Morland African Writing Scholarships 2025

It can be difficult for writers, before they become established, to write while simultaneously earning a living. To help meet this need the MMF annually awards a small number of Morland Writing Scholarships, with the aim being to allow each Scholar the time to produce the first draft of a completed book. The Scholarships are open to anyone writing in the English language who was born in Africa, or both of whose parents were born in Africa.

Scholars will receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over the course of twelve months. The only condition imposed on the Scholars during the year of their Scholarship is that they must write. They will be asked to submit by email at least 10,000 new words every month until they have finished their book, or their Scholarship term has ended.

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Enquiries about submissions should be directed to the Miles Morland Foundation. Please always refer to their website for complete details and information. 

Please note, this call is run by the Miles Morland Foundation, not the Commonwealth Foundation.