LAB410: BALTIMORE Playwriting Residency
Baltimore Center Stage
DEADLINE: July 5, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
INFO: As part of Baltimore Center Stage’s dedication to making art and cultivating artists in our beautiful city, we are proud to welcome back our playwright’s residency, Lab410, for its second year! Every production we do starts with an idea, perhaps expressed in words, mostly in the form of scripts, and Lab410 gives us the chance to cultivate some of the world’s best works of theater right here at Baltimore Center Stage. We believe the diversity, terrain, and depth of Baltimore’s culture deserves the best platforms, and this season-long playwriting residency is just one of the ways we plan to put Baltimore on the world stage. After the success of this season’s 410Fest, we are excited to welcome a new cohort of writers.
Calling all artists with an interest in playwriting! Baltimore Center Stage presents: Lab410, a playwriting residency for new, emerging, and established playwrights in Baltimore! Three playwrights will be chosen to spend our 2026/2027 season writing and developing an original piece of theater.
ELIGIBILITY: Writers must live in Baltimore or surrounding counties
COMMITMENT:
1 bi-weekly (virtual) meeting about your work
1 monthly (in-person) meeting with The Lab
2 weeks of rehearsals
1 festival performance
PERKS:
Playwrights in residence will recieve…
$2000 in support of their work while in the residency
Dramaturgy and thought partnership throughout the residency
Access to office/rehearsal space at Baltimore Center Stage
+ More!
centerstage.org/education/lab410/
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CREATIVE INCUBATOR FOR LGBTQ+ WRITERS
Lambda Literary
DEADLINE: July 8, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET
APPLICATION FEE: $25 (you may apply to more than one workshop, however, each application must be submitted separately and requires an additional fee)
INFO: Introducing Lambda Literary’s newest program: a nourishing virtual retreat dedicated to generative writing and community building for writers at all stages of their career
Each of the cohorts in fiction, nonfiction, performance writing, and poetry are facilitated by a talented faculty member with a wide range of experience across the genre they’re leading. 10 fellows per cohort offers a chance for deep, personal connection and dedicated time to focus on their own writing, community building, and learning craft across genre.
We’re excited to build something fresh and new for our Creative Incubator Fellows. This space will encourage experimentation and invite writers at all stages of their career to practice writing as an act of creative nourishment. Together, we will foster a growth space for multi-hyphenate artists and those whose work defies genre or who are looking to learn craft elements outside of their norm and apply them to their own practice.
In this creative incubator, programming will focus on generative writing. Cohort groups will meet to create and share new work while weaving craft lessons and discussions with their faculty members and peers. No matter one’s genre(s), these sessions will support all creative writing pursuits.
INCUBATOR FELLOWS WILL:
Participate in 3 days of generative cohort workshops
Have a one-on-one session with their faculty member to closely discuss their own writing practice, product, and journey in publishing
Attend generative writing sessions from visiting authors in geared towards producing writing that supports their current project or that generates something wholly new
Read a sample of their work during the evening reading celebrations alongside fellows and faculty members
Become a part of a powerful community of queer and trans writers and gain access to future opportunities from Lambda Literary and partner organizations such as residencies, scholarships, workshops, and more
DETAILS:
When and Where: February 13 and February 19-February 22, 2027, takes place online. See below sample schedule for an example of what the Incubator may offer (subject to change).
Tuition: $725, offered on a sliding scale basis
Scholarships, Financial Support, and Fundraising: Thanks to the support of individual and institutional donations, Lambda Literary has a robust scholarship and financial support program. Our scholarships are manuscript-, demographics-, and need-based. In addition to scholarship opportunities, Lambda Literary also offers full financial support on a need-based basis. Even if you do not receive one of the available scholarships, you’re still eligible for financial support from us.
You may apply to as many scholarships and/or opportunities as you are eligible for. Application to scholarship and financial support does not have an impact on your application status and is only seen by Lambda Literary staff, and where noted, fellowship committees. Your response is concealed from other reviewers including faculty members who make the final decisions on all selected fellows.
With this new plan, Lambda Literary will be offering financial support to make sure every accepted writer can attend, regardless of financial status.
Application Fee Waivers: A limited number of application fee waivers are available for QTBIPOC (Queer and Trans folks who are Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color) members of our community. To inquire about a fee waiver, email retreat@lambdaliterary.org confirming your eligibility as a member of the QTBIPOC community.
You do not need to provide any other identifying information. Waivers are given out on a first-come-first serve basis. Secure yours sooner rather than later!
Application Review: Our application review is done in three stages by a team of Writers Retreat Alumni, our Program Manager, and Creative Incubator Faculty. Our application process is unique in that each Faculty member chooses their own cohort.
lambdaliterary.org/creative-incubator/
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Native Performing Arts Live Production Grant
The First Peoples Fund |📍Rapid City, SD
DEADLINE: July 8, 2026 at 5:59pm MT
INFO: The Native Performing Arts Live Production Grant (LPG) program supports Native-led live performing events and performances that include multiple Native performers and artists. “Live Production” means the artist(s) are actively engaged in creating a live performance, either in person or virtually. Live Productions can include: Original or re-adapted theatrical plays, touring for Native performance groups, performances taking place in Native communities, and other forms of live performance that may not fit into conventional performance categories (music festivals, concerts, and fairs).
The LPG Grant offers a one-year $30,000 grant to individual Native performing artists and Native-led performing arts organizations/businesses/collectives with experience presenting live productions. LPG is intended to support live productions in the active stages of production. Proposed live productions that are still in development, either in writing retreats or workshops, will not be considered.
PLEASE NOTE:
Film productions, either short or full-length feature, are ineligible at this time
Only one application may be submitted to the Performing Arts Program. If you are an individual artist applying for the Live Production Grant, you are unable to apply for a 2027 Native Performing Arts Fellowship
Recurring annual live productions that have had 5 years or more of being produced or presented must propose new ways or ideas that make the production distinct from prior productions
WHO CAN APPLY?
Individual Native artists or Native-led performing arts organizations/businesses/collectives (nonprofit or for-profit) with experience in traditional and/or contemporary performing arts mediums (theater, music, dance, live performance, pow-wow, drumming, spoken word, etc.) and other forms of live performance that may not fit into conventional performance categories (music festivals, concerts, and fairs).
Applicants must be U.S.-based and 18+ years old
Applicants must provide documentation of tribal enrollment, descent, or ancestry (U.S. federally/state-recognized tribes, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian). More information here.
Lead Applicant and/or Leadership of Organization/Business/Collective must be an enrolled member of, or provide proof of lineal descendancy from, a U.S. federally-recognized or U.S. state-recognized tribe, or be able to provide proof of ancestry as an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian.
Director, CEO, Producer, President of Organization, Artistic Director, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: If awarded, lead applicants will be the signatory listed on all First Peoples Fund documents and financial forms. Please ensure the lead applicant is in agreement with this responsibility.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Mid-career artists or organizations/businesses/collectives with a demonstrated body of producing and presenting live work in performing arts (theater, dance, music, spoken word, live performance, etc.)
INELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Current students in degree-conferring programs
Activities tied to coursework (e.g., student shows)
2026 NPA Live Production grantees may not reapply for 2027
Current FPF grantees of Native Arts Ecology Building, Weaving Kinship, Rooted Pathways & Community Spirit Award may not apply until their grant period has concluded
Applicants with previous FPF grants must have submitted final reports
firstpeoplesfund.org/programs/native-performing-arts-program
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call for submissions: New Art City Theatre Festival '27
New Art City Theatre |📍Venture, CA
DEADLINE: July 10, 2026 BY 9:00pm PT
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: New Art City Theatre is seeking original full length comedies, dramas, or musicals for Festival ’27. If you’re a playwright, librettist, composer, or lyricist, we welcome your submission regardless of your age, race, religion, or previous success or experience. We strongly believe in letting the work speak for itself. That’s why we keep our selection process blind.
SUBMISSION CRITERIA + PROCESS:
We accept full-length plays and musicals with a run-time of 75 minutes or longer. Projects can be one act or two.
Your project must not be published or have received any fully-produced productions, either amateur or professional. Because we understand the process of writing for the theatre takes time, and multiple developmental opportunities are key to the advancement of any project, we will consider scripts that have been through staged readings elsewhere or have been included in developmental festivals like ours.
If you’ve submitted a project to NACT in the past and you’d like to submit the same play or musical again, we suggest you do so ONLY if the piece has undergone some significant rewrite.
You’ll need to fill out the application which can be found below. If you’re part of a writing team, only one member of the team needs to fill out the form as the primary contact. Then you can list your collaborators as team members. Once you’re in our system, you’ll need the following materials ready to upload:
A pdf of your full script.
Because we’re committed to evaluating projects through a blind screening process, your name must not appear anywhere on your script. Your project will be given a unique ID so that we can identify you as the author once our selections have been made.
A pdf compilation of bios of everyone on the writing team. *With names listed (not blind).
An Artist Statement, in PDF form, telling us where your inspiration came from, what you hope to achieve at a reading, and anything else you think is pertinent to the project. *With names listed (not blind).
If your project is a musical, upload mp3 demos of the first four (4) songs from your project.
If a musical, upload the sheet music that corresponds with your mp3 demos. The name(s) of the composer and lyricist (and librettist on the project) must not appear on any of the music.
After your application form is completed and all documents are uploaded, you’ll be prompted to the last step which is payment of the $25 application fee. This fee helps in part to offset the cost of administrative and operating tasks that are specific to the screening process. We wish that NACT were in a position to offer a free submission opportunity and hope to do so in the future. We can accommodate a limited number of reduced fees which will be disbursed on a first come, first served basis. At the bottom of your submission form you’ll have a chance to make the request.
*Please include your name on the Bios and Artist Statement as these documents are held separately from your script until final selections are made.
IF YOUR WORK IS SELECTED:
If selected for inclusion in Festival ’27, you will receive an invitation to spend a week’s residency in California. Attendance at the festival is mandatory for all members of the writing team. The California residency dates for participating writers are February 25 – March 8, 2027. NACT covers the expenses for:
Roundtrip air and/or ground travel expenses for participating writers/writing teams
A rental car, if needed, for use during the rehearsal period (to be shared with other Festival ’27 writers)
Housing during the residency*
A $1,000 stipend for all participating writers
*Housing varies and may be with a host family. NACT supporters who volunteer to host are aware that you need quiet time and rest when not at rehearsals and are sensitive to that fact.
During the residency, you’ll work hand in hand with a professional director and professional actors. The week will be spent rehearsing and preparing for a staged reading of your project. This time can provide a valuable opportunity for you to revise and edit as you may be hearing your script interpreted by professionals for the first time. We encourage this work and strive to provide necessary resources so that you can make changes during rehearsals, if you feel inspired to do so.
At the end of the week, all projects are presented to live audiences at a matinee and evening performance and writers have the chance to receive feedback in a positive and structured talk-back guided by the Artistic Directors of NACT. The feedback sessions are for your benefit with the aim of helping you advance your work. We ask you to craft the questions you’d like asked of attendees and every effort is made to ensure the audience response is constructive and addresses those questions.
QUESTIONS? Contact submissions@newartcitytheatre.org
newartcitytheatre.org/for-the-writer/
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meet the playwright lab
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) | 📍Jamaica, Queens, NY
DEADLINE: July 13, 2026
INFO: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) is pleased to open its application portal for the 6th annual Meet the Playwright (MTP) program, now expanded into an 8-month MTP Lab for professional development and showcasing new, unpublished, unproduced plays by a four-member cohort.
MTP Lab will continue to spotlight early-career theater writers who identify as BIIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, People of Color). While MTP prioritizes Queens-based writers identifying as BIIPOC, any NYC-based BIIPOC playwright may apply. Applicants will be selected by a peer jury comprised of playwrights, creative professionals, and cultural leaders representing the diversity of NYC’s theater community.
Led by Program Manager Iyvon E., the MTP Lab is a cohort-based playwright residency that invests in early-career writers through long-arc career and dramaturgical development combined with industry mentorship and access. This takes the form of biweekly convenings (remote, offsite, and at JCAL), professional development workshops, and mentoring processes. Two mentors in particular—a playwright mentor and a producing/directing mentor—drives the playwrights’ growth, amplifying and deepening progress made in regular writing labs through one-on-one support and seminars with guest speakers.
The MTP Lab culminates in a staged reading of a new work by each member of the cohort at JCAL’s 94-seat studio theater that is free and open to the public, followed by a moderated Q&A with the audience and a reception in the playwright’s honor. Each cohort member receives $300 per month, a total of $2,400, for participation in the program. Each playwright may also schedule up to 100 hours of free rehearsal space prior to the staged reading.
IMPORTANT DATES:
LAB MEETINGS (WEDNESDAYS 7:00 pm–9:00 pm)
Participating playwrights are required to attend all the meetings listed below.
October 2026
October 7, 2026
October 21, 2026
November 2026
November 4, 2026
November 18, 2026
December 2026
December 2, 2026
December 16, 2026
January 2027
January 6, 2027
January 20, 2027
February 2027
Feb 10, 2027
Feb 24, 2027
March 2027
March 10, 2027
March 24, 2027
April 2027
April 7, 2027
April 21, 2027
May 2027
May 5, 2027
May 19, 2027
Public Reading Dates (FRIDAYS 8:00 pm)
Feb 19, 2027
March 19, 2027
April 16, 2027
May 14, 2027
ELIGIBILITY + CRITERIA:
All applications and materials MUST be submitted via Submittable.com. Applications received by other methods, such as dropping off or handing directly to JCAL personnel, will not be considered.
Playwrights submit 25 pages of a fully developed play and 10 pages of a new play that they propose to develop through the program. Semi-finalists will be invited to submit the complete manuscript of their fully developed work.
The proposed play, when completed, typically has a running time of 90 minutes or less.
Playwrights whose work has had professional productions beyond the Actors’ Equity Showcase Code are not eligible for this program.
Playwrights must be age 18 or older to participate.
SELECTION:
Submissions are reviewed and adjudicated by a peer jury of theater professionals.
The jury will select finalists for interviews with the Program Manager and JCAL leadership.
Interviews take place virtually during the week of August 9, 2026, and August 16, 2026.
Four selected playwrights for the MTP LAB will be notified during the week of August 30, 2026.
CONTACT: Dsmith@JCAL.org
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THE MORGAN JENNESS EXPERIMENTS IN PLAYWRITING FELLOWSHIP
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club |📍New York, NY
DEADLINE: July 15, 2026 (or when they receive 150 applicants)
INFO: La MaMa’s Morgan Jenness Experiments in Playwriting Fellowship offers two early career playwrights in the NYC area an artistic home at La MaMa for the course of one year. This timeline aligns with La MaMa’s ’26-’27 theatrical season: September 2026 – June 2027. The fellowship seeks to encourage playwrights from underproduced communities with an emphasis on members of the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, and people with disabilities. Throughout the course of the fellowship, playwrights will work with playwright and fellowship mentor, Justin Elizabeth Sayre. Fellows will meet with Sayre on a monthly basis to discuss their work and the works of previous La MaMa playwrights such as María Irene Fornés, Jackie Curtis, Sam Shepard, Robert Patrick, Adrienne Kennedy, and many more.
La MaMa houses one of the greatest archives of Off- and Off-Off-Broadway theatre in the world, and the fellows will have access to this amazing archive as both inspiration and insight to foster experimentation in their own work. Besides connecting with La MaMa’s past, playwrights will be able to receive complimentary tickets to La MaMa’s current season, allowing them to learn from current La MaMa artists and the work created there. At the end of the fellowship, fellows will present an open reading through the La MaMa Experiments Play Reading Series.
Playwrights will be awarded a $1,500 stipend for their time as Fellows.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Must be of the five boroughs of New York City
Must NOT be enrolled as a student in a degree-granting program
Must be a generative artist creating and maintaining control over new original work
Must be an artist early in their career who has been generating and creating this new work as a professional/vocational artist for at least 2 years but less than 10 years
Application submission is via google form. Form will be available here beginning July 1, 2026. Please email playwrightfellowship@lamama.org with any questions.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS PREVIEW:
Letter of Intent (500-word maximum)
A short essay on what you have done, where you come from and what you hope to do. Describe where you are in your journey as a playwright. How would this fellowship support your work and process? Some additional questions you may want to address include what draws you to La MaMa? What would access to the archive provide your work? What are touchstones in your work that connect with La MaMa?Short answer question (500 words max)
What is your play about? What is its draft history and production history?Ten pages of a script
Add a brief description of the work, and if not pulling from the first scene, give a proper description of the scene or scenes prior so that the submission can be understood in the context of the larger work. (200-word max)
lamama.org/playwriting-fellowship/
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R&D Group 2026-2027
The Civilians |📍Brooklyn, NY
DEADLINE: July 15, 2026 by 11:59pm ET
INFO: The Civilians' R&D Group is comprised of theater artists from various disciplines (writers, directors, composers, performers, etc.) interested in exploring strategies for making theater from their own creative investigations and in joining The Civilians' community of artists. The R&D Group is organized around the idea of investigative theater, which we broadly define as any creative process of inquiry that feeds the creation of a performative work. Methods may include research, interviews, and other experimental methods of inquiry.
BENEFITS: Members of the group receive season long dramaturgical support and development through regular in-person meetings in NYC with The Civilians' Resident Dramaturg and other artistic staff, as well as complimentary tickets to Civilians shows and events. Participation in the group culminates in the Findings Series, a works-in-progress reading series in which work developed in the group receives a 10 hour (for plays)/15 hour (for musicals) rehearsal and presentation process. Group members will also receive a stipend of $500.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZ_-OkTm0yQfbUr3MarH0E9VNxMN0LesWsrYDdK_M0ta4E3g/viewform
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NYC Theatre Greening Grants
The Broadway Green Alliance
DEADLINE: July 15, 2026 at 5:00pm ET
INFO: The Broadway Green Alliance’s NYC Theatre Greening Grants are designed to spark bold, creative action toward a more sustainable theatre community. These microgrants (up to $750) support innovative, environmentally friendly projects led by Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and independent venues or companies based in New York City.
Whether you're launching a new green initiative or building on recent sustainability upgrades, these grants aim to help turn your ideas into lasting change. The grants awarded prioritize new, forward-thinking efforts that offer long-term environmental impact and will inspire change across the industry. These grants are offered annually, with applications opening in the spring and closing in the summer.
GRANT DETAILS: The goal of the Broadway Green Alliance’s NYC Theatre Greening Grants is to support environmentally friendly projects and activities developed by members of the New York City theatre community, while helping communicate those efforts to a broader audience.
The amount granted (up to $750) will depend on the scope and needs of the individual applications, as well as on how many applications are received in a given year. Projects most likely to receive full or partial funding are innovative and designed to be long-term sustainable solutions.
These grants are intended to help a theatre venue or company initiate a specific sustainable change. Preference will be given to new and creative initiatives that advance climate solutions within the theatre industry.
ELIGIBILITY: Applications are welcome from any Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, or independent company or venue based in New York City.
Nonprofit and fiscally sponsored organizations are welcome to apply during each grant cycle, including those who have applied and/or been awarded in the past.
Individual artists are only eligible if they are fiscally sponsored by a non-profit organization (we cannot fund individuals directly).
Reimbursements for recent sustainable upgrades will also be considered, though new projects are preferred. Please note that we are no longer funding e-readers, reusable water bottles, or light bulbs (unless the bulbs are part of a larger project).
APPLICATION DETAILS:
To apply for an NYC Theatre Greening Grant, please submit your materials via our Google Form. As part of your application, you must submit a one- to three-page summary of your proposed project, including photos, links, and product information, all of which are welcome and
encouraged.You’ll need to fill out the following information:
1. Submission Details:
Name of company or venue
Contact name and email address
Title of proposed project
Location of proposed project
Amount of funding requested (up to $750)
2. Project Description:
Please upload a one- to three-page PDF outlining your proposed project in detail. You may include quotes, estimates, catalog or website listings, and any supporting visuals or materials in the PDF.
In your application, please address:
What you hope to accomplish through this project (examples may include energyefficiency, waste reduction, audience awareness, climate justice initiatives, operational improvements, long-term sustainability practices, cost savings, etc.
How the project will create meaningful impact within your organization, production, venue, or artistic practice
How you plan to communicate the project and your sustainability efforts with audiences, artists, staff, and the broader community
Getting the word out about successful sustainability initiatives is a core part of the BGA’s mission. Grant recipients will be publicized by the Broadway Green Alliance, and recipients are also expected to share information about their projects through their own communication channels (such as programs, lobby signage, social media, e-newsletters, websites, press outreach, etc.).
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Applications will be reviewed using the following criteria:
Innovation: How creatively does your project approach sustainability? We are excited by projects that introduce fresh ideas, creative partnerships, or inventive solutions that help move the industry toward a more sustainable future. Strong applications will demonstrate originality and may offer models that could inspire or be replicated by others.
Scale of Impact: What kind of impact will your project have within your organization or artistic practice?We are looking for projects that improve long-term sustainability practices or help shift organizational culture. Projects do not need to be large-scale to score highly — thoughtful, tangible, and lasting change at any level is encouraged.
Communications / Amplification Plan: How will you share your work and engage your community? Strong applications will include clear plans for communicating the project and amplifying the partnership with the Broadway Green Alliance. Especially compelling proposals may include creative strategies for audience engagement or continued impact beyond the life of the project.
Questions may be directed to: info@broadwaygreen.com
broadwaygreen.com/nyc-theatre-greening-grants
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Native Performing Arts Fellowship
The First Peoples Fund |📍Rapid City, SD
DEADLINE: July 15, 2026 at 5:59pm MT
INFO: The First Peoples Fund (FPF) Native Performing Arts (NPA) Fellowship supports emerging and established Native performing artists to develop and enhance their skills and knowledge of their craft.This fellowship provides grants of up to $10,000 for Native individuals who practice or work within the performing arts landscape (theater, dance, music, etc.). Applicants are expected to create a proposal centered around artistic career goals.
Examples of artistic growth needs or career goals can include, but are not limited to: Taking classes, seminars, workshops, private lessons with professional experts or coaches in any field of performing arts, consulting legal, and financial professionals (agent, publicist, tour manager, etc.), creating a website to showcase your performance work, booking professional headshots, building a marketing strategy for your performances, or strengthening relationships with cultural bearers and teachers to maintain cultural knowledge and values.
Film projects (short or feature length) are not eligible at this time. For film projects, we recommend applying to the Artist In Business Leadership or Cultural Capital Fellowship.
This fellowship also includes professional development opportunities, including the Performing Arts Native Arts Professional Development (NAPD) that provides tools and resources tailored to the needs of performing artists,, guidance from industry professionals, and access to FPF’s annual multi-day fellowship convening, where fellows can connect with artists across a range of mediums.
Only one application may be submitted to the FPF Performing Arts Program. If you are an individual artist applying for the Live Production Grant (LPG), you are unable to apply for a 2027 Native Performing Arts Fellowship.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.
Applicants must reside and be based within the U.S.
Applicants who reside outside of the U.S. are ineligible to apply.
Applicants must be an enrolled member of, or provide proof of lineal descendancy from, a U.S. federally-recognized or U.S. state-recognized tribe, or be able to provide proof of ancestry as an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian.
For more information about acceptable documents, please click here.
Native practitioners of all performing arts mediums, both traditional and contemporary, are welcome to apply. This includes theater, music, dance, live performance, spoken word and more.
At this time, short or featured length film projects are ineligible.
Any performance based project(s) that involves multiple performers or requires high production demands are ineligible. If you have a project or production in need of financial support, we encourage you to apply for the 2027 Native Performing Arts Live Production Grant(LPG).
Activities that are part of the applicant's coursework at an institution of higher learning will not be considered senior or thesis exhibitions, juried student shows, etc.)
Applicants may not be enrolled in any academic, degree-granting program.
Recipients of any 2026 FPF fellowship are ineligible to apply for the 2027 NPA Fellowship.
Individuals or lead applicants for an organization, business, or collective that received a 2026 Live Production Grant (LPG) are ineligible to apply for the 2027 NPA Fellowship.
firstpeoplesfund.org/programs/native-performing-arts-program
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Loghaven Artist Residency
Loghaven |📍
DEADLINE: July 15, 2026 by 11:59pm EST
APPLICATION FEE: $25 (If this presents a financial barrier for you, please email us by noon on July 15) at info@loghaven.org.
INFO: Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
ELIGIBILITY: Practicing artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are eligible to apply for a Loghaven residency. International artists and artists currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program are not eligible. Due to the living stipend and other support Loghaven provides, artists applying for a residency must already have the ability to work in the United States and receive income from Loghaven Artist Residency and the Aslan Foundation, per US tax law. Artists must be at least twenty-one years old and live more than 120 miles away from Knoxville.
This distance requirement is designed to ensure that artists are able to be fully immersed in their residency experience and can take advantage of the retreat-style environment. Please note that all eligibility requirements must be met at the time of application.
We invite applicants in the creation stage of their specified project or work cycle to apply in the following disciplines:
Writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, and journalism)
Visual Arts
Dance
Theater
Music Composition
Architecture
Interdisciplinary Work
DIVERSITY STATEMENT: Loghaven actively seeks to assemble diverse cohorts. Loghaven does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, veteran status, medical conditions including HIV, or sensory, physical, or mental disability.
RESIDENCY SESSIONS:
Monday, February 1 – Friday, February 26, 2027 (4 weeks)
Monday, April 12 – Friday, May 21, 2027 (6 weeks)
Monday, June 14 – Monday, June 28, 2027 (2 weeks for Loghaven Fellows)
Monday, July 12 – Monday, July 26, 2027 (2 weeks for teaching and faculty artists at the university level)
Monday, September 13 – Monday, September 27, 2027 (2 weeks)
Monday, October 18 – Friday, November 12, 2027 (4 weeks)
APPLICATIONS:
The application panel will meet in August and September, and applicants will be contacted by November 1.
A national selection committee composed of artist peers and other arts professionals selects artists. Applicants are judged by the same criteria across disciplines. Panelists are looking for artistic excellence, defined by a depth of conceptual content, sustained impact, and boldness of vision. The panel seeks those with sophisticated technical knowledge, whether the applicant displays a high level of traditional skill or, conversely, subverts that knowledge in new or challenging ways. The panel values potential in emerging artists and evidence of commitment and evolution in more established or mid-career applicants.
REFERENCES:
All applicants are required to submit two professional references. Please provide the name, contact information, and a very brief description of the nature of your professional relationship for each reference. Loghaven contacts references only if the application advances. References would be contacted in the fall by either email or phone and would not submit a formal letter.
WORK SAMPLES:
Determine which discipline best fits your work and follow the instructions below to upload the required work samples.
There are three fillable fields for each work sample upload. Required fields are marked with an asterisk. Include the title of the work in the “Title” field. In the next field, indicate if the submitted work sample is more than four years old by answering Yes or No. In the final field, you may include an optional, short description of the work sample.
Provide all submissions in English or accompanied by a translation.
If the attached work sample is longer than the limits for your discipline, please indicate the section you would like the panel to review. If you do not indicate a section, the panelist will review it from the start until the time limit is reached.
VISUAL ART - Submit eight JPEG images that best represent your work. They can be no more than three MB per image. Each image should contain only one artwork. Two additional optional submissions: Installation documentation (either images or video) or detail shots. If your work is based in video, please submit up to two or three works totaling no more than fifteen minutes of video. Video can be submitted in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link.
MUSIC COMPOSITION - Submit two or three audio samples of representative work. Each should be no more than 30MB each and should be in MP3 format or in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link. The work samples should total no more than fifteen minutes of video or audio. If available, please include a score submitted as a PDF.
DANCE - Submit two or three works totaling no more than fifteen minutes of video. Each work sample should be submitted in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link.
THEATER - Submit either two or three videos or PDFs. If you submit via video, they should total no more than fifteen minutes together in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link. If you submit via PDF, they should total no more than 250MB or two or three PDFs of scripts or librettos, totaling no more than twenty pages.
POETRY - Submit eight to ten short poems or excerpts of poems. The total should not exceed 15 pages and should be submitted as a single PDF.
FICTION, NONFICTION, & SCREENWRITING - Submit two or three work samples. The total should not exceed 20 pages, and should be double-spaced and in PDF format. Though not required, we recommend that at least one work sample be in the genre that you wish to work in during your residency.
ARCHITECTURE - Submit two to three examples of previous design-based architecture projects in the form of PDFs, video, or a combination of the two. The applicant may submit work samples including but not limited to models, drawings, and images of completed work. The applicant may submit multiple pages for each project, but the total number of pages submitted should not exceed ten and should be in PDF format. If submitting video, work samples can be in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link. The total length should not exceed ten minutes. The applicant should include a brief, 250-word description of each project with the other submitted materials. In this description, please include whether this project was ever constructed. Please review the FAQs before applying in the discipline of Architecture for additional application guidelines.
INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK - If you are submitting only images, you may submit up to eight JPEGs that best represent your work. They can be no more than three MB per image. Each image should contain only one artwork. If you are submitting other types of media or a mix of media, please submit no more than five work samples. The work samples can include images (jpegs should be no more than three MB each), PDFs, video (MP4/MOV should be no more than 250 MB), Vimeo link, YouTube link, or audio (MP3 should be no more 30MB each).
COLLABORATIVE GROUPS: Loghaven invites collaborative teams of up to and including nine people to apply. Each collaborative team will submit one application to be considered for a residency at Loghaven. Teams will apply together by selecting the “Loghaven Artist Residency Collaborative Team Application“ within the Loghaven Slideroom portal. Please note that all team members intending to take part in the residency and receive a stipend must fill out a team member informational form within the larger team application. Collaborative groups share working space and may be expected to share living space.
QUESTIONS: Please review the FAQs on the Loghaven website for answers to many common questions. If you have a question that is not answered there, please email info@loghaven.org, and a staff member will get back to you as soon as possible.
loghaven.org/residencies/apply/
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THE KYOTO RETREAT
DEADLINE: July 17, 2026 |📍 Kyoto, Japan
APPLICATION FEE: $95
INFO: 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.
Although there will be several scheduled events during your stay, the primary purpose of the retreat is to give you an opportunity to immerse yourself in various aspects of Japanese culture and to meet other creatives. You are not required to make new work during the retreat. We want you to have ample time to explore Japan and get inspired in a calm, nurturing environment.
OUR SELECTION PROCESS: 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.
FLIGHTS & ACCOMMODATIONS: If you are selected for the retreat, you will receive a roundtrip flight to Kansai International Airport (KIX) or Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport, ITM). You will have a private bedroom in a shared, private house for four weeks (November 1 - 30, 2026). You will also receive $800 USD to supplement your meals and local transportation. Please visit our FAQs for more information.
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COCO RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Colt Couer Residency |📍New York, NY
DEADLINE: July 24, 2026 at 11:59pm ET (or until they receive 200 playwright submissions)
INFO: Entering it's 10th year, The CoCo Residency invites 6-8 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 5 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.
Last year's Residency cohort included Sheila Bandyopadhyay, Elliot Connors, Ashil Lee, Jahquale Mazyck, Attilio Rigotti, Amita Sharma, & Jasmine Sharma. For a full list of Residency alumni, please click here. (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.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Residents must be NY-based
Residents must be available for all 5 meeting dates
Residents must be playwrights, directors, designers, and/or producers*
*This form is for artists applying as PLAYWRIGHTS. If you're looking to apply under another discipline, please click here. We understand many artists are multi-hyphenates. Please choose the application that suits you best.
RESIDENCY OFFERINGS:
a $1000 stipend (in two payments, one in October 2026, one in August 2027)
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 $30 towards workshop/development to support your creative work/sharing
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), Emily Rubinstein (she/her, CoCo Summer Intern), and Board members serving on the Artistic Programming committee.
We will notify finalists and conduct interviews the week of August 10th. (In-person interviews are preferred but zoom is possible.) Our first session is Friday, September 18th 2-5pm.
To access a full list of applications questions (outside of their sectioned-format below), please click here.
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 talyab.coco@gmail.com