Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-In-Residence Fellowship by The Africa Institute
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
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 Fellowshipfor 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.
Benefits
- Winners will have a grant of 45,000 AED in total.
- Recipients will have the opportunity to publish their texts through The Africa Institute’s publications program.
- Projects relating to theatre and film scripts can also be published as texts.
- Or receive support in facilitating productions.
Eligibility criteria
- The residency program welcomes applications from creative writers including novelists, short story writers, playwrights, poets and scriptwriters related to Africa and the African diaspora.
- 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.
- The project could be new or a work-in-progress and should be feasible for completion within the timeframe of the residency.
Evaluation Criteria:
- All applications will be reviewed by The Africa Institute through a committee of peers of well-known writers.
- Three recipients will be chosen based on the quality of their proposal, and the demonstrated feasibility of completion within the timeframe of the residency.
Required Documents:
- CV/résumé of the applicant
- A two-page narrative of the project to be undertaken during the residency period, its significance, and a proposed date of completion.
- A sample of published or unpublished writings.
About the Africa Institute:
The Africa Institute is an interdisciplinary academic research institute dedicated to the study, research and documentation of Africa, its people and its cultures; its complex past, present and future; and its manifold connections with the wider world. Established in 2018, The Africa Institute in Sharjah, UAE, is dedicated to the study, research, and documentation of Africa and the African diaspora. The Institute is expanding public understanding of Arab and African exchange within not only the scholarly community but also the local Sharjah community, the region, and around the globe.
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