APPLY: 2023 Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship for African Writers
Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship is created with the aim to allow each Scholar the time to produce the first draft of a completed book, to help meet this need the MMF annually awards a small number of Morland Writing Scholarships.
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It can be difficult for writers, before they become established, to write while simultaneously earning a living.
At the end of each month scholars must send the Foundation 10,000 new words that they will have written over the course of the month. Scholars are also asked to donate to the MMF 20% of whatever they subsequently receive from what they write during the period of their Scholarship.
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The Miles Morland Foundation’s main aim is to support entities in Africa which enable Africans to get their voices heard. It is particularly interested in supporting African writing and African literature.
Scholars are also asked to donate to the MMF 20% of whatever they subsequently receive from what they write during the period of their Scholarship. This includes revenues as a result of film rights, serialisations or other ancillary revenues arising from the book written during the Scholarship period. These funds will be used to support other promising writers. The 20% return obligation should be considered a debt of honour rather than a legally binding obligation.
Requirements:
To be considered for the scholarship, you must the following:
- To qualify for the Scholarship a candidate must submit an excerpt from a piece of work of between 2,000 – 5,000 words, written in English that has been published and offered for sale, you must send clear evidence that the piece you upload as part of your application has been both published AND offered for sale.
- This will be evaluated by a panel of readers and judges set up by the MMF.
- The work submitted will be judged purely on literary merit.
- It is not the purpose of the Scholarships to support academic or scientific research, or works of special interest such as religious or political writings.
- Submissions or proposals of this nature do not qualify.
Duration and Benefits: Scholars writing fiction will receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over the course of twelve months. At the discretion of the Foundation, Scholars writing non-fiction may receive a grant of up to £27,000, paid over a period of up to eighteen months.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply using the button below or click this link
Deadline: September 18th, 2023
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