Writer’s Residency in Burkina Faso 2019/2020

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

Goethe Institut

Area

Online

Host Country

Iran

Deadline

07 Jul 2019

Study level

Postgraduate

Opportunity type

Scholarships , Workshops & Trainings , Conferences & Seminars , Grants , Exchange programs

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Are you a writer in Africa looking for a chance to hone your writing skills? The Goethe-Institut/ Bureau de liaison Ouagadougou is setting up a writer’s residency for young African writers (less than 40 years) in 2019/20 in Burkina Faso.

This residency program aims to give a platform for free expression:

– to writers who project the vision of (another) future in their writings;
– to writers who have restrictions of expression in their country of origin;
– to activist writers who express themselves in relation to social and/ or political transformations and challenges in their countries.

Application and document to provide:

– Letter of motivation specifying your author’s career, your personal situation, your expectations and the reasons for your application for the residency;
– Description of your project to develop during the residency;
– Curriculum Vitae;
– Full biography (max. 500 words);
– PDF or links of texts already published.

The selection process for the residency writers will be conducted by an external jury of three professional authors (Names to be confirmed).

For more information and to apply, please visit this website.