My Mind Words Paper [2012-04-29] 

  • Kalahari Review is still accepting submissions in all categories. The official launch day is Wednesday, May 9th, 2012. Visit the site for a preview of all the great things to come.SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINESThe Kalahari Review is an African-eccentric magazine interested in material exploring Africa and Africans in unique and avant-gard…

  • Deadline: 10 May 2012DStv Online wishes to appoint dynamic, innovative individuals to manage the editorial operations for the DStv.com online TV guide. This position is targeting Indian, African and coloured candidates. There are 2 vacancies: 1 focusing on Kenya/East Africa and 1 on Nigeria/West Africa.CONTEXTDStv Online is a dema…

  • We run a website that provides various kinds of information about Kenya.We're looking for creative writers, journalists, authors, journalism students, researchers of information and anyone who is creative and can write very well to do extensive research to develop the content that we need.Currently we need well researched, well-wr…

  • Deadline: 1 October 2012(Note: Applicants are invited from anywhere in the world and can be published or as yet unpublished.)A major new £7,500 annual short story competition has been launched by the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival in association with Oxford Gastronomica.The Jeremy Mogford Prize for Food and Drink Writing 20…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012Afrika Tikkun is an NGO that is dedicated to investing in education, health and social services for children, youth and their families through its community centres of excellence and strategic partnerships. A major part of our values is family. We believe in supporting families to develop their children into p…

  • 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…

  • Clambake Press is considering manuscripts for publication; narrative non-fiction only, no prescriptive. Send three chapters or 30 pgs as an attachment and a synopsis in the body of the email, as well as full contact information and information about previous publications or author's bio.Location: all MENACompensation: royaltiesCON…

  • At Ernst & Young we support you in achieving your unique potential both personally and professionally. We give you stretching and rewarding experiences that keep you motivated, working in an atmosphere of integrity and teaming with some of the world's most successful companies. And while we encourage you to take personal responsib…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012DAMELIN has a vacancy for Journalism Lecturer at BENONI Campus.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES• Preparation, teaching, examining, administrative and other duties as required by the Head of Department• Produce, file and distribute course notes, worksheets and summaries according to policies and procedures;Minimum q…

  • I need someone to write articles for me on various financial topics in South Africa. If this writer provides what I need then I will use them very often. So therefore I am looking for a South African that has a very good understanding about the finance industry in South Africa. Here's the guidelines for the project:Should be at le…

  • Deadline: 30 September 2012Special issue: THE PLACE OF TRANSLATIONGuest editors: Teresa Caneda Cabrera and Rui Carvalho Homem‘A language is a place’ Elias Canetti once noted, thus intimating that languages are anchored in a bounded space, determined by the place(s) they inhabit. If language is place, one may suggest that place is …

  • Deadline: 14 May 2012The South African Press Association (Sapa) is seeking a Senior Reporter/Sub-editor to fill a vacancy in the Parliament office in Cape Town with effect from June or July, 2012.The ideal candidate will:- Have a minimum of five years in a news-gathering operation;- Have a good to excellent all-round command of En…

  • Date: 8 May 2012Open Mic is a monthly poetry and spoken word event held every first Tuesday of the month @ Club Soundd on Kaunda street from 7-9pm. We feature a poet / spoken word artist who has shown consistency and growth in performance and audience pull. Past features include Njeri Wangari, Ngwatio Mawiyoo, Phyllis Muthoni, Win…

  • The editors of African Affairs are pleased to offer the African Author Prize, to be awarded for the best article published in the journal by an author based in an African institution, or an African Ph.D student based in an overseas university. The prize is in recognition of excellent African scholarship, which often does not reach…

  • (Note: Amazon Studios is open to ideas from around the world. They have recognized talented writers and filmmakers in the US, Canada, the UK, China, Zimbabwe, the Dominican Republic and other countries.)Amazon Studios is now developing movies and series. They are looking for great scripts to turn into great entertainment. Will you…

  • Internews® Network is a dynamic and growing international non-profit media development organization with dual headquarters in Arcata, CA and Washington, DC. Our mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard.With office…

  • Date: 5 - 9 May 2012 (Gaza), 11 May 2012 (Cairo)The Festival will take place in Gaza from May 5th to May 9th, with an event in Ramallah on May 5th and a reprise event in Cairo on May 11th.It has been a longstanding aim of the festival to travel to Gaza. Since it started in 2008 PalFest has taken the form of a travelling festival –…

  • Deadline: 4 May 2012As the first free-to-air commercial television station in South Africa, e.tv has shown enormous growth since being launched in October 1998. With only six hours a day of broadcast time, the channel soon expanded to 24-hour programming. By 2001 e.tv became the largest English-medium channel in the country and th…

  • Deadline: 15 June 2012The United Nations Academic Impact (http://outreach.un.org/unai) and the Brookings Institution in Washington DC are launching a global contest for university students, inviting them to imagine a speech that would be made by the Secretary-General at the opening of the next session of the General Assembly.There…

  • Date: 11 - 13 May 2012The sixth FLF kicks off on 11 May for the annual long weekend when writers gather in Franschhoek to discuss the latest books, complicated history and volatile now of the beloved country. The stories they tell, the scandals they uncover and the crimes they devise will unfold in more than eighty events over the…

  • Deadline: 11 May 2012The Nickelodeon Writer's Script review is a one day, by invitation only event designed to prepare applicants for submission to the Nickelodeon Writing Program. Writing for television is a rewarding and creative outlet and a lucrative career path that enables writers to continually develop and fine-tune their w…

  • Deadline: 15 November 2012Lions clubs around the world are encouraged to sponsor students in the Lions International Essay Contest. This contest was created to offer an opportunity to visually impaired young people to express their feelings of peace.The theme of the 2012-13 Lions International Essay Contest is "Imagine Peace." Stu…

  • To create a culture of Christian fiction which promotes a Christian Worldview, Christian Monthly Library (for West Africa) is pleased to announce its new programme which aims to publish an exciting new Christian West African series.We are looking for quality stories with implicit rather than explicit Christian themes, that is, sto…

  • Deadline: 31 July 2012(Note: Aside from academic papers, the organizers are seeking proposals from artists and theatre poets who would like to participate/ present in the conference.)Call for papers and proposals: ‘Disability’ and Citizenship - ‘From visions to action’Conference Date: 9- 11 October 2012Venue: University of Zimbabw…

  • Make Every Woman Count is looking for writers to contribute to a 3-month series on women and political participation in Africa. Comprising more than 50% of the world’s population, women continue to be under-represented as voters, political leaders and elected officials. There is reason to be optimistic though. Africa, more than an…

  • Deadline: 31 July 2012Announcing a call for personal stories by American Muslim women and their relationships with the Hijab; these stories will be published in a book in the form of an anthology. This book is an opportunity for Muslim women to give their own narratives regarding Hijab and their relationship to it. For too long ot…

  • Deadline: 3 May 2012This call is open to African journalists specializing in the environment. Up to 14 journalists will receive financial support to participate in a 3-day workshop in Algeria.OBJECTIVES:- Increasing media coverage, challenges related to land degradation and best management practices for sustainable land.- Develop …

  • ZANEWS, South Africa's satirical puppet web+tv show, is looking for a young and enthusiastic candidate with strong editing and internet video skills. The successful candidate will be tasked with editing and uploading video content for internet/broadband/tv use via all ZANEWS platforms. The ideal candidate needs to have knowledge a…

  • Hindawi is a rapidly growing academic publisher with more than 300 Open Access journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines. Hindawi Publishing Corporation is looking for a Copy Editor.JOB DESCRIPTION:1. Checking the correctness of grammar, syntax, punctuation, spelling, and style conformity.2. Proofreading the logo of t…

  • Deadline: 15 July 2012Build Africa works exclusively in rural areas of Uganda and Kenya to help young people escape poverty through education and income generation. Their vision is for every young person in Africa to fulfil their potential and to make a difference to their community.The first Excel for Charity competition in aid o…

  • Deadline: 1 June 2012(Note: Possible topics may include but are not limited to Gender and queer sexuality, Gendered experiences of people of color, Transgender studies, and Women of color feminisms.)The National Women's Studies Association and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce a competition for the best diss…

  • Deadline: 15 June 2012(Note: The costs of the residency and roundtrip airfare are included in each residency award made as part of this programme.)The Africa Centre, together with artist in residency programmes in Australia, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa and the United States of America have partnered to crea…

  • Deadline: 1 July 2012In 2005 the Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC) launched Rawi (Storyteller), a screenplay development lab, in consultation with the Sundance Institute. Independent Arab screenwriters (Fellows) are offered the chance to develop their work in a uniquely creative environment under the guidance of internationally…

  • Deadline: 1 June 2012Inventory, established in September 2009, is a literary translation project run by Princeton graduate students across disciplines. The group seeks to examine the art and practice of literary translation through collaborative workshops and through the publication of an annual journal. The workshop focuses on cr…

  • Deadline: 1 June (summer issue), 1 September (autumn issue), 1 December 21 (winter issue), March (spring issue)(Note: Contrary Magazine publishes writers from throughout the world.)Contrary® was founded in 2003 at the University of Chicago by students and alumni of Chicago’s Master of Arts Program in the Humanities. It was quickly…

  • Deadline: rolling(Note: Literary Laundry accept submissions from outside the United States.)Literary Laundry is now publishing (in print) poetry chapbooks, novellas, and short story collections. Authors selected for publication will receive $250 in upfront payment and 33% of all royalties earned on sales. Submissions for the serie…

  • Date: 9 -11 May 2012The Kenya Film Commission in partnership with Department of Film Services & Kenya Institute of Mass Communication is hosting a screenwriting workshop in Mombasa from 9th -11th May 2012. Film Industry stakeholders with a minimum qualification of form four certificate or equivalent are encouraged to register to a…

  • Deadline: 30 June 2012FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa was billed the biggest event to be staged on African soil in the 21st century. While Africa has always been imagined as “a football loving continent” FIFA 2010 WC activated discourses of football that are beyond the realm of the normative social utility of football. The mor…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2012The Management University of Africa is a newly established private University in Kenya located off Mombasa Road in Nairobi. We envision being the premier University in the provision of innovative leadership and management solutions to industries and communities worldwide, with a mission to provide quality educ…

  • (Note: Future Fire actively seeks stories by women, people of colour, LGBTQ folk, and other groups under-represented in genre fiction.)Future Fire shall publish dark science fiction and art with a social conscience, a political sensibility, and of the highest quality. New not only means recently composed, previously unpublished, a…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012Since 1981, the United Nations Department of Public Information has sponsored an annual fellowship programme for junior and mid-level broadcasters and journalists from developing countries and countries with economies in transition at UN Headquarters in New York. Established in 1980 by the General Assembly, it…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012(Note: international submissions are welcome, so long as they are in English.)An important part of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe's opus are novellas. To celebrate this format the Wolfe Pack and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine have partnered to sponsor the Black Orchid Novella Award.Want to submit an entry for the…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012, 30 November 2012 (no submissions accepted in the months of June, July, December and January)We at A River & Sound Review are proud to publish an online literary journal that features the best in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and humor. We ask that you accept our invitation to submit your work.Our reading peri…

  • Deadline: 1 May 2012 (Aids in Africa issue), 1 June 2012 (Aids in Translation issue)(Note: This is a paying market. See their 2011 rates here. For updated pay rate schedule, e-mail the literary editor at aumaglit@gmail.com)As a national, nonprofit HIV/AIDS magazine, A&U is interested in publishing original literature, art, opinion…

  • Deadline: 8 May 2012Nigeria Info went live on the 1st of October 2011 in Lagos. It is the first news, sports and entertainment radio station of its kind in Nigeria. It proudly broadcasts local and international news. Nigeria Info is part of a group of industrial and serving companies operational in Nigeria for over 30 years.Nigeri…

  • Deadline May 8 | "Women's Domination" Short Story Competition (Egypt/ Africa-wide)

    Deadline: 8 May 2012“The Forgotten Writers” foundation was created after the Egyptian revolution with a clear Mission Statement to reveal the depth of Egyptian Literature to the rest of the world. This would be done by writing about cultural and social topics that are original and novel. The first project this foundation offered w…

  • 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 …

  • Deadline: 30 June 2012EDITORS/REVISERS(ENGLISH, FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE) (AFRO/12/ROST4)The mission of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.Vacancy Notice No: AFRO/12/ROST4Title: Editors/Revisers(English, French and Portuguese)Grade: P levelContract type: RostersDuty Station: Brazzaville, Cong…

  • Deadline: 20 June 2012The Department of Italian Studies at the University of Bologna (Italy) is now accepting submissions for its next issue (n. 6/2012) of Scritture migranti, an international journal dedicated to writing on migration.Interested scholars should send a complete essay or an abstract of approx. 20 lines by June 20, 2…

  • Deadline: 30 September 2012(Note: writers are still eligible if they are living abroad or are non-US citizens writing in English.)Any writer who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction is eligible to enter the competition. Previously entered manuscripts that have been revised may be resubmitted. Writers are still el…

  • Deadline: 30 June 2012(Note: the award is open to writers in English, whether or not they are citizens of the United States.)The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around the world. The award is open to writers who have published a book-length coll…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012(Note: The Guardian - Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize is open to writers residing anywhere in the world. The publishing contract with the winners will be in line with industry standards and a royalty advance of £10,000 will be offered.)The Guardian and Hot Key Books are launching a search for the next genera…

  • Deadline: 24 July 2012Calling all young storytellers, share your tales with us and have a chance to win £2,500 and see your words published.Inspiring, encouraging and acknowledging the creativity of young people is a common goal for IGGY and Litro Magazine. Therefore we have come together to once again run the Litro & IGGY Interna…

  • Deadline: 30 May 2012Savanna Trust in collaboration with the University of Zimbabwe Theatre Arts Department invites artists, media experts, civic society leaders, academics and human rights activist to submit abstracts and performance/exhibition/film/workshop proposals for the 4th protest Arts International Festival. The theme for…

  • Deadline: 30 June 2012 (September/ fall issue), 18 November 2012 (second anniversary issue)aaduna seeks to uncover new and emerging creative visionaries, especially people of color, in the realm of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and the visual arts.SUBMISSION PHILOSOPHYaaduna seeks to broaden the current online paradigms associated…

  • Deadline: 7 May 2012The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) announced today its first 2012 semi-annual open call for its three general categories: Literature, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. This general call is open exclusively for Arab candidates and the deadline for applying to any of the three categories is May 7, 2012. The…

  • Deadline: 7 May 2012Job involves taking responsibility for all aspects of content development and issue design. The editor will develop story ideas, assign and write articles when necessary, manage freelancers and interns, partner with the art team to conceive of and plan visuals, and produce the magazine.This is a demanding posit…

  • Deadline: 7 May 2012The Intajour Fellowship Program is a ten-month-long course called "Journalism in the Digital World". The next batch starts on September 2, 2012 and consists of attendance phases as well as e-learning phases. It is a challenging high profile program and please read carefully this description before applying. The…

  • Deadline: 7 May 2012ABOUT CONCERNConcern Worldwide works with the world’s poorest people to transform their lives. We are an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries. We work in partnership with the very poorest people in these countries, directly enabling…

  • 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: 15 September 2012The Africa Peace & Conflict Journal, published by the UN Mandated University for Peace, is now accepting abstracts and full length articles for its upcoming December 2012 publication: The December issue is open to all articles, briefings and book reviews that cover any area of peace, security, governance…

  • Journalist required for busy financial services title. Your two to three years investment, insurance or business writing experience either in magazines, news or corporate PR coupled with an eye for news and engaging style could be just what it takes for you to make your home here. Journalism or business writing qualification a mus…

  • Deadline: 29 June 2012In 2012, ATA will award a grant-in-aid to a student for a literary or sci-tech translation or translation-related project.The project, which may be derived from any facet of translation studies, should result in a project with post-grant applicability, such as a publication, a conference presentation, or teac…

  • Deadline: 31 July 2012With entries from over 7,200 young people last year across from the UK and worldwide, Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is the largest competition of its kind and its importance is widely attested. Poems can be entered by anyone aged 11-17 from anywhere in the world.THE FOYLE YOUNG POETS OF THE YEAR AWARDTh…

  • The submission period is open until further notice.Please read these Project Guidelines in conjunction with our General Submission Guidelines to improve your chances of acceptance.“Young Adult Novels” will be fiction featuring speculative fiction stories written by established and upcoming writers from around the world.“Speculativ…

  • Deadline: 1 August 2012CROP, in cooperation with Zed Books, requests entries for the CROP International Studies in Poverty Prize 2012. The winner will receive NOK 50.000 (1 Norwegian krone equivalent to $0.17). Deadline is August 1.We seek original, high-quality, alternative and critical academic manuscripts. Works challenging the…

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