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MMF Creative Writing Workshop

Aug 24, 2017

In July 2017 the Miles Morland Foundation held their first creative writing course. The course was led by Giles Foden, award winning author of ‘The Last King of Scotland’ and Creative Writing Professor at the University of East Anglia. Michela Wrong, the Foundation’s Literary Director, also facilitated several discussions, not least a session on non-fiction…
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Review of MMF Creative Writing Course

Aug 24, 2017

Below is a review written by one of our workshop participants, Gloria Mwaniga: Writers and Literary Workshops in Africa: Gloria Mwaniga Minage
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Announcement of 2017 Morland Writing Scholarships Awards

Jun 19, 2017

The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2017 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers will open for entries on Friday 30th June. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 31st October 2017. Please see our under Morland Writing Scholarships the tab marked Entry Requirements and FAQs. ​ Last year we were delighted with…
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Scholarship Winners

May 4, 2017

Over the past two years it has supported literary festivals in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Somaliland; cultural initiatives in east, west, central and southern Africa; London’s Film Africa festival, the Caine Prize for African Writing, several African educational initiatives and the new Rhodes scholarships for Africans. The Foundation runs a yearly African writing scholarship scheme,…
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Announcement of 2016 Morland Writing Scholarship Winners

Dec 14, 2016

Morland Writing Scholarships 2016 We have four brilliant new winners of Morland Writing Scholarships: · Abdul Adan – Somalia · Ayesha Harruna Attah – Ghana · Lidudumalingani Mqombothi – South Africa · Nneoma Ike-Njoku – Nigeria The three fiction winners each receive a grant of ₤18,000 to allow them to take a year off to…
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Morland Writing Scholarship – 2016 Shortlist

Nov 25, 2016

The Miles Morland Foundation is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2016 Morland Writing Scholarships. This year, Nigerians have dominated the list. Of the twenty-two names, eleven are from Nigeria, three from South Africa, two each from Somalia, Kenya and Zimbabwe, and one each from Gambia and Ghana. Miles Morland said, “The standard of…
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Mozambique Film Festival

Sep 1, 2016

YouTube channel documenting the work of the Mozambique Film Festival and Ethale publishing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWTfWH8P1L0Gom-3R12gBww
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Storymoja 2016

Jul 25, 2016

An article on Storymoja 2016 in the Nairobi Star: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/06/25/literature-why-nairobi-will-miss-storymoja-festival_c1374822 
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Tony Mochama interview

Jul 24, 2016

An article on 2013 Morland Writing Scholar, Tony Mochama, in the Daily Nation, July 2016: ​ http://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/weekend/Time-to-write-to-the-heart-of-the-country/-/1220/3296510/-/54gka4z/-/index.html
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Lidudumalingani Mqombothi interview

Jul 24, 2016

An interesting interview with Caine Prize winner and one of our scholars from 2016, Lidudumalingani Mqombothi. Good to see both Saraba and Short Story Day Africa, both organisations the MMF support, mentioned. ​ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/10/prize-winning-caine-prize-african-author-writers-must-diversify-to-survive?CMP=share_btn_fb 
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New African article

Jun 30, 2016

A great article by the New African on the state of play for the new generation of African Writers. It’s heartening to see that the MMF support nearly every festival/organisation referenced: ​ newafricanmagazine.com/africa-writes-next-generation-state-play/?platform=hootsuite
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Announcement of 2015 Morland Writing Scholarship Awards

Dec 10, 2015

​ ​ Announcement of 2015 Morland Writing Scholarship Awards The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Morland Writing Scholarships. The winners each receive a grant of ₤18,000 to allow them to take a year to write a book. This year for the first time we gave in addition two…
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Ba re e ne re, 2015

Dec 1, 2015

Youtube video documenting the events of Ba re e ne re literary festival in Lesotho, December 2015:
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Hargeysa International Book Fair featured in Quartz Africa

Jul 24, 2013

Brilliant coverage of Hargeysa International Book Fair in Quartz Africa, July 2013: ​ Somalia’s nascent love affair with books is blossoming as safety returns to the country
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About Us

The Miles Morland Foundation’s main aim is to support entities in Africa which enable Africans to get their voices heard. It is particularly interested in supporting African writing and African literature.

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