The Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship 2025

The Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship invites creative writers to participate in a funded residency in Sharjah, UAE, with a grant and accommodation, to develop a project related to Africa and the African diaspora. The program includes a stipend and opportunities to publish through The Africa Institute’s publications program.

Accommodation, return airfare, visa, monthly stipend, and potential publication of works through The Africa Institute's publications program

The residency welcomes applications from creative writers including novelists, short story writers, playwrights, poets, and scriptwriters whose work relates to Africa and the African diaspora.

Apply via the official webpage of The Africa Institute; details are on the program page