My Mind Words Paper [2012-03-11] 

  • Deadline: 2 April 2012Vermont Studio Center awards a number of fellowships for 8-week residencies to international artists from specific countries through the generous support of the Educational Foundation of America and the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. Each residency award provides round-trip air travel, travelers health ins…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012Other people treat laborers like the dirt they work with. But skilled labor is crucial to the continuation of human culture on earth – and if we ever wish to visit the stars, skilled labor will be indispensable.We want stories about men and women who understand the nuts and bolts, the atmosphere and the water …

  • A news editor is wanted for Egypt-based Bikyamasr.com. The job will have hours during the daytime Sunday through Friday with Saturday off. The news editor will be responsible for Bikyamasr.com's daily Egypt coverage, to work with the Editor-in-chief to develop ideas and editorial direction and to write news briefs on breaking news…

  • Deadline: 29 March 2012BLOGGERS ASSOCIATION OF KENYA (BAKE) ANNOUNCES THE BAKE BLOG AWARDSIn a bid to reward exceptional bloggers and to also promote content creation in Kenya, BAKE will be organizing bloggers awards this year under the moniker ‘BAKE Blog Awards‘.ImageThe idea is to recognize bloggers that post consistently, have …

  • Call for Fiction that Talks About Race: New Mirage Journal

    New Mirage Journal is now open for submissions of short story. We are interested in high quality work that dares to speak of race, the human condition, the “struggle,” in fresh new ways. Your story should be inspired by reality, mythology, folklore, or fairytales.Please submit one short story of no more than 10 pages long with a s…

  • Deadline: 15 April 2012LGBT people in Africa are often shown in the media as isolated, lonely voices. Often we also see ourselves like that.The reality is that there are many gay and straight people who support us amongst our friends, families, and communities. In the fourth issue of Qzine, we highlight the voices of the many stra…

  • Date: 13 April 2012African Voices is a non-profit literary arts magazine devoted to publishing and presenting work by artists of color. Founded in 1992, African Voices will celebrate its 20th year anniversary in 2012. The magazine has published more than 700 writers since its inception.MASTER POETRY WORKSHOP WITH SONIA SANCHEZFrid…

  • TU BOOKS publishes speculative fiction for children and young adults featuring diverse characters and settings. Our focus is on well-told, exciting, adventurous fantasy, science fiction, and mystery novels featuring people of color set in worlds inspired by non-Western folklore or culture. We welcome Western settings if the main c…

  • Educe is a journal of queer literature. Our goal is to publish and showcase quality literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Publication will be electronic with limited print.We are looking for LITERARY fiction/nonfiction/poetry submissions from queer folk across the Globe. We encourage multicultural submissions.No length restric…

  • Deadline: 20 April 2012In the context of the World Biodiversity Day 2012 which is celebrated in the 22nd of May annually, the National Parks and Conservation Service operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security is launching an essay competition for all Lower Six students.The title is “The protection…

  • Deadline: 16 March 2012The fastest growing newspaper in Kenya is looking for young, fresh and talented graduates with a passion to grow their skills and career in print media to join its Graduate Trainee Program.Reporting to various functional editors, the Trainee Reporter will be posted to various desks in the newsroom to obtain …

  • Lime&Tonic, an urban social guide operating in over a dozen cities worldwide is seeking a blogger/copywriter for the following destinations: Dubai, Cape Town & Dublin. Duties include penning 4-8 monthly blog posts (will start at 1 per week and grow) of approximately 300 words each about the hippest, hottest happenings in your city…

  • Deadline: 30 March 2012Call for submission of abstracts for a panel on Arabic literature at the SCMLA conference to be held in San Antonio, Texas November 8-10, 2012. Abstracts should be 500 words in length, and they could be related to any period (pre-modern or modern) in Arabic literature. Please send abstracts by March 30th to …

  • Deadline: 26 March 2012Are you the perfect person to present from London during the 2012 Olympic?Do you want to report from London during the biggest sporting event on the planet? MOFILM is giving you a chance to get your entry in early and be one of Samsung's Global Bloggers on the ground at the Olympic Games.Samsung is about to …

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012Celebrating the African Amazon: Essays in Honour of Professor Theodora Akachi Ezeigbo.Teacher, theorist, critic, novelist, playwright, children literature author, short story writer, journalist and poet, Professor Theodora Akachi Ezeigbo, has had an eventful and well-decorated career at the University of Lagos…

  • Date: 21 March 2012 (4pm - 6:30pm)Venue: Korean Cultural Centre, 2nd Floor, Rivers House, Ralph Shodeinde Street, (opposite Ministry of Finance), Central Business District, AbujaThe 2nd Korea-Nigeria Poetry Festival, an annual event designed to commemorate World Poetry Day in Nigeria is scheduled to hold on Wednesday 21st March, 2…

  • Deadline: 6 April 2012CALL FOR ENTRIES: No Submission Fee!The Editorial Board of The Muse, a journal of creative and critical writings at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka since 1963, calls for entries for the 2012 edition. Interested writers should send poems (a maximum of 6 per entrant), short stories, playlets, and critical ess…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012Calling for entries for our 6th annual Art & Poetry Competition (closing date for entries 31 May 2012).Entries can either be hand delivered, couriered or posted to Chaeli Cottage, 18 Culm Road, Plumstead, Cape Town, 7800, South Africa. We are accepting entries from across South Africa, Africa and the rest of t…

  • Deadline: 31 March 2012The Chaeli Campaign is calling for entries for their annual Short Story Competition (closing date Monday 31 March 2012). The top stories will be published in a compilation of short stories, and the winners in each language category will receive cash prizes.The Chaeli Campaign is a registered non-profit organ…

  • Date: 24 March 2012A select group of leading writers from South Africa, Africa and abroad will gather for a thought-provoking week of literary dialogue and exchange of ideas at the Time of the Writer International Writers Festival. Presented by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) and made possible through pr…

  • Deadline: 29 March 2012IFEMED JOURNAL Club Presents The 2012 National Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Memorial Essay Competition titled 7 billion and counting: Global Implications, Challenges and Opportunities for Nigeria.1st Prize: N100 000 2nd Prize: N60 000 3rd Prize: 40 000 and 7 Consolation PrizesOpen to all undergraduates of …

  • A dynamic and energetic individual with initiative to join a dynamic youth publication (SA Career Focus) to act as a translator (from English to Afrikaans) and provide editorial support in the form of writing articles and proofing. The successful candidate will be a team player with excellent communication skills and a positive at…

  • We are a young, vibrant Immigration company ( New World Immigration South Africa ) that has just started up in Century City, Cape Town. We are looking for a young and socially savvy writer to handle our tweeting, article writing etc.The work can be done from your home and shouldnt be more than 2 hours in total per day. We are happ…

  • Deadline: 5 April 2012About the competition: The Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition has been held every 3 months since July 2009 for previously unpublished poems in English Language on any subject in any style up to 50 lines long (Excluding title). Poems entered must not have been accepted or be under consideration for…

  • Freelance editor with experience writing for an African American audience needed. Contributors to Ebony, Jet, Essence, etc. are welcomed.REQUIREMENTS:- Thorough knowledge of the unique beauty care issues, products, and techniques for ethnic men and women.- Excellent writing skills, including obvious mastery of grammar and spelling…

  • Deadline: 30 April 2012WHY ADANNA?Adanna, a name of Nigerian origin, pronounced a-DAN-a, is defined as “her father’s daughter.” This literary journal is titled Adanna because women over the centuries have been defined by men in politics, through marriage, and, most importantly, by the men who fathered them. Today women are still b…

  • Deadline: 23 March 2012KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights is issuing a call for papers on the topic of “Women’s Leadership in Islam”, welcoming a wide range of article submissions in the fields of history, religion, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, and others.Islamic notions about women and their roles in socie…

  • Deadline: 1 December 2012How does feminist scholarship on African regions push conventional disciplinary boundaries? How does feminist work in cinema studies, linguistics, cultural studies, literature, history, and anthropology, for example, reconfigure how Africa is represented in the broader academy? Feminist Studies welcomes su…

  • Deadline for applications: 28 March 2012Writing professionally and coherently about your artwork or art practice can be beneficial to securing viewer and media interest. Visual artists often need text to support their art practice with written material for art competitions, submitting a portfolio to a gallery, for exhibition text …

  • October 19-21, PAMLA, Seattle UniversityFollowing Sheree Thomas's collection Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (2000), the academy has witnessed widespread critical interest in African American science fiction. This panel extends this critical interest by presenting new scholarship on African …

  • MyBroadband.co.za is looking to hire a journalist/senior journalist with a solid understanding of IT. You will have to produce original, leading articles in your field daily as well as assist with certain editorial tasks.COMPANY DESCRIPTIONWe are the largest online IT publication in SA. We have a strong online community and a news…

  • Date: 19 April 2012Arising from our call for submission of poems in Nigerian pidgin for the publication of an anthology of poems in Naija, a panel of five was constituted to select poems worthy of publication viz; Denja Abdullahi – Chairman, Chiedu Ezeanah, Chris Otaigbe, Spencer Okoroafor and David Abraham.We are pleased to annou…

  • Deadline: 12 May 2012The Holy Quran is the Divine Book and the unrivaled and insurmountable miracle of Allah the Almighty, brought by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).So far 14 centuries have passed and nobody could have challenged its sublime language and style. The authenticity of its contents has shed light for the mankind, especial…

  • Deadline: 21 June 2012Minneapolis writer is compiling an anthology of modern, polytheistic experiences, tentatively titled Return of the Gods: The Varieties of Polytheistic Experience.Seeking thoughtful, original, and previously unpublished non-fiction essays recounting first-hand encounters with Gods, ancestors, spirits, disembod…

  • Deadline: 10 May 2012CFI together with the association 1000 visages and the Quarzazate Film Commission launch the 2nd Meditalents call for projects.Its objective is to support young Mediterranean film makers / scriptwriters in the development of their first full-length fiction film through several writing and production workshops.…

  1. Job Opening: Chief Sub-Editor for The Star Newspaper (Kenya)
  2. Job Opening: Biligual Government Reporter for Bloomberg (South Africa)
  3. Job Opening: Fashion Editor for Cosmopolitan Magazine (Associated Magazines, South Africa)
  4. Job Opening: Editor for The Politician Magazine (South Africa)
  5. Job Opening: Humanities Editor for Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (Kenya)