My Mind Words Paper [2012-05-06] 

  • Deadline: 15 July 2012World Energy Forum is pleased to announce the 2012 International Energy Essay Contest. As a mission-driven movement, World Energy Forum is dedicated both to educate and campaign for long-term energy solutions by encouraging global conversations on pivotal energy issues.Since 2012 has been declared by the Unit…

  • Deadline: 30 June 2012The International Day of the Disappeared (30 August) commemorates people who have gone missing throughout the world in situations of violence and armed conflict. It’s a reminder that hundreds of thousands of families are unaware of the fate of their loved ones.The Red Cross works every day to restore family c…

  • Dates: see schedule belowThe Research institute of Swahili Studies of Eastern Africa (RISSEA) was borne out a felt need and desire to coordinate Swahili scholarship. Currently there is no Institution in Kenya and the Region that has assumed such a mandate even though great strides have been made by public universities and other in…

  • Deadline: 23 May 2012BBC Media Action is looking for a Journalism Trainer to be based in Sierra Leone. The contract is for 4 to 6 weeks.Location: Sierra LeoneReports to: Senior Projects Manager and Country DirectorContract duration: 4 - 6 weeks (negotiable) these short-term contracts will start in July/August/September 2012.JOB P…

  • ACTED is an independent international, private, non-partisan and non-profit organization that operates according to principles of strict neutrality, political and religious impartiality, and non discrimination.ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by the conflict in Afghanistan. Based in Paris, France, ACTED no…

  • Deadline: 6 August 2012Applications are invited for five places in the Delta State Government Scholarship Scheme for female students, tenable at SMC, Pan-African University, for the programme PGD in Media & Communication (Journalism Stream). The scholarship covers tuition fees and study materials only.SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONYou ma…

  • Date: 9 June 2012 (4pm)Join our Panel Discussion about the ways that people of color say "I Do" and "I Don't" to same-sex marriage. LGBTQ rights cannot be divorced from racial justice, but that was precisely the goal of Prop 8 proponents, who used racism to promote homophobia. The aftermath of that bitter battle was the consummati…

  • Date: 15 - 17 June 2012The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival will take place at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles (369 East First Street), June 15-17, 2012.The Festival celebrates stories of the Mixed experience and stories of multiracial Americans, the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. A free …

  • Deadline: 11 June 2012In the last two decades, there has been an exponential growth in the visibility of a new generation of women visual artists on or from the continent of Africa as well as a diversification not only in the medium but also in the breadth and complexity of the themes and issues with which they engage, which inclu…

  • The Theatre Company Professional Performance/ Writing for Stage Workshops (Kenya)

    Date: 15 - 18 May 2012 (10am-4pm)The Theatre Company provides workshops and courses for children and performers in various drama techniques including acting, voice work, public speaking, improvisation, storytelling, dance and movement, music and drumming, acrobatics and clowning, the use of masks and puppets, writing and singing. …

  • Deadline: 1 October 2012Biotechnology has great potential in making sustainable development a reality. As a scientific publication, Biotechnology Journal has strived to contribute to this positive endeavour by publishing special issues and editorials on the topic, as well as publicizing events that promote environmental causes suc…

  • Futaa.com is Kenyas largest football-website. We cover the local leagues in detail, and do more than 50 stories per day. Futaa.com is looking for journalists who are interested in writing about football in Uganda. Requirements:• We expect you to write fluent English, and to know how to compose an interesting story for our readers.…

  • GPSmyCity.com, developer of iPhone Travel Applications, is currently looking for travel articles on Nairobi - particularly related to gift shopping in the city (gift suggestions, places to buy, etc).Requirements:* Must have lived in Nairobi for at least one year and have intimate knowledge of the city.* Excellent command of Englis…

  • The Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature aims at supporting the cultural, artistic and literary fields considering them as a way to emphasise the cultural and humanitarian promotion.The competition also aims to implant the values of traditions and evolvement in the upcoming generation through providing them with a …

  • Deadline: 8 June 2012The Bayeux-Calvados award for war correspondents rewards reports about a conflict situation or its impact on civilians, or news stories involving the defence of freedom and democracy. The report must have been made between 1 June 2011 and 31 May 2012. A €7,000 prize is awarded in each category. The categories …

  • Deadline: 18 May 2012Submit your poetry to the 4th BN Poetry Award. This year’s theme is MUSICGuidelines:• Ugandan women resident in Uganda and above 18 years can participate. Send up to a maximum of 3 previously unpublished poems to bnpoetryaward@mail.com under the theme of Music.• Poems should not be more than 40 lines long, typ…

  • Deadline: 18 May 2012Note: applicants do not have to be an American citizen to take part in the program but international applicants must obtain their own visas. The fellowship is open to anyone with an interest in pursuing radio, web-based or other forms of journalism and to a broad range of individuals, ages and backgrounds.The …

  • Now Media is Southern Africa's premier business-to-business travel publishing house. They are looking for a JUNIOR JOURNALIST. This graduate's primary responsibilities will be learning to collect and write suitable, high quality and industry related articles for Travel News Weekly, as well as other travel publications, both print …

  • Deadline: 30 JUNE 2012(Note: The contest is aimed at youths between 18 and 30 who are citizens of one of the 42 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean space. The 42 Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Countries are: Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, …

  • Deadline: 1 August 2012Ushirikiano Panda (UP) is a Nairobi-based group whose mission is to create safe spaces and increase the well-being of intersex and transgender (IT) people in Kenya. The group is led by IT people themselves, and strives to develop a country in which all citizens are free to determine and express their own gen…

  • The 9-16 Children Poetry Festival 2012 at Goethe-Institut Lagos (Nigeria)

    Date: 11 May 2012The Annual 9-16 Children Poetry Festival will take place on May 11th, 2012 at Goethe-Institut Lagos!The 9-16 Poetry festival which is competition based is organized by the Art Initiative Center.This annual Festival is for children between the ages of 9 and 16 years old. The theme for this year is EDUCATION: OUR FU…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2012Afruca Foundation Nigeria invites JSS and SSS students in Ogun state to participate in its second essay writing competition in the three categories described below as part of its activities to promote the rights of children in Nigeria. The theme for this year’s competition is “prevention of child s3xual abuse”…

  • Deadline: 17 May 2012NaijaStories.com is pleased to announce the first in a series of online writing contests in collaboration with Worldreader. The theme of this edition is “A Touch of Spice”. Naijastories and Worldreader are seeking steamy love stories from a Nigerian or African Perspective.One of the things we’re looking for is…

  • Deadline: 2 - 30 June 2012The scriptfactory was founded in 2004 as an organisations where screenwriters could work out from. it has since expanded into a movie making company and has written well over a hundred successful titles. it has also produced over fifteen feature films and has added a training arm to its activities in reco…

  • Brooke Pattrick Publications, established in 1975, specialises in business-to-business publishing in the fields of mining, energy, equipment, infrastructure and the built environment. The company's mission is to serve the readers of its products with credible editorial, resulting in trusting relationships between the readers and p…

  • The freelance writer must be able to write creatively on all subject matters. Looking for BEE candidates as well as non-BEE as the company has several publications under its wing. Must be proficient in English and work well under pressure and be able to come up with feature ideas.Location: UmhlangaVia: bizcommunityCONTACT INFORMAT…

  • Deadline: 14 May 2012Job responsibilities of this position include:Overseeing the subbing desk teamAllocating stories to various sub editors and make sure stories are subbed as per the agreed standards and qualityCheck and sub editorial copy as allocated by the Managing Editor for accuracy, contents, taste, house style and grammar…

  • Deadline: 1 November 2012The AAG is accepting expressions of interest from prospective contributors to the forthcoming Wiley-AAG International Encyclopedia of Geography. The 15-volume work, to be published both in hard copy and online, will engage geographers, GIScientists, and geographic societies around the globe in preparing ap…

  • Deadline: 18 May 2012JOB PURPOSE: Edit stories and design pages in line with the Orumuri strategy to make the newspaper value-for-money, self-sustaining and profitable, while advancing society.KEY RESULT AREASEdit stories in standard grammar and ensure that they are balanced and fair and suit Orumuri’s house-style and editorial po…

  • A private design college in Westville is seeking a course developer to assist in developing the following short courses: Non-Fiction Writing, Fiction Writing, Poetry, and Creative Writing. Applicants should send CV by replying to this advertisement.CONTACT INFORMATION:For submissions: apply here (you will find the application tool…

  • We are looking for a passionate, female freelance writer with experience in lifestyle and nutrition writing. We require one lifestyle or nutrition article per week ranging from 300-500 words. Topics would include: Health, childcare, family activities, anything that mothers aged 25-40 would find interesting and relevant to read. Co…

  • Georgetown University - WSD Olympic Values Essay Competition (worldwide)

    Deadline: 31 May 2012(Note: any student currently enrolled at an institution of higher learning anywhere in the world is eligible to participate in the Olympic Values Essay Competition, organized by Worldwide Support for Development, World Faith Development Dialogue and Georgetown University.)Worldwide Support for Development (WSD…

  • Deadline: 20 June 2012To mark her 25th Anniversary, the Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team (NEST), offers this Essay Competition for the youth (ages 14 – 30 years). Essays (not more than 10, 000 words) on the topic ‘THE NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN SECURITY’ are invited from the youth in three categories:1) Secondary schoo…

  • Deadline: 1 June 2012(Note: The competition is open to recent recipients of the PhD whose research and teaching interests involve one or more of the following disciplines: Arabic language, Arabic literature, art history, and English literature, among others. )The American University of Beirut invites applications for its newly est…

  • Deadline: 16 May 2012DIAMOND QUEEN ELIZABETH II: ESSAY COMPETITIONOn the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II on the throne, the Cameroon Chevening Association hereby launches an essay competition for Cameroonian children aged between 14 and 16 years on the topic:"The British Monarchy from 1950 to 2012".The essay …

  • A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. NPR listeners value information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – our employees do too. Innovators and leader…

  • Deadline: 21 May 2012This position involves developing, project managing, compiling, editing and proofchecking dictionary products, mainly for the school market. It includes taking responsibility for the quality and appropriateness of the material, liaising with authors, designers, typesetters and freelancers, and working within d…

  • Work country: Multiple (AE, TN, KE)IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or ve…

  • Deadline: 31 July 2012Writers Abroad will be publishing their third Anthology entitled ‘Foreign Encounters’.We are seeking submissions of short stories and non-fiction pieces and poetry on the general theme of relationships around the world. The anthology will be print published and later available as an e-book.This year Writers A…

  • Deadline: 18 May 2012Youth Consortium for Progress Gambia is pleased to announce its writing competition for secondary schools.YCP Gambian kicks off its educational programs for 2012 with its first ever writing competition. The essay contest will be between our partner junior secondary schools, St. Therese’s Upper Basic School, Nd…

  • Deadline: 30 September 2012LEE & LOW BOOKS, award-winning publisher of children's books, is pleased to announce the thirteenth annual NEW VOICES AWARD. The Award will be given for a children's picture book manuscript by a writer of color. The Award winner receives a cash grant of $1000 and our standard publication contract, includ…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2012Submissions are invited for a Special Issue of Bookbird in conjunction with the Commonwealth Education Trust (CET). The CET has promoted education, literacy and literature throughout the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations for 125 years. Their work has much in common with IBBY. Papers are invited on t…

  • 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…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2012We invite submissions for a Special Issue of Bookbird in conjunction with the Commonwealth Education Trust (CET). The CET has promoted education, literacy and literature throughout the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations for 125 years. Their work has much in common with IBBY. Papers are invited on the…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2012Following the conclusion of the review of ANA Prizes, the national executive council hereby announces the call for entries for the 2012 edition of the literary competition. After a thorough study of the report submitted by the ANA Prizes Review Committee, it was found necessary to suspend some prizes as a resu…

  • 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…

  • 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: 15 May 2012Increasing interest in the conceptualization of “Transnational Literatures” calls for a re-appraisal of the role of gender in contesting official discourses of nation and power. As early as 1938, Virginia Woolf claimed that, “in fact, as a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman my co…

  • Dates: see belowFollowing the successful Cape Town Workshop during Autumn 2011, bestselling author Albert Jack is hosting three new eight week Writer Workshops throughout South Africa between May and July, 2012 in Johannesburg, Kenilworth and Cape Town Central.Albert has published ten books with Penguin, Harper Collins and Random …

  • (Note: Their reading period for poetry has lapsed. They accepted queries for poetry in the months of January and February 2012. For all else, read their submission guidelines below.)Please read the Submission tips carefully before you submit your proposal to Modjaji Books. Also, before you contact Modjaji, have a look at their Tit…

  • Love Kids Orphanage Foundation is a non-profit making organisation providing humanitarian service to orphans and deprived children in Ghana by providing them a home, basic needs, quality education, health care and quality training for a better future and a quality life.This amazing organization in Ghana is seeking journalists, wri…

  • Jincom, is a multi-media communications company that has a significant number of blue chip clients throughout the world including Anglo American, Murray and Roberts and Sanlam to name a few. It uses various illustrative tools such as comic and animation to communicate key messages to semi-literate audiences. Jincom creates customi…

  • John Brown South Africa is part of the global John Brown Media Group. Our clients include Pick n Pay, Edgars, Discovery and Spur locally and Waitrose, John Lewis, Orange and RBS Bank in the UK. We have also recently acquired an agency in Hong Kong and have offices in Shanghai and Tokyo.DEPUTY FOOD EDITORJob descriptionProvide supp…

  • Deadline: 9 May 2012(Note: Contest is open to all who wish to participate whether they are from the ministry or out of ministry including any city, state or country.)The theme, as stated above, is Mother’s Day and the word “Mother, Love and Bless" must be used in the poem. A poet can elect to read their own work on Sunday May 13th…

  • Deadline: 1 August 2012Your passion, your style, your voice: One To Watch global blogger search.We are looking for fresh, fabulous, fashion-inspired personalities to become official voices for GUESS ACCESS, our global blog on guesswatches.com. Show us your style and you could be the one.HERE'S HOW:1. Sign up by sharing your blog, …

  • Deadline: 14 May 2012The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington internship program brings two international students per year to Washington, D.C., to work at the Scripps Howard News Service for a semester. The internship is designed to give international students an opportunity to cover events in the U.S. capital, as wel…

  • Deadline: 27 May 2012This annual contest comes from a 1951 Langston Hughes poem: What Happens to a Dream Deferred?. Just as the poem helped propel the civil rights movement in the U.S., today it can inspire your dream deferred for the Middle East. The contest has two parts: one for Middle Eastern youth and one for American youth. …

  • We are looking for junior writers/journalists from all over South Africa. This is a work from anywhere type of job so you will have to have your own computer and access to the internet. Your job is basically to find interesting stories, write short articles about them and send them to us, preferably stories that haven't been publi…

  • Deadline: 28 June 2012The Drama for Life Africa Research Conference constitutes one of the foremost platforms for Applied drama/theatre research and practice on the African continent. The DFL conference has grown in international stature since 2008 to create an inter-continental and international dialogue about the significant rol…

  • Deadline: 6 July 2012Topic: Employment Generation and Expansion: A Panacea for Security Challenge in NigeriaSubmit your essay with scanned copies of the following documents:Reference letter from the Registrar of their InstitutePhotocopy of admission letter to their current instituteOne recent passport photograph.Current mobile num…

  • Deadline: 23 June 2012 (1pm)Society of Young Nigerian Writers presents Certificate Training Workshop On Poetry Writing and Techniques (epic, ballad, ode, lyrics, elegy/dirge, epistolary, sonnet)Practical-based training for: aspiring poets, self publishing poets, independent poets, upcoming poets, young poets.TO PARTICIPATEText you…

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