Course(s) Offered: Writing
Course Level: Skill training
Provider: The British Council
Country to Study in: Nairobi, Kenya
Scholarship Description
The British Council is calling on Nigerian writers to send applications for an event it is organising (the GRANTA/British Council Writers Workshop Sponsorships) with Granta Magazine, UK (www.granta.com) and the Kenyan literary journal Kwani (www.kwani.org/publications/kwani-journal.htm) on the 18th till the 23rd of June 2013.
The event, GRANTA/British Council Writers Workshop, will comprise three parts: a public salon event, a reading for students and a workshop for new and aspiring writers. The events will all revolve around the theme of the ‘new writer and the space occupied by new writing’.
The British Council will select and sponsor 2 writers based on the criteria below, to attend the GRANTA/British Council Writers Workshop in Nairobi.
Eligibility
To participate, you must satisfy the following criteria:
- Writers that are between the ages of 18 and 35
- Evidence of having at least one piece of fiction published anywhere, even online.
- Must be a writer who wants to develop their practice and publish internationally.
- Applicants need to have valid international passports and must be available to travel to Kenya on the 18th of June to return on the 23rd of June 2013
Citizens of Nigeria
Participating Institution
The British Council, Nigeria; AND
Granta Magazine, UK; AND
The Kenyan literary journal - Kwani
Fields of study
The event theme is the ‘new writer and the space occupied by new writing’.
Number of awards
Two (2) writers will be selected for sponsorship
Sponsorship duration
This is a onetime financial sponsorship
Scholarship benefits
An all-expense paid trip to GRANTA/British Council Writers Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya
Method of Application
Submit no more than 2500 word sample of your unpublished work and 150-word biography in the e-mail to cep.nigeria@ng.britishcouncil.org
DEADLINES:
By noon on the 07 of June 2013
PLEASE NOTE:
This is an opportunity you should not miss IF you are a Nigerian writer! Apply for the GRANTA/British Council writers workshop scholarship!
The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the UK and the English language; encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational co-operation with the UK; and changing people’s lives through access to UK education, skills, qualifications, culture and society.
Granta is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centres on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, The Observer stated: "In its blend of memoirs and photojournalism, and in its championing of contemporary realist fiction, Granta has its face pressed firmly against the window, determined to witness the world."
Application Deadline: 7 June 2013
Open to International students: No (ONLY Nigerians)
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