No application fee, The Playwrights Realm Writing Fellows Program, award: $2,000

Deadline: 30 April 2011

About the Program

The Writing Fellows program is at the heart of what we do—helping writers write. Four promising playwrights will receive nine months of resources, readings and feedback, designed to craft and complete a single new work. This full season of creative development is tailored to meet each individual writer’s professional goals.

Fellows work one-on-one with our artistic director and staff to bring their play from a rough draft to a production-ready state through a process of monthly review and revision in a challenging, motivating environment. Fellows also get valuable input from their talented co-fellows and established theater professionals in monthly meetings. The experience is designed to widen an artist’s network of resources and establish a foothold in New York theater. Finalists for the program will be interviewed in the spring and final selections will be announced in the summer.

Writing Fellows Receive

1. $2,000 Award
2. Internal reading
3. Final reading for public audience
4. Prime real estate on the Playwrights Realm couch
5. Use of the Playwrights Realm office for printing, writing, meetings, etc.
6. An occasional hug

To Apply, send the following materials to writingfellows@playwrightsrealm.org

1. Completed application form. Download the application form here.
2. Theatrical résumé listing all academic credentials and professional productions.
3. Full draft of play meeting the program criteria that you wish to develop as a Playwrights Realm Writing Fellow. SEE FORMATTING GUIDELINES BELOW.
4. Recommendation from a teacher or theater professional is suggested, but not required; a list of references to call is also acceptable.

The script must be submitted in PDF format with your name and the play title on a cover page and then only the play title on the pages of the script. DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME ANYWHERE IN THE PDF EXCEPT THE TITLE PAGE.

All applications must be submitted electronically before April 30, 2011, 11:59PM EST.

For questions, email: writingfellows@playwrightsrealm.org

More information here.