Fellowships
ILS Kenya and Jahazi Press are thrilled to announce the
2023 East African Fellowship winners! We are accepting donations through GoFundMe to make these fellowships possible.
In fiction:
Gloriah Amondi, “Watamu”
Noella Moshi, “Her Delicate Skull”
Buke Abdub Galma, “My Name is Blank”
In poetry:
Alexis Grace Teyie, “Salvation and the Ecstatic”
Billy Hani, “Baking Bread”
These talented writers will receive free tuition, travel, and accommodations
to attend ILS in Kenya from July 7 - 22, 2024
Runners-up in the fellowship competition were:
Moses Abukutsa
Chia Kayanda
Charles Muhumuza
Frank Njugi
A big thank you to our Kenyan literary partners, Jahazi Press, who administered the contest and selected the winners.
We are grateful to all of our generous donors who are making these fellowships possible. We will be listing all donors on our website soon and are still accepting donations on GoFundMe. The more we raise, the more fellowships we can provide.
The 2022 East African Fellowship recipients were Munira Hussein, Dennis Mugaa, and Gladwell Pamba.
International Fiction Contest Fellowships
The first place winners of our 2023 Fiction and Poetry Contest will receive full tuition wavers, free accommodations and a travel stipend to attend the July 2024 ILS program. The second place winners will be offered full tuition fee waivers to attend the program, and the third place winners will be offered 50% off the tuition fee. Runners up will be awarded partial fellowships to attend the program.
Partial Fellowships and Tuition Discounts
All program applicants and fiction contest entrants will automatically be considered for merit-based fellowships and tuition discounts, regardless of nationality, based on the strength of their writing, and as our funds allow.
Sponsorship
If you would like to sponsor a writer with a full or partial fellowship, or support our programming in any other way, you can learn more about sponsorship opportunities and donate online.
Questions? Contact us anytime.