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The Future-Writers Workshop (Nigeria)
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…
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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 …
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Call for Proposals: Poetic Iterations of Middle Eastern Vulnerability (SAMLA Panel)
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…
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Book Reviews on "Popular Fiction" and "Genre Fiction" for Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture
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…
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Freelance Writers Wanted at IslamOnline.net (contributors are paid)
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…
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Call for Submissions: "Women in Red" Multicultural Literature and Art Magazine
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…
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Call for Reviews: Jadaliyya Ezine (Arab Studies Institute)
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…
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Call for Papers: Science, Art, and Gender in the Global Rise of Indigenous Languages (University of Jendouba, Tunisia)
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…
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Experienced Transcribers Wanted (rate: $15 per audio hour)
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…
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The 4th Annual National Union of Journalists/ Vodacom Journalism Prize (Mozambique)
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 …
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Amka Literature Forum at Goethe Institute (Kenya)
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…
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Job Opening: Cairo Bureau Reporter for Sky News Arabia (Egypt)
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…
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Contract Script Writer Wanted for Blink Tower South Africa
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.…
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Grant Sponsorships Available: GMedia Center Human Rights Workshop in Switzerland (for journalists from Togo/ Uganda)
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…
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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…
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BBC Training for Journalists from Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Burundi
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 …
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Word Warrior Creative WORDshop (South Africa)
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 …
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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…
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Job Opening: Online Fashion Editor for 36Boutiques.co.za
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 …
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Freelance Film Reviewer Wanted for Online English Language Publication (Egypt)
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…
My Mind Words Paper [2011-05-22]
- Job Opening: Publisher/ Managing Editor for Fleet Street Publications (South Africa)
- Job Opening: Sub-Editor for Fairlady Magazine (South Africa)
- Job Opening: Managing Editor for South African Labour Bulletin
- Job Opening: Editorial Assistant for Global Africa Network (South Africa)
- Job Opening: English Editor for MKEM DataTrack Kenya