My Mind Words Paper: 2012-02-12

"Women's Domination" Short Story Competition
Egyptian International Short Story Competition: Resurrection of Ancient Egypt (worldwide)
Yoruba Literature Writing Competition (Nigeria)
Society of Young Nigerian Writers to Celebrate Yoruba Language Writers with Fagunwa Night
Call for Submission of Data: National Database for Young Nigerian Writers
Farafina Books: Call for New African Writing (The Second Phase)
Call for Application: Sprouters Free Creative Writing Mentorship Program 2012 (Nigeria)
2dn International Poetry Festival " Woman’ Scream"
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As you may have noticed, we've redesigned the blog again to give it a little color. We've added a middle column so you can easily share the posts and see related opportunities.We have started updating the blog and we have just screened some writing opportunities for posting tomorrow. We'll work on our Upcoming Deadlines calendar a…
No Application Fee: The Royal Court Playwriting Residency Programme (worldwide)

Deadline: 10 April 2012Since 1989 the Royal Court Theatre has collaborated with emerging playwrights from all parts of the world. International Playwriting Residencies offer playwrights from around the world an opportunity to develop a new play with the Royal Court Theatre. At the same time these Residencies provide international …
2012 SANParks Annual Writing Competition (South Africa)

Deadline: 30 June 2012The 2011 Annual Writing Competition is going to be fun and exciting! This year’s themes are different for both adults and kids…so there’s more options to let your creativity flow.Go wild and let your thoughts and imagination run free.This is YOUR chance to explore South Africa’s National Parks...with words an…
AOSK-JPC Women's Day Essay Competition (Kenya)
5th Nigeria Young Journalist Awards 2011
Call for Nominations: 2012 Knight International Journalism Award
African American History Month Essay Competition
CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards 2012
Journalism Competition: Young People, Farming and Food (Africa-wide)

Deadline: 17 February 2012In the run-up to our international conference on Young People, Farming and Food in March, we are running a competition to find the best media reporting in Africa on young people and agriculture.This competition aims to encourage young and early career journalists and media specialists (between ages 18-40)…
Sunpenny Publishing Short Story Competition (eligible: South Africa)
Call for Papers: African Literature Special Session (RMMLA Convention, CO)
Call for Book Reviewers - Wordstec: a South African Literary Journal
Call for Manuscripts from Publishers: The Burt Award for African Literature 2013 (Kenya)
Call for Submissions: Book Republic (Emotion Press, Nigeria)
2012 Caine Prize Juding Panel Announced
Commonwealth Essay Competition 2012 (worldwide)
Call for Submissions: The Kalahari Review (African-Eccentric Magazine))
Call for Submissions - Afrofutures: a New Anthology of Science Fiction by African Writers
Call for Submissions: Mahube Magazine (Botswana)
Creative Alliance's Literary Star Search (Nigeria)

Now at your doorstep is the biggest and innovative platform for writers to express themselves in bold narratives in an expanded frontier never before known in prose, especially the short story format. There is a need to expand the literary space to accommodate everyone with a noble idea to share with humanity. But often, the chanc…
Free Entry: POWO February Writing Workshop (Kenya)

Date: 18 February 2012POWO has moved to a new space located on Statehouse Road. PAWA254 is a newly opened collaborative space for Creatives and youth to achieve work of social impact.We start off this year with a Writing Workshop facilitated by some well known writers and Reviewers.About the FacilitatorsTony Mochama (Smitta): This…
Call for Papers: Womanhood, Masculinity, and the Family in African American Literature (SMCLA Conference, TX)