2024 Writer in Residence (WiR) program
Hedgebrook
DEADLINES / FEES:
By March 7, 2023 (by midnight, PST) / $45
From March 8-14, 2023 (by midnight, PST) / $55
INFO: Hedgebrook’s Writer-in-Residence Program supports writers from all over the world for residencies of two to four weeks. The cottage, all meals, and the entire residency experience at Hedgebrook is free to selected writers. Travel is not included and is the responsibility of the writer to arrange and pay for. Up to 6 writers can be in residence at a time, each housed in their own handcrafted cottage. They spend their days in solitude – writing, reading, taking walks in the woods on the property or on nearby Double Bluff beach. In the evenings, “The Gathering” is a social time for residents to connect and share over their freshly prepared meals.
Hedgebrook’s mission is to support visionary women-identified writers, 18 and older, whose stories and ideas shape our culture now and for generations to come. Writers must be women, which is inclusive of transgender women and female-identified individuals. Because gender inequity still occurs in all spaces including literary ones, it is part of our explicit mission to support and promote women’s voices. This application is not for alumnae seeking a return stay.
These residencies will take place February to mid-June 2024.
ACCEPTED GENRES:
FICTION
NON-FICTION
PLAYWRITING
POETRY
SCREENWRITING/TV WRITING
SONGWRITING
hedgebrook.org/writers-in-residence
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EMERGING WRITER FELLOWSHIP
GrubStreet
DEADLINE: March 13, 2023 at 11:59pm EST
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 two Muse & the Marketplace summits. 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 Muse & The Marketplace programming, in order to enhance their understanding of craft and the publishing industry.
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:
4 multi-week courses
4 one-day (6hr) classes
4 three-hour seminars
Access to a wide selection of 2023 and 2024 Muse & the Marketplace conference series programming
Access to GrubStreet's Education Director and/or other program staff members for quarterly (or as-needed) office hours for personalized mentorship. (Not Required)
The fellowship year begins in May, 2023.
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.
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).
grubstreet.org/programs/emerging-writer-fellowship/
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The Signpost Fellowship
Chisa Hutchinson
DEADLINE: March 31, 2023
INFO: The Signpost Fellowship is a six-month situation intended for a person of color age 18 or over who's interested in shadowing a 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
AWARD: Oh, and there's $2,500 in it for you.
POSSIBLE WRITER -MENTORS (Click name for info):
GUIDELINES:
Drop a message below explaining where you are in life and how this opportunity could be helpful to you.
Attach a short (10-page maximum) dramatic writing sample.
TIMELINE:
Finalists will be selected by Friday, June 30th.
Interviews will be conducted in the weeks following.
The recipient(s) will be selected by Tuesday, August 1st.
chisahutchinson.com/the-signpost-fellowship.html
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FADE TO BLACK PLAY FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: April 1, 2023
ENTRY FEE: $0
INFO: We are seeking ten-minute plays and monologues written by African-American Playwrights.
Winning playwrights will be announced May 1, 2023
GUIDELINES:
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.
TEN-MINUTE PLAYS:
Playwright must be the sole author of the submitted work.
Playwright must publicly and openly identify themselves as African-American, Black, or of the African diaspora.
Previously published or produced work by the author or theatre/company is not allowed (See definitions below).
Play must run no longer than 10 minutes long on stage, but no shorter than 8 minutes. (Conduct informal readings to ensure).
Play should accommodate a “bare-stage” set requiring only a minimum of removable stage props and require basic lighting and
sound cues.
Play must not be a musical.
Play must not be written for children or youth.
Play must not contain characters that are under 17 years old.
Play must not be a re-submission of previous Fade To Black play festival seasons.
Play must not be considered a translation or adaptation.
Play must not be a film. Screenplays/Scripts written for television or cinema will not be accepted.
Play should be "stand-alone", a separate body of work that has not been extracted from a larger, previously written play.
Author must be at least 18 years of age.
Play must be submitted in a PDF format.
fadetoblackfest.com/script-submission
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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio Inc.
DEADLINE: Rolling
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 Shinnecock’s history, the local landscape, community based work, and critical engagement in issues of diversity, race, and identity.
ELIGIBILITY: 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 or collaborative groups (up to three people) are welcome 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.
LOCATION: Ma’s House is located on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, NY (about two hours from NYC).
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 one month. 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.