Playwrights' Center
$25,000 + $2,500 development/professional expenses + $1,400 travel
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.
Minnesota-based playwrights with a sustained body of work; generally requires multiple professional productions; must reside in Minnesota during fellowship year.
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.
The Flynn Center for Performing Arts and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have commissioned 36 women+ playwrights to write short plays examining American democracy for a global performance initiative.
The Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival (PSYPF) is proud to announce the acclaimed directors selected to helm the winning plays of its Ninth Annual Festival, taking place Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 12 PM at the Palm Springs Cultural Center.
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has unveiled its 2026 summer conference lineup.
The Stephen Sondheim Foundation has created the Horowitz-Sondheim Clinic to support theatre artists’ mental health.
The Wharton Center has revealed the finalists for the 2026 Young Playwrights Festival.
The Denver Center Theatre Company has announced playwrights, dates, and details for the 2026 Colorado New Play Summit (CNPS).
Howl Playwrights will celebrate its tenth anniversary with Howl in the Black Box – RESIST!, three evenings of staged readings on the theme of resistance.
The Denver Center Theatre Company has announced the playwrights, dates, and details for the 2025 Colorado New Play Summit (CNPS).
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