The Goethe-Institut has invited aspiring African writers of all ages interested in writing for Young Adults (YA) to submit short stories, 3,000 to 5,000 words in length, in Kiswahili, English or French.

Afroyoungadult, published by the Goethe-Institut, will feature Young Adults (YA) stories.

Selected authors will be published in an anthology and will participate in workshops in February 2019. 

The anthology will be available in Kiswahili, English, and French, and launched at the 2019 Ake Festival.

If interested, send your short story to afroyoungadult@gmail.com with a short biography and your preferred city for the workshop. 

The workshops will take place in the following languages in the following cities:

KISWAHILI: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

FRENCH: Lome, Togo; Dakar, Senegal.

ENGLISH: Accra, Ghana; Kigali, Rwanda; Lagos, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; Johannesburg, South Africa.

The deadline for submissions is 30th of November this year. Announcement of selected entries will be made on 3rd of January, 2018. The workshops will take place between 11th of February  to 15th of February, 2019. 

Therefore, it's pertinent that only writers who will be in Africa and can travel to attend their chosen workshop should submit to the call.

Send all  enquiries to afroyoungadult@gmail.com.