Africa Institute 2024 Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship

Published: 21 Mar 2024 1,717 views

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.

Africa Institute Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship

Benefits of Africa Institute Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship

• 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. The project could be new or a work-in-progress and should be feasible for completion within the timeframe of the residency.

Requirements for Africa Institute Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship

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.

Selection Process

• 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.

Application 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• A sample of published or unpublished writings.

Application Deadline

How to Apply