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If you’re reading this, it’s because you’re a great writer, and great writers should be applying for every opportunity. Long-story-short, I have decided that I spend way too long researching new writing opportunities to keep all that delicious info to myself. That’s why I’ve started this newsletter, the idea being I could send out upcoming opportunities to folks like us. Take a look at what deadlines are coming up this month.
Residencies
2-6 week residency on a 450-acre wooded property in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Due Sept 10
$30 entry fee (waivable)
2-week self-directed residency in the mountains of North Georgia.
Due Sept 15
$30 entry fee (waivable) $300 residency fee (can apply for financial aid to cover)
Note: Very rustic, there is no internet and no cell service.
2-week research-focused residency in urban St. Louis, Missouri.
Due Sept 15
$15 entry fee (waivable)
Note: They are especially interested in work that aligns with this year’s research elements - AI, Free Speech, and Climate Change.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Residency and Fellowship
Residency between 1 and 6 weeks, in either the Blue Ridge Mountains of Amherst, Virginia or the Gascon village of Auvillar, France.
Due Sept 15
$30 entry fee (waivable)
Note: Fully-funded fellowships available to writers/composers who are AAPI, Native American, Women, and/or BIPOC.
8-week residency in a low-tech oceanfront property on the island of Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil.
Due Sept 19
$25 entry fee
Note: Fellowship covers room and board, but does not cover airfare or provide stipends.
Quick reminder: keep track of anything you spend on entry fees — they’re tax deductible!
Development
Development opportunity through New Perspectives Theatre Company. Each participant writes a short play based on a provided theme. Monthly feedback meetings culminate in an end-of-year showcase featuring the 20-30-minute plays. Certain alumnae are then invited to join the lab for a second year, focused on full-length work.
Open to emerging and mid-career women playwrights.
Due Sept 30
Development opportunity for works-in-progress, 8 weekly meetings over zoom.
Open to “BIPOC or Female-identifying” writers.
Due Sept 2 (jump on it!)
The National Musical Theatre Conference & The National Playwright Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
Development opportunity for a new play/musical involving a 2-week workshop and an abundance of feedback from working professionals.
Musical Theatre Due Oct 8
Playwriting Due Sept 18
Royal Shakespeare Company Cohort
Multiple 5-day paid residencies in Stratford-upon-Avon for the creation of new work.
Due Sept 8
Note: Open to writers who have pretty extensive experience in full-length theatre commissioning.
Funding
$15k+ grants meant to support an artist’s body of work rather than a specific project.
Due Sept 26
$4k-16k grants to support Manhattan-based arts projects.
Due Sept 26
$10k-20k awarded to support the development or production of new work.
Due Sept 9
Note: Bronx-based artists only.
Artists and beyond are awarded $30k-55k and a fellowship term of 6-12 months.
Due Sept 16
Note: Aimed at mid-career artists who have “achieved notable success.”
2 academic years with light teaching requirement at Princeton. Selected artists receive $93k per year.
Due Sept 9
1 academic year working on a specific project, with no teaching or relocation requirement. Selected artists receive $93k per year.
Due Sept 9
Note: This opportunity is for emerging artists, who are selected more “for promise than for performance.”
Radcliffe Institute Fellowship
1 academic year working on a specific project, with access to Harvard libraries and other resources. Selected artists receive $78k per year.
Due Sept 11
Note: “It is desirable, but not required, for applicants in music composition to have a PhD or DMA. Most importantly, the applicant must show strong evidence of achievement as a professional artist, with a record of recent performances.”
Thanks for reading; I hope this was useful to you! This list is just the standouts in each category, not 100% of everything I’ve found, because that would take me ~forever~ to compile. But if you have a second, tell me:
I ask because I was thinking of putting together a fully comprehensive list and making it available for $5 per month (the lowest cost the site allows). I could also include personalized searches for more niche opportunities.1 If that sounds of interest to you, lemme know!
And if you’re still reading this, do me a favor and forward it along to any writers in your circle who might benefit from such a thing - knowledge is power!
E.g. “I’m making a musical podcast, can you find me audio drama grants as well?”