Partners
No single organisation builds a continental ecosystem alone
DPGLF is designed as a coordinator, not an owner of every stage. That keeps costs down, scales faster, and means our partners’ expertise reaches young writers directly.
Working with us
Current partners
publisher
Emoworld Publishers
Publishing partner: editorial support, contracts, distribution and author representation for selected writers.
production
Bluewalk Productions
Story development, adaptation planning and production opportunities.
production
DreamHaus Productions
Visual storytelling and media development expertise.
production
BAG Animation
Animation development and visual adaptation capability.
Where partnerships fit
Five kinds of collaboration
Each type of partner unlocks a different part of the pathway and strengthens the Foundation’s case for the next one.
Publishing
Editorial support, publishing contracts, print and digital publication, distribution, author representation and revenue participation.
- Emoworld Publishers
Media & production
Story development, adaptation planning and production capability for animation, television, film and documentary.
- Bluewalk Productions
- DreamHaus Productions
- BAG Animation
Education
Access to emerging writers, workshop platforms, curriculum development and distribution channels for educational content.
- Primary and secondary schools
- Universities
- Teacher training colleges
- Educational NGOs
Cultural & heritage
Preservation expertise, research collaboration and credibility for the archive as a cultural asset.
- National libraries
- Museums
- Cultural centres
- Language preservation initiatives
International development
Technical support, funding and international visibility for education, youth development and creative economy work.
- UNESCO
- Goethe-Institut
- British Council
- African Culture Fund
- Mastercard Foundation
Organisations listed are collaborators and prospective partners identified in the Foundation’s plan. Confirmed partnerships appear above as they are signed.
Mentors and judges
Give a young writer the guidance you wish you had had
Mentors work with one or two writers through a documented development cycle covering story structure, character, dialogue, editing, research, cultural authenticity and intellectual property awareness. Judges read assigned entries and score them against a published rubric.
Both roles are handled entirely in the platform: you only ever see the work assigned to you, feedback stays attached to the version it refers to, and nothing is lost between drafts.
Offer to mentor or judgeRights, licensing and adaptation enquiries
Publishers, producers and researchers can register interest in a specific story or in the catalogue as a whole.