SprinNG is currently accepting applications from African writers, for her writing fellowship scheduled to commence on June 1, 2022.
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, getting reviews and commentaries.
The SprinNG Writing Fellowship (SWF) is an intensive 6-week online mentorship program for developing Nigerian and Ghanaian writers with great potential and willingness to learn. From its inception in 2018 till date, SWF has matched 152 SprinNG Mentees with 60+ Mentors.
The fellowship is open to emerging Nigerian and Ghanaian writers who do not have any published books. The organizers are looking for writers who have potential, are open-minded, and are ambitious about the art of writing.
Some of the past SprinNG fellows are Okpara Ugochuku Damian, Pamilerin Jacob, Ibrahim Nureni, and Obinna Tony-Francis Ochem. They have all gone on to bag awards and shine those little lights of theirs on the African literary ecosystem, and the world at large.
Eligibility for the SprinNG Writing Fellowship
– Applicant must be a Nigerian or Ghanaian citizen, residing in Nigeria or Ghana
– Applicant must be between the ages 18 to 25
– The SprinNG Writing Fellowship is only open to writers that have not published a book before (eBook/chapbook/hardcopy)
The SprinNG Writing Fellowship Timeline
January 15 – April 15: Application opens and closes
March: Mentors will be announced
May 15: Finalists will be notified
May 21: Mentees and mentors will be paired
The Fellowship
June 1 – July 15: Fellowship Period
The mentorship program is normally designed to take place over 5 weeks (June 1 – July 7). However, a grace period of one week (July 7 – July 14) has been added for any mentor who is interested in extending the program beyond 5 weeks.
July 15 – 20: Programme rounds up
August: Mentees profiles and program reports will be released
December: Publication of mentees anthology
This year, SprinNG is collaborating with the Contemporary Ghanaian Writers Series (CGWS), to help enhance the fellowship visibility.
Fellowship Application
Application link for Nigerian writers:
Application link for Ghanaian writers:
For further inquiries visit here or send an owl to Fellowship@SprinNg.org
