My Mind Words Paper [2012-05-13] 

  • Deadline: 1 December 2012Youth for Human Rights International launched its global movement with an essay contest. The response to the call for essays describing the individual human rights was widespread and enthusiastic and brought attention to our organization with the goal of a world of cooperation and peace through human right…

  • Deadline: 27 May 2012The submission of entries for the 9th edition of the Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition with the topic \"Dependence of The Nigerian Economy on Crude Oil: Any Alternatives? begins on Monday, March 26th 2012 and closes on Sunday, May 27th 2012.The competition is open to all Secondary School Students across …

  • 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. …

  • Deadline: 27 May 2012Here are the rules to the contest. Bassey Ikpi will keep you updated on the details via twitter and Facebook fan page.Rules:1. The theme of the contest is "home".2. Submit an original poem that is at least half in English.3. Video submissions should be no more than 2 minutes long.4. You can enter the competiti…

  • Bloomberg BNA, a stand-alone subsidiary of Bloomberg LLP, is seeking a freelancer to cover legal and regulatory news in South Africa.Applicants must have several years reporting experience working on daily deadlines, work well independently, and aggressively pitch story ideas.Qualifications required include writing on daily deadli…

  • Deadline: 30 May 2012Egerton University invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals with excellent credentials.Egerton University was founded in 1939 as Egerton Farm School and was upgraded to an Agricultural College in 1950. In 1986, the Agricultural College became a constituent College of the Univers…

  • Deadline: 15 June 2012There is growing interest within the global health community in the potential public health impact of integrating different health services into a single delivery setting. Integrating programs for HIV, family planning (FP), and maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) would address patients’ multiple needs…

  • Deadline: 27May 2012The BBC Swahili Service is part of BBC Africa and we broadcast to around 20 million listeners in Eastern and Central Africa. BBC Swahili is producing a series of TV and radio debates around the Kenyan elections complimented by an integrated Web / social media platform and training to our broadcast partners. We …

  • The Communications Leadership Development Program (CLDP) is our key pipeline for developing top communications leadership talent.The program accelerates the development of entry-level communications talent through three challenging rotations spanning a period of two years. Hands-on communications experience is complimented with le…

  • We are seeking to hire freelance writers/ reporters to join our team. This is in line with our plan to widen the range of topics we cover and to enable us to ensure consistent and fresh content for our customers.JOB DESCRIPTIONArranging and conducting interviews with persons related to our editorial scope.Building contacts to main…

  • Deadline: 26 October 2012The purpose of this conference – Examining Past/Defining Present: The Black Literary Aesthetic in the USA, Canada and Caribbean – is to highlight the centrality of literature written by people of African heritage during the 1960s and 1970s in the American, Canadian and Caribbean Literary Canons. Specifical…

  • Deadline: 16 July 2012Multiculturalism, and the representation of it, has long presented challenges for the medium of comics (including manga and bande dessinée). Questions surround the ways in which characters of differing cultures and/or nationalities can and should be presented; answers to which have ranged from anthropomorphis…

  • Deadline: 1 July 2012Reason is the proud new host of the Bastiat Prize for Journalism. Established a decade ago by International Policy Network and featuring $16,000 in award money, the Bastiat Prize honors writers from around the globe who explain the importance of freedom with originality, wit, and eloquence. The prize is named …

  • Date: 15 - 17 August 2012In a Nutshell: Within 10 years, all working journalists will have to become interactive writers. This course will help you to secure your place in the information continuum.The course will cover:- The ways in which online readers are different animals, and how to talk to them- How to think about your story…

  • Date: 16 - 20 July 2012This highly practical course is a must for all professionals interested in writing for corporate publications. This includes everyone from directors to media liaison personnel in public and private sectors and civil society organisations.Professionals writing for corporate publications and those who put toge…

  • Date: 26 May 2012Nego Poetry Corner's vision is to raise reader leaders and a new breed of poets/writers. It would like to encourage writers/poets by giving them a platform and eventual reward.Guidelines to ContestantsSubmit a self written poem/short story, multiple entries allowedAny poem or short story not written by self will b…

  • Deadline: 10 June 2012Editor Larissa Nash is excited to announce the forthcoming debut issue of Rose Red Review! If you would like to submit your art, fiction, photography, and/or poetry, please read about the publication, review the guidelines, and then submit your work by midnight (wherever you are) on June 10, 2012. The debut i…

  • Deadline: 28 May 2012Telecentre.org Foundation is an independent, non-profit, non-stock international organization registered in Manila, Philippines. It is in charge of the management of the telecentre.org global program, which supports the establishment and sustainability of grassroots level telecentres. These telecentres offer s…

  • Deadline: 15 June 2012Upon the success of my first edited volume titled Arab women’s Lives Retold: Exploring Identity through Writing (Syracuse University Press, 2007), I am working on a second edited volume on Arab Women's Autobiographical Writings. The first volume included studies on a number of texts by Arab women writers or w…

  • (Note: Kate Gould, the Commissioning Editor at The Fine Line, sent this call for submissions to us yesterday. If you would like your manuscript to be considered, the contact information is found below. Good luck!)Launched in January 2011, The Fine Line is an independent publisher based in Edinburgh. Our current catalogue contains …

  • Deadline: 17 - 21 May 2012On the wave of the “Arab Spring”, synonym of transformation and renewal, Baad El Bahr Cultural Association (BEBA) is launching the third edition of the Cairo Mediterranean Literary Festival, an event that has proven itself a tangible demonstration of the possibility of constructive dialogue between the tw…

  • Date: 26 May 2012Let the widely-published travel writer Fred de Vries give you the skills to write top-quality travel articles.Whether you hope to freelance for magazines and newspapers, write a travel blog, write about travel professionally or write entertaining accounts for family and friends, this course will enhance your futur…

  • A young and dynamic production company, Mirror Effect Media, in Bloemfontein is looking for an experienced Producer, TV Broadcast Journalist/Reporter and Editor (FCP) to join our vibrant team.Minimum 3-5 years experienceMust speak English, Sotho or TswanaMust have previous references and good creditNo chancers please.These are tem…

  • The Cape Town Partnership is a collaboration between the public and private sectors working together to develop, promote and manage Cape Town Central City. The Partnership was formed to address issues of urban degeneration and disinvestment in the Central City and related social problems.We're looking for a versatile, high-level W…

  • Deadline: 30 June 2012(Note: The contest is open to students, junior managers, and entrepreneurs from around the world who want to share their views on the changing structure and mindset of the workforce and the impact it will have on institutions and management.)The Drucker Challenge Essay contest, organized by Peter Drucker Soci…

  • Barefoot Wine Presents 'Books & Brunch' Literary Workshop (Orlando Black Pride. Florida)

    Date: 5 June 2012Join Kat Williamd from Sippin on Ink and feed your literary appetite as she talks with some of our best LGBTQ Authors on writing and how to get published. Guests will have the opportunity to chat with the authors and purchase books for signing before listening to author presentations over brunch.Tickets for the ev…

  • Deadline: 18 June 2012(Note: The competition is free to enter and open to anyone in the world over the age of 16.)The 2012 William Soutar Writing Prize has been launched and this year the competition is open to short story writers. This is the tenth year of the prize which awards poets and short story writers in alternate years an…

  • Group Africa Publishing is a Pan African media house with an international character extending throughout the globe. The company focuses on meeting the information and marketing needs of sectors like construction, hospitality, mining and agriculture through seminars, exhibitions, and the publication of targeted magazines and websi…

  • Deadline: 18 June 201230 Nigeria House is part of the London 2012 Festival, the spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration running from 21 June until 9 September 2012 bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK.Throughout the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Theatre Royal Stratfo…

  • We're are a non-profit organization located in Helipolis, Cairo, Egypt, looking to hire someone who can demonstrate excellent writing and editing skills and preferably on a full-time basis. Specifically we want this person to write outstanding, imaginative, and creative company profiles that'll make any reader go wow. We're lookin…

  • Small Social Media Company is looking for a content writer that will be responsible for creating unique content, using established guidelines and appropriate subject matter. This position will also include interaction via social media- and web-based mediums.Responsibilities:To create daily contentTo contribute to social media page…

  • Deadline: 28 May 2012The 2012 Guardian First Book Award, in association with Waterstones, is now open for entries from publishers.The Guardian First Book Award is unique amongst book prizes for rewarding new writing across fiction and non-fiction, and for being judged by both a celebrity panel and readers from Waterstones book gro…

  • Deadline: 20 July 2012(Note: Approximately half of the previous Fellowship participants are based in North America, with the balance drawn from Central and South America, Europe, the Asia Pacific region, Africa and the Mideast.)The Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship is a unique seminar program for mid-career journalists who want to de…

  • Deadline: 31 July 2012On the 1st June 2012, we are launching a new initiative. It is the BookRix Young Writer of the Year Award with cash prizes valued at $800. It is a new annual award and by running it each year, we hope to garner more interest from our youth worldwide.So, if you’re aged 12-21yrs and you’d like to take part, the…

  • Date: 26 May 2012Award-winning writer and journalist, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, will be the featured author on May 26 at the Guest Writer Session an initiative of the Abuja Writers’ Forun (AWF) which started in June 2008 and has become the template for similar programmes nationwide. The Guest Writer Session which this year featured U…

  • Deadline: 15 June 2012The Vermont Studio Center holds three annual fellowship deadlines, with new juries and different awards each time. Fellowships listed below are for 4-week residencies at VSC.VSC DIVERSITY INITIATIVE FELLOWSHIPSAt this deadline, three awards are available to talented minority artists and writers from the Unite…

  • Deadline: 23 May 2012UN Capital Development Fund is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 48 least developed countries. It creates new opportunities for poor people and their communities by increasing access to microfinance and investment capital. UNCDF focuses on Africa and the poorest countries of Asia, with a speci…

  • 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…

  • Deadline: 25 May 2012The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization. Conserving biodiversity is central to the mission of IUCN. We demonstrate how biodiversity is fundamental to addressing some of the world’s greatest challenges: tackling climate change, achie…

  • Deadline: 25 May 2012Are you a young at heart, super organised, focused team player with a passion for words, entertainment and pop culture? seventeen magazine wants you! South Africa's leading youth publication is in search of a keen copy/ entertainment editor. The successful candidate will be based in Cape Town and be responsibl…

  • eCoda is made up of a team of eBusiness specialists with substantial backgrounds in web creative, development, system architecture, e-commerce and content management solutions with a wealth of experience in successfully deploying complex website projects in a wide variety of business sectors. We are hiring a web content editor wit…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2012The Institute of Development Studies (Knowledge Services Department) is running a project that aims to take learning from local knowledge systems and organisations to inform understanding of hunger reduction and climate adaptation on the ground in two focal countries – Ethiopia and Malawi.Our approach is to cr…

  • Deadline: 28 May 2012(Note: Allowed languages in the 'Other Tongue' category are Spanish, French, German, Italian, Urdu, Mandarin or Arabic.)Mother Tongue / Other Tongue is open to all mainstream and supplementary secondary schools in the North West and pupils can enter as individuals or groups of any size. It is, in effect, two s…

  • Deadline: 30 September 2012TellingTales Press wishes to announce a short story writing competition for youth and budding writers. Interested participants are requested to submit their scripts by 30th September. Winning scripts will be published in an anthology, courtesy of TellingTales Press, as well as cash prizes for the first, …

  • Deadline: 15 October 2012Her Saturn Returns Anthology, a series in Queer Women of Color Life Transitions is seeking non-fiction essays, memoir, interviews, and other forms of documentary writing. Pieces are by or about women who are experiencing their 1st Saturn Return -turning 30, or their 2nd Saturn Return -turning 60. All women…

  • Date: 4 June 2012 (5pm)Mit ihrer Vielseitigkeit personifiziert die kenianische Spoken Word-Dichterin Ngwatilo Mawiyoo die facettenreiche, bunte Poesieszene Kenias: Gedichte werden dort in Radiosendungen vorgestellt, Blogs, youtoube und social media sind von Gedichten durchströmt, die Szene ist äußerst aktiv und innovativ. Gedichte…

  • Deadline: 21 May - 2 June 2012Art Sanctuary, located in North Philadelphia, uses the power of black art to transform individuals, unite groups of people, and enrich, and draw inspiration from the inner city. We invite established and aspiring artists to help create excellent lectures, performances, and educational programs.28TH AN…

  • Deadline: 20 May 2012Our focus in the 12th Issue of Saraba is Justice. Beginning with the premise that Justice is often stereotyped within a legal regime, and the evident tethered quality of such confinement. And going further to consider broad-ranging ethical and neo-ethical implications of rights, jurisprudence, politics, social…

  • Top South African / Global Fashion Blog seeks an experienced blogger / social networker! Are you an experienced Blogger with an interest in Fashion and all things Fashionista? Do you have style and finesse? Do you pay attention to detail? Are you able to engage with the best of the best in the fashion world? We may have the dream …

  • Deadline: 17 May 2012RichieWorld.com is a website that unites rich-minded people to give ideas and discuss about making the world a better place to live in. RichieWorld.com is a place where ideas and opinions are respected and aired freely. Commentary in this website are designed to help policy makers to make informed decisions on…

  • Yahoo! is the premier digital media company. We deliver your world, your way by creating deeply personal digital experiences that keep more than half a billion people connected to what matters most - across devices and around the globe. And it's the Yahoos behind the scenes who make this all possible. We are energetic, idea-driven…

  • Deadline: 20 June 2012This year’s edition of our International Creative Writing Workshop is the 3rd in a series of efforts to redirect the energy of Nigerian youths to those values that once made Nigeria great. The workshop is also an important component of Fidelity’s Corporate Social Responsibility CSR through which the bank cont…

  • Deadline: 15 June 2012The AMYA (Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association)Young Muslim Writers Awards was established in 2012 and seeks to support and encourage the creative and imaginative pens of young budding Muslim writers. It is further hoped that entrants, the thinkers of tomorrow, will be spurred on by the awards to use their pens…

  • Tour de Free State is an exciting initiative to promote tourism in the different regions of the Free State by exposing tourist attractions throughout the region to cyclists, their supporters and families and the media.Learners are invited to participate in this project by writing an essay about the tourism attractions and opportun…

  • Deadline: 21 May 2012Welcome to Mini Operas, ENO’s global search for new creative talent. We’re after the most creative, innovative and interesting writers, music makers and film makers out there, whatever your level of experience or knowledge.THE SCRIPT COMPETITIONWriting for opera doesn’t have to be scary. That’s why we’re swing…

  • Deadline: 23 May 2012UN Capital Development Fund is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 48 least developed countries. It creates new opportunities for poor people and their communities by increasing access to microfinance and investment capital. UNCDF focuses on Africa and the poorest countries of Asia, with a speci…

  • Deadline: 1 July 2012Call for Papers for a special issue for the Journal of Muslims in Europe: “Europe with or without Muslims – narratives of Europe”Guest editors:Göran Larsson, University of GothenburgRiem Spielhaus, University of CopenhagenWe are seeking papers for a special issue of the new double blind-peer reviewed Journal b…

  • Date: 22 May 2012You are cordially invited to the public presentation and launching of Launko Blues, a collection of poems in celebration of Femi Osofisan, edited by Ebika Anthony. The presentation/ launch is scheduled on May 22nd (Tuesday) at 10am at the Arts Theatre, University of Ibadan.Your presence will be highly appreciated.…

  • Date: 17 May 2012ANA - Abuja Chapter would like to inform members and prospective members that they will be holding Readings/ Critique Session as planned on Thursday, 17th May, 2012 starting at 4:45pm:Venue: Hall (2nd Floor) Ceddi Plaza, CBD, AbujaAgenda:- Open Discussion- Open Mic Session- Readings- Brief/Update on Exco Activitie…

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