The Arts-Muse Fair

Deadline: July 26, 2019 As the Festival des 3 Continents holds in Nantes, France later this year, within it is the Produire au Sud  workshop that would focus on the outline and structure of co-production within the film industry. The workshop aims to familiarize young professionals based in Africa, Latin America, and Asia with a variety of important tools and international co-production techniques by coaching individual projects in development. Each year, the programme, which lasts 7 days, works with international and European film professionals as resource persons and workshop trainers. Film Producers from the 3 continents of Latin America, Africa, Asia are paired with a director who currently develops a feature fiction project. The workshop will take place in Nantes, from November 18th to 24th, 2019. Read all the selection criteria  here before applying. To submit your film project complete the online form here .

Deadline: June 30, 2019 Masobe Books, a new publishing company in Nigeria is looking for good stories, compellingly told. The publisher is looking out for a combination of distinctive voice and a great narrative. So if your story is exciting, new, and has the force to make hearts race then send an excerpt to Masobe Books. All you need to know about submission is on this  link .

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 wo

APPLICATION DEADLINE : Sunday, 7th July 2019 (23:59 GMT +0) The Goethe-Institut/ Bureau de liaison Ouagadougou is setting up a  writer's residency for young African writers (less than 40 years) in 2019/20 in Burkina Faso. This residency program aims to give a platform for free expression - to writers who project the vision of (another) future in their writings, - to writers who have restrictions of expression in their country of origin, - to activist writers who express themselves in relation to social and/ or political transformations and challenges in their countries. The residence is open to writers of all literary genres: novel, poetry, essay, storytelling, narration, theatre, comic, etc. The production of a text is mandatory for the authors in residence. The texts produced will be published at the end of 2020, either in physical or digital version. General conditions of the residency: - 2 or 3 residencies of 4 weeks in Ouagadougou in 2019/20 - 3 authors per

UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, invites applications from Senior Secondary school students in Nigeria for 2018 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition. The competition which is a follow up on the Foundation’s Read Africa Initiative, provides a competitive platform to develop the intellectual and writing abilities of senior secondary school students in Nigeria. The competition has been held annually since 2011 with students challenged to write on different engaging topics to test their writing and cognitive skills. ESSAY TOPIC: What Is The Biggest Environmental Issue You Think Your Generation Will Face? How Can It Be Avoided And How Can It Be Solved? PRIZES TO BE WON: 1ST PRIZE: N2,000,000 or its local currency equivalent towards university tuition/ fees 2ND PRIZE: N1,500,000 or its local currency equivalent towards university tuition/ fees 3RD PRIZE: N1,000,000 or its local currency equivalent towards university tuitio

The Arts-Muse Fair  calls for application for the first edition of its Creative Writing Workshop.  The workshop will hold on the 30th of October at the Niger State Book & Other Intellectual Resources Development Agency, Minna, Niger state, Nigeria. It will comprise of a Poetry session to be facilitated by Saddiq M Dzukogi, and a Creative nonfiction writing session to be facilitated by Amatesiro Dore. Both sessions will hold simultaneously at different halls and so applicants can only apply for one. Each class will take only 20 participants.  The event will open with an Open Mic session before workshops begin. Applicants are required to send writing samples alongside a short bio. Those applying for the Poetry workshop should send 2-5 poems to:  theartsmusefairwritingworkshop@gmail.com  with subject line "Poetry Workshop". Those applying for the Creative Nonfiction workshop should submit two samples of their work with subject line "Creative Non

The Society of Young Nigerian Writers, Anambra State Chapter, invites poems and essays from writers across the world in collaboration with the Anambra State Library, for the Third edition of Chinua Achebe Anthology of Poetry and Essay. The anthology will be unveiled at the grand finale of the third edition of the 'Chinua Achebe Literary Festival' tagged: "Remembering Chinua Achebe: A Commemoration of A Literary Star". This annual festival with its third edition as a literary event was initiated to honour, celebrate and learn from the life, works of the Literary Star, late Prof. Chinua Achebe, and recognize his great achievements and legacies. The festival which started in 2016, will hold on the 16th of November 2018 at the auditorium hall of the Prof. the Kenneth Dike Central E-Library Awka,   Anambra State. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Submission is FREE Entrants can submit as many entries as they wish. Essay or Poetry MUST be in the memory

Submissions are invited for thought provoking Flash Fiction and Poetry for the 2018 edition of the Kreative Diadem Annual Creative writing competition. The contest is opened for young writers aged 21 years or younger.   ELIGIBILITY/RULES 1.       Entrant must be 21 years or younger   as at December, 2018 2.       It is open to Nigerian Residents only 3.       Submitted works must not have been published   before the submission 4.       Every entrant is allowed to participant in only one category (flash fiction or poetry) FLASH FICTION The maximum words for flash fiction is 1, 500 words. POETRY CATEGORY All poems must have a title, must be original work of the entrant and must not exceed 40 lines DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION Submission closes on November 10, 2018. Shortlists will be announced on December 15, 2018. CASH PRIZES 1.        Poetry Category 1 st prize: N30, 000 2 nd prize: N15, 000 3 rd Prize: N5, 000 2.       Flash Fiction

As part of the high-points in the commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child, The Shade of Women Foundation (TSWF) invites entries of exceptional short stories, thought provoking poems and instructive artworks/illustrations or photographs from interested poets, short story writers, artists and photographers themed around “Empowering Girls in Times of Conflict.” The Shade of Women Foundation is committed towards improving the lives of women through programmes leading to social and economic empowerment. It also provides legal services for women in dire circumstances who need intervention as well as providing accommodation and housing assistance for the vulnerable and provide emergency shelter for and supportive services for battered women and children. RULES OF ENTRY 1.       Entries should themed around “Empowering Girls in Times of Conflict.” 2.       Short stories should be between 1500 words to 2000 words 3.       Three (3) poems of not more than thir

The Purple Hibiscus Trust announces call for the 11th edition of its creative writing workshop. Applications for the workshop will be open until October 15, 2018. The workshop, which would be run by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will start from November 20 to November 30, 2018. HOW TO APPLY Applications will be via email to  purplehibiscus2018@gmail.com . The email subject should read ‘Workshop Application.’ The body of the email should contain the following: your name, address, a few sentences about ‘yourself’ and a fiction or non-fiction writing sample between 200-1,000 words. The final shortlisted applicants will be notified on November 7, 2018. Accommodation will be provided for accepted applicants.

Goethe-Institut Nigeria is organizing a workshop for practicing and aspiring film journalists. Writers with a strong interest in culture, especially film, are encouraged to apply. 8 to 10 participants will be selected for the 5-day Film Journalism Workshop, which will take place daily from November 9 to 13, 2018. Language The working language of the workshop is English.  Target Group The workshop is open to practicing and aspiring film critics, journalists, students of film, researchers et c. Applicants with relevant experience in cultural journalism (with particular interest in - but not restricted to – film) will also be considered. Applicants must not be younger than 18 years old. Training Objectives Nigeria has one of the world's largest film industries, with global interest in its local content perpetually on the rise. Apart from classic Nigerian films of the 70s, as well as the popular Nollywood films and TV series, animation and documentary films ar

Application door is open for interested applicants for the 2018 Africa Centre Artists In Residency Programme (AIR). The Artists In Residency (AIR) Programme accepts submissions from emerging, mid-career and senior level artists across artistic discipline: visual arts, performing arts, curatorial practice, music, creative writing and literature who are either self-taught or formally trained in their respective discipline. ELIGIBILITY Applicant must be over 21 years old He or she must have a valid passport He or she must be from the African continent and must have minimally reside in Africa for six months of the year He or she must possess a high level of proficiency in English PARTNERS FOR 2018 RESIDENCY Bundanon Trust – Australia The Bundanon property is located on 1,100 hectares of pristine bushland overlooking the Shoalhaven River, near Nowra, two and a half hours south of Sydney. This backdrop provides an inspirational haven for