My Mind Words Paper [2012-04-15] 

  • Deadline: 1 August 2012Nearly There: A Queer POC ZineWhat: Nearly There is a zine project meant to address the serious absence and silencing of stories about the experiences of queer people of color. For those of us who occupy the spaces of both queer and of color (along with all our other identities), this project is about creati…

  • Deadline: 30 September 2012The award is independent and neutral, it is presented every year to outstanding Arab writers, intellectuals, publishers as well as young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural, literary and social life.The award established under the pat…

  • The first pan-African 24-hour TV news channel will be launched later this year. From its headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, TVC News will report fearlessly on Africa, to Africa, by Africans.We are looking for experienced TV news professionals - reporters/producers and cameramen/editors - to make up our network of correspondents and f…

  • Deadline: 26 April 2012New Media, the multi-award-winning publisher of contract magazines in South Africa, is seeking to appoint a deputy editor to work in the weeklies division, Rapport My Tyd. This is a challenging position for a highly organised and creative journalist who has a passion for people, television, sport and enterta…

  • Deadline: 30 June 2012What is love to you? Write Film / Make Film / Distribute Film: a unique competition from The London Screenwriters’ Festival!Get your script produced and get your movie released in cinemas. A unique competition that guarantees 50 scripts will be shot and 50 films will be theatrically released next year. Are yo…

  • Deadline: 1 September 2012This collection will include 5 key areas: African American, Asian American, Latin American, Native American, and Arabic American literature and criticism. The first four areas represent the larger areas of ethnic studies in the academy today and will provide a necessary counter-point to the predominantly …

  • SPROUTERS is an annual mentorship project, running from January to December, launched to groom Nigerian teens and young adult female writers on the art of creative writing. To celebrate the recent upgrade of our website, www.sproutersng.com, we are introducing WIN A FREE EDIT. WIN A FREE EDIT is a platform for all writers who do n…

  • Deadline: 29 June 2012The wRite associates, in partnership with the national Department of Arts and Culture, invite South African writers to submit their work for the South African Literary Awards.The main aim of the South African Literary Awards is to pay tribute to South African writers who have distinguished themselves as groun…

  • Deadline: 30 April 2012Highbury Safika Media (Pty) Ltd is looking for a managing editor to work on a new monthly men's lifestyle magazine and quarterly travel magazine. The successful candidate should have a minimum of two years experience in a similar publishing environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for the fo…

  • Deadline: 26 April 2012Highbury Safika Media (Pty) Ltd is seeking to appoint a Junior Rugby Writer on its dynamic sports magazine department, who will report directly to the Sports Editor. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:• Generate article/design ideas• Assist in developing the synopsis• Provide well…

  • Deadline: 26 April 2012Highbury Safika Media (Pty) Ltd is seeking to appoint a Sports Copy Editor on its dynamic sports magazine department, who will report directly to the Chief Copy Editor (Sport). The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:• Copy-editing stories from text documents through to print-ready lay…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012The call for 2012 submissions is now open. The deadline for receipt of submissions is midnight (London time) 31st May 2012.Each year a call for submissions is made, usually in the first quarter, and a deadline set for receiving entries. An online entry form is provided on this website during the submission per…

  • Location: CairoSalary: £23000 - £25000 per annum + tax free +accommodation + flights + medicalSector: Secondary SchoolThis British School is looking for an English Literature and Language teacher to KS5. The school is a lovely school with approximately 300 children and the school follows IGCSE and A level. Teachers who are UK trai…

  • Deadline: 23 April 2012Reporter, Khartoum, BBC ArabicDepartmentBBC Arabic is the largest service within the BBC World Service, providing news and current affairs on Radio, TV and Online to Arabic speaking audiences in the Middle East and beyond. We are renowned for broadcasting impartial and accurate news and information which is …

  • Deadline: 21 April 2012 (10:30 AM to 1:30 PM)Poets and Writers Online (POWO) is a forum for Poets and Writers with blogs and those with an interest in using the internet in promotion of, or as a platform for their writing.POWO seeks to:1. Introduce Creative Writers to the opportunities available online and also through technology2…

  • So you want to be a writer… Send Readers Digest South Africa your joke, anecdote or story, and if they publish it in the magazine they’ll pay as follows:MY STORY R2500 - Personal stories beyond the call of daily life. They must be true, unpublished, original and 800-1000 words in length. Email your story to: mystory@readersdigest.…

  • Deadline: 30 April 2012Monthly Writing ContestCome up with an ending for the sentence "if I could travel through time..." in 25 words or less. The best response each month will win a R350 book pack!Terms and Conditions1. This competition is open only to South African residents aged 18 years and over. It runs throughout 2012 starti…

  • An International Real Estate Development Company operating in Nigeria urgently requires to employ an Editor In Chief to resuscitate a weekly Property Publication. The successful candidate would be resident in Nigeria. He would be assisted by local staffs. Benefits would include tax free salary + medical + accommodation + car/ driv…

  • Deadline: 30 May 2012Call for Contributions: Social Change and Women’s Writing in Nigeria, 1990 – 2010: Essays in Honour of Professor Theodora AkachI EzeigboThe past two decades, 1990 – 2010, have proved to be a watershed in the cultural landscape of Nigeria as far as the involvement of women is concerned. Women’s participation in…

  • This journalist will be responsible for generating news and feature articles for a well established, weekly business-to-business publication in the freight and transport industries. This senior journalist is needed for regular part time work. They must be able to work without supervision. They will be responsible for developing so…

  • Deadline: 23 April 2012Compleat Golfer began with the launch of the only magazine written entirely by South Africa golfers, for South African golfers, in 1989. Twenty three years on, it has evolved beyond the print medium, offering its readers a host of opportunities to engage with the Compleat Golfer brand, including our interact…

  • I am seeking an experienced travel writer located in - or who has extensive first hand experience visiting - South Africa. I require 5 blog posts of roughly 300 words each on the topic of traveling to South Africa, particularly Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. You must have excellent English skills, native speakers only and per…

  • Writer (English) needed to contribute material from Cairo twice a month, regarding creative industry in and around Egypt and its periphery. Topics can include anything from fashion, art, film, travel, or literature. Content must be fresh, new, edgy, young and interesting. The site is launching May 1. If you are interested, please …

  • Deadline: 30 June 2012In 2012 the IJP are offering for the nineth time a travel and work fellowship for up to five young journalists from the Middle East, especially from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Palestine to spend a two-month period in Germany. We are doing this in cooperation with governmental institutions, foun…

  • Deadline: 21 June 2012The ABWH holds an annual Graduate Student Essay Prize competition for an outstanding unpublished essay or thesis chapter on a historical subject of African American and/or Africana women written by a female graduate student of African descent in history. The graduate student must be currently enrolled in an i…

  • Deadline: 30 April 2012Submitted: Women Finding and Leaving Extreme Religion tells the stories of women from a variety of religious backgrounds, ages and races who chose a religious path only to eventually reject or modify it in whole or in part.Submitted: Women Finding and Leaving Extreme Religion asks the questions:Why, in a tim…

  • Deadline: 7 June 2012The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 10-month residencies in one of the 14 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cambridge, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyons, Nantes, Paris, Uppsala, Vien…

  • Deadline: 21 - 24 April 2012The fourth edition of the Fez Festival of the Mediterranean Book will open on April 21st with this year’s theme “Diasporic Moroccan Culture…Cross-cutting Approaches”. The festival is jointly organized by the Book Club Foundation in Morocco in partnership with the Fez City Municipal Council and the Minis…

  • Award winning Publishing Company of several TRADE MAGAZINES for over 20 years seeks a Write/ Journalist. This is a great opportunity for a journalism graduate with three years plus working experience to join this well established publishing company with a number of trade magazines in their stable.It is a pre-requisite that you hav…

  • I am looking for a content writer for a website/blog with experience in journalism. This is for a Fashion website that we are setting up in Morocco. The job will be ongoing and will include- Writing various articles, for blog- Writing various articles for local Media PR- Writing website content for e-commerce store.- Updating the …

  • Date: 28 April 2012After kick-starting 2012 with the exciting February and March editions of the Abuja Writers Forum (AWF) Guest Writer Session with Uche Ezechukwu, Steve Okeocha, Theresa Ameh and K K Iloduba, the much acclaimed monthly event now in its fourth year brings more literary thrills with the Lagos-based award-winning jo…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012The Program Associate of the French American Foundation, Mr. Nassim Alloy, is pleased to inform you that the the submission fee for the foundation's Immigration Journalism Award will be waived for followers of Writers Afrika. Please e-mail him directly at journalism@frenchamerican.org before proceeding with yo…

  • Deadline: 31 July (Autumn issue), 31 December (Spring issue)Lapis Lazuli is a refereed Bi-annual International e-journal of emerging Literary and Linguistic perspectives in the contemporary literatures in English relating to theoretical articles, interviews and book reviews on both literature and language. It is published on behal…

  • Deadline: 1 July 2012Polari Journal is calling for submissions for a special issue to be published online in October 2012. This special issue will feature the best queer indigenous/aboriginal writing from around the globe. Polari tends towards the shorter forms: short stories, poetry, essays, scholarly papers, one act plays/script…

  • Now Media is one of South Africa's premier business-to-business publishers specialising in travel freight industries and is currently looking for Freelance/ Part-time Business Journalist.This journalist will be responsible for generating news and feature articles for a well established, weekly business-to-business publication in t…

  • We are looking for Journalists to write news and editorial pieces on the following subject matter as they pertain to African Women of the 21st century: news, lifestyle, beauty, fashion, health, relationships, and events. Candidates will attend events, interview guests and develop editorial pieces. We prefer our candidates to resid…

  • The $2800 Golden Baobab Prize for Fiction Now Accepting Entries (Africa-wide)

    Deadline: 24 June 2012Golden Baobab Prize, an African literary award whose goal is to inspire the creation of African stories that children and young adults the world over will love! Today, the prize is run by a passionate volunteer team from all over the world and is sponsored by the Global Fund for Children and the African Libra…

  • Deadline: 30 August 2012Among the hottest topics of discussion in the Middle East media circles is the proliferation of universities and training centers that offer journalism and mass communication programs. Thousands of young communicators are graduated every year into an uncertain job market, possessing various skills levels, a…

  • CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FALL 2012 GENERAL ISSUEThe literary translation journal Metamorphoses welcomes submissions of previously unpublished translations of poetry and prose from any language into English. At the discretion of the editors, translations into languages other than English may be considered.All translations must be from…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2012The Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies (JMEWS) Book Award has been established by the Association for Middle East Women’s Studies (AMEWS) to recognize and promote excellence in the fields of Middle East women’s or gender studies, broadly defined. The JMEWS Book Award will be offered annually to a scholar w…

  • Deadline: 31 July 2012(Note: this competition is open to all South Africans and not just students/ alumni of University of KwaZulu-Natal.)Novice and experienced writers are invited to submit short stories, essays, reflections, poetry or pieces with a visual component (e.g. cartoon strips, illustrations or photo essays) to the Univ…

  • Deadline: 15th of each monthEvery month, the writer of the top story will receive a £100 (stg) prize, or your local currency equivalent as well as publication. In addition, 2nd place receives £50.00, 3rd, 4th and 5th place each receive £25.00. The competition is open to anyone and everyone – whether you're published, unpublished o…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2012The Society for the History of Discoveries announces its 2012 prize essay contest. Founded in 1960, the purpose of the Society is to stimulate teaching, research and publishing in the history of geographical exploration. We now call for essays on the topics embraced by the Society's name: the history of discov…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2012To foster the study and appreciation of Jane Austen, JASNA conducts an annual student Essay Contest, with support generously provided by the Sonia Raiziss Giop Charitable Foundation.Students interested in the life and works of Jane Austen are encouraged to enter. The Essay Contest is open to students world-wid…

  • Date: 8 - 9 May 2012Dubai Press Club (DPC), organisers of the Arab Media Forum (AMF), today announced the 11th edition of the event will be themed “Arab Media: Exposure & Transition.” Arab Media Forum 2012 (AMF 2012) is scheduled to be held from 8-9 May at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai, drawing the participation of over 2,000 regional …

  • Date: 17 April 2012University of Nairobi, Dept of literature & African Women Studies invites you to to a Public Lecure and Book Launch by Prof Micere Githae Mugo: From the Heart of my Mind-The Story of our Journey.Venue: MPH (8-4-4 Building), University of NairobiTime: 2pmDiscussant: Hon. Martha Karua (NARC-Kenya Party Leader)Prof…

  • Purple Cow is looking for junior writers to cut their teeth on an eight-week contract starting from mid-April and ending mid-June. This will be an opportunity for inexperienced writers to show us what they've got, while competing for the possibility of earning a permanent spot within our in-house team should a position become avai…

  • Your ultimate responsibility is to establish iFashion as a trusted online authority and first point of reference for people interested in fashion as well as South African fashion professionals. In the process, we expect you to make yourself known to the fashion industry as editor and the face of iFashion.Your duty will be to contr…

  • From Bakwa Magazine: In a future project, Bakwa will team up with The Ofi Press (Mexico), edited by Jack Little. Ofi Press will feature West African writers while Bakwa will feature Mexican writers. The Ofi Press is a monthly magazine which publishes poetry, fiction, interviews, reviews, etc. The general submission guidelines can …

  • Date: 25 - 29 JuneThe Stage, Performing Arts School & Theatre, was an idea born when five talented girls decided to combine their expertise, love for the performing arts and theatre with the passion to share this knowledge and experience with aspiring young performers.An improvisation and creative writing workshop will be conducte…

  • Deadline: 1 August 2012Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research, ready-to-use facts, and multimedia pedagogy. The approximately 950 signed entries (with cross-references and further readings) will cover issues in historical and contemporary ethnic and multicultural studies. The print 4 vo…

  • Deadline: 15 June 2012The second issue of Bakwa will be themed and its focus will be on conversations/interviews. We are interested in conversations with artists which will highlight the process of creation as well as its impediments and challenges. Our aim is to give an insight to the personality of the artist which is usually ob…

  • Date: 7 - 12 May 2012The 11th Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF 2012) will hold from Monday, May 7 to Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Multi-purpose halls of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. NIBF 2012 promises to be another epoch making in the trade and capacity building drive of the Nigerian Book Fair Trust - the organiser of t…

  • Deadline: 1 May 2012Your Name Here: A Queer Theater Company is pioneering a new 10-minute play reading series called BLIPS. We are aiming for a one-night recurring event beginning on June 6.Requirements:10 minutes or less5 characters maxminimal production requirementsDates to know:May 1- Submissions received byMay 18- Chosen plays…

  • Deadline: 30 April 2012University of Stellenbosch Business School (Bellville Park Campus)COPYWRITER/JOURNALIST (REF. EBW04/124/0412)DUTIES:Writing appropriate text for brochures, websites, magazines, newsletters, media releases, invitations and other communication content and marketing material of the USBsourcing information by co…

  • Deadline: 30 June 2012In partnership with The Nightingale Theatre in Brighton, we’re really pleased to announce the launch of Bulbul 2012, our first annual playwriting competition for aspiring and emerging writers. (For those who don’t know, ‘bulbul’ is nightingale in Arabic.)We are looking for four thirty-minute plays that engage…

  • African Women Are Gorgeous.com is an online magazine that empowers everyday women of direct African Descent to celebrate and share their inner and aesthetic beauty with the worldProject Description:Seeking a contributing Journalist to conduct attend events, conduct research and write news, features and editorial pieces on an ongoi…

  • Deadline: 1 December 2012AFRICA RECONFIGUREDHow 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 …

  • Deadline: 1 May 2012The prize includes $1,000, membership in NWSA and recognition for groundbreaking scholarship in women's studies that makes significant multicultural feminist contributions to women of color/transnational scholarship.The prize honors Gloria Anzaldúa, a valued and long-active member of the National Women's Studie…

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