The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Critics Institute, a two-week residential workshop and conference, convenes concurrently with the National Playwrights Conference and the National Music Theater Conference. Director Chris Jones, critic and columnist at the Chicago Tribune, offers fellows an intensive course of study for writers of all experience levels, especially for those in mid-career. However, each year a small number of young and aspiring critics join the group. The workshop helps writers gain insight into the specialist areas of the arts and to understand arts journalism from all sides. Contact: NCI Associate Director Naveen Kumar. Amount: 2 week residency. Deadline: 12/19/24.