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The African Liberty Writing Fellowship is a year-long program designed for young Africans who are interested in pursuing careers in academia, media, or public policy.
The program includes a five-week online course that provides participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to become successful writers.
Following the online course, participants will enter into a writing fellowship that comes with numerous benefits, including expert instruction, publication opportunities, and stipends.
The African Liberty Writing Fellowship program offers a unique opportunity for young Africans interested in pursuing careers in academia, media, public policy, or any field requiring critical and analytical writing skills. This year-long program begins with a mandatory five-week online course for accepted applicants, focusing on opinion article writing. The top candidates from this training will be admitted as African Liberty Writing Fellows.
We’ve helped our fellows get featured in leading African and non-Africa media outlets. We’ve highlighted some below. You may visit our Media Hits page to see what fellows published in the last four cohorts.
Table of ContentAfrican Liberty was founded in 2007 as a project of the Cato Institute and IMANI Africa, thereafter the Atlas Network. It is a platform for advancing individual freedom, peace, and prosperity in Africa by promoting civil discussion and debate about social, legal, economic, and world issues affecting Africans. They identify and train young promising African freedom advocates in professional journalistic writing and help them kickstart careers in journalism and policy by working with Africa-focused think tanks and partner media outlets. They produce and promote original reporting, interviews,... read more
Benefits of the African Liberty Writing Fellowship include access to expert instructors, a 12-month writing fellowship, publication opportunities in top African newspapers, a monthly stipend for top contributors, and potential TV and radio features.
Eligibility criteria require applicants to be enrolled in or have graduated from an African institution of higher learning or be an African pursuing higher education outside the continent.
For more details, visit African Liberty website