The Caine Prize for African Writing has teamed up with Pa Gya! Literary Festival, in partnership with the British Council and with support from the Open Society Foundations, to launch a three-day self-editing workshop for writers working on literary fiction. Applications are open now for the event, which will take place at the British Council on Liberia Road, Accra, from October 14 to 16, 2026.

The workshop is built around a simple but often overlooked skill: revision. Rather than focusing on generating new work, the sessions are designed to sharpen the critical eye writers need to take a draft — a short story, novel, or essay — from promising to publishable. Organizers say they’re especially keen to see writing that engages with social justice themes.

The programme is open to both emerging writers looking to build that editorial instinct and established, previously published authors who want a space to workshop a draft alongside peers and share what they’ve learned along the way. Across the three days, participants will work through how editors read, structural editing, line editing and language, and what it actually takes to get a manuscript submission-ready.

Sessions run daily from 9:00am to 3:00pm, with a lunch break from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Up to 15 writers will be selected to take part, based on a required writing sample and details of the work-in-progress they intend to bring to the workshop. Attendance is free, but organizers are asking for a full three-day commitment, with participants expected to engage actively throughout.

Applications close on September 27, 2026, at 11:59pm.

Apply here.