Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers
Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship (2024)
Tejumola Olaniyan was a Nigerian scholar who held the positions of Wole Soyinka Professor of the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin as well as the Louise Durham Mead Professor of English and African Cultural Studies.
Olaniyan finished his PhD at Cornell University after receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Ife in Nigeria.
Location:
United Arab Emirates
Benefits:
- Recipients will have the opportunity to publish their texts through the Africa Institute’s publications program.
- Opportunity to network with other like-minded people.
- Projects relating to theatre and film scripts can also be published as texts or receive support in facilitating productions. The project could be new or a work-in-progress and should be feasible for completion within the timeframe of the residency.
Eligibilities
- Applications from creative writers, including novelists, short story writers, playwrights, poets, and scriptwriters related to Africa and the African diaspora, are encouraged.
- The proposed project can be in Arabic or English (other languages will be considered).
Eligible Regions: Africa
Application Process:
Applications must include:
- CV/résumé of the applicant
- A two-page narrative of the project to be undertaken during the residency period, its significance, and a proposed date of completion.
- A sample of published or unpublished writings.
To submit applications, compile all application materials—CV/résumé, two-page narrative, and writing sample (in the case of a book, please attach separately)—into one single PDF in the mentioned order. Please name the file with the residency title abbreviation and the applicant’s name in this format: TOCWRP_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME. Use the same name in the email subject heading and send the PDF as an email attachment to applications@theafricainstitute.org.
Application Deadline: June 1, 2024
