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Jan Michalski Foundation (Treehouse) Writer’s Residency Program 2019’/2020 (Awards: CHF 1200. + more)

Would you like to get paid to write your book in a tree house in Switzerland? The Jan Michalski Foundation residency program is open for its 2019/2020 session. Writers and translators can start submitting their applications. The treehouses are at the foot of the Swiss Jura Mountains in Montricher In this 2020 edition, priority will...

10 Lessons from Olakunle Ologunro’s Creative Writing Workshop

You probably know that feeling, when your mail has not received any acceptance letter in a while, or, that feeling, when you’ve never been to any creative writing workshop. I was experiencing that feeling one night, when Olakunle Ologunro’s message just popped into my. The email notified me that I’d been selected to attend a...

BlackBird Books Writer’s Residency for Young African Women at Casa Lorde Pretoria (Awards: R5,000 + More) / How To Apply

Emerging women writers are invited to apply to the amazing BlackBird Books Writers Residency Program for Young African Women. Blackbird books is an imprint of Jacana Media. And this program is being organized in collaboration with Casa Lorde and Eunice Ngogodo Own Voices Initiative. If you have been looking for a publisher, you might want...

Writers and academicians are invited to apply for the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS). Selected artists will be invited to benefit from it’s  Fifth Writing Semester, which has been slated to run from 3 February to 31 May 2020. Eligibility: There are no geographical restrictions. Writers from every nationality can apply. The writing fellowship...

Young African writers are invited to apply for the Goethe-Institut/ Bureau de liaison Ouagadougouwriter’s residency program. No submission fee is required of entrants, plus awardees will be paid a grant of 1,500 Euro during their 4-week stay at Burkina Faso. This program will run for most of 2019/20. Deadline for applications: Sunday, 7th July 2019...

Carey Institute for Global Good : Logan Non-fiction Residency Program–Apply

The Carey Logan non-fiction fellowship is currently open for submissions. If you are a non-fiction writer, documentary filmmaker, photojournalist, podcaster and multimedia creator, you might want to send in your application. An average of 10 non-fiction writers are accepted per session. What will the accepted Logan non-fiction fellows receive? While they are attending the program,...

Bitch Media 2020 Fellowships For Writers (Awards: $2000 stipend + Training) / How To Apply

The Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers is currently open for submissions. Writers who are interested in writing about feminism, tech, pop culture and activism are encouraged to apply. Who knows? You could win a spot in this highly selective  three-month intensive writing fellowship. Bitch Media co-founder, Andi Zeisler, will be directing the program. If selected,...