2018 Write Sparks: 'JUTE Writers in Residence' Application |
2018 Write Sparks: 'JUTE Writers in Residence'
Applications for 'JUTE Writers in Residence' in 2018 are now open.
Application Deadline: February 23 2018
Selection Process: Participants will be selected via completing this application only. Successful applicants will be notified by 28th Feb 2018.
About JUTE Writers in Residence: We are committed to facilitating a program that casts a wide net across the region and captures a broad diversity of voices and stories that need nurturing. This stream is open to 2018 graduate participants to the Write Sparks program who wish to extend their writing practice and work toward a finished writing draft of a full-length play for theatre production. Participants are selected via application only. Applicants will need to be established playwrights (with one or more professional productions) or have completed the Write Sparks program (or the online Write Out Loud program). Applicants will need to present a strong treatment for a new idea for performance or a draft of a work in progress for a performance script.
Program & Applicant Guidelines - JUTE Writers in Residence
Application Deadline: February 23 2018
Selection Process: Participants will be selected via completing this application only. Successful applicants will be notified by 28th Feb 2018.
About JUTE Writers in Residence: We are committed to facilitating a program that casts a wide net across the region and captures a broad diversity of voices and stories that need nurturing. This stream is open to 2018 graduate participants to the Write Sparks program who wish to extend their writing practice and work toward a finished writing draft of a full-length play for theatre production. Participants are selected via application only. Applicants will need to be established playwrights (with one or more professional productions) or have completed the Write Sparks program (or the online Write Out Loud program). Applicants will need to present a strong treatment for a new idea for performance or a draft of a work in progress for a performance script.
Program & Applicant Guidelines - JUTE Writers in Residence
- Applicant must be able to demonstrate in their application some level of skill in performance writing, having either completed the online Write Out Loud course or having graduated from the 2018 Write Sparks program, or can demonstrate an intermediate to advanced understanding of writing for performance.
- Applicant must be able to present a first draft for development in a standard theatrical format, or they present a detailed theatrical treatment including synopsis, plot, themes, and characterisation, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of the work proposed.
- Applicant must be primarily interested in developing a work for performance. Writers wanting to work on novels, non-performance poetry, and non-fiction literature will not be considered.
- Applicant must be committed to meet all deadlines as set out by JUTE and the facilitator. If selected into the program, the applicant must make a commitment to communicate regularly regarding the program requirements and respond promptly to emails as part of a professional courtesy to JUTE and the facilitator.
- If selected for the program, the applicant will complete the one-off program feee of $150 including GST payable to JUTE Theatre Company.
- JUTE will have the first option to produce any work developed through The Write Sparks program.