Open Call for Applications Deadline for Applications: Monday 23rd September, 2024. African Writers Trust will hold a short course in the writing craft, editing process and the business of publishing, which will take place from 15th to 20th October, 2024 at Hotsprings Villas Hotel, in Kampala, Uganda. The course will […]
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One year on, Whispers from Vera continues to soar beyond expectations! In August 2023, Goretti Kyomuhendo reissued a revamped version of the beloved novella now turned novel. The first official launch, which happened in August 2023 at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda during the closing ceremony of the 6th Mashariki Literary […]
Submission window: Monday 15th July – Monday 5th August, 2024. African Writers Trust is pleased to announce the sixth edition of the Manuscript Assessment Programme (MAP). The programme offers quality assessment of book manuscripts by highly experienced editors and readers. The goal of MAP is to enable writers produce quality manuscripts of […]
For some months, I have been finding it slightly hard to write. I have spoken to those close to me severally about this, citing burn-out. I have sat at my desk several times with a pen in my right hand, or fingers above my keyboard, feeling my breath thin. I […]
Deadline for Registration: 7th June, 2024 Seminar Description African Writers Trust will hold the 3rd Edition of its popular Informative Seminar series under the theme Self Publishing in Africa: What You Need to Know. It will take place from 14thto 16th June 2024 at Hotsprings Villas, Kampala, Uganda. Discussions will […]
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 […]
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) […]