McKnight Fellowships in Playwriting
Playwrights' Center
Award: $1,400–$25,000
Deadline: Jan 9, 2026
To recognize and support playwrights whose work demonstrates exceptional artistic merit and potential. Qualifications: Applicants must reside in and have the legal right to work in the U.S. during the fellowship term; must have been continuous residents of Minnesota for one calendar year, and must maintain residency in Minnesota during the fellowship year; must have had a minimum of one work fully produced by a professional theater at the time of application; recipients of a McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship, in any discipline, from last five years are not eligible; full-time students are not eligible; staff and board members of the McKnight Foundation and Playwrights Center and their immediate family members are not eligible; fellowship recipients may not receive any other Playwrights Center fellowships, grants, or Core Writer program benefits during the grant year; if a recipient is a Core Writer, the Core term will be extended by one year; may only apply for one McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship each year in any of the disciplines listed below. Selection criteria: Selection process is English; if text is intentionally written not in English, a line of context would be helpful to an evaluator. How to apply: Applicants must submit the following: completed application form, playwriting resume, artistic statement, full-length play script, and two references. Focus: Theater arts.
Eligibility
- States: MN