Submission deadline: 28th February 2022 Graywolf Press is pleased to announce that the submission period for the fourth Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize will run from February 1-28, 2023. The prize will be awarded for a first novel by an African author primarily residing in Africa and will be judged […]
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Be among ten talented pan-Africanist writers and visual artists who will help mark 20 years of the African Union. Under the theme “Our Africa, Our Future,” two residency programmes powered by Africa No Filter will offer the space, time, resources, and support needed to produce a broad spectrum of fiction, […]
The Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Arts Cultural Exchange is an Open Call to provide grants to cultural organisations, festivals, artists, and creatives between the countries of SSA* and the UK to create art, build networks, collaborate and develop markets and share artists’ work with audiences. The call for applications is open […]
Following the success of its first two installments, the AfroAnthology Series is inviting African writers to participate in, and contribute to, their third collection of creative nonfiction in partnership with Literandra. For those who may not know, pieces from the first AfroAnthology collection Selves (2018) have either won or been […]
The International Writers’ Workshop (IWW) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) invites applications for a 4-week residency programme in spring 2022. This writers-in-residence programme includes airfare, lodging, and a per diem. The deadline for applications is 31 August 2021. Call for Applications Founded in 2004, the International Writers’ Workshop (IWW) […]
Graywolf Press is pleased to announce that the submission period for the third Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize will run from August 1-31, 2021. The prize will be awarded for a first novel manuscript by an African author primarily residing in Africa and will again be judged by A. Igoni […]
The world is on fire. Under business as usual, scientists warn that by 2050 over half of the world could face water scarcity, unsafe levels of air pollution, and increasingly unpredictable weather events. The world is at a crossroads. If we act now, we have a unique opportunity to remake […]
What does it mean to be a disabled person in Africa today? How do people in Africa living with a range of physical and psychological disabilities experience and express their unique sense of embodiment? The Disability and Inclusion Africa Project invites creative submissions for an anthology of original voices around […]
African Writers Trust is delighted to announce a new partnership with The International Writing Program, The University of IOWA. The International Writing Program (IWP) is a unique conduit for the world’s literatures, connecting well-established writers from around the globe, bringing international literature into classrooms, introducing American writers to other cultures […]
Ibua Journal invites writers to send submissions for the Ibua 2020 Continental Call named Bold: Imagining a New Africa. While the media is awash with Western narratives of Africa Rising we are keen to see the imaginations of this Continent’s people through this Call of what is possible to us […]