Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship

The Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship, also called the Morland Writing Scholarships or the Miles Morland Writing Scholarship is an annual financial scholarship awarded to four to six African writers to enable them write a fiction or non-fiction book in the English language.

Character and value

The grant is between £18,000 and £27,000 (fiction or nonfiction respectively), given over twelve to eighteen months to each chosen writer. The only requirements are that the writer submit 10,000 words every month and, if they ever get a book contract out of their writing output, donate 20% back to the foundation.

The award was established in 2013 by Miles Morland, a British citizen and philanthropist, through the Miles Morland Foundation (MMF), a UK registered charity which makes grants in areas reflecting its founder's interests.[1]

It is one of the most prestigious writing scholarships on the African continent.[2]

It is currently judged by three writers and publishers: Muthoni Garland, Cassava Republic Press director Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, and Brittle Paper deputy editor Otosirieze Obi-Young.[3]

Recipients

The prizewinners are as follows:

2013

2014
  • Yewande Omotosho (Nigeria) - fiction
  • Ahmed Khalifa (Egypt)
  • Ndinda Kioko (Kenya) - fiction
  • Simone Haysom (South Africa)

2015

2016[4]

2017[5]
  • Alemseged Tesfai (Eritrea)
  • F.T.Kola (South Africa)
  • Eloghosa Osunde (Nigeria)
  • Bryony Rheam (Zimbabwe)
  • Elnathan John (Nigeria)

2018[6]
  • Edwige Renee Dro (Cote D'Ivoire)
  • Kola Tubosun (Nigeria) - non-fiction
  • Sibabalwe Oscar Masinyana (South Africa)
  • Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu (Zimbabwe)

2019[7]
  • Gloria Mwaniga Odari (Kenya)
  • Hawa Jande Golakai (Liberia)
  • Nnamdi Oguike (Nigeria)
  • Parselelo ole Kantai (Kenya)

References
  1. Mochama, Tony. "The milestones in Mile Morland's literary philanthropy". SDE.
  2. "Opportunity for African Writers | Apply for the 2018 Miles Morland Writing Scholarships". Brittle Paper. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  3. "The Miles Morland Foundation Announces Judges for 2019 Scholarships: Muthoni Garland, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf & Otosirieze Obi-Young". Brittle Paper. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. "Announcement of 2016 Morland Writing Scholarship Winners". The Miles Morland Foundation. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. "Morland Writing Scholarships 2017 Winners Announcement". The Miles Morland Foundation. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  6. "Morland Writing Scholarships for 2018". The Miles Morland Foundation. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  7. "Morland Writing Scholarship Winners 2019". The Miles Morland Foundation. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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