Category: Opportunities

The CBAAC Festival of African Literature is calling for submissions for its Poetry and Spoken Word Slam! If you’re a young and emerging African poet or spoken word artist between 18 and 35 years old, this is a great opportunity...

The Oroko Radio Residency 2025 is now open for applications! This residency is a unique opportunity for music creatives, DJs, and content creators from Africa to showcase their talents and connect with a global audience. Deadline: 15th january, 2025

The Emerging Technologies Media Award invites African journalists living in Africa who cover African tech innovation. The Emerging Technologies Media Award is open to published and broadcasted works in print, radio, television, and online media. Only African journalists publishing in...

Afritondo Short Story Prize invites Black and African writers worldwide to submit their stories between 3000 and 5000 words to stand a chance of winning up to $1,000 and publication. Deadline: 23rd December, 2024

African Artists’ Foundation and LagosPhoto invite artists working with lens-based media, including photography, video, and mixed media, to submit portfolios for the 2025 LagosPhoto Festival. LagosPhoto is an international photography festival uniting local and global artists to showcase unique African...

The NewComma Creative Fund is a monthly microgrant to support an African creative with no strings attached.⁣⁣⁣ The December Cycle for the New Command Fund is now open – as usual they are rounding up the last cycle of the...