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  • £18,000 Morland Writing Scholarships 2024 open for entries

    £18,000 Morland Writing Scholarships 2024 open for entries

    The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers 2024, one of the continent’s richest, were open for your entries on July 1, 2024. The Morland Writing Scholarship for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship is a manuscript prize worth £18,000 open to African writers. It has been accorded to writers from across…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 winners announced.

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 winners announced.

    The winners of the Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 have been announced today, Friday, November 17, 2023.   The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. In the past, the scholarship has been accorded to writers from across the…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 shortlists announced.

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 shortlists announced.

    The shortlists for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 were announced on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. Scholars writing fiction receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over twelve months while those…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2022 shortlist announced.

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2022 shortlist announced.

    The shortlist for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2022 was announced today, Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. Scholars writing fiction receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over twelve months while those…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 winners announced.

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 winners announced.

    Ope Adejedi, Asiya Gaildon, Tinashe Mushakavanhu,and Refilwe Mafokeng were declared Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 winners on Thursday, November 25, 2021. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. Scholars writing fiction receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 shortlist announced.

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 shortlist announced.

    The shortlist for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 was announced today, October 11, 2021. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. Scholars writing fiction receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over twelve months while those writing…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 winners announced.

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 winners announced.

    Howard Meh-Buh Maximus, Kobina Ankomah-Graham, Okwiri Oduor, and Sarah Uheida were announced the winners of the Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 today, November 24, 2020. The Morland Writing Scholarship for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript with scholars writing fiction receive a…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2019 judges announced.

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2019 judges announced.

    The judges for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2019 Muthoni Garland, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, and Otosirieze Obi-Young were announced today, May 1, 2019. The Morland Writing Scholarship, a project of the Miles Morland Foundation, is an award given annually to African writers to enable them to work on a manuscript over a year without worrying about an…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2018 shortlist announced.

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2018 shortlist announced.

    The Morland Writing Scholarships 2018 shortlist has been announced today with twenty writers from ten African countries in the running. The Morland Writing Scholarship is an annual award given to African writers to enable them to work on a manuscript over a year without worrying about an income. Writers awarded a fiction scholarship will each…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers 2018 open on June 30.

    Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers 2018 open on June 30.

    The Miles Morland Foundation has announced that the Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers 2018 open on Saturday June 30, 2018. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers 2018, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to stay with their core business without missing out on their normal…

  • The Miles Morland Scholarship 2017 shortlist announced

    The Miles Morland Scholarship 2017 shortlist announced

    The Miles Morland Foundation has announced the shortlist of 21 names for the 2017 Morland Writing Scholarships. The Morland Writing Scholarship is an annual award given to African writers to enable them to work on a manuscript over a year without worrying about an income. Writers awarded a fiction scholarship will each receive £18,000, paid…

  • Morland Writing scholarships 2016 winners announced

    Morland Writing scholarships 2016 winners announced

    The Morland Writing scholarships 2016 winners have been announced and they are Abdul Adan (Somalia), Ayesha Harruna Attah (Ghana), Lidudumalingani Mqombothi (South Africa), and Nneoma Ike-Njoku (Nigeria). The Judges for this year were, Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, the Chair, accompanied by Olufemi Terry and Muthoni Garland. “We were especially concerned this year to choose scholars whose proposals…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2015 shortlist announced

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2015 shortlist announced

    The Miles Morland Foundation has just announced the shortlist for the 2015 Morland Writing Scholarships. These applicants will be whittled down to four on December 14th by the judges Ellah Allfrey who is chair, Olufemi Terry, and Muthoni Garland and announced shortly after. The list features a healthy list of twenty-one applicants with seven from…