THE SIGNPOST FELLOWSHIP
ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP...
So whenever Chisa's gotten an email about a grant, fellowship, or research opportunity from her scholarship program or from the university where she teaches, nine times out of ten, it's been for some science-y shit or finance-y crap. Which, you know, is useless and alienating if you're a writer interested in the entertainment industry.
So this here's the tenth out of ten.
The Signpost Fellowship is a six-month situation intended for a person of color (singular-- sorry, no writing partners) age 18 or over who's interested in shadowing professional playwright or screenwriter of color. What that looks like is entirely up to you and your Writer-Mentor but could involve:
Oh, and there's $2500 in it for you.
Possible Writer-Mentors (click name for info):
So this here's the tenth out of ten.
The Signpost Fellowship is a six-month situation intended for a person of color (singular-- sorry, no writing partners) age 18 or over who's interested in shadowing professional playwright or screenwriter of color. What that looks like is entirely up to you and your Writer-Mentor but could involve:
- being invited to meetings, auditions, rehearsals, and events
- giving and receiving feedback on script drafts
- performing dramaturgical research
- fielding bottomless requests for bios and headshots
- figuring out wtf to do with a stack of 1099s
Oh, and there's $2500 in it for you.
Possible Writer-Mentors (click name for info):
Interested in applying?
THE SIGNPOST SUBMISSION WINDOW IS NOW OPEN!
THE SIGNPOST SUBMISSION WINDOW IS NOW OPEN!
- Drop a short message below describing where you are in life and how this opportunity could be helpful to you.
- Attach a short (10-page maximum) dramatic writing sample. (That means plays or screenplays-- no essays, short stories, haiku, etc.) PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE SAMPLE HAS A TITLE THE AUTHOR NAME, AND THAT THE TITLE OF THE DOCUMENT IS FORMATTED LIKE THIS: TITLE - Author Last Name. We can't process it otherwise.
- The deadline is Friday, March 20th OR when the first 200 submissions have been received.
- Finalists will be selected by Friday, June 26th.
- Interviews will be conducted in the weeks following.
- The recipient(s) will be selected by Friday, August 7th.
Interested in supporting?
Drop a message below sharing what your superpower is (i.e. mentoring, advocating, promoting, reading, etc.)
OR!
You could just drop some ducats.
All donations go directly to the fellowship fund.
You could just drop some ducats.
All donations go directly to the fellowship fund.