My Mind Words Paper [2011-08-07] 

  • Deadline: 31 August 2011The Association of Nigerian Authors invites interested Nigerian writers, home and abroad to send in their works for the ANA @ 30 commemorative anthologies.The anthologies which will cover the three genre of literature - Prose, Poetry and Play will be presented during the International Convention and 30th An…

  • Looking for an Editor who has experience with fiction manuscripts. Please email your details to raynesaffire@rocketmail.com or call 076 278 1176 (please message or text if your call is not answered). I'm based in Somerset West.Contact Information:For inquiries: call 076 278 1176For submissions: raynesaffire@rocketmail.com …

  • Young dynamic company based in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town seeks a part time writer/blogger with a keen passion for traveling and meeting people, We are looking for a person who has knowledge about cruise ships, super yachts, boats and tourism to interact to write a monthly article about whats going on.Feel free to contact u…

  • Deadline: 30 August 2011Reporting to the Africa Editor your key performance areas will include:Monitor the wire services and news feeds for the latest news on AfricaWork on the news desk, write scripts for news inserts and illustrate the story visually in video editingSet up guests to be interviewed during the various bulletinsAss…

  • Deadline: 30 August 2011Reporting to the Africa Editor your key performance areas will include:Monitor the wire services and news feeds for the latest news on AfricaWork on the news desk write scripts for news inserts and illustrate the story visually in video editingSet up guests to be interviewed during the various bulletinsAssi…

  • The Jahazi Literary and Jazz Festival Opens September 1st (Tanzania)

    Dates: 1 - 4 September 2011Jahazi is a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to inspiring youth, learning and education through literature and music.The festival will consist of discussions, talks, lectures, workshops, seminars and forums designed to stimulate discussion and debate and also to educate people on relevant curren…

  • The Mail & Guardian Johannesburg Literary Festival Opens September 2nd (South Africa)

    Dates: 2 - 4 September 2011The Mail & Guardian Johannesburg Literary Festival hopes to be bigger and better this September. To mark the city’s 125th birthday the festival will focus on Jo’burg as both an African city and a world city. It has been titled: Five Quarters: Jo’burg at 125.ProgrammeSeptember 2Keynote address -- The Joha…

  • Deadline: 26 August 2011COSA Media, which publishes trade magazine RISKSA www.risksa.com, is seeking to recruit a features writer to cover the insurance industry. He or she will have a passion for business journalism, feature writing, analysis and news gathering. They will be able to hit the ground running and delve deep into the …

  • Deadline: 22 August 2011PEOPLE'S POST, a Media24 publication and member of WP Newspapers, prominent publisher of community newspapers in the Cape Peninsula, offers an exciting career opportunity for an enthusiastic sport reporter at its Tokai office.Responsibilities include:• Generating, reporting and writing articles on sport eve…

  • Deadline: 31 October 2011Submissions are accepted online through October 31, 2011 with a prize of US$1000 to the Community Choice Award Winner!Artists, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, writers: IMOW wants to showcase your work in the new online exhibition Your Voices: On Motherhood. Contributions can come in any medium that i…

  • Deadline: 20 August 2011Aktion „Mein Südafrika“ gestartet – Du hast das Sagen!Wir wollen deine Meinung zu Themen rund um Südafrika erfahren, ob deutscher oder südafrikanischer Bürger. Wie zum Beispiel dein schönstes Erlebnis im Kapland, deine Meinung zur Politik, deine Ansicht zu gesellschaftlichen Problemen, deine Erfahrungen mit…

  • Deadline: 19 August 2011Enter our Essay writting competition and stand a chance to win an all expenses paid educational tour to Tanzania for ten days. Essays should be written in English. The Essay topic should be from one of the four topics given.HOW TO ENTER:Each participant will have to submit an Essay, written in English and m…

  • Deadline: 24 August 2011The Publishers of a quarterly entertainment magazine require the services of the following for immediate employment:EditorMatured male or female graduate in Mass Communication, English, Journalism or any related field with excellent command of the English Language, keen attention to details, well-organized,…

  • Yahoo! is a true web pioneer - founded 16 years ago to help people makes sense of the internet. Today, across the globe, over 600 million people use Yahoo! every month. As the web has expanded we’ve continued to build innovative and imaginative experiences that are uniquely Yahoo! We do it each and every day and you could too. Now…

  • Date: 31 August 2011Learn how to create an online content strategy for your website, business, brand or publication. Discover the significance of writing content for search engines and web readers. Find out how to integrate social media in your content strategy in order to raise your popularity on the Internet.Course Contents:• Cr…

  • Deadline: 30 September 2011The unique role of first and second generation African immigrants in the United States is a subject of interest and debate among researchers. Africans may be one of the highest outbound peoples on the globe. Incidentally, neither the impact of migration on Africans in the Diaspora nor its future conseque…

  • Date: 13 August 2011You've read their interviews; you've read their book excerpts; you've read the book reviews; you've joined the Jalaa Facebook Page. Now, is the time for a book reading with the Jalaa Writers Collective as they read from their works; address questions about publishing in Nigeria and what a Writers' Collective ma…

  • Deadline: 20 November 2011The Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa was established by The Lumina Foundation in 2005. It was conceived as a very prestigious prize in honour of Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in literature to celebrate excellence in all its cerebral grace, its liberating qualities, the honour and recognition it…

  • Date: 18 August 2011After a successful celebration of the 77 birthday of Professor Wole Soyinka with last edition of the Play Reading Party, our next Guest Playwright is Nassarawa State-based legal Practitioner and award winning playwright, Isaac Attah Ogezi.The play in focus will be his newly published play CASKET OF HER DREAMS w…

  • The Poetry Africa International Poetry Festival Opens October 17th

    Dates: 17 - 22 October 2011The Poetry Africa international poetry festival takes place in Durban in early October, predominantly featuring poets from South Africa and elsewhere on the African continent. The seven-day programme includes performances, music, book-launches, the Durban SlamJam, seminars, workshops, open mic sessions, …

  • The main responsibility is to sub-edit all copy for publication, ensuring that it is stylistically consistent, factually and grammatically correct, and adheres to O standards.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:•Running the sub-editing department: Managing the second copy editor to ensure deadlines are met, keeping track of styl…

  • Deadline: 9 December 2011The story of Africa in the world is in some ways a history of crime: from the Atlantic slave trade to the Nigerian “419” email scam, violence and illegality have often been the means by which the continent is inscribed in the Western imagination. On a more local level, crime has also served as the medium t…

  • Deadline: 14 September 2011STORYTELLING season officially opens today with the start of the 2011 True Stories of KwaZulu-Natal Competition.Now in its 12th year, the competition has become a provincial institution and judges will again be looking for tales that record some of the spunk and sparkle of our region.All stories must be …

  • Deadline: 30 September 2011In spotlighting the contributions of Sola Olorunyomi – author of the seminal Afrobeat!: Fela and the Imagined Continent and other influential texts – to literary and cultural studies, this colloquium intends to incite a debate around the ferment that Olorunyomi has generated as an idea, a scholar, a teac…

  • Dates: 16 - 18 September 2011Creative Week Cape Town showcases creativity in design, music, film, theatre, business, innovation, digital media, fine arts and crafts in Cape Town.WHY?Creative Week Cape Town started as a legacy event for Cape Town’s World Design Capital 2014 bid. Inaugurated in September 2010, it aims to strengthen …

  • Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art is a triannual publication, twenty-three issues of which have appeared since it started with the autumn 1994/winter 1995 issue. Nka has established contacts and connections with African-based artists and art critics, academics, museums, galleries and other art related institutions. It is edi…

  • An exciting opportunity awaits an experienced print media journalist to write features in two B2B publications in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector.The successful applicant must have a Journalism or Media Studies degree, be computer literate and have their own transport.Main responsibilities include:1. Research, identif…

  • Deadline: 26 August 2011Applications are invited from across the Federal Republic of Nigeria to participate in a national essay competition organized by the above NGO.Primary1. Full scholarships (see details) to tertiary level of study at any Federal or State institution within Nigeria for the top 15 essay writers.2. Day trip (by …

  • Deadline: 30 September 2011As part of an on-going financial literacy program, the Bank of Mauritius is launching the first edition of the Financial Literacy – Essay Competition open for students of Forms IV and V of the Republic of Mauritius. The aim of the competition is to create/enhance awareness among students on topical issue…

  • Deadline: 8 September 2011This course is designed to help journalists in Africa to strengthen their reporting on financial and economic topics by developing their understanding and skills. “Learning by doing” is a core part of the programme, which includes practical exercises and live reporting. The course also focuses on improvin…

  • Deadline: 31 October 2011The prize encourages writers working with new media to showcase their skills, provoke discussion and raise awareness of new media writing, the future of the 'written' word and storytelling.Who can apply?Anyone can apply! Whether you’re a student, a professional, an artist, a writer, a Flash designer or an …

  • Emotion Press, Ibadan is dedicated towards one major purpose - projecting the future ones. Through her imprint, Omojojolo Books, Emotion Press strongly plans to publish and market quality books with an irresistible creative African aroma.Most potential authors has gone through the hassles of giving their creative works to roadside…

  • Deadline: 31 August 2011The Association of Nigerian Authors hereby calls for entries for the 2011 ANA/Anyiam Osigwe Literary Journalist Of the Year Prize.The prize was instituted in 2004 to stimulate growth and excellence in literary journalism in Nigeria. Since its establishment, the prize has attracted quality entries from pract…

  • Date: 14 August 2011The yearly CORA BOOK PARTY, started three years ago by the Committee for Relevant Art, CORA to honour those who make the Shortlist of the prestigious $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature, NPL, holds on SUNDAY, August 14 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.A statement from the CORA secretariat, sa…

  • OSHO Magazine - made In Namibia, for Women of Africa - is looking for freelance writers. Please forward your portfolios / profiles to info@oshomediacorp.com.Contact Information:For inquiries: info@oshomediacorp.comFor submissions: info@oshomediacorp.comWebsite: http://www.oshomediacorp.com/ …

  • Deadline: 5 September 2011The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today launched its Mobile News Grants and Training Scheme, which aims to help start and expand mobile news platforms across Sub-Saharan Africa.The project will provide funding, consultations and training to newspaper companies in Sub-Sahar…

  • Friends Africa is looking for inspirational stories for its upcoming publications: "What the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria means to Africans - 4th Edition" and "Innovative Practices - 2nd Edition".The two publications will unify stories about the powerful and innovative progress Africa is making in the strugg…

  • Yahoo! is a true web pioneer - founded 16 years ago to help people makes sense of the internet. Today, across the globe, over 600 million people use Yahoo! every month. As the web has expanded we’ve continued to build innovative and imaginative experiences that are uniquely Yahoo! We do it each and every day and you could too. Now…

  • Deadline: 11 August 2011As part of the plans to expand coverage, Nigerian News Direct is looking for experienced OND, HND and B.sc graduates to fill the position below:Position: EditorQualifications* Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years experience,* Should have Bachelor degree or HND in relevant disciple.How to ApplyIntereste…

  • Lagos Literary Journal will publish your interview with writers, artists, poets, musicians, actors and any person in the creative fields anywhere in the world. Send transcripts to editor@lagosliteraryjournal.comInclude videos and pictures as links to Youtube anfd Flickr uploads. No charge for publishing but professional quality su…

  • African Youth’s YouTube Storytelling ContestNo matter what African tribe, country or religion you come from, you have a story and a voice ... now is the time to use it.There are five free steps to entering the contest:1. Join the community2. Join YouTube3. Create and upload your video onto YouTube4. Discover new friends with commo…

  • Deadline: 10 August 2011To celebrate Addo Elephant National Park’s 80th birthday, we want to hear about your most favourite, your best, your most poignant or your most awe-inspiring memory of the Park over the last 80 years.You will have a chance until Wednesday, 10th August to post your memories here!PrizeYou stand in line to win…

  • Deadline: 1 September 2011As many of you might already know, Ramadan just started. For those who are not acquainted with it: Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, which requires Muslims to fast during a month from the sunup to the eventide. It is linked to the moon calendar, which is why the starting date is ten days earlie…

  • Deadline: 26 August 2011There can be no doubt of the vital role a free press has in a democratic society. The impact of journalism in its myriad forms on the South African collective consciousness cannot be overestimated. Joseph Pulitzer once said of the profession: “Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they…

  • Deadline: 31 August 2011Applications are invited from interested parties for the filling of vacant posts in the Limpopo Legislature:HANSARD & LANGUAGE SERVICESCONTROL EDITOR: AFRIKAANS (RefEF. LL03/07/11)CONTROL EDITOR: ISINDEBELE (RefEF. LL04/07/11)Basic salary: R326 475 per annumRequirements: • Postgraduate degree or equivalent …

  • Deadline: 29 August 2011Are you a creative person who thinks out of the box? Do you have an enquiring mind and constantly looking to broaden your general knowledge? Do you have experience in media that allows you to hit the ground running?An established and ever-growing publishing company looking for a Managing Editor to join its …

  • A small, dynamic publishing house seeks energetic editor for its monthly customer magazine. As editor, the candidate will need to drive the magazine's editorial strategy and be accountable for overseeing and managing the editing, writing and design of the magazine.This job will suit a self-motivated person who is eager to learn an…

  • Rivonia Publisher seeks to employ a Junior Researcher (R8000 - R10000)• Writing and submitting press releases for their website which is updated on a daily basis.• Investigating opportunities for editorial for their website• The position would be to research and survey clients in the travel industry and at the same time update the…

  • Looking for young, aspirant writers to adapt books, blog posts and other material into content for the system.Does this sound like you?You're a voracious reader. You love reading books, blog posts, web sites, magazines. If you could get paid for reading, you'd be the happiest person in the world. People would probably describe you…

  • Deadline: 31 January 2012$500 for the best research essay on: "Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean"The Department of History at the University of Texas-Arlington is announcing its 47th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Essay Competition. The topic for 2011-2012 is “Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Medieval Me…

  • I need someone who can translate about two paragraphs of English into Sango. If you speak Sango I'll pay $50 for the service. If you have a legitimate lead on someone who speaks Sango, I'll pay $20. Sango is the language of the Central African Republic so if you know someone from there, chances are, they speak Sango. Please, serio…

  1. Job Opening: Political Editor for Avusa - Media Sector (South Africa)
  2. Job Opening: News Editor - Weekend Argus for Independent Newspapers (South Africa)
  3. Job Opening: Education Editor for Daily Monitor (Uganda)
  4. Job Opening: News Sub-Editor for Monitor Publications (Uganda)
  5. Job Opening: Deputy Managing Editor for AllAfrica.com (South Africa)