The Jericho Fellowship is a four-day gathering of artists, creators, and scholars – where time, space and ideas are shared. The Jericho Fellowship offers prizes in five categories: the Essay Prize, the Playwriting Prize, the Visual Art Prize, the Innovation Prize, and the Music Prize. Each prize worths €8,000. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2020.
Eligibility:
- Applicants can be from anywhere in the world.
- Applicants must be 18 years or older.
- There is no submission fee.
How to Submit:
- Essay Prize:
- Submit an original piece, either fiction or nonfiction, on the theme of “Utopia”.
- The piece must not exceed 2500 words.
- The piece must be written in English.
- Only one submission per person will be considered.
- The subject of your email should be “Essay Prize”.
- Submit to: [email protected].
- Playwriting Prize:
- For this prize, you could submit a stage play or screenplay on the theme of “Utopia”.
- Submit a dialogue sample of at least 10 pages long.
- Also include a plot summary of the play, and a brief note on how the piece relates to the theme of “Utopia”.
- Only one entry per person.
- The subject of your email should be “Playwriting Prize”.
- Submit to: [email protected].
- Visual Art Prize:
- Submit a visual art piece – either a painting, drawing, photograph, an original print, mixed media, video art, or sculpture – on the theme “Utopia”.
- Include a supporting statement of 500 words on how the submitted work relates to the theme of “Utopia”.
- Your submission should include dimensions of the work and details of the media used.
- Only one entry per person.
- The subject of the email should be “Art Prize”.
- Submit to: [email protected].
- Innovation Prize:
- Submit a prototype, video, software, or description of an innovation idea. The idea could be in its concept/beta stage.
- Include a supporting statement of 500 words on how the proposed project or idea relates to the theme of “Utopia”.
- The subject of the email should be “Innovation Prize”.
- Submit to: [email protected].
- Music Prize:
- Submit an original piece of music on the theme “Utopia”.
- Lyrics can also be submitted, but it’s not compulsory.
- Include a supporting statement of 500 words on how the music relates to the theme of “Utopia”.
- The submission should be submitted as an MP3 file or a video of the performance.
- Only one entry per person will be considered.
- The subject of the email should be “Music Prize”.
- Submit to: [email protected].
Prize:
- The winner of the prize in each category receives €8,000.
- The winners will also be invited to a symposium to present their work, with flight and accomodation fees covered.
Good luck.