The New Harmony Project Now Accepting Applications for the 2025 Writers' Residency

The New Harmony Project is now accepting applications for the 38th annual Writers’ Residency (formerly referred to as the Spring Conference) to be held May 21-June 1, 2025. For nearly four decades, The New Harmony Project has gathered world-class writers and artists along the banks of the Wabash River in Southern Indiana for an intensive, creative residency and retreat. Throughout that time, Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning artists have worked alongside early and mid-career writers, students, and the local community to create a one-of-a-kind experience. With a unique focus on people over product, The New Harmony Project clears space and provides a supportive environment for each writer and artist to build their own experience.

Executive Artistic Director Jenni Werner said, “Spending time with an innovative community of artists in the pastoral setting of New Harmony is a transformative experience. We gather writers who challenge our notions of what ‘hope’ means, and a whole new landscape of possibilities opens before us. We are excited to see who will join us in 2025, and, through their great writing, change the world.” 

The New Harmony Project seeks storytellers who are interested in an artist-centered residency that will provide a creative and nurturing environment, supportive artistic community, and dramaturgical resources in a bucolic setting. These residencies do not include a full developmental workshop with actors and a creative team, but there are opportunities to hear work out loud in informal settings. Additionally, The Project is pleased to build upon its commitment to parent writers through the Parent Residency program. Applicants can denote their eligibility for this program on the Residency application, and selected participants will receive additional support in an effort to recognize the unique circumstances that parent artists face. While writers can only apply for the Writers in Residence opportunity, the Project will also support 3 Productions in Residence selected in collaboration with partner organizations outside of the open selection process. These projects will be receiving a full developmental workshop with actors and a creative team, but will be shorter in duration. 

 Applications are being accepted online through October 7th, 2024 at newharmonyproject.org/apply, and interested applicants are encouraged to visit the website for full details and information. The New Harmony Project is actively working to dismantle racism and other forms of bias, and is committed to supporting artists who honor a multiplicity of perspectives. 

The New Harmony Project boasts an impressive roster of past participants including Emmy, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning writers like: Robert Schenkkan (All the Way, The Great Society, The Kentucky Cycle), Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Gruesome Playground Injuries), Erika Dickerson-Despenza (cullud wattah), Steven Dietz (Lonely Planet), Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson (Mexodus), James Still (four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, The Velocity of Gary), Meredith Stiehm (Emmy Winner, Homeland, Cold Case), Danny Strong (two-time Emmy winner, Empire, Lee Daniels’ The Butler), Michael Shayan (AVAAZ), Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Where We Stand), Ngozi Anyanwu (Leroy and Lucy, The Homecoming Queen), Dan O’Brien (The Body of an American), George Brant (Grounded), Idris Goodwin (How We Got On), Regina Taylor (Drowning Crow, Crowns), Anna Ziegler (Photograph 51), Jim Leonard (Major Crimes, Dexter), Mark St. Germain (Freud’s Last Session), Angelo Pizzo (Rudy, Hoosiers), Matt Williams (five-time Emmy nominee, Home Improvement, Roseanne), and numerous others.

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