McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting
Playwrights' Center
$25,000 + $2,500 development/professional expenses + $1,400 travel
Program details
- Organization
- Playwrights' Center
- Category
- Playwriting
- Disciplines
- Playwriting
- Format
- Cash fellowship
- Career stage
- Mid-career
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Duration
- 1 year (July 1 - June 30)
- Stipend / award
- $25,000 + $2,500 development/professional expenses + $1,400 travel
- Typical deadline
- Unknown
Overview
The McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting, administered by the Playwrights' Center, recognizes mid-career playwrights living and working in Minnesota who show a sustained body of work and distinct artistic vision. The year-long fellowship (July-June) includes a $25,000 stipend, $2,500 for a play-development workshop and professional expenses, and $1,400 in travel funds; fellows become Affiliated Writers afterward. Applicants must have been continuous Minnesota residents since at least January 2025 and have had at least one professionally produced play; the 2026-27 fellows are Rachel Lynett and MK Tuomanen.
Eligibility
Minnesota-based playwrights with a sustained body of work; generally requires multiple professional productions; must reside in Minnesota during fellowship year.
Notes
2026-27 fellows announced (Rachel Lynett, MK Tuomanen). Part of McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships; applicants may apply to only one McKnight discipline per year.
Contact
- juliab@pwcenter.org (Program-specific)
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