The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications from emerging African creative writers for its Inaugural Writers’ Workshop.

From June 2 to June 29, 2022, JIAS will host a group of promising African creative writers. The workshop will be a writing-intensive, four-week program for early-career writers who have a current work in progress that they would like to complete or polish. Each writer will focus on her/his/their individual work as well as read others’ work and provide feedback. Writers will greatly benefit from the supportive structure that a writers’ workshop creates.

Requirements

  • The JIAS Writers’ Workshop is open to African writers who work in Fiction (long and short form), Creative Non-Fiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting and Poetry.
  • Workshop participants will be mentored by accomplished, critically-acclaimed and award-winning writers.
  • This is a great opportunity for novice writers to learn from established writers who are masters of their craft.
  • Participants in the workshop will also be able to take advantage of and benefit from the vitality and diversity that a dynamic city like Johannesburg has to offer.

Benefits

There is no application fee and participation in the workshop is free.

Each Writers’ Workshop Participant will receive:

  • Accommodation at JIAS’ private residence
  • Daily meals
  • An intensive and immersive creative experience
  • Mentorship from an established and accomplished writer

Application Procedure

To apply please submit the following required materials before February 1, 2022.

  • A copy of your passport ID page
  • CV
  • One-page project proposal
  • Writing Sample: Playwriting and Screenwriting (First 10 Pages of Script); Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction (5-10 Pages); Poetry (3-5 Poems)

Application Deadline: February 1, 2022.

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