The Emerging Writers Group (EWG) is a two-year fellowship at The Public Theater for playwrights and other generative artists at the early stages of their professional careers. The fellowship consists of bi-weekly meetings where cohort members share new work in progress, which culminates in the EWG Spotlight Series, a festival of professionally produced readings for members of the industry and the general public. Other program benefits include: a $10,000 stipend, $1,000 in reimbursable funds for seeing shows around NYC, complimentary tickets to all Public Theater activity, professional headshots, opportunities to observe the rehearsal processes of Public Theater shows, and professional networking.
The 2023-2025 Emerging Writers are Karina Billini, Tomas Endter, Jesse Jae Hoon, Humaira Iqbal, Celeste Jennings, Nina Ki, Gloria Oladipo, Valen-Marie Santos, Amita Sharma, and Al Sierra.
Applications for EWG are currently closed. We will begin accepting applications for the next EWG cohort in December 2024.