Creative Writing Workshop for Emerging Writers
Applications Now Open | Deadline: 30 July 2025
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications for the 2025 Creative Writing Workshop—a six-week, fully funded residency for emerging African writers working in poetry and the short story.
Running from 15 September to 31 October 2025, the workshop will host six writers at our micro-campus in Johannesburg. Travel, accommodation, and a stipend are included.
Facilitated by acclaimed poet, short story writer, and anthologist Makhosazana Xaba, the programme supports creative growth through collective dialogue, close reading, and experimentation. Participants will write, read, and reflect across genres, guided by this year’s theme: Exploring the Ordinary in Our Lives
Each week introduces sub-themes that draw on memory, imagination, and research—expanding craft through mentorship and peer exchange.
Rooted in care, critique, and creative freedom, the JIAS Creative Writing Workshop offers writers a space to think, experiment, and build lasting community across borders.