Call for Applications | Annual AMLA Fellowship
15 August – 30
November 2018
Deadline: 5 June 2018
Have you recently set
up or are you thinking of setting up a new platform that promotes African
literature? Are you employed in a recently established literary and cultural
initiative? Would you like to join a network of like-minded literary activists
and arts managers? This four-month fellowship is designed to support you
to build your idea from the form in which it is right now, to an implementable
stage.
The fellowship is
divided into two major parts namely:
·
a three day in-person workshop in Kampala, Uganda
(August 15 – 17, 2018) and
·
Three months online mentoring with established arts
managers and literary activists.
At the successful
completion of the fellowship, fellows receive a certificate of completion and
join the AMLA network, a community of founders and members of Africa-centered
literary and cultural initiatives.
Managed jointly by
Africa in Dialogue and the Centre for African Cultural Excellence (CACE), with
the support of the University of Bristol and the University of Exeter, the
annual AMLA workshop has attracted over 50 arts managers and literary activists
in two years from over 15 African countries. The third edition will focus on
each fellow’s idea, following globally tested toolkits for managing a project,
using social media to maximise impact, and fundraising to sustain it.
Ahead of the workshop
and over the three months of the mentoring, fellows shall be assigned media
analyses and critical reading relevant to their proposed initiative / project.
During the workshop, the fellows will interact with established literary
activists and arts managers in majorly informal, but also formal settings. The
workshop and mentoring will be run in English, but we very much encourage
applicants working in other languages and want to facilitate translation and
exchange across languages through the workshop.
Successful applicants
shall be obliged to attend both the workshop and the online mentoring. The
three months’ mentoring offers fellows space to further reflect on, consult and
polish their ideas and project plans with the guidance of an assigned mentor.
To apply for the
workshop, fill the application form in this link
Successful applicants
will receive confirmation by Friday June 15 2018 and are expected to attend
both the workshop and online mentoring elements of the fellowship. There is no
fee for attending but successful applicants will be responsible for funding
their own travel. The AMLA network will however provide meals and accommodation
during the workshop in Kampala.
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