Application Deadline: sunday, December 14TH, 2025 AT 11:59PM EST.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility, or require assistance with this application, please contact accessibility@playwrights.ca.
Strong grant writing skills are essential for any artist looking to bring their creative projects to life. This online workshop offers participants the opportunity to clearly articulate their project ideas through realistic timelines and budgets, while learning practical tips for crafting innovative, authentic, and compelling proposals that stand out to funders.
Participants will build the foundation of their project grant in a shared Zoom room, with collaborative feedback. They’ll learn more about where to apply and when, and how to build a clear and powerful application by developing engaging writing samples. By the end of this Exploring Practice, each participant will come away equipped to seek diverse sources of funding, with guidance on partnership-building for the future of their proposed project. This workshop is infused with motivational insights, aimed to empower participants to not only write, but enjoy writing grant applications!
This Exploring Practice will provide two group sessions on Jan 26 – 27, followed by one-on-one time with Jesse for individualized support. Individual meetings will be scheduled based on participant availability.
Participation is free. Workshop participants are selected based on the complementary experience of the collective group. We encourage all levels of experience to apply.
“Building Your Grant Proposal” is co-presented by Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal (PWM) and the Quebec Drama Federation (QDF), with support from le Conseil de la formation continue (CFC).
SCHEDULE
Monday, January 26: 11AM to 3PM (Group session)
Tuesday, January 27: 11AM to 3PM (Group session)
Wednesday, January 28: No workshop
Thursday, January 29: Individual Meetings (1.5 hours/meeting)
Friday, January 30: Individual Meetings (1.5 hours/meeting)
Participants are expected to be available for the duration of the group sessions.
LOCATION
Remote (Zoom)
NOTE: The workshop is participatory in nature. Those taking part should come to the workshop with a project/residency idea that they are genuinely interested in developing a grant proposal for. This idea can be fully developed or a seed of a new project. An integral part of this workshop is in supporting the ideas of others and contributing to the group discussions.
HOW TO APPLY:
If you are interested in applying, please fill out this Google Form by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, December 14, 2025. All applicants will receive a response during the week of December 19 informing them of the outcome of their application.
Questions about this workshop can be sent to PWM’s Professional Development and Training Coordinator, Alexy Trottier, at alexy@playwrights.ca with the subject line: Exploring Practice with Jesse Stong.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility, or require assistance with this application, please contact accessibility@playwrights.ca.
PWM welcomes all applications. While recognizing that the identity of each person is fundamentally plural, and multidimensional, we strongly encourage applications from artists who are: Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit), Black, POC, racialized (including recent immigrants), 2SLGBTQQIPAA+, neurodivergent, disabled, living with chronic illness and/or chronic pain. PWM is strongly committed to supporting a wide range of cultural identities and lived experiences, therefore we encourage applicants to self-identify in their application if they are comfortable doing so.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP FACILITATOR:
Jesse Stong (they/them) is a proud parent of twins, a graduate of Playwriting from the National Theatre School of Canada, and received a Master’s in Art Education from Concordia University. They are an award-winning queer creator, dramaturg, and educator. Over the years, Jesse has supported over 140 emerging Canadian storytellers as director of our Young Creators Unit. Jesse also leads our New Stories Project for Neurodiverse Storytellers. Jesse is an occasional content creator/editor for Moment Factory, and was recently Manager of Children’s Programming for Watchmojo.com, Associate Curator for the National Arts Centre Disability Summit, and Host of the Montreal English Theatre Awards.
LEARN MORE ABOUT EXPLORING PRACTICE WORKSHOPS
This mentorship is presented in partnership with:
Les activités de la formation continue du CFC sont soutenues par le programme Intervention-Compétences et grâce à la participation financière du gouvernement du Québec.
With financial support from:
