Top 10 Annual Grants & Fellowships Every African Writer Should Know in 2025
Unlock your writing potential with these prestigious opportunities designed to support and elevate African writers. From generous stipends to mentorship and publication chances, these programs are your gateway to literary success in 2025.
Featured Opportunities
- Morland African Writing Scholarships – £18,000 grant for African writers to complete a full-length book.
Deadline: September 22, 2025.
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Add to Calendar - African Liberty Writing Fellowship – Year-long program training young Africans in opinion article writing.
Deadline: April 30, 2025.
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Add to Calendar - Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship – Supports literary voices engaged in the creative expression of Africa and its diaspora.
Deadline: April 17, 2025.
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Add to Calendar - Princeton in Africa Fellowship – Provides recent graduates with the opportunity to work in Africa.
Deadline: Varies by position.
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Add to Calendar - AIJC 2025 Fellowship – Supports investigative journalists across Africa.
Deadline: May 23, 2025.
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Add to Calendar - Trybe Africa Writing Fellowship – Offers a stipend of up to ZAR 90,000 for writers worldwide.
Deadline: January 4, 2025.
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Add to Calendar - CrowdPen African Voices Fellowship – Supports emerging African writers with mentorship and publication opportunities.
Deadline: Varies.
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Add to Calendar - Literary Laddership Fellowship – Supports emerging African fiction authors.
Deadline: April 30, 2025.
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Add to Calendar - GrubStreet Teaching Fellowship for Black Writers – Offers teaching opportunities and mentorship.
Deadline: May 31, 2025.
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Add to Calendar - Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize – Celebrates new writers with unpublished works.
Deadline: Varies.
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