EVENT LINK: https://pwcenter.org/programs/many-voices-mentorship/

FEE: Free to apply

Many Voices Mentorship

Supports Minnesota-based Black, Indigenous, and artists of color who are new to playwriting and show strong artistic potential.

Mentorship Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
Award Includes:

• $2,000 stipend

• $850 for project development

• $3,000+ in free services, including classes, seminars, a staged reading, and a 2-year Playwrights’ Center membership

• Affiliation as a Playwrights' Center writer after the term

Eligibility

• Must be 18+ and a Minnesota resident at application time, maintaining residency within 75 miles of the Twin Cities during the mentorship.

• Must have no fully produced professional plays prior to the deadline.

• Students in K–12 are not eligible; college students may apply.

• Not eligible: current/past Core Writers, other PWC fellowship recipients, staff/board (and immediate family) of PWC or the Jerome Foundation.

• Applicants may receive up to two Many Voices Mentorships (must submit a new writing sample when reapplying).

Key Dates

• Working Session (Creating Artist Statements):
  Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. CT – Register online

• Office Hours with Julia Brown (12–3 p.m. CT):
  Nov. 19 • Dec. 3 • Dec. 17 • Jan. 14 • Mar. 18

• Application Deadline:
  Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT

An information session was held Nov. 5, 2025 — recording available.

Application Materials

1. Application form

2. Résumé or bio

3. Artistic statement & goals

4. Writing sample

5. Letters of recommendation

Applications are submitted through SlideRoom (separate login from Playwrights’ Center accounts).

Questions: juliab@pwcenter.org | 612-332-7481 ext. 1115