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The SprinNG Fellowship Overview
99 Graduating SprinNG Mentees matched with 57 Mentors 
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(2018 - 2020)
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January 2018
August 2018
June 2019
June 2020
The SprinNG Writing Fellowship (SWF) is an intensive 6 weeks online mentorship programme for developing writers with great potential and willingness to learn.

This fellowship focuses on 6 genres of literature: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Book Review, Play/Drama and Blogging. During the 5 weeks, mentees will be in contact with their mentors, sending them their works, getting reviews and commentaries. Mentors and mentees will aim to work on at least 1 piece of writing in their select genre per week. The SprinNG Creative Writing Fellowship is only open to writers that have not published a book before (eBook/hardcopy).

The medium of communication between the mentors and mentees throughout this programme will be via email, phone calls, whatsApp and text messages. All mentees will be provided weekly N500/¢10 airtime during the programme.

Fellowship Eligibility
- Applicant Must be a Nigerian or Ghanaian citizen, residing in Nigeria or Ghana
- Applicant Must be between the ages 18 to 25
- The SprinNG Writing Fellowship is only open to writers that have not published a book before (eBook/chapbook/hardcopy)
Fellowship Application

Application to be a mentee in the SprinNG Fellowships is now open.
To apply visit: 
https://tinyurl.com/SprinNGWF21 or https://forms.gle/dWXDRepYCGUAqf6c9
SELECTION CRITERIA
We are searching for Nigerian/Ghanaian writers who are goal-oriented and have the potential to develop. In selecting the mentees for the fellowship we will consider the following:

Writers with POTENTIAL:
Applicants must have basic writing skills but show the potential to develop. This fellowship is for writers who need guidance to develop.
 
Writers who are OPEN MINDED:
Applicants must demonstrate the will to receive constructive feedback.
 
Writers that are AMBITIOUS:
Applicants must show passion and interest in developing their writings.
Fellowship Timeline
January 10 – April 15: Application opens and closes
March: Mentors will be announced
May 15: Finalists will be notified
May 21: Mentees and mentors will be paired

The Fellowship
June 1 – July 15: Fellowship Period
The mentorship programme is normally designed to take place over 5 week period (June 1 - July 7). However, a grace period of one week (July 7 - July 14) has been added for any mentor who is interested in extending the programme beyond 5 weeks.

July 15 – 20: Programme rounds up
August: Mentees profiles and programme reports will be released
December: Publication of mentees anthology

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SprinNG 2021 Fellowship Brochure
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  • Publications
    • Anthologies
    • Book Reviews
    • Interviews
  • Submissions
    • An Afro-Eros Anthology
    • We Are Deathless
  • Fellowship
  • Contests
    • Monthly Bookstore Gift-card
    • Annual Poetry Contest
    • SWAP >
      • SWAP 2020 Winner
  • SprinNG Lit
  • Nigerian Writers Database
  • About
    • Annual Report
    • Donate
    • Quicklinks