The Tender Photo Editorial Fellowship
Applications due on December 10, 2023
Writers of African descent based anywhere on the African continent are invited to apply for an editorial fellowship with Tender Photo, a newsletter on African photography.
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.
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.
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.
To apply, complete this form.
Applications are open from 24 November–10 December 2023.
Successful candidates will be notified by Friday 22 December.
Kindly address any question to submissions@tender.photo, and please spread the word.
TENDER PHOTO is a bi-weekly newsletter on African photography. Every Wednesday we feature a photograph and a short caption about it, and include a statement from the photographer. Every Friday, we publish commentaries or photo-essays in response to photographs previously featured on the newsletter. The most recent series is KINDRED. Our goal is to engage with early to mid-career African photographers, and to create a platform in which photographers lead the cataloguing and engagement with their work.
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Such a great opportunity!
love this!