The Sprinng Writing Fellowship (SWF) is a FREE and 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 4 genres of literature: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Book Reviews. 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. The medium of communication between the mentors and mentees throughout this program will be via email, phone calls, WhatsApp, and text messages.
Benefits
In addition, all mentees will be provided weekly airtime and access to 1-year MasterClass membership as part of the program.
Requirements
The Sprinng Writing Fellowship is only open to Nigerian, Ghanaian, Liberian, and South African writers (residing within these countries) and between the ages 18 and 25, who have not published a book before (eBook/hardcopy).
Selection Process
Fellowship Timeline?
January 15 – April 15: Application opens and closes
May 18: Finalists will be notified
June 1 – July 15: Fellowship Period
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Method of Application
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Further questions or concerns, please email contact@sprinng.org, and we will respond within 48 hours.
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Application Deadline: April 15, 2025.