CANEX BOOK FACTORY
CANEX CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
CANEX CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Creative Africa Nexus welcomes prose writers of African and Caribbean descent to participate in The CANEX Book Factory Creative Writing Workshop. CANEX is delighted to collaborate with the James and Grace Adichie Foundation and Narrative Landscape Press Limited to provide this workshop that is dedicated to the art of prose. As part of the larger CANEX Book Factory initiative which is dedicated to highlighting the book value chain in Africa, the workshop will support and develop literary talent within Africa and its diaspora.
The workshop will unfold over ten days this summer from 12-22 August at a tranquil resort in Aburi, Ghana. Travel, accommodation and meals will be provided by CANEX.
Writers working in all six official languages of the African Union—Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Kiswahili—are encouraged to apply to attend. Comprehensive translation services will be provided to all attendees.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will lead a team of writers who will facilitate the workshop, alongside legal and business professionals who will provide valuable insights into the legal and commercial aspects of the writing profession. Workshop participants will have the chance to contribute to an anthology of writing that will be published after of the workshop.
SUBMISSIONS
Interested writers should register with CANEX and follow the link below to submit a 250–500-word prose sample and evidence of nationality (national ID card or travel passport data page) of an eligible country. To be eligible to apply, the candidates must be from an African Union member country or territory, and a citizen of a member country of CARICOM.
Submission Window: The submission window for The CANEX Book Factory Creative Writing Workshop is open from 15 – 30 June 2024.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Writers must be African or Caribbean to submit their applications for the writing workshop.
Applications will include a statement of purpose, and a 500-word writing sample.
EVALUATION PROCESS
Workshop administrators from our partners, the James and Grace Adichie Foundation and Narrative Landscape Press, will review the applications. CANEX will contact the 20 successful candidates who will attend the 10-day residential workshop
