The Friday Roundup #11
Dear Creative,
Twice a month, I curate a list of 9 career-advancing opportunities and resources in the form of open calls, fellowships, residencies, grants, and more….
Check out the latest.
Art Master Africa
BIC invites African artists to create artwork illustrating the theme Ubuntu Together with BIC ball pens. The top 3 finalists will be awarded cash prizes of $500, $1000, and $2000.
Deadline: Jul 18
Berlin Lit
Submit poems on any theme to Berlin Lit. Payment: €20 per poem.
Deadline: Jul 31
Children’s Book Creators
Children’s book authors and illustrators are invited to apply to the Narva Art Residency in Estonia. Selected participants will receive a €1500 stipend and travel compensation.
Deadline: Jul 12
Christian-Inspired Fiction
Mysterion is looking for speculative, science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories that feature Christian themes, characters, or cosmology. Payment: $0.08 per word for previously unpublished stories and $0.04 per word for reprints.
Deadline: Jul 31
Jazz Workshop
The Accra Jazz Academy is offering a free musical education program for passionate jazz musicians and vocalists to hone their skills.
Deadline: Jul 15
Photographing Joy
No! Wahala Magazine invites African photographers to submit pictures representing joy.
Deadline: Jul 15
Speculative Writers!
Submit women-led stories and poems to Fiyah. Contributors will be paid $50 for poetry and $0.08 per word for stories. Theme: Spacefaring Aunties.
Deadline: Jul 31
Young Poets
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is a prestigious poetry competition for 11-17 year-olds around the world. Prizes include gifts, performance and publication opportunities, and a paid internship programme.
Deadline: Jul 31
ZODML Poetry Contest
Aspiring poets enrolled in Nigerian public universities are encouraged to submit poems on the theme of Hopefulness to the 2024 ZODML Poetry Contest. The overall winner will receive ₦250,000.
Deadline: Jul 31
“Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic.” – Charles Eames