative Capital seeks new project proposals for formally and/or conceptually innovative works in all disciplines.
Creative Capital welcomes a full range of artistic approaches and thematic inquiries, including boundary-pushing formal explorations, as well as projects that engage urgent social issues of our time. Creative Capital also seeks new projects or works addressing subjects that Creative Capital has not previously funded.
The Creative Capital Award aims to support approximately 50 new artistic works in the following areas:
Visual Arts: architecture & design, craft, drawing, ecological art, illustration, installation, painting, printmaking, performance art, photography, public art, sculpture, social practice, sound art, video art, technology, and socially-engaged visual art
Performing Arts: dance, jazz, multimedia performance, music, music theater, opera, theater, playwriting, technology, and socially-engaged performing arts
Film: animation, documentary film, experimental film, and narrative film
Literature: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays (playwrights please submit under Performing Arts/Theater)
Creative Capital’s transformative giving approach is built on the principle that artists need funding as well as networks and advisory services in order to realize ambitious projects and build thriving careers. Recipients of the Creative Capital Award will receive grant funding, professional development services, and community-building opportunities. Awardees will also have access to the Creative Capital Artist Lab—suite of online professional development courses.
The State of the Art Prize – NEW!
Through the 2027 Open Call process for the Creative Capital Award, Creative Capital will also select recipients of the State of the Art Prize. Now in its second year, this new national initiative aims to recognize one artist residing in each U.S. state and inhabited territory with a $10,000 unrestricted grant per artist. All applicants to the 2027 Open Call will be automatically considered for the Creative Capital Award and the State of the Art Prize. Both grants follow the same application, external review process, and evaluation criteria; there is no separate application process. State of the Art Prize recipients will also have access to the Creative Capital Artist Lab—a suite of online professional development courses.
State of the Art Prize recipients may apply again to future open calls for the Creative Capital Award. However, artists who have already received the Creative Capital Award may not apply for the State of the Art Prize. Both the State of the Art Prize and the Creative Capital Award are one-time awards.
ELIGIBILITY:
US citizen, permanent resident, Tribal ID holder, or O-1 visa holder at time of application
At least 25 years old at time of application
Working artist(s) with at least 5 years of professional artistic practice within their chosen discipline
Applicant may not be enrolled in a degree-granting program at time of application
May not apply to the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant program in the same year
May not have previously received a Creative Capital Award
May not be an applicant or collaborator on more than one proposed project per year
State of the Art Prize recipients must be a resident of the state they are awarded in through February 1, 2027. Prize recipients must verify their state or territory of residence in order to receive the grant.
Projects that are not eligible
Projects whose main purpose is promotional
Project is to fund ongoing operations of existing business or nonprofit organization
Curation or documentation of existing work
Journalism projects and podcasts
Educational projects intended for a student audience
Children’s and young adult literature, and graphic novels
Projects that will premiere or be completed before July 1, 2027
creative-capital.org/creative-capital-award/award-application
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Inkwell Theater Development LAB
Inkwell Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
DEADLINE: April 3, 2026
INFO: A unique program in Los Angeles, the LAB aims to bring the writer out of their office, or coffee shop, and into the rehearsal room. While we recognize the necessity for writers to work on their own, we believe that nothing benefits works-in-progress more than artistic collaboration.
The LAB is focused on developing new plays through a collaborative workshop process. We believe that by working in a rehearsal setting with a director and actors, a playwright can best further their plays. Playwrights tell us often how they gained new insights from simply seeing their work with a cast, not to mention the constructive input from directors and other artists.
We begin with a writer and their first draft. During a 3-week intensive process, writers will not only see and hear that draft as written but will also see their rewrites, changes, and inspired ideas come to life. This is aided by introducing an experienced and versatile director, bringing their own unique insights to the play. Mixing in a cast of talented performers only adds to the volume of artistic brainpower being brought to bear upon the play. And pulling the playwright into the rehearsal room brings the whole thing together.
The playwrights selected for each LAB season are the recipients of The Lerner Fellowship, which provides financial, logistical, and artistic support. Max K. Lerner was special counsel and a senior advisor to the Shubert Theatre Organization for over 30 years. During his tenure there, new plays were strongly fostered, including such pieces as Amadeus, Children of a Lesser God, City of Angels, Dreamgirls, A Few Good Men, Glengarry Glen Ross, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, “Master Harold”…and the Boys, ‘night, Mother, The Real Thing, Sunday in the Park with George, and Little Shop of Horrors. Max was a passionate advocate for emerging writers in the theater, and this Fellowship honors his lifelong commitment.
ELIGIBILITY:
Anyone is eligible to submit. There are no restrictions based on age, experience, representation, formal training or union-affiliation.
Please submit only full, completed scripts. It can be an early draft, but we do require a compete script in order to evaluate the submission.
Submitted work cannot have been previously produced. (Private workshops and readings are not considered productions).
Commissioned work is not eligible for submission.
At this time, we are not able to consider musicals.
Previous applicants may re-apply, but only with new material. We do not accept plays that have been previously submitted.
Submissions from writers outside of the LA area are accepted, but the writer is responsible for transportation and accommodations (if selected).
Please limit your submissions to one every six months
FELLOWSHIP REQUIREMENT:
Applicant agrees to grant The Inkwell Theater Development Lab exclusive use of the submitted project, for the purpose of its stated workshop and development process, for up to a two-month period.
Applicant acknowledges that the project will be workshopped over a period of three weeks and presented for a fourth.
Applicant agrees to provide a “First Rehearsal” draft no later than two (2) weeks before the start of workshop.
Applicant agrees to provide a final draft, for presentation, no earlier then seven (7) days and no later than two (2) days before the final scheduled rehearsal.
If selected for the Max K. Lerner Fellowship, playwrights will be offered a rehearsal and presentation slot during the LAB season and a $1000 honorarium. The Inkwell Theater Development LAB will provide a professional team of artists (director, actors, dramaturge, etc) and production support, as well as rehearsal and production space. For more information, you can contact us at lab@inkwelltheater.com