African Sprinng Writing Fellowship Program 2024

The Sprinng Writing Fellowship (SWF) Program is an intensive 6-week online mentorship program for developing Nigerian, Ghanaian, Liberian, and South African writers with great potential and willingness to learn.

This fellowship focuses on 6 genres of literature: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Book Review, Play/Drama, and Blogging. During the 6 weeks, mentees will be in contact with their mentors, sending them their works and getting reviews and commentaries. Mentors and mentees will aim to work on at least 1 piece of writing in their select genre per week.

Benefits

• Weekly airtime to support online learning
• Weekly contest during the fellowship
• Accessibility to free e-book
• 1 on 1 learning with an assigned mentor
• An online group of fellow to connect with
• An empowering alumni community.

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Eligibility of Sprinng Writing Fellowship Program

• Must be a Nigerian, Ghanaian, Liberian, or South African citizen

• Must reside in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, or South Africa 

• Must be between the ages of 18 to 25

• Have not published a book before (eBook/chapbook/hardcopy)

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Selection Criteria for Sprinng Writing Fellowship Program

They are searching for Nigerian/Ghanaian/South African/Liberian writers who are goal-oriented and have the potential to develop. In selecting the mentees for the fellowship, we will consider the following:

• Writers with POTENTIAL: Applicants must have basic writing skills and show the potential to develop.

• Writers who are OPEN-MINDED: Applicants must demonstrate the will to receive constructive feedback.

• Writers that are AMBITIOUS: Applicants must show passion and interest in developing their writing.

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