Deadline: 17 April, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship.
Established in honor of the late Nigerian scholar Tejumola Olaniyan, a renowned literary critic whose work profoundly shaped African and African diaspora studies, this fellowship reflects his legacy of intellectual rigor, creativity, and commitment to fostering new narratives.
Benefit
- A grant of 50,000 AED in total for the duration of the fellowship, which is inclusive of accommodation, a return airfare ticket, visa and the monthly stipend of 10,000 AED per month per fellow
- 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
- The fellowship is open to both emerging and well-established creative writers.
- A strong record of creative literary excellence, including awards, fellowships, or other forms of recognition
- Applicants must be actively working on a major literary project (a novel, memoir, collection of essays or poetry, film script, or a full-length play).
- Applicants must have at least one published work (book, journal, or significant online platform) or a substantial portfolio demonstrating their commitment to writing
- Applicants working on themes related to Africa and the African diaspora are strongly encouraged to apply
- Priority will be given to applicants who employ innovative approaches to storytelling, form, or language
- Priority will be given to applicants whose work shows potential to contribute to critical literary culture, scholarship, or public discourse, and are given preference
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