THEATER — SEPTEMBER 2025

August 31, 2025

2025-26 new play development programs

Dramatic Question Theatre

DEADLINE: September 2, 2025

INFO: DQT is open for submissions for our 2025-26 new play development programs. Their mission is to develop and present work by BIPoC and Female-identifying writers; concurrently, cultivate and maintain a diverse audience who is in routine discourse with them.

DQT envisions an American theatre wherein the population of professionally produced playwrights is as diverse as America.

PROGRAMS:

I - DQT American Woman:

American Woman (AW) is a solo show development and public engagement program for Female-identifying writers living in the United States. AW is conducted online and uses an instructor-led curated classroom format to advance each matriculant’s vision of their solo show. Since public engagement is an equally important component of both the AW experience and the DQT mission, up to three excerpts of pieces developed in AW are chosen by the artistic and executive directors for presentation in an online showcase.

To be eligible for AW, you must be Female-identifying, have an early draft of a solo piece, and submit the required materials by the deadline. Additionally, participants must be able to attend all 8 sessions in their entirety.

Up to 12 matriculants will be selected based on early drafts of their solo pieces, interviews, and other submission materials (i.e., artistic statements, resumes, etc.). American Woman will be conducted via Zoom for 8-consecutive weeks 12:00-2:30pm EST, Sundays, October 12 - November 30. DQT is proud to announce this season's PT instructor will once again be Raquel Almazan.

II - DQT Classics in Color:

Classics in Color (CiC) is a new play development and public engagement program for BIPoC writers developing plays that blend the BIPoC lived-experience with global classics. CiC is conducted via Zoom and uses an instructor-led curated classroom format with the goal of working constructively toward advancing each matriculant’s vision for their play. Since public engagement is an equally important component of both the CiC experience and the DQT mission, up to three excerpts of pieces developed in CiC are chosen by the artistic and executive directors for presentation in an online showcase.

To be eligible for CiC, you must identify as BIPoC, have an early draft of a play that fits the description above, and submit the required materials by deadline. Additionally, participants must be able to attend all 8 sessions in their entirety.

Up to 12 matriculants will be selected based on early drafts of their plays, interviews, and other submission materials (i.e., artistic statement, resumes, etc.) Classics in Color will be conducted via Zoom Wednesday November 5th, then Mondays November 10th-December 22nd 6:30-9:30pm EST. DQT is proud to announce this season's CiC instructor will once again be OBIE Award winner and recent Guggenheim Fellow recipient Caridad Svich.

III - DQT PlayTime:

PlayTime (PT) is a new play development program, for plays-in-progress, written by BIPoC or Female-identifying writers. PT is conducted online and uses an instructor-led curated classroom format with the goal of working constructively toward advancing each matriculant’s vision for their play. Since public engagement is an equally important component of both the PT experience and the DQT mission, up to three excerpts of pieces developed in PT are chosen by the artistic and executive directors for presentation in an online showcase.

To be eligible for PT, you must be BIPoC or Female-identifying, have an early draft of a play, and submit the required materials by deadline. Additionally, participants must be able to attend all 8 sessions in their entirety

Up to 12 matriculants will be selected based on early drafts of their plays, interviews, and other submission materials (i.e., artistic statements, resumes, etc.) PlayTime will be conducted via Zoom from 6-9:00pm (EST) on 8-consecutive Tuesdays between October 21 – December 9. DQT is proud to announce this season's PT instructor will once again be OBIE Award winner Carmen Rivera Tirado.

thedqt.org

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Fall '25 GUEST RESIDENCY

Woodward Residency

DEADLINE: September 8, 2025

INFO: Applications are now open for our Winter/Spring '25 Guest Residency in Ridgewood, Queens, NY.

ELIGIBILITY: Established/emerging artists and creative professionals in the fields of literary arts, design, music, and multi-disciplinary arts are encouraged to apply.

Please note that art forms that generate fumes (such as oil painting) cannot be accommodated. Also, with the exception of our piano residents who can use headphones, our space is best suited to less cacophonous artistic pursuits.

AWARD BENEFITS:

Access to the building from 9AM-5 PM, Monday through Friday for the duration of your Guest Residency.
Guest Residents will work in the communal Great Room, with library etiquette.
Open invite to weekly tea and cake gatherings, and occasional work shares and evening parties.
A supportive and engaged community of working creatives.

WORK SAMPLES + PERSONAL STATEMENT: Recent work samples and your personal statement should reflect your commitment to your work and clarify how the residency would benefit your work at this time. Please see our application for specific guidelines.

REFERENCES: Please provide the contact info of at least one professional and one personal reference (excluding family members or significant others).

If you are new to your field of interest and don’t have a professional reference to speak to your current creative pursuits, you are welcome to provide a reference from someone in another field who has worked directly with you.

RESIDENCY SESSION: September 30, 2025 — Jan 30, 2026

EVALUATION PROCESS: A rotating panel of arts professionals will review all applications with the intent of supporting both established and emerging artists. Panelists include novelists, filmmakers, performance artists, literary agents, film/theater producers.

Selection criteria includes originality, commitment to your proposed field of work, interest in community, and demonstrated need for a work space.

We have limited space for Guest Residents and encourage all applicants to reapply if they don’t get a spot in the upcoming session.

NOTIFICATION: All applicants will be notified at least two weeks in advance of the start of their requested residency session.

woodwardresidency.co/guestresidency

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THE HODDER FELLOWSHIP

Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University

DEADLINE: September 9, 2025 at 11:59 pm EDT

INFO: The Hodder Fellowship will be given to artists and writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, writers, translators, or other kinds of artists or humanists who have “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts”; they are selected more “for promise than for performance.” Given the strength of the applicant pool, most successful Fellows have published a first book or have similar achievements in their own fields; the Hodder is designed to provide Fellows with the “studious leisure” to undertake significant new work.

Hodder Fellows spend an academic year with Princeton, but no formal teaching is involved. A $93,000 stipend is provided for this 10-month appointment as a Visiting Fellow. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Previous recipients of the Princeton Arts Fellowship are not eligible to apply.

To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae, a 500-word project proposal, and samples of your work (i.e., writing sample, images of your work, video links to performances, etc.).

GUIDELINES:

To apply, please submit:

A curriculum vitae
500-word project proposal in which you describe your artistic project and what you plan to do during the fellowship's 10-month appointment
Work samples accompanied by a 150-word statement on how they relate to your proposal. Samples can be submitted as links in a PDF.

Creative Writing: Prose is limited to 3,000 words. Poetry is limited to 20 pages. If both a prose writer and poet, submit up to 2,000 words (prose) and up to 10 pages (poetry)
Dance (choreography): 1-3 links to at least 15 minutes total of rehearsals, research, or performances. Must be continuous footage with cue points. Do not send trailers, photographs or promotional materials.
Music: 1-2 scores and/or links to examples of performance (10 minutes total). Video is optional.
Theater: Up to 15 pages writing sample and/or up to 10 design images (photos or renderings) and/or video/audio reel with cue points.
Visual Arts: Up to 20 still images OR up to 10 minutes of video OR up to 10 still images and 5 minutes of video. Video can represent one work or excerpts; provide cue points if including a link to a longer work.

arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/hodder-fellowship

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PRINCETON ARTS FELLOWSHIPS

Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University

DEADLINE: September 9, 2025 at 11:59 pm EDT

INFO: Princeton Arts Fellowships will be awarded to artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching. Applicants should be early career visual artists, filmmakers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors and performance artists—this list is not meant to be exhaustive—who would find it beneficial to spend two years teaching and working in an artistically vibrant university community.

Princeton Arts Fellows spend two consecutive academic years (September 1-July 1) at Princeton University and formal teaching is expected. The normal work assignment will be to teach one course each semester subject to approval by the Dean of the Faculty, but fellows may be asked to take on an artistic assignment in lieu of a class, such as directing a play or creating a dance with students. Although the teaching load is light, our expectation is that Fellows will be full and active members of our community, committed to frequent and engaged interactions with students during the academic year.

STIPEND: A $93,000 a year stipend is provided. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton are not eligible to apply.

Past recipients of the Hodder Fellowship and individuals who have had a sustained and continuous relationship with Princeton University are not eligible to apply. Those who have had an occasional and sporadic relationship with Princeton may apply.

GUIDELINES: To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae, contact information for three references (should the search committee choose to contact references, please do not request letters or have letters sent in advance of a request from the search committee), and work samples (i.e., a writing sample, images of your work, video links to performances, etc.). Please also submit a 750-word proposal that includes how you propose to use the fellowship to develop your work, what you might teach or pursue with undergraduates, and how you have approached community building in your artistic practice, teaching, and/or research.

arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/princeton-arts-fellowship/

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Call for application: 2026 Spring Summer Residency

MacDowell

DEADLINE: September 10, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $30

INFO: MacDowell provides time, space, and an inspiring residential environment to artists of exceptional talent. A MacDowell Fellowship, or residency, consists of exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for up to eight weeks. There are no residency fees, and MacDowell offers financial assistance to reimburse the costs of direct travel to and from the residency, as well as expenses that artists expect to incur while in residence, including rent, lost income, and childcare.

ELIGIBILITY: MacDowell accepts applications from artists working in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. The sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence, which MacDowell defines in a pluralistic and inclusive way. MacDowell encourages applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics, engaging in the broadest spectrum of artistic practice, and investigating an unlimited array of inquiries and concerns. To that end, MacDowell welcomes artists working in various stages of their artistic practice to apply. Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program during the residency season for which they are applying. Doctoral candidates who have completed all coursework may apply.

MacDowell is committed to diversity and inclusion, and a more equitable arts and cultural sector. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. MacDowell offers barrier-free access in its main buildings and some studios.

While there are no medical facilities or medical personnel on site at MacDowell, the Monadnock Community Hospital is located 3 miles away in Peterborough, NH. Additionally, there are several medical facilities (hospitals and urgent care centers) within a 30-60 minute driving radius. MacDowell welcomes artists of all abilities to apply; artists with questions or concerns about potential medical needs are encouraged to contact us prior to residency to discuss access needs.

WORK SAMPLES: Work samples supporting the proposed project and completed within the past four years are requested, unless otherwise noted. All work samples are uploaded and submitted through the online application. Applicants unable to submit new work for the panel to review should include a note of explanation. Those applicants whose proposed project does not fall clearly within an artistic discipline should contact the Admissions office to discuss which discipline would best fit the proposed work. For detailed work sample requirements for each artistic discipline, click here.

REFERENCES: The MacDowell admissions department has temporarily suspended the reference letter requirement as part of the application process as a result of direct feedback from artists who have said reference letters pose a barrier to applying. Not all artists have access to referrers, and this lack of access disproportionately effects women and BIPOC artists. While reference letters can serve a purpose in application reviews, it is not an equitable or fair assessment tool. This experiment is part of MacDowell’s effort to improve equity and access in its culture.

macdowell.org/apply/application-guidelines

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VCCA RESIDENCIES AT MT. SAN ANGELO

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)

DEADLINE: September 15, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $30

INFO: Residencies can be transformative to an artist’s process and the effect on an artist’s career profound. A residency at VCCA gives artists the time and space to explore and go deeper into their work. Away from the constraints of “the real world” and in an accepting environment of talented peers, one can dream and create with the feeling that anything is possible.

VCCA’s Mt. San Angelo location in Amherst, Virginia, typically hosts 360 artists each year in residencies of varying lengths (no minimum; up to six weeks) with flexible scheduling. A residency at Mt. San Angelo includes a private bedroom with private en-suite bath, a private individual studio, three prepared meals a day, and access to a community of more than 20 other artists in residence.

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, VCCA is surrounded by natural wonders and hiking trails. Many local sites and additional inspiration can be found in short drives to Lynchburg (20 minutes), Charlottesville (1 hour), Roanoke (1.5 hours), or Richmond (2 hours).

FULLY FUNDED FELLOWSHIPS:

CHRISTINA CHIU AAPI WRITERS FELLOWSHIP
Who: Writers, with preference given to those who self-identify as part of the AAPI community
What: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo
When: Summer 2026 (May 1 – August 31)

GREATER OPPORTUNITY FELLOWSHIPS
Who: Artists in any discipline who have not previously been in residence at VCCA, with preference given to those who self-identify as people of color
What: Residency of up to two-weeks at Mt. San Angelo
When: Summer 2026 (May 1 – August 31)

RICHARD S. AND JULIA LOUISE REYNOLDS POETRY FELLOWSHIP
Who: Poets
What: Three-week residency at Mt. San Angelo
When: Summer 2026 (May 1 – August 31)

vcca.com

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2026 winter Residency

Monson Arts

DEADLINE: September 15, 2025

INFO: Monson Arts’ residency program supports emerging and established artists and writers by providing them time and space to devote to their creative practices. During each of our 2-week and 4-week programs throughout the year, a cohort of 5 artists and 5 writers are invited to immerse themselves in small town life at the edge of Maine’s North Woods and focus intensely on their work within a creative and inspiring environment. They receive a private studio, private bedroom in shared housing, all meals, and $500 stipend ($250 for 2-week programs). The Abbott Watts Residency for Photography offers access to the photography studio and darkroom of Todd Watts in nearby Blanchard, adjacent to the former home of Berenice Abbott. Click here to read more about this unique opportunity specifically for photographers.

Applications for a residency at Monson Arts are open to anyone at any stage of their career, working in visual arts, writing, and related fields (i.e. audio, video, photography, woodworking, movement, screen and playwrights). Open calls for residency applications currently take place 3 times throughout the year with deadlines on January 15, May 15, and September 15. Each application period corresponds to specific residency offerings 3-6 months out.

Residents’ studios are located in newly renovated Main Street buildings that have been designed specifically for visual artists and writers. All of our studio spaces are outfitted to be as flexible as possible so that we can accommodate a variety of creative practices. Our visual arts studios are spacious and light-filled with large work tables and sinks. Shelving and portable storage carts are available as needed. Access is available to woodshop and metal shop facilities in nearby buildings for any fabrication needs. Our writing studios are comfortably furnished with work tables, office chairs, bookshelves, and reading chairs. For those working in time and sound based media: apply to the Writing category if quiet contemplation would be best for your project or the Visual Arts category if you need room and the opportunity to make and play sounds out loud.

Residents live in newly renovated historic homes throughout town, within walking distance to studios and everything that downtown Monson has to offer. These are mostly 3 bedroom structures that are fully furnished and comfortable all four seasons of the year. Houses all have shared kitchens, bathrooms, and common areas with laundry machines, telephone, and other amenities as well. Wifi is available in all of our buildings through high speed fiberoptic service.

Application Requirements include:

Up to 5 images / 5 minutes of media OR 5 pages of writing examples
A letter of intent for your time at the residency
C.V. or Resume (limited to 6000 characters)
Two reference names

2026 WINTER RESIDENCY SCHEDULE:

1/12 – 1/22 – 2 Week Residency
1/26 – 2/19 – Residency (With Abbott Watts Resident)
2/23 – 3/19 – Residency

monsonarts.org/residencies/overview/

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Guggenheim Fellowship

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

DEADLINE: September 16, 2025 by 11:59pm EDT

INFO: The Guggenheim Fellowship is an annual competition celebrating exceptional achievements in the arts, sciences, and humanities. It offers support to exceptional individuals in pursuit of scholarship in any field of knowledge and creation in any art form, under the freest possible conditions.

For a century, Guggenheim Fellowships have helped artists, writers, scholars, and scientists at the highest levels of achievement pursue the work they were meant to do. Since our founding, we have supported over 19,000 Fellows.

Our mandate is uniquely broad. We support Fellows in over 50 different fields, spanning the full range of creative arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, including several interdisciplinary areas.

The Guggenheim Fellowship supports individuals who have achieved notable success in their careers across the creative arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. It is designed for mid-career professionals whose work is well-established. Potential Fellows have already made significant contributions to their field and are eager for time and resources that will allow them to further their meaningful work.

While many applicants are affiliated with an academic institution or university, independent scholars, writers, and artists are eligible to apply.

A Guggenheim Fellowship term may last from six months to one year, although the proposed project does not need to be completed within that period

We do not require academics to be on sabbatical leave or free from administrative or teaching duties during the Fellowship period, but it’s fine if they are. Also, we do not commit to replacing full salaries or guaranteeing specific costs. The award funds can generally be used for any purpose related to the pursuit of the Fellow’s project – living expenses, materials, travel, equipment, etc.

FELLOWSHIPS IN THE CREATIVE ARTS:

Guggenheim Fellowships in the creative arts have fueled projects in writing, the visual arts, dance, and music.

Our first Fellowship class included 24-year-old Aaron Copland, the “dean of American composers.” Every year since then, we have celebrated the work and vision of numerous artists. We supported Zora Neale Hurston as she wrote “Their Eyes Were Watching God” and Robert Frank as he photographed what would become “The Americans.” We have contributed to the careers of poet laureates, National Book Award honorees, and Pulitzer Prize winners; artists exhibited in The Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and renowned galleries; filmmakers who have won Oscars and revolutionized documentaries; dancers who have established entirely new ways of moving; and composers who have written their own rules for new music.

We are proud to support creativity in all forms, without constraint.

APPLICANT CRITERIA:

All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada at the time of application.
Individuals who have already received a Guggenheim Fellowship are not eligible to reapply.
Guggenheim Fellowships are not open to students (undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate).
Our awards are intended for individuals only; they are not available to organizations, institutions, or groups.

PROJECT CRITERIA:

The Foundation accepts applications from individuals proposing scholarly or creative projects in the creative arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, and a range of interdisciplinary fields.

Please note the following exceptions:

Guggenheim Fellowships are not available for the creation of residencies, curriculum development, or any type of educational program, nor are they available to support the development of websites or blogs.
Anthology, oral history, e-book, or textbook projects are not supported by our awards.
We regret that our awards are not available to support the writing of literature for children or young readers, or support any other type of work (e.g., films, plays, etc.) intended for young audiences.
Published writing not regarded as appropriate for our competition includes self-published works, publications for which the author has paid, and publications by publishers who do not engage in a process of critical review of submitted work. In addition, genre work (e.g., mysteries, romance, fantasy, etc.) is not within our scope.

We also accept applications for collaborative projects from two individuals who are working together on the same project, i.e., joint applications. If you would like more information about applying jointly, please contact us at competition@gf.org.

gf.org/program/how-to-apply

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The Diane Rodriguez Teatrista Award

Latinx Theatre Commons

DEADLINE: September 21, 2025 at EOD PST

INFO: The Diane Rodriguez Teatrista Award, “The Diane,” is the Latinx Theatre Commons’ first award dedicated to an individual working in the theatre field who is committed to increasing Latinx representation across disciplines. With this award, the LTC aims to continue the legacy of Diane Rodriguez (1951-2020), an award-winning, multi-hyphenate theatre artist who tirelessly advocated for other artists and opened doors for future leaders in the field.

The LTC will seek Latinx-identifying applicants who are nominated by peers and colleagues throughout the field, and award recipients will be selected by an appointed committee. With this approach, we aim to amplify Diane's spirit of generosity and her commitment to empowering fellow artists throughout her remarkable career. Please note individuals may not nominate themselves.

Nominations are open for theatre makers at any stage of their career. The Diane Rodriguez Teatrista Award recipient will receive a $5,000 unrestricted award. Nominations for the 2025 award will close on September 21, 2025 at EOD PST. Awardee will be notified of their standing December 8, 2025.

More on The Diane and previous awardees here: https://www.ltcommons.org/the-diane

For any questions please contact LTC Producer Jacqueline Flores at jacqueline@ltcommons.org

ltcommons.org/the-diane

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The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writer

New York Public Library

DEADLINE: September 26, 2025

INFO: The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers is an international fellowship program open to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building—including academics, independent scholars, and creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets). Visual artists at work on a book project are also welcome to apply. The Center appoints 15 Fellows a year for a nine-month term at the Library, from September through May. In addition to working on their own projects, the Fellows engage in an ongoing exchange of ideas within the Center and in public forums throughout the Library.

A Cullman Center Fellow receives the use of an office with a computer, full access to the Library’s physical and electronic resources, and a stipend of $90,000.

The Center awards fifteen fellowships each year to applicants whose work requires a period of sustained, intense immersion in the collections of one of the world’s greatest research libraries. It provides Fellows with a stipend, a private office for study and writing, and the opportunity to engage and collaborate with other Fellows through weekly lunches and other occasions to share their work. Fellows are chosen from a large field of applicants from across the United States and abroad to work at the Center from September through May.

nypl.org/about/fellowships-institutes/cullman-center-scholars-writers

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2026 RESIDENCIES

Vermont Studio Center

DEADLINE: September 30, 2025 by 11:59pm EST

APPLICATION FEE: $25

INFO: Vermont Studio Center invites applications for 2026. Nestled in the Green Mountains, VSC hosts an inclusive, global community of artists and writers. Enjoy private studios and lodging, fresh - local meals, and a vibrant Visiting Artists & Writers Program.

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 community building both locally and on campus. Every resident has the opportunity to participate in our Community Contribution Program for 3 hours per week, by assisting in one of these areas: Kitchen, School Arts Program, Visual Arts, and the Writing Program. No prior experience is necessary.

vermontstudiocenter.org/apply

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2025 John Lewis Writing Grants

Georgia Writers Association

DEADLINE: October 10, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET

SUBMISSION FEE: $0

INFO: The Georgia Writers Association's John Lewis Writing Grants are inspired by the late civil rights icon and his more than three decades of service as Georgia’s 5th District representative. The John Lewis Writing Grants will be awarded annually in the categories of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and screen/playwriting.

The purpose of the John Lewis Writing Grants is to elevate, encourage, and inspire the voices of promising Black writers in Georgia. Applicants must be emerging writers who are Black or African-American residents of Georgia for at least one year, or full-time students at a Georgia college or university at the time of application and on the date of the award. Writers who are eligible may apply annually but may only win the John Lewis Grant one time.

GRANT: The winning recipients will receive $500, and an invitation to read from their work at the next Red Clay Writers Conference.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and emerging writers who are Black or African-American residents of Georgia for at least one year, or full-time students at a Georgia college or university at the time of application and on the date of the award. Applicants are ineligible if they have published more than one traditionally published book. Promising writers without publication will be considered. Writers who are eligible may apply annually but may only win a grant once. There is no submission fee to enter. Applicants are ineligible if they are of relations to any of the Georgia Writers staff or board of directors.

GUIDELINES:

Writers may apply in only one genre and must submit the following:

A completed grant application
An artist statement of 500 words (max.) as a concise description of your work and goals as a writer. Tell us what inspires your writing career, and how your work engages (directly or indirectly) with the legacy of John Lewis.
A writing sample of 10 pages (max.) of a published or unpublished piece in the genre in which you are applying: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or screen/playwriting. If submitting poetry, one poem per page please.

*Do not include your name or any identifying information in the writing sample.

georgiawritersassociation.submittable.com/submit/333082/2025-john-lewis-writing-grants

THEATER — AUGUST 2025

July 31, 2025

THE 7-YEAR RESIDENCY

New Dramatists

DEADLINE: August 4, 2025

INFO: At New Dramatists, each resident playwright acts as the artistic director of their own seven-year new play laboratory, utilizing a menu of programming resources to pursue their artistic, process and development goals. Their Lab work is housed in a mindfully cultivated environment, free from financial and critical pressures, with guidance and support from a dedicated staff who encourage expansive, creative, and strategic thinking. Writers map their own journeys with complete creative authority.

Each resident playwright has access to and can schedule working sessions with collaborators, calendar permitting, on a first come first-serve basis, with casting and additional collaborator support from New Dramatists staff. Writers decide at which point it is helpful to invite an audience into their development process, and all public readings are free of charge. These sessions range from 1-2 day readings to 29-hour workshops. Because we cannot offer every playwright an extended workshop each season, with the combined goal of accommodating individual requests and equity for the whole company, when programming extended workshops, we consider who has had greater or lesser access to these resources over time, who’s later in residency years, and calendar availability. Like all development at New Dramatists, each playwright determines their own artistic goals and terms of engagement for the extended time, and all writers and their collaborators are compensated financially when working on extended workshops in the Lab.

Each year, we also offer two in-house PlayTime retreats for multiple writers and companies of collaborators with programming and support intended to inspire ambitious creation, spark collaboration, and encourage artistic growth.

ELIGIBILITY: Any playwright who is a U.S. citizen or who resides in and has the legal right to work in the United States may apply for the 7-year residency at New Dramatists as long as they can meet the submission requirements of 2 full-length plays and a biography or resume.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

Before beginning your application, please download and read the Guidelines for Resident Company document.

It is in your best interest to gather the documents required to upload to the application—two "blind" scripts and your bio/resume—early in the window, and submit your application in one session. You may be able to pause and return to your application as long as you continue working in the same browser, but this is not our recommendation. Once you complete the final step to “Submit Your Application”, you will no longer have access to your application.

The button to “Begin Application” will be posted on this web page at 10am EDT on Monday, July 21, 2025.

The application window closes automatically at 11:59pm EDT on Monday, August 4, 2025. Sessions will time out at this point and NO ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS, including those in progress, will be accepted after the window closes. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT TO SUBMIT YOUR MATERIALS UNTIL THE LAST DAY.

Please email our Literary Services Manager Connie Hall admissions@newdramatists.org with any questions.

newdramatists.org/7-year-residency

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call for submissions: ‘Love Your Mother: Environmental Responsibility and Recovery’

Revolutionary Dreaming

DEADLINE: August 12, 2025

INFO: Revolutionary Dreaming is inviting all self-identified Black girl (ages 11-24) literary artists to submit poems, flash-fiction pieces (NOT to exceed 500 words), nonfictional short essays (NOT to exceed 1,000 words), short screenplays, and plays in alignment with the theme Love Your Mother: Environmental Responsibility and Recovery.

We're encouraging submissions to reflect on what Black girls feel the human responsibility to the Earth is, as they consider Mother Earth as a site of reconciliation, recovery, and purpose -- ultimately led to wherever their imagination transports them

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzZ2dkIxsP8g8Ue6H9iFiZjeHW2-eX0-8x26UbCYifUhR6fQ/viewform

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Yale drama series

Yale University Press

DEADLINE: August 15, 2025

ENTRY FEE: $0

INFO: The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2026 playwriting competition.

JUDGE: The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

PRIZE: The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading at the Schwarzman Center at Yale University. The prize and publication are contingent on the playwright’s agreeing to the terms of the publishing agreement.

GUIDELINES:

Please follow these guidelines in preparing your manuscript:

This contest is restricted to plays written in the English language. Worldwide submissions are accepted.
Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays, with a minimum of 65 pages. Plays with less than 65 pages will not be considered.
Translations, adaptations, musicals, and children’s plays are not accepted.
The Yale Drama Series is intended to support emerging playwrights. Playwrights may win the competition only once.
Playwrights may submit only one manuscript per year. Only manuscripts authored by one playwright are eligible.
Plays that have been professionally produced or published are not eligible. Plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production or that have been published as an actor’s edition will be considered.
Plays may not be under option, commissioned, or scheduled for professional production or publication at the time of submission.
Plays must be typed/word-processed and page numbered. Plays with images are not accepted.
The Yale Drama Series reserves the right to reject any manuscript for any reason.
The Yale Drama Series reserves the right of the judge to not choose a winner for any given year of the competition and reserves the right to determine the ineligibility of a winner, in keeping with the spirit of the competition, and based upon the accomplishments of the author.

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:

Before submitting your play, please:

Omit your name and contact information from your manuscript and submission file name.
Begin your manuscript with a title page that shows the play's title, a 2-3 sentence keynote description of the play, a list of characters, and a list of acts and scenes.
Enter the title of your play, your name and contact information (including address, phone number, and email address), and a brief biography where indicated in the electronic submission form.

yup.submittable.com/submit

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Playlab

Pipeline Theatre Company

DEADLINE: August 15, 2025

INFO: Pipeline's Playlab is a playwrights' group that aids and encourages artists in growing their biggest, wildest ideas into imaginative and daring new plays. Through monthly meetings, one-on-one dramaturgical support, and workshop-events, each writer is supported in developing their ambitious initial concept into a new script over the course of a year!

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: In line with our vision, we want your most impossible idea for a play that you can't wait to write. We're looking for plays that bend the rules, and playwrights who crave a space in which they can dive into new, uncharted territory. We are interested in fostering projects in their earliest stages of conception – the closer you are to first putting pen to paper, the better!

TIMELINE: We will accept applications until August 15th! We will reach out to playwrights in August to schedule interviews, and the first Playlab meeting will take place at the end of September!

DATES: PlayLab meetings typically take place on the third Sunday of each month, from 11 - 2, but we will work with the PlayLab class to finalize dates that work for all. Throughout the year, we will also host three "Springboards;" workshops for playwrights to test out their projects in motion!

PAYMENT: This year, all playwright's will be paid $500 for their participation in PlayLab!

PLEASE NOTE that this year, we will be hosting PlayLab digitally or hybrid digital and in person. As such, we invite applications from outside of New York City.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaeDn_Wd3pC5wrWtw_a5tnX2DjhSiXuZn0QNvzTY1UfBZ2HQ/viewform

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script submissions

Clubbed Thumb

DEADLINE: August 31, 2025

INFO: From time to time we evaluate our submission policy to ensure that we’re giving writers the opportunity to share their work, in a way that is sustainable for our small team.

To that end, Clubbed Thumb will open play submissions this year for the month of August. Alongside submitting to our Biennial Commission (just announced; next up in 2027) and inviting us to your readings and productions (NYC only), this is an excellent way for us to get to know your work. We will read and respond to the plays we receive by May 2026. Please note we are not reading for a specific opportunity or production. Many of the writers we work with we met when they sent us a play!

Clubbed Thumb develops and produces plays that are funny, strange and provocative. If you’ve not seen our work, then look through our production history and read some of the plays we have produced (in our anthologies or published elsewhere) before submitting.

GUIDELINES:

Beyond our aesthetic criteria, Clubbed Thumb will only accept play submissions that fall within these basic guidelines:

Has at least three roles
Includes substantial and challenging roles for women
Running time of 90 min or less
Intermissionless
Unproduced in New York City

Do not send, for example:

Two-handers or solo shows
Tragedies
Adaptations
Plays that are over 110 pages (unless it reads really fast!)
Do not re-submit plays we have responded to; only submit one play please

Note that if you send work that does not adhere to the above guidelines, we cannot give it a thorough consideration. We understand that many plays do not fit this brief, but our interest is in reading how your unique voice intersects with our mission: funny, strange and provocative.

clubbedthumb.org/guidelines/

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STORYKNIFE WRITERS RETREAT

Storyknife

DEADLINE: August 31, 2025

INFO: Women’s stories are vital and important. Currently, those stories whether expressed in poems, plays, screenplays, novels, essays, or memoirs are not published, reviewed, or promoted as often as the work of men. Storyknife provides female-identified writers with the time and space to explore their craft without distraction. Every aspect of a residency at Storyknife is steeped in a profound generosity of spirit so that each writer knows she and her work are valuable. Storyknife residents carry away both this affirmation and a living community of women writers to assist their valuable work wherever they go.

Residencies at Storyknife in Homer, Alaska, are either for two or four weeks based on preference of the applicant. Resident’s food and lodging is covered during the period of their residency, but travel to and from Homer, Alaska, is the responsibility of the resident. There are some travel scholarships available. Residents stay in individual cabins & dine at the main house. An on-staff chef is responsible for food preparation.

Residencies are available April through October.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must:

Be woman-identified
Be 21 years of age or older
Apply as an individual artist, not a collaborative group or team

You will provide a work sample and answer four questions (each answer 300 words or fewer).

How have you sought to educate yourself as a writer? (Formal education not a prerequisite, but evidence of curiosity and learning in your applicable genre is.)
What is your experience with publishing your work? (Publishing is not a prerequisite but is considered a goal for writers who attend Storyknife.)
What project will you pursue while in residency? (Please note that you will be free to work on whatever writing you wish during residency. We simply are interested in what you think you’ll be pursuing.)
Why would a writing residency benefit you at this time especially?

Work Sample Requirements:

Work samples should reflect work completed within the last two years. All work samples must be uploaded through Submittable.
Applicants can submit published or unpublished work samples.
All work samples must be combined into one PDF file.
A writing sample not to exceed 10 pages (prose: double-spaced 12 point font, poetry: single-spaced 12 point font acceptable). Prose includes screenplays and stage plays which also must conform to the 10 page limit.
Any writing samples with identifying material will be disqualified. This is an anonymous process. Identifying material is your full name, last name, address, or publication credits. Do no include your last name, address, or publication credits in either the writing sample, the file name, or in headers/footers. This only refers to the writing sample, not the answers to the questions.

Diversity

Storyknife is committed to diversity and elevating the voices of historically excluded communities. We value all aspects of diversity and seek to make each resident’s time at Storyknife as productive and pleasant as possible.

The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

It is prohibited to use any AI tools in any fashion to create/check/modify the answers to your application questions or your writing sample.

storyknifewritersretreat.submittable.com/submit

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FALL 2025 MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: GIRLS WRITE NOW COLLABORATORY JOURNEYS

Girls Write Now

DEADLINE: August 31, 2025

INFO: Calling all storytellers! Applications are officially open for Fall 2025 Journeys in the Girls Write Now Collaboratory!

Are you 14-24 and ready to write your truth with support from a mentor?
Are you 25+ and passionate about guiding the next generation of creatives?

Join a powerful community where women and gender expansive writers come together to learn, create, and grow.

Each Journey in the Girls Write Now Collaboratory is a package of Writing Course Content, Mentorship, and Community Experiences. Our team of teachers, artists, and content experts has thoughtfully curated each Journey to be a dynamic, multifaceted experience. Journeys can be light touch or intensive, short or long-term, asynchronous or in real time.

JOURNEY CYCLES:

A Cycle is a three-month time period. You can sign up for one, two, or threeCycles to meet your schedule and goals.

Fall: November 1-January 31
Spring: March 1-May 31

girlswritenow.org/journeys/

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CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: ‘QUEERING OUR SILOS: GESTURES OF EUPHORIA PROJECT 2025–2026’

Maurice Moore

DEADLINE: September 1, 2025 by midnight

INFO: LGBTQIA2S+ artist(s) & allies in the Appalachian regions are invited to submit proposals to teach in person or online creative arts workshops for the Queering Our Silos: Gestures of Euphoria Project 2025-2026.

These creative arts workshops will help various arts communities get out of our silos and build stronger, more collaborative relationships between LGBTQIA2S+ communities & allies throughout the Appalachian region: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Each selected facilitator will receive a $1,000 grant to support their work. Workshops can be in any creative medium, and may take place in person or online.

Budget - $1000

Artist Labor or Compensation $500

•Funds will be used to pay an artist a $500.00 honorarium to teach their workshop. If there are multiple artists teaching a workshop the $500.00 honorarium will be divided between the artists.

Materials $200

•The artist(s) leading a workshop will receive $200.00 for materials.

Location/Space $200

•$200.00 of the funds will be used for the artist(s) to rent a space to teach their workshops.

*Funds will be reallocated to support additional workshops if the location/space is provided at no cost or if the course is delivered online.

Food $100

•$100.00 of the funds will be used by the artist(s) teaching their workshops to buy healthy food and refreshments for the workshop taught.

*30 days before artist the Artist(s) purposed workshop, the artist(s) will receive funds for materials $200.00, renting Location/Space $200.00, and food $100.00. Total $500.00.

**Upon completion of the workshop, the artist(s) will send the project organizer at QOSGEProject@outlook.com photos and/or video documentation from the workshop, along with receipts/invoices for (materials/food/rented location/space, then the Artist(s) will receive the honorarium. All workshops need to be completed between Oct 1, 2025 - May 15, 2026.

***Artist(s) will have two weeks after the completion of their workshop to send documentation & receipts/invoices to the project organizer at QOSGEProject@outlook.com to receive the honorarium.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Sep 1, 2025: Proposal deadline
Sep 3, 2025: Proposals Reviewed
Sep 30, 2025: Artist Notified of Approved Proposals

*Due our small staff only selected artist/artist team's approved proposals will be notified. We thank you for understanding.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrJbTK2yjxNBTRYVNrWLGedF7VbmYX9mmQ5R3p2p3qC8_H1w/viewform

THEATER — JULY 2025

July 1, 2025

BIPOC Critics Lab

The Public Theater

DEADLINE: July 7, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

INFO: The Public's BIPOC Critics Lab was founded in 2020 by Jose Solís as a first-of-its-kind program designed to train and create work by emerging BIPOC theater journalists.

Sessions for the Lab will span the course of The Public’s 2025-26 season, with 10 weekly sessions in the Fall, followed by four monthly sessions in the Spring. Those chosen to participate will receive offers to join the cohort in August, with the cohort officially beginning in mid-September. This iteration of the cohort will be a hybrid model of online sessions and optional in-person activities. Participants who meet the attendance requirements will be assigned a future commissioned piece with compensation.

Following the tenets of dialogue, compassion, and nurturing one’s unique voice, future critics who participate in the cohort will contribute to the creation of a custom program that fits their specific needs and encourages them to pursue the path of criticism that best serves them. Participating in the cohort is at no cost to members. Selected members will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of arts journalism through a variety of mediums beyond the written word.BIPOC experts in the field also serve as guest speakers for the Lab. Writers who meet the attendance requirements at the culmination of the program will be assigned a future commissioned piece with compensation.

Please reach out to us at BIPOCCriticsLab@publictheater.org for any inquiries.

publictheater.org/artistic-programs/bipoc-critics-lab-pages/bipoc-critics-lab/

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Ruby Creatives In Residence Program

The Ruby

DEADLINE: July 8, 2025

INFO: The Ruby is a collective of creative women, trans women, femmes, and nonbinary people that values empathy and education. Our Creatives in Residence (CIR) program supports QT BIPOC Bay Area creatives with 10 fully-funded year-long memberships.

Our Creatives in Residence Program is designed to offer creatives the opportunity to immerse themselves in a supportive environment and create new work while interacting with the Ruby community. Our program is open to creatives working in all disciplines, including visual arts, music, literature, performing arts, journalism, and more. In addition, we welcome applications from arts educators, oral historians, cultural workers, food and drink-based artisans, community organizers, and other changemakers.

As a Creative in Residence, you will have access to our community workspace and resources from September 15, 2025 - September 15, 2026. You will also have the opportunity to engage with Ruby community members through workshops, readings, community meals, and other events.

The program is open to both emerging and established creatives.

GENERAL CREATIVES IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM:

We are excited to offer 5 CIR opportunities to LGBTQ+ and/or BIPOC individuals who would not otherwise be able to afford a Ruby membership. These are year-long Full Ruby memberships that will span a year, from September 15, 2025 - September 15, 2026.

SPECIALIZED CRATIVES IN RESIDENCE OPPORTUNITIES:

We also have several specialized creatives in residence opportunities available for those with financial need who would benefit from a Ruby membership. These are also year-long Ruby memberships spanning from September 15, 2025 - September 15, 2026.

The Dorothea Gertrude Flynn CIR Opportunity will be given to a recipient who was the first in their family to enroll in higher education. Dorothea Gertrude Flynn was born in 1917. She had planned to attend Barnard College (Columbia did not accept women at the time) and dreamed of a becoming a writer—specifically, a journalist. After her mother died in childbirth and her father subsequently lost everything in the Depression, she was no longer able to afford college, and never attended. She was always a passionate advocate for education for women, and would have been thrilled by the community of writers and creatives here at the Ruby. This is a full, one-year membership to The Ruby.

The Leonore Peyser Davis CIR Opportunity will be given to a musician or music writer with financial need. Leonore Peyser Davis was a devotee of all the arts, and music, especially opera, which was something she adored. This CIR opportunity celebrates her passion for music and is dedicated to cultivating emerging voices in the field. This is a full, one-year membership to The Ruby.
The Rachel Khong CIR Opportunity will be given to a LGBTQ+ and/or POC fiction writer with financial need working on their first novel. Rachel Khong is a San Francisco-based writer and the founder of The Ruby. Rachel worked tirelessly to provide a collaborative, safe space for women and non-binary people to pursue their goals and creative work in community with others. This CIR will join the Ruby for a year as a full member and as a welcome contributor to the mutually affirming community that Rachel built.
The So-Youn Kim CIR Opportunity will be given to an emerging Bay Area LGBTQ+ and/or POC writer tackling topics relating to social justice. So-Youn Kim was a writer and activist, tackled the injustices she saw all around her. She was passionate about advocating for women and girls, the LGBTQ+ community, and people of color. She loved deeply and recklessly, leaving a lasting impression on anyone who met her. A San Francisco native, she died at the age of 23 in 2009, while serving with the Peace Corps in Morocco. The So-Youn Kim Creative in Residence opportunity celebrates her life and creativity. In addition to a year-long community membership at the Ruby, the CIR will be able to contribute to a chapbook, housed in the Ruby library, that includes writings from So-Youn and prior So-Youn Kim Creatives in Residence.
The Tillie Olson CIR Opportunity will be given to a creative over the age of fifty with financial need. Tillie Olson was a Bay Area-based writer and labor organizer who stopped writing for thirty years because of financial issues before publishing her seminal work, Silences, at 66. Her interest in long-neglected women authors inspired the development of academic programs in women’s studies. This is a full, one-year membership to The Ruby.

CREATIVES IN RESIDENCE VALUES:

The Ruby Creatives in Residence program extends and expands on The Ruby’s values for collective support and collaboration for artists and creatives. In applying to this program, we expect alignment with the below values:

Collective Support and Care: Creatives in residence, as all Ruby members, are expected to contribute time and care to the Ruby. Each member is expected to contribute approximately 3 hours monthly to the community. This may include organizing opportunities for members to gather, staffing the front desk, supporting an event, or mentoring and supporting other members of the collective.
Dedication to work: Creatives in residence are expected to use the provided communal space for working and showcasing on their art and creative projects.
Respect for the community: Creatives in residence are expected to conduct themselves in a respectful manner towards other community members. They should treat the space and resources with care and be mindful of the impact their work may have on the community.
Active participation: As the crux of our work is collective support and community empowerment, creatives in residence are expected to participate actively in workshops, exhibitions, events, and, like all members of our community, contribute time in support of community stewardship of our space.

Overall, artists in residence of a creative collective are expected to be collaborative, dedicated, respectful, and active. In exchange, they will have access to a supportive and inspiring environment to create new work, develop their skills, and build connections with other creatives.

APPLICATION SEASON: We are seeking applicants who will regularly use The Ruby as a work space, who might make meaningful progress on their projects during the course of this year, share in our collective values, and who are in financial need. Creatives in residence, as all Ruby members, are expected to contribute time and care to the Ruby. Each member is expected to contribute approximately 3 hours monthly to the community. This may include organizing opportunities for members to gather, staffing the front desk, supporting an event, or mentoring and supporting other members of the collective.

therubysf.com/creativesinresidence

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KYOTO RETREAT

DEADLINE: July 15, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $95

INFO: The Kyoto Retreat is a new program created by Japan-based, independent curator Dexter Wimberly. The Kyoto Retreat offers artists, curators, and writers, based anywhere in the world, an opportunity to spend four weeks in Kyoto, Japan, for research, exploration, and inspiration. If selected for the retreat, you will receive a roundtrip flight, a private bedroom, and $800 USD to supplement meals and local transportation.

The inaugural Kyoto Retreat will take place from October 16 - November 13, 2025. Individuals selected for the retreat will be notified by August 15, 2025.

A 4-WEEK EXPERIENCE:

We select artists, curators, and writers at all career stages, working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, interdisciplinary, and social practice. Individuals must be over 21 years old to apply. Our application requires you to submit a CV or resume, a brief statement about your creative interests and a description of how you anticipate using the time if selected for The Kyoto Retreat. You can also provide up to 10 work samples.

For artists, Kyoto's temples and shrines, such as the golden splendor of Kinkaku-ji and the serene rock gardens of Ryoan-ji, provide a gateway into traditional Japanese aesthetics. The interplay of light and shadow in these sacred spaces, alongside the intricate details of wooden architecture and ornate carvings, can ignite a profound creative spark.
Curators will find Kyoto's preservation of heritage arts—like tea ceremonies, ikebana (flower arranging), and Noh theater—a living museum that transcends time. The city's numerous galleries and artisan workshops showcase both classical crafts and contemporary art, offering a unique opportunity to explore the evolution of Japanese artistry.
For writers, Kyoto's tranquil gardens and winding cobblestone streets evoke narratives waiting to be penned. The changing hues of autumn during October and November paint the city in vibrant reds and golds, providing a stunning backdrop for contemplation and storytelling. Walking through the bamboo groves of Arashiyama or along the philosopher's path can stir reflections on nature, philosophy, and the human experience.

kyotoretreat.com

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2026 artist residency

Marble House Project

DEADLINE: July 15, 2025

INFO: Marble House Project is a multidisciplinary artist residency program that fosters collaboration and the exchange of ideas, by providing an environment for artists across disciplines to live and work together. The residency is dedicated to ecological principles and integrates sustainable practices, including small-scale organic food production and waste conservation. Residents sustain their growth by engaging with the grounds while working on their artistic practice. Marble House Project is founded on the belief that the act of creating, whether in the studio or in nature, is how human potential expands and community thrives.

Marble House Project accepts approximately 60 residents and is open to artists living in the United States and abroad. You must be at least 21 years old. Each session accommodates eight artists and is specifically curated to bring together a diverse group of creative workers, to maximize potential for collaboration and dialogue while in residence and beyond.

RESIDENCY DATES FOR 2026:

April 21 - May 12
May 19 - June 9
June 30 - July 14 (ecology residency)
September 29 - October 20

ABOUT: All residents live together in the historic, eight-bedroom Manley-Lefevre house, a communal space organized around responsibilities-sharing systems which highlight sustainability and community. The residency is an opportunity to develop and carry out practices of mutual support, group conversation, and to cultivate adaptive relationships with the environment. This can take the form of discussions with guest multidisciplinary artists, thinkers, and activists and other individual and group activities that benefit our community of residents.

Residents will be paired and asked to cook for shared dinners at least three times over the course of their residency, Monday-Friday. . Each session culminates with a short video interview and artists are invited to publicly share their work with our community and each other. Marble House Project provides private bedrooms, food, private studio space, and artist support. We are not able to cover costs related to travel or materials. There is no fee to attend the residency.

Applications are accepted in all creative fields including but not limited to writing, dance and choreography, performance, music composition and sound, film and video, visual arts, and culinary arts. Applications are reviewed by a jury of alumni and staff. Artists are selected based on quality of work, commitment to practice, and project description. Please choose the application that best describes your work. Two artists may apply together as a collaborative, and should complete one application. Within each application you will be asked to select the session dates best for you.

If you are applying to the ecology residency you must have a project that aligns with this theme. You may also apply to the other residency sessions as well.

Marble House Project does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. For exact dates, more information or questions about the residency, visit our FAQ page. If you still have questions you may contact info@marblehouseproject.org.

Personal information is not shared with our jury and will remain confidential. This includes email, home address, phone number and any information regarding your family, anything else you would need to tell us and how you heard about Marble House Project. Please remove this information from your resume. All of our outreach questions also remain confidential and blind to our jury.

marblehouseproject.submittable.com/submit

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DGF 2025-2026 NATIONAL PLAYWRITING FELLOWS

Dramatists Guild Foundation

DEADLINE: July 21, 2025

INFO: The DGF National Fellows program is a nine-month virtual intensive for dramatists who want to develop their existing work and advance their careers.

The National Fellows program is a free program created by the Dramatists Guild Foundation, designed to eliminate historical barriers of entry for many emerging dramatists. This nationwide cohort of playwrights, composers, lyricists, librettists, and bookwriters will work together under the guidance and leadership of prominent program chairs to develop their current work.

Selected writers, in all stages of their careers, will work with industry professionals as the Chairs for the program, over nine months to learn how to develop, promote, and market their work for a staged production. National Fellows will receive a stipend, access to career resources, become part of a nationwide cohort of dramatists, and have the opportunity to visit New York at the end of the Fellowship and attend the Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala in October.

PLEASE NOTE: this Fellowship opportunity is not for anyone who resides in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania). If you are in one of these areas, you are welcome to apply for our New York Fellows Program in 2026.

dramatistsguildfoundation.submittable.com/submit

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The 7-Year Residency

New Dramatists

APPLICATION PERIOD: July 21 - August 4, 2025

HOW TO SUBMIT:

Before beginning your application, please download and read the Guidelines for Resident Company document.

The button to “Begin Application” will be posted on this web page at 10am EDT on Monday, July 21, 2025.

Please email our Literary Services Manager Connie Hall admissions@newdramatists.org with any questions.

newdramatists.org/7-year-residency

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2025-2026 CoCo Residency

Colt Couer

DEADLINE: July 29, 2025 by 10:00 pm EST

INFO: The CoCo Residency program started 8 years ago and invites 6-9 early and mid-career theatre artists to form a cohort over a year-long period. The cohort includes playwrights, directors, creative producers, and designers.

If selected, you will be required to attend and participate in five CoCo Residents' meetings (in Brooklyn). Each Resident is responsible for 1 'half-meeting' chunk which can be spent completely as they wish. That is not hyperbole - the time does not have to be 'theatre' or 'productivity' focused. In fact, we prefer that the session not consist exclusively of ‘reading pages’ - we encourage you to explore the unique perspectives in the room and facilitate conversations and/or activities that open our minds to new ways of thinking, being, and making.

We also invite the cohort of Residents to join as much CoCo programming as they're interested in. We hold Community Gatherings quarterly, featuring workshops and trainings, as well as games & exercises led by CoCo Company members and affiliated artists. We also produce 1-3 world premiere productions/year and we expect you to see and engage with the work.

The goal of this program is for residents to build authentic relationships within their cohort, as well as with the Colt Coeur Leadership team. (We also hope you get to know the artists in the Company!) Unlike other residencies, there is no specific product you are working on, nor is there a forward-facing presentation of any kind. Hopefully, our time together yields exciting ideas, nourishes our souls, and establishes the foundations for future collaborations.

The CoCo Residency program alumni include: Brittany K. Allen, Will Arbery, Rashad T. Bailey, Micaela Bottari, Katie Brook, Bleu Beckford-Burell, Dustin Chinn, Kate Cortesi, Melissa Crespo, Sarah Dahnke, Adrienne Dawes, Kate Douglas, Tara Elliot, Justine Gelfman, Emma Goidel, Jeremy O. Harris, Justice Hehir, Rachel Herron, Obehi Janice, C.A. Johnson, J. Mehr Kaur, Portia Krieger, Ying Ying Li, Alex Lin, Niara Mae, Natalie Margolin, Rehana Lew Mirza, Lia Romeo, Sarah Sander, Danya Taymor, Corey Umlauf, Liba Vaynberg, Noelle Viñas, Whitney White, Seayoung Yim, Pirronne Yousefzadeh, and Cate Yu. (If you know any of these artists - we encourage you to ask them about their experience!)

Because we are hoping to engage with you in person and we know that community building requires significant time and energy - we ask you to be honest with yourself and with us about what you're up for. If this isn't a good year, please don't apply. If you already feel spread thin in terms of artistic homes/projects/etc, please make space for another artist to have this opportunity. This opportunity is specifically for NY-based artists - please do not apply this year if you are not NY-based. Additionally, please know that far more playwrights apply to this program - but we want designers, directors and creative producers too - please help spread the word to them!!

Through this residency, we are excited to offer:

an $800 stipend (in two payments, one in October 2025, one in August 2026)
access to the CoCo office/rehearsal studio in DUMBO (we encourage Residents to collaborate with each other and share their work in our DUMBO studio)
Up to $50 towards workshop/development to support your creative work/sharing

We ask all Residents to list their engagement (Colt Coeur Resident Artist) in their bios for the duration of the Residency and to commit to attending at least 4 of the 5 CoCo Resident meetings.

Please take a few moments to read our Code of Community (https://www.coltcoeur.org/code-of-community) and fill out the form below. Every individual who collaborates with Colt Coeur is held to the same standard as outlined in this Code. We ask that you join us in creating a nurturing and supportive space (virtual or in-person) for all.

Please note that these responses will be shared among Adrienne Campbell-Holt (she/her, CoCo Artistic Director), Heather Cohn (she/her, CoCo Executive Producer), Talya Braverman (any pronouns, CoCo Artistic Associate), Maya Smoot (she/her, CoCo Director of Outreach & Education) and Board members serving on the Artistic Programming committee.

We will notify finalists and conduct interviews the week of August 18th. (In-person interviews are preferred but zoom is possible.) Our first session is Friday, September 12th.

If you would like to speak to our team about alternative ways to apply (i.e. self-recorded video, or audio file), please get in touch at coltcoeur@gmail.com.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcy4un7sFgB_9-vEBzg42_JBrTdnK4TGCT_DBjalxOgx2KYg/viewform?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafpQCuPdKbJXG7iP1-z76ehwZWC7z5HcJ3yu8gzpdxS1mwmtKbPhfVlFPP3zg_aem_UqEPbtrOpBXfd346p2iRbA

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CALL FOR MENTORS: Prison Writing Mentorship Program

PEN America

DEADLINE: July 31, 2025

INFO: The PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program has been a pillar of the Prison and Justice Writing Program for nearly 50 years. Separated from the outside world, incarcerated writers face unique challenges to their emergence and careers as writers, journalists, and artists with valuable contributions.

The PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program aims to fill this gap by matching an incarcerated writer with a writer on the outside who has volunteered to read and respond to submitted work—a relationship similar to that of a writer and editor. The majority of mentees join the program through the annual PEN Prison Writing Awards, either as winners or by recommendation of the judging committee.

Through these pairings, writers receive feedback on new or existing work, support with crafting a writing practice and process, and, most importantly, a tether to literary communities outside prison walls. These exchanges are designed to be connective experiences, where reciprocal learning occurs between mentees and mentors. In this respect, the PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program aims for participants to:

Celebrate Different Perspectives
Develop a Writing Practice
Strengthen Literary Craft
Explore New Methods of Storytelling
Foster Connections with Literary Landscape

LASTING IMPACT: The impact of the PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program often extends beyond the writing goals of its participants. Participating mentees who complete the correspondence cycle receive a certificate of completion. Previous participants have included this certificate—as well as other documentation of their work with PEN America—in dossiers for parole hearings.

The program also facilitates the cultivation of deep and enduring relationships between writers in prisons and those on the outside. These meaningful connections are honored through the annual PEN America/L’Engle Rahman Prize for Mentorship, which is named for the 10-year written friendship of the late acclaimed author Madeleine L’Engle and scholar, writer, and former Black Panther Party leader Ahmad Rahman. In his nomination essay, 2023 PEN America/L’Engle Rahman Prize winner Steven Perez writes about his impactful relationship with his mentor, Alison Harney:

MENTEES: The Prison and Justice Writing Program works with adult writers who are incarcerated in federal and state prisons, jails, and detention centers. Program participants are of all age groups, races, ethnicities, genders, ability, and educational backgrounds, and join a community of writers with diverse lived experiences and writing backgrounds. PEN America works with individuals regardless of the circumstances that led to their incarceration.

MENTORS: The community of volunteers involved in the PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program are writers and editors of all genres who have direct experience with teaching, conducting an editorial process, facilitating workshops, and/or have familiarity with the media, literary, and publishing landscapes. This program is not suited for high school and undergraduate students. Graduate students, in MFA programs or otherwise, are welcome to apply. Individuals with justice involvement are highly encouraged to submit a mentor application.

PAIRING PROCESS: Pairings are decided based on the experience, skills, and strengths of each mentee and mentor applicant. We also cross reference each mentee’s expressed goals and intentions from their onboarding survey to provide a supportive and enriching experience.

Due to the convoluted nature of sending mail to and from prison, as well as the increasing censorship practices and mail digitization, the PEN Prison Writing Mentorship Program is generally limited to writers who are recipients of the PEN Prison Writing Awards. Mentor applicants who are not paired for the upcoming cohort, may apply next year for the 2026-2027 mentorship cycle, and are encouraged to register for Works of Justice—PJW’s newsletter-based content series—to learn about future opportunities.

Please note that this is not a pen pal program. We support and admire the important work of pen pal programs and encourage those who do not fit the above criteria, or who don’t receive a pairing, to pursue those opportunities which are critical to mitigating the impact of isolation on the millions of people incarcerated in the US. Some of our favorites areHuman Rights Pen Pals, Lifelines to Solitary, Black and Pink, pARTner project.

MENTOR ENGAGEMENT:

PEN America facilitates most correspondence between mentors and mentees, with the expectation that mentors respond to each mentee communication within three weeks. Mentors are expected to correspond with mentees throughout the 10-month cycle, but are welcome to continue beyond that.

Throughout the cycle, the Prison and Justice Writing Program team will also host a variety of community-based sessions for volunteers, including an orientation, webinars, and other learning opportunities.

2025-2026 TENTATIVE TIMELINE:

Below are key dates for the 2025-2026 mentorship cycle. Some of these dates, such as the orientation, are subject to change based on internal and participant scheduling.

June 1 – July 31, 2025: Mentorship application open
September 30, 2025: All mentor/mentee pairs confirmed
October 7, 2025: Mentor Orientation (virtual)
October 15, 2025: Correspondence cycle begins
August 14, 2026: Correspondence cycle ends

pen.org/prison-and-justice-writing/mentoring-program/

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Emerging Writers Residency

Circle in the Square Theatre School

DEADLINE: September 1, 2025

INFO: The Emerging Writers Residency is a new works incubator that offers theater writers a four-week residency at our premier acting conservatory to develop a play or musical, culminating in a presentation on the Circle in the Square Broadway stage..

The CITSTS New Works Residency offers writers a creative space, an acting troupe, and time to develop their work. One musical and one play are selected each year to be workshopped for four weeks each, with CITSTS student actors and faculty directors. Each piece will receive a public reading on the Circle in the Square Broadway stage at the end of that four weeks.

SCHEDULE:

The Musical will be in residence from January 13, 2026 to Feb 9, 2026, with the public presentation on February 3, 2025. See the Musical Submission Guidelines for a detailed schedule.
The Play will be in residence from January 13, 2026 to Feb 9, 2026, with the presentation on February 10, 2025. See the Play Submission Guidelines for a detailed schedule.
Writers are required to be present in person at Circle in the Square in NYC for the residency. There is an honorarium, but no housing or transportation is provided.

HONORARIUM:

Playwright: $500
Musical team: $500 per team member, maximum of $1000 to be divided evenly

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:

Printing, photocopies, and binders
Access to the CITSTS library and rehearsal rooms as a space to write outside of the session times
Complimentary tickets to the show playing on the Broadway stage when available

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A WRITER:

There are no limitations on writer experience level or demographics. The first round of submissions will be read BLIND.
As an educational institution, it is imperative to us that the writers we bring in are comfortable working in an educational environment with actors who have never been part of a new works process before. There will be an interview process for the six finalists (3 plays, 3 musicals) to determine which writers will be the best fit for our institution.
Writers are expected to be within commuting distance of NYC for the duration of the residency. No housing or transportation will be provided. Please reach out to us with any questions regarding potential conflicts.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A SCRIPT/SCORE:

A full draft of a script/score in early stages of development that has NOT been professionally produced (1st drafts are great!)
Substantial and challenging roles for a diverse array of actors (both racial and gender diversity)
A MINIMUM of 4 substantial roles*, not including ensemble for the musical. Musicals with ensembles are encouraged to apply!
You must be the sole author or authors of the piece you are submitting, and the exclusive owner of all rights to the play or musical. If you are submitting an adapted work, the rights to any material not in the public domain must have been granted in writing and you will submit a copy of the release with your application.

* Note: as we are casting within our student body, flexible casting may be necessary

circlesquare.org/emerging-writers-residency

THEATER — JUNE 2025

May 31, 2025

2025-2026 Artists in Residence program

Ars Nova (NYC)

DEADLINE: June 6, 2025

INFO: The Artists in Residence Program is an individually tailored, development-based residency for early career performing artists of all disciplines to explore a project in house at Ars Nova over the course of a season. The residency is a unique opportunity for artists who develop work in non-traditional ways to make use of Ars Nova’s customized, flexible support to discover new things about their project and process, and to build community and peer relationships with artists across genres in the residency cohort.

Residents will be invited to develop a specific project in house at Ars Nova for a season, working toward goals and benchmarks for that project that are defined at the beginning of the residency. The focus of an artist’s residency at Ars Nova is on a fruitful process and the development of an artistic practice, not on a finished product. Through a wide range of development tools, institutional resources and hands-on artistic support, residents are encouraged to think big, take risks and push their creative potential as they make work under Ars Nova’s roof. Residents will also have the opportunity to connect with one another and with the wider Ars Nova community through events, monthly get-togethers, and more.

Ars Nova is now accepting Intent to Apply Forms for our new 2025-2026 Artists in Residence program. We’re looking for early career artists of all disciplines, including but not limited to playwrights, composers, devisers, curators, comedians to join a cohort of creatives who will spend a season in residence with Ars Nova.

RESIDENCY EXPECTATIONS:

Resident Artists will be in residence with Ars Nova from early September 2025 throughend of June 2026;
Resident Artists will attend monthly cohort gatherings led by a member of the Ars Nova Artistic Team;
Resident Artists will work with the Artistic Team to design a development trajectory for their residency at the beginning of the season.

RESIDENCY RESOURCES:

A monthly residency stipend
A budget, managed by Ars Nova, to support their development in the residency;
Hands-on support and mentorship from the Ars Nova artistic team on their artistic trajectory;
Access to the space and resources in the Ars Nova building, including, but not limited to, rehearsal space, theater space, jump desks, printers, and more;
Participation in a retreat at some point in the season;
Complimentary tickets to Ars Nova shows;
The opportunity to present work onstage at the Ars Nova Theater.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Q: I create with a collaborator. Can I apply with them?

A: We will accept applications from individuals, duos, or trios collaborating on a project.

Q: What kinds of artists can participate in this residency?

A: We would love to receive applications from early career generative artists of all types in the performing arts. This could include—but is not limited to—playwrights, composers, devisers, curators, comedians, clowns, choreographers, and directors. Are you a generative artist who doesn’t yet have a name for what you do? We’d love to meet you!

Q: What kind of projects are you looking for in this residency?

A: Projects that are either new or in early stages of development will benefit most from the resources offered in this residency.

Q: Is this residency open to artists outside of New York City?

A: Given the frequency of cohort gatherings and onsite development work, this residency is best suited to artists who live in the New York area.

Q: What will the full application process look like?

A: Interested artists should submit an Intent to Apply form by June 6. After reviewing all submissions, Ars Nova’s Artistic Team will invite a selection of those artists to submit a full application to the program in July. A select group of those applicants will be asked to interview with the Artistic Team in August, with the goal of finalizing the cohort by the end of August for an early September start.

Q: I want to apply to Play Group, CAMP, the Vision Residency, or Maker’s Lab. When are those applications opening for next season?

A: You should apply to this program! This year, we are putting our energy into a program that connects artists working in all mediums rather than siloing them into separate programs. The Artists in Residence Program will support all the same genres of art-making that Play Group, CAMP, Vision Residency, and Maker’s Lab supported. And ideally, its flexible nature will make room for artists who might not have found a home in any of those programs!

arsnovanyc.com/ARTISTSINRESIDENCE/

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Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)

DEADLINE: June 17, 2025 at 5:00pm ET

INFO: The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award is an $8,000 cash grant to be awarded to one (1) New York State-based playwright or screenwriter who self-identifies as LGBTQ+.

The Award honors the life and work of Ryan Hudak. Ryan was a gay playwright, theater maker, filmmaker, and a valued member of NYFA’s staff who served on the executive and development teams. Tragically, Ryan passed away in May 2022 after a long battle with Leukemia at the age of 32. The Award is open to playwrights and screenwriters who live in New York State, including those who live within the five boroughs of New York City.

WHO CAN APPLY?

The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award is open to New York State playwrights and screenwriters, including those who live within the five boroughs of New York City.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Must be a working playwright or screenwriter. Acceptable forms of playwriting or screenwriting include stageplays, screenplays, teleplays, libretti, radio plays, and audio dramas. No audio is accepted.
Must self-identify as LGBTQ+.
Must be a current full-time resident of New York State for a minimum of 12 months at the time the application closes.
Must be at least 25 years of age at the time the application closes.
Cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind.
Can be past recipients of any NYFA grant or fellowship programs, except past recipients of The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award.
Cannot be a NYFA employee, members of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above.

nyfa.org/awards-grants/the-ryan-hudak-lgbtq-dramatic-writing-award/

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2025 Theater Production Awards

Gerbode Foundation

DEADLINE: June 18, 2025 at 4pm PST

INFO: The Gerbode Foundation is pleased to announce a $400,000 fund for the creation and development of new theater productions by California writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, and theater-makers. The new works will be commissioned and produced by Bay Area nonprofit artist-centered organizations with annual budget sizes of $60K to $3M that can apply for grants of $50,000 each.

PROGRAM GOALS:

Support the creative process involved in developing new work.
Recognize the exceptional contributions of innovative writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, and theater-makers.
Support projects that represent diversity in gender-expression & identity, race, ethnicity, culture and are inclusive of individuals of all abilities.
Support artist-centered organizations in their commitment to commission, develop, and produce new work by California artists.
To support organizations and companies that are deeply rooted in Bay Area communities and have a positive impact within these communities.

PROGRAM GUIDELINES:

View Program Guidelines here.
Download Guidelines here.

GERBODE APPLICATION FORM & THE COMMON APP

The Common App is a collaboration between funders and grantmakers with unique histories and objectives. The 2025 Theater Production Awards is a part of the Common Application for the Arts – Bay Area (“Common App”) – an initiative in which participating funders use standardized questions to help create greater efficiency for grantseekers.

The information requested in our Application Form aligns with the Common App with notations in parentheses. While the intent of the Common App is to provide an easy copy-n-paste from the Common App template, be mindful of our program’s goals and criteria. Consider making minor revisions to ensure responses address the specific nuances of the 2025 Theater Production Awards program.

Download Gerbode Application Form (Word doc) here.
Download the Common App template here.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Please review FAQs here.

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION:

Olivia Malabuyo Tablante
Program Director
Email: special.awards@gerbode.org

gerbode.org/arts

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THE WATERING HOLE WINTER RETREAT

The Watering Hole

DEADLINE: June 22, 2025

SUBMISSION FEE: $10

INFO: The Watering Hole Summer Retreat is a multi-genre, virtual summer retreat that is by poets for poets. We've invited poet-facilitators who also write in another genre to come teach that other genre.

Over a three-day period, Summer Retreat participants will be able to attend two readings, evening community activities, and daily classes/workshops (3 hours each) in three major genres:

Children's Literature with Dinah Johnson
Playwriting with Stacey Rose
Poetry with Jessica Helen Lopez

Our mission is to build Tribe through genuine relationships and help poets reach their best work.

RETREAT DATES: July 18-20, 2025

WHAT IS THE APPLICATION PROCESS?

A Cover Letter (with aesthetics statement) and
A writing sample of 3 poems

ELIGIBILITY: You must be 21 years of age by July 17th.

ADDITIONAL HELP:

The poems may be written or audio. We accept a variety of file types. The poems must have been written within the last two years). Do not include your name on these materials. Judging will be blind.

The cover letter must be written (not audio). If you need help with the basic cover letter format, check out our blog post of Cover Letter Advice. The type of aesthetics statement that we ask for is a paragraph or two that details...

who influences your writing,
what challenges have you faced on your creative journey,
what you seek to accomplish in your poems,
and what The Watering Hole means to you as a writer of color.

This will contextualize the poems in your submission and help us get to know you as an artist. You may also optionally include how your writing or aesthetic informs what you do, where you work, or any work you do in the arts community or vice versa. Make certain your submission is your final version. Corrections and new versions will not be accepted.

NOTES:

***We ask for a sample of your recent poetry, because we don't want to see "hits from the '80s." We want to get to know you through your current artistic voice.

***We ask for an aesthetics statement, because once you have one written, you can use it to apply for lots of writing opportunities across the industry. Not just for TWH. It just a great tool to have in your toolbox.

What's the Review Process? New applications are reviewed and accepted by The Watering Hole graduate fellows. They have a vested interest in continuing to build TWH Tribe with a wide variety of talents, backgrounds, and aesthetics. While under review, preference is given to...

those who follow our social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
and members of The Watering Hole Facebook Group

What if my Application is Accepted? When the time comes, The Watering Hole will send out information about online payment options and the welcome packet upon acceptance. We expect this to be by May 15th.

twhpoetry.submittable.com/submit

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FALL 2025 Trillium Arts Residency

Trillium Arts

DEADLINE: June 26, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

APPLICATION FEE: $0

INFO: Trillium Arts residencies offer secluded space for rejuvenation and creating in a beautiful, remote setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our location is ideal for an individual artist to complete an existing work, or develop and incubate new material. Our facilities in the fall months are best suited to the disciplines of literary arts, photography, visual arts and arts administration.

Individual artists who do not require a rehearsal studio (such as writers and photographers) are encouraged to apply for a one week residency. Performing artists (such as choreographers and theater artists) are also welcome to apply, with the understanding that the Red Barn Studio is seasonal and availability is dependent on weather. The Red Barn Studio will not be available after October 31.

Use of the studio is an additional fee of $35 per day.

There is ample land and outdoor space available for ideation and research. We are currently unable to accommodate groups or collaboratives on the Trillium property. Individual artist residencies are on a solo adventure during their time here and your residency will not overlap with other awarded artists. If an artist would like to bring collaborators, there are a variety of AirBnB’s available for rent in the immediate area. A list of recommended AirBnB’s is available upon request.

2025 RESIDENCIES INCLUDE:

Private accommodations in a one-bedroom, ground floor suite. (Trillium Arts co-founders live upstairs but resident artists have a private entrance).
Welcome dinner with your hosts
Shared use of the grounds, including firepit, hot tub, walking paths and waterfall area
Use of onsite creative spaces that include a contemplation gazebo and a 380 square foot open air, covered workspace. Learn more about creative spaces HERE
Basic kitchen supplies and all household goods (towels, linens, paper products, etc.)
Access to high speed fiber optic internet
Laundry facilities
Mentorship services (optional for an additional fee)

DATES: All 2025 residencies are one week of seven consecutive days in length. Applications are currently being accepted for residencies one week in length during:

September 21-28, 2025, or
Anytime between October 10-November 14, 2025

A limited number of work exchange scholarships are available.

ELIGIBILITY: Artists of various disciplines (writers, photographers, visual artists, choreographers) at any stage of their careers are invited to apply.

trilliumartsnc.org/artist-residencies

THEATER — MAY 2025

May 1, 2025

2025/26 LITERARY ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM

The Studios of Key West

DEADLINE: May 15, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $45

INFO: The Studios of Key West, the premier arts organization at the Southernmost Point of the United States, offers a residency program for emerging and established artists and writers from around the world. We provide residencies to visual artists, writers, composers, musicians, media artists, performers, and interdisciplinary artists.
The program grants nearly 40 artists each year the time and space to imagine new artistic work, engage in valuable dialogue and explore island connections.

The Studios’ residency program is community-based and built upon the hope that visiting artists will take inspiration from Key West’s rich artistic past and present, and will engage with — and be inspired by — the remarkable people and culture that surrounds them.

skw.org/pear-program/

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call for submissions: SAPPHEST VOLUME III

Sapphest NYC

DEADLINE: May 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET (or once they hit 200 submissions)

INFO: Sapphest is NYC's premier sapphic playwriting competition and play festival. The next installment of Sapphest will take place on 7/19/25 and 7/20/25 at Brooklyn Art Haus.

ELIGIBILITY:

Submissions are open to playwrights who:

Are 18 years of age or older
Live anywhere in the world
Identify as Sapphic*

*In our context, we use “Sapphic” as an inclusive term for those who identify as women, nonbinary, trans, two-spirit, genderqueer, or agender and who experience love or attraction for others within these communities. Sapphics may identify as queer, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, aromantic, lesbian, or use another term that resonates.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Please write an 8–10 minute piece inspired by a sapphic song (think Good Luck, Babe, Honey, Lunch, Slumber Party, Where Does the Good Go, Her Body is Bible, Lipstick Lover, Fast Car, etc.). The play should have no more than four actors (you may include more than four characters, but they must be played by a maximum of four actors).

The audience will guess which song inspired each play. Please note: the play should not be a direct retelling of the song, but rather inspired by the title or lyrics. Each playwright/writing team may submit one play per submission cycle.

Plays will be selected by a committee of queer judges. All plays will be read blind. The other questions in the form will help us get to know you as an artist and understand who we are reaching, but will not be shared with the readers. Selected playwrights will be notified by the end of June and will receive a ticket-split stipend after the festival has completed.

HELPFUL REMINDERS / TIPS:

Make sure the title of your play is not the same as the title of the song that inspired it.
Remove your name and any identifying information from the play and title of the document before submitting - (submissions that include identifying details may not be considered)
Your play must not exceed 11 pages, 12pt font, standard margins.
Only one submission per playwright or writing team.

If you have any questions, email us at sapphestnyc@gmail.com.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfszWe2eGD5_xJlQY8lgSoBfH9CtFENHxHKp8Bv-9LyXoI3dA/viewform

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2025 FALL MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST RESIDENCY

Bethany Arts Community

DEADLINE: May 26, 2025 at 11:58pm EST

INFO: Bethany Arts Community (BAC) offers residencies to emerging and established artists for the development of both new works and works-in-progress. BAC welcomes artists working across any discipline and medium, including visual artists, sculptors, writers, playwrights, choreographers, musicians, composers, performance artists, filmmakers, and more to our Fall Multidisciplinary Residency. Any and all artistic mediums are encouraged to apply. Enjoy an environment where artists from different disciplines and walks of life can work in community and near each other, creating opportunities for generative collaboration and cross-pollination.

Residents will be surrounded by uninhibited creativity during their time at BAC, in the form of other Multidisciplinary Residents, local studio artists, BAC staff and board members, those presenting programs on campus, and more!

A unique component of residencies at BAC is Community Programming. As part of a residency, we ask each artist to develop and facilitate a Community Program related to their residency plan. This part of the residency is an opportunity for artists to engage with the local community in Ossining and Westchester County, and for the local community to engage with artists through their work.

The Fall Multidisciplinary Residency runs for two, two-week sessions, September 9 to 23, 2025 and September 26 to October 10, 2025, each with its own cohort. Artists are provided room & board, a private studio conducive to artists’ medium and/or project, 3 basic meals a day*, and a $225 stipend per week upon completion of the residency. Artist is responsible for transportation to and from BAC and any supplies or materials needed for their practice. We ask that you only apply if you can stay for the entire length of this residency.

*Please note for the 3 meals a day included during the residency, Bethany Arts Community is only able to accommodate for vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, dairy-free, and/or gluten-free diets. Please contact submit@bethanyarts.org with any questions or if you have any further allergies/dietary needs not listed.

Regarding Artist Teams/Groups/Collaborations: Artist team applications will only be considered for groups up to 3 members.

TIMELINE:

Application Deadline: May 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM EST
Letters of Recommendation Deadline: June 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM EST

As letters of recommendation (LORs) requests are sent out at the time of application submission, we give applicants another week to ensure that their LORs are in. Please ensure your LOR is submitted by this deadline to be considered for this residency.

There is one letter of recommendation and one reference (not the same person who wrote the LOR) required to be considered.

Your LOR and your reference should come from someone who can speak to your artistry, character, and integrity. LORs and References from relatives will not be accepted.

Notifications: June 25, 2025

bethanyarts.org/calendar/fall2025residency/

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The Writers’ Room

Geffen Playhouse (Los Angeles)

DEADLINE: May 30, 2025

INFO: A group for Los Angeles-based playwrights, The Writers’ Room is a product of the Geffen’s deep commitment to supporting new plays and specifically to fostering bold, relevant work by the vibrant artistic community of this city.

During a twelve-month residency (September 2025 – August 2026) a cohort of six selected playwrights/writing teams will attend in-person meetings at the Geffen once per month as they generate the first draft of a new play or musical. One to two playwrights share work at each meeting and receive feedback from their cohort in a forum facilitated by the Geffen’s Literary Manager & Dramaturg.

At the conclusion of the residency (September – December 2026), each playwright will have the opportunity to further develop their completed draft in a culminating reading produced by the Geffen. Readings are conducted on the LORT Staged Reading Guidelines, which allow for up to 35 hours of rehearsal and an invited audience.

Writers’ Room playwrights receive a $2,000 stipend for their participation in the program, as well as a $1,000 fee during their reading week. A meal and parking are provided at each meeting. Playwrights will also receive complimentary tickets to all Gil Cates Theater shows (and to Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater shows, subject to availability) at the Geffen during their Writers’ Room tenure.

APPLICATION TIMELINE:

Friday, May 9, 2025: Applications Open
Friday, May 30, 2025: Applications Close (12 NOON PDT)
July 2025: Finalists Notified / Interviews Scheduled
August 2025: Writers’ Room Playwrights Selected / Announced

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY:

The Writers’ Room is intended to support the generation of a first draft of a play. Project proposals should be for a play that you have not yet written.

Applications are open to all playwrights who currently reside in Los Angeles. You do not need to be represented by a literary agent to apply.

Applicants must be available to attend monthly meetings in person at the Geffen on Monday evenings (dates TBD) from September 2025 – August 2026 and to attend rehearsals of their culminating reading (one week; dates TBD) between September – December 2026. Please note that exceptions to the in-person attendance policy will be made for emergencies only.

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

You will submit your application via this form. Please review the requirements below before beginning your application to ensure that your materials are formatted to meet the submission guidelines. Please note that the deadline for application is 12 NOON (PDT) on Friday, May 30.

Playwrights selected as Finalists will be notified in July 2025. Finalists will interview with members of the Geffen’s artistic staff.

Name
Pronouns
Email
Phone Number
Permanent Address
Confirmation of your eligibility:
- You are or will be local to Los Angeles during the dates of the Writers’ Room program.
- You are proposing a project that has not yet been written.
- You will be available to attend in-person meetings once per month at the Geffen.
- You will be available to attend in-person rehearsals of your culminating reading.
Bio (100 words max)
Answers to the following questions, which will serve as the proposal for the project you would like to work on in the Writers’ Room. If you are applying with a collaborator (co-written play or musical), you should work together on your answers. Please note that you are not required to hit the maximum word count; brevity is appreciated.
- What is the kernel of the project you would like to work on in the Writers’ Room: the image/idea/ambition that is driving you to write this play? (100 words max)
- To the best of your ability, outline the story, plot, or experience of your piece. (200 words max)
- What about the Writers’ Room program feels most useful or necessary in supporting this particular project? (100 words max)
- Is there anything else you’d like us to know? (100 words max)
Please provide a 15-page writing sample of original material. Please note that ALL listed material does count towards your 15-page total; your PDF should not exceed 15 pages.
- We recommend providing an excerpt from a full-length play (or musical). Please note that we do not accept screenplays as writing samples.
- Please include the piece’s title, character list, and setting at the top of the excerpt.
- The excerpt may begin at any point in the script. Please choose the pages that you feel are the best representation of your writing.
- Though it is not required, you may also choose to provide a brief synopsis, a recap of the action leading up to the sample pages, and any other relevant material.
- If you are applying to write a musical, please include at least two complete sets of song lyrics in your 15-page sample. These lyrics may be included within the scene(s) of your writing sample or may be self-contained.
- If you are applying to write your first play, you may provide a sample (up to 15 pages max) of poetry, essays, and/or fiction. Poetry, essays, and fiction should be double-spaced and in 12-point font, with one-inch margins.
- If you are applying with a collaborator (co-written play or musical), you may split the 15 pages between individual projects or may submit co-written material. Please provide attribution, where applicable.
For teams submitting a musical pitch: in addition to the writing sample above, please provide two demo recordings that correspond to the two sets of lyrics in your writing sample. Demo recordings should be submitted via one accessible link.

geffenplayhouse.org/tickets/new-plays/the-writers-room/

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BLUELIGHT READING SERIES 2025

Conchshell Production

DEADLINE: May 30, 2025

INFO: Conch Shell Productions is now accepting submissions for our 2025 Bluelight Series!

We are seeking full-length plays (5 characters max) by Caribbean heritage writers based in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut). Selected plays will receive one (1) free public staged reading in Queens, NY, followed by an audience Q&A with the playwright.

The 2025 Bluelight Series theme is 'Voices Unbound.' We are looking for plays that defy convention, celebrate freedom of expression, and expand the narrative landscape of Caribbean and Diaspora storytelling.

Playwrights whose works are selected will receive:

A $100 stipend
Development support from Conch Shell Productions’ Resident Dramaturg to prepare the script for the reading
Public reading (date: TBD)

ELIGIBILITY:

Playwright must identify as of Caribbean heritage.
Must currently reside in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, or CT).
Play must be a full-length work (minimum 60 minutes in performance time).
Scripts must require no more than 5 actors.
Scripts must be original, unpublished, and unproduced (readings/workshops ok).
Playwright must be available to attend the in-person staged reading and post-show Q&A (dates TBD).

This is a wonderful opportunity to develop your work, build audience connection, and celebrate Caribbean heritage storytelling.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSercA4K2N0cBypiPc-rf_lkUjX-F6jqAq0uNsrsyjSQsnbZkQ/viewform

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Playwrights Unit 2025

The People’s Theatre (New York, NY)

DEADLINE: May 31, 2025

INFO: The People’s Theatre is seeking playwrights whose voices, experiences, and perspectives emerge from communities that have been historically excluded from the American theatre. We are especially focused on uplifting the work of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, and LGBTQIA+ artists.

This Playwrights Unit is grounded in our mission to build a more equitable, representative, and inclusive theatre landscape. Applications will be evaluated with a strong emphasis on alignment with that mission.

Three playwrights will be chosen to develop new plays each under the mentorship of award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rodriguez. The culminating plays will be showcased at The People’s Theatre New Horizons Play Reading Festival in December 2025.

YOU WILL RECEIVE:

Ongoing Support to Develop Your Play: Develop your work-in-progress into a 90 min play in workshops led by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rodriguez.
Actor Readings and Feedback: Have actors read your latest writing during workshops and receive supportive feedback.
Insight on the business of show business and resources to access: Gain show business insights and resources from well-recognized industry members to advance your career.
Director and Actors for Staging: Have your play directed and staged by professionals.
Showcase your work: Present your play at The People’s Theatre New Horizons Reading Festival.
Shared Dinner: Enjoy meals provided during each in-person workshop.
$1500 award for your participation.

The People's Theatre will receive

The right of first refusal to produce the selected plays within three years.

ELIGIBILITY:

The applicant must have completed at least 1 full-length play or at least 2 one-act plays.
Local NYC and its surrounding areas. If not living in the NYC metropolitan area, you must be willing to travel to NYC for in-person sessions.
Must be available to attend in-person workshops and Reading Festival.

SCHEDULE:

Developmental Workshops

Wed, Aug 6, 5:30-8pm (In-person)
Wed, Aug 20, 5:30-8pm (In-person)
Wed, Sep 3, 5:30-8pm (In-person)
Wed, Sep 17, 5:30-8pm (In-person)
Wed, Sep 24, 5:30-8pm (Zoom)
Wed, Oct 22, 5:30-8pm (In-person)
Wed, Nov 5, 5:30-8pm (In-person)
Wed, Nov 12, 5:30-8pm (In-person)

Location: The People's Theatre Office, 700 W 192nd St Suite 2, New York, NY 10040

New Horizons Reading Festival

Dec 1- Dec 7, 2025

Each play will have 1.5 day rehearsal that culminates in a public staged reading.

Venue: TBA

Reflection meeting

Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 5:30-7pm

SUBMISSION SCHEDULE:

May 31, 2025: Submissions Close, or when 100 submissions are received

The week of June 16, 2025: Finalists invited to online interviews

The week of July 7, 2025: Participants Selected

APPLICATION LINK: https://forms.gle/nBznuaKJti7dvXCC8

For any questions regarding The People’s Theatre Playwrights Unit 2025, please email sinny@peoplestheatreproject.org.

ABOUT THE PEOPLE’S THEATRE:

Over the last 16 years, The People’s Theatre has been creating theatre with and for the immigrant community to create a more just and equitable world and doing this through Productions, Education, and Advocacy. Over the last 6 years, we have specifically been producing plays created by and about the immigrant experience in NYC. The Playwrights Unit is an integral part of The People's Theatre mission to support Immigrant, Latine, Black, Queer playwrights in promoting innovative theatrical works. During the next artistic season, The People's Theatre will present a Staged Reading Festival featuring three original new plays in December 2025.

thepeoplestheatre.org/careers/

THEATER — APRIL 2025

March 31, 2025

SITKA RESIDENCY

The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology (Otis, OR)

DEADLINE: April 4, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $30

INFO: Sitka residencies provide time and space for self-paced work and reflection in an inspiring natural setting. Residents from a broad range of art, writing, performance, science, education and interdisciplinary practices come to Sitka to create and explore away from the familiar contexts and constraints of daily routines, and free from external expectations.

Sitka Residencies offer dedicated time and space for artists, writers, scientists, educators and interdisciplinary creators to immerse themselves in independent work amid the remarkable ecology of Cascade Head and the Oregon coast.

Sitka residents enjoy solitude as well as opportunities for self-directed exchange and collaboration in a supportive environment, free from outside pressures, drawing inspiration from a landscape that invites discovery, reflection and renewal.

Residencies, ranging from two weeks to three months between October and May, are awarded through an annual juried process and provided free of charge. Some Sitka residents also receive living and travel stipends as part of their awards.

RESIDENCY DETAILS:

Facilities

Each resident is provided with private living and, if needed, studio space. Residences include living, sleeping, bathroom and kitchen areas, equipped for basic cooking. Laundry facilities are available on campus. Wi-Fi is provided in both residences and studios. Residents are responsible for their own transportation, food and supplies.

The Sitka Center is a non-smoking and non-vaping environment. Please avoid strong scents, as some individuals have allergies. Candles and incense are not permitted. Pets are not allowed on Sitka’s main campus or at our 80 acre nature preserve.

Sitka is family-friendly, and partners are welcome to stay or visit. Please inform the Sitka office if you have overnight visitors.

We are located about seven miles from the nearest grocery store, in Lincoln City, a small coastal town. The area receives about 98 inches of rain annually, so rain gear is essential for outdoor activities.

Cost

Living and studio spaces are provided free of charge. There is a $30 application fee to cover administrative costs. Residents are responsible for their own travel, food, supplies and other expenses. If the application fee is a barrier, please contact Sitka at info@sitkacenter.org for a fee waiver.

Accessibility

Sitka’s studios, office and library are ADA accessible, with one ADA-compliant cabin. Some areas on our steep campus may be less accessible. Please contact us with any specific needs or concerns. Certified service animals are welcome with prior disclosure and permission. Sitka has housing options for families with children of different ages or residents who are caretakers. Please indicate any housing needs in your application. Sitka has an extremely limited ability to host a pet or emotional support animal in a single off-campus cabin. Please do not count on being able to bring your pet when you apply.

Collaborations

Collaborating teams should submit one application. Please note if you will need sperate sleeping accommodations.

Studio Supplies and Materials

Sitka provides basic studio equipment, including easels, task lights, tables, and chairs, as well as a printing press and a small ceramics studio. Residents must bring their own materials for their work, and we can discuss specific needs ahead of time.

Solitude and Engagement

Residents can engage with other residents and the local community in their own ways. We host a Zoom Resident Talk event where each resident shares their work. Participation is encouraged but not required.

Expectations

Residents are asked to present at a Resident Talk event, complete an exit survey and leave their assigned residence and studio clean and in the same condition as when they arrived. There are no expectations regarding creative or scientific productivity and no culminating report or presentation is required.

Commitment to Equity

The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology affords equal opportunities to applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to equity and inclusion and believe different voices and perspectives strengthen our organization and amplify Sitka’s impact.

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.

sitkacenter.org/residency-at-sitka/

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BIPOC ARTIST RESIDENCY AT SITKA CENTER

Portland in Color / The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology (Otis, OR)

DEADLINE: April 4, 2025 by 11:59 PM PT

INFO: The Portland in Color Residency at Sitka Center was created to establish the foundation for a partnership between our community organizations in an effort to collectively support artists of color in Oregon.

Artist residency programs can offer creatives at all stages a supportive place to rest, dream, and/or create as they see fit, without the expectation of production or output. It can be a meaningful, regenerative process to have time and space away from existing routines and setting, yet we recognize that residencies can be inaccessible to artists so this initiative seeks to address some barriers of access by waiting application fees, including a modest stipend of financial support, and flexible scheduling.

In 2025-2026, The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology will offer 2 residency spots for a Portland in Color collaboration, with the opportunity for 2 artists of color to be in residence at Sitka Center for up to a month.

DETAILS:

Residency Period: October 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026
Duration: 2-4 weeks (length and dates to be determined by your availability)
Eligibility: Open to BIPOC artists over 18 years old residing in Oregon who have not previously participated in a Sitka artist residency.
Location: Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, 56605 Sitka Dr, Otis, OR 97368
Funding availability: $600 stipend flat fee
Notifications: All applicants will be notified by email by April 30th, 2025.

portlandincolor.com/residency

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Brown Handler Residency

Friends of the San Francisco Library

DEADLINE: April 6, 2025 at 11:59pm PST

INFO: Friends of the San Francisco Public Library (Friends) is pleased to announce this year’s application for the 2025-2026 Brown Handler Residency. Created by Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler in 2018, this residency supports the creative expression of diverse San Francisco-based writers, offering time, space, and a connection to the public through the Library. The Brown-Handler Residency offers five San Francisco writers a free, year-long studio space, a connection to the SF Public Library system, and opportunities to engage the public through literary programming.

Reflecting the Library’s mission as a democratic, public, and accessible institution, we are committed to supporting writers from a wide spectrum of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and genre.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Residencies will be offered to five San Francisco-based writers for one year, open to:

Fiction writers
Nonfiction writers
Children’s writers and illustrators
Poets
Playwrights/screenwriters

Both emerging and established writers are welcome to apply. Priority will be given to applicants who can most benefit from access to space, support, and connection.

There is no cash award offered for the residency.

There is no requirement to publish a work at the end of the residency, but candidates must be

working on a personally significant project.

Residents will be required to participate in at least two Library events and programs.

THE SPACE:

The writing space is located at the office of the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library at 1630 17th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (between Carolina & Wisconsin). It is a rich, supportive environment with Friends staff working during regular business hours. The large writing space is in the front of the office, with a vast window overlooking Jackson Park. The back of the building houses thousands of donated books, sold to support the Library’s programs and services.

It is important that residents can work well in an office community of this arrangement. The office will not be perfectly quiet nor without exciting bustle. Residents will have 24-hour access to the space, though, seven days a week — plenty of quiet time without staff around.

BENEFITS:

Dedicated, free space to focus on your creative work 24-hour access to Friends’ writing salon conveniently located near Potrero Hill Storage, printers, copier, kitchen, bathrooms, free access to the internet, and a Friends’ email address for business use, if desired

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY:

As the Library is a public place, it cannot designate a permanent space for a writer. However, residents can be paired with neighborhood library branches in relationships of support and exchange. Residents often have relationships with a library “host branch,” and Friends’ staff will help facilitate the relationship to ensure a quality experience as a “special author” at select branches.

Opportunities are available for residents to participate in library programs and activities that promote their work and public engagement with writing. (i.e. toddler and children’s reading circles; teen book clubs; branch literary and cultural events; and special readings/activities designed by you and the Library staff)

PROMOTION:

Marketing and social media exposure through Friends’ Communications Department and the Public Relations Department of the Library Readings at books sales and events coordinated by SFPL or Friends

friendssfpl.org/residency.html

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2026 Writer-In-Residence

Hedgebrook

DEADLINE: April 14, 2025

INFO: Hedgebrook is a nonprofit organization serving women-identified writers. Our retreat program is located on Whidbey Island near Seattle where writers come to write, rejuvenate and be in community with each other. Hedgebrook welcomes all women-identified writers representing diversity in citizenship status, nationality, current place of residence, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, trans* identity, age, disability, professional experience, and economic resources. We welcome applicants, published or not, who embrace the mission and opportunity to be a member of Hedgebrook's community.

Writers join an intimate and diverse community of six residents at a time who share a home-cooked meal, their work, their process and their stories, in addition to the time spent in solitude.

Applications will be accepted in the following genres:

Non-Fiction
Poetry
Screenwriting
Playwriting
Fiction

https://hedgebrook.slideroom.com

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Letras Boricuas Fellowship

Flamboyan Arts Fund

DEADLINE: April 30, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. (AST)

INFO: The Letras Boricuas Fellowship is an opportunity sponsored by the Mellon Foundation and the Flamboyan Arts Fund that awards individual grants of $25,000 to literary writers who identify as Puerto Ricans. The program began in 2021 and has named three cohorts of Letras Boricuas Fellows to date.

The fellowship’s call for 2025 will open Tuesday March 18, 2025. The next round for Letras Boricuas will open in 2026. Twenty-four writers will be selected annually in 2025 and 2026. The fellowship supports writers working within one of the following literary genres: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Spoken Word and Playwriting.

In addition to providing unrestricted funds to support writers in Puerto Rico and in the U.S. diaspora, Letras Boricuas seeks to encourage literary practice, connect writers, expose writers’ works to a wider audience, and support the creative development of works that celebrate Puerto Rican lives and culture.

The fellowship program aims for each group of grantees to include writers from different literary genres. Applications will be accepted in Spanish, English, or both languages.

GUIDELINES: Please read the following guidelines closely, as our application requirements may have changed from previous years and aspects of the program have been adjusted for 2025. Learn more about Letras Boricuas on www.letrasboricuas.org

FELLOWSHIP TIMELINE:

Online Application Period - March 18 to April 30, 2025
Application Period Ends - April 30, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Evaluation and Selection Period - May 1 to September 30, 2025
New Letras Boricua Cohort Announcement - Fall 2025

ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION PROCESS:

ELIBILITY: To determine eligibility and be considered for this fellowship, the applicant must meet and adhere to the following criteria:

Must be 21 years of age or older at time of application
Self-identify as Puerto Rican
Must be a current resident of Puerto Rico or reside in the United States (50 states)
Must present original work
Must have or create an account at www.submittable.com
Must complete and submit the application on time by Wednesday April 30, 2025. The application portal closes at 5:00 p.m. (AST).
Former Letras Boricuas Fellows are not eligible to rapply for an additional fellowship.
Writers of multiple genres must select one eligible genre in which to complete the application
Applications from publishers, organizations, or institutions will not be considered.
Employees or contractors of the Flamboyán Foundation and the Mellon Foundation are not eligible. Immediate family or people living in their household cannot apply either.

SELECTION PROCESS: The new Letras Boricuas cohort, made up of twenty-four writers, will be chosen through a two-step nomination and selection process by committee members. The Selection Committee, appointed by the Mellon Foundation and the Flamboyan Arts Fund, consists of experienced writers, literary experts, and former Letras Boricuas Fellows.

Eligible applications will be reviewed based on literary merit, the latter of which may include work samples that display some or all of the following characteristics: originality, imagination, creativity, a strong point of view, a unique voice, facility with language, technical skill and craft. Financial status will not be taken into consideration.

It is recommended to closely review all required materials listed in the guidelines. The application has specific requirements for each genre; each applicant can apply in one literary genre. Incomplete applications or applications that do not meet specifications will result in disqualification. Late applications will not be accepted, without exception.

NON-ELIGIBLES: The following publications will NOT be considered as demonstrating eligibility or as valid work samples:

co-authored or co-published works
academic writing (dissertation, thesis, critical essays, research, textbook chapters, etc.)
journalism (articles, reporting, pieces of criticism including book or
other reviews, opinion pieces, etc.)
biographies
graphic novels
wordless books
cookbooks
song lyrics
screenplays or television scripts
opera theater plays (libretto)
any other works that are not considered literary.

Decisions by the Flamboyan staff regarding eligibility are final. Due to the high number of submissions, we are not able to provide individual feedback on any application.

Letras Boricuas Boricuas does not discriminate based upon age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, status as a veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

flamboyanfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/guialetrasingles2025-2-1.pdf

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U.S. Writers Aid Initiative

PEN America

DEADLINE: May 2, 2025

INFO: PEN America is an organization of writers and their allies, and that solidarity is never more important than when members of our literary community face crises. PEN America’s U.S. Writers Aid Initiative, part of the PEN America Writers Emergency Fund, offers grants for writers in the United States facing acute financial need following an emergency situation.

The U.S. Writers Aid Initiative is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, translators, and journalists in addressing short-term financial emergencies. To be eligible, applicants must be professional writers based in the United States, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping address a short-term emergency situation. The fund is limited, and not every application can be supported. Grant decisions are made on a quarterly basis by a volunteer committee of literary peers in consultation with PEN America staff, using the following guidelines to evaluate professional credentials:

Publication of one or more books. (Writers who are only self-published or published by a press that charges for publication are not eligible.)
Multiple essays, short stories, or poems appearing in literary anthologies or literary journals (either online or in print) in the last two years.
A full-length play, performed in a theater by a professional theater company. Productions in academic settings qualify if the author is not a student at the time of the production.
Employment as a full-time professional journalist, columnist, or critic, or a record of consistent publication on a freelance basis in a range of outlets during the last two years.
Contracted forthcoming books, essays, short stories, poems, or articles for which the name of the publisher can be provided.
Other qualifications that support the applicant’s professional identity as a writer.
The U.S. Writers Aid Initiative is not intended to subsidize writing-related expenses, such as residencies, sabbaticals, computers, printing, shipping, travel, or publicity services. Applications received on or before the following quarterly deadlines will be reviewed before the last day of that month.

ELIGIBILITY: Writers currently enrolled in degree-granting programs are also not eligible. Writers do not have to be Members of PEN America to receive a grant, but all recipients of emergency funding will be given a complimentary one-year PEN America membership.

PEN America’s U.S. Writers Aid Initiative is made possible by generous support from an anonymous donor , PEN America Members, and other supporters. Questions may be addressed to writersfund@pen.org

pen.org/us-writers-aid-initiative/

THEATER — MARCH 2025

February 28, 2025

HANSBERRY-LILLY AWARD

Dramatists Guild Foundation

DEADLINE: Extended to March 7, 2025 by 11:59pm ET

INFO: 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 Lorraine Hansberry and ensure the next generation of women and or non-binary playwrights of color is able to follow in her footsteps, regardless of their economic situation.

AWARD: Two Hansberry-Lilly awardees will be given stipends of $25,000 each year of their graduate education in playwriting. 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 non-binary
Be a 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

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2025 Summer Institute on Environmental Justice

Black Midwest Initiative (University of Illinois Chicago)

DEADLINE: March 7, 2025

INFO: The Black Midwest Initiative (BMI) at the University of Illinois Chicago invites applications from early-career scholars, artists, and community organizers to its 2025 Summer Institute on Environmental Justice. This convening will bring together 15 participants, designated as BMI Fellows, who are doing work around environmental justice issues affecting Black people and communities within the Midwest and Rust Belt regions of the United States for a week-long series of discussions, presentations, and workshops with leading figures in the field. In alignment with environmental sociologist and Institute facilitator David Pellow, we conceive of environmental racism as a “form of violent control over bodies, space, and knowledge systems.” Accordingly, we define the parameters of the environmental justice issues applicants might propose to address broadly—from urban agriculture, toxic emissions, natural disasters, and climate change to carcerality, housing instability, residential segregation, community health and wellness, and beyond.

After the conclusion of the Institute, each Fellow will also work to develop a project, individually or in collaboration with one or more other Fellows, that will be incorporated into the Black Midwest Justice Hub (the HUB)—a digital platform we will launch in the fall of 2026 that will serve as a resource repository for the BMI Environmental Justice Collaboratory, a set of environmental justice courses that will be taught across multiple midwestern colleges and universities during the 2026-27 academic year. HUB projects may ultimately take any number of forms that can be accessed digitally, including but not limited to short films, virtual exhibits, traditional academic papers, storymaps, graphic notes, sound recordings, oral histories, interviews, and introductory essays or lectures.

INSTITUTE FACILITATORS:

Erika Allen, Urban Growers Collective
Adrienne Brown, University of Chicago
Lydia Marie Hicks, Black Eden Arts Alliance
Fayola Jacobs, University of Minnesota
Tonika Lewis Johnson, UnBlocked Englewood
David Pellow, UC Santa Barbara
LaShawnda Crowe Storm, Indianapolis, Indiana
Monica M. White, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ELIGIBILITY:

Emerging artists of all genres (including filmmakers, dancers, poets, and other literary, visual, sound, and performance artists), community organizers and activists, graduate students, junior faculty, adjunct and non-tenure track faculty, independent scholars, and postdoctoral scholars whose work deeply engages with environmental justice issues affecting Black communities in the Midwest or Rust Belt regions of the United States (ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN).

DETAILS OF PARTICIPATION:

Fellows from outside of the Chicago area will be expected to arrive in Chicago on Sunday, July 20, with departure scheduled for the morning of Saturday, July 26. Most days of the Institute will feature a morning session during which facilitators will discuss their work with the Fellows and an afternoon session during which the Fellows will present their work to the group. There will also be a site visit during the week to a location TBA that is engaging critical EJ work in the Chicago metro area. Fellows will be expected to attend all sessions, including the site visit and final group dinner, to complete any readings or screenings assigned by the facilitators, and to prepare a presentation of their work to be shared during one of the afternoon sessions. The Summer Institute will be hosted at the UIC Institute for the Humanities, and all sessions will be held in person.

Each Fellow will receive up to $500 toward their travel expenses to attend the Summer Institute. Lodging will be provided in UIC campus housing for all Fellows coming from outside of the Chicago area. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day of the Institute, as well as dinner on Friday. After the conclusion of the Summer Institute, each participant will receive a $1000 stipend to be used toward the costs associated with their HUB project.

APPLICATION:

The BMI Summer Institute Application requires a 500-word project statement and a 5-page cv or resume.

Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 10.

QUESTIONS?

Please feel free to email theblackmidwest@gmail.com with any questions.

theblackmidwest.com/summer-institute

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2025-2026 emerging writer fellowship

GrubStreet (Boston, MA)

DEADLINE: March 10, 2025

INFO: The Emerging Writer Fellowship aims to develop new, exciting voices by providing three writers per year tuition-free access to GrubStreet’s classes and several key publishing/industry events. Over the course of one year, each Emerging Writer Fellow will attend a combination of seminars and multi-week courses of their choosing, along with a wide selection of other topical programming, in order to enhance their understanding of craft and the publishing industry.

We hope that this year's fellows will be able to join us in-person for classes and events. Priority will be given to applicants who will be able to join us in Boston.

OVERVIEW: The Emerging Writer Fellowship will be awarded to three writers who demonstrate a passion for writing, a commitment to developing their writing abilities, and financial need. Any person 18 and older who demonstrates ability and passion for writing is eligible.

The Emerging Writer Fellowship will provide access to each of the following:

5 multi-week courses
5 three-hour seminars
Access to key annual industry events and other craft-related programs.
Access to GrubStreet's Artistic Director and/or other program staff members for quarterly (or as-needed) office hours for personalized mentorship. (Optional)
At the end of the program, fellows will also receive a complimentary one-year GrubStreet membership so they can continue enjoying extra community perks even after their program year ends.

The fellowship year begins in May.

WHO SHOULD APPLY: This fellowship is open to anyone 18 and older with a passion for writing. The fellowship specifically aims to assist writers in need of financial assistance in reaching their writing goals. We particularly encourage writers of color, ethnic minorities, those who identify as LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and other members of communities historically underrepresented by the literary community to apply.

WHY WE CREATED THIS FELLOWSHIP: Over the years, GrubStreet encountered more and more people who loved to write but didn't have the money to invest in a creative writing education that would help advance their craft or give them a thoughtful introduction to the publishing world. As part of its mission to make sure that voices of every type and talent are heard, GrubStreet developed the Emerging Writer Fellowship to eliminate some of the financial barriers to entry. Through this program, we hope to connect writers to a literary world – a world made richer and more relevant with the contribution of these voices.

In the program's first year, we were able to offer one fellowship to one student. As of the 2018-2019 cycle, we were able to begin offering a second fellowship in memory of novelist Anita Shreve, longtime board member and dear friend of GrubStreet. Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we now offer three fellowships each year.

HOW TO APPLY:

The Emerging Writer Fellowship Application Form will require the following:

A sample of your writing that demonstrates your artistic style and voice. 5-10 pages for prose, screenwriting, or playwriting. 3-7 pages for poetry.

A personal statement—no more than 500 words please!—which should include the following:

How you envision using the fellowship.
A description of your relationship to writing. By this we mean: what excites you about it? What does it mean to you personally?
How the fellowship will help you in your growth and success as a writer.
Your writing and workshop history (Note: Prior workshop experience at GrubStreet is not required).
The Fellowship year begins in May.
All applicants can expect to hear back by early May.

grubstreet.org/write/emerging-writer-fellowship

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BAYARD RUSTIN RESIDENCY

Penington Friends House (New York City)

DEADLINE: March 15, 2025

INFO: Building on the social activist history of Penington’s founders, original board, and later residents, the Bayard Rustin Residency at Penington Friends House (PFH) is envisioned as an ongoing ladder to empowerment for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) working to end Systemic Racism and to create a culture of anti-Racism and intersectional equality in the United States of America. It is also intended to extend and strengthen the wider Quaker witness to equality.

Beginning in September of 2025, this residency will provide up to one year of room and board to a person who demonstrates a strong project that addresses ending Systemic Racism and who has a necessity to be in New York City for up to one year. They will reside at the Penington Friends House located in New York City’s Lower East Side of Manhattan. The Bayard Rustin Resident will demonstrate a need to live in Manhattan. Areas of focus of their work can include activism in the arts, policy change, human rights, community organizing, and other areas of activism focusing on ending racism and strengthening equality. Residents will meet regularly with the Residency Manager and will be expected to share their progress with the New York City community in the form of presentations or workshops.

The resident does not have to be Quaker but their work should be shaped by and in harmony with our tenets of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship. The resident will be expected to be a full-time resident of PFH and be participating member of this intentional community. This includes eating chef prepared dinners with the other residents and participating in shared light house chores. ( 1 1/2 hour commitment per week on average.) The Penington Friends House’s approach to living collaboratively may be new to you. We encourage to look at our website and instagram account (@Penington_friends_house) to gain a better understanding of what we are. Feel free to call us as well with questions. We are LGBTQ embracing community. We believe Black Lives Matter. We are always working to be a safe space and an anti-racist community.

Resident selection is made through a BIPOC committee of Quakers and non-Quakers and is based on the strength of the applicants work and proposed project. Final approval of the Bayard Rustin resident is made by the Penington Friends House Residents and staff, in the same interview process that all other residents are approved to live at the Penington. Applicants should note that the Bayard Rustin Resident bedroom is on the 4th floor of an historic Brownstone. An elevator is not available. Bathrooms are shared with other floor residents. This residency covers the cost of rent, boarding (food) provided 5 nights a week, internet, cable, and heat/AC. Limited access ( starting at 3:30PM weekedays) to a studio space may be available. A stipend is NOT currently provided by this residency.

Here are a few types of artists and activists activities that we would be interested in considering. Please contact us before applying if you are not sure your project would fit our call. Questions can be directed to Todd Drake at outreach at penington dot org.

An artist working on a body of art that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
A writer working on a new book, play, screenplay, or collection that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
A performer creating a new dance piece that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
A community based artist designing or carrying out a community based project that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
An activist organizing communities to address racism and/or intersectional issues.
A social entrepreneur that is starting a non-profit focused on addressing racism and/or intersectional issues.
An inventor or designer working on solving a problem associated with systemic racism and/or intersectional issues.
A graduate student that has a strong and well defined anti-racism project that needs support and time to launch.

BACKGROUND: The residency is named after Bayard Rustin who was a Quaker and an attender at 15th Street Monthly Meeting in New York City. This meeting (Quaker house of worship) is next to the Penington Friends House. Rustin worked commitedly for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He was an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on nonviolence. Rustin was also a chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and a founding member of the Freedom Riders. He was an early advocate for gay rights. Rustin’s later work included a heavy focus on refugee affairs. Rustin served as Vice Chairman of the International Rescue Committee, helped to found the National Emergency Coalition for Haitian Refugees, and was Chairman of the Executive Committee of Freedom House. He died in 1987. In 2013, President Barack Obama posthumously awarded Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ( Source rustinfund.org)

We are currently accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Bayard Rustin Residency. This is our 5th Bayard Residency.

The Bayard Rustin Residency is supported with funds from the Society of Friends (Quakers) New York Yearly Meeting, the New York Quarterly Meeting, the Brooklyn Monthly Meeting, the Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, and the Board of Penington Friends House. Donations are currently being accepted.

penington.org/rustin-residency/

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Theatrical Fellowship Program

Playwrights Horizon (New York, NY)

DEADLINE: March 28, 2025 at 11:59pm ET

INFO: The Playwrights Horizons Theatrical Fellowship Program provides hands-on learning opportunities for the next generation of leaders in the performing arts industry.

This program offers excellent practical experience and training for a career in arts administration or stage management, and an opportunity to collaborate closely with and learn from Playwrights staff members and professionals in the industry. We are proud that many program alumni have gone on to become some of the most active directors, writers, composers, and administrators in the country, and in addition, many former fellows have joined the Playwrights staff.

The fellowships that are currently offered are:

Stage Management
Artistic/Literary
Casting
Marketing
General Management

Fellows are paid $16 per hour, and in 2025 will be paid $16.50 per hour. Fellows also receive unlimited MetroCards for the duration of their fellowship.

FELLOWS WILL…

Be invited to attend a series of seminars that include talks with seasoned professionals in the industry
Have access to a professional development stipend
Be invited to participate in Opening Nights, Community Events, and other staff events
Receive theater tickets and tickets to PH’s shows

playwrightshorizons.org/site/jobs/fellowship-program

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The Democracy Cycle

The Perelman Performing Arts Center / Civis Foundation

DEADLINE: April 1, 2025

INFO: Over a five-year period, The Democracy Cycle will commission and develop 25 new performing arts works across the fields of theater, dance, music, opera, and multi-disciplinary performance. The commissioned works, to be selected over the course of three annual Rounds of Open Calls (2024, 2025, and 2026) will explore themes relating to the nature, practice, and experience of democracy.

Civis and PAC NYC have come together because of our shared beliefs to create this commissioning program. These shared beliefs are:

We believe that democratic values are a global expression of humanity’s striving to live with one another with respect and in peace.
We believe that democracy, as practiced in the United States of America, includes a history of founding exclusions and that it has been, and must continue to be, the ongoing work of our society to expand upon the inclusive ideals embedded in our founding documents.
We believe that democracy faces significant perceived and actual threats in the current moment, both domestically and internationally.
We believe that the intersection of capitalism and democracy creates both opportunities and tensions.
We believe that artists are the beating heart of democratic values because of their ability to imagine new worlds, envision new possibilities, and provoke meaningful discourse across any number of divides.

Our hope is that projects commissioned as part of The Democracy Cycle will enrich and expand the discussion around and participation in democracy – be it in the national, state, regional, or hyperlocal community realm – as it is practiced both within the United States and worldwide.

The Cycle will provide $60,000 in support to each awarded project, consisting of a $30,000 commission as well as an additional $30,000 towards each commissioned project’s development process (research, readings, workshops etc.). The commissions will be awarded across three annual Open Calls, beginning in January 2024. In each Open Call, The Democracy Cycle will commission at least eight projects.

For more information, please read the following material and review our FAQs. Updated Submission Guidelines will be posted before the start of each Open Call.

Alongside this Request for Proposals or RFP, applicants are encouraged to review PAC NYC’s mission and Civis’ mission before submitting proposal materials.

HOW WILL PROJECTS BE SELECTED?

The application consists of narrative questions and supplemental materials, including artist statement, project description, project development schedule and projected budget, work samples, and artist resume/CV and bio.

Please note: You will need to make a free account for yourself on Submittable in order to apply.

In February 2025 The Democracy Cycle staff will host a webinar and give an overview of the steps to apply and the application elements, with an opportunity for questions and answers at the end.

PAC NYC / Perelman Performing Arts Center

PAC NYC is a new home for emergent and established artists in theater, dance, music, opera, film, and media from New York City and around the world. Flexible in design, the center is fully responsive to artists’ creative visions. Intimate in scale, PAC NYC fosters an immediate connection between artists and audience members. The center’s projects will sometimes involve significant community participation and will always strive to have audiences reflect the work onstage.

PAC NYC’s mission is to create connections by cultivating bonds between extraordinary artists and communities, with exemplary performances in active dialogue across the arts, and in our flexible, intimate spaces, inviting conversation and new relationships. Our art and our audiences reflect the dynamic energy of all five boroughs of New York City. Our work asks all of us to consider and embrace the complexities of society. Together, we welcome the entire world. The center is where the world trades ideas.

Civis Foundation

Civis (a Galvan Initiatives affiliate) advances the Common Good through investments in root cause advocacy, cultural work, and facilities that illuminate our interdependent future. We pursue our work independently and in collaboration with others whose missions align.

Civis believes that coalitions and partnerships can create winning campaigns for meaningful societal change. By leveraging the unique strengths of private sector companies, government programs, and nonprofit organizations, we are nurturing an American democracy with the constant capacity to effectively serve the welfare of all people residing in this country.

instagram.com/p/DD7aSFRp5fB/?igsh=bmF1NTB0NjlhOG

THEATER — FEBRUARY 2025

January 31, 2025

2025-2026 CSP ARTIST COLLECTIVE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Conch Shell Productions

DEADLINE: February 3, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

INFO: Screenwriters and playwrights of Caribbean heritage! Conch Shell Productions is accepting applications for membership in its CSP Artist Collective.

MEMBERSHIP PERIOD: March 2025 - Feb 2026

GUIDELINES:

As per our mission, members must be of either of Caribbean ancestry or nationality.
Members agree to attend one monthly Writer's Room (online gatherings). Duration: 3 hours per session.
Members have the option of sharing up to 40 minutes (20-30 pages) of current work (film, tv or theatre) and get feedback (members will cold read the pages for each other.)
Members will sign up to share pages (preferably a month ahead of time)
Fellow members, CSP’s dramaturg and AD will provide feedback on works
Members will volunteer to lead discussions about the craft, and the session opening icebreaker.
Members agree to be Conch Shell Productions ambassadors

Sharing CSP weekly posts via social media
Getting the word out about all online and in person CSP events.
Introduce CSP to possible supporters, sponsors, new audiences, and donors.
Collaborate with follow members on CSP readings (whenever possible)

8. Members must attend a minimum of 80% CSP online monthly meetings and events. In-Person events - when possible.

9. Membership in the collective is a yearly membership at no cost to members. (workshops and CSP events are free for members)

10. If invited to do so, members are welcome to extend their membership into the following year

11. Annual new works readings:

Artistic Director and Dramaturg will select works to be included in the reading series (Bluelight Series (full length works), CSP New Works Fest (one act plays)
Playwrights will self-produce their plays for these event
Max cast size: 5.
CSP will finance part or the whole cost of the reading (based on available funding)

12. Cold readings and shared pages readings during meetings - private. No audience.

13. Public readings will take place online or in-person - depending on the location of the writer (only NYC-based writers or writers ready and willing to self finance travel and stay in NYC are eligible to have their work featured in our in-person reading fest)

14. CSP budget for readings - tbd.

15. Reading date (s): Bluelight Series (dates tbd); CSP New Works Fest December 2025 (dates tbd)

conchshellproductions.com

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2025 TORCH RETREAT

Torch Literary Arts

APPLICATION PERIOD: February 3 - 17, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $0

INFO: Torch Literary Arts is proud to provide our annual creative writing retreat. We welcome applications from Black women writers with works-in-progress across poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction (personal memoir or lyric essays), and script (plays or screenplays).

RETREAT LOCATION: Austin, TX

ABOUT THE RETREAT:

Dedicated Writing Time - Fellows receive plenty of time for dedicated writing devoted to their works in progress. We gently support you in your writing goals for the week by providing group check-ins and the opportunity to share your progress in a nurturing environment.
Comfortable Accommodations - Retreat fellows will stay at the beautiful Colton House Hotel. Accommodations include a private bedroom and bathroom in a two-bedroom suite with a shared living room and full kitchen. During your week-long retreat, you will receive dedicated writing time each morning, catered breakfast and lunch, and ample time during the afternoons and evenings to rest, recharge, enjoy the hotel amenities, or explore the city. The retreat will also include guest speakers and a public reading by fellows at the end of the week.
Financial Support - There is no fee to apply or attend the retreat. Each fellow will receive a $1,000 stipend to assist with travel, supplies, childcare, or anything else that helps make it possible for fellows to attend regardless of financial ability.

torchliteraryarts.org/retreat

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HANSBERRY-LILLY AWARD

Dramatists Guild Foundation

DEADLINE: February 7, 2025 by 11:59pm ET

ELIGIBILITY:

Persons wishing to apply must:

Be a person of color
Be a woman or non-binary
Be a 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

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2025-26 Writing Fellowship

The Playwrights Realm

DEADLINE: February 10, 2025 by 11:59pm EST

INFO: The Writing Fellowship is at the heart of what we do: helping writers write. Four early-career playwrights receive nine months of resources, readings and feedback designed to help them reach their professional and artistic goals. The culminating event of the program is our INK’D Festival, which features public readings of each Fellows’ play.

To be eligible you must:

Live within commuting distance to Midtown Manhattan, and be able to make it to regular evening writers meetings, rehearsals, and events.
Have a script that would benefit from a nine-month, intensive development process.

Please note: short plays, solo plays, plays with multiple authors, and musicals are not eligible for the Writing Fellowship.

GUIDELINES:

Applicants for the Writing Fellowship will submit:

Online application - short-answer questionnaire (see details here)
Artistic résume (PDF format)
Complete draft of the play that you wish to develop (PDF format), with your name and the play title on the cover page.
Music samples (if applicable)

playwrightsrealm.submittable.com/submit

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2025-26 Scratchpad Series

The Playwrights Realm

DEADLINE: February 10, 2025 by 11:59pm EST

INFO: Scratchpad Series jumpstarts The Realm’s relationship with early-career playwrights from around the country. Participants will spend a week in New York City for a developmental reading of their play with top-notch professional collaborators—director, cast, and The Realm’s artistic staff. If the playwright is based outside of New York, The Realm will provide travel and housing or per diem. To be eligible you must:

Have a script that would benefit from dramaturgical conversation with The Realm and 15-hour developmental reading process reading. (Plays can be anything from a rough first draft to a play that is close to production-ready.)

Be able to be present in New York City for a process of between 3-6 days, at a time agreed upon by both you and The Realm.

Please note: short plays and solo plays not eligible for the Scratchpad Series.

GUIDELINES:

Applicants for the Writing Fellowship will submit:

Online application - short-answer questionnaire (see details here)
Artistic résume (PDF format)
Complete draft of the play that you wish to develop (PDF format), with your name and the play title on the cover page.
Music samples (if applicable)

playwrightsrealm.submittable.com/submit

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Indigenous Writer in Residency

Cranberry Lake Biological Station (Syracuse, NY)

DEADLINE: February 15, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $0

INFO: Cranberry Lake Biological Station (CLBS) is located in the heart of the Adirondack Park, on the lands of the Mohawk Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The biological station is a satellite campus of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF), in Syracuse, NY.

For over 100 years CLBS has served as a source of ecological knowledge and inspiration. Generations of students have learned from the land, explored their interests, and built lasting bonds with other students. CLBS is a place where student aspirations take root and career paths are launched. It is also a hub of research with over 115 peer reviewed publications crediting CLBS. Building on this tradition our mission is to provide learners with exceptional field experiences, further ecological understanding of the Adirondacks, engage with the broader scientific community, ensure diverse communities are supported in field studies, and to engage with local communities.

ABOUT THE RESIDENCY:

Three, three-week residency slots are: May 18 - June 6, June 8 – June 27, July 13 - August 1. Housing, a private room with shared living space, three meals a day are provided at the station dining hall, and a workspace will be provided. The resident will also have access to all facilities including canoes, classroom spaces, microscopes, and the ability to join classes if desired. Additional needs and requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Eligibility: The residency is open to Indigenous writers over 21 years of age whowrite poetry, plays/screenplays, fiction/short stories, and/or nonfiction.
Funding: The residency is fully subsidized and provides housing, food, and workspace space at no cost. In addition, the selected artist will receive a stipend/travel allowance of $1,000.
Expectations: It is expected that each resident will offer two evening readings/discussion during the residency, one for students at the station and one for local residents, these programs will be planned in conjunction with CLBS staff. In the fall writers are asked to participate either virtually or in person in an event on the SUNY ESF main campus in Syracuse, NY alongside the other residents. Past residents are also asked to serve on the selection committee for the next year.
Support: The residency is jointly supported by the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment and the Cranberry Lake Biological Station

APPLICATION DETAILS:

The application is hosted through an online form. The required information for the application is provided below. You may be unable to save your application, so please be prepared to submit all information at one time. Please submit all materials as a single PDF or word document.

Brief Biography - In 500 words or less, please share your professional trajectory, skills, and any relevant background you would like to share
Applicant Proposal - A 500-word proposal that addresses the concept and direction of planned work
Importance of Cranberry Lake Biological Station
- In 500 words or less, please explain how CLBS is suited to your work and how you will utilize the station and its resources.

Résumé/CV - Please include educational background, teaching, publications, awards, honors, and other pertinent experiences.
Preferred Residency Dates - You will be asked to submit your ranked choice of residency dates.
Work Samples - Please submit a work sample no longer than 10 pages.

EVAULATION: Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee made up of past recipients, Indigenous and non-Indigenous professional writers, and other qualified individuals.

This committee will make the final decision on who will be awarded residencies. The residencies can be awarded to writers at all career stages, from those who have never been published and without formal writing education to established writers with extensive education. Selection will be based on the strength of the application package.

NOTIFICATION:

Writers will be notified in mid-March whether they have been offered residency. All applicants will be notified about the final status of their application.

For questions, please reach out to Terrance Caviness at tcaviness@esf.edu

esf.edu/clbs/iwr.php

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OPEN CALL: The Artist Publishing Cohort

at Louis Place

DEADLINE: February 15, 2025

INFO: at Louis Place is a community for artists and writers. Through an accessible, collaborative online platform, at Louis Place is an ecosystem for artistic practice that values liberation, experimentation, cooperation, and shared leadership. Daily co-writing, weekly writing groups, monthly guest workshops, peer exchange, and other offerings connect participants to peers around the world. at Louis Place was created by and for writers marginalized by conventional writing communities, including Black, Indigenous, immigrant, disabled, and over-50 writers, as well as writers outside urban centers; it is open to everyone who shares our values.

The Artist Publishing Cohort is a new initiative offering personalized support for eight artists with publishing projects in progress. Selected artists receive a $1,000 stipend, coaching and staff support, optional weekly workshop, and access to aLP resources.

The Artist Publishing Cohort at Louis Place is made possible by the generous support of Wagner Foundation.

WHO IS THIS FOR:

The Artist Publishing Cohort is right for:

Visual artists, choreographers and performing artists, and other interdisciplinary artists whose primary training is outside of the field of creative writing
Artists preparing a publishing project featuring their own creative work, such as a novel, memoir, monograph, or book of poems
Artists looking for regular practical and creative support on their publishing project
Artists looking to build their work in fellowship with other artists and writers
Artists preparing work for digital publication, self-publication, or traditional publication
Artists with projects actively and urgently in progress and ready for support

We love all writers, but this particular program is not suited for:

Academically-trained writers preparing academic manuscripts in any field
Playwrights and other trained writers preparing projects for performance rather than publication
Published authors with access to extensive writing networks
Artists preparing print editions that won’t require an editorial process
Artists preparing projects that will be distributed in editions less than 50

Current and past aLP writers are eligible for this opportunity, along with those who are new to our community.

Not eligible?

Artists curious about publishing who do not have a specific project in mind are invited to join our Artist Publishing Practicum in Spring 2025 to learn more about pathways to publication for artists and nontraditional writers.

The creative community at Louis Place welcomes artists and writers who share our values, even if they are not eligible for the Artist Publishing Cohort. We review registrations in September, January, and May.

WHAT DO PARTICIPATING ARTISTS RECEIVE?

Participating artists receive:

Financial support: A stipend of $1,000 to support their creative work—use it to offset childcare, research, rent, groceries, supplies, or anything else connected to life as an artist.
Mentorship: A supporting coaching session by an external mentor aligned with the artist’s creative goals, scheduled early in the cohort session
Peer support: Monthly cohort meetings to share project progress and identify opportunities and connections, facilitated by aLP staff
Workshop: Participate in a weekly workshop for creative feedback and accountability (this is an optional offering)
Practicums: In March and October 2025, aLP will offer two comprehensive practicums designed to demystify the pathway to publication for visual artists featuring a network of special guests. aLP Cohort artists are encouraged to join these special retreats.
Resources: Benefit from monthly writing workshops by guest lecturers, our archive of past events, our prompt and resource libraries, our extended network of writers of all kinds, and all other aLP offerings.

Artist Publishing Cohort artists should be prepared to participate fully in program offerings. Cohort artists are not required to attend every event, but should be able to make a meaningful commitment to regular participation.

HOW DO I APPLY:

The application requests biographical information, a CV, information about your project, and a work sample.

Have questions? Join us for the information session January 23 at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern time. Register for the information session HERE.

Artists registered for the information session also receive access to the information session recording.

HOW ARE ARTISTS SELECTED?

After an internal review for eligibility, cohort artists are selected by an independent jury of artist-writers.

Applications are reviewed according to the following criteria:

Is this the publication the world needs now? Is the work innovative, excellent, and exciting to the jurors?
Is the project feasible; is the opportunity timely? Can this project be realized with the capacity you have and according to the plans you described? Is the opportunity a good fit with your current stage in career as well as the stage of the project?
Is the project aligned with aLP values and priorities? Is this project under-supported by traditional publishing pathways—would it benefit from the specific resources we offer at Louis Place?

IMPORTANT DATES:

Applicants notified: Early March, 2025
Program dates: March 22, 2025 - September 30, 2025

atlouisplace.com/cohort

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International Summer Program

The Watermill Center

DEADLINE: February 19, 2025 AT 11:59pm EST

INFO: The International Summer Program is an exceptional residency that brings 20 artists together for four weeks at The Watermill Center.

Participants are invited to develop new works alongside emerging artists and established creative professionals from various countries and disciplines. They exchange ideas, share practices, attend workshops, and collaborate on projects in a communal and experimental environment that encourages them to push the boundaries of contemporary creative practice. Participants also have opportunities to work with Founder/Artistic Director Robert Wilson on workshops, rehearsals, and installations.

The program culminates in a festival of works developed during the residency, alongside works by renowned artists across dance, visual arts, theater, music, and performance art.

During the program, artists are immersed in an extensive collection of resources, including The Watermill Center Collection, the Library of Inspiration, and ten acres of landscaped grounds and sculpture gardens.

PROGRAM DATES: July 7 – August 2, 2025

watermillcenter.org/summer

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KHN Residency

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts (Nebraska City, NE)

DEADLINE: March 1, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $35

INFO: The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts awards up to seventy juried residencies per year to established and emerging visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Residencies are 2 to 8 weeks in length. Each resident receives a $175 stipend per week, housing, and a private studio.

2025 SESSIONS: July 7 - December 19, 2025

GUIDELINES: Each item will be presented as a separate form within our online application portal. Before beginning your application, download the WORK SAMPLES guidelines specific to your discipline (file links located bottom of page) and follow the directions to help prepare files. Application sections include:

General Application Information including your preferred dates and length of residency.
2 ANONYMOUS Statements: An anonymous Statement of Submitted Works that clarifies the work and/or its relevance within contemporary or historical creative practices, contemporary society/issues, or the evolution of your personal creative practice; and an anonymous Statement of Intent regarding how you intend to utilize your time and why a residency at KHN is important to you at this point in your career.
- KHN utilizes a blind jury process. The ONLY items seen and reviewed by jurors are ANONYMOUS WORK SAMPLES and ANONYMOUS STATEMENTS. Jurors rate applications based solely on the quality and relevance of the submitted work and the statements' effectiveness in clarifying the work and the applicant’s intentions for a residency.
- Do NOT include your NAME, CREDITS, AWARDS, UNIVERSITIES, EMPLOYERS, COLLABORATORS, COMMISSIONING OR PUBLISHING AGENTS, GALLERY OR VENUE NAMES, or any other identifying information within the statements.
ANONYMOUS Work Samples: See the guidelines PDF specific to your discipline (file links located bottom of page) to help you prepare your materials.
- KHN utilizes a blind jury process. The ONLY items seen and reviewed by jurors are ANONYMOUS WORK SAMPLES and ANONYMOUS STATEMENTS. Jurors rate applications based solely on the quality and relevance of the submitted work and the statements' effectiveness in clarifying the work and the applicant’s intentions for a residency.
- Do NOT include your NAME, CREDITS, AWARDS, UNIVERSITIES, EMPLOYERS, COLLABORATORS, COMMISSIONING OR PUBLISHING AGENTS, GALLERY OR VENUE NAMES within any uploaded work samples, file names, or descriptions.
References: Contact information for two professional references that are familiar with your work and your potential to be a positive member of our small community of residents.
Professional History from your current resume or CV. Your name MAY appear in the contents of this information.
Application Fee of $35 paid via credit card through the online portal. All fees must be paid through the online portal. We are unable to waive the application fee.

STIPEND, HOUSING, + TRAVEL: Residency awards come with a weekly $175 stipend. All residents are provided housing that includes a private bedroom, bathroom, and studio space. Writers and visual artists generally share an apartment with one other resident, with shared kitchen, living room, and balcony space. Composers are generally housed in a garden-level studio apartment.

All travel expenses are the responsibility of the awardee, with the exception of cab fare from Omaha or Lincoln on the day of arrival and/or departure.

There are two airports about an hour away: Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA) and the Lincoln Airport (LNK). To get from either airport to Nebraska City, residents can arrange for transportation with Nebraska City's Tree City Cab at least 24 hours prior to their arrival or departure. The taxi fare ($100 per trip) will be paid for by the Kimmel Foundation.

Residents can also consider traveling by train or bus to Lincoln or Omaha. The same arrangement with the taxi service applies. The Kansas City Airport (KCI) is two hours away. However, taxi service will not be paid for from Kansas City to Nebraska City.

WORK SAMPLE GUIDELINES FOR WRITER + POET (LITERARY) SUBMISSIONS:

Upload one PDF that contains all writing samples (up to 10MB).

Previously published or non-published material is eligible.
Only writing submitted in English will be considered.

Fiction: Submit no more than 2 short stories or novel chapters, not to exceed 7500 words in length. If a portion of a novel is submitted, a brief (100-200 word) synopsis may be included and does not count toward the 7500-word limit.

Non-fiction: Submit no more than 2 essays or chapters, not to exceed 7500 words in length. If a portion of a manuscript or book is submitted, a brief (100-200 word) synopsis may be included and does not count toward the 7500-word limit. If the work submitted is memoir or biography, the requirement to remove your name from the writing sample may be disregarded.

Poetry: Submit up to 10 poems, combined length not to exceed 30 pages.

Drama: Submit up to 2 one-act plays or up to 2 excerpts (monologues, acts, scenes) from a longer work. Include a character list and brief synopsis. Total number of pages may not exceed 30.

Screenplays: Submit no more than 2 screenplays. Include a brief synopsis. Total number of pages may not exceed 30.

Combination of Genres/Non-traditional applications: If submitting samples from more than one genre, total submission should not exceed 7500 words or thirty pages in length.

All work samples MUST be ANONYMOUS. Do NOT include your NAME, CREDITS, AWARDS, UNIVERSITIES, EMPLOYERS, COLLABORATORS, COMMISSIONING OR PUBLISHING AGENTS, or GALLERY or VENUE NAMES within any work samples or in the title/description area within Slideroom.

*If your application includes a combination of visual and literary works, please consider applying under the interdisciplinary category.

Contact us at info@khncenterforthearts.org or 402-874-9600 with any questions regarding applications or submission materials.

khncenterforthearts.org/residency

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2025 Summer Institute on Environmental Justice

Black Midwest Initiative (University of Illinois Chicago)

DEADLINE: March 7, 2025

INSTITUTE FACILITATORS:

Erika Allen, Urban Growers Collective
Adrienne Brown, University of Chicago
Lydia Marie Hicks, Black Eden Arts Alliance
Fayola Jacobs, University of Minnesota
Tonika Lewis Johnson, UnBlocked Englewood
David Pellow, UC Santa Barbara
LaShawnda Crowe Storm, Indianapolis, Indiana
Monica M. White, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ELIGIBILITY:

DETAILS OF PARTICIPATION:

APPLICATION:

The BMI Summer Institute Application requires a 500-word project statement and a 5-page cv or resume.

Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 10.

QUESTIONS?

Please feel free to email theblackmidwest@gmail.com with any questions.

theblackmidwest.com/summer-institute

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2025-2026 emerging writer fellowship

GrubStreet (Boston, MA)

DEADLINE: March 10, 2025

We hope that this year's fellows will be able to join us in-person for classes and events. Priority will be given to applicants who will be able to join us in Boston.

The Emerging Writer Fellowship will provide access to each of the following:

5 multi-week courses
5 three-hour seminars
Access to key annual industry events and other craft-related programs.
Access to GrubStreet's Artistic Director and/or other program staff members for quarterly (or as-needed) office hours for personalized mentorship. (Optional)
At the end of the program, fellows will also receive a complimentary one-year GrubStreet membership so they can continue enjoying extra community perks even after their program year ends.

The fellowship year begins in May.

HOW TO APPLY:

The Emerging Writer Fellowship Application Form will require the following:

A sample of your writing that demonstrates your artistic style and voice. 5-10 pages for prose, screenwriting, or playwriting. 3-7 pages for poetry.

A personal statement—no more than 500 words please!—which should include the following:

How you envision using the fellowship.
A description of your relationship to writing. By this we mean: what excites you about it? What does it mean to you personally?
How the fellowship will help you in your growth and success as a writer.
Your writing and workshop history (Note: Prior workshop experience at GrubStreet is not required).
The Fellowship year begins in May.
All applicants can expect to hear back by early May.

grubstreet.org/write/emerging-writer-fellowship

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BAYARD RUSTIN RESIDENCY

Penington Friends House (New York City)

DEADLINE: March 15, 2025

An artist working on a body of art that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
A writer working on a new book, play, screenplay, or collection that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
A performer creating a new dance piece that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
A community based artist designing or carrying out a community based project that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
An activist organizing communities to address racism and/or intersectional issues.
A social entrepreneur that is starting a non-profit focused on addressing racism and/or intersectional issues.
An inventor or designer working on solving a problem associated with systemic racism and/or intersectional issues.
A graduate student that has a strong and well defined anti-racism project that needs support and time to launch.

We are currently accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Bayard Rustin Residency. This is our 5th Bayard Residency.

penington.org/rustin-residency/

THEATER — JANUARY 2025

December 30, 2024

SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND OTHER HUMANISTS

Newberry Library

DEADLINE: January 3, 2025

INFO: Newberry fellowships give researchers the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking projects. Fellows advance scholarship in various fields, develop new interpretations, and expand our understanding of the past.

The Jan and Frank Cicero Fellowship - Offering one month of support for a person working in the visual and performing arts who wishes to advance their artistic practice through the use of the Newberry collection.

Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Artists and performers including (but not limited to) painters, sculptors, choreographers, dramaturgs, creative writers, composers, and others in artistic fields.

The Arthur and Lila Weinberg Fellowship for Independent Researchers - This fellowship is for writers, journalists, filmmakers, visual and performing artists, and other humanists who wish to use the Newberry’s collection to further their creative work. Preference is given to individuals working on projects that focus on social justice or reform.

Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Applicants must be individuals working outside of traditional academic settings.

The Historical Fiction Writing Fellowship - Offering one month of support for a person working in the area of historical fiction. We encourage applications relating to a wide range of historical fiction including novels, short stories, plays and theatrical works, or poetry.

Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Writers of historical fiction.

newberry.org/research/fellowships/short-term-fellowships

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2025 RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Saltonstall

DEADLINE: January 5, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

APPLICATION FEE: $0

INFO: Each year, the Saltonstall Foundation awards free, stipend-supported, accessible residencies to artists and writers who are residents of New York State and Indian Nations therein. We support artists and writers working in the following disciplines:

Poetry
Playwriting & Screenwriting (NEW in 2025!)
Photography (film or digital) & Filmmaking
Painting | Sculpture | Visual Arts

A Saltonstall residency is a small community. We strive to provide a quiet, welcoming, respectful, and nurturing environment for creative individuals looking for uninterrupted time to focus on their craft. There is NO COST to attend Saltonstall or to apply. We welcome submissions from artists and writers living in New York State and Indian Nations therein.

There are five people in residence at a time: one poet, one playwright or screenwriter, one photographer or filmmaker, and two visual artists. Each group of five arrives and departs at the same time. Each Fellowship recipient is provided with a stipend, and a private live/work space with separate private studios for the two visual artists. There is also a darkroom built into the main house.

Since 2021, Saltonstall offers wheelchair friendly facilities with additional private space for a caregiver if needed.

DATES FOR 2025 RESIDENCIES:

Our fifth annual residencies for artist/writer parents -- now including full-time caregivers!

Friday, May 30 – Friday, June 6
Friday, October 17 – Friday, October 24

Please note: this residency is strictly for artist/writer parents who have at least one dependent child (under 18) at home. NEW in 2025: this category now includes full-time caregivers with no restrictions related to the age of your dependent. Since the residency is designed to be a period of solitude and focus for artists and writers, we ask that children and other family members remain home.

Our four-week residencies:

Monday – Monday, June 9 – July 7
Monday – Monday, July 14 – August 11

One (of two) two-week residency:

Thursday – Thursday, August 14 – 28

Our three-week residency:

Tuesday – Tuesday, September 2 – 23

Our second two-week residency:

Monday – Monday, September 29 – October 13

Applicants may apply for either our residency for parents/caregivers or the 3- or 4-week residencies or the 2-week residencies (not a combination). For those applying for the longer residencies, you will be given an opportunity to rank your choice of dates within the application.

All applicants (including those applying for the residency for parents) may apply in more than one artistic or literary category, however a complete and separate application for each category is required.

Note: for our two-, three-, and four-week sessions, artists and writers will be expected to participate in an open house at the end of the residency.

saltonstall.submittable.com/submit

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THE TERRENCE MCNALLY NEW WORKS INCUBATOR

Rattlestick Theater

DEADLINE: January 9, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST (or when 500 applications have been received)

INFO: Rattlestick Theater, the Terrence McNally Foundation, and Tom Kirdahy Productions (TKP) are excited to open applications for Cycle 3 of the Terrence McNally New Works Incubator.

As a continuation of Terrence McNally’s singular legacy of mentorship, and his commitment to fostering bold new voices in the American theater, the Terrence McNally New Works Incubator is designed to support ambitious early-career playwrights by giving them time and space to develop their work, professional mentorship with veteran playwrights, and access to the community of artists and work being developed at Rattlestick and Tom Kirdahy Productions.

McNally fellows are selected by a panel of renowned American playwrights. The Playwright Advisory Council for cycle two included Sheila Callaghan, Halley Feiffer, Madeleine George, Stephan Karam, Mike Lew, donja r. love, Rehana Mirza, and Lynn Nottage.

ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM:

Stipend
Each McNally fellow will receive a one-time stipend of $7500 to be used as the playwright sees fit to best further their goals.

Mentorship
In consultation with Rattlestick Theater and Tom Kirdahy Productions, each McNally Fellow will be paired with a veteran playwright mentor who will read a minimum of two drafts and offer one-on-one feedback, in addition to attending a workshop rehearsal and/or final presentation subject to their availability.

Three-Week Incubation
After the initial mentor meeting, the playwright will revise and develop their play for three weeks. This is time for rigorous thinking, dreaming, and writing outside the constraints of a product-oriented rehearsal space.

In addition to mentor feedback, the playwright will meet with the literary teams at both Tom Kirdahy Productions and Rattlestick to discuss their work and process.

McNally fellows will be invited to participate in additional Rattlestick events where they will have the opportunity to get to know the teams at Tom Kirdahy Productions and Rattlestick as well as the other McNally Fellows and other industry professionals.

29-Hour Workshop
The second part of the incubator will take the form of a developmental workshop culminating in a industry presentation. Core collaborators (director, dramaturg, actors) will be chosen in consultation with the selected playwright, Tom Kirdahy Productions, and Rattlestick and will be compensated for their time.

rattlestick.org/terrence-mcnally-new-works-incubator

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WINTER/SPRING '25 GUEST RESIDENCY

Woodward Residency

DEADLINE: January 10, 2025

INFO: Applications are now open for our Winter/Spring '25 Guest Residency in Ridgewood, Queens.

ELIGIBILITY: Established/emerging artists and creative professionals in the fields of literary arts, design, music, and multi-disciplinary arts are encouraged to apply.

AWARD BENEFITS:

Access to the building from 9AM-5 PM, Monday through Friday for the duration of your Guest Residency.
Guest Residents will work in the communal Great Room, with library etiquette.
Open invite to weekly tea and cake gatherings, and occasional work shares and evening parties.
A supportive and engaged community of working creatives.

REFERENCES: Please provide the contact info of at least one professional and one personal reference (excluding family members or significant others).

RESIDENCY SESSION: Feb 10— June 20, 2025

Selection criteria includes originality, commitment to your proposed field of work, interest in community, and demonstrated need for a work space.

We have limited space for Guest Residents and encourage all applicants to reapply if they don’t get a spot in the upcoming session.

NOTIFICATION: All applicants will be notified at least two weeks in advance of the start of their requested residency session.

woodwardresidency.co/guestresidency

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2025 EARLY CAREER ARTIST RESIDENCY - FOR MN + NY ARTISTS

Anderson Center at Tower View

DEADLINE: January 14, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $0

INFO: Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency Program offers month-long residency-fellowships at Tower View to a cohort of emerging artists from Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City for concentrated, uninterrupted creative time to advance their personal artistic goals and projects.

Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency is an ideal fit for early-career artists in need of focused time and dedicated space in an inspiring residency work environment that empowers them take risks, embrace challenges, and utilize unconventional approaches to problem-solving.

Thanks to generous support from the Jerome Foundation, selected emerging artists receive a $625/week artist stipend, documentation support, art-making resources, lodging & studio space, a travel honorarium, groceries, and chef-prepared communal dinners.

Anderson Center is an artist community founded in 1995 on the Tower View estate, a venerable research-and-development lab for the arts rooted in an expansive natural setting in rural Red Wing, MN (approximately 1-hour outside the Twin Cities metro).

The Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency is geared toward generative art making, as well as exchange across an interdisciplinary cohort. The program is well suited for vocational early-career artists in pursuit of time, space, and resources to truly commit to a project and explore new creative territories. Critiques, studio visits, and formal professional development are not offered.

The Anderson Center seeks to support emerging writers and artists with an uncompromising drive to create new work at Tower View in September 2025 that demonstrates significant potential for cultural and community impact, is technically accomplished, and engages diverse communities. The organization also believes that the environment and resources of Tower View, along with an exchange of ideas between artists working across disciplines, can serve as a catalyst for new inspiration and innovative directions for the work emerging artists create while in residence.

TO APPLY:

The application deadline for the Anderson Center's 2024 Early Career Artist Residency Program is Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 12 p.m. Noon, Central Standard Time. Applications must be submitted on or before the deadline in order to be considered in the jury review period. There is no fee for applying to this residency program.

Jury review will take place in late January and early February. Applicants will be notified by Feb. 7 as to the status of their application. A phone interview process with finalists will take place in late February following a second round of jury review. Selected artist residents, wait-list and runners-up will be notified by March 4, 2024.

ABOUT ANDERSON CENTER: Anderson Center nurtures a vibrant artist community based at Tower View, an expansive Historic Site and natural area in Red Wing, Minnesota. Founded in 1995, the Anderson Center has renovated and restored Tower View's historic buildings to support working artists and the creative process, including developing twenty-two active studio spaces and three galleries. A renovated barn serves as a performance and event venue, the historic main residence houses artists-in-residence, and fifteen acres support a sculpture garden.

Anderson's signature Artist Residency Program, together with the Studio Artist Program, forms the core of the organization's artistic community. The Residency Program provides artists, writers, musicians, and performers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment with dedicated time and space to create, advance, or complete new work. In addition to community engagement activities through the artist residency program, the organization's additional outreach programs create connections and integrate the arts into community life through local partnerships, hosting annual arts events, and participating in other community-based initiatives.

ABOUT JEROME FOUNDATION: The Jerome Foundation, founded in 1964 by artist and philanthropist Jerome Hill (1905-1972), honors his legacy through multi-year grants to support the creation, development, and presentation of new works by early career artists. The Foundation makes grants to vocational early career artists, and those nonprofit arts organizations that serve them, in all disciplines in the state of Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City. The Jerome Foundation is generously providing support for the Anderson Center’s Emerging Artist Residency Program.

LOCATION: Anderson Center is located on the 350-acre historic Tower View campus, built by scientist & farmer Dr. Alexander Pierce Anderson between 1915 and 1921, on the western edge of Red Wing, Minnesota, and its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Center features a large sculpture garden, and is adjacent to the Cannon Valley Trail, a 20-mile biking and walking trail that runs from Cannon Falls to Red Wing. The Center is 45-60 minutes southeast of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Transportation is provided between the Center and the Twin Cities airport on the first and last day of residencies only. Artist Residents that choose to drive will have access to private parking on the property.

The community of Red Wing, Minn., (pop. 16,000) is nestled amidst the scenic bluffs of the upper Mississippi River.

DEFINITION OF “EARLY CAREER”: While Anderson Center’s general Artist Residency Program hosts artists with a wide range of talent and experience, its Early Career Artist Residency Program exclusively focuses on meeting the specific needs of artists who are in the early stages of their artistic development and career.

Anderson Center’s goal is to support artists early in their careers who create work that is and/or has the potential to be:

Compelling—offering distinctive vision and authentic voice;
Deeply considered, imaginative, and executed with attention to craft and with technical proficiency, providing artistic experiences that communicate unique perspective/s, and invite viewers to question, discover, explore new ideas in new ways;
Innovative and risk-taking—engaging, questioning, challenging or re-imagining conventional artistic forms.

Anderson Center defines an early career artist as someone in the early stages of their creative development with 2-10 years of generative experience, and:

have a focused direction and goals, even while still developing their artistic “voice”
have yet to be substantially celebrated within their field, the media, funding circles or the public at large
are vocational (as opposed to avocational, academic, amateur or educational) artists

Artists who have been in the field for longer than 10 years (excluding any time in a degree-granting program; as a dancer in work created by others; remounting the work of other choreographers; or time away from working as an artist due to circumstances–e.g., having children, caring for family members, long-term illness, etc.) are generally not eligible, even if they feel under-recognized. Age is not a factor in determining emerging artist status.

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES:

The four primary eligibility guidelines for Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency are:

Legal residency in the State of Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City.
Not enrolled in any degree-granting program from time of application through residency period.
Self-identification as an “early career artist” with 2-10 years of generative experience in the field
An artistic practice centered in generating and creating entirely new work.

Minnesota or New York City artists - Artists must currently be legal residents of Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City and have been residents for at least one year prior to the submission of an application. Artist did (or will) file US federal taxes as a resident of Minnesota or New York City. Account address in Submittable must be within MN or NYC. Selected artists will be required to provide proof of Minnesota or New York City residency before a residency is formally offered. Artists must have a US Social Security Number or US Tax ID.

No students - Students enrolled in any degree-granting program from the time of application through the residency period are not eligible to apply for an Early Career Artist Residency at the Anderson Center (this includes any and all K-12, technical school, college, graduate, postgraduate, ABD studies). There are no exceptions to this eligibility criterion. If an artist is pursuing a degree-granting program in some form, they are not eligible. Please do not contact Anderson Center staff regarding technical situations or special edge cases around student status. This program supports vocational artists, not students. No matter the specifics or details, if an artist can be considered a student of a degree-granting program in any way, they are simply not eligible.

“Early Career Artist” Status – Eligible artists self-identify as an “early career artist” and are in the early stages of their creative development with 2-10 years of generative experience. The Anderson Center’s goal is to serve a spectrum of artists typically in their 2nd to 10th year of creative practice, post-student status (if applicable). This spectrum is framed by artists with some track record of creating and presenting full work (not beginning artists), and artists who are NOT at a point in their careers where they receive consistent development and production opportunities and significant recognition, awards, and acclaim (not mid-career or established artists).

Artists who have been in the field for longer than 10 years (excluding any time in a degree-granting program; as a dancer in work created by others; remounting the work of other choreographers; or time away from working as an artist due to circumstances–e.g., having children, caring for family members, long-term illness, etc.) are generally not eligible, even if they feel under-recognized.

Age is not a determining factor. Career stage is assessed by the cumulative number of years an artist has been generating their own work. Mid-career or established artists shifting from one artistic discipline to another will not be considered early career. For example, a composer with a substantial career in music who is now moving into film will not be considered early career.

Anderson Center has defined the 2–10 year span recognizing that some artists may experience enormous success and move past early career status well before their 5th year or 10th year. The organization recognizes that the number of opportunities afforded to artists may differ significantly based on discipline, race/ethnicity, class, gender, physical ability, and geography among other factors. Consequently, some artists may be past their 10th year and still be on the spectrum of early career status due to taking time out of active artistic practice for school or other circumstances. The Anderson Center understands that the lack of an absolute or rigid definition leaves room for interpretation but embraces this flexibility out of our value around diversity and in recognition of the many variables that impact artists’ careers.

New Work – Eligible artists are generating and creating entirely new work (rather than interpreting, translating, arranging, copying, remounting pre-existing work or the work of others). Generative artists are those who conceive and create new original work (e.g., choreographers, composers, playwrights and devisers, filmmakers, writers, visual artists, etc.). This program does not support artists who solely perform or develop/produce the work of others (e.g., dancers, musicians, actors, editors, journalists, etc.).

Collaboratives - Artists that are part of an artistic collective, partnership, or collaborative are welcome to apply, but collaborative residencies are also rare. The program is extremely competitive, and space is simply limited. Each artist must also complete their own application form. Obviously, each application will repeat things and have much overlap. That is OK. In the work plan for in each application, highlight that artist's contribution / skills, while making clear the collaborative nature of the project.

Notes - Artists of all disciplines are eligible and are encouraged to apply. Applications must be submitted through the Anderson Center’s online webform via Submittable.

Please direct any questions regarding early career artist status and eligibility requirements directly to Anderson Center at Tower View staff at 651-388-2009 or info@andersoncenter.org.

APPLICATION: A completed application form includes a brief artist statement, a work plan, an early career statement, work samples, and a resume or CV. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed by the panel. You may begin your application, leave and return as many times as necessary to complete the form PRIOR to clicking the submit button at the bottom of the completed form. Important: do not submit your application form until you are completely finished editing as your application will be finalized at that time.

If you are a prior resident of the Anderson Center, you must wait one year from the time of your residency to apply again.

The Artist Statement, provides an opportunity for you to share, in 100 words or less, a brief statement or summary about your past and current work.

The Resume, CV, or Biographical Statement is a Word or PDF document that shows education, work experience, publications, awards, and previous residency experience. 3 pages maximum.

The Work Plan is a one page Word or PDF document that clearly and concisely describes what you are working on and what you’d like to accomplish at the Anderson Center. Successful applicants address how the timing, location, and cohort-based model of the residency would benefit their practice. Artists may also mention how specific amenities or resources at the Anderson Center (such as the surrounding natural environment, specific studio spaces or equipment) would advance their work. The statement can be single-spaced.

An Early Career Statement addresses, in 250 words or less, your status as an emerging artist or early-career artist. How would participating in this program impact or advance your practice as an early career artist? In what ways would this program meet your needs as an early career artist? Why is this residency important to this stage of your career path? How do you identify as an early career artist?

Work Samples should be of recent work and should include:
     · For composers and musicians: 3 recordings
     · For visual artists: At least 5 images of work (300 dpi or larger)
     · For nonfiction and fiction writers: 10 pages of double-spaced prose
     · For playwrights & screenwriters: 10-page excerpt (does not need to be from the beginning)
     · For poets: 10 pages of poetry
     · For translators: 10 pages of translation and original text
     · For performance artists: 3 short video excerpts of performances (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
     · For filmmakers: at least 3 short film clips (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
     · For Scholars: 10 pages of work, including research abstracts and relevant diagrams

If you are an interdisciplinary or multi-disciplinary artist, you may "split the difference" on the work sample guidelines above at your own discretion. For example, including 5 pages of writing and 3 images, etc.

Likewise you may also choose to simply submit a PDF or Word Doc with hyperlinks to work samples that meet the guidelines outlined above.

DURATION OF RESIDENCY: The Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency Program is a 4-week residency-fellowship the month of September 2025. Selected artists must commit to arriving on September 2 and departing on September 29. September is the only month the program takes place.

PROGRAM DETAILS:

Each artist-in-residence receives:

$625/week artist stipend
Travel honorarium ($550 for New Yorkers and $150 for Minnesotans)
$450 documentation budget (services for photography, video, audio, etc.)

Evening dinners are prepared and presented by the Anderson Center chef Monday through Friday. The chef also shops for meal items for artist residents, and residents are responsible for preparing their own breakfasts and lunches, and meals over the weekends. There are also housekeepers who clean and maintain the historic facilities.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Each resident is provided room, board, and workspace for the length of the residency period in the historic Tower View residence. Visual artists are provided a 15' x 26' studio and are responsible for supplying their own materials. Other workspaces on site include a dark room, and a print studio (with a Vandercook 219 letterpress and a Charles Brand-like etching press) for printmakers with demonstrated experience. Practice space is also available for dancers, choreographers, and musicians. Composers are provided with access to a 1904 Steinway piano and a Royale grand piano.

Residents have access to the many walking trails on campus and to the Cannon Valley Trail, which goes through the Anderson Center’s property. Bicycles are also provided. Residents have responded to many different aspects of the gorgeous Tower View campus through their work, including composers sampling natural sounds and visual artists harvesting plant materials to create site-specific natural inks.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: The program is set-up to minimize distractions and other obligations so that artists have every opportunity to fully focus on their work. However, the Anderson Center was one of the first artist residency programs in the country to require that residents give back to the local community and connect with area residents & organizations through community engagement activities.

Staff work with artists to facilitate and customize at least one hour of mutually beneficial exchange with the Red Wing community that helps foster connection and greater a sense of place.

Within the last few years, Anderson Center residents have connected with schools in five area communities (ranging from elementary through college), senior centers, correctional or detention facilities, community organizations serving children and families, and community organizations serving adults. Residents have also engaged individuals from all walks of life through public workshops, events, discussions, and artful interventions -- both at the Anderson Center or in the community of Red Wing.

PROGRAM MISSION & VALUES: As an interdisciplinary arts organization, the Anderson Center embraces artists who are diverse in every way. Since its inception, the organization has intentionally worked with artists representing a wide range of disciplines, with the belief that the exchange of ideas is generative. The residency program supports artists from around the world, representing a wide range of cultures, races, sexual identities and genders. The Center strives to bring people and ideas together and operates with a spirit of welcome for all.

SELECTION TIMELINE:

January 14, 2025 (12:00 p.m. Noon CST) – application deadline
February 7, 2025 – Jury has selected Round 2 applications. All artists are notified of the status of their application.
February 25, 2025 – Jury has determined finalists. Phone interviews with finalists begin.
March 4, 2025 – Final notification to selected artists, wait-list and runners-up

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Selection criteria include (in order of importance):

Artistic excellence as demonstrated by work samples, resume and artist statement
Potential benefit and impact on career as demonstrated by work plan
Balance of artistic disciplines, identity, geography, etc within selected cohort

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Anderson Center provides equal opportunity for all people to participate in and benefit from the activities of the Center, regardless of race, national origin, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, in admission, access, or employment. The Anderson Center staff is willing to do what they can to accommodate residents with disabilities. Please call before applying to discuss special needs.

theandersoncenter.submittable.com/submit

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2025 ANDERSON CENTER RESIDENCY

Anderson Center at Tower View

DEADLINE: January 14, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $30

INFO: Anderson Center nurtures a vibrant artist community based at Tower View, an expansive Historic Site and natural area in Red Wing, Minnesota. Founded in 1995, the Anderson Center has renovated and restored Tower View's historic buildings to support working artists and the creative process, including developing twenty-two active studio spaces and three galleries. A renovated barn serves as a performance and event venue, the historic main residence houses artists-in-residence, and fifteen acres support a sculpture garden.

Anderson's signature Artist Residency Program, together with the Studio Artist Program, forms the core of the organization's artistic community. The Residency Program provides artists, writers, musicians, and performers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment with dedicated time and space to create, advance, or complete new work. In addition to community engagement activities through the artist residency program, the organization's additional outreach programs create connections and integrate the arts into community life through local partnerships, hosting annual arts events, and participating in other community-based initiatives.

ELIGIBILITY: The Anderson Residency Program is open to early career, mid-career, and established visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, musicians, performance artists, scholars, and translators from across the globe. The program is interdisciplinary and the organization welcomes applications from a wide range of creative and intellectual genres, including those that don't fit neatly into the above list.

To be considered, artists must submit an application through the Anderson Center’s online form via Submittable. Complete program details are below. Please contact the organization at 651-388-2009 or info@andersoncenter.org for any questions.

DURATION OF RESIDENCY: For the 2025 season, the Anderson Center is offering 2- or 4-week residency sessions during the months of August and October. Preference is generally given to 4-week residencies. That said, 2-weeks sessions are possible. There is a 48-hour turnover between residency sessions, no matter their duration, to allow time for housekeeping. Specific start and end dates are listed in the application form. Please plan your requested residency dates carefully. Provide as much detail as possible regarding your availability, as that information is incredibly helpful in assembling cohorts and organizing the waitlist.

September 2024 residencies are reserved for the organization’s Early Career Artist Residency.

2025 SCHEDULING & AVAILABILITY:

Each season the Anderson Center hosts a limited number of artists through its various exchanges, fellowships, and dedicated programs that reduce the number of spots available for artists submitting materials for this General Residency program opportunity. In 2025 exterior renovations to the residence limit the residency options to the months of August and October.

Availability as of September 2024:

August 2025 - Four 4-week spots (or eight 2-week spots); space for 4-6 artists depending on duration.
October 2025 - Three 4-week spots (or 6 2-week spots); space for 3 – 5 artists depending on duration.

In general, for months that incorporate 2-week sessions, no fewer than four artists–and no more than six artists would be scheduled for 2-week residencies within that month.

Due to the competitiveness of the program, the organization's goal is to be upfront and transparent about the availability for the General Residency program in 2025 in an effort to help you make a decision about whether this year is the best time to submit an application. Again, please contact us if you have any questions or need further clarification here.

LOCATIONThe Anderson Center is located on the 350-acre historic Tower View campus, built by scientist & farmer Dr. Alexander Pierce Anderson between 1915 and 1921, on the western edge of Red Wing, Minnesota, and its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Center features a large sculpture garden, and is adjacent to the Cannon Valley Trail, a 20-mile biking and walking trail that runs from Cannon Falls to Red Wing.

The Center is 45- 60 minutes southeast of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Transportation is provided between the Center and the Twin Cities airport on the first and last day of residencies only. Artist Residents that choose to drive will have access to private parking on the property. The community of Red Wing, Minn., (pop. 16,000) is nestled amidst the scenic bluffs of the upper Mississippi River.

APPLICATION: A completed application form includes a brief artist statement, a work plan, work samples, and a resume or CV. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed by the panel. You may begin your application, leave and return as many times as necessary to complete the form PRIOR to clicking the submit button at the bottom of the completed form. Important: do not submit your application form until you are completely finished editing as your application will be finalized at that time. If you are a prior resident of the Anderson Center, you must wait one year from the time of your residency to apply again.

The Artist Statement, provides an opportunity for you to share, in 100 words or less, a brief statement or summary about your past and current work.

The Resume, CV, or Biographical Statement is a Word or PDF document that shows education, work experience, publications, awards, and previous residency experience. 3 pages maximum.

The Work Plan is a one-page Word or PDF document that clearly and concisely describes what you are working on and what you’d like to accomplish at the Anderson Center. Successful applicants address how the timing, location, and cohort-based model of the residency would benefit their practice. Artists may also mention how specific amenities or resources at the Anderson Center (such as the surrounding natural environment, specific studio spaces or equipment) would advance their work. The statement can be single-spaced.

Work Samples should be of recent work and should include:

For composers and musicians: 3 to 5 recordings
For visual artists: At least 5 images of work (300 dpi or larger)
For nonfiction and fiction writers: 10 pages of double-spaced prose
For playwrights & screenwriters: 10-page excerpt (does not need to be from the beginning)
For poets: 10 pages of poetry
For translators: 10 pages of translation and original text
For performance artists: 3 short video excerpts of performances (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
For filmmakers: at least 3 short film clips (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
For Scholars: 10 pages of work, including research abstracts and relevant diagrams

Likewise you may also choose to simply submit a PDF or Word Doc with hyperlinks to work samples that meet the guidelines outlined above.

Regarding work samples, please put yourself in the shoes of a jury panel member. Make it easy for them to review your best work first. Yes, give the jury various ways to go deeper or experience more if they are motivated but focus first on presenting only your strongest work samples in the most compelling way possible. Please contact staff if you have questions about work samples, but reflecting on the jury and the many applications they have to review & score can serve as a helpful guide in deciding what to include, how much to share, how long it can be, and how to present it.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Each resident is provided room, board, and workspace for the length of the residency period in the historic Tower View residence. Visual artists will be provided a 15' x 26' studio and are responsible for supplying their own materials. Other workspaces on-site include a dark room and a print studio for professional printmakers (with a Vandercook 219 letterpress and a Charles Brand-like etching press). Practice space is also available for dancers, choreographers, and musicians. Composers are provided with access to a 1906 Steinway piano and a Royale grand piano.

Dinners are prepared and presented by the Anderson Center chef Monday through Friday. This chef also shops for groceries for artists-in-residence. Residents are responsible for preparing their own breakfasts and lunches, and meals over the weekends. There are also housekeepers who clean and maintain the historic facilities.

Residents have access to the many walking trails on campus and to the Cannon Valley Trail, which goes through the Anderson Center’s property. Bicycles are also provided. There is a very basic home gym in the residence. Residents have responded to many different aspects of the gorgeous Tower View campus through their work, including composers sampling natural sounds and visual artists harvesting plant materials to create site-specific natural inks.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: The program is set-up to minimize distractions and other obligations so that artists have every opportunity to fully focus on their work. However, the Anderson Center was one of the first artist residency programs in the country to require that residents give back to the local community and connect with area residents & organizations through community engagement activities.

Staff work with artists to facilitate and customize at least one hour of mutually beneficial exchange with the Red Wing community that helps foster connection and greater a sense of place.

Within the last few years, Anderson Center residents have connected with schools in five area communities (ranging from elementary through college), senior centers, correctional or detention facilities, community organizations serving children and families, and community organizations serving adults. Residents have also engaged individuals from all walks of life through public workshops, events, discussions, and artful interventions -- both at the Anderson Center or in the community of Red Wing.

PROGRAM MISSION & VALUES:

"This stay is particularly suitable for artists who want to devote themselves intensively to the realization of a concept. Here you can devote yourself to artistic work undisturbed and far away from everyday worries." - Eva Möseneder, 2012 resident

Anderson Center’s goal is for connections participating artists make with one another, as well as connections made with other creatives and community members, to outlast the duration of their residency visit. The organization believes that the environment and resources of Tower View, along with an exchange of ideas across disciplines, can serve as a catalyst for new inspiration and innovative directions for the work artists create while in residence.

As an interdisciplinary arts organization, the Anderson Center embraces artists who are diverse in every way. Since its inception, the organization has intentionally worked with artists representing a wide range of disciplines, with the belief that the exchange of ideas is generative. The residency program supports artists from around the world, representing a wide range of cultures, races, sexual identities and genders. The Center strives to bring people and ideas together and operates with a spirit of welcome for all.

SELECTION TIMELINE:

January 14, 2025 (12:00 p.m. Noon CST) – application deadline
February 7, 2025 – Jury has selected Round 2 applications. All artists are notified of the status of their status.
March 5, 2025 – Final notification to selected artists, wait-list and runners-up

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Selection criteria include (in order of importance):

Artistic excellence as demonstrated by work samples, resume and artist statement
Potential benefit and impact on career as demonstrated by work plan
Balance of artistic disciplines, identity, geography, etc within selected cohort

theandersoncenter.submittable.com/submit

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OPEN CALL: 2025 BIPOC ART RESIDENCY

Ma’s House

DEADLINE: January 15, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $0

INFO: Ma’s House’s Artist-In-Residency program is open to US-based creatives of color working in any genre of visual art, creative writing, and performance arts.

We encourage resident artists to pursue work that relates to or is inspired by Shinnecock’s history, the local landscape, community based work, and critical engagement in issues of diversity, race, and identity.

E:IGIBILITY - The Ma’s House Artist Residency is open to national and international BIPOC artists 21+ years of age. A variety of disciplines are accepted including, but not limited to: visual arts, media/new genre, performance, architecture, film/video, literature, interdisciplinary arts, and music composition. Solo artists are a eligible to apply.

Applicants will be chosen based on project proposals, artistic merit, feasibility/logistics of the residency, and how the artist will benefit from working at Ma’s House and Shinnecock.

RESIDENCY LENGTH - Residencies will be scheduled by mutual agreement between accepted resident artists and Ma’s House year-round.

Residencies can be a minimum of a weekend and a maximum of two weeks. Artists from federally recognized tribes may apply for up to six months.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS - Residents will be required to participate in a minimum of one public program during their stay (open rehearsals, workshops, studio visits, lectures, or artist talks).

Engaging with or researching Shinnecock artists, east-end artists, and local art institutions is strongly recommended before arrival.

RESIDENCY COSTS - There is no fee to apply or fee to attend. Residents will be responsible for their own groceries and meals.

Thanks to the Creatives Rebuild New York grant, we are grateful to offer $250.00 per week honorariums for visiting artists. (Or about $35.70 per day if staying more or less than a week)

RESIDENCY EXPERIENCE - Ma’s House is located in a quiet and remote part of the Shinnecock Reservation. Applicant artists should expect a retreat-style residency.

The lead artist of Ma’s House (Jeremy Dennis) also lives at Ma’s House.

SHINNECOCK INDIAN NATION - Ma’s House & BIPOC Artist Residency is located on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation, a sovereign self-governing nation in Southampton, NY.

The residency presents a privilege of being a guest of the nation. We ask that you be respectful to our community by respecting the privacy and space of others on the reservation and to not wander alone through the territory.

TRANSPORTATION, RESIDENCY CAR, & LOCATION - Ma’s House is located on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, NY (about two hours from NYC).

Resident artists traveling from NYC have the option of using the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Hampton Jitney, or drive with their own vehicle. We can arrange for pickup and drop off at the train station or bus stop in Southampton.

As of 2023, we now have a donated vehicle dedicated to resident artist use. Resident artists may use public transit or drive their own car to Ma’s House and decide to use our vehicle. Resident artist will be asked to fill out an additional car usage form and car use is restricted to a one hour radius drive around Ma’s House and no overnight trips with the vehicle.

Uber, Lyft, and car rentals are available nearby.

FACILITIES - Ma’s House has an assortment of woodworking tools, basic art materials including tempera paints, brushes, scissors, colored pencils, crayons, glue sticks, hot glue guns, exacto knives, assortment of beads, and more.

At the moment we do not have a ceramic kiln, metal working tools, 3d printing, or a formal dance platform, but hope to one day!

THE HOMEBODY FELLOWSHIP - Announcing an open call fellowship for QTBIPOC artists based in the San Francisco Bay Area for the Artist Residency Program at Ma’s House! Two chosen artists will be awarded an unrestricted $750 during the residency which spans 2-4 weeks at Ma’s House on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, NY.

This opportunity is made possible by the Homebody Fund, a small donor-advised fund at East Bay Community Foundation, resourcing POC—especially QTPOC—spiritual/healing spaces that support community leadership and cultural transformation in decolonial movements for liberation, especially in the East Bay Area.

.mashouse.studio/residency/

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MACDOWELL FELLOWSHIP: FALL/WINTER 2025-2026

MacDowell

APPLICATION PERIOD: January 15 - February 10, 2025

INFO: The Fellowship application period for Fall/Winter 2025-2026 residencies at MacDowell will open on January 15, 2025.

MacDowell encourages artists to apply in any stage of their career, and from all backgrounds and countries. We invite applications in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. If your proposed project does not fall clearly within one of these artistic disciplines, contact the admissions department for guidance at admissions@macdowell.org.

MacDowell has no residency fees, and to defray expenses that accrue during an artist’s stay, we provide need-based stipends to cover rent, utilities, childcare, and lost income from taking time off from employment, as well as reimbursements for travel to and from the residency.

Fall/Winter residencies will take place between September 1, 2025 and February 28, 2026.

macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship

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VCCA RESIDENCIES

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

DEADLINE: January 15, 2024

FULLY FUNDED RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIPS:

The following fully-funded fellowships are available for the Fall 2025 residency period at Mt. San Angelo.

50TH ANNIVERSARY FELLOWSHIPS FOR ARTISTS OF COLOR

Eligibility: Artists of color who have not previously been in residence at VCCA
Opportunity: Residency of up to two-week at Mt. San Angelo
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025

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ALONZO DAVIS FELLOWSHIP

Eligibility: American writers, visual artists, and composers of African or Latin American descent
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo; $500 honorarium
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025

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EDITH LEONIAN WORDS AND MUSIC COLLABORATIVE FELLOWSHIP

Eligibility: Two artists working together on an artistic project combining words and music
Opportunity: Two-week collaborative residency at Mt. San Angelo; $500 honoraria
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025

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ALISON LURIE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

Eligibility: Female-identifying fiction writers
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025

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SARA PENNYPACKER FELLOWSHIP

Eligibility: Composers creating substantive work for children
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo; $500 stipend
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025

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STEVEN PETROW AND JULIE PETROW-COHEN LGBTQ+ FELLOWSHIP

Eligibility: Writers in any genre who self-identify as LGBTQ+
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025

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RICHARD S. AND JULIA LOUISE REYNOLDS POETRY FELLOWSHIP

Eligibility: Poets
Opportunity: Three-week residency at Mt. San Angelo
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025

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MARIAN TREGER FELLOWSHIP FOR ENDURING CREATIVITY

Eligibility: Female-identifying fiction writers, screenwriters, or visual artists, emerging in mid-life and beyond, whose creative paths may have been detoured or hindered by chronic health conditions or disabilities
Opportunity: Two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo; $400 stipend
Residency available: September 1 – December 31, 2025

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vcca.com/apply/fully-funded-fellowships/

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TRANSLATION PROJECT FELLOWSHIPS

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

DEADLINE: January 16, 2025

INFO: Through fellowships to published translators, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and merit. We encourage translation projects that feature languages, perspectives, and writers that are not well represented in English, as well as work that has not previously been translated into English. The NEA is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and fostering mutual support for the diverse beliefs and values of all individuals and groups.

Applying for a federal grant can be time consuming. We estimate that after registering, the process to draft and submit an application takes approximately 12 hours. Competition for fellowships is rigorous. Potential applicants should consider carefully whether their work will be competitive at the national level.

ELIGIBILITY: Individual U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. who meet specific publication requirements are eligible to apply. To determine eligibility, review the complete list of requirements in the Grant Program Details document linked below.

An individual may submit only one application for FY 2026 Literature Fellowships funding. You may not apply for both a Translation Project at this deadline (January 16, 2025) and a Creative Writing Fellowship in Prose at the March 2025 deadline. See more information about the Creative Writing Fellowships program to determine which opportunity is the right fit for your literary work.

Funding is not available in this category for organizations.

FUNDING LEVEL: Grant amounts range from $10,000 to $25,000. Award amounts are determined by the National Endowment for the Arts.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Applications for Translation Fellowships are accepted annually.

Panel Review - Spring/Summer 2025
National Council on the Arts Meeting - Late October 2025
Notifications - December 2025
Earliest Project Start Date - January 1, 2026

GRANT PROGRAM DETAILS + INSTRUCTIONS:

Grant Program Details: This document includes a detailed description of the grant program, eligibility information, award information, an application calendar, application review details, FAQs, and federal award administration information. Review this information before you decide to apply.
Application Instructions: This document contains step-by-step instructions for assembling and submitting a complete application, including filling out the required Application for Federal Domestic Assistance—Individual form (SF-424), and creating the additional required application materials. Review this information while preparing your application.

HOW TO APPLY:

Submitting an application is a multi-step process. Detailed instructions on how to complete and submit the required application materials can be found in the Application Instructions PDF above.

REGISTER with Login.gov and Grants.gov, or renew/verify these registrations. See the Grant Program Details document linked above for more information about how to register.
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Clicking the link below will take you directly to the pre-populated application package in Grants.gov. See the Application Instructions document linked above with detailed instructions for preparing and submitting your application materials.

arts.gov/grants/translation-project-fellowships

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EMERGING WRITERS GROUP

The Public Theater

DEADLINE: January 26, 2025 by 11:59pm ET

INFO: EWG members are selected bi-annually and receive a two-year fellowship at The Public, which consists of bi-weekly meetings where cohort members share new work in progress. We also offer special sessions that connect EWG-ers to the wider theatrical community, including industry panels, "speed-dating" with directors, financial advice, master classes from professional playwrights and more. At the end of the fellowship, The Public presents the EWG Spotlight Series, a festival of professionally produced readings for members of the industry and the general public.

Other program benefits include:

A $10,000 stipend
$1,000 in reimbursable funds for buying tickets to shows outside The Public
Complimentary tickets to Public Theater productions, workshops, special events and Joe's Pub performances
Professional headshots
Opportunities to observe the rehearsal processes of Public Theater shows

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY:

In accordance with shifts in the field, we have decided to change the eligibility criteria for the 2025-2027 Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater. As in previous years, you are eligible for EWG if:

You have NOT had a major Off-Broadway or comparable regional production of a play

You are NOT enrolled in a graduate level (MA or MFA) at the time when the EWG 2027 cohort begins meeting (the Fall 2024 semester)

You live within a 90-minute commute of The Public Theater (located at 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003) when the EWG 2027 cohort begins meeting (all EWG meetings are conducted in person at The Public Theater)

However, in a change from prior years, we WILL accept applications from artists who are represented by an agent, manager, or other professional proxy for playwriting.

When the Emerging Writers Group began in 2008, securing a theatrical agent was rare for artists at the beginning stages of their careers. However, in the ensuing years, it has become increasingly common for an agent or manager to sign an artist as a client long before the artist celebrates their first professional production. Therefore, we believe that having an agent is no longer a defining factor when considering the career level of an artist.

We remain dedicated to the mission of EWG as an opportunity for a wide variety of generative artists who identify as “early career.” EWG’s strength lies in the diversity of the lived experiences within each cohort, so although we are expanding our application criteria, those without agents are still strongly encouraged to apply to the Emerging Writers Group.

To that end, we will also institute additional evaluation protocols to ensure equal opportunity among applicants at each stage of the evaluation process.

If you have any questions, please email us at ewgquestions@publictheater.org.

FAQs:

I applied! When will I hear if I got in or not?

Thanks for applying! Applications will remain open until Sunday, January 26th, 2025. At that point, our team of readers will evaluate each application over the course of the spring and summer. You should expect to hear from us no later than October 2025.

Can I submit a short play in my application?

Depends on your definition! Your application play must be over 50 pages in length or no shorter than 45 minutes in running time.

I don’t primarily identify as a “playwright” - am I eligible for EWG?

Absolutely! While a great many of EWG’s alumni consider themselves playwrights, we have also proudly accepted composers, poets, emcees, devisers, performers, and multi-hyphenate artists who are looking to hone their talents as theater writers!

Can I submit a musical as my “application play”?

You may! However, it must be musical of which you are the sole author. Also, please note that we do not accept demo tracks as part of the application, so please upload the libretto only!

I have a college and/or advanced degree in playwriting or another form of theatrical writing. Am I eligible for EWG?

You are! As long as you are not actively enrolled in a degree program (college, grad school, PhD program) while in EWG, you are eligible!

Who has been in the Emerging Writers Group in the past?

The 2023-2025 Emerging Writers are Karina Billini, Tomas Endter, Jesse Jae Hoon, Humaira Iqbal, Celeste Jennings, Nina Ki, Gloria Oladipo, Valen-Marie Santos, Amita Sharma, and Al Sierra.

The alumni of the Emerging Writers Group include are Nissy Aya, Aya Aziz, Francisca Da Silveira, Katie Do, Ying Ying Li, Julián Mesri, AriDy Nox, UGBA, Else C. Went, Brittany K. Allen, Augusto Amador, Bridget Kelso Anthony, Kevin Artigue, Liza Birkenmeir, Radha Blank, Manny Borras, Leila Buck, Oscar A.L. Cabrera, Raul Castillo, Damon Chua, Chris Cragin Day, Daniella De Jesús, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Dyalekt, Keli Goff, Javierantonio González, Christina Gorman, Ryan J. Haddad, A-lan Holt, Phillip Howze, Monet Hurst-Mendoza, Geraldine Inoa, Elizabeth Irwin, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Obehi Janice, C. Julian Jimenez, Sukari Jones, Jeremy Jerome Kamps, MJ Kaufman, Boo Killebrew, Andrew Kramer, Paola Lázaro, Aaron Levy, Ethan Lipton, Patricia Ione Lloyd, Mona Mansour, Laura Marks, Anna Moench, Alejandro Morales, Dominique Morisseau, Nick Mwaluko, Mary Kathryn Nagle, NSangou Njikam, Don Nguyen, Diana Oh, Ife Olujobi, Stav Palti-Negev, Jiehae Park, Jerome Parker, Ricardo Pérez González, Stella Fawn Ragsdale, Vickie Ramirez, Harrison David Rivers, Riti Sachdeva, Akin Salawu, Sarah Sander, Jordan Seavey, SEVAN, Alena Smith, Kevin Christopher Snipes, Celine Song, Susan Soon He Stanton, Alaudin Ullah, Kyle Warren, Pia Wilson, Lauren Yee, Joshua Young, and David Zheng.

publictheater.org/programs/emerging-writers-group/ewg-application

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Hansberry-Lilly Award

Dramatists Guild Foundation

DEADLINE: February 7, 2025 by 11:59pm ET

ELIGIBILITY:

Persons wishing to apply must:

Be a person of color
Be a woman or non-binary
Be a 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

THEATER — DECEMBER 2024

December 1, 2024

LITERARY ARTS GRANTS

South Arts

DEADLINE: December 4, 2024

INFO: As part of its Literary Arts Initiative, South Arts is excited to announce grants for literary arts projects for writers and publishers. These grants deepen our commitment to amplifying literary traditions and practices of the American South through directly funding the initiation, development, and completion of literary arts projects in poetry, fiction, creative or literary nonfiction, young readers’ literature, and drama (playwriting and screenwriting).

Literary Arts Grants will be made to writers, independent literary publishers, and small presses:

LITERARY ARTS GRANTS FOR WRITERS: South Arts will award literary grants up to $5,000. Applicants (writers or organizations) must apply through Salesforce and include writing samples and other required attachments specified in these Guidelines.
LITERARY ARTS GRANTS FOR PUBLISHERS: South Arts will award literary arts grants up to $5,000 to support Southern independent publishers and small presses. Applicants must apply through Salesforce and include the publisher’s representative work samples and other required attachments as specified in these Guidelines.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Deadline to Apply: 12/4/2024
Awards Announced: February 2025
Funding Cycle: March 1, 2025 – August 30, 2026 (18 months)

The award announcement may be earlier or later than the date listed above, depending on the number of applications and judging process.

Applicants who are not selected for an award will receive notification via the email on their application form before the award announcement.

South Arts reserves the right to not consider incomplete or improperly submitted applications without informing the applicant.

Judges do not communicate any information or details of their review. Given the volume of applications received, South Arts cannot provide individual feedback on the application and from the panel.

Applicants who move from the South Arts Region after they submit their application are encouraged to notify South Arts and will not be eligible to receive a grant award.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

ELIGIBLE ENTITIES

All applicants are eligible to receive only one grant award.
Current, full-time resident or Headquartered in the South Arts Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application and at receipt of the award.

For Writers

One application per artist or arts organization per funding cycle will be accepted.
Applicant artists must be 18 years of age or older.
Applicant artists must not be enrolled in a literary arts/writing academic program at time of application and at receipt of award.
Current, full-time residents for at least the prior 12 months s of the South Arts region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application during the project period.
Works authored by more than one person are ineligible.

For Literary Arts Organizations

For Publishers: Independent nonprofit publishers and small presses including journals.
Based in the South Arts Region for at least the prior 12 months (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application and during the project period.
Other non-profit organizations with a literary arts mission.

INELIGIBLE ENTITIES

Units of government
Colleges/Universities are ineligible to apply for this grant.

UNALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

General operating support. 
Support for a full season of programming. 
Courses or coursework in degree-granting or continuing education institutions. 
Literary publishing that does not focus on contemporary literature and/or writers. 
Publication of books, exhibition of works, or other projects by the applicant organization's board members, faculty, or trustees. 
Projects for which no curatorial, juried, or editorial judgment has been applied to the selection of artists or art works. 
Social activities such as receptions, parties, galas, community dinners, picnics, and potlucks. 
Costs of entertainment, including amusement, diversion, and social activities and any associated costs are unallowable; generally, this includes activities at venues such as bars, wineries, and breweries where the consumption of alcohol/social activity is the primary purpose of the venue. 
Awards to individuals or organizations to honor or recognize achievement. 
Commercial (for-profit) enterprises or activities, including arts markets, concessions, food, t-shirts, artwork, or other items for resale. This includes online or virtual sales/shops. 
Construction, purchase, or renovation of facilities.
Sub-granting or regranting.

UNALLOWABLE COSTS

Cash reserves and endowments. 
Startup costs or other costs associated with establishing new organizations. 
Alcoholic beverages or other hospitality costs. 
Purchase and/or use of gift cards and gift certificates to support project costs.
Gifts and prizes, including cash prizes as well as other items with monetary value (e.g., electronic devices, gift certificates).
Contributions and donations to other entities, including donation drives.
General miscellaneous or contingency costs. 
Fines and penalties, bad debt costs, deficit reduction.  
Marketing expenses that are not directly related to the project.  
Audit costs. 
Rental costs for home office workspace owned by individuals or entities affiliated with the applicant.
The purchase of vehicles.
Costs incurred before the beginning or after the completion of the official project period.

MATCHING REQUIREMENTS

All grants require a 2:1 cost share. South Arts matches $2 for every $1 the applicant contributes towards project costs.

Grants will pay up to 2/3 of the total cost of the opportunity, with a maximum award of $5,000. The applicant must cover remaining expenses, and South Arts requires a 2:1 match (2 South Arts: 1 grantee). Artists may include their own cash in the match. Examples:  

Total Project Cost- $6,000, the applicant can request up to $4,000 and contribute the remaining $2,000 of funds through a combination of their own cash and other contributions. 
Total Project Costs are $15,000: The applicant can request up to $5,000 and contribute the remaining $10,000 of funds through a combination of their own cash and other contributions.
Toal Project Costs are $3,000:  The applicant can request up to $2,000 and contribute the remaining $1,000 of funds through a combination of their own cash and other contributions.

Budget details should identify the source of funds (including self-funding, private contributions, institutional stipends, or additional grant funding) not requested from South Arts.

Total projected expenses must meet or exceed the request by 50%. 

Funds can be used for these eligible expenses directly related to participation in proposed activities:

For Organizations:  Itemize project personnel costs 
Travel (itemize air, ground, lodging, per diem, visa services) 
Equipment rental (itemize all equipment rental expenses) 
Office expenses (itemize supplies, and shipping/postage) 
Services/professional fees (itemize editorial, graphic design, photography/videography, financial, publishing, production, and distribution services, etc.) 
Marketing 
Facility expenses (itemize rent, space rental, utilities) 
Insurance 
Childcare or elder caregiver service costs that arise as a result of applicant planning and executing the proposed project

southarts.org/grants-opportunities/literary-arts-granthttps://www.southarts.org/grants-opportunities/literary-arts-grant

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WRITERS RETREAT FOR EMERGING LGBTQ VOICES

Lambda Literary

DEADLINE: December 8, 2024 at 11:59pm EST

APPLICATION FEE: $30

INFO: The Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices is the nation’s premier LGBTQ writing residency. It is the only multi-genre writing residency devoted exclusively to emerging LGBTQ+ writers. The Retreat is an unparalleled opportunity to develop one’s craft and find community.

Since 2007, the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices has offered sophisticated instruction in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult fiction, playwriting led by the most talented writers working today. In 2022, the Writers Retreat expanded to include instruction in screenwriting and speculative fiction, and in 2025, we will introduce the newest cohort serving writers working in both and between playwriting and screenwriting.

In 2025, as we did in 2024, we are holding our Writers Retreat online. This format allows for us as an organization to continue building our resources while offering the same high-quality programming that remains accessible to folks who may not otherwise be able to attend in-person programs.

We are excited to announce that this year, we will be lengthening the typically week-long program to a 10-day virtual retreat, from Thursday, July 31-Saturday, August 9. In this new model, we will use the first two evenings on Thursday and Friday to build community and hold additional programming. We hope that this new model will build relationships and community, offer more learning opportunities, but we also aim to allow those attending the retreat from home to continue to sustain the elements of their livelihood outside of the Retreat program.

Additionally, we will be adding a brand new cohort to our Writers Retreat: the screen/play/writing cohort. This cross-genre cohort is meant for performance writers who work outside of the stage/screen binary, those who waft between genres, and those who are working in adaptations. We invite all screenwriters and playwrights in this cohort to consider how their work can move between genres, between stage and screen, while centering writing for performance. Coming back for another year after an astounding stint as Playwriting Faculty in 2024, we welcome back Roger Q. Mason to lead this inaugural cohort!

SCHEDULE:

We’ve extended the typical length of the retreat from 7 days to 10:

We will have a mix of synchronous programming and asynchronous programming, and on days when we offer all day programming, fellows can expect to have ample breaks and rest from screens.
Thursday, July 31-Friday, August 1: Programming begins at ~7:00 pm EST/ 4:00 pm PST
Saturday, August 2-Friday, August 8: All day programming
Saturday, August 9: Programming ends at ~6:00 pm EST/3:00 pm PST

APPLICATION DETAILS:

Applications to attend the 2025 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ* Voices open on November 1, 2024 and close at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on December 8, 2024. You may apply to more than one workshop, however, each application must be submitted separately and requires an additional fee.

We are offering a number of application fee waivers for the QTBIPOC** (Queer and Trans folks who are or identify as Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color) folks who would be attending the Retreat for the first time. Please email retreat@lambdaliterary.org to request an application fee waiver.

To Apply, Please Prepare

1. An artistic/biographical statement (max 500 words).

2. a writing sample matching the genre of the workshop you’re applying for:

.DOC, .DOCX, or .PDF format.
For prose, double spaced, 12 point font.
For Fiction, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction: 15 pages maximum. This maximum applies to cross-genre samples as well as samples in verse.
For Playwriting/Screenwriting and Play/Screen/Writing: 15 pages maximum from a full-length work, short play/script, or piece of theatre/film.
For Poetry: 8 pages maximum.
The sample you apply with does not have to be the same sample you plan to workshop at the Retreat.

3. Optional, not required for acceptance:

Any publications of your work during the past two years, including anthologies, literary journals, magazines, websites, and books.
Any other writing conferences, retreats, and workshops have you attended.
If you're applying to scholarships, a scholarship statement (max 500 words).

TUITION + SCHOLARSHIPS:

Writers Retreat tuition is currently set at $1,625. However, we are working on raising funds to lower this price for fellows. This means there is a possibility that the price of tuition will go down, but it will not go any higher than $1,625. All accepted/waitlisted applicants will be notified of the final price of tuition before accepting their fellowship.

Lambda Literary has a host of full and partial scholarships that are available for accepted applicants.

Ability to pay is in no way part of the decision-making process. We have a robust and ever-growing host of scholarships available thanks to our intensive fundraising efforts and generous donors. Lambda also supports fellows in their own fundraising efforts using our fundraising platform. Many fellows who used our peer-to-peer fundraising platform in 2024 raised their entire tuition fee.

The $30.00 application fee is processed through Submittable's online portal. If you wish to pay by cash or check please contact retreat@lambdaliterary.org.

APPLICATION STATUS NOTIFICATIONS:

Writers Retreat Faculty make the final determinations regarding accepted and waitlisted applicants. All applicants will be notified of their application status in April 2025.

lambdaliterary.org/emerging-writers-retreat/

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writers room

Life Jacket Theatre

DEADLINE: December 15, 2024

INFO: Life Jacket is now accepting applications for our WRITERS ROOM, a new dramaturgical home dedicated to supporting and uplifting emerging LGBTQ+ playwrights based in the New York City area who are interested in creating new investigative works based on (or inspired by) real people and events.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE:

MARCH-MAY 2025: Participants will meet twice monthly in a writing studio in Manhattan (six sessions in total) to take turns presenting new pages from full-length plays that they are actively developing. Playwrights will then receive feedback from their fellow participants to help refine and enhance their work.
MAY 2025: Life Jacket will produce one public reading featuring 10-minute excerpts of the playwrights’ collective works developed during this program. Each playwright will be responsible for securing the actors and directors needed to appropriately present their work.

ELIGIBILITY:

Qualified applicants will identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community, have written at least 2 full-length plays/musicals, reside in the New York City area, be able to meet twice monthly in-person during the duration of this program, and are classified as emerging (e.g., have not had a professional production of their work in New York City with a run longer than 4 weeks or 21 performances). Individuals currently enrolled in full-time degree/certificate programs are not eligible for this program.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

ARTIST BIO: 150 words max.
ARTIST STATEMENT: A description of why you are interested in this group and a synopsis of the work you wish to develop in this program. 500 words max.
WRITING SAMPLE: Excerpt of a completed play OR the work that you wish to develop while participating in this program. 10 pages max.

TIMELINE:

DECEMBER 15, 2024: Applications close (or earlier when 200 applications are received, whichever comes first).
FEBRUARY 2025: Applicants are notified of admission decisions.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please email: lifejacketwritersroom@gmail.com.

lifejackettheatre.org/writers-room

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call for one-act plays

Third Coast

DEADLINE: Extended to December 15, 2024

ENTRY FEE: $3

INFO: Third Coast is seeking drama submissions.

GUIDELINES:

Please submit one-act plays of no more than 20 pages.

Third Coast strongly encourages the submission of 10-minute plays that have had readings or productions, but have not received publication.
Please submit in standard play format.

thirdcoastmagazine.submittable.com/submit

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FINE ARTS WORK CENTER FELLOWSHIP

Fine Arts Work Center

DEADLINE: December 16, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $65

INFO: Each year, the Work Center offers 20 seven-month residencies to a juried group of emerging visual artists, fiction writers, and poets. Each Fellow receives an apartment, a studio (for visual artists), and a monthly stipend of $1,250 plus an exit stipend of $1,000. Residencies run from October 1 through April 30. During this time, Fellows have the opportunity to pursue their work independently in a diverse and supportive community of peers.

THE RESIDENCY:

During the course of the Fellowship, each Writing Fellow is invited to give a public reading and each Visual Art Fellow is given a solo exhibition opportunity. Readings and openings are attended by current and past Fellows, local residents, visitors to Provincetown, leadership of the town’s numerous cultural institutions, and the many illustrious artists and writers who make their homes in Provincetown. Events take place in the beautifully renovated public spaces of the Work Center: the Stanley Kunitz Common Room and Hudson D. Walker Gallery.

VISITING ARTISTS + WRITERS

While in residence, Fellows also help select a series of visiting artists and writers. These visiting artists and writers meet with the Fellows for studio visits and manuscript reviews and give public readings and artist talks that draw thousands from Provincetown and beyond. Visiting guests have included presidential inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander; Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel; winner of the National Book Award for Poetry Mark Doty; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress Robert Pinsky; artist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Judy Pfaff; and Katherine Porter, whose work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

The Work Center’s founders believed that seven months was the minimum amount of time needed for artists and writers in the crucial early stages of their careers to learn to structure their lives around their creative practice. Each generation of Fellows ideally moves on from the Work Center with a firm belief in their ability to pursue a life as a practicing artist or writer.

fawc.org/apply/

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NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship

NYFA

DEADLINE: December 17, 2024 at 5:00pm ET

INFO: The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.

This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.

DISCIPLINES:

APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

25 years or older by the application deadline date
Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2023 & 2024)
Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024
Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
While collaborating artists are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist applying must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award. Artists applying as a collaboration cannot apply separately as an individual.
Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, 2025 panelist, or an immediate family member of any of the above.
Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award

NYFA only accepts applications online via apply.nyfa.org/submit.

nyfa.org/awards-grants/artist-fellowships

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Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays

Abingdon Theatre Company

DEADLINE: December 20, 2024

INFO: Seeking Playwrights, Directors, and Actors for Abingdon Theatre Company's upcoming Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays in collaboration with AMT Theater. Abingdon Theatre Company continues to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard. With this in mind, ATC is thrilled to open submissions for their fifth annual festival of short plays; a festival shedding light on stories by people of color.

Playwrights: Short play submissions should be unpublished, no longer than 40 pages and written by BIPOC individuals. We are accepting applications from artists from all experience levels, locations, and ages.

Directors: Seeking BIPOC directors for our festival of short plays. Please ensure you are available for the in-person festival in New York City from February 15-16.

Actors: Seeking actors of all ethnicities for our festival of short plays. Please ensure you are available for the in-person festival in New York City from February 15-16.

abingdontheatre.org/fsp-2025

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Artivism Fellowship

Broadway Advocacy Coalition

DEADLINE: January 1, 2025 at 4pm ET

INFO: Artivism Fellowship is a 7-month incubation process that provides one participating artist-activist with $10k and the tools and resources to blend artistry, law, policy, and community engagement to leverage their creative talents to drive meaningful systemic change.

In the fifth year of the Artivism Fellowship, we’re focusing on a single fellow who will be exploring alongside our advocacy partner, Community Capacity Development. Community Capacity Development is a world renowned Human Justice and Healing Organization that uproots systemic challenges in marginalized communities. CCD develops and implements community-led solutions.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES:

We want to keep things straightforward. As a fellow, you’ll be asked to:

Create: You’ll develop one original, narrative-based piece that responds to a pressing social issue in collaboration with a partner organization working toward systemic change. This fellowship doesn’t support projects-in-progress; instead, you’ll create something completely new, addressing a specific issue identified by the partner, ensuring your work is both timely and impactful. You’ll receive advisory, marketing, legal, policy, and production support to ensure your work reflects your creative vision while also driving meaningful real-world impact. The Artivism Fellow will fully integrate BAC’s Theater of Change methodology into their work.
Collaborate: You’ll work closely with peers, mentors, policy advisors, and our partner organization to refine your work, receiving guidance on artistic, legal, and advocacy-related aspects to enhance the impact of your project.
Present: You’ll showcase your work during two key events produced by BAC: a Work in Progress presentation in May and the Night of Artivism in September.

The result? You’ll create an impactful piece of artivism, crafted in collaboration with a partner, ready to share with the public and positioned to inspire real change.

You in?

IMPORTANT DATES:

Please take note of these dates for the application period:

December 2, 2024: Applications open
December 10, 2024: Virtual Info Session
January 1, 2025: Applications due
January 1 - 5, 2025: Applications reviewed by committee
January 5, 2025: Applicants Notified of their status
January 9 - 12, 2025: Top 5 Group Interview x Activity (virtual)
January 16, 2025: Fellows are selected and all applicants are notified of their application status

FELLOWSHIP SLOT:

One narrative-based artivist will receive advisory, marketing, legal/policy, and production support to develop an original new piece as a BAC Artivism Fellow over a 7-month period. Open to artists committed to utilizing their artistic skills for social justice and systemic change, ideal candidates will:

Be a playwright, songwriter, or other creative practitioner with a passion for merging art and activism.
Demonstrate a clear commitment to social justice and anti-racist work through their artistic practice.
Have experience working with or for marginalized communities and addressing systemic inequities.
Be willing and able to fully integrate BAC’s Theater of Change methodology into their work.
Be an alumni of BAC’s Theater of Change workshop.
Be available for in-person cohort meetings and live in one of NYC’s five boroughs.
Be 21 years of age or older.

BAC’s ARTIVISM FELLOWSHIP DETAILS:

One (1) narrative-based artivist will receive advisory, marketing, legal/policy, and production support to develop one original new piece as a BAC Artivism Fellow over a 7-month period.

Please Note: BAC will not support projects-in-progress. This is an issue-responsive fellowship.

Presentation Schedule:

Work in Progress - May 12 2025 at MCC Theater (rehearsals & work in progress)
Night of Artivism - September 2025: (rehearsals & final showing), Space to be confirmed

Courses + Residencies:

Participation in BAC’s Theater of Change course at Columbia Law School: January 31 - Feb 2, 2025 and Feb 9 - 10, 2025
Writing Residency: April 2025 (3 - 5 days) // June 2025 (5 days)
Beyond the Bars Conference: March 6 - 9, 2025

Cohort Sessions:

Fridays (in-person & virtual) biweekly beginning February 21, 2025

Content Shoot Day: Scheduled once the Fellowship Begins

The content day is designed to produce high-quality digital assets that reflect the fellow’s projects and artistic expressions, which may later be used for promotional or storytelling purposes within the fellowship program. The goal of the shoot is to visually align with the themes of artivism and storytelling, connecting the fellow’s individual narratives with broader social change efforts.

Advisory Outings: Throughout the Fellowship

You’ll spend intentional, one-on-one time with Alumni. Whether it’s a feedback dinner, attending a show together, or even participating in your writing residency, this is your chance to connect deeply with an artivist advisor.

Artistic + Production Support:

Selected Artivists Will Be Able To Utilize And Engage In The Following Aspects Throughout Their 7-Month Residency. BAC will cover artistic and production costs as outlined below:

$10,000 fellow stipend and workshop presentation production budget as created, approved and managed by the Program Director.
A Production Stage Manager for Night of Artivism and Work in Progress.
Assistance with research and conceptualization, coordination of readings, facilitation of presentations, organization of workshops, management of rehearsals, and oversight of productions, both in terms of production and administration.
Low-tech/no-tech shared Work in Progress among the cohort with invited audiences and BAC staff (no public BAC marketing) in May 2025.
A Night of Artivism (workshop presentation) in September 2025 with BAC production and marketing support.

Networking + Connections:

Fellows will establish vibrant connections within a peer support and mentorship network, engaging in collaborative discussions on topics such as community engagement in artivism, advocacy strategies, crafting engagement strategies to maximize project impact, and meaningful interactions with impacted communities.

INFO SESSION:

BAC staff will host an online information session for prospective Artivism Fellowship applicants. All interested applicants are encouraged to attend.

Join us virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, from 6:00-7:00 pm. Click here to register.

For any questions about the application or the fellowship, please contact indigo@bwayadvocacycoalition.org.

bwayadvocacycoalition.org/artivism-fellowship

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Short-Term Fellowships for Writers, Artists, and Other Humanists

Newberry Library

DEADLINE: January 3, 2025

Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Artists and performers including (but not limited to) painters, sculptors, choreographers, dramaturgs, creative writers, composers, and others in artistic fields.

Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Applicants must be individuals working outside of traditional academic settings.

Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Writers of historical fiction.

newberry.org/research/fellowships/short-term-fellowships

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2025 Residency Program

Saltonstall

DEADLINE: January 5, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

APPLICATION FEE: $0

Poetry
Playwriting & Screenwriting (NEW in 2025!)
Photography (film or digital) & Filmmaking
Painting | Sculpture | Visual Arts

Since 2021, Saltonstall offers wheelchair friendly facilities with additional private space for a caregiver if needed.

DATES FOR 2025 RESIDENCIES:

Our fifth annual residencies for artist/writer parents -- now including full-time caregivers!

Friday, May 30 – Friday, June 6
Friday, October 17 – Friday, October 24

Our four-week residencies:

Monday – Monday, June 9 – July 7
Monday – Monday, July 14 – August 11

One (of two) two-week residency:

Thursday – Thursday, August 14 – 28

Our three-week residency:

Tuesday – Tuesday, September 2 – 23

Our second two-week residency:

Monday – Monday, September 29 – October 13

Note: for our two-, three-, and four-week sessions, artists and writers will be expected to participate in an open house at the end of the residency.

saltonstall.submittable.com/submit

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The Terrence McNally New Works Incubator

Rattlestick Theater

DEADLINE: January 9, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST (or when 500 applications have been received)

INFO: Rattlestick Theater, the Terrence McNally Foundation, and Tom Kirdahy Productions (TKP) are excited to open applications for Cycle 3 of the Terrence McNally New Works Incubator.

ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM:

rattlestick.org/terrence-mcnally-new-works-incubator

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2025 Early Career Artist Residency - For MN + NY artists

Anderson Center at Tower View

DEADLINE: January 14, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $0

TO APPLY:

The community of Red Wing, Minn., (pop. 16,000) is nestled amidst the scenic bluffs of the upper Mississippi River.

Anderson Center’s goal is to support artists early in their careers who create work that is and/or has the potential to be:

Compelling—offering distinctive vision and authentic voice;
Deeply considered, imaginative, and executed with attention to craft and with technical proficiency, providing artistic experiences that communicate unique perspective/s, and invite viewers to question, discover, explore new ideas in new ways;
Innovative and risk-taking—engaging, questioning, challenging or re-imagining conventional artistic forms.

Anderson Center defines an early career artist as someone in the early stages of their creative development with 2-10 years of generative experience, and:

have a focused direction and goals, even while still developing their artistic “voice”
have yet to be substantially celebrated within their field, the media, funding circles or the public at large
are vocational (as opposed to avocational, academic, amateur or educational) artists

The four primary eligibility guidelines for Anderson Center’s Early Career Artist Residency are:

Legal residency in the State of Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City.
Not enrolled in any degree-granting program from time of application through residency period.
Self-identification as an “early career artist” with 2-10 years of generative experience in the field
An artistic practice centered in generating and creating entirely new work.

The Resume, CV, or Biographical Statement is a Word or PDF document that shows education, work experience, publications, awards, and previous residency experience. 3 pages maximum.

Likewise you may also choose to simply submit a PDF or Word Doc with hyperlinks to work samples that meet the guidelines outlined above.

Each artist-in-residence receives:

$625/week artist stipend
Travel honorarium ($550 for New Yorkers and $150 for Minnesotans)
$450 documentation budget (services for photography, video, audio, etc.)

SELECTION TIMELINE:

January 14, 2025 (12:00 p.m. Noon CST) – application deadline
February 7, 2025 – Jury has selected Round 2 applications. All artists are notified of the status of their application.
February 25, 2025 – Jury has determined finalists. Phone interviews with finalists begin.
March 4, 2025 – Final notification to selected artists, wait-list and runners-up

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Selection criteria include (in order of importance):

Artistic excellence as demonstrated by work samples, resume and artist statement
Potential benefit and impact on career as demonstrated by work plan
Balance of artistic disciplines, identity, geography, etc within selected cohort

theandersoncenter.submittable.com/submit

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2025 Anderson center residency

Anderson Center at Tower View

DEADLINE: January 14, 2025

APPLICATION FEE: $30

Anderson's signature Artist Residency Program, together with the Studio Artist Program, forms the core of the organization's artistic community. The Residency Program provides artists, writers, musicians, and performers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment with dedicated time and space to create, advance, or complete new work. In addition to community engagement activities through the artist residency program, the organization's additional outreach programs create connections and integrate the arts into community life through local partnerships, hosting annual arts events, and participating in other community-based initiatives.

ELIGIBILITY: The Anderson Residency Program is open to early career, mid-career, and established visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, musicians, performance artists, scholars, and translators from across the globe. The program is interdisciplinary and the organization welcomes applications from a wide range of creative and intellectual genres, including those that don't fit neatly into the above list.

September 2024 residencies are reserved for the organization’s Early Career Artist Residency.

2025 SCHEDULING & AVAILABILITY:

Availability as of September 2024:

August 2025 - Four 4-week spots (or eight 2-week spots); space for 4-6 artists depending on duration.
October 2025 - Three 4-week spots (or 6 2-week spots); space for 3 – 5 artists depending on duration.

In general, for months that incorporate 2-week sessions, no fewer than four artists–and no more than six artists would be scheduled for 2-week residencies within that month.

For composers and musicians: 3 to 5 recordings
For visual artists: At least 5 images of work (300 dpi or larger)
For nonfiction and fiction writers: 10 pages of double-spaced prose
For playwrights & screenwriters: 10-page excerpt (does not need to be from the beginning)
For poets: 10 pages of poetry
For translators: 10 pages of translation and original text
For performance artists: 3 short video excerpts of performances (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
For filmmakers: at least 3 short film clips (no videos longer than 5 minutes)
For Scholars: 10 pages of work, including research abstracts and relevant diagrams

Likewise you may also choose to simply submit a PDF or Word Doc with hyperlinks to work samples that meet the guidelines outlined above.

Staff work with artists to facilitate and customize at least one hour of mutually beneficial exchange with the Red Wing community that helps foster connection and greater a sense of place.

January 14, 2025 (12:00 p.m. Noon CST) – application deadline
February 7, 2025 – Jury has selected Round 2 applications. All artists are notified of the status of their status.
March 5, 2025 – Final notification to selected artists, wait-list and runners-up

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Selection criteria include (in order of importance):

Artistic excellence as demonstrated by work samples, resume and artist statement
Potential benefit and impact on career as demonstrated by work plan
Balance of artistic disciplines, identity, geography, etc within selected cohort

theandersoncenter.submittable.com/submit

THEATER — NOVEMBER 2024

November 1, 2024

call for Script Submissions

SheNYC Arts

DEADLINE: November 11, 2024

INFO: We accept full-length plays and musicals during our open submissions period for our Summer Theater Festivals. In order to apply, you must be a playwright or composer of a gender marginalized group (including cis women, trans people, and non-binary people), or a writing team that is made up of at least 50% people from a gender-marginalized group.

Script Submissions are now OPEN for our 2025 SheNYC, SheATL, SheLA, and SheDFW Festivals.

Note that we only accept script submissions during our submission window. If you would like to be considered for our summer festivals, you must submit your work during that time period. Read on below for more details on what you’ll need to submit and for the application link.

Looking for CreateHER Applications for high school students? Click here!

READING/PERFORMANCE INVITATIONS

Unfortunately, we do not have the staff capacity to see readings or performances, so do not accept invitations. However, the only way we would choose to produce your show is through the open submissions process listed above – so, send us your materials that way if you’d like to be considered for a production!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT:

1. The full script to your show, in PDF form. It must be at least 75% finished. If the rest is not finished, you need to provide a “treatment” (a detailed outline of the scenes that remain to be written, in order) along with the script. Bear in mind that you will have to send us completed script if you’re selected as a finalist.

2. A completed application form with some basic information (see below for FAQs).

3. If your show is a musical, recordings of at least 3 full songs from the show, in mp3 or m4a form. The more you have, the better! A simple recording with just you and your piano is fine, though obviously you want to make your music sound the best it can. Please do not submit Finale or Sibelius files (or any other automated vocals).

4. If your show is a solo show, a video of at least 5 minutes of your solo performer performing a cut from the show. This can be a video from a prior production or staged reading, or it can be a self-tape of your actor recording themselves at home.

BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR SCRIPT:

It’s important to make sure your show is ready for a festival production. Our Festivals differ from city to city, so please read the pages for whichever Festival you plan to apply to — this page outlines exactly what it means to be a part of the Festival!

2025 TIMELINE SUBMISSIONS:

September 2024: Submissions open for NYC, ATL, and LA Festivals.
November 11th: Deadline for all submissions. Submit your show before 11/11 at 11:59pm EST!
February 2024: If you’re a semi-finalist, we’ll notify you in February.
March 2024: Finalists for NYC & LA are chosen. DFW & ATL finalist notifications may come a bit later.
April: Our festival participants are notified, and you’ll be given a deadline to accept your slot in the festival! We will also notify you if you are not selected. *This is SUBJECT TO CHANGE based on the Festival dates given to us by our venues.*
May: All the fun stuff starts! We’ll have a meet and greet and info sessions to make sure you feel 100% ready to produce your show in the Festival.
June/July: Start rehearsals for your show!
July/August/September: The Festivals run! Each show will get two set performances during these two weeks, as well as a tech and dress rehearsal slot. We will also leave a few empty performance slots in the schedule so that any show that sells out its first two performances can add extra performances.

Tentative dates for the festivals are:

SheLA: Mid-July
SheNYC: End of July/Beginning of August
SheATL: Mid-August
SheDFW: September

shenycarts.org/submissions/

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Holiday Playwright Contest

Kinsman Quarterly

DEADLINE: November 15, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.

FEE: $0

INFO: We are looking for holiday scripts for our upcoming collection Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide. Submissions should include one-act shorts with themes of holidays, especially from BIPOC and underrepresented cultures. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year, and Easter. Scripts must be original, unpublished works in English, ideal for families and low-budget organizations. Shorts should be between 10 and 20 pages with less than 6 main characters.

PRIZE: Winning scripts receive up to $500 USD and publication.

Selected submissions will be published on the Kinsman Quarterly website and promoted on its social media sites and printed advertisements. Copyrights of the individual submissions remain with the authors. Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc owns the copyrights to the collection as a unit.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted, however submissions should be withdrawn if accepted elsewhere. To ensure that we are able to publish the unpublished work, winning contestants and finalists are asked to wait a full year after publication before they republish the work themselves or with another organization.

ELIGIBILITY:

individuals 18 years or older
authors of BIPOC and underrepresented communities preferred, but not restrictive
must be able to receive award payment through Paypal

CONTEST GUIDELINES:

Each entry should be an original, unpublished work by the submitting author, which does not infringe upon the copyrights of another individual or entity.
Scripts should be between 10 and 20 pages with less than 6 main characters.
Submissions should feature holiday themes with rich cultural content
Participants may enter more than one submission.
Changes to the competition entry cannot be made once a work is submitted. However, a revised version may be resubmitted. In such cases, include the word "revision" in the file name.

FORMATTING GUIDELINES (MUST READ):

Submission files must be named by Title_AuthorName. Example: "Missing Diamonds_DoeJohn".
All entries must be submitted as an MS Word doc/docx or .pdf file.
All entries must be in 12-point courier font for in a standard play format.
Be sure to remove all track changes from edited text.
Entries that do not adhere to guidelines will not be considered.

PRIZES:

Grand Prize = $500 cash prize and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
1st Runner Up = $250 cash prize and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
2nd Runner Up = $150 cash prize and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
Top 6 Finalists receive a $50 Amazon gift card and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.

kinsmanquarterly.org/holiday-playwright

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PAY YOUR PEOPLE GRANTS

IndieSpace

DEADLINE: November 20, 2024 at 11:59pm ET

INFO: The Pay Your People Grants are $1,000 for NYC-based indie theater companies/collectives and venues to pay historically excluded artists or leadership to work in, administrate, or perform in their spaces and/or productions. For venues, you can use these funds to subsidize a rental from an artist in your venue or to pay performers or administration directly.

Please note that while all of these grants are being called “Pay Your People” grants, we will still maintain separate drawing pools for venues and companies/collectives.

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE IF:

You ARE a NYC-based indie theater company, fiscally sponsored collective/production, OR indie theater venue (venues with 99 seats or less).
You CAN COMMIT to using the grant to pay artists or leaders of color and/or artists or leaders who have been historically and currently excluded from funding based on gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, disability, economic disadvantage, refugee/immigration status or for other reasons you define.
You ARE planning to produce at least one show, reading, or workshop in the 12 months following The Big Give (December 2024 to December 2025).
You HAVE a bank account in your organization's name or have a fiscal sponsor to receive funds. Checks will NOT be written to individuals.

YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE IF:

**If you are a venue that RECEIVED the Little Venue that Could grant, you ARE NOT eligible to apply for a Pay Your People Grant this year.
**If you received a Pay Your People Grant in 2023, you ARE NOT eligible to apply for the Pay Your People Grant this year. Organizations can not receive this grant two years in a row. If you received a grant in 2023, you are eligible to apply again for Pay Your People in 2025

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply for funds, please complete the application below AND RSVP for The Big Give.

Before submitting your application, please note:

Only one application for the Pay Your People Grant should be filled out per venue/company/collective.
This application will ask you to upload a performance/rehearsal or venue photo to be used in a slideshow at The Big Give event or in marketing materials. By uploading this photo, you give IndieSpace permission to use it in the slideshow at The Big Give, where it may also be captured in the background of photos or video taken that evening to be used in future marketing.

THIS PROCESS HAS THREE STEPS:

READ ALL OF THIS INFO - You are already doing this one! Be sure to consider everything in these guidelines before applying and ask questions if you have them! We are happy to answer them.
FILL OUT THE APPLICATION: To be considered for the Pay Your People Grant and entered into the lottery, you must complete the application through Submittable. And you or someone from your org/collective must be present (in person or on Zoom) at The Big Give to receive a grant if you are pulled in the lottery. The Big Give will be on December 2 at 7pm.
RSVP TO THE BIG GIVE - You must RSVP for The Big Give on EventBrite PRIOR to submitting the application. Register HERE. While only one grant application must be filled out per venue/company/collective, we ask that each person who will be attending The Big Give party RSVPs individually - share the RSVP link with others. You are welcome and encouraged to attend The Big Give party even if you are not applying for a grant. The more the merrier!

If you have any questions about the application or need assistance completing the application via phone, please reach out to our staff by emailing hello@indiespace.org.

APPLICATION CYCLE:

November 20 – Application Closes at 11:59pm
November 21 - November 25 – Applications are reviewed by the IndieSpace staff and Board for eligibility only
November 25 – Applicants are notified of their application status and eligibility. If you do not receive an email regarding your eligibility by November 25, please contact us at hello@indiespace.org.
December 2 – THE BIG GIVE event at the Chelsea Factory and on Zoom!

PAYMENT PROCESS:

Eligible applicants will be entered into the live grant drawing that will occur at our hybrid The Big Give event on December 2. Checks will be written and given out at the event that evening; PayPal is also possible, if preferred. For those who attend the event virtually, IndieSpace staff will reach out to you and arrange payment either via PayPal, ACH, Zelle, or check.

Checks will be cut to companies, venues, or fiscal sponsors, not directly to individuals.

You must have a bank account set up in the name of the company or venue that is accepting the grant check or be working with a fiscal sponsor that can receive the funds.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT you or a colleague representing your company or venue is present, either in-person or virtually, when the names are pulled to claim and receive one of the $1,000 grants. You may only represent ONE company at the event. Names will be called three times. If someone is not present to respond, we will pull another organization’s name for that grant. Checks will be cut that night, and you’ll be on your way to paying artists and leaders!

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Do not feel obligated to spend a tremendous amount of time on this application. This is not a trick. We do not want to further tax your limited resources. Feel free to write very short descriptions, even one sentence, or to copy language from other grant proposals. We ask questions primarily to verify that you are actively producing and that you commit to using funds as we intend them to be used, including to pay artists or leaders of color and/or artists or leaders who bring an underrepresented perspective to our community through gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, economic disadvantage, refugee/immigration status or other reasons you define. Your narrative is not otherwise being judged in any way.

There is no required reporting for this grant. You may be asked for a testimonial on the impact of this grant at the end of the grant period.

theindietheatrefundindiespace.submittable.com/submit/308876/pay-your-people-2024-for-companies-collectives-and-venues-only

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MainStage residency program

Brooklyn Comedy Collective

DEADLINE: November 24, 2024 (end of day)

INFO: The BCC is excited to announce the return of our Mainstage Residency program, in which an ensemble creates an original show. Helmed by Artistic Director, Philip Markle, and Associate Director, Maya Sharma, this cast of 6-8 performer/writers will craft a revue featured in a 6-week run on the Mainstage at BCC. Over the course of a 2 month-long rehearsal process, cast members will devise sketch, character, clown, musical comedy, and solo pieces, in addition to improvised elements, that will add up to a thematic whole for the show. This professional process will include significant out-of-rehearsal writing and preparation, all geared toward creating a polished show that plays to the BCC's "fuck it, love it / fun & dumb" style of comedy. This residency is a way to build your performance chops and strengthen your collaborative process.

AUDITIONS: held in 30-min slots Sat, Dec 7 (3-7 PM) and Wed, Dec 11 (7-10PM) and Sat, Dec 14 (3-7 PM)

Auditioners will prepare an original 90-sec solo bit that brings them joy. This can be anything - a character, a short song, a game, an improvised hosting moment - think outside the box and surprise us! After solo performances, auditioners will perform improvised 2-person scenes with one another.

CALLBACKS: held Wed, Dec 18 @ 7-10 PM at the BCC Dog House (137 Montrose).

All performers must be available for one of the audition dates + the callback date.

Rehearsals @ Eris (167 Graham Ave, Brooklyn)

Devising Show:

Sundays, 3:00 - 6:00 PM, Jan 5 - Feb 23 (no rehearsal Feb 16 for President's Day Weekend)
Note: a max of 2 rehearsals may be missed in this time frame due to existing conflicts.

Final Rehearsals/Tech:

Sat, 3:00-6:00 PM, March 1, March 8, March 15
Sun, 3:00-6:00 PM, March 2, March 9
Note: no rehearsals/tech can be missed in this time frame.

Performances: Saturdays @ 7:00 PM, March 15 - April 19 (6 SHOWS).

Note: Performers must be available for all shows.

PAY:

Rehearsals: $250 stipend for rehearsal process (minus $25 for any missed rehearsals).
Performance: Cast members will be paid 60% of the box office (after $150 cover per show) from all 6 shows - split equally between all cast members.

INDUSTRY/CRITICS: BCC will be inviting NY industry and press to attend and review the show.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

Students must have completed BCC's Improv or Sketch or Clowning curriculum.

Completed another established comedy theater's full Improv or Sketch or Clowning program.

Have produced/performed in a significant number of shows at the BCC to have a sufficient level of performing and writing experience and understand the BCC style.

NOTE: Audition selections will be made on a case-case basis at BCC's discretion. Spots are limited and meeting the above requirements does not guarantee a slot.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJ0-OwFPhghZLOreRlXANljGV0sz6QSaEFUtnov1Cyfjm2Lg/viewform

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DREAMing Out Loud

PEN America

DEADLINE: November 30, 2024

INFO: DREAMing Out Loud is a paid, tuition-free creative writing workshop series for migrant writers, primarily those who are undocumented, DACA recipients, and/or DREAMers who came to the United States when they were children. By providing community and professional support to the next generation of immigrant writers, the program seeks to counter anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. and to amplify the voices of many living in this country who are marginalized because of their immigration status.

In 2025, three workshops will be in-person and two workshops will be virtual. Instructors Álvaro Enrigue's and Claudia Rueda's in person workshops will be held at the PEN America office (120 Broadway 26N Floor, New York, NY 10271). The in person playwriting workshop will be held at The Drama Book Shop (266 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018). Instructors Charlie Vázquez and Cherry Lou Sy's workshop will be virtual. If selected, attendance and commitment to the program, whether in-person or virtual, is expected and required.

BENEFITS:

In workshops led by established writers from migrant backgrounds or connections to the migrant community, 40 participants are provided a modest stipend to develop original fiction, poetry, nonfiction, plays, and picture book writing.Participants are invited to perform or have their work performed at a public reading and invited to voluntarily publish in various print and digital formats, including an annual anthology. The program provides access and connections to professionals in the publishing and theater industries and empowers DREAMers to develop their own unique artistic voice and craft to ensure that any future literary canon will include their stories, perspectives, and lived experiences. Participants receive access to resources tailored for migrant artists, including at least one author-led talkback about writing and publishing each year.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must identify as an immigrant, reside and/or go to college in New York City, and be 18 years or older to apply. Limited space will be reserved for and DREAMing Out Loud alumni. College graduates are welcome to apply.

The official deadline (Saturday, November 30, 2024 by 11:59 pm) is rolling and may close if all slots are filled. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance via email.

ARTIST RIGHTS AGREEMENT pertaining to The DREAMing Out Loud Anthology:

Ownership: The artist retains full ownership and copyright of all original works submitted for publication or exhibited in any public events and in the DREAMing Out Loud anthology.
Right to Remove: The artist reserves the right to request the removal of their submitted work at any time. Upon such request, the work will be removed in a timely manner.
Attribution: The artist will be properly credited for their work in all instances of publication and exhibition.
Usage Rights: PEN America may use the submitted work for promotional purposes of the program and PEN America, provided the artist is notified and credited accordingly.
Modifications: The artist retains the right to modify their work prior to the final deadline provided. This agreement aims to protect the artist's rights while allowing for collaborative opportunities.

ROYALTIES AND PROFITS pertaining to The DREAMing Out Loud Anthology:

This anthology is published by PEN America, a nonprofit organization, and as such, no profits or royalties will be generated from this publication. Any and all proceeds from the sale of the DREAMing Out Loud anthology will be reinvested into the organization’s mission and activities supporting the program. Please note that this work is printed on demand, ensuring that each copy is produced specifically to meet reader requests without excess inventory. Thank you for your support and understanding.

QUESTIONS?

Contact the Program Coordinator (TC. Mann, tcmann@pen.org).

pen.org/program/dreaming-out-loud/

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literary arts grants

South Arts

DEADLINE: December 4, 2024

Literary Arts Grants will be made to writers, independent literary publishers, and small presses:

LITERARY ARTS GRANTS FOR WRITERS: South Arts will award literary grants up to $5,000. Applicants (writers or organizations) must apply through Salesforce and include writing samples and other required attachments specified in these Guidelines.
LITERARY ARTS GRANTS FOR PUBLISHERS: South Arts will award literary arts grants up to $5,000 to support Southern independent publishers and small presses. Applicants must apply through Salesforce and include the publisher’s representative work samples and other required attachments as specified in these Guidelines.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Deadline to Apply: 12/4/2024
Awards Announced: February 2025
Funding Cycle: March 1, 2025 – August 30, 2026 (18 months)

The award announcement may be earlier or later than the date listed above, depending on the number of applications and judging process.

Applicants who are not selected for an award will receive notification via the email on their application form before the award announcement.

South Arts reserves the right to not consider incomplete or improperly submitted applications without informing the applicant.

Judges do not communicate any information or details of their review. Given the volume of applications received, South Arts cannot provide individual feedback on the application and from the panel.

Applicants who move from the South Arts Region after they submit their application are encouraged to notify South Arts and will not be eligible to receive a grant award.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

ELIGIBLE ENTITIES

All applicants are eligible to receive only one grant award.
Current, full-time resident or Headquartered in the South Arts Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application and at receipt of the award.

For Writers

One application per artist or arts organization per funding cycle will be accepted.
Applicant artists must be 18 years of age or older.
Applicant artists must not be enrolled in a literary arts/writing academic program at time of application and at receipt of award.
Current, full-time residents for at least the prior 12 months s of the South Arts region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application during the project period.
Works authored by more than one person are ineligible.

For Literary Arts Organizations

For Publishers: Independent nonprofit publishers and small presses including journals.
Based in the South Arts Region for at least the prior 12 months (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application and during the project period.
Other non-profit organizations with a literary arts mission.

INELIGIBLE ENTITIES

Units of government
Colleges/Universities are ineligible to apply for this grant.

UNALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

General operating support. 
Support for a full season of programming. 
Courses or coursework in degree-granting or continuing education institutions. 
Literary publishing that does not focus on contemporary literature and/or writers. 
Publication of books, exhibition of works, or other projects by the applicant organization's board members, faculty, or trustees. 
Projects for which no curatorial, juried, or editorial judgment has been applied to the selection of artists or art works. 
Social activities such as receptions, parties, galas, community dinners, picnics, and potlucks. 
Costs of entertainment, including amusement, diversion, and social activities and any associated costs are unallowable; generally, this includes activities at venues such as bars, wineries, and breweries where the consumption of alcohol/social activity is the primary purpose of the venue. 
Awards to individuals or organizations to honor or recognize achievement. 
Commercial (for-profit) enterprises or activities, including arts markets, concessions, food, t-shirts, artwork, or other items for resale. This includes online or virtual sales/shops. 
Construction, purchase, or renovation of facilities.
Sub-granting or regranting.

UNALLOWABLE COSTS

Cash reserves and endowments. 
Startup costs or other costs associated with establishing new organizations. 
Alcoholic beverages or other hospitality costs. 
Purchase and/or use of gift cards and gift certificates to support project costs.
Gifts and prizes, including cash prizes as well as other items with monetary value (e.g., electronic devices, gift certificates).
Contributions and donations to other entities, including donation drives.
General miscellaneous or contingency costs. 
Fines and penalties, bad debt costs, deficit reduction.  
Marketing expenses that are not directly related to the project.  
Audit costs. 
Rental costs for home office workspace owned by individuals or entities affiliated with the applicant.
The purchase of vehicles.
Costs incurred before the beginning or after the completion of the official project period.

MATCHING REQUIREMENTS

All grants require a 2:1 cost share. South Arts matches $2 for every $1 the applicant contributes towards project costs.

Total Project Cost- $6,000, the applicant can request up to $4,000 and contribute the remaining $2,000 of funds through a combination of their own cash and other contributions. 
Total Project Costs are $15,000: The applicant can request up to $5,000 and contribute the remaining $10,000 of funds through a combination of their own cash and other contributions.
Toal Project Costs are $3,000:  The applicant can request up to $2,000 and contribute the remaining $1,000 of funds through a combination of their own cash and other contributions.

Budget details should identify the source of funds (including self-funding, private contributions, institutional stipends, or additional grant funding) not requested from South Arts.

Total projected expenses must meet or exceed the request by 50%. 

Funds can be used for these eligible expenses directly related to participation in proposed activities:

For Organizations:  Itemize project personnel costs 
Travel (itemize air, ground, lodging, per diem, visa services) 
Equipment rental (itemize all equipment rental expenses) 
Office expenses (itemize supplies, and shipping/postage) 
Services/professional fees (itemize editorial, graphic design, photography/videography, financial, publishing, production, and distribution services, etc.) 
Marketing 
Facility expenses (itemize rent, space rental, utilities) 
Insurance 
Childcare or elder caregiver service costs that arise as a result of applicant planning and executing the proposed project

southarts.org/grants-opportunities/literary-arts-granthttps://www.southarts.org/grants-opportunities/literary-arts-grant

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Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices

Lambda Literary

DEADLINE: December 8, 2024 at 11:59pm EST

APPLICATION FEE: $30

SCHEDULE:

We’ve extended the typical length of the retreat from 7 days to 10:

We will have a mix of synchronous programming and asynchronous programming, and on days when we offer all day programming, fellows can expect to have ample breaks and rest from screens.
Thursday, July 31-Friday, August 1: Programming begins at ~7:00 pm EST/ 4:00 pm PST
Saturday, August 2-Friday, August 8: All day programming
Saturday, August 9: Programming ends at ~6:00 pm EST/3:00 pm PST

APPLICATION DETAILS:

To Apply, Please Prepare

1. An artistic/biographical statement (max 500 words).

2. a writing sample matching the genre of the workshop you’re applying for:

.DOC, .DOCX, or .PDF format.
For prose, double spaced, 12 point font.
For Fiction, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction: 15 pages maximum. This maximum applies to cross-genre samples as well as samples in verse.
For Playwriting/Screenwriting and Play/Screen/Writing: 15 pages maximum from a full-length work, short play/script, or piece of theatre/film.
For Poetry: 8 pages maximum.
The sample you apply with does not have to be the same sample you plan to workshop at the Retreat.

3. Optional, not required for acceptance:

Any publications of your work during the past two years, including anthologies, literary journals, magazines, websites, and books.
Any other writing conferences, retreats, and workshops have you attended.
If you're applying to scholarships, a scholarship statement (max 500 words).

TUITION + SCHOLARSHIPS:

Lambda Literary has a host of full and partial scholarships that are available for accepted applicants.

The $30.00 application fee is processed through Submittable's online portal. If you wish to pay by cash or check please contact retreat@lambdaliterary.org.

APPLICATION STATUS NOTIFICATIONS:

Writers Retreat Faculty make the final determinations regarding accepted and waitlisted applicants. All applicants will be notified of their application status in April 2025.

lambdaliterary.org/emerging-writers-retreat/

THEATER — OCTOBER 2024

September 30, 2024

call for scripts: “Unplugged”

Playwrights Horizon

DEADLINE: October 8, 2024

INFO: Playwrights Horizon is testing a new idea! We invite artists to submit scripts for “Unplugged” Productions.

“Unplugged” is a new production model that de-emphasizes physical production costs, keeping artists’ pay a priority. We aim to produce our inaugural “Unplugged” show in our 2025-2026 season. Our goal is to find new approaches to theater-making in the hopes of building a healthier and more sustainable future.

Before automation. Before intelligent lighting instruments. Before lavalier microphones, animatronic robots, projection mapping. Before falling chandeliers and swinging Spidermen. Before multimillion-dollar lobby renovations and subscriber perks. There was a text, a stage, an actor, an audience.

Playwrights Horizons exists to put as much new theater in front of as many audiences as possible. To this end, we’re pursuing some new approaches to making theater which turn the financial constraints of these times into an asset, valuing people and artistry over materials and spending. In a climate where shorter seasons have led to fewer jobs for artists (boo!), our aim is to expand programming (yay!), to produce more with less, and to rediscover what is essential about theater.

“Unplugged” is one of several tactics we’re experimenting with to get there. It will be a mainstage show that’s intentionally conceived around a minimal budget for physical production, focusing on a creative design rather than on material goods. It is neither a workshop production nor a stepping stone to a larger production. And crucially, working on Unplugged projects won’t mean working for lower fees.Writers, directors, designers, design assistants, actors, and stage managers will be contracted on all applicable union agreements; compensation will be consistent with traditional productions on Playwrights’ mainstage and not reduced by a restricted production budget. The motto: People, Not Stuff.

Playwrights Horizons is inviting playwrights to submit scripts specifically for the “Unplugged” producing model. We are seeking plays that are large in imaginative scope but lend themselves to a radically reduced production budget. Submissions will be accepted through this portal, provided they meet the following criteria:

Playwrights must be based in the United States.
Playwrights are invited to submit one play only, during this submission period.
Plays must be full-length, and as yet unproduced in New York City.
Plays must be written for no fewer than three actors, and no more than six actors.

Please note that we will not accept re-submissions of plays you have sent Playwrights Horizons, now or in the future. Additionally, because of the high volume of submissions and small size of our staff, we regretfully are not able to respond to each application

playwrightshorizons.org/artistic-programs/unplugged-submissions

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2025 RESIDENCIES

Vermont Studio Center

DEADLINE: October 15, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $25

INFO: Vermont Studio Center invites applications for 2025. Nestled in the Green Mountains, VSC hosts an inclusive, global community of artists and writers. Enjoy private studios and lodging, fresh - local meals, and a vibrant Visiting Artists & Writers Program.

VSC’s residency program welcomes artists and writers working across all mediums and genres for two, three, and four week sessions.

PROGRAMMING

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION

vermontstudiocenter.org/apply

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ART OMI: WRITERS RESIDENCY

Art Omi

DEADLINE: October 15, 2024 at 11:59pm EST

INFO: Art Omi, a not-for-profit arts center with a 120-acre sculpture and architecture park and gallery, offers residency programs for international artists, writers, translators, musicians, architects and dancers. Art Omi believes that exposure to internationally diverse creative voices fosters acceptance and respect, raises awareness, inspires innovation, and ignites change. By forming community with creative expression as its common denominator, Art Omi creates a sanctuary for the artistic community and the public to affirm the transformative quality of art.

Art Omi: Writers hosts authors and translators for two weeks to one month throughout the spring and fall. The program’s strong international emphasis provides exposure for global literary voices and reflects the spirit of cultural exchange that is essential to Art Omi’s mission.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Each applicant is required to provide 4 (four) separate items in total:

A cover letter, which provides the following details: country of birth, country of residency, the language in which you write, your preferred residency dates. Please note we have two sessions per year: Spring (March 27 - May 28) and Fall (September 4 - November 5). Additionally, please let us know how you heard about Art Omi: Writers, why you want to come to Art Omi: Writers and what you expect to get from the experience.
A brief (2 pages, maximum) statement about your work history, referencing publications, performances and writing credits. This can be submitted in CV format.
A writing sample, no more than 25 pages. The work sample does not have to be published or related to your current project and can be a combination of multiple samples.
A one page description of the work to be undertaken while at Art Omi: Writers.

Your writing sample does NOT have to be an English translation; please submit your writing sample in your mother tongue. All other documentation must be submitted in English.

Your cover letter should be provided in the designated Cover Letter field. Items 2-4 should each be provided as separately uploaded files.

Alumni of the program are eligible to reapply after 5 years.

RESIDENCY DATES:

Spring:

Thursday, March 27–Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Thursday, May 8–Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Autumn:

Thursday, September 4–Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Thursday, October 9–Wednesday, November 5, 2025

DECISION NOTIFICATION: January, 2025

artomi.submittable.com/submit

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Moondancer Fellowship For Environmental + Nature Writers

The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow

DEADLINE: October 21, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $35

INFO: The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow (WCDH) is pleased to offer the 2024 Moondancer Fellowship for authors who express their passion for the natural world and concern for the environment through their writing. This fellowship is open to poets, fiction writers, playwrights, screenwriters, essayists, memoirists, and columnists.  Prior publication is not a requirement. The successful applicant will demonstrate insight, honesty, literary merit, and the likelihood of publication or production.

The fellowship winner will receive a two-week residency at WCDH to focus completely on their writing. Each writer’s suite has a bedroom, private bathroom, separate writing space, and wireless internet. We provide uninterrupted writing time, a European-style gourmet dinner prepared five nights a week and served in our community dining room, the camaraderie of other professional writers when desired, and a community kitchen stocked with the basics for other meals.

Fellowship applications must be accompanied by a writing sample and a non-refundable $35 application fee. Only one writing project may be proposed per application. Writers proposing more than one project must submit a separate application and fee for each one.

The winner will be announced no later than November 20, 2024. Residency must be completed by December 31, 2025.

writerscolony.org/fellowships

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Unleashed 2025 - New Plays for a New World

Porkfilled

DEADLINE: October 25, 2024

INFO: Unleashed 2025 returns for a week-long festival of brand new genre plays by Asian Americans! Pork Filled Productions is sounding the call, once again, for one acts and full length plays that indulge in genre, upend expectations, and expand imaginations.

From Roger Tang, executive director of PFP: “We have more stories in us than oppression or identity plays. We want to give writers free rein to let loose their full storytelling potential on stage. And we want the audience to have fun and we get to tell our stories.”

If you are accepted, you will be given actors, a director, and a dramaturge. Private workshops, writing time, and a public workshop at Theatre Off Jackson in Seattle, W.A.

KEY INFO:

Send plays to – submissions@porkfilled.com
All submitting playwrights must complete the accompanying application form
We have a CAP of 50 eligible plays. We will close submissions early if we reach this mark.
We are only accepting 4 Play at this time for workshop readings.

Questions? – info@porkfilled.com

Plays are not required to have specifically diverse casts or racial themes; however, Pork Filled Productions is dedicated to casting all of our shows with at least 51% actors of color, so please keep that in mind when considering your submissions.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

We are looking for one acts (30-45 minutes) and full length plays (90+ minutes) by Asian American playwrights.
We are specifically seeking bold, imaginative new work in genres such as noir, science fiction, fantasy, horror, action adventure, or any mashup in-between. We want your play to have FUN and FANTASTICAL universes and indulge in the idea of play! No living room drama plays please!
Selected plays will receive a public staged reading in Seattle, WA. Local writers from the Pacific Northwest are strongly encouraged to submit.
We will prioritize local playwrights, but this application is open to a national call. If accepted, your play will have a private and public staged reading, but we are not able to offer accommodation or transportation to Seattle at this time.
All submitted plays will be considered for a full production by Pork Filled Productions.
Deadline for submissions is October 25th 2024.
Only emailed submissions with a completed Application Form will be considered. Please submit all materials as attachments in MS Word or PDF format to submissions@porkfilled.com.
Playwrights may ONLY make one submission, and the plays must not have had a professional stage production at the time of submission. Readings and workshops are not considered productions.
If accepted will receive a stipend of 300$ for you time and dedication to your work
Winners will be announced Early January 2025
In Feb/March/April- Private readings will be had and the playwright will have time to rewrite the script and have feedback from actors, the director, and the dramaturge
There will be a public reading of the play at Theatre Off Jackson the week of 6/16/25

porkfilled.com/wp/

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National Latine Playwrights Award

Arizona Theatre Company

DEADLINE: October 31, 2024

INFO: Latine playwrights residing in the United States, its territories or Mexico are encouraged to submit scripts for the award. Each script will be read and evaluated by a culturally diverse panel of theatre artists; finalists will be judged by ATC artistic staff.

ELIGIBILITY:

The award is open to all Latine playwrights currently residing in the United States, its territories, or Mexico.
Scripts may be in English, Spanish, or a combination of the two (Spanish scripts must be accompanied by an English translation).
Plays must be unpublished, professionally unproduced, and not currently under option at the time of submission.
Full-length and one-act plays, with a minimum length of 50 pages, on any subject will be accepted.

SCRIPTS:

The physical scripts become the property of Arizona Theatre Company and will not be returned. In this case, “property” means the physical property of the theatre, not the intellectual property or any rights to the play.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

Submissions of a single script can be sent via email to NLPA@atc.org.
Include a cover letter of no more than one page describing the play’s developmental history and how the play fits into the playwright’s broader career trajectory.

For more information contact Elaine Romero, ATC Playwright-in-Residence.

atc.org/national-latine-playwrights-award/nlpa-submission-information/

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BLACK STORIES BLACK VOICES’S MONOLOGUE COMPETITION

Barter Theatre

DEADLINE: November 1, 2024

INFO: “Our mission is to tell and amplify Black stories and Black voices through playwriting, acting and all theatrical disciplines. With BSBV, we hope to help shine a light on the richness of the Black experience in the Appalachian region, and for this region, with plays, readings, and community engagement opportunities such as our post show events during our main stage season and our annual SHINE: Illuminating Black Stories event. Below you will be able to read more about our initiative, see our upcoming events, and find resources about our playwriting submissions.” – Terrance Jackson, Director of Outreach & Barter’s Black Stories Black Voices

It is our hope that by connecting Black playwrights (wherever they are located) with stories from Black Appalachian communities, we can:

Create monologues that can be developed into full-length plays
Create work that explores the Black Appalachian experience, both past and present
Establish and cultivate relationships with Black playwrights and other Black theatre artists
Give audiences accessibility to new perspectives on life in Appalachia

2-3 monologues will be selected to be performed at our 4th Annual SHINE: Illuminating Black Stories, in February 2025.

MONOLOGUE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Playwright must be Black.
Monologues must be set in Appalachia. (Click Here list of qualifying states/counties as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission)
Monologues must be 3-5 minutes in length.
Monologues must be unpublished and not have had a professional production.
Monologues must be submitted electronically.
Monologues must be written using selected prompts, viewable here.

Please submit monologues to: tjackson@bartertheatre.com

bartertheatre.com/black-stories-black-voices/

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Mesa Refuge Residency

DEADLINE: November 1, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $50

INFO: Mesa Refuge welcomes a diverse community of writers—both emerging and established—who define and/or offer solutions to the pressing issues of our time. Particularly, it is our priority to support writers, activists and artists whose ideas are “on the edge,” taking on the pressing issues of our time including (but not limited to): nature, environment and climate crisis; economic, racial and gender equity; social justice and restorative justice; immigration; health care access; housing; and more.

We especially want writers of nonfiction books, long-form journalism, audio and documentary film. Occasionally we accept poetry, fiction (Young Adult/Adult Literary), screenwriting and playwriting, photojournalism, personal memoirs (as a vehicle to tell a larger story) and graphic narrative. We tend not to accept academic writing. The potential impact and distribution of your project is also important.

We aim to support a diverse community of writers and welcome applicants that represent a broad spectrum of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, religion or ability. Please see our DEI statement for more information about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

As a small nonprofit, our application fee of $50 helps underwrite the cost of application review. However, we do not want the application fee to be a barrier to apply. To request a fee waiver, please email us directly here.

GUIDELINES: The questions on our application are mostly short answer. We require one writing sample (max 2,000 words or 10 pages), a current resume, headshot photo and two references (we do not require letters of recommendation). Applicants will be contacted approximately 10 weeks after the application deadline.

Our residencies are two weeks long and there is no residency fee. Additional residency expenses like travel, transportation and food are your responsibility. Our facility accommodates three residents at a time.

When you click the button, below, you will be transferred to our application on Submittable. Our residency application will be available on June 1, 2024.

For more information, read our Frequently Asked Questions page, or contact us at info@mesarefuge.org.

mesarefuge.org/residencies/application/

THEATER — SEPTEMBER 2024

August 31, 2024

MACDOWELL FELLOWSHIP

MacDowell

DEADLINE: September 10, 2024

INFO: About 300 artists in seven disciplines are awarded Fellowships each year and the sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence. There are no residency fees, and need-based stipends and travel reimbursement grants are available to open the residency to the broadest possible community of artists.

MacDowell encourages applications from artists of all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. Any applicant whose proposed project does not fall clearly within one of these artistic disciplines should contact the admissions department for guidance. We aim to be inclusive, not exclusive in our admissions process.

macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship

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PRINCETON ARTS FELLOWSHIPS

Lewis Center for the Arts

DEADLINE: September 10, 2024 at 11:59pm ET

INFO: Princeton Arts Fellowships, funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, David E. Kelley Society of Fellows in the Arts, and the Maurice R. Greenberg Scholarship Fund, will be awarded to artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching. Applicants should be early career visual artists, filmmakers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors and performance artists—this list is not meant to be exhaustive—who would find it beneficial to spend two years teaching and working in an artistically vibrant university community.

A $92,000 a year stipend is provided. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton are not eligible to apply.

To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae, contact information for three references (should the search committee choose to contact references, please do not request letters or have letters sent in advance of a request from the search committee), and work samples (i.e., a writing sample, images of your work, video links to performances, etc.). Please also submit a 750-word proposal that includes how you would hope to use the two years of the fellowship to develop your work, how you would contribute to Princeton’s arts community through teaching and/or production, and how you have encouraged diversity and inclusion and furthered accessibility in your artistic practice, teaching, and/or research.

Applicants can only apply for the Princeton Arts Fellowship twice in a lifetime.

arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/princeton-arts-fellowship/

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MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT

The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning

DEADLINE: September 13, 2024 at 5pm ET

INFO: The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) seeks four new, unpublished, unproduced plays by four grassroots, early-career, and/or emerging playwrights for the Meet the Playwright (MTP) program.

ELIGIBILITY: MTP prioritizes writers identifying BIIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, and People of Color) that are based in Queens. However, any NYC-based BIIPOC playwright is eligible.

ABOUT MTP: Once accepted into MTP, each playwright meets monthly with the MTP's Project Manager and schedules two private readings of the play to take place at JCAL. Throughout their participation in MTP, each playwright is expected to engage fully, professionally, and with integrity in the development of their selected work.

Each month, from November 2024 to February 2025, one of the playwrights will present at least 25 minutes and no more than 35 minutes of an excerpt from their play as a professional staged reading for an audience. The staged reading begins with an introduction to the playwright and play and concludes with a brief moderated Q&A in which the playwright discusses their work.

BENEFITS: Each playwright will receive a $2,000 Each playwright selected for MTP will receive a total fee of $2,000. With this fee, each playwright covers the cost of engaging a director, actors, and any other collaborator (e.g., dramaturg, designers) they wish.

APPLICATION + SELECTION PROCESS:

Playwrights may submit 10 pages of one play (only) for consideration by a panel of theatre professionals; a 200-word personal statement; a bio; and a resume (production history, if applicable).

The panel will select a group of semi-finalists who will be asked to send an electronic copy of their complete, full-length scripts. Semi-finalists will be notified by Friday, September 20, 2024.

The panel will choose a group of finalists for interviews with the MTP Project Manager and JCAL Leadership. Interviews will take place during the week of September 30, 2024.

The playwrights selected for MTP will be notified during the week of October 7, 2024.

APPLICATION MATERIALS (PDF or Word Only):

Script Sample - Please upload a 10-page sample of the script from a full-length play. The pages don't have to come from the beginning of the play, but they must be 10 consecutive pages (the title page and character breakdown do not count toward the 10 pages).
Letter of Interest - Please answer the question: "How will MTP further the development of your play and advance your goals as a playwright? in more than 250 words.
Bio - Please upload a bio of no more than 250 words. Use the bio to introduce yourself, your goals, writing, accomplishments, and anything else you'd like JCAL to know about you.
Playwriting Resume (Production History, If Applicable) - Please upload your professional resume or production history of your work, if applicable.

All applications and materials MUST be submitted via the 'Submittable.com' link. Applications received by other methods including dropping off or handing to directly to Jamaica Center personnel will not be considered.

CONTACT: Brenda Jones, Curator, MeetThePlaywright@gmail.com

jcal.submittable.com/submit/303017/meet-the-playwright-2024-2025

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VCCA RESIDENCY

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

DEADLINE: September 15, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $30

SELECTION PROCESS: VCCA Fellows are selected by peer review on the basis of professional achievement or promise of achievement in their respective fields. Separate review panels are created for each category (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting/screenwriting, children’s literature, performance, film/video, book arts, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, installation art, music composition, etc.). Panelists undergo periodic review and rotate regularly to ensure VCCA admission decisions are guided by high caliber artists who represent a diversity of styles and tastes.

All VCCA residency and fellowship applications are accepted online via SlideRoom. The standard application fee is $30. If the application fee presents a significant barrier to application, artists should reach out to Artists Services at vcca@vcca.com to request an application fee waiver at least five days before the deadline.

FELLOWSHIPS / FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: A variety of fully-funded fellowship opportunities are available at each application deadline. In addition, significant financial assistance is available throughout the year.

vcca.com/apply/residencies-at-vcca/

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2025 Guggenheim Fellowships

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

DEADLINE: September 17, 2024 by 11:59pm ET

INFO: Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for mid-career individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts and exhibit great promise for their future endeavors.

Fellowships are awarded through an annual competition open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. Candidates must apply to the Guggenheim Foundation in order to be considered.

The Foundation receives approximately 3,000 applications each year. No one who applies is guaranteed success in the competition and there is no prescreening; all applications are reviewed. Approximately 175 Fellowships are awarded each year.

During the rigorous selection process, applicants will first be pooled with others working in the same field, and examined by experts in that field. The work of artists will be reviewed by artists, that of scientists by scientists, that of historians by historians, and so on. The Foundation has a network of several hundred advisers, who either meet at the Foundation offices to look at applicants’ work, or receive application materials to read offsite. These advisers, all of whom are Guggenheim Fellows from previous years, then submit reports critiquing and ranking the applications in their respective fields. Their recommendations are then forwarded to and weighed by a Committee of Selection, which then determines the number of awards to be made in each area. Occasionally, no application in a given area is considered strong enough to merit a Fellowship.

We guarantee our advisers and Committee of Selection members, as well as those who submit letters of reference, absolute confidentiality. Therefore, under no circumstances will the reasons for the rejection of an application be provided.

The Committee of Selection then forwards its recommendations to the Board of Trustees for final approval. The successful candidates in the United States and Canada competition are announced in early April.

FAQs:

What are Guggenheim Fellowships?

Guggenheim Fellowships are grants awarded to around 175 selected individuals every year. The purpose of the Guggenheim Fellowship program is to provide Fellows with blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible. As such, grants are made freely, without any special conditions attached to them; Fellows may spend their grant funds in any manner they deem necessary to their work. The United States Internal Revenue Service, however, does require the Foundation to ask for reports from its Fellows at the end of their Fellowship terms.

How does the Foundation define “advanced professional”?

The Foundation understands advanced professionals to be those who as writers, scholars, or scientists have a significant record of publication, or as artists, playwrights, filmmakers, photographers, composers, or the like, have a significant record of exhibition or performance of their work.

How does the Foundation define “performing arts”?

The Foundation understands the performing arts to be those in which an individual interprets work created by others. Accordingly, the Foundation will provide Fellowships to composers but not conductors, singers, or instrumentalists; choreographers but not dancers; filmmakers, playwrights, and performance artists who create their own work but not actors or theater directors.

What is the amount of a grant?

The amounts of grants vary, and the Foundation does not guarantee it will fully fund any project. Working with a fixed annual budget, the Foundation strives to allocate its funds as equitably as possible, taking into consideration the Fellows’ other resources and the purpose and scope of their plans. Members of the teaching profession receiving sabbatical leave on full or part salary are eligible for appointment, as are those holding other fellowships and appointments at research centers.

gf.org/how-to-apply/

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2025–2026 CULLMAN CENTER FELLOWSHIP

The New York Public Library.

DEADLINE: September 27, 2024 at 5 p.m. EDT

INFO: The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers offers Fellowships to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Renowned for the extraordinary comprehensiveness of its collections, the Library is one of the world’s preeminent resources for study in anthropology, art, geography, history, languages and literature, philosophy, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, sociology, sports, and urban studies.

The Cullman Center’s Selection Committee awards fifteen Fellowships a year to outstanding scholars and writers—academics, independent scholars, journalists, creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets), translators, and visual artists. Foreign nationals conversant in English are welcome to apply. Candidates for the Fellowship will need to work primarily at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building rather than at other divisions of the Library. People seeking funding for research leading directly to a degree are not eligible.

The Cullman Center looks for top-quality writing. It aims to promote dynamic communication about literature and scholarship at the very highest level—within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows’ published work.

BENEFITS: A Cullman Center Fellow receives a stipend of $85,000, the use of an office with a computer, and full access to the Library’s physical and electronic resources. Fellows work at the Center for the duration of the Fellowship term, which runs from September through May. Each Fellow gives a talk over lunch on his or her current work-in-progress to the other Fellows and to a wide range of invited guests, and may be asked to take part in other programs at The New York Public Library.

nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/center-for-scholars-and-writers/fellowships-at-the-cullman-center

THEATER — AUGUST 2024

July 29, 2024

"MY TIME" FELLOWSHIP

Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow

DEADLINE: August 5, 2024 by midnight CST

APPLICATION FEE: $35

INFO: The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is pleased to announce the 2024 "My Time" fellowship funded by James Dean. Writers who are parents of dependent children under the age of 18 are invited to apply. Work may be any literary genre: poetry, fiction, plays, memoirs, screenplays, or nonfiction. The successful application will demonstrate literary merit and the likelihood of publication. Prior publication is not a requirement.

PRIZE: Four fellowship winners will receive a one-week residency to allow the recipient to focus completely on their work. A $500 stipend will be provided to cover childcare and/or travel costs to each recipient.

Each writer’s suite has a bedroom, private bathroom, separate writing space, and wireless internet. We provide uninterrupted writing time, a European-style gourmet dinner prepared five nights a week, and served in our community dining room, the camaraderie of other professional writers when you want it, and a community kitchen stocked with the basics for other meals.

Fellowship applications must be accompanied by a writing sample and a non-refundable $35 application fee. There is a limit of one submission per application. The winner will be announced no later than September 9, 2024.

Residencies may be completed anytime before December 2025.

writerscolony.org/fellowships

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STORYKNIFE WRITERS RETREAT

Storyknife

DEADLINE: August 31, 2024 by midnight

APPLICATION FEE: $40.00

INFO: Women’s stories are vital and important. Currently, those stories whether expressed in poems, plays, novels, essays, or memoirs are not published, reviewed, or promoted as often as the work of men. Storyknife provides women with the time and space to explore their craft without distraction. Every aspect of a residency at Storyknife is steeped in a profound generosity of spirit so that each writer knows she and her work are valuable. Storyknife residents carry away both this affirmation and a living community of women writers to assist their valuable work wherever they go.

Residencies at Storyknife in Homer, Alaska, are either for two or four weeks. Resident’s food and lodging is covered during the period of their residency, but travel to and from Homer, Alaska, is the responsibility of the resident. Residents stay in individual cabins & dine at the main house. An on-staff chef is responsible for food preparation.

Four week residencies begin on the 1st of each month and end on the 28th. Two week residencies begin on the 1st of each month and end on the 14th OR begin on the 15th and end on the 28th. Residencies are available April through October.

Applications for 2025 season is currently open and will close on August 31, 2024 at midnight. Please make sure that you subscribe to our newsletter below or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must:

Be woman-identified
Be 21 years of age or older
Apply as an individual artist, not a collaborative group or team
Writers who have been in residency for a minimum of two-weeks at Storyknife must wait five years before they can re-apply for another residency.
Please note that for the 2025 residency season, the Board of Directors of Storyknife strongly requests that all residents must be vaccinated and appropriately boosted against COVID-19.

You will provide a work sample and answer four questions (each answer 300 words or fewer).

How have you sought to educate yourself as a writer? (Formal education not a prerequisite, but evidence of curiosity and learning in your applicable genre is.)
What is your experience with publishing your work? (Publishing is not a prerequisite but is considered a goal for writers who attend Storyknife.)
What project will you pursue while in residency? (Please note that you will be free to work on whatever writing you wish during residency. We simply are interested in what you think you’ll be pursuing.)
Why would a writing residency benefit you at this time especially?

WRITING SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS:

Writing samples should reflect work completed within the last two years. All writing samples must be uploaded through Submittable. Written work samples will be uploaded directly within the application.
Applicants can submit published or unpublished writing samples.
All writing samples must be combined into one PDF file.
A writing sample not to exceed 10 pages (prose: double-spaced 12 point font, poetry: single-spaced 12 point font acceptable). Prose includes screenplays and stage plays which also must conform to the 10 page limit.
This is an anonymous jurying process. Any writing samples with identifying material will be disqualified (including in the file name). Do not include your full name, last name, address, or publication credits in your writing sample (including the file name). This only refers to the writing sample, not the answers to the questions.

DIVERSITY: Storyknife is committed to diversity and elevating voices of historically excluded communities. We value all aspects of diversity and seek to make each resident’s time at Storyknife as productive and pleasant as possible.

Please contact executive director, Erin Hollowell, at ehollowell@storyknife.org to ask about accommodation or to speak further about your needs. Storyknife is welcoming to all and will work with you to meet your needs.

TRAVEL FUNDS: In 2025, there will be multiple opportunities for travel cost stipends. Those that want to be considered for travel funds will indicate so on their applications.

storyknife.org/how-to-apply/

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Willapa Bay AiR residency

DEADLINE: August 31, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $30

INFO: Willapa Bay AiR, situated on 20 acres in coastal southwest Washington state, launched its residency program in March 2014. The Residency has been specifically designed, from the site selection to the architecturally specific building concepts, layouts, and materials, to combine the opportunity for solitude with the opportunity for daily community that fosters creative endeavor.

We offer month-long, self-directed residencies to emerging and established artists, filmmakers, writers, playwrights, scholars, singer/songwriters, and musical composers. The Residency provides lodging, meals, and work space, at no cost, to six residents each month from April 1 through October 28 of the year. Applications are evaluated by selection committees comprised of working artists and professionals in the applicants' respective fields of discipline.

SELECTION PROCESS: Applications are evaluated by selection committees comprised of working artists and professionals in the applicants' respective fields of discipline. Invitation to a Willapa Bay AiR residency is based on the merit of past work and the potential for creative evolution through the exploration and experimentation offered in the residency environment.

willapabayair.org/apply

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Yale Drama Series

Yale University Press

DEADLINE: September 8, 2024 at midnight EST

ENTRY FEE: $0

INFO: The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2025 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press, and a celebratory event. The prize and publication are contingent on the playwright’s agreeing to the terms of the publishing agreement.

GUIDELINES:

Please follow these guidelines in preparing your manuscript:

This contest is restricted to plays written in the English language. Worldwide submissions are accepted.
Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays, with a minimum of 65 pages. Plays with less than 65 pages will not be considered.
Translations, adaptations, musicals, and children’s plays are not accepted.
The Yale Drama Series is intended to support emerging playwrights. Playwrights may win the competition only once.
Playwrights may submit only one manuscript per year. Only manuscripts authored by one playwright are eligible.
Plays that have been professionally produced or published are not eligible. Plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production or that have been published as an actor’s edition will be considered.
Plays may not be under option, commissioned, or scheduled for professional production or publication at the time of submission.
Plays must be typed/word-processed and page numbered. Plays with images are not accepted.
The Yale Drama Series reserves the right to reject any manuscript for any reason.
The Yale Drama Series reserves the right of the judge to not choose a winner for any given year of the competition and reserves the right to determine the ineligibility of a winner, in keeping with the spirit of the competition, and based upon the accomplishments of the author.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS:

The Yale Drama Series Competition strongly urges electronic submission. By electronically submitting your script, you will receive immediate confirmation of your successful submission and the ability to check the status of your entry.

Electronic submissions for the 2025 competition must be submitted no earlier than June 15, 2024, and no later than September 8, 2024. The submission window closes at midnight EST.

If you are submitting your play electronically, please omit your name and contact information from your manuscript and submission file name. The manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play’s title, a 2-3 sentence keynote description of the play, a list of characters, and a list of acts and scenes. Please enter the title of your play, your name and contact information (including address, phone number, and email address), and a brief biography where indicated in the electronic submission form.

If you would like to submit an electronic copy of your manuscript please go to: https://yup.submittable.com/submit.

HARDCOPY SUBMISSIONS:

The Yale Drama Series Competition strongly urges applicants to submit their scripts electronically, but if that is impossible, we will accept hardcopies.

Submissions for the 2025 competition must be postmarked no earlier than June 15, 2024, and no later than September 8, 2024.

If you are submitting a hard copy of your play, the manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play’s title and your name, address, telephone number, email address (if you have one), and page count; and, a second title page that lists the title of the play only, a 2-3 sentence keynote description of the play, a list of characters, and a list of acts and scenes. Please include a brief biography at the end of the manuscript, on a separate page.

Do not bind or staple the manuscript.

Do not send the only copy of your work. Manuscripts cannot be returned after the competition. If you wish receipt of your manuscript to be acknowledged, please include an email address on the title page or a stamped, self-addressed postcard.

Send the manuscript to Yale Drama Series, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040.

CONTACT US:

For more information regarding the Yale Drama Series please write to us at:

Yale Drama Series
P.O. Box 209040
New Haven, CT
06520-9040

Or email us at yaledramaseries@yale.edu

yalebooks.yale.edu/yale-drama-series-rules-and-submission-guidelines/

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MacDowell Fellowship

MacDowell

DEADLINE: September 10, 2024

macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship

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PRINCETON ARTS FELLOWSHIPS

Lewis Center for the Arts

DEADLINE: September 10, 2024 at 11:59pm ET

Applicants can only apply for the Princeton Arts Fellowship twice in a lifetime.

arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/princeton-arts-fellowship/

THEATER — JULY 2024

June 30, 2024

Call for Submissions: People’s Theatre Project Playwright Unit 2024

People’s Theatre Project

DEADLINE: July 15, 2024

INFO: Calling all vibrant voices from the Latiné, Black, Queer, and/or immigrant playwrights to share your powerful narratives!

People’s Theatre Project (PTP) Playwright Unit 2024 invites established playwrights to submit a work-in-progress. Three playwrights will be chosen to develop One Act plays each under the mentorship of award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rodriguez. The culminating plays will be showcased at PTP’s One Act Reading Festival in December 2024.

About PTP: Over the last 15 years, People’s Theatre Project has been creating theatre with and for the immigrant community to create a more just and equitable world and doing this through Productions, Education, and Advocacy. Over the last 5 years, we have specifically been producing plays created by and about the immigrant experience in NYC. The Playwright Unit is an integral part of PTP’s mission to support Latiné, Black, Queer, and immigrant playwrights in promoting innovative theatrical works. During the next artistic season, PTP will present a Staged Reading Festival featuring three original one act plays in December 2024.

YOU WILL RECEIVE:

Ongoing Support to Develop Your Play: Develop your work-in-progress into a one act in bi-weekly workshops led by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rodriguez.
Actor Readings and Feedback: Have actors read your latest writing during workshops and receive supportive feedback.
Insight on the business of show business and resources to access: Gain show business insights and resources from well-recognized industry members to advance your career.
Director and Actors for Staging: Have your one act play directed and staged by professionals.
Showcase your work: Present your play at People’s Theatre Project One Act Reading Festival.
Shared Dinner: Enjoy meals provided during each in-person workshop.
$1,000 Stipend for your participation.

PTP will receive:

The right of first refusal to produce the selected plays within a specific time period.

ELIGIBILITY:

Latiné, Black, Queer, and/or immigrant playwrights.
Established playwrights who have had at least one professional production.
Local NYC and its surrounding areas. If not living in the NYC metropolitan area, you must be willing to travel to NYC for bi-weekly in-person sessions.
Must be available to attend in-person workshops and Reading Festival.

SCHEDULE:

Developmental Workshops

Wed, Aug 28, 6-8pm
1. Wed, Sep 4, 6-8pm
2. Wed, Sep 18, 6-8pm
3. Wed, Oct 2, 6-8pm
4. Wed, Oct 16, 6-8pm
5. Wed, Oct 30, 6-8pm
6. Wed, Nov 13, 6-8pm
7. Wed, Nov 20, 6-8pm

Location: PTP Office, 700 W 192nd St Suite 2, New York, NY 10040

One Act Reading Festival

Dec 2- Dec 8

Each play will have a one day rehearsal that culminates in a public staged reading.

Venue: TBA

Reflection meeting

Wed, Dec 11, 6-8pm. Online

SUBMISSION SCHEDULE

July 15, 2024: Submissions Close, or when 100 submissions are received
Aug 5, 2024: Finalists invited to online interviews
Aug 16, 2024: Participants Selected

APPLICATION LINK: https://forms.gle/PxxGg3dJfeCo3RS49

For any questions regarding People’s Theatre Project Playwright Unit 2024, please email sinny@peoplestheatreproject.org.

SUBMISSION MATERIALS

A resume
A brief artist statement (250 words max): Tell us who you are as a writer.
A 10-page excerpt of an in-progress play
- The excerpt can be any part of the play but be sure context is clear. Make sure it shows off who you are as a playwright.
- The play is unpublished and unproduced but still in progress.
- Cast Size: Maximum 6 actors.
- The play is written primarily in English.
- We are not accepting musicals or adaptations at this time.
- You will develop this play into a one act (65-80 pages) for PTP’s One Act Reading Festival.

peoplestheatreproject.org/careers/

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SOUL PRODUCING RESIDENCY

National Black Theatre

DEADLINE: July 15, 2024

INFO: Launched in 2015, the Soul Producing Residency Program’s mission is to unveil, uplift and inform the next generation of Black leaders in cultural production. As writers and artists of color continue to conquer new feats in the performing arts industry, it has become increasingly important to equip emerging Black producers with the tools needed to step into their power as leaders, general managers and cultural curators.

Piloted as a fellowship with the two previous residents, Marie Cisco and Ngozi Anyanwu, this program calls back to Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s guiding principle of autonomy in Black storytelling, and provides an unprecedented opportunity for applicants of color to gain real-time experience. Under the supportive guidance of the L.A.B program staff, the 10-month residency supports residents by providing the network and guidance needed to produce in New York City in real time. Each resident will receive a stipend and access to a library for resources to sharpen their skills.

With Soul Producing Residency, NBT seeks to foster mutually-beneficial relationships between Black institutions and creatives in order to reestablish historically Black theatrical institutions as the foremost supporters and producers of Black artistry.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Finalists Notifications - August 9, 2024
Recipient Notification - August 16, 2024
Residency Begins - Sept 4, 2024

nationalblacktheatre.org/producing-residency

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FELLOWSHIP FOR NATIVE AMERICAN WRITERS

Ucross

DEADLINE: July 15, 2024 by 11:59pm MT

APPLICATION FEE: $0

INFO: Ucross is dedicated to fostering the creative spirit of working artists by providing uninterrupted time, studio space, living accommodations, and the experience of the majestic High Plains, while serving as a responsible steward of our historic 20,000-acre ranch in northern Wyoming.

In 2020, following the success of its Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists, Ucross launched a similar opportunity for Native American writers at all stages in their professional careers. The Ucross Fellowship for Native American Writers is open to practicing writers who are currently producing work in one or more of the following genres — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenwriting, playwriting, or hybrid forms.

Two Ucross Fellowships for Native American Writers are awarded each year. Those selected for the fellowship are offered a four-week residency, a stipend of $2,000, and an opportunity to present work publicly.

Current work is requested. An applicant's work sample and project description are the most significant feature of their application. Unless work is interdisciplinary, i.e. the various genres interconnect, each applicant is encouraged to apply in a primary discipline and submit a work sample and project description that emphasizes this single discipline. Competition for residencies varies annually and with the number of applications. While only one Fellowship winner will be selected, all applicants will have the option of being considered for a general Ucross residency.

ELIGIBILITY: Residencies are open to Native American writers who meet the criteria below.

They must:

Be a practicing contemporary writer who is currently producing works in one or more of the following genres, including but not limited to FICTION, NONFICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, SCREENWRITING, PLAYWRITING, and HYBRID FORMS;
Be an enrolled member of a state-recognized or federally-recognized Tribe, Pueblo, Nation, Native Community, Political Entity, or Alaskan Native Village.

FICTION WORK SAMPLE: Your writing sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. * Appropriate sample: 20 pages of fiction, which could be a novel excerpt, a story, several stories, or a combination.

NONFICTION WORK SAMPLE: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. * Appropriate sample: 20 pages of nonfiction.

POETRY WORK SAMPLE: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Poetry submissions may be single-spaced and should include your full name. * Appropriate samples: 10 pages of poetry.

PLAYWRITING WORK SAMPLE: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. * Appropriate samples: One complete play (documentation of production may be included, if relevant), noting the 20 pages that you would like the reviewers to read.

SCREENWRITING WORK SAMPLE: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. * Appropriate samples: One complete screenplay (documentation of production may be included, if relevant), noting the 20 pages that you would like the reviewers to read.

ucrossfoundation.submittable.com/submit

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ISSUES IX + X

Mulberry Literary

DEADLINE: July 15, 2024 at midnight CT

INFO: Submissions are open for Mulberry Literary’s Issue IX (Fall/Winter 2024) and Issue X (Spring/Summer 2025). Please note that submissions for a particular genre are subject to close early if a large amount of submissions are received.

Mulberry accepts all creative media—from prose, flash, poetry, script, and comics, to film, music, visual art, dance, and everything in-between. Cross-genre, experimental, and hybrid work are always welcome, as well as excerpts of longer pieces.

We accept work from everyone who wishes to submit, but we particularly encourage work from LGBTQIA+, gender expansive creators, and BIPoC voices. If you’re a creative writing undergraduate, graduate student, or member of creative writing faculty at a college/university, we’d love to hear from you. As ever, international submissions and submissions of translated work are welcome.

mulberryliterary.com/submit

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2025 Queer|Art|Mentorship program

Queer Art

DEADLINE: July 31, 2024

INFO: The Queer|Art|Mentorship program nurtures exchange between LGBTQ+ artists at all levels of their careers and works against a natural division between generations and disciplines.

Fellows apply with a specific project they would like to work on during the program and meet with their Mentors monthly to discuss their progress.

Fellows also meet each month as a group to work through important issues shaping their creative and professional development in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment.

The program begins in January 2025 and ends in October 2025

“QAM Debuts” are virtual artist talks scheduled throughout the program year in which current Fellows introduce their work to the broader QAM community and receive vital feedback. “The QAM Works-in-Progress (WIP)” series provides additional opportunities for Fellows to advance their Mentorship projects through public in-person presentations.

MENTORS:

Queer|Art is pleased to announce the new Mentors for the 2025 Queer|Art|Mentorship program cycle:

FILM
Andrew Ahn
Tabitha Jackson
Frédéric Tcheng

LITERATURE
Alexander Chee
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Stacy Szymaszek

PERFORMANCE
Raja Feather Kelly
Young Joon Kwak
Erin Markey

VISUAL ART
Liz Collins
Chitra Ganesh
Ken Gonzales-Day

Now in its 14th year, the organization’s celebrated year-long creative and professional development program supports both remote and in-person participation between early-career and established LGBTQ+ artists from across the country. In expanding nationally, Queer|Art|Mentorship bridges professional and social thresholds that often isolate artists by generation, discipline, and region. The program supports a year-long exchange between emerging and established LGBTQ+ artists across four distinct fields—Film, Literature, Performance, and Visual Art.

Fellows apply with a specific project they would like to work on during the program and meet each month with their Mentors to discuss their progress in the lead-up to this event. Fellows also meet each month as a group to learn from and provide support for one another throughout the year.

STRUCTURE:

The program is a year in length. Fellows in Film, Performance, Literature, and Visual Art apply with a specific project they would like to work on during the program. Proposing a project is a way for Fellows to introduce themselves to Mentors, and working on that project in dialogue with a Mentor is a way to focus the development of the relationship. Keeping Queer|Art|Mentorship project-based also provides a manner by which to assess, and modify if necessary, the program’s long-term effectiveness in facilitating and supporting the actual creation of new work.

The program is largely driven by the unique character of each Mentor/Fellow pairing, organized through individual monthly meetings. Fellows also meet each month as a group in an environment that provides an opportunity for sharing ideas across disciplines and gathering further support among peers. The entire group of Mentor/Fellow pairs also convenes for two dinners throughout the cycle, hosted by Queer|Art. Throughout the year, Queer|Art staff engage in an ongoing dialogue with the Mentors and Fellows in an effort to ensure that the program best serves its participants. Further opportunities for ongoing career education and development will be sought out as the unique needs of each group of Fellows are assessed.

HISTORY + CONTEXT:

Queer|Art|Mentorship was born of a need to address the lack of support for queer content in a variety of cultural sectors and the scarcity of examples of sustainable careers for LGBTQ+ artists. A sensitivity to the absence of mentors who would have emerged from the generation most strongly affected by AIDS is also a palpable and driving force behind the program. The program launched in 2011.

Queer|Art|Mentorship aims to expand the perceived value of queer work and cultivate a collection of voices that amplify queer artistic experience. The program does not expect any kind of specific content in terms of artists’ work or how queerness manifests within and around it.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Artists must be working at a generative level within at least one of the following fields:

Film
Literature
Performance
Visual Art

Queer|Art|Mentorship is for artists who are:

Self-identified as queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, and/or intersex
Based in the United States, including US territories
Early-career and professionally focused, with a body of work already behind them
Not currently enrolled in school or university
And have a specific project they’d like to work on with a Mentor during their Mentorship cycle.

Most importantly, we are looking for artists who have an extraordinary potential for engagement in queer and artistic communities and would gain from, and add to, interaction with others.

Each Mentor chooses the Fellow they will be working with during the program. We encourage Mentors to look for artists who stand to receive maximum benefit from the resources of the program and bring diverse experiences and perspectives to the Queer|Art community.

queer-art.org

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HUMAN RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIP

Ragdale / Lake Forest College

DEADLINE: July 31, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $10

INFO: Ragdale is pleased to announce the HUMAN Residency Fellowship, an exciting new partnership with Lake Forest College made possible by the Mellon Foundation.

This multi-year collaboration invites artists from diverse disciplines to explore the intersection of the humanities, artificial intelligence, and social justice. Ragdale encourages applications from individuals whose work addresses questions about the impact of bias on AI outputs, the influence of dominant historical narratives on current AI technologies, and the ethical considerations for integrating AI into daily life.

ELIGIBILITY: Emerging, midcareer, and established writers, dancers, musicians, composers, and visual artists are encouraged to apply.

AWARD: Ragdale will award the HUMAN Residency Fellowship to 6 artists.  This award includes an initial 6-day Group Residency in spring 2025 (dates TBD) with fellow HUMAN Residency Fellowship recipients and comes with a $1,000 stipend to offset travel and expenses. This AI-themed residency session will be followed by a full, individual, 18-day, fee-waived residency to be scheduled in the subsequent two years (2026 or 2027).

Full residencies are comprised of cohorts of up to 14 multidisciplinary artists working on their own projects. Awardees will receive a second stipend of $3,000 during the 18-day residency. All applicants who apply for the HUMAN Residency Fellowship will be asked to participate in a program, such as a panel talk, visiting artist lecture, workshop, or other related event as part of a culminating AI symposium in 2027. Program details will be determined after the cohort is selected.

The HUMAN residency at Ragdale is part of the Lake Forest College’s $1.2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation for HUMAN: Humanities Understanding of the Machine-Assisted Nexus, led by Professor of English and Executive Director of the Krebs Center for the Humanities, Davis Schneiderman.

GUIDELINES: All applicants submit electronic materials through the Submittable application portal. Do not email or mail any application materials. Please note the following requirements to complete your application.

A completed online application form includes:

A one-page artist statement and proposal. Proposals should describe how a residency would support the applicant’s work in exploring the intersection of the humanities and artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, with an emphasis on questions of equity and social justice.
A one or two-page CV or resume that summarizes your professional background.
Work samples that show work from the past 2-3 years. All media is acceptable. Most electronic file types and sizes are accepted.

PLEASE NOTE: Letters of recommendation are not required nor accepted.

ragdale.submittable.com/submit/293033/2025-human-residency

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YADDO RESIDENCY:

Yaddo

DEADLINE: August 1, 2024

INFO: Yaddo offers residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds working in one or more of the following disciplines: choreography, film, literature, musical composition, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. Artists apply individually. Peer review is the keystone of our selection process, with different panelists each season. Residencies last from two weeks to two months and include room, board and a studio. There is no fee to come to Yaddo, and we have modest access grants to help offset the costs of attending a residency.

All artists whose work falls within the five disciplines we serve are encouraged to apply. Generally, those who qualify for Yaddo residencies are either working at the professional level in their fields or are emerging artists whose work shows great professional promise. An abiding principle at Yaddo is that applications for residency are judged solely on the quality of the work. Yaddo places no publication, exhibition or performance requirements on artists in residence.

Not only is Yaddo an equal opportunity employer—we will not discriminate against any individual, employee, or application for residency based on race, color, marital status, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected status recognized by federal, state, or local law—we strongly encourage applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in arts and culture to apply.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES + INSTRUCTIONS:

Application Deadlines: The January 10 deadline is for residencies starting May of the same year, through March of the following year. Applicants receive results by email in mid-March.

The August 1 deadline is for residencies starting November of the same year through June of the following year. Applicants receive results by email in early October.

Late applications are not accepted. All applications must be submitted electronically through the SlideRoom portal, yaddo.slideroom.com. The application portal opens in June for the August 1 deadline and early November for the January 10 deadline.

ELIGIBILITY:

Artists who are enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs, or who are engaged in completing work toward an academic degree at the time of application, are not eligible.

Artists may apply once every other calendar year. For example, if you applied to a 2022 deadline, you will be eligible to apply again to a 2024 deadline.

Yaddo supports individual artists engaged in the genesis of new, original work. Auxiliary artists such as sound and lighting technicians, musicians, dancers and designers are ineligible to apply.

REAPPLICATION:

The criterion for repeat visits is the same as for first visits – the quality of the artist’s work. All artists must submit a complete application, including recent work samples.

FEES:

The nonrefundable application fee is $30. Depending on the discipline, an added fee of $5 to $10 for media uploads may apply. Application fees must be paid by credit card. If the fees represent a barrier to application, please contact our Program Department. Artists are responsible for their travel to and from Yaddo. We have modest access grants available to offset the costs of accepting an invitation. Applications for Access Grants are sent with your invitation.

LENGTH OF STAY:

Residencies vary in length, from two weeks to two months.

DISCIPLINES:

Applications are considered by independent Admissions Committees. Membership changes with each application round, and is composed of artists whose work is recognized and esteemed by their peers.

Panels consider applications to Yaddo in the following disciplines:

Literature: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, librettos, and graphic novels.
Visual Art: painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, mixed media, and installation art.
Music Composition: instrumental forms, vocal forms, electronic music, music for film, and sound art.
Performance: choreography, performance art, and multimedia works incorporating live performance.
Film & Video: narrative, documentary and experimental films, animation, and screenplays.

Apply to the Admissions Panel that best represents the project you’d like to work on at Yaddo. Apply to only one admissions panel, and in one genre, at a time. Contact the Program Director with any questions.

COLLABORATIONS:

Yaddo is no longer accepting applications under Collaborative Teams. Our Admissions department is exploring workshop formats that invite collaborators to Yaddo. Details are forthcoming.

Artists who wish to be in residence at the same time should apply to the Admissions Panel in their individual artistic discipline. Concurrent dates of residence may be requested.

REFERENCES:

At this time, references are not required as part of our application process.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

All application materials, including contact information and work samples must be submitted through yaddo.slideroom.com. Complete instructions by discipline, including details about the process and requirements, are offered in the SlideRoom portal. Specific work sample requirements are available here.

Submit a work sample(s) that reflects the project you wish to pursue during your residency, and that represents recent, finished work. The weight of your application is on your work sample; please choose your strongest work. Samples may be visual images, video clips, manuscript pages, or audio files, depending on the requirements for your discipline.

Address admissions questions to admissions@yaddo.org. Include your name and discipline in all correspondence. For technical assistance during the application process, contact support@slideroom.com.

Please note: Follow the instructions in Slideroom for your specific discipline, outlined below.

INSTRUCTIONS BY DISCIPLINE:

The initial stages of our application review are anonymous. Therefore, we ask that you omit your name from all work sample uploads in the file title and anywhere embedded in the file. Identities are revealed in the later stages of review. More detailed instructions on upload requirements are available in SlideRoom when the portal is open (early November – early January and again early June – early August).

Literature - Submit both a two-page preview sample and a full-length writing sample in double-spaced, manuscript format. For the longer excerpt, page length is determined by literature genre, including fiction & nonfiction (20 pages, about 5,000 words), drama & libretto (30 pages), poetry (10 pages), and graphic novel (10 pages). Work sample requirements are available here.

Visual Art - Submit seven digital images of visual artwork. Note: The Admissions Committee views images on personal computer screens and a large screen via projection. Optional: Documentary or elemental video of an installation. Work sample requirements are available here.
Music Composition - Submit two separate musical works, with recordings of one or both works. Both must include either a score or a brief statement. Work sample requirements are available here.
Performance - Submit both a preview work sample and a full-length work sample. For the preview, submit a two-minute continuous excerpt of one of your performance works. For the longer excerpt, include video documentation of up to three excerpts, totaling no more than 10 minutes in length. Include title, year, performers, any major collaborators, performance space/ location, and a brief description. Work sample requirements are available here.

Film & Video - Submit both a preview work sample and a full-length sample of the same work. For the preview, offer a two-minute continuous excerpt of your work. The longer sample includes a video or film segment, no more than 10 minutes total. Optional: Brief description of the samples. Work sample requirements are available here.
Screenwriters - Submit two writing samples of your screenplay. One longer sample of no more than 10,000 words or 30 pages and a second two-page excerpt of the same work. Optional: May include a brief synopsis if necessary. Work sample requirements are available here.

yaddo.org/apply/#instructions-by-discipline

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"My Time" fellowship

Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow

DEADLINE: August 5, 2024 by midnight CST

APPLICATION FEE: $35

Residencies may be completed anytime before December 2025.

writerscolony.org/fellowships

THEATER — JUNE 2024

June 1, 2024

Artist in Residence Program

Headlands Center for the Arts

DEADLINE: June 10, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $35

INFO: The Artist in Residence (AIR) program awards fully sponsored residencies to approximately 50 local, national, and international artists each year. Residencies of four to ten weeks include studio space, chef-prepared meals, housing, travel and living expenses. AIRs become part of a dynamic community of artists participating in Headlands’ other programs, allowing for exchange and collaborative relationships to develop within the artist community on campus. Artists selected for this program are at all career stages and work in all media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, dance, music, interdisciplinary, social practice, arts professions, and architecture.

All Artist in Residence applicants are also considered for the following awards:

McLaughlin Foundation Award
McLaughlin Children’s Trust Award
Henderson Award
Project Space

PROGRAM GOALS:

To invest in individuals at the cutting edge of artistic fields and whose work has potential to have significant cultural and social impact.
To support artists to explore and experiment in order to take their work to the next level.
To build a nurturing and dynamic community of local, national, and international artists and thinkers.
To encourage artists to develop ideas and work within the context of the Marin Headlands, a part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
To bring national and international artists to the Bay Area to engage and have cross-cultural exchange with local artists and audiences.

PROGRAM DETAILS:

Fully sponsored 4- to 10-week residencies
Paid roundtrip airfare, and up to $1,000 a month of either a stipend or reimbursed expenses
100- to 2000-sq.-foot studios
Private bedroom in shared house
A maximum two week stay for families in the Family House (by request only and subject to availability)
Five chef-prepared meals per week
Access to vehicles on-site
Facilities access: Basic woodshop; audio/video equipment; artists’ library with computer, scanner, and printer • Wi-Fi in designated spaces
Up to 15 Artists in Residence living on-site
Participation in monthly “Show & Tell” nights
Participation in seasonal Open House
Access to Headlands Public Events
Field trips to Bay Area museums, galleries, and cultural venues
Become part of Headlands Alumni Network

ELIGIBILITY:

Artists not currently enrolled in an academic program at the time requested residency would take place. Eligibility of artists enrolled in PhD programs will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Former Headlands’ Artists in Residence (AIR), and any recipients of Alumni New Works, Chamberlain, Chiaro, or Tournesol Awards may not apply within five years of previous Residency.
All other Alumni of Headlands’ Programs are eligible to apply for the AIR Program at any point.
Must be able to speak basic English.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Merit of past work.
Readiness to engage with and benefit from the residency experience at Headlands (see program goals). • Potential to develop creative practice and impact the community at Headlands and beyond.

SELECTION PROCESS:

Headlands’ staff reviews applications to ensure completion and eligibility
Submissions are reviewed by a jury of knowledgeable and esteemed artists and arts professionals
The jury evaluates each artist’s materials and selects finalists
Finalists are invited to talk about their work and ideas a 20-minute Zoom interview to determine the final award selection

WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY:

A full application includes the following:
Please note that all applications and work samples must be submitted in or translated to English.

Resume or curriculum vitae
Letter of interest, outlining your specific interest in working at Headlands and how program participation will affect your practice
The names and email addresses of three personal or professional references; please note, we do not want letters of reference.
Documentation of recent work (see specifications below for guidelines according to discipline) • Please note: we’ll start accepting applications for 2025 residencies on April 1, 2024.
Documentation of recent work (see specifications below for guidelines according to discipline)
**Artist collaboratives should apply together by submitting ONE application per group, specifying the number of individuals on the application form. For live-in Artists in Residence, Headlands can accommodate no more than three total artists in a collaborative group.

DOCUMENTATION:

Please select from the following list materials appropriate to your practice. The category headings are guidelines; please submit whatever type of materials best represent your work.

Visual (painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation, conceptual)
- Applicants may submit up to 12 work samples, which can be a combination of images, video, or audio files (maximum of 30 minutes of video and audio).
- Submission of an image list with title, date, size, media, and, where applicable, conceptual intent, is optional.
Writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, graphic narrative)
- Submission of an image list with title, date, size, media, and, where applicable, conceptual intent, is optional.
- Submit up to 20 pages of poetry, 30 pages of prose or one to two full-length plays/scripts.
Performance / Dance **
- Submit 30 minutes of video, along with any other material that adequately describes your work.
- Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review unless the artist directs otherwise.
Film / Video / New Media**
- Submit up to 30 minutes of video.
- Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review unless the artist directs otherwise.
Music / Sound**
- Submit up to 30 minutes of audio and/or video.
- Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review unless the artist directs otherwise.
Arts Professionals (art writers, administrators, and curators)
- Submit sufficient material to evidence the breadth of your work and interests, including reviews, essays, and catalogs.

Architecture / Environment
- Review documentation requirements for Visual Artists.
Interdisciplinary Arts**
- Review other categories to determine what materials you should submit.

headlands.org/event/artist-in-residence/

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Narrative Prize

Narrative

DEADLINE: June 15, 2024

INFO: The $5,000 NARRATIVE PRIZE is awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one-act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative.

The prize is announced in October and is given to the best work published each year in Narrative by a new or emerging writer, as judged by the magazine’s editors. In some years, the prize may be divided between winners, when more than one work merits the award. Entries selected for publication are eligible for the Narrative Prize, which is not a contest but an award.

WORD COUNT GUIDELINES:

SHORT SHORT STORY manuscripts must be at least 500 and no more than 2,000 words in length. 
MANUSCRIPTS OF 2,000 to 15,000 WORDS can include short stories, essays, one-act plays, and other complete short works of nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of fiction and nonfiction. 
NOVELLAS and other long works that are less than book length may run between 15,000 and 40,000 words. For works of this length, please submit the first 15,000 words with a synposis. (Based on our reading of the first 15,000 words, we will ask to see the complete manuscript if we think the work is suitable for Narrative.) 
SERIALIZATION OF BOOK-LENGTH WORKS. For consideration for serialization, please send the first chapter and a one-page synopsis of the book. (Based on our reading of the first chapter and synopsis, we will ask to see the complete book manuscript if we think the book is suitable for serialization in Narrative. For further information on our program of serializations, please click here.) 
POETRY submissions may contain up to five poems. The poems should be contained in a single file. Your submission should give a strong sense of your style and range. We accept submissions of all poetic forms and genres but do not accept translations. 
ONE-ACT PLAYS: We are particularly interested in finding dramas whose impact can be experienced as much on the page as in production. We are open to plays that have been previously published but are out of print, to plays that have been produced, and to ones that have never been produced or published. Length can run up to 15,000 words.
NARRATIVE OUTLOUD AUDIO PROSE submissions may be fiction or nonfiction but should take a storytelling form. Audio prose submissions must be in MP3 format and may be up to ten minutes long. Files must be no bigger than 50mb.
NARRATIVE OUTLOUD AUDIO POETRY submissions must be in MP3 format and may be up to ten minutes long.  Files must be no bigger than 50mb.
NARRATIVE OUTLOUD VIDEO submissions may be short films and documentaries of up to 15 minutes. Submissions must be in .mp4 or .mov format. Files must be no bigger than 50mb.
READERS’ NARRATIVES may run up to 1,500 words.

narrativemagazine.com/great-stories/narrative-prize

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FALL 2024 & WINTER 2025 RESidency

Vermont Studio Center

DEADLINE: June 15, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $25

INFO: Applications are now being accepted for fall 2024 through April 2025 residency at Vermont Studio Center. Nestled in the Green Mountains, VSC hosts an inclusive, global community of artists and writers. Enjoy private studios and lodging, fresh - local meals, and a vibrant Visiting Artists & Writers Program.

VSC’s residency program welcomes artists and writers working across all mediums and genres for two, three, and four week sessions.

PROGRAMMING

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION

vermontstudiocenter.org/apply

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Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award

NYFA

DEADLINE: June 18, 2024 at 5:00pm EST

INFO: The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award is an annual $8,000 cash grant awarded to one (1) New York State-based playwright or screenwriter who self-identifies as LGBTQ+. The Award honors the life and work of Ryan Hudak. Ryan was a gay playwright, theater maker, filmmaker, and a valued member of NYFA’s staff who served on the executive and development teams. Tragically, Ryan passed away in May 2022 after a long battle with Leukemia at the age of 32. The Award is open to playwrights and screenwriters who live in New York State, including those who live within the five boroughs of New York City.

Applicants will need to be practicing playwrights or screenwriters and be able to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to their creative practice and career. Applicants will be required to share a statement on how this Award will impact and catalyze their artistic work and practice. Applicants must self-identify as LGBTQ+. Only those who are at least 25 years of age and current New York State residents and have maintained residency for a minimum of 12 months by the application deadline will be considered.

Funding for this award is generously provided by Ryan’s parents, Pat and Tom Hudak; individual donors; and the philanthropic community.

nyfa.org/awards-grants/the-ryan-hudak-lgbtq-dramatic-writing-award/

THEATER — MAY 2024

April 30, 2024

2024 BIPOC PLAYWRIGHT'S FESTIVAL

Boise Contemporary Theater

DEADLINE: May 5, 2024 at 11:59pm MST

INFO: Boise Contemporary Theater is seeking submissions for its fourth annual BIPOC Playwrights Festival, which runs Aug. 14 - 25, 2024 in Boise, Idaho. Writers will receive a $1,000 stipend, transportation and lodging, and will have one week to workshop their play with a director and full cast, culminating in two staged readings on BCT's Mainstage.

2024 also marks the launch of the Young Playwrights Initiative, which will select one unproduced work by a writer between 18 and 25 years old for inclusion in the lineup.

Writers will have four days of rehearsal to workshop their piece with a director and cast, followed by two (2) staged readings of their work on the BCT mainstage.

Festival dates: August 14th - 25th, 2024

Playwrights will arrive on Thursday, August 14th.
Workshop will take place August 15th - 19th.
Readings will take place August 20th - 24th.
Playwrights will depart Sunday, August 25th

PLEASE NOTE: Exact travel and reading schedule will be confirmed in early June. Please apply with the intention of being in Boise for 10 days. However, artists may be able to leave earlier, depending on their placement in the lineup.

Travel, lodging, and a $1,000 artist stipend will be provided.

APPLICATION CRITERIA:

A completed application includes:

Script
Logline
Resume/CV
Artist statement (<200 words) describing why you would like to participate and how your play
would benefit from a workshop experience.
Please note that all plays must meet the following criteria:

Submissions must be full-length stage plays (no short or incomplete scripts, screenplays or
teleplays).
Submissions must be unproduced, original works.
Submissions may have been previously developed or workshopped in conjunction with a theater,
arts nonprofit or school, so long as they have not been fully produced.
Submissions are encouraged to include NO MORE than 5 actors. Larger casts will be considered,
but smaller shows are preferred.
Any questions can be directed to Festival Director Lily Yasuda at: ly@bctheater.org For general information on the festival, visit bctheater.org/bipoc

ABOUT BOISE CONTEMPORARY THEATER

Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT) is a professional nonprofit theater company in Boise, Idaho, whose mission is to inspire our community to examine our perspectives and better understand ourselves, each other, and the world around us by creating thought-provoking stories of the human experience. Founded in 1997, BCT is the only nonprofit professional theater within 300 miles dedicated to producing challenging new work. BCT is a recipient of the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, a two-time recipient of the National Theater Company Award from the American Theater Wing, and the 2022-23 City of Boise Cultural Ambassador. Now in its 26th season, BCT has presented over 90 MainStage productions, including over 25 world premieres, such as Eric Coble’s The Velocity of Autumn (which continued to Broadway).

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MARBLE HOUSE PROJECT

DEADLINE: May 6, 2024 by 11:59pm EST

INFO: Marble House Project is a multidisciplinary artist residency program that fosters collaboration and the exchange of ideas, by providing an environment for artists across disciplines to live and work together. The residency integrates sustainable practices, including small-scale organic food production and waste conservation. Residents sustain their growth by engaging with the grounds while working on their artistic practice. Marble House Project is founded on the belief that the act of creating, whether in the studio or in nature, is how human potential expands and community thrives.

All residents live together in the historic, eight-bedroom Manley-Lefevre house, a communal space organized around responsibilities-sharing systems which highlight sustainability and community. The residency is an opportunity to develop and carry out practices of mutual support, group conversation, and to cultivate adaptive relationships with the environment. This can take the form of discussions with guest multidisciplinary artists, thinkers, and activists and other individual and group activities that benefit our community of residents.

Residents will be paired and asked to cook for shared dinners three times over the course of their residency, Monday-Friday. . Each session culminates with a short video interview and artists are invited to share their work with our community and each other. Marble House Project provides private bedrooms, food, private studio space, and artist support. We are not able to cover costs related to travel or materials. There is no fee to attend the residency.

Applications are accepted in all creative fields including but not limited to writing, dance and choreography, performance, music composition and sound, film and video, visual arts, and culinary arts. Applications are reviewed by a jury of alumni and staff. Artists are selected based on quality of work, commitment to practice, and project description. Please choose the application that best describes your work. Two artists may apply together as a collaborative, and should complete one application. Within each application you will be asked to select the session dates best for you.

RESIDENCY DATES FOR 2025

March 11th - April 1st
April 6th - April 29th
May 6th - May 27th
June 3rd - June 24th
July 8th - July 22nd. Parent / Artist Residency

Parent artist residency. This residency is only for parent artists who will be attending with their children. Children must be four years old by the start of the residency. Please note that if you only apply for this residency it is very competitive. If you choose other dates you will also be considered for those as well. To find out more about the family friendly residency please visit http://www.marblehouseproject.org/residencyprograms/

October 7th - October 28th
November 3 - November 24th

marblehouseproject.submittable.com/submit

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I AM SOUL Playwrights Residency Program

National Black Theatre

DEADLINE: May 13, 2024

INFO: Launched in 2012, The I AM SOUL Playwrights Residency Program uniquely serves the best and brightest emerging Black playwrights from around the nation. Through this program, NBT seeks to foster mutually-beneficial relationships between Black institutions and creatives to re-establish historically Black theatrical institutions as the foremost supporters and producers of Black artistry.

This 18-month residency aims to unleash the souls of two to three Black playwrights per cycle. Coined as a dream MFA program, this program is about process, not product, so playwrights experiment with form, style, and narrative to develop, hone and explore new ways of artistic expression in a nourishing environment. Each resident is provided a financial stipend, dramaturgical and developmental resources, a full production team, and three 29-hour workshops.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Finalists / Semi- Finalists Notifications - June 10, 2024
Residents notified - June 28, 2024
Residency Begins - Sept 4, 2024

nationalblacktheatre.org/playwrights-residency

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2024-2025 BIPOC CRITICS LAB COHORT

The Public Theater

DEADLINE: May 15, 2024

INFO: Are you interested in being a part of the next generation of BIPOC arts journalists? Join our next BIPOC Critics Lab Cohort, in partnership with founder & cultural critic, Jose Solís! Applicants who were not accepted to any past cohorts are encouraged to apply again; previously accepted Lab participants are ineligible to re-apply. Applications are now open until Wednesday, May 15. The application asks applicants to answer a series of general background questions, as well as upload answers to three prompts:

Please upload a resume of your proudest moments.
Please respond to the question, “What are my dreams for criticism over the next year?” in the medium you see fit.
In 100 words or less per review, please write three short reviews of the listed topics.

The Public Theater is hosting cultural critic Jose Solís’ BIPOC Critics Lab in the 2024-25 season. After successfully hosting the 2023-2024 cohort, The Public is honored to continue Solís’ commitment to creating an educational space for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers in the realm of cultural criticism.

Sessions for the Lab will span the course of The Public’s 2024-25 season. Those chosen to participate will receive offers to join the cohort in late June, with the cohort officially beginning in mid-September. This iteration of the cohort will be a hybrid model of online sessions and option in-person activities.

The program begins with ten 90-minute weekly sessions on Zoom for cohort members to define “What My Criticism Will Be”, to take place in Fall 2024. Additional learning opportunities will take place in the spring on a semi-regular basis. Participants who meet the attendance requirements will be assigned a future commissioned piece with compensation.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: Members are required to attend the first cohort session, and eight out of ten of the weekly sessions in Fall 2024. If a member misses the first session they are automatically removed from the cohort, and if they miss a later weekly session, they are expected to watch the recording.

Please reach out to us at BIPOCCriticsLab@publictheater.org for any inquiries.

About the BIPOC Critics Lab

The BIPOC Critics Lab was founded in 2020 by Jose Solís as a first-of-its-kind program designed to train and create work by emerging BIPOC theater journalists. Solís noticed a gap in training based on his own experience as a cultural critic in the field and created an educational space for BIPOC writers who had not been welcomed into cultural criticism, whether due to systemic oppression, lack of opportunity, or because they didn’t know they were allowed to see themselves as critics. Solís solicited applicants for the first cohort through Twitter where over 100 BIPOC participants expressed interest in participating. From 2021-2023, The Kennedy Center hosted the BIPOC Critics Lab online as a part of the American College Theater Festival. In the summer of 2023, a cohort was also co-hosted by the Stratford Festival and Intermission Magazine. During its 2023-2024 season, The Public Theater hosted its first BIPOC Critics Lab cohort. Alumni of the program have gone on to write and work as editors for outlets such as The Los Angeles Times, Andscape, Elle, Glamour, American Theatre, Broadway News, 3Views, Brooklyn Rail, and Token Theatre Friends.

Following the tenets of dialogue, compassion, and nurturing one’s unique voice, future critics who participate in the cohort will contribute to the creation of a custom program that fits their specific needs and encourages them to pursue the path of criticism that best serves them. Participating in the cohort is at no cost to members. Selected members will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of arts journalism through a variety of mediums beyond the written word. BIPOC experts in the field also serve as guest speakers for the Lab. Writers who meet the attendance requirements at the culmination of the program will be assigned a futurecommissioned piece with compensation.

publictheater.org/programs/bipoc-critics-lab-cohort/

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The 2024 AGE Legacy Playwright Grants

Advance Gender Equity in the Arts

DEADLINE: May 15, 2024 at 8:30pm

INFO: Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) seeks to change the American Theatre canon by increasing the representation of BIPOC playwrights of marginalized gender*, 40+ years of age. Three playwrights will receive individual unrestricted grants of $10,000 each. AGE is intentional in making our grant funding unrestricted. When funders dictate how grant money is used and require complex systems of documentation, it can disempower the recipient. Shared power is a core value for AGE. We are mindful of the layered history of oppression, trauma, and disempowerment for BIPOC women and gender-diverse people.

AGE is accepting applications for our AGE Legacy Playwright Grant 2024. Eligibility criteria is listed below. The playwright will submit their piece with the intention of creating lasting change both in gender and racial equity and in the canon of the American Theatre. A panel of professional BIPOC theatre artists, both Portland-based and nationwide, will adjudicate the submissions anonymously. Playwrights are asked to submit full-length play or musical. Special consideration will be given to plays/musicals that have at least one principal character who is gender diverse or of marginalized gender, is a BIPOC person, and is 40+ years of age.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

To be eligible for this grant, you must be able to answer in the affirmative for all of the following:

Identify as BIPOC
40+ years of age
Identify as a person of marginalized gender or gender-diverse. *We use the terms “marginalized gender” or “gender-diverse” to refer to our community of members who experience marginalization due to their genders. This includes cisgender women, transgender women, transgender men, non-binary people, among many other marginalized gender identities. Please note- marginalized gender is not the same as a marginalized person, nor does it relate to sexuality.
Identify as an emerging artist. Emerging means that the playwright has had no more than one play/musical fully produced in one or more professional theatre(s). Readings and workshop productions are exempt.
Have an original draft of a full length play/musical completed at the time of application; while not necessary, it is highly encouraged that the script have at least one principal character who is a BIPOC person of marginalized gender, 40+ years of age. Special consideration will be given to plays that fulfill this suggestion.
Live and work in the United States or Puerto Rico and are able to submit a W9 if chosen as a Finalist or Recipient.

ageinthearts.submit.com//show/10

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VCCA RESIDENCY

DEADLINE: May 15, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $30

VCCA Fellows are selected by peer review on the basis of professional achievement or promise of achievement in their respective fields. Separate review panels are created for each category (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting/screenwriting, children’s literature, performance, film/video, book arts, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, installation art, music composition, etc.). Panelists undergo periodic review and rotate regularly to ensure VCCA admission decisions are guided by high caliber artists who represent a diversity of styles and tastes.

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: A variety of fully-funded fellowship opportunities are available at each application deadline. In addition, significant financial assistance is available throughout the year.

vcca.com/apply/residencies-at-vcca/

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The Studios at Key West

DEADLINE: May 15, 2024

INFO: The Studios of Key West, the premier arts organization at the Southernmost Point of the United States, offers a residency program for emerging and established artists and writers from around the world. We provide residencies to visual artists, writers, composers, musicians, media artists, performers, and interdisciplinary artists.

The program grants nearly 40 artists each year the time and space to imagine new artistic work, engage in valuable dialogue and explore island connections.

The Studios’ residency program is community-based and built upon the hope that visiting artists will take inspiration from Key West’s rich artistic past and present, and will engage with — and be inspired by — the remarkable people and culture that surrounds them.

Key West’s official motto, “One Human Family” reflects our commitment to living together as caring, sharing neighbors dedicated to making our home as close to paradise as we can. To that end, we encourage artists of all races, nationalities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities to apply.

DURATION: Our residencies are one month; they run from the 2nd day of the month to the last day of the month. For example: if you are awarded a residency in June, you would plan to arrive on June 2, and would plan to depart by June 30.

We’re sorry, but we are currently unable to offer residencies of less than one month. If you are accepted to the program, please plan to be in residence for the full month.

COST: There is no fee for the residency once an artist has been accepted into the program. However, artists are responsible for their travel to Key West, as well as living expenses and incidentals.

tskw.org/pear-program/

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MONSON ARTS RESIDENCY

DEADLINE: May 15, 2024

Applications for a residency at Monson Arts are open to anyone at any stage of their career, working in visual arts, writing, and related fields (i.e. audio, video, photography, movement, screen and playwrights). Open calls for residency applications currently take place 3 times throughout the year with deadlines on January 15, May 15, and September 15. Each application period corresponds to specific residency offerings 3-6 months out.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Up to 5 pages of work samples / 15 pages for playwright or screen writing
A letter of intent for your time at the residency
C.V. or Resume (limited to 6000 characters)
Two reference names

monsonarts.org/residencies/overview/

THEATER — APRIL 2024

March 30, 2024

CREATIVE CAPITAL GRANTS

Creative Capital

DEADLINE: April 4, 2024

INFO: For our 25th Anniversary, Creative Capital welcomes innovative and original new project proposals in visual arts, performing arts, film/moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms.

The Creative Capital Award provides unrestricted project grants which can be drawn down over a multi-year period, bespoke professional development services, and community-building opportunities.

Grants are awarded via a democratic, national, open call, external review process. Our goal is to fund individual artists creating conceptually, aesthetically, and formally challenging, risk-taking, and never-before-seen projects.

GRANT APPLICATION DETAILS:

Creative Capital is committed to groundbreaking ideas that challenge what art can be. As Creative Capital Awardees have demonstrated, socially impactful ideas are embedded in a myriad of artistic forms and practices. We invite artists to propose experimental, original, bold projects in the visual arts, performing arts, film/moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms which push boundaries formally and/or thematically.

We invite artists to select a primary discipline for their proposals based on which experts are most suited and qualified to review the project proposal, with the understanding that radical art is often by nature interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, or antidisciplinary. By choosing to apply within a certain disciplinary category, we are asking you to choose how you want to frame the discussion around your work and to indicate which experts are most qualified to evaluate your project proposal.

2025: 50 Grants

Visual Arts: including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture, design, multimedia, installation, video art, performance art, new genres, craft, and socially engaged, and/or sustainable visual art-based practices
1. Performing Arts: including dance, theater (new theatrical work, playwriting), jazz, music, opera, singing, and socially engaged and/or sustainable performing arts-based practices
2. Film/Moving Image: including experimental film, short film, animation, documentary film, narrative film, and socially engaged and/or sustainable film/moving image-based practices
3. Technology: including augmented reality/virtual reality, bio art, data visualization, hardware, software, digital media, internet art, and socially engaged and/or sustainable technology-based practices
4. Literature: including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and/or sustainable literature-based practices

APPLICATION CYCLE:

ROUND I: Tell us your idea. Letter of Inquiry (LOI)

Along with your project title, one line project description (25 words max), project description (250 words max), resume (1 page max), and artist website (if applicable), please answer the following questions:

How does your project take an original and imaginative approach to content and form? Please be as specific as possible. (150 words)
Please place your work in context so we may better evaluate it. What are the main influences upon your work as an artist? How does your past work inform your current project? Please use concrete examples, which may include other artists’ work, art movements, cultural heritage, science, philosophy, research/work from outside the arts field, etc. (150 words)
What kind of impact—artistic, intellectual, communal, civic, social, political, environmental, etc.—do you hope your project will have? What strategies will you employ to achieve the desired impact? (100 words)
Who are the specific audiences/communities that you hope to engage through this project? Please think beyond the broader art community where possible. How are you hoping to reach them? (100 words)
How might your proposed project act as a catalyst for your artistic and professional growth? In what ways is it a pivotal moment in your practice? (100 words)
In addition to funding, Creative Capital also provides scaffolding and support services for awardees (such as expert consultations, gatherings, alumni network, workshops). How would our non-monetary services help you to realize your goals for this project and/or your long-term artistic and professional growth? (100 words)

ROUND II: Project Details

Project itemized budget (1 page)
Project timeline (1 page)
Work samples (see application handbook for guidelines)

ROUND III: Final Panel Review

Submit proof of eligibility.
Confirm collaborators (if applicable)
Project updates (optional, 100 words max)

Full application guidelines are outlined in the Application Handbook.

All applications are reviewed by external reviewers who are scholars, curators, artists, past awardees, and experts in the field. The final recommendations for the awards are reviewed and then ratified by our Board. Awardees are announced in January 2025. Under no circumstances will the reasons for the rejection of an application be provided.

Any awarded projects which are directly related to any of the 17 UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals will have the opportunity to have the “Way” or the icon of that UN Sustainable Development goal attached to their project on the Creative Capital website in effort to advance the global dialogue around these critical issues impacting the future of our communities, our planet, and beyond. In keeping with the spirit of the 17 UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, we too have an expansive definition of “sustainability” that goes far beyond climate change and the environmental challenges we face—including: good health and wellbeing, affordable and clean energy, reduced inequalities, life on land, and peace, justice, and strong institutions.

2025 CREATIVE CAPITAL GRANT TIMELINE:

These dates may change.

March 4 to April 4, 2024: Letter of Inquiries (LOI) accepted
April 4, 2024 4:00 PM Eastern Time / New York Time: LOI deadline
June 2024: Notification of advancement to Round II
September 2024: Notification of advancement to Final Panel Review
January 2025: Public announcement of 2025 Creative Capital Awards

ARTIST ELIGIBILITY:

US citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 visa holder
At least 25 years old
Working artist(s) with at least 5 years of professional artistic practice
Applicant may not be enrolled in a degree-granting program
May not apply to the 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

Projects that are not eligible

Projects whose main purpose is promotional
Project is to fund ongoing operations of existing business
Curation or documentation of existing work
Projects that will be completed before January, 2025.

JUROR INFORMATION:

Creative Capital invites regional, national, and international experts in a wide range of disciplines to serve in our review process. External reviewers are offered honoraria for their time and expertise. All external reviewer names are confidential until the awards are announced.

creative-capital.org/about-the-creative-capital-award

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BAC 2024 Fall Multidisciplinary Residency

Bethany Arts Community

DEADLINE: April 10, 2024 by 11:59pm EST

INFO: Bethany Arts Community (BAC) offers residencies to emerging and established artists for the development of both new works and works-in-progress. BAC welcomes artists working across any discipline and medium, including visual artists, sculptors, writers, playwrights, choreographers, musicians, composers, performance artists, filmmakers, and more to our Fall Multidisciplinary Residency. Any and all artistic mediums are encouraged to apply. Enjoy an environment where artists from different disciplines and walks of life can work in community and near each other, creating opportunities for generative collaboration and cross-pollination.

The Fall Multidisciplinary Residency runs for two sessions, September 23 to October 7 and October 18 to November 4, each with its own cohort. Artists are provided room & board, a private studio conducive to artists’ medium and/or project, 3 basic meals a day*, and a $225 stipend per week upon completion of the residency. Artist is responsible for transportation to and from BAC and any supplies or materials needed for their practice. We ask that you only apply if you can stay for the entire length of this residency.

*Please note for the 3 meals included during the residency, Bethany Arts Community is only able to accommodate for vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, dairy-free, and/or gluten-free diets. We are currently unable to accommodate severe allergies (celiac's disease, tree nut allergy, peanut allergy, etc.) and other commonly-used ingredient allergies (garlic, allium allergy, etc). Please contact submit@bethanyarts.org with any questions or help making arrangements if you have an allergy.

Artist team applications will only be considered for groups up to 3 members.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application Deadline: April 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST
Letters of Recommendation Deadline: April 17, 2024 at 11:59PM EST

As letters of recommendation (LORs) are sent out at the time of application submission, we give applicants another week to ensure that their LORs are in. Please ensure your LORs are submitted by this deadline to be considered for this residency.

Notifications: May 28, 2024

We're having two Q&A sessions for this residency application on March 27 & April 3, 2024 from 5-6PM EST. If you're interested in attending, please email submit@bethanyarts.org for the Zoom link. Attending these sessions will not impact the selection process for residency.

bethanyarts.submittable.com/submit/290581/bac-2024-fall-multidisciplinary-residency

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Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships

Jerome Foundation

DEADLINE: April 15, 2024 by 4:00pm CT / 5:00pm ET

INFO: Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships support early career Minnesota- and New York City-based generative artists who take creative risks in exploring, expanding, imagining, or re-imagining creative practices and experiences; reclaiming or reviving traditional forms in original ways; and/or questioning, challenging, or disrupting cultural norms.

Jerome Foundation seeks to support artists who are creating, developing, and presenting imaginative work that is deeply considered, presented with technical skill, is compelling, and offers a distinctive vision and authentic voice. This three-year Fellowship supports artists who embrace their roles as part of a larger community of artists and citizens, and consciously work with a sense of service and responsibility.

Support is directed to early career artists, which Jerome Foundation defines as within their 2nd–10th year as a generative artist.

Fellows receive $60,000 over three consecutive years ($20,000 each year) to support their time and expenses for the creation of new work, artistic development and/or professional artistic career development. The Foundation expects to award a total of 45 fellowships across 7 artistic fields.

jeromefdn.org/jerome-hill-artist-fellowship

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BLACK AND LATINO PLAYWRIGHTS CELEBRATION

Texas State University

DEADLINE: April 15, 2024

INFO: The Black and Latino Playwrights Celebration (September 2 - 8) is a workshop and showcase featuring the work of student and professional Black and Latino playwrights.

OBJECTIVES:

Provide Texas State University students majoring in theatre with the opportunity to work with professionals for a hands-on, rehearsal process that includes the collaborative process of "finding a play" in rehearsals, culminating with a public staged reading.
Showcase the work of Black and Latino playwrights from across the country.
Annually lend an ear to new voices and help writers, in collaboration with directors, actors and dramaturges, to shape their stories and hone their craft in an environment that allows the writer to explore and grow and learn fearlessly.
Share the play with the campus and community in a staged reading for audiences followed by a discussion and/or question and answer session.

DETAILS

Texas State University theatre students work with professionals in a rehearsal process.
Writers, in collaboration with actors and dramaturges, shape their stories and hone their craft.

The lab is rooted in the collaborative workshop process of "finding a play" through rehearsals.
This process fosters an environment that allows playwrights to explore, grow, and learn fearlessly.
The staged reading is followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

The workshop culminates in a script in hand reading presentation for the campus and community.
The script in hand reading presentation lends an ear to new voices, showcasing the work of Black and Latino playwrights from across the country while giving the writers some sense of the export of the work or what resonated with the audience.

TIMELINE: Notification of selected writers by June 30, 2024.

HOW TO SUBMIT A SCRIPT:

Play scripts may be delivered by regular mail, in person or using this submission form. Include a stamped self-addressed envelope if you wish your manuscript returned.

Send manuscripts to:

Department of Theatre & Dance | Texas State University
601 University Drive San Marcos, Texas 78666
ATTN: Black and Latino Playwrights Celebration

blpc.finearts.txst.edu/about.html

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2024-2025 BALDWIN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Baldwin For The Arts

DEADLINE: April 15, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $25

INFO: The mission of Baldwin For The Arts is to support the creation of art that reflects the lived experiences of African, Asian, Caribbean, Indigenous, Hispanic/ Latino/a/x, and dual-heritage backgrounds.

A Baldwin Fellowship consists of a one-week private residency that includes exclusive use of a solo workspace, living accommodations, and three prepared meals per day. Unless you are accepted with an artistic partner to work on a joint project, please note that you will be the only artist-in-residence during the duration of your Fellowship.

DISCIPLINES:

Emerging and established artists of the Global Majority who specialize in the following disciplines are encouraged to apply:

**Literature: **All genres.
**Performance: **All disciplines which are performed in front of a live audience, including theater, music composition, and dance.
**Visual: **All art forms that use paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, and filmmaking (includes documentary, narrative, and experimental projects).
**Interdisciplinary: **All projects that use multiple disciplines, such as science, technology, literature, philosophy, to create new and unique artistic experiences.

IMPORTANT DATES:

April 15: Application Period Ends
April 30: References due
Mid-June: Interviews Scheduled for Final Round Applicants
Mid-July: Baldwin Fellows Announced

COST: Jacqueline Woodson created Baldwin For The Arts, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization to offer no-cost residencies for literary, performance, visual and interdisciplinary artists of the Global Majority. To ensure Baldwin Fellowships are as accessible as possible, we cover all costs for accepted Fellows including travel, room and board, all meals, artistic workspace and a modest budget for related materials and supplies.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

In addition to being an artist of the Global Majority, applicants should note that all applications must be submitted through SlideRoom and will require:

a [X-word] description of proposed project;
a brief description of proposed project;
an artist resume that lists education and/or training, relevant experience, awards and achievements, and other residencies attended;
Name and contact info for (1) professional reference and (1) peer reference;
sample(s) of current and/or past work (varies depending on discipline); and
A $25 non-refundable application processing fee paid online by debit or credit card. Please note that application fee waivers are available.
If your application makes it to the final round, you will be required to participate in a virtual interview with the application committee in June.

Currently, Baldwin For The Arts only provides Fellowships for artists of the Global Majority who reside in the US and Canada.

baldwinforthearts.org/apply

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The Black List x TRW Collection

The Black List / Theatrical Rights Worldwide

DEADLINE: May 1, 2024

INFO: The Black List and Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) have partnered to publish and license a minimum of six plays annually from writers discovered on blcklst.com.

The six plays will be published and licensed under The Black List x TRW Collection, which will make the work accessible to a wide range of customers, including schools, colleges and universities, community and regional theaters, and more. The Black List and TRW hope to add at least six plays each year to The Collection. All writers are welcome to submit their plays for consideration.

REQUIREMENTS:

You must post an original stage play on www.blcklst.com and opt-in to the Program during the Submission Period.
You must agree to (1) these Submission Requirements, (2) all terms relating to the Program posted on Black List’s website, which you should review and read in full, and (3) the Submission Agreement, which governs the submission of your script to Company and Black List. The Submission Agreement includes important, legally binding terms and conditions, including arbitration of any disputes, which you must read in full before accepting.
If requested, you must submit by a date determined by Company the following materials, which are also governed by the Submission Agreement:
A professional resume and personal statement;
Contact and other personal information; and
Executed originals of the Submission Agreement.
If selected by Company for the Program, as a condition of your participation, you must agree to Company’s terms of participation, including without limitation a publishing deal and/or licensing deal, which shall be negotiated in good faith.
You must be at least 18 years of age and not a minor in the state or country of your residence at time of submission.
If the submitted materials written by a team consisting of one or more writers, (i) each member of that writing team must comply with these Submission Requirements, including agreeing to the Submission Agreement described below and (ii) all members of the writing team must opt-out of the Program if any other member becomes ineligible (including as a result of failing to timely agree to the Submission Agreement or failing to timely provide the materials listed above).
The submitted materials must be wholly original to you and you must be the sole owner of all rights. The submitted materials must not in any way infringe upon the copyright of any person or entity or, to the best of your knowledge in the exercise of reasonable prudence, constitute libel, defamation or invasion of privacy or any other rights of any third party. You understand and agree that Black List will share any information that you provide in connection with the Program with Company.

blcklst.com/programs/the-black-list-x-trw-collection

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2024 BIPOC Playwright's Festival

Boise Contemporary Theater

DEADLINE: May 5, 2024 at 11:59pm MST

2024 also marks the launch of the Young Playwrights Initiative, which will select one unproduced work by a writer between 18 and 25 years old for inclusion in the lineup.

Writers will have four days of rehearsal to workshop their piece with a director and cast, followed by two (2) staged readings of their work on the BCT mainstage.

Festival dates: August 14th - 25th, 2024

Playwrights will arrive on Thursday, August 14th.
Workshop will take place August 15th - 19th.
Readings will take place August 20th - 24th.
Playwrights will depart Sunday, August 25th

Travel, lodging, and a $1,000 artist stipend will be provided.

APPLICATION CRITERIA:

A completed application includes:

Script
Logline
Resume/CV
Artist statement (<200 words) describing why you would like to participate and how your play
would benefit from a workshop experience.
Please note that all plays must meet the following criteria:

Submissions must be full-length stage plays (no short or incomplete scripts, screenplays or
teleplays).
Submissions must be unproduced, original works.
Submissions may have been previously developed or workshopped in conjunction with a theater,
arts nonprofit or school, so long as they have not been fully produced.
Submissions are encouraged to include NO MORE than 5 actors. Larger casts will be considered,
but smaller shows are preferred.
Any questions can be directed to Festival Director Lily Yasuda at: ly@bctheater.org For general information on the festival, visit bctheater.org/bipoc

ABOUT BOISE CONTEMPORARY THEATER

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxIFD_NrPATWFSCNJVR6JAA6YuVF_6DL0FzJHrMQ5IPqF2rQ/viewform?pli=1

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Marble House Project

DEADLINE: May 6, 2024 by 11:59pm EST

INFO: Marble House Project is a multidisciplinary artist residency program that fosters collaboration and the exchange of ideas, by providing an environment for artists across disciplines to live and work together. The residency integrates sustainable practices, including small-scale organic food production and waste conservation. Residents sustain their growth by engaging with the grounds while working on their artistic practice. Marble House Project is founded on the belief that the act of creating, whether in the studio or in nature, is how human potential expands and community thrives.

RESIDENCY DATES FOR 2025

March 11th - April 1st
April 6th - April 29th
May 6th - May 27th
June 3rd - June 24th
July 8th - July 22nd. Parent / Artist Residency

October 7th - October 28th
November 3 - November 24th

marblehouseproject.submittable.com/submit

THEATER — MARCH 2024

February 29, 2024

Creative Capital GRANTS

Creative Capital

APPLICATION PERIOD: March 4 - April 4, 2024

The Creative Capital Award provides unrestricted project grants which can be drawn down over a multi-year period, bespoke professional development services, and community-building opportunities.

GRANT APPLICATION DETAILS:

2025: 50 Grants

Visual Arts: including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture, design, multimedia, installation, video art, performance art, new genres, craft, and socially engaged, and/or sustainable visual art-based practices
1. Performing Arts: including dance, theater (new theatrical work, playwriting), jazz, music, opera, singing, and socially engaged and/or sustainable performing arts-based practices
2. Film/Moving Image: including experimental film, short film, animation, documentary film, narrative film, and socially engaged and/or sustainable film/moving image-based practices
3. Technology: including augmented reality/virtual reality, bio art, data visualization, hardware, software, digital media, internet art, and socially engaged and/or sustainable technology-based practices
4. Literature: including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and/or sustainable literature-based practices

APPLICATION CYCLE:

ROUND I: Tell us your idea. Letter of Inquiry (LOI)

How does your project take an original and imaginative approach to content and form? Please be as specific as possible. (150 words)
Please place your work in context so we may better evaluate it. What are the main influences upon your work as an artist? How does your past work inform your current project? Please use concrete examples, which may include other artists’ work, art movements, cultural heritage, science, philosophy, research/work from outside the arts field, etc. (150 words)
What kind of impact—artistic, intellectual, communal, civic, social, political, environmental, etc.—do you hope your project will have? What strategies will you employ to achieve the desired impact? (100 words)
Who are the specific audiences/communities that you hope to engage through this project? Please think beyond the broader art community where possible. How are you hoping to reach them? (100 words)
How might your proposed project act as a catalyst for your artistic and professional growth? In what ways is it a pivotal moment in your practice? (100 words)
In addition to funding, Creative Capital also provides scaffolding and support services for awardees (such as expert consultations, gatherings, alumni network, workshops). How would our non-monetary services help you to realize your goals for this project and/or your long-term artistic and professional growth? (100 words)

ROUND II: Project Details

Project itemized budget (1 page)
Project timeline (1 page)
Work samples (see application handbook for guidelines)

ROUND III: Final Panel Review

Submit proof of eligibility.
Confirm collaborators (if applicable)
Project updates (optional, 100 words max)

Full application guidelines are outlined in the Application Handbook.

2025 CREATIVE CAPITAL GRANT TIMELINE:

These dates may change.

March 4 to April 4, 2024: Letter of Inquiries (LOI) accepted
April 4, 2024 4:00 PM Eastern Time / New York Time: LOI deadline
June 2024: Notification of advancement to Round II
September 2024: Notification of advancement to Final Panel Review
January 2025: Public announcement of 2025 Creative Capital Awards

ARTIST ELIGIBILITY:

US citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 visa holder
At least 25 years old
Working artist(s) with at least 5 years of professional artistic practice
Applicant may not be enrolled in a degree-granting program
May not apply to the 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

Projects that are not eligible

Projects whose main purpose is promotional
Project is to fund ongoing operations of existing business
Curation or documentation of existing work
Projects that will be completed before January, 2025.

JUROR INFORMATION:

creative-capital.org/about-the-creative-capital-award

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The Native American Artist Lab

The Playwright's Realm

DEADLINE: March 11, 2024 by 11:59pm ET

INFO: The Native American Artist Lab seeks to uplift artists from Domestic Nations and projects rooted in Native practices. The program offers individualized attention to recipients and provides further support depending on the desires of participants, including but not limited to design consultations, individualized mentorship, and industry networking. A paid developmental process of up to one week culminates in a reading in New York City, with the Native Artistic Team choosing whether the reading is internal or public.

To apply for the Native American Artist Lab you must:

Have a project that would benefit from dramaturgical conversation with The Realm and a 15-hour developmental reading process. (Plays can be anything from a rough first draft to a play that is close to production-ready.)
Be able to legally work in the USA.
Be able to be present in New York City, should circumstances so allow, for a reading process of between 3-6 days at a time agreed upon by both you and The Realm.

All housing and transport costs for participation in an in-person reading will be paid by The Playwrights Realm for up to four members of the Native American artistic team.

https://playwrightsrealm.submittable.com/submit

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2024 Black Men Talk Play Festival

DEADLINE: March 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm CT

INFO: This new 10-minute play festival will be a celebration of the voices, stories, and perspectives of Black male playwrights and showcase the works of new and emerging Black male playwrights.

The 2024 Black Men Talk Play Festival will be the first play festival aimed at recognizing the voices and stories of Black male playwrights. The project is created by a seasoned playwright from Chicago where the festival will be held in August 2024.

The goal is to select plays telling authentic stories of the Black experience.

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Playwrights are invited to submit their scripts from January 15th to March 15th. A panel of readers in the industry will carefully select the plays to be part of the festival. All submissions will receive a confirmation email. Notifications will be made on or before April 15th. The official list of selected plays and playwrights will be posted on: https://blackmentalkplayfestival.com on April 30, 2024.

SUBMISSION RULES:

Script submitted must be the final version in proper play format.
Playwrights must submit plays that run from 8-10 minutes or 8-10 pages. Your cover page should have: title of play, your name, email address, and phone number.
Plays should feature up to two to four actors.
Scripts should be written with minimal set and costume requirements.
One entry per person.
Plays must be unpublished and must not have had a professional production.
Plays must be submitted electronically in PDF format.
No musicals, screenplays, or monologues will be selected for this festival.
Your submission should be your own work.
All submissions must be submitted online.

blackmentalkplayfestival.com/submissions.html

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2024 Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship

Japanese American National Museum

DEADLINE: March 17, 2024

INFO: The Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) invites applications to the second annual Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship (Yamamoto Fellowship). Beginning this year, the Yamamoto Fellowship will focus on a different artistic discipline each year. The 2024 Yamamoto Fellowship grants two $5,000 unrestricted awards to two emerging writers of color who write critically about theater, dance, and/or performance art.

Irene Yamamoto (1937–2020) was a lifelong lover of the arts. Born in Los Angeles, she was incarcerated with her family in the Gila River concentration camp in Arizona during World War II. Upon returning to Los Angeles, she attended UCLA and had a long career as a production artist for several design and advertising agencies. In her free time, she loved to draw, learn new languages, visit museums, and travel.

The Yamamoto Fellowship is made possible through a gift from Sharon Mizota to honor her late aunt. This project is also supported by Critical Minded, an initiative to invest in cultural critics of color cofounded by The Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Ford Foundation.

PURPOSE: The Yamamoto Fellowship encourages emerging arts writers of color to write about works from their own cultural and political perspectives, enriching and broadening cultural criticism as a practice and profession. Theater, dance, and performance art were selected for 2024 because these art forms are still struggling in the wake of setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic.

AWARD: The Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship will be awarded to two (2) emerging writers of color, each of whom receive a $5,000 award to be spent over a six-month period. The awards are unrestricted. Funds may be used for any purpose that helps the fellows advance their careers, including paying themselves to write.

In addition to the cash award, the fellows have the opportunity to write about an exhibition for the Preserving Democracy blog and deliver a talk about their work at the Democracy Center.

A brief, written report in the form of a letter accounting for the use of funds is required at the end of the fellowship period. No receipts or other documentation are required.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible applicants must:

Reside in or be a citizen of the US
Be at least 18 years of age
Identify as a member of a community with ancestry in one of the original peoples of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, or Pacific Islands
Have less than 2 years of publication experience, which may include a blog or self-publishing
Have demonstrated a commitment to writing about theater, dance, or performance art

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applicants are required to submit through our online portal. Applications should be prepared to submit the following:

Name, contact information, website, pronouns, race/ethnicity
Cover letter: Applicants must submit a cover letter (Word or PDF) introducing themselves, their work, why they are applying for the fellowship, and how they would spend the money (1000 words or less)
Resume or CV (Word/PDF) that includes all relevant published works
Short biography summarizing your background and writing interests (500 words or less)
Anything else you would like the panel to know
Writing samples

WRITING SAMPLES:

In order to ensure full consideration of your application, please make sure your writing samples fall into one of these categories:

Theater: a work of criticism or review of a dramatic presentation of a play, musical, or opera that takes place in front of a live audience.
Dance: a work of criticism or review of a performance of rhythmic or choreographed movement, usually set to music, that takes place in front of a live audience.
Performance art: a work of criticism or review of a live, time-based presentation that takes place in front of an audience. Performance art is typically hybrid and experimental in nature and may encompass many different activities and media. For the purposes of this award, it does not include live performances of popular or classical music, stand-up or improvisational comedy, nor pre-recorded film or video screenings that do not incorporate some other performative element.

Please upload between one (1) and three (3) writing samples in a Word or PDF format. The written sample(s) should include information about where and when the piece was published or appeared. All writing samples together should not exceed 3,000 words.

Please do not submit links to websites where the sample was published as they do not substitute for the actual written piece. Please do not submit works whose final, published form is an interview.

ORGANIZATIONS:

Established in 1985, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) promotes understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. Located in the historic Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles, JANM is a center for civil rights, ensuring that the hard-fought lessons of the World War II incarceration are not forgotten. A Smithsonian Affiliate and one of America’s Cultural Treasures, JANM is a hybrid institution that straddles traditional museum categories. JANM is a center for the arts as well as history. It provides a voice for Japanese Americans and a forum that enables all people to explore their own heritage and culture.

The Democracy Center is a place where visitors can examine the Asian American experience, past and present, and talk about race, identity, social justice, and the shaping of democracy. It convenes and educates people of all ages about democracy to transform attitudes, celebrate culture, and promote civic engagement; educates and informs the public and public officials about important issues; creates strength within and among communities to advocate for positive change; and explores the values that shape American democracy. The Democracy Center looks for solutions that engage communities in self-advocacy, explore the evolving idea of what it means to be an American, and result in actions that bring everyone together.

janm.org/democracy/arts-writer-fellowship/criteria

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The Signpost Fellowship

Chisa Hutchinson

DEADLINE: March 22, 2024 (or when the first 200 submissions have been received)

INFO: The Signpost Fellowship is a six-month situation intended for a person of color (singular-- sorry, no writing partners) age 18 or over who's interested in shadowing professional playwright or screenwriter of color. What that looks like is entirely up to you and your Writer-Mentor but could involve:

being invited to meetings, auditions, rehearsals, and events
giving and receiving feedback on script drafts
performing dramaturgical research
fielding bottomless requests for bios and headshots
figuring out wtf to do with a stack of 1099s

Oh, and there's $2500 in it for you.

INTERESTED IN APPLYING?

Drop a short message below describing where you are in life and how this opportunity could be helpful to you.
Attach a short (10-page maximum) dramatic writing sample. (That means plays or screenplays-- no essays, short stories, haiku, etc.) PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE SAMPLE HAS A TITLE THE AUTHOR NAME, AND THAT THE TITLE OF THE DOCUMENT IS FORMATTED LIKE THIS: TITLE - Author Last Name. We can't process it otherwise.
The deadline is Friday, March 22nd OR when the first 200 submissions have been received.
Finalists will be selected by Friday, June 28th.
Interviews will be conducted in the weeks following.
The recipient(s) will be selected by Friday, August 2nd.

POSSIBLE WRITER-MENTORS (click name for info):

chisahutchinson.com/the-signpost-fellowship.html

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OF NEW WORKS FOR THE STAGE BY NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS

Creative Nations

DEADLINE: April 1, 2024

SUBMISSION FEE: $0

INFO: Creative Nations, an all indigenous-led artists collective founded at The Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, Colorado, is launching the First Storyteller’s Festival in 2024. The festival is focused on developing new work from Indigenous artists across the continent. We are purposely avoiding defining the festival by any specific genre, and encourage creators from any discipline that is performed on a “stage” to submit (with the word “stage” being loosely defined).

The festival will take place in Boulder, CO in the fall of 2024 (dates to be announced soon). The event will include:

Staged readings (or the equivalent for different genres) of pieces in early stage development
Workshop production of a piece by a member of Creative Nations
Educational workshops for community members and artists
Panel discussions to engage the Boulder arts community in the future of Indigenous storytelling for the stage

One of the core tenets of Creative Nations is that we compensate all artists for their time at a fair wage or we don’t do the project. All artists whose work is selected will receive the following:

Transportation to/from Boulder and housing for the festival week
A monetary award (that you will NOT have to spend to cover expenses)
A paid director and cast to rehearse the piece with, leading to a public reading
Networking among your Native artist peers
Education opportunities at our workshops
An invitation to join our newly established writer’s group, to continue developing work with other Native artists

Submissions and questions should be sent to FirstStorytellersFestival at gmail dot com by April 1st, 2024. We will notify everyone who submits whether or not they were selected.

To submit, please send:

A pdf of your script
A link to a google drive folder/dropbox/youtube with any additional music files
The following information about you in the body of your email:

Name
Tribal affiliation
Location (reservation or city/state)
Name of the piece
Development history of the piece
Any artists already attached to the project (director, choreographer, actor, etc)
A brief bio

We may be able to fly in one additional person from your creative team, in addition to local resources you’ll have

This opportunity is only open to Indigenous artists who create for the stage based on Turtle Island (North America).

docs.google.com/document/d/1nyvNRhXM0nr_4oVl_Xb_RyGzpBMag4y20gWE4PKEokM/edit

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Call for ten-minute plays and monologues

Fade to Black Play Festival

DEADLINE: April 1, 2024

ENTRY FEE: $0

INFO: Fade to Black Play Festival is seeking ten-minute plays and monologues written by African-American Playwrights.

TO SUBMIT:

Complete the script submissions application online
Upload pdf of original work.

TEN-MINUTE PLAYS:

Winning playwrights will be announced: May 1, 2024
No restriction of theme or genre.
Three (3) plays are allowed per playwright.
Selected playwright winners will be awarded a cash prize.
Full production provided.

MONOLOGUES:

Winning playwrights will be announced: June 1, 2024
Theme preference: The Wonder of Life
Preferred genre of scripts: Comedy
Three (3) monologues are allowed per playwright.
Selected playwright winners will be awarded a cash prize.
Full production provided.

fadetoblackfest.com

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Bayard Rustin Residency

Penington Friends House

DEADLINE: April 1, 2024

INFO: We are currently accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Bayard Rustin Residency.

Building on the social activist history of Penington’s founders, original board, and later residents, the Bayard Rustin Residency at Penington Friends House (PFH) is envisioned as an ongoing ladder to empowerment for Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) working to end Systemic Racism and to create a culture of anti-Racism and intersectional equality in the United States of America. It is also intended to extend and strengthen the wider Quaker witness to equality.

Beginning in September of 2024, this residency will provide up to one year of room and board to a person who demonstrates a strong project that addresses ending Systemic Racism and who has a necessity to be in New York City for up to one year. They will reside at the Penington Friends House located in New York City’s Lower East Side of Manhattan. The Bayard Rustin Resident will demonstrate a need to live in Manhattan. Areas of focus of their work can include activism in the arts, policy change, human rights, community organizing, and other areas of activism focusing on ending racism and strengthening equality. Residents will meet regularly with the Residency Manager and will be expected to share their progress with the New York City community in the form of presentations or workshops.

The resident does not have to be Quaker but their work should be shaped by and in harmony with our tenants of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship. The resident will be expected to be a full-time resident of PFH and be participating member of this intentional community. This includes eating chef prepared dinners with the other residents and participating in shared light house chores. (1 1/2 hour commitment per week on average.) The Penington Friends House’s approach to living collaboratively may be new to you. We encourage to look at our website and instagram account (@Penington_friends_house) to gain a better understanding of what we are. Feel free to call us as well with questions. We are LGBTQ embracing community. We believe Black Lives Matter. We are always working to be a safe space and an anti-racist community.

Resident selection is made through a BIPOC committee of Quakers and non-Quakers and is based on the strength of the applicants work and proposed project. Final approval of the Bayard Rustin resident is made by the Penington Friends House Residents and staff, in the same interview process that all other residents are approved to live at the Penington. Applicants should note that the Bayard Rustin Resident bedroom is on the 4th floor of an historic Brownstone. An elevator is not available. Bathrooms are shared with other floor residents. This residency covers the cost of rent, boarding (food) provided 5 nights a week, internet, cable, and heat/AC. A stipend and studio space is NOT currently provided.

Here are a few types of artists and activists activities that we would be interested in considering. Please contact us before applying if you are not sure your project would fit our call.

An artist working on a body of art that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
A writer working on a new book, play, screenplay, or collection that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
A performer creating a new dance piece that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
A community based artist designing or carrying out a community based project that addresses racism and/or intersectional issues.
An activist organizing communities to address racism and/or intersectional issues.
A social entrepreneur that is starting a non-profit focused on addressing racism and/or intersectional issues.
An inventor or designer working on solving a problem associated with systemic racism and/or intersectional issues.
A graduate student that has a strong and well defined anti-racism project that needs support and time to launch.

Background
The residency is named after Bayard Rustin who was a Quaker and an attender at 15th Street Monthly Meeting in New York City. This meeting (Quaker house of worship) is next to the Penington Friends House. Rustin worked commitedly for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He was an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on nonviolence. Rustin was also a chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and a founding member of the Freedom Riders. He was an early advocate for gay rights. Rustin’s later work included a heavy focus on refugee affairs. Rustin served as Vice Chairman of the International Rescue Committee, helped to found the National Emergency Coalition for Haitian Refugees, and was Chairman of the Executive Committee of Freedom House. He died in 1987. In 2013, President Barack Obama posthumously awarded Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ( Source rustinfund.org)

penington.org/rustin-residency/

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Writing Residency Program 2024/25

Liberation Theatre Company

DEADLINE: April 1, 2024 by 11:59 pm EST

INFO: Liberation Theatre Company (LTC), a Harlem, New York-based independent theatrical producer and playwright development company established in 2009, is inviting applications from early-career Black playwrights to participate in the seventh year of our Writing Residency Program for 2024-2025. The residency is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.

The Writing Residency Program will select four early-career playwrights and provide them with dramaturgical and professional support over a ten-month period, during which time they will each be required to complete a new full-length play.

Beginning in May 2024, selected playwrights will attend monthly group meetings to share and refine their works-in-progress in a collaborative, energized setting; meet individually with LTC’s Artistic Director and staff who will provide additional support for their artistic needs, concerns and process; and have the resources of a director and professional actors during a table reading as their play begins to take shape.

Additionally, through connections with the larger New York City theatrical community, LTC will provide access to theatre tickets (when available) and seek to support, inspire, and assist playwrights in any way a small and dedicated company can.

The Residency will conclude in February 2025, with the possibility of public/virtual readings, to be determined by LTC staff, of each playwright’s finished play. Upon successful completion of the program, each playwright will receive an honorarium.

ELIGIBILITY: To be considered for the Writing Residency Program all applicants must be a) residents of New York City at the time of participation (May 2024 – February 2025). b) Applicants must have written at least two full-length plays or three one-act plays. c) The applicant must not have received a production of any of their work that was more developed than a Showcase presentation under the Actors’ Equity Association production code.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: To be considered for the 2024 - 2025 Writing Residency Program, Liberation Theatre Company will only accept submissions via this online form. If you have questions about the program or the application process, please email: info@liberationtheatrecompany.org.

The following materials must be uploaded and submitted in PDF or DOCX form no later than 11:59 PM EST on Monday, April 1, 2024. Make sure that all documents are properly labeled with your name.

Completed Online Application Form
Letter of Intent. This should be limited to 1,000 words and address all of the following points:
- Your writing career thus far and where you feel you are in your creative and professional life.
- Your career goals and how you will use the Residency to further those goals.
- Briefly describe the play you will complete over the 10-month program.
- Why you feel ready for a rigorous residency such as this.
- Have you participated in a residency/fellowship before? If so, describe your experience.
- Anything else you think may be relevant.

3. A 10-page Work Sample that best represents you as a playwright

4. The full script from which you selected your 10-page work sample

5. Your playwriting resume (not a bio). Please include your website if you have one and one personal or professional reference, with the person’s title or institutional affiliation, phone number and email address. (Referrer must be someone familiar with you and your work.)

liberationtheatrecompany.submittable.com/submit/286772/liberation-theatre-company-writing-residency-program-2024-25

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The Democracy Cycle

The Perelman Performing Arts Center / Galvan Initiatives

DEADLINE: April 1, 2024 by 5:00pm EST

INFO: The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) and Galvan Initiatives (Galvan) are pleased to announce the launch of The Democracy Cycle, a new commissioning program designed to support new works that illuminate the promise, practice, imperfection, and opportunity of democracy.

Proposals are requested for new performing arts works following that theme from artists working in theater, dance, music, opera, and multi-disciplinary performance.

The Cycle will provide a $30,000 commission to each awarded project. The Cycle will also provide an additional $30,000 towards each commissioned project’s development process (research, readings, workshops etc.). The commissions will be awarded across three annual Open Calls, beginning in January 2024. In the first Open Call, The Democracy Cycle will commission eight projects.

ELIGIBILITY:

Be generative artists who are currently creating new work in theater, dance, music, opera, and multi-disciplinary performance
Have created 2 or more completed and presented works
Not be enrolled as a full-time student in a degree-granting program
Be eighteen years of age or older
Propose a new project that is not a remount, has not yet been premiered, and is not planned to premiere before November 1, 2024
Propose a new performance project meant to be developed and performed live, and planned to be completed in 2025, 2026, or 2027. Works may be interdisciplinary and can include collaborators in other artistic forms. At the time of application, a work may be in an early, mid, or late stage of development so long as it is not planned to premiere before November 1, 2024.
Artists may either be U.S. citizens, or citizens of other countries. Note: all artists commissioned are responsible for any tax implications involved in accepting a monetary award from a U.S.-based arts organization

Proposals are not eligible if:

The main purpose is the curation or documentation of existing work
The proposed project has already premiered, or will premiere before November 1, 2024
The generative artist is enrolled as a full-time student in a degree-granting program
The proposed project advocates by name for the success or failure of a partisan candidate for office or a political party
The lead artist or any of the main collaborators are employees of, immediate family of employees of, or consultants to PAC NYC or Galvan Initiatives

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Proposed projects must:

Identify and respond to ideas or themes related to democracy, including core democratic principles and values (ex. political equality, majority rule, minority rights, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, among others).
Be a work of performing arts intended to be performed live by live performers for a live audience in the disciplines of theater, dance, music, opera, or multidisciplinary performance
Demonstrate clear potential for generating meaningful reflection and discourse on democracy and artistic practice, as informed by the artist’s or collective’s past achievements, work samples, artist statement, and project description.

Among the questions that will be asked during the selection process are:

How will the piece address, disrupt, model, hold accountable, expand, critique, or celebrate democracy, the practice of democracy, and democratic ideals?
How will the artists and their projects stimulate meaningful reflection, discussions, and debate around the current state of democracy, particularly as it is experienced in the United States?
The Democracy Cycle primarily focuses on democracy as practiced in the United States, although commissioned projects may include references to democracies worldwide that inform or deepen our understanding of American democracy.

pacnyc.org/the-democracy-cycle/

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2024–25 American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship

The American Library in Paris

DEADLINE: April 1, 2024

INFO: The American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship was created in 2013 to nurture and sustain a heritage as old as the Library itself: deepening French-American understanding. The Visiting Fellowship offers writers and researchers an opportunity to pursue a creative project in Paris for a month or longer while participating actively in the life of the American Library.

There are two one-month Fellowship periods a year in fall and spring, with dates to be specified later.

A $5,000 stipend will be paid before start of a Fellowship period. The award, to be spent at the discretion of the Fellow, is designed to cover travel to Paris, accommodation, and expenses associated with the month in Paris. In addition to the stipend, the Library will connect the fellow to resources and people in Paris that could be helpful to his or her project.

The American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of The de Groot Foundation.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

We welcome the applications of all researchers, journalists, writers (both fiction and non-fiction), poets, screenwriters, playwrights, directors, and documentary filmmakers.

Applicants should be researching or working on a project that contributes to cross-cultural discourse. Particular attention will be paid to an applicant’s ability to offer the Library’s community a variety of opportunities for exploring a topic. All topics and subject matters are eligible.

Applicants need not be American. International applicants are encouraged. The proposed project must be in English. Members of the Library governance are not eligible recipients of a Visiting Fellowship.

WHAT IS EXPECTED OF VISITING FELLOWS?

Visiting Fellows must be in Paris during the period of the fellowship, and are expected to be present in the American Library for a minimum of three half-days a week. During their residency, fellows will present an hour-long evening program at the Library, participate in a Library reception, meet with staff informally to explore a topic of mutual interest, and extend the Library’s reach by participating in events arranged by the Library with other organizations in Paris.

At the conclusion of the Visiting Fellowship period, fellows will provide the Library and the funding foundation with a written report of the Fellowship experience. Fellows are expected to appropriately acknowledge the Library and the Visiting Fellowship in publications and print media related to the Fellowship project. Fellows will participate in the Library’s social media communication, fundraising campaigns, and other public events.

HOW TO APPLY?

This year’s application form asked applicants to provide a single file containing:

A cover letter (one page) and CV (two pages max.).
The narrative description of your project (one page max.). In this description, please indicate the timeline and current stage of the project, what you hope to accomplish during your residency period, and why a fellowship at the American Library will contribute to its success.
Three proposals (max. 50 words each) for cultural programs at the Library during your residency period. These can include evening conversations, workshops, performances, panels, or other event formats.
The names and contacts of two professional references.
A one-time application fee of 30 €.

americanlibraryinparis.org/visiting-fellowship

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Black AND Latino Playwrights Celebration

Texas State University

DEADLINE: April 15, 2024

INFO: The Black and Latino Playwrights Celebration (September 2 - 8) is a workshop and showcase featuring the work of student and professional Black and Latino playwrights.

OBJECTIVES:

Provide Texas State University students majoring in theatre with the opportunity to work with professionals for a hands-on, rehearsal process that includes the collaborative process of "finding a play" in rehearsals, culminating with a public staged reading.
Showcase the work of Black and Latino playwrights from across the country.
Annually lend an ear to new voices and help writers, in collaboration with directors, actors and dramaturges, to shape their stories and hone their craft in an environment that allows the writer to explore and grow and learn fearlessly.
Share the play with the campus and community in a staged reading for audiences followed by a discussion and/or question and answer session.

DETAILS

Texas State University theatre students work with professionals in a rehearsal process.
Writers, in collaboration with actors and dramaturges, shape their stories and hone their craft.

The lab is rooted in the collaborative workshop process of "finding a play" through rehearsals.
This process fosters an environment that allows playwrights to explore, grow, and learn fearlessly.
The staged reading is followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

The workshop culminates in a script in hand reading presentation for the campus and community.
The script in hand reading presentation lends an ear to new voices, showcasing the work of Black and Latino playwrights from across the country while giving the writers some sense of the export of the work or what resonated with the audience.

TIMELINE: Notification of selected writers by June 30, 2024.

HOW TO SUBMIT A SCRIPT:

Play scripts may be delivered by regular mail, in person or using this submission form. Include a stamped self-addressed envelope if you wish your manuscript returned.

Send manuscripts to:

Department of Theatre & Dance | Texas State University
601 University Drive San Marcos, Texas 78666
ATTN: Black and Latino Playwrights Celebration

blpc.finearts.txst.edu/about.html

THEATER — FEBRUARY 2024

January 30, 2024

2024-25 Writing Fellowship

The Playwrights Realm

DEADLINE: February 5, 2024

INFO: The Writing Fellowship is at the heart of what The Playwrights Realm does: helping writers write. Four early-career playwrights receive nine months of resources, workshops and feedback designed to help them reach their professional and artistic goals. Over the course of the season, Fellows develop a single new play. Monthly group meetings provide a collaborative, energizing setting for writers to share and refine their work.

Individual meetings with The Realm’s artistic staff support each writer’s specific artistic process. Fellows work with a director, design dramaturg, and actors over the course of two workshops to see their work come to life. Professional development resources are also an integral part of the program and are tailored to the individual group of Writing Fellows. Mentor opportunities, meet-and-greets, and professional workshops shed light on the often opaque business of theatre, and empower the Fellows to be active, informed participants in their own careers.

The culminating event of the program is our INK’D Festival, which features public readings of each Fellows’ play.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible you must:

Live within commuting distance to Midtown Manhattan, and be able to make it to regular evening writers meetings, rehearsals, and events.
Have a script that would benefit from a nine-month, intensive development process.

playwrightsrealm.submittable.com/submit

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Scratchpad Series

The Playwrights Realm

DEADLINE: February 5, 2024

INFO: Scratchpad Series opens The Realm’s doors to early-career playwrights from around the country, deepening our ability to do what we do best: listening to what playwrights need, and giving it to them. Whether it’s a place to hear a rough draft aloud for the first time, space to fine tune a more mature work, or time to focus in on a particular aspect of a piece, The Realm aims to provide playwrights with what they need to thrive.

Scratchpad is a chance for The Realm to engage with an entirely new group of playwrights each year, erasing limitations of geography or access by identifying and inviting playwrights from across the country to participate. Scratchpad participants will receive dramaturgical support and a developmental workshop of up to one week during the 2024-2025 season, working with top-notch professional collaborators—director, cast, and The Realm’s artistic staff.

If the playwright is based outside of New York, The Realm will also provide support for the Playwright's travel and housing.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible you must:

Have a script that would benefit from dramaturgical conversation with The Realm and 15-hour developmental reading process reading. (Plays can be anything from a rough first draft to a play that is close to production-ready.)
Be able to be present in New York City for a process of between 3-6 days, at a time agreed upon by both you and The Realm.

playwrightsrealm.submittable.com/submit

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2024 COURAGE TO WRITE GRANTS

The de Groot Foundation

DEADLINE: February 5, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $22.00

INFO: The de Groot Foundation will award thirty COURAGE to WRITE unrestricted grants to writers in 2024.

Ten COURAGE to WRITE grants of $7000 each and twenty Writer of Note grants of $1500 each. These grants are meant to encourage and support writers as they further or complete a specific project. The Writer of Note grantees are chosen from the pool of finalists for the COURAGE to WRITE grants.

GUIDELINES: Applicants for COURAGE to WRITE grants may be writing in any genre. We welcome projects of fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, YA, children’s books, plays, and screenplays.

WHO SHOULD APPLY: Writers over 18 years of age who are actively engaged in a writing project and for whom a monetary boost could help them further or complete a project.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications:

are open to individual writers over 18 years of age regardless of race, ethnicity, gender orientation, education, economic situation, geographic origin or location.
must be submitted in English.
are not open to family, members of the board or employees of the The de Groot Foundation, Lando family members, reviewers, or the selection committee.
Applicants must be individuals. Companies or organizations are not eligible.
If you’ve already received a writing grant from The de Groot Foundation, please wait a year before applying again.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please read this section carefully before preparing or submitting your application. We receive grant applications through the Submittable platform. If you have an account already, click the button at the bottom of this page and login to apply. If you do not have an account, you will need to create a free account in order to apply. You can create an account here: https://manager.submittable.com/signup

Application

There are three parts to your application: 1) a biosketch, 2) the letter of application, 3) your writing sample

Your biosketch

a. A brief statement about you, what matters in your work, what you’ve written, what you want to write, and something about you as a person

b. Limited to no more than 100 words

c. Your biosketch will be inserted into a form on the application so have this ready to cut and paste.

2. The letter of application (2-4 pages) which must include:

a. An introduction to the writing project for which you are seeking support (1-3 paragraphs)

b. How this project is important (1-2 paragraphs)

c. How a grant at this time would be helpful to you and how you would use the funds (2-3 paragraphs)

d. Anything else you would like us to know about you as a writer (1 paragraph)

e. Please address the letter to: Dear COURAGE to WRITE Reviewers

f. Please double space your letter of application and use Times New Roman 12-point font.

The paragraph suggestions above are recommendations. Should you wish to add a paragraph in a section and have one fewer in another that is fine as long as the needed information is well conveyed.

3. Writing sample

a. Please submit an unpublished writing sample, which relates to the project for which you are requesting funds. Do not submit a previously published writing sample.

b. Your unpublished writing sample should be five pages.

c. The writing sample, like the letter of application, should be double spaced and in Times New Roman 12-point font.

d. Exceptions:

i. Poetry: Use your original poetry formatting. You do not need to double space the poems. There can be more than one poem on a page.

ii. Screenplay or a play: You may submit up to 12 pages of a sample using the standard formatting for plays or screenplays.

iii. Graphic novel: You may include up to 10 pages of prose and graphics for the writing sample. Please submit by PDF.

IMPORTANT: The letter of application and the five pages of your current writing project must be uploaded as a SINGLE DOCUMENT. Please make sure you have merged them as a SINGLE DOCUMENT before you submit.

Submit your application through the Submittable platform, which you will be directed to below. Make sure your document is ready and exactly as you want it to be before uploading. Once you have submitted an application, you are unable to change it.

Format:

Use Times New Roman 12-point font and double space your application document.
Numbering pages is optional.

Application Timeline:

Grant recipients will receive an automatic notification from Submittable once your application is received.
Finalists will be notified by the end of April 2024.
Grant awardees will be notified by the end of May 2024.

Review and Selection:

You’ll be sent a message when your application has been received.

Stage 1 Review: All eligible applications are read by teams of reviewers. Depending on the discretion of the reviewers, between 40 to 60 finalist applications are chosen.
Stage 2 Review: Finalist applications are evaluated by the final Selection Committee. This committee chooses the ten COURAGE to WRITE grantees. From the remaining applications, this committee will then pick the 20 Writer of Note grantees.

The Selection Committees are writers and writing professionals who appreciate the challenges of emerging writers. Selection Committee decisions are final. Correspondence will only be entered into with finalists and grantees.

Grantees will be asked to complete a Grant Acceptance Agreement and, if appropriate, a U.S. W-9 tax form. One year after receipt of funding, grantees agree to complete and return a one-to-three-page final report so that we can learn about your project and the grant’s impact on your work.

degrootfoundation.org/courage-to-write-grants/

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2024 LANDO GRANT

The de Groot Foundation

DEADLINE: February 5, 2024

APPLICATION FEE: $22.00

The de Groot Foundation is thrilled to collaborate with Barry Lando, award winning investigative journalist and former 60 Minutes producer, to provide the LANDO grants for immigration, migration, and/or refugee writing.

GUIDELINES: Applicants for LANDO grants may be writing in any genre. We welcome projects of fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, YA, children’s books, plays, and screenplays.

WHO SHOULD APPLY: Writers over 18 years of age who are actively engaged in a writing project and for whom a monetary boost could help them further or complete a project.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications:

are open to individual writers over 18 years of age regardless of race, ethnicity, gender orientation, education, economic situation, geographic origin or location.
must be submitted in English.
are not open to family, members of the board or employees of the The de Groot Foundation, Lando family members, reviewers, or the selection committees.
Applicants must be individuals. Companies or organizations are not eligible.
If you’ve already received a writing grant from The de Groot Foundation, please wait a year before applying again.

HOW TO APPLY:

We want all applications to be considered. Please read this section carefully before preparing or submitting your application. We receive grant applications through the Submittable platform. If you have an account already, click the button at the bottom of this page and login to apply. If you do not have an account, you will need to create a free account in order to apply. You can create an account here: https://manager.submittable.com/signup

Application

There are three parts to your application: 1) a biosketch, 2) the letter of application, 3) your writing sample

1. Your biosketch

A brief statement about you, what matters in your work, what you’ve written, what you want to write, and something about you as a person
Limited to no more than 100 words
Your biosketch will be inserted into a form on the application so have this ready to cut and paste.

2. The letter of application (2-4 pages) which must include:

An introduction to the writing project for which you are seeking support (1-3 paragraphs)
How this project is important (1-2 paragraphs)
How a grant at this time would be helpful to you and how you would use the funds (2-3 paragraphs)
Anything else you would like us to know about you as a writer (1 paragraph)
Please address the letter to: Dear LANDO Reviewers
Please double space your letter of application and use Times New Roman 12-point font.

The paragraph suggestions above are recommendations. Should you wish to add a paragraph in a section and have one fewer in another that is fine as long as the needed information is well conveyed.

3. Writing sample

Please submit a writing sample which relates to the project for which you are requesting funds. Do not submit a previously published writing sample.
Your unpublished writing sample should be five pages.
The writing sample, like the letter of application, should be double spaced and in Times New Roman 12-point font.
Exceptions:

i. Poetry: Use your original poetry formatting. You do not need to double space the poems. There can be more than one poem on a page.

ii. Screenplay or a play: Please submit a one to two page synopsis of the screenplay or play and up to 12 pages of a sample script using the standard formatting for plays or screenplays.

iii. Graphic novel: You may include up to 10 pages of prose and graphics for the writing sample. Please submit by PDF.

FORMAT:

Use Times New Roman 12-point font and double space your application document.
Numbering pages is optional.

Grant recipients will receive an automatic notification from Submittable once your application is received.

Finalists will be notified by early April 2024.

Grant awardees will be notified by early May 2024.

degrootfoundation.org/2024-lando-grant-guidelines/

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macdowell fellowship: 2024 Fall/Winter

MacDowell

DEADLINE: February 10, 2024, at 11:59pm ET

INFO: The Fellowship application period for 2024 Fall/Winter residencies at MacDowell is now open!

MacDowell encourages artists to apply in any stage of their career, and from all backgrounds and countries. We invite applications in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. If your proposed project does not fall clearly within one of these artistic disciplines, contact the admissions department for guidance at admissions@macdowell.org.

We also encourage you to watch our “How to Apply to MacDowell's Residency Program” video on our YouTube channel for detailed instructions on our application process.

MacDowell has no residency fees, and to defray expenses that accrue during an artist’s stay, we provide need-based stipends to cover rent, utilities, childcare, and lost income from taking time off from employment, as well as reimbursements for travel to and from the residency.

Fall/Winter residencies will take place between September 1, 2024 and February 28, 2025.

macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship

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The Hansberry-Lilly Award

Dramatist Guild Foundation

DEADLINE: February 19, 2024 by 11:59pm ET

Two Hansberry-Lilly awardees will be given stipends of $25,000 each year of their graduate education in playwriting. 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 non-binary
Be a 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

dramatistsguildfoundation.submittable.com/submit/285004/fy24-the-hansberry-lilly-fellowship/eligibility

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Wild Words 2024: ACW Seeks Writing By North Country Teens

Adirondack Center for Writing

DEADLINE: February 29, 2024 by midnight

INFO: Submissions are now open for the 2024 Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology, presented by the Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW). This new print publication is a place for teens living in the North Country to publish their creative writing. A public book launch is scheduled for April 27, 2024 at Harrietstown Town Hall in Saranac Lake (39 Main Street). Copies will be available for a small donation.

Teens ages 13-19 living in the North Country of New York State are eligible to submit writing for consideration in the anthology, which will be published in the spring of 2024. Last year’s 2023 anthology featured 70 teen writers from all corners of the Adirondack region, including poetry, short stories, plays, memoirs, personal essays, book excerpts, science fiction, and fantasy writing. Over 300 copies of the 2023 anthology have been distributed to date, and 200 teens, family members, friends, and community supporters attended the 2023 book launch.

ACW has provided an online toolkit for organizations and teachers who are interested in sharing this opportunity with members of their communities, available at adirondackcenterforwriting.org/wildwords. The toolkit provides marketing materials as well as accessible creative writing prompts designed to get teens writing. Submissions are due by midnight on February 29, 2024.

The Wild Words anthology is a collaboration between Visiting Writer Erin Dorney and the Adirondack Center for Writing as part of the Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) Artist Employment Program. CRNY, a project of the Tides Center, is a three-year, $125 million investment in the financial stability of New York State artists and the organizations that employ them. Dorney will work with ACW through June 2024 on a variety of projects designed to encourage creative writing and readership throughout the Adirondacks.

adirondackcenterforwriting.org/wild-words-2024/

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2024 Musical Theatre Submissions

Live & In Color

DEADLINE: March 1, 2024

INFO: Live & In Color is looking for playwrights, composers, and lyricists of color and/or other underrepresented communities interested in developing their new musical. The selected musical submission will have a one-week workshop in the fall at The Bingham Camp in Salem, Connecticut culminating in a staged presentation to an invited audience.

Writers receive a $1,000 stipend plus housing, meals, and travel. We provide support including a several month development period based on needs of the composer/writers leading up to the retreat. Live & In Color staff will continue the support the development of your piece beyond the retreat including a reading for industry and Broadway Alums.

MUSICAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

The musical must be performed:

with 4 actors (or less)

All submissions should include:

Single page synopsis
Single page character breakdown
Demo of score (2-3 songs)
Sample of dialogue (~15 pages)
Brief production/development history (properties with prior full productions not accepted)

For any questions email Dennis Corsi at dennis@liveandincolor.org.

liveandincolor.org/musicalsubmissions

2025-26 new play development programs

Fall '25 GUEST RESIDENCY

THE HODDER FELLOWSHIP

PRINCETON ARTS FELLOWSHIPS

Call for application: 2026 Spring Summer Residency

VCCA RESIDENCIES AT MT. SAN ANGELO

2026 winter Residency

Guggenheim Fellowship

The Diane Rodriguez Teatrista Award

The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writer

2026 RESIDENCIES

2025 John Lewis Writing Grants

THE 7-YEAR RESIDENCY

call for submissions: ‘Love Your Mother: Environmental Responsibility and Recovery’

Yale drama series

Playlab

script submissions

STORYKNIFE WRITERS RETREAT

FALL 2025 MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: GIRLS WRITE NOW COLLABORATORY JOURNEYS

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: ‘QUEERING OUR SILOS: GESTURES OF EUPHORIA PROJECT 2025–2026’

BIPOC Critics Lab

Ruby Creatives In Residence Program

KYOTO RETREAT

2026 artist residency

DGF 2025-2026 NATIONAL PLAYWRITING FELLOWS

The 7-Year Residency

2025-2026 CoCo Residency

CALL FOR MENTORS: Prison Writing Mentorship Program

Emerging Writers Residency

2025-2026 Artists in Residence program

Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award

2025 Theater Production Awards

THE WATERING HOLE WINTER RETREAT

FALL 2025 Trillium Arts Residency

2025/26 LITERARY ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM

call for submissions: SAPPHEST VOLUME III

2025 FALL MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST RESIDENCY

The Writers’ Room

BLUELIGHT READING SERIES 2025

Playwrights Unit 2025

SITKA RESIDENCY

BIPOC ARTIST RESIDENCY AT SITKA CENTER

​​​Brown Handler Residency

2026 Writer-In-Residence

Letras Boricuas Fellowship

U.S. Writers Aid Initiative

HANSBERRY-LILLY AWARD

2025 Summer Institute on Environmental Justice

2025-2026 emerging writer fellowship

BAYARD RUSTIN RESIDENCY

Theatrical Fellowship Program

The Democracy Cycle

2025-2026 CSP ARTIST COLLECTIVE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

2025 TORCH RETREAT

HANSBERRY-LILLY AWARD

2025-26 Writing Fellowship

2025-26 Scratchpad Series

Indigenous Writer in Residency

OPEN CALL: The Artist Publishing Cohort

International Summer Program

KHN Residency

2025 Summer Institute on Environmental Justice

2025-2026 emerging writer fellowship

BAYARD RUSTIN RESIDENCY

SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND OTHER HUMANISTS

2025 RESIDENCY PROGRAM

THE TERRENCE MCNALLY NEW WORKS INCUBATOR

WINTER/SPRING '25 GUEST RESIDENCY

2025 EARLY CAREER ARTIST RESIDENCY - FOR MN + NY ARTISTS

2025 ANDERSON CENTER RESIDENCY

OPEN CALL: 2025 BIPOC ART RESIDENCY

MACDOWELL FELLOWSHIP: FALL/WINTER 2025-2026

VCCA RESIDENCIES

TRANSLATION PROJECT FELLOWSHIPS

EMERGING WRITERS GROUP

Hansberry-Lilly Award

LITERARY ARTS GRANTS

WRITERS RETREAT FOR EMERGING LGBTQ VOICES

writers room

call for one-act plays

Brown Handler Residency