The Friday Roundup #9
Hello Creatives!
Twice a month, I share 9 local and international career-enhancing opportunities in the form of open calls, fellowships, residencies, grants, and more for African creatives and culture workers.
Today's feature includes a fellowship for museum professionals, a support group for animators, submission calls for writers, and more. Dive in!
Anansi Stories
Flame Tree Press is looking for stories centred around Anansi the trickster god for their Myths, Gods and Immortals book series. Payment: $0.08 per word.
Deadline: Jun 23
Climate Fiction Contest
Submissions are open for the Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors short story contest. Interested writers are encouraged to imagine a future in which solutions to the climate crisis flourish. Prizes range from $300 to $3,000.
Deadline: Jun 24
Fellowship for Museum Professionals
The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa and the University of the Western Cape have announced a year-long museum fellowship programme to educate a new generation of art and museum professionals in Africa. Successful applicants will receive tuition, accommodation, basic health insurance and a monthly stipend.
Deadline: Jun 30
Filmmakers!
Submit your films to the Silicon Valley African Film Festival
Deadline: Jun 15
Girls in Animation
Are you an African woman who works or aspires to work in the animation industry? Check out the online support group Girls in Animation. Members have access to resources, training seminars and job opportunities.
Deadline: Rolling
Illustrators!
Illustrators from around the world who want their work professionally reviewed and critiqued are invited to share their portfolios with art directors from The New York Times.
Deadline: Jun 21
Pure Wata Zine
Pure Wata Zine invites writers and visual artists to submit to their 2nd issue. Contributions from creatives with Ghanaian heritage or a strong link to Ghana will be prioritised. Theme: THREADS
More info here (Instagram link)
Deadline: Jun 15
Submit to Underblong
Underblong is accepting poetry submissions. Payment: $20.
Deadline: Jun 15
Sybil Journal
Sybil Journal is open to fiction, essays, poetry, comics, and visual/hybrid art from both new and previously published creatives.
Deadline: Rolling
“Art is the stored honey of the human soul.” — Theodore Dreiser