Deadline: 10 December 2023
Writers of African descent based anywhere on the African continent are invited to apply for the Tender Photo Editorial Fellowship, a newsletter on African photography.
Benefits
- During the fellowship period, each editorial fellow will receive a stipend in exchange for editing four (4) editions of the newsletter over the course of five months.
- This will include initiating and facilitating correspondence with photographers, writing short narrative captions, and readying the newsletter for publication.
- The overall experience is intended to help the fellows pursue independent projects at the intersections of photography, literature, and art criticism.
Duration
- The fellowship will last from January 15- June 15, 2024. It will be preceded by a virtual bootcamp with Emmanuel Iduma, the editor of Tender Photo. There will also be regular check-ins throughout the period.
Eligibility Criteria
- The fellowship is targeted at early to mid-career individuals who write in English and are interested in deepening their engagement with photography about the continent.
- Preference will be given to those with little to no formal training in the visual arts or art criticism.
- A good publication history is assumed, as well as a grasp of the newsletter’s ethos and format.
- Five (5) successful applicants will be awarded the fellowship.
For more information, visit Tender Photo.
