2025 irene yamamoto arts writers fellowship

Are you a music critic of color with less than two years of publishing experience? Apply for the Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship by March 17, 2025. Now in its third year, the 2025 fellowship will award $5,000 unrestricted awards to two emerging writers of color who write critically about music.

The Yamamoto Fellowship is offered through the Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at the Japanese American National Museum, with support from Critical Minded.

The fellowship seeks to encourage critics of color starting out in the field to continue writing about works from their own cultural and political perspectives, enriching and broadening cultural criticism as a practice and profession. By supporting and highlighting these voices, the fellowship seeks to broaden public discourse and strengthen participation in cultural conversations by diverse communities.