My Mind Words Paper [2011-06-05] 

  • "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity" ~ William WordsworthSpontaneity feeds creative minds but that doesn't mean we should sit around waiting for inspiration. So here's a little challenge: A Poem A Day. Poetry Potion will publish writing prompts ever…

  • Past Preservers is on the look out for passionate individuals who can utilize Crimson Bamboo’s unique new iPhone platform, Rama, to make history come alive!Uniting popular history with archival photographs, Rama not only adds a historical narrative to the walking tour, but shows snapshots of the tour route as it actually appeared.…

  • Deadline: 31 July 2011It is the time again when we seek entries for the prestigious FitzGerald prize for young African journalists.This offers a scholarship for a promising, young (under 30) African journalist or aspirant journalist to do a post graduate BA hons degree at the University of The Witwatersrand ’s Journalism Programme…

  • Deadline: 25 August 2011The Delegation of the European Union, in partnership with the Department of Arts and Culture, is seeking proposals to empower youth in South Africa to improve their life skills through culture, arts and sports activities. The proposals should ideally engage with disadvantaged youth, include them in organisi…

  • Deadline Extended: Amazwi Ethu South African Tales Creative Writing Contest

    Deadline: 26 June 2011 (from 19 June 2011)The creative writing competition closing date has been moved from 19 June to 26 June. Finalists will be contacted on 7 July.The Campaign calls for South African youth of all ages to write and submit their favourite South African stories for competition entry. Top stories will be compiled a…

  • Deadline: 17 June 2011Weg/go!, South Africa's leading travel title, has a vacancy for a dynamic web journalist to maintain and develop both websites as well as produce multimedia content in English and Afrikaans.Responsibilities:• Manage the websites and ensure that they are updated regularly with fresh content• Package content fr…

  • The Publishing Partnership, a custom publisher serving retailers, requires a mid-level online content and social media editor to work on the digital offerings of one of its brands. Writing experience as well as social media knowledge is essential.Job requirementsEnsure content across digital platforms (blog and social networking w…

  • Deadline: 9 January 2012Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty") (Nasdaq: LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA, LINTB, LSTZA, LSTZB) is now accepting submissions for the annual "Media for Liberty Award." This award recognizes media contributions that explore the link between economic and political liberty. Eligible works must be originally published …

  • Hadiyyat-ul-Hayya magazine will be releasing our first issue just before Ramadan 2011. Submit today for your chance to be included in our very first issue. Don't forget to subscribe early so you can have our Ramadan issue in time!About the magazineThe Hadiyyat-ul-Hayaa magazine is a Canadian based quarterly online magazine that is…

  • Deadline: 22 July 2011Win the chance to write for Cambridge University Press, along with a cash prize of £1000Have you developed an innovative and engaging way to assess your learners' progress as they learn English? Have you successfully used this material in your classroom?The inaugrual Cambridge ESU New Writing Award (2011) for…

  • Dates: 25 - 26 June 2011 (Cape Town), 2 - 3 July 2011 (Johannesburg)Aspirant writers who want to wave their creative wand and turn words into action are invited to join The Writing Studio's Weekend Workshop in Cape Town on June 25 and 26, and in Johannesburg on July 2 and 3.The practical From Page to Screen workshop gives writers …

  • Deadline: 30 June 2011 (from 29 April 2011)Arojah Concepts, an Abuja based edutainment outfit in collaboration with SOMETIN FO EVRIBODI has concluded plans to publish an Antoloji of Naija Puems (Poems in Nigerian Pidgin) and thereby wishes to invite interested Nigerians to send in their entries.The anthology which will be released…

  • Wanted: Freelance Student WriterRequirements:- A good understanding of Facebook and Twitter. (1 hour per day required)- Ability to write press releases- Solid English writing, grammar and spelling skills- Good Creative ideas to promote a service- Creative person to help with advertising ideasCity: GreensideVia: bizcommunity.comCon…

  • The Web Editorial Director is responsible for managing all content developed for The Network’s news and information website, ensuring it meets the highest standards of journalistic principles and ethics.Duties* Manage and lead the web editorial team providing content for The Network’s news and information website and other social …

  • Deadline: 1 October 2011Back in 1990, food enthusiast and advocate K. Dun Gifford started a nonprofit educational organization called Oldways to change the way people eat. He believed that positive and practical solutions, grounded in science, traditions and delicious foods and drinks, would help address the threatening tsunami of…

  • Deadline: 21 July 2011One of the most striking aspects of the globalization of the art world is the massive increase in interest in the work of contemporary African artists. This has been reflected in the spectacularly enhanced presence of African artists in global Biennial exhibitions, museum collections and in commercial galleri…

  • Deadline: 1 July 2011TOPIC of the 2011/2012 Film Essay Competition, organised by Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) is Re-emergence of the Cinema: Impact on the Local Industry and National Economy.Organisers announced this in a statement issued recently. 2011/2012 marks the sixth edition of the essay competition which began in 2005. …

  • Call for Essays in English: African StudiesEcocriticism has matured beyond nature writing, beyond writing about nature. Words for a Small Planet is an edited volume of essays that looks at the broader cultural, historical, sociological, and psychological implications of ecology in written, visual, and sound culture. The editor is …

  • Deadline: 1 August 2011All Entrants must complete this form and attach to front of hard copy of paper submitted at the time of the Conference, to the conference convener.The AFSAAP Postgraduate Essay Prize will awarded to the best postgraduate paper(s) presented at the annual conference. The 2011 MONASH / AFSAAP Postgraduate Essay…

  • Dates: 26 - 30 October 2011The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) celebrates its 30th year of existence from October 26 to 30, 2011. Venues will be the prestigious International Conference Centre and the Nigerian Writers Village, Abuja.The celebration runs side by side the annual writers convention. It will feature writers from…

  • Deadline: 30 June 2011Pitakwa Review seeks submissions for its forthcoming issue. Emerging and published writers are encouraged to submit their best and outstanding works to us. All genres of prose and poetry and their styles are considered. Send your best short stories of romance, science fiction, comics, and features writing, in…

  • Date: 25 June 2011Amka - Space for Women's Creativity is a forum for established and aspiring women writers and literature enthusiasts. We discuss texts by female German writers, Nobel prize laureates and submissions by yourselves.About Amka Literature ForumThis is a forum for upcoming, unpublished as well as established women wri…

  • Egypt Today and Business Today Egypt are published monthly from Cairo and distributed across the nation as well as to subscribers in more than 40 countries in the GCC, North Africa, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Our readers are Egyptian nationals or foreign residents of Egypt with an interest in Egyptian and Middle Ea…

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