My Mind Words Paper [2011-05-22] 

  • Deadline: Saturdays starting 28 May 2011The Future Project presents an incredible opportunity to learn from the very best with the resumption of it’s The Future-Writers Workshop. The workshop unarguably has the widest range in terms of curriculum content, active participation and a visible improvement in participant’s writing abil…

  • Call for Submissions: The Trigger Reflex Anthology (Pill Hill Press)

    Set them after snow-beasts in the Himalayas, sea-monsters off of Komodo, or sandworms in Egypt. Give us legend, folklore, or beasts unknown that never leave the shadows.We are now accepting submissions to THE TRIGGER REFLEX, the exciting sequel to LEATHER, DENIM & SILVER!The moon is rising. Your breath frosts the air as your grip …

  • Deadline: 30 May 2011Adopting as a first premise the existence of affective differences underlying the Middle Eastern and Western literary traditions, this panel undertakes the exegetical work of interpreting works from the Middle East to posit a new approach to poeticized vulnerability. Papers will track the possibilities for a n…

  • Deadline: 15 June 2011Matthew Schneider-Mayerson and Cameron-Leader Picone invite book reviews for a 2011 special edition of Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture, an open access, electronic, peer-reviewed journal devoted to publishing essays in cultural studies from emerging and established scholars worldwide. This them…

  • Islamonline is looking for freelance writers to contribute to its growing website. Writers can contribute according to availability and will be paid as per current remuneration policies.www.Islamonline.net is a news website based in Doha, Qatar. The website deals with Islamic matters, and, Muslim world affairs. IOL presently opera…

  • Women in REDzine is the first multicultural literature and art magazine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While we are proud of this legacy, we wish to emphasize that our focus has always been, and will remain, the continued celebration and uplifting of ALL women and our multicultural heritage. Women in REDzine works to incr…

  • Jadaliyya Ezine is launching an expanded Reviews section. We want this to be a place for commentary, debates, and exchanges on books, films, videos, art, theater, music, new media, conferences, protests, and events. Keep watching www.jadaliyya.com for updates in the weeks ahead. Please send reviews, queries, proposals, and suggest…

  • Deadline: 1 June 2011In an extension of the extremely successful symposium held at the University of Haute Alsace, France 18-20 March 2011, titled “Asian American Literature and Maxine Hong Kingston’s Legacy”, the University of Jendouba co-organizes with UHA an International Conference, titled “Science, Art, and Gender in The Glob…

  • We are looking for "experienced" transcribers in the field of general/business transcripts who can ensure a high quality and accurate output. The workers we are looking for should be able to work under pressure, with minimal supervision, and a fast turn around time of 8-12 hours for 60-90 minutes of audio recordings.We assign proj…

  • Deadline: 30 August each yearMozambique's National Union of Journalists (SNJ) and the mobile phone company Vodacom on Tuesday launched the fourth annual edition of the journalism prizes sponsored by Vodacom.There are eight categories in which prizes can be awarded, with total prize money of 31,000 US dollars. The most prestigious …

  • Date: 28 May 2011Literature Forum: Poetry performance, readings, discussions at the Goethe Institut Library from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm. Free entry.Amka is a space to listen to the voices of established and budding female writers - voices of women with a passion for the pen. It gives all women, heard and unheard, a chance to travel w…

  • As part of the Cairo Bureau team you will be responsible for producing highly crafted broadcast packages and provide engaging lives for Sky News Arabia. You will also generate news-making and analytical content for Sky News Arabia's website and other digital platforms. You will initiate news stories and cover both breaking and pre…

  • At Blink Tower, we are in the business of explaining stuff. If a business has a new product, service or idea, we condense it into a 60 to 90 second voiceover and graphics script. This then gets recorded in studio, and then our brilliant animators tell the visual story using 2D animation. Have a look at some of our work at youtube.…

  • Deadline: 31 July 2011Gmedia Center Human Rights workshop intends to enhance and deepen the journalists’ understanding of human rights principles and protection mechanisms. Organized in conjunction with the session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodical Review (UPR), the workshop offers journalists the opportunity t…

  • For Writers Writing in French: The $150,000 FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages 2011

    Deadline: 22 July 2011The FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages 2011, bestowed by the Civil Association of the Juan Rulfo Latin American and Caribbean Literature Prize opens the call for entries for candidacies to receive the FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages 2011, recognizing the life’s work of a living writer with a valu…

  • Come to Moshi, Tanzania within sight of Mount Kilimanjaro. Receive excellent training from BBC trainers. Cover an inspiring youth sports development tournament. Make friends and tell the world about it.The East Africa Cup is about a week in Moshi, and a year in the community. It’s for organisations who use sport in a positive way …

  • Date: starts 7 June 2011WORDwarrior writing workshops in South Africa, Cape Town. The classes are aimed to help you explore and express on the page. Developed and facilitated by Vivian Warby, who has been a writer for 25 years and is constantly updating her studies in the field of psychology, facilitation and human behaviour. The …

  • The £5000 Alfred Fagon Award for British Playwrights of African Descent

    Deadline: 1 August 2011The Alfred Fagon Award is the pre-eminent Award for playwrights of African and Caribbean descent. It was established in 1996 in memory of the late Jamaican playwright and actor, Alfred Fagon.In 2011 the winner will be awarded £5000 in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the art of playwriting.Alr…

  • Deadline: 25 May 2011An opportunity exists for a freelance (min six week contract) Online Fashion Editor for one South Africa's leading fashion e-retailers.Job Outputs• Online fashion writing. At least three new articles and two brand interviews each week.• Online look development- at least two looks per week.• Media relations in …

  • Online English language publication looking for regular outside contributor to review newest films and DVD releases (mostly English language films, but some Arabic films too). Please apply with a CV, a brief cover letter, and a relevant writing sample.Location: CairoCompensation: Cinema entry is compensatedVia: craigslist.orgConta…

  1. Job Opening: Editor for The Politician Magazine (South Africa)
  2. Job Opening: Humanities Editor for Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (Kenya)
  3. Job Opening: Editor in Chief for Press Now Media Project (Somalia/ salary: €3,133- €4,700)
  4. Job Opening: Managing Editor for The Publishing Partnership (South Africa)
  5. Job Opening: Entertainment Editor for You Magazine (Media24 South Africa)