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NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship
Deadline
October - November, annually
Website
lortel.org/hspf
Description
Lucille Lortel Theatre's NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship is an exciting NYC ten-minute playwriting mentorship program focused on sparking and showcasing youth creative voices. The contest culminates with an evening of staged readings with professional actors of these original student one-act plays. The program is free and open to any NYC public high school student with something to say.
Who:
Any NYC Public High School student in any of the five boroughs
What to submit:
• An artistic Statement (i.e. who you are, why you want to write,
what inspires you, influences, what stories do you want to tell?)
• 2-3 page creative writing sample (short story, song lyrics, poems, etc)
• 3 Story ideas (Be creative! What kind of stories do you want to see told?)
When:
Fellows will meet every Thursday and Saturday
from January 16 to March 31, 2025
Who:
Any NYC Public High School student in any of the five boroughs
What to submit:
• An artistic Statement (i.e. who you are, why you want to write,
what inspires you, influences, what stories do you want to tell?)
• 2-3 page creative writing sample (short story, song lyrics, poems, etc)
• 3 Story ideas (Be creative! What kind of stories do you want to see told?)
When:
Fellows will meet every Thursday and Saturday
from January 16 to March 31, 2025
Contact Information
Alana Canty-Samuel
[email protected]
[email protected]
Category: Other Opportunity
