Call for Application: Saseni! Short Story Workshop by Hargeysa International Book Fair, Somaliland.
Deadline: June 8, 2019.
Workshop dates: 15-18
July 2019
Intermediate and
established writers based on the African continent with an idea for a new short
story that needs time, space and feedback to develop further are invited to
apply for the Saseni!/Hargeysa International Book Fair four-day writing
workshop focused on the short story form and facilitated by Nadifa Mohamed and
Billy Kahora. Writers will have the opportunity for the stories they work on to
be part of the first Saseni! anthology of short fiction which will be published
by Huza Press in 2020.
The workshop will
offer a series of daily sessions focused on craft, which will explore
character, plot and writing’s relationship to place and language, as well as
the practicalities of drafting, revising and editing. Writers will also have
time each day to read short fiction and focus on their own writing. Each writer
selected for the workshop will also have one-on-one tutorials with both of our two
experienced workshop facilitators as well as a chance to share their work with
peers and get feedback.
An academic writing
workshop, organised in collaboration with the journal Eastern African Literary
and Cultural Studies and the Universities of Exeter and Bristol, will take
place concurrently offering opportunities to build new creative-academic
networks and collaborations.
Accommodation will be
provided for all participants and the organizers are also able to offer limited
travel bursaries for writers based on the African continent, with funding
available in particular for Kenyan writers (given Saseni!’s Nairobi roots) and
Rwandan writers (in partnership with Huza Press).
Saseni! is a new
African creative writing teaching initiative that connects higher and
vocational education and the creative arts on the African continent. As part of
this work Saseni! hosts workshops and literary events, produces new
publications and builds new creative writing and creative industries pedagogies.
The 12th edition of
the annual Hargeysa International Book Fair will be held immediately following
the workshop from 20 to 25 July with the theme of coexistence and the guest
country of Egypt.
How
to apply for the Saseni! Short Story Workshop:
To qualify for the
workshop you must be based on the African continent.
If you’d like to be
considered for the workshop, please send your application with the email
subject ‘HIBF Short Story Workshop to: saseniworkshops@gmail.com
All applications
should include the following:
A short fiction
extract (no more than 500 words)
A title and short
description for the short story you want to work on during the workshop (no
more than 100 words). Note - you would need to be ready to share a first draft
of the story with the workshop facilitators by 10 July 2019 ahead of the
workshop.
An expression of
interest (no more than 200 words) outlining your previous writing experience,
what inspires you as a writer and why you believe this workshop will benefit
you
Your contact details
(email, phone and place of residence)
The deadline for receiving
applications is 8 June 2019. Successful applicants will be notified by Friday
15 June 2019.
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