INDIAN LANGUAGE LITERATURE FEATURE
Asymptote Journal
INFO: Asymptote is seeking submissions for its first Special Feature on Indian language literature. They seek previously unpublished English translations of Indian language work by contemporary writers who are disenfranchised and underrepresented by the hegemonies within Indian society.
The goal for this Special Feature is to honor the social and political agency of Indian language literature, and create a space for the ideas and literary talent of those writers that have been historically marginalized by India’s patriarchal, caste-based narrative. They are looking for works translated into English from any Indian language, on any topic, by any writer who resists or is excluded from this narrative due to caste, gender, sexuality, religion, or geography.
They welcome up to 15 pages of single-spaced poetry and double-spaced prose (fiction and nonfiction), and up to 20 pages of drama (one-act or excerpted). Although it is impossible for one special feature to fully represent the astonishing breadth of Indian languages, cultures, politics, and landscapes, they hope in this small way to celebrate the diversity and dissent within Indian writing.
DEADLINE: November 1, 2016
2016-17 ONE ACT PLAY CONTEST
Tennessee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival
INFO: Plays must not have been previously produced, published, performed, or patronized in any way, including in a formal staged reading. Workshopped readings are accepted provided that the audience was limited to participants of that workshop.
AWARD:
- Grand Prize: $1,500; professional Staged Reading at the next Festival; a VIP All-Access Festival pass ($500 value), and publication in Bayou Magazine
- Finalists: The top nine finalists will receive a panel pass ($75 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
SUBMISSION FEE: $25
DEADLINE: November 1, 2016
tennesseewilliams.net/2015-16-one-act-play-contest
THEATRER LAB AT THE SUNDANCE INSTITUTE
INFO: After a successful Lab in North Africa last season, the annual Theatre Lab returns to its traditional home in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah from July 14-31, 2017. Projects will be selected from both US and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) theatre artists. This is an innovation of their centerpiece Theatre Lab that directly champions the notion of community. They are now offering a single Lab that brings together artists from the United States and the MENA region.
US & MENA Playwrights, Directors, Composers & Librettists are eligible to apply.
DEADLINE: November 15, 2016
www.sundance.org/programs/theatre-program
JEROME FELLOWSHIPS
The Playwrights’ Center
INFO: The Playwrights’ Center Jerome Fellowships are awarded annually, providing emerging American playwrights with funds and services to aid them in the development of their craft.
AWARD: Four $18,000 fellowships will be awarded in 2017-18, in addition to $2,000 in development support. Fellows spend a year-long residency in Minnesota had have access to Center opportunities, including workshops with professional directors, dramaturgs, and actors.
DEADLINE: November 17, 2016
pwcenter.org/programs/jerome-fellowships
CALL FOR SUBMISSION: CONTEMPORARY LATIN@ PLAYS WRITTEN IN SPANISH
50 Playwrights Project
INFO: 50 Playwrights Project is inviting previously unpublished contributions for an anthology of Contemporary US Latin@ Plays written in Spanish. This volume seeks to fill the gaps in published resources about US Latin@ plays written and performed in Spanish. US Latin@ theatre in English has received considerable publications in the past decades and is now part of the academic and performance archive. Yet, US theatre written in Spanish remains undervalued despite the fact that there is a large and vibrant corpus of work being produced across the country. Given the lack of published dramatic works in Spanish, the scope of investigations thus far has been limited, as well.
This volume intends to continue the dialogue about these writers and launch US Latin@ dramatic literature written in Spanish into the larger conversation of Latin American and US Latin@ literature and cultural studies. We invite plays that have been written in Spanish by Latin@ authors who are writing/working in the U.S.
DEADLINE: December 1, 2016
MANY VOICES FELLOWSHIPS
The Playwrights’ Center
INFO: Many Voices Fellowships are awarded annually to two artists of color with previous playwriting experience and/or training. One fellowship is awarded to a Minnesota playwright, and one fellowship is awarded to either a Minnesota or national playwright.
The Many Voices Fellowship was created in 1994 in partnership with the Jerome Foundation in order to create a home for early-career playwrights of color who would provide the American theater scene with diverse voices and aesthetics. Since that time, the Many Voices program has provided over 140 fellowships for more than 100 emerging playwrights of color, offering class instruction, play development workshops, and mentoring opportunities.
AWARD:
- A $10,000 stipend
- An additional $2,500 for living expenses
- $1,500 in ply development funds
- Assistance building connections with theater leaders and companies in the Twin Cities and nationwide
DEADLINE: December 1, 2016
pwcenter.org/programs/many-voices-fellowships
MANY VOICES MENTORSHIPS
The Playwrights’ Center
INFO: Many Voices Mentorships are awarded annually to two Minnesota-based beginning playwrights of color. Mentorships focus on the nuts and bolts of playwriting through a curated package of writing and development services intended to aid the participant toward the completion of a play script.
AWARD: Mentorships provide a $2,000 stipend as well as free access to over $1,500 in services designed to introduce beginning playwrights to the craft of playwriting. These services include a staged reading with professional actors, two six-week classes taught by leading playwriting professionals, an array of one-night seminars, a One-on-One with a Dramaturg session, and a two-year Playwrights' Center membership. Mentorship recipients attend quarterly meetings with Many Voices Program Coordinator Christina Ham as well as scheduled consultations with other Playwrights' Center artistic staff.
DEADLINE: December 1, 2016
pwcenter.org/programs/many-voices-mentorships