African Women Writers Workshop 2019 /How To Apply

As the name implies, this prestigious workshop is open to women from the African continent. Slated to hold in Ghana, this 10-day residency program will be facilitated by Yewande Omotosho and Sylvia Vollenhoven. The program is an initiative of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF).

Deadline: 24th June 2019.

 

Who is Eligible To Apply for the African Women Writers Workshop 2019?

• Female writers, journalists, human rights activists and academicians.
• Entrants must be from the African continent. (Africans in diaspora can apply).
• Entrants must be available to travel to Ghana to attend the workshop from 21st October – 30th October, 2019.
• Applicants must show an interest in improving their involvement in the fight for women’s rights and social justice.
• Applicants must be willing to hone and sharpen their creative writing skills.

How To Apply for the African Women Writers Workshop 2019

• Write a sample article (500-1000 words) on women’s rights and social justice.
• Entrants are free to send previously published articles. AWDF will prefer unpublished articles because they intend to publish most of the selected articles on their site.
• Email your entry to communications@awdf.org
• Submit your entry before the Deadline: 24th June 2019 deadline.
• All entries must include the following:· Contact details including name, email address, telephone
  number
  · A short bio (maximum 200 words)

Priority will be given to interested women writers (fiction & nonfiction) journalists, academics who wish to actively engage in women’s rights activism.

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Successful applicants will receive:

• Round trip fare. Participants from the diaspora may berequired to pay part of the cost of air fare depending on the budget·
• Full accommodation and meals·
• Workshop material and stationary
• Opportunity to learn from (and connect with) the best writers  on the continent.

Good luck to everyone who applies.

Deadline: 24th June 2019.