The Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa (ANFASA) Grant Scheme 2020 for Non-Fiction Writers

Application Deadline: July 31st 2020

ANFASA, the Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa, announces the next round of the grant scheme to benefit authors of scholarly and of general non-fiction works.

Scholarly works are normally based on research and cover a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and arts. The AGSA scheme encourages young researchers in particular to communicate through the written word and to build their academic careers through the writing of scholarly monographs. Grants are reserved for books rather than articles, although a compilation of essays would be eligible.

What is a “general non-fiction work”?

• Just as an example, it could be a biography or an autobiography; a history of a town or a region or a religion; a book about music or sport or theatre; a political or social analysis; an account of everyday life in a township; a book about nursing, or cooking, or fashion, or fishes, or traditional medicines, or cars – those are just a few of the many topics supported by the ANFASA grant scheme in the past.

Benefits

• The grants are intended to provide a sum of around R30 000 to be used for an author to “buy time” – to take leave, for instance, and devote herself or himself to writing; or to travel in order to conduct research. A grant could also be used for equipment to conduct interviews. The grants are for research and writing, and are not intended to cover the cost of publishing the manuscript although a grant could also be used to cover some editing costs, for instance, if properly motivated.
• An independent committee will assess the applications and select the most deserving. The selection committee aims to offer awards to a wide-ranging group of authors and subjects, and the selection process will respect the need to treat new and experienced authors equally; to bear in mind authors writing in rural as well as urban locations; and to consider authors at all levels of education from the untutored to the degreed.
• The ANFASA grant scheme especially encourages applications from young authors at the start of their careers

Applications for books written in all the official languages will be equally considered.

Application Procedure

• Go to our application page to apply online or send an e-mail to [email protected].
• The closing date for applications is 31 July, the successful applications will be announced in December and payments will be made before the end of the year.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ANFASA Grant Scheme 2020 for Non-Fiction Writers