Opportunities for Creatives
Prizes, fellowships and open calls for writers and artists, shared in April 2025.
The Iskanchi Book Prize
Deadline: April 21, 2025
$1,000 and book publication
Sprinng Writing Fellowship 2025
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Anthology Publication+ Mentorship + 1-Year MasterClass Membership
The Pulitzer Center Underreported African Stories Grant
Deadline: Apr 27 2025 – Jun 07 2025
The Pulitzer Center is seeking proposals from journalists worldwide to advance wide-reaching and relevant journalism on issues impacting communities in Africa
The Female Voices Short Film Fund 2025
Deadline: June 30, 2025
With a financial grant of $10,000 and a direct pitching opportunity to a development deal with one of the UK’s largest Independent finance and production companies, Goldfinch.
African Women In Photography X The End Fund 2025
Deadline: April 30, 2025
$10,000 + Mentorship
Anna Awards 2025
Deadline: June 27, 2024
Women-identifying artists from Africa
- First Prize: R100,000 cash prize
The Toyin Falola prize 2025
Deadline: April 15, 2025
As every other writing opportunity, The Toyin Falola prize 2025 holds on to histories and stories that shape their vision.
The Purorrelato Micro-Story Contest 2025
Deadline: April 16, 2025
- First award: 750 euros
- Second award: 375 euros
- Third award: 225 euros
Ripples Center For Data And Investigative Journalism Africa Fund
Deadline: April 26, 2025
The RCDIJ Africa Fund has a ceiling of $10,000. Approved sum for each project ranges from under $1,000 to $10,000
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The Royal Society of Literature (RSL)
Deadline: April 27, 2025
We are seeking recommendations of writers of diverse literary forms, including writers of drama, fiction, graphic fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and screenplays.
The the Andrée Blouin Prize 2025
Deadline: April 30, 2024
The winner of the Andrée Blouin Prize will receive an advance of $2000 and a publishing contract with Inkani Books.
Bridport Prize 2025
Deadline: May 31, 2025
There is a £20k prize fund split between the categories.
The International Audio Drama Competition 2026
Deadline: June 4, 2025
$500 stipend, travel cost worth up to $600, access to the library’s resources, an accommodation and participant must be 21 years above with a valid passport.
Goethe Zentrum Kampala’s Open Call for Proposals
Deadline: May 02, 2025
The Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/Ugandan German Cultural Society’ (GZK/UGCS) invites different creatives to submit their proposals on diverse projects that are unique and promotes the cultural scene in the Ugandan community