Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship / How to Apply ($1000 + more)
A Long House is delighted to announce its call for applications for the Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship. This call continues A Long House’s commitment to fostering editorial talent in Africa, marking the fourth iteration since the fellowship’s inception in 2021. A Long House aims to further develop and expand the fellowship in the years to come, inspiring and nurturing a robust community of editors in Africa and its diaspora.
A Long House encourages Africans to apply for the Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship. This fellowship draws inspiration from one of the continent’s most illustrious editing traditions, established by Rajat Neogy, founder and editor of Transition, a renowned literary magazine that emerged from Africa. Founded in Uganda in 1961 when Neogy was just 22, Transition, under his editorial leadership, published works by some of Africa’s most distinguished writers, including Chinua Achebe, Es’kia Mphalele, Wole Soyinka, Bessie Head, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, often introducing their work to the world for the first time.
Eligibility Requirements for the Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship
All who are applying:
- Should be between 18 – 40 years old.
- Should be an African residing in Africa.
- Also, applicants must demonstrate a deep interest in African literature and the ecosystems that nurture it.
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Requirements
To apply, please upload a motivation letter of not more than 500 words along with your CV as a single pdf on Submittable.
Benefits
- There will be a $1000 award for the fellowship and a tote bag of books.
- A period of mentorship with a select writer or editor of repute.
- ”Fellows will work with A Long House throughout the one year tenure of the fellowship, at the end of which, theyʼll be expected to produce a chapbook of no more than 50 pages. The fellows will edit the chapbooks, and will be allowed creative freedom. This means they can have the chapbooks incorporate or make as its subject criticism, theory, photography, or art.”
Deadline: Applications close on 15 September, 2026.
For further inquiries, contact alh@alonghouse.com
