Here’s our first catch up of 2022 with a selection of “calls for” posts – shout outs for opportunities and contributions – academic and creative – collated primarily from our Twitter feed for this one… Do get in touch and… Read More ›
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Calls for & Opportunities… roundup of November’s (2021)
Here’s our catch up with a monthly selection of “calls for” posts, for opportunities and contributions – academic and creative – that we’ve also been collating from various platforms we visit and revisit, and across our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram…. Read More ›
Calls for & Opportunities… roundup of October’s (2021)
In a brief announcement of the latest from our sister post, the monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar from our social media feeds – we are retiring the ‘Wrap’ as was… ‘In other words…’, our retrospective… Read More ›
Calls for & Opportunities… roundup of September’s (2021)
Alongside our sister post, our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar from our social media feeds, we catch up with our “calls for” posts this month, for opportunities and contributions – academic and creative – collated… Read More ›
August’s Calls for & Opportunities… roundup
Jump to: Scholarly & Academic Creative-Critical – Makers & Producers Alongside our sister post, our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar from our social media feeds (already up on the site to check out at the… Read More ›
July’s Calls for & Opportunities… roundup
Jump to: Scholarly & Academic Creative-Critical – Makers & Producers Catch up with our “calls for” post this month, for opportunities and contributions – academic and creative – collated from various platforms and across our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. (This… Read More ›
June’s Calls for & Opportunities… roundup
Jump to: Scholarly & Academic Creative-Critical – Makers & Producers Alongside our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar that isn’t already on the site — we are introducing a new “Calls for” post this month, for… Read More ›
New closing date 23 July: join our all-volunteer team as Managing Editor
We’ve extended our closing date: now end of day, Thursday 23 July 2020 . We are looking for a new team member join us as our Managing Editor. AiW is an entirely voluntary independent collective with a wide reach – currently… Read More ›
Call for Applications: African Writers Trust Publishing Fellowship Programme (Deadline: 16 February)
2nd Edition: African Writers Trust Publishing Fellowship Programme 08 – 14 March 2020 Uganda The African Writers Trust Publishing Fellowship programme is open to early career publishers and creative writers intending to self-publish their manuscripts. Applicants will be selected from… Read More ›
Call for Applications: Africa Is A Country Fellowship
We are delighted to share the announcement of the inaugural Africa Is A Country Fellowship Program. The purpose of the Africa Is A Country (AIAC) Fellowship is to support the production of original work and new knowledge on Africa-related topics… Read More ›
Call for Fellowship Applications: Cadbury 2020 (Deadline: 07 February)
The research theme: ‘Making Sense: Language, Text and Interpretation in African Studies’. This year’s Cadbury programme is linked to the previous call for papers posted here for the conference ‘Making Sense: Language, Text and Interpretation in African Studies’ at the… Read More ›
Call for Applications: Lecturer in Art History of Africa, SOAS (Deadline: 13 October)
The School of Arts at The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London seeks to appoint a Lecturer (or Senior Lecturer) in the Art History of Africa in the Department of the History of Art & Archaeology…. Read More ›
Call for Applications: Rari Poetry Workshop (Deadline: 30 October)
Rari, a new Pan-African community for emerging African poets, is offering an exciting opportunity this year. The organisers are currently accepting applications for their first poetry workshop. This free workshop is an intensive, craft-enhancing experience aimed at stimulating the creativity… Read More ›
Call for Applications: AEGIS Summer School (Deadline: 30 September)
African Futures: Promises, Projections and Reflections on a Continent in Transition AEGIS Summer School 9-13 June 2020 Cagliari, Italy The 2020 Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies (AEGIS) Summer School will address the theme of African Futures: Promises, Projections and Reflections… Read More ›
Call for applications: Bakwa’s literary translation workshop (21-26 October)
Bakwa Magazine, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, is pleased to announce that applications are open for an exciting literary translation workshop aimed at building networks and sustainability for literary translators in Cameroon. The workshop, scheduled for 21-26 October… Read More ›
Call for Applications: Film Africa Travel Grants 2019-2020
We are delighted to share this call for applications for Film Africa Travel Grants, a pilot scheme delivered by the Royal African Society in partnership with the British Council. Since its inception in 2011, Film Africa has gone from strength… Read More ›
Call for Applications: Lake of Stars Festival 2019, Malawi (Deadline: 30 June)
After 15 years, Lake of Stars Festival returns this year in an exciting new format: Lake of Stars Discovery. The three-day celebration will take place in Kachere Kastle, 27-29 September. Located in the Nkhata Bay district, northern Malawi, Kachere Kastle is a… Read More ›
Call for applications: Writing Fellowships 2020
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications for its Fifth Writing Semester, which will run from 3 February to 31 May 2020. Fellowships are open to any field of expertise. Previous fellows have included academics, novelists, scientists, poets,… Read More ›
Call for Applications: Archives Workshop in Nairobi (Deadline: 7 June)
‘Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960s’ Week-Long Collaborative Archives Workshop Nairobi, 17-23 October 2019 ‘Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960s’ is funded by the Leverhulme Trust and will run from 1 September 2018 to 31 August… Read More ›
Call for participants: Academic Writing Workshop, Hargeysa International Book Fair (Deadline: 20 May)
Hargeysa International Book Fair Academic Writing Workshop African Literature and Cultural Production in the 21st Century 15-18 July 2019 The Hargeysa International Book Fair, in collaboration with the journal Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies and the Universities of Bristol… Read More ›
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