Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship
Opportunity type: Fellowship
For: Writers
Deadline: 01/03/26
Rewards: Three-month residency in Sharjah, UAE 50,000 AED, stipend, accommodation, airfare, and visa
Location Eligibility: Worldwide
About this opportunity
The Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship, offered by The Africa Institute, supports literary voices engaging with Africa and its diaspora across all genres. Established in honor of the late Nigerian scholar Tejumola Olaniyan, the fellowship provides writers a three-month residency in Sharjah, UAE, fostering creative exchange, research, and publication opportunities. Recipients work on new projects or works-in-progress, with the support of the institute’s resources and a global network of peers and faculty.
Rewards
- Three-month residency in Sharjah, UAE
- Total grant of 50,000 AED covering:
- Monthly stipend of 10,000 AED per fellow
- Accommodation
- Return airfare
- Visa support
- Opportunity to publish texts through The Africa Institute
- Support for theatre or film script projects to facilitate production
Eligibility
- Writers of all nationalities
- Open to novelists, short story writers, playwrights, poets, and scriptwriters
- Work must relate to Africa or the African diaspora
- Proposed project may be in Arabic, English, or other languages
- Project should be feasible for completion during the three-month residency
Entry Fee
Free
How to Apply
Apply using the link: Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship
All questions regarding this award should be sent to applications@theafricainstitute.org
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