The Miles Morland Writing Scholarships, the most prestigious literary grant initiative in the continent, are open for submissions for 2019. Created by the Miles Morland Foundation (MMF), one is a fiction award of £18,000 to two, three or four writers over the course of twelve months, and the other a nonfiction award of £22,000-27,000 to […]
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The Miles Morland Foundation Announces Judges for 2019 Scholarships: Muthoni Garland, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf & Otosirieze Obi-Young
The Miles Morland Foundation (MMF) has announced changes for its prestigious Writing Scholarships. Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, founder of The Indigo Press and new chair of the Caine Prize, and Olufemi Terry, winner of the 2010 Caine Prize, have left the judging panel, and have been replaced by Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, founder of Cassava Republic Press, and […]
The 4 Winners of the 2018 Miles Morland Scholarships
Four writers have been announced as the winners of the 2018 Miles Morland Writing Scholarships. Cote D’Ivoire’s Edwige Dro and Nigeria’s Kola Tubosun won for nonfiction, and South Africa’s Sibabalwe Masinyana and Zimbabwe’s Siphiwe Ndlovu won for fiction. They were chosen from a shortlist of 20 announced in November, which had itself been chosen from over 550 entries from 27 countries—including […]
Twenty Writers Shortlisted for the 2018 Miles Morland Scholarships
The shortlist for the 2018 Miles Morland Writing Scholarships has been announced. The 20 nominees—selected from over 550 entries from 27 countries—includes writers from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. Founded in 2013, the Miles Morland Writing Scholarships, an initiative of the Miles Morland Foundation, offer a fiction scholarship of […]
Opportunity for African Writers | Apply for the 2018 Miles Morland Writing Scholarships
The Miles Morland Writing Scholarships, the most prestigious end-of-the-year awards on the continent, are set to be open for submissions for 2018. An initiative of the Miles Morland Foundation, the awards offer a fiction scholarship of £18,000 to two, three or four writers over the course of twelve months, and a nonfiction scholarship of £27,000 to a […]
Miles Morland Foundation 2018 Creative Writing Workshop: Participants on Their Experience in Bulago, Uganda
The Miles Morland Foundation held its second annual Creative Writing Workshop in February. A group of writers who had applied to the Miles Morland Writing Scholarships were invited for ten days of learning, reading, writing, and conversations about how to improve their skills. The Workshop, which was held on Bulago Island, Uganda, had two phases: […]
On Their 5th Anniversary, an Announcement from Miles Morland, Founder of the Miles Morland Foundation
The Miles Morland Foundation marked its fifth anniversary last year. Founded in 2013, the Foundation is best-known for its Writing Scholarships: fiction (£18,000 to two, three or four writers over the course of twelve months) and nonfiction (£27,000 to a single writer over the course of eighteen months) grants paid to allow the winning scholars […]
Mathilda Edwards Named Manager of Miles Morland Foundation, Michela Wrong Steps Down as Literary Director
Changes are taking place at the Miles Morland Foundation: Michela Wrong has stepped down from her role as Literary Director, a position she took up in 2014, while the Foundation’s former Secretary, Mathilda Edwards, has assumed the new role of Foundation Manager. Founded in 2013 by Miles Morland, who is British, the Miles Morland Foundation is […]
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