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Full Rules - WEF 2012 International Energy Essay Contest: Sustainable Energy for All (worldwide)
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Red Cross International Day of the Disappeared Creative Writing Competition
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RISSEA Intensive Swahili Language and Literature Studies at the National Museum of Kenya
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Job Opening: Journalism Trainer for BBC Media Action (station: Sierra Leone)
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Job Opening: Radio/ Journalist Trainer for ACTED (station: South Sudan)
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PGD in Media & Communication (Journalism Stream) Scholarships Available at SMC Pan-African University (Nigeria)
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Panel Discussion at the Queer Women of Color Film Festival - To Have and to Hold: LGBTQ People of Color and Same-Sex Marriage (SF)
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The 5th Annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival Opens June 15th (Los Angeles)
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Call for Critical Essays - N. Paradoxa International Feminist Art Journal (Africa-wide)
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Biotechnology Journal's World Environment Day Student Essay Competition: Biotechnology and the Green Economy
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Uganda Journalist Wanted for Futaa.com (Kenya's Largest Football Website)
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Nairobi-Based Writer Wanted for GPSmyCity.com
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The Inaugural Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature
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Call for Candidates: The Bayeux-Calvados Award for War Correspondents (Web Journalism/ Written Press)
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Deadline May 18 | 4th Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva (BN) Poetry Award (Uganda)
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Deadline May 18 | The Pritzker Fellowships: Training a Diverse New Generation of Journalists (worldwide)
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Job Opening: Junior Journalist for Travel News Weekly (Now Media, South Africa)
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The Anna Lindh Foundation Sea of Words International Short Story Contest 2012 (eligible: Algeria/ Egypt/ Morocco)
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Call for Submissions: Intersex and Transgender Resource Guide (Kenya)
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Afruca Foundation's 2nd Essay Writing Competition for Students (Nigeria)
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Deadline May 17 | Naija Stories - Word Reader Short Story Contest (Nigeria/ Africa-wide)
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The Script Factory One-Month Intensive Writing Workshop with Eginald Ebere (Nigeria)
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Job Opening: Sub-Editor/ Journalist for Brooke Pattrick Publications (South Africa)
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Freelance Writers Wanted for Exempilo Health Matters (South Africa)
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Job Opening: Chief Sub Editor for The Guardian (Tanzania)
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International Call for Authors: AAG International Encyclopedia of Geography
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Job Opening: Newspaper Sub Editor for Orumuri (Uganda)
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Creative Writing Course Developer Wanted for a Private Design College in Westville (South Africa)
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Freelance Lifestyle and Nutrition Writer Wanted (South Africa)
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Nigerian Environmental Study/ Action Team Youth Essay Competition
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The American University of Beirut Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Arts and Humanities
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Deadline May 16 | Cameroon Chevening Association Essay Competition
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Job Opening: East Africa Reporter/ Correspondent for National Public Radio (station: Kenya)
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Job Opening: Senior Editor - Dictionaries for Oxford University Press (South Africa)
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Job Opening: Editor in Chief - Head of IBM's External Websites across Middle East & Africa
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For Expats in Africa - Call For Submissions: Foreign Encounters Anthology 2012
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Youth Consortium for Progress Gambia Writing Competition
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Lee & Low Books New Voices Award (for a manuscript by a writer of color) - US
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Call for Papers: Children’s Literature from the Commonwealth of Nations
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Deadline May 15 | Jane Austen Society's 2012 International Essay Contest
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Deadline May 15 | Call for Contributions - Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature (Commonwealth nations)
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Deadline May 15 | Association of Nigerian Authors Literary Prize 2012
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Deadline May 15 | Job Opening: Editor for the Management University of Africa in Nairobi
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Deadline May 15 | Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies 2012 Book Award
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Deadline May 15 | Call for Contributions on Global Uprising - Edited Collection: Transnational Literatures, Gender and State Power
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Starts May 15 | Albert Jack's Writer Workshop at Cape Town Central Library
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How to Submit Book Manuscripts to Modjaji Books (South Africa)
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Love Kids Orphanage Foundation Seeks Writers and Journalists (Ghana)
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Job Opening: Writer for Jincom Publishing (South Africa)
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Job Opening: Deputy Food Editor for John Brown Publishers (South Africa)
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KG Ministry Magazine Mother's Day Poem Contest (worldwide)
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Guess Watches 'One To Watch' Global Blogger Search (worldwide)
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Deadline 14 May | Apply Now: Scripps Howard Semester in Washington Internship Program (2 spots for non-US journalism students)
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The $10,000 Dream Deferred Essay Contest 2012 for 25 and Below (Middle East/ Arab League)
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Junior Writers/ Journalists Wanted at The Public News Hub (all over South Africa)
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Call for Papers and Workshops on Drama/ Theatre Research and Practices: DFL Africa Research Conference (South Africa/ Africa-wide)
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CIPM 2012 Annual Essay Competition: Employment Generation and Expansion (Nigeria)
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Free to Attend: Society of Young Nigerian Writers Certificate Training Workshop On Poetry Writing and Techniques (Nigeria)