The Creative Writing Section in the School of Languages and Literatures hereby invites applications for this Fellowship in 2021, under a prestigious grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance Creative Writing research (Creative Writing Pedagogy/History, African Languages and Creative Writing, Creativity, Creativity and Education, etc.)
Application Deadline: 30th November 2020 at 12:00
Type: Postdoctorate
Eligibility: Ideal candidate should be involved in Creative Writing research (Creative Writing Pedagogy/History, African Languages and Creative Writing, Creativity, Creativity and Education, etc.)
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Eligible Countries: Not specified
To be Taken at (Country): The successful candidate will be resident in Makhanda (Grahamstown) for the duration of the Fellowship.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: R210 000 per annum
The ideal candidate will also be involved in our intensive course focusing on hybrid genres, multilingualism, innovation and experimentation in fiction and poetry.
Duration of Award: 12 months
How to Apply: Candidates who would like to be considered for this Fellowship should submit their CV and an academic transcript, together with a letter of motivation of not more than two typed/printed A4 pages via email, to Mr Paul Wessels and Dr Hleze Kunju ([email protected]; [email protected]), by the deadline listed above. Â
CV should provide information on the following;
- Conferences attended (indicate names of presentations given)
- Peer reviewed publications
- Prizes won
- Leadership positions held
- Languages spoken
- Citizenship
Submit completed application forms to: [email protected]; [email protected]
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