Deadline: 2-Jun-21
The Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is pleased to announce call for applications for the African Feminist Writing Workshop to strengthen the capacity of 15 young African feminist writers through a writing workshop series that will enhance their activism, and legitimacy for African Feminist thought leadership.
The goal of the African feminist writing workshop is to strengthen the capacity of feminists for research and writing for academic journals.
Workshop participants are expected, with support and guidance from the consulting editor, to develop papers that shall be published in the second edition of the Leaders’ Journal,.
The Leaders’ journal is an integral part of the culture of learning and knowledge creation at AMwA, and aims at contributing towards the growth of feminist scholarship and the widening of the feminist movement using writing as a form of liberation and consciousness awakening.
The series will be conducted through eight online rigorous writing workshops which will aim at fostering a community of young feminist writers who will lead and strengthen intellectual activism in Africa, using writing as a key organising strategy.
The workshop series will be held once every week on Zoom, from 2:00-4:00pm EAT starting from 11 th June, 2021 to 30th July 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
- Participants should be feminists from the African continent who are interested in strengthening their academic writing skills and are committed to participating in all the work required as part of the workshop.
- Applicants should have at least intermediate writing skills and show evidence of written work.
- Applicants should be able to speak and write in English.
For more information, visit https://www.akinamamawaafrika.org/african-feminist-writing-workshop-call-for-applications/
