Mar 21, The Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship for Creative Writers

Applications are now open for the 2024 Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship.

The Africa Institute, as part of its African Languages and Translation Program, opens applications for its third cohort of Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship for the academic year, 2024. This residency program is created in honor of the late Nigerian Professor Tejumola Olaniyan and his remarkable intellectual legacy in the field of African literature and critical theory.

Requirements

The residency program welcomes applications from creative writers including novelists, short story writers, playwrights, poets and scriptwriters related to Africa and the African diaspora for a grant of 45,000 AED in total.

The proposed project can be in Arabic or English (other languages will be considered).

The residency invites recipients to Sharjah, UAE for a period of three months to complete their work.

Typically the cohort begins in the fall of every year.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; The Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship for Creative Writers

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