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Youth for Human Rights International Essay and Poetry Contest (worldwide)
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Deadline May 27 | The 9th Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition (Nigeria)
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Deadline May 27 | The $10,000 Dream Deferred Essay Contest 2012 for 25 and Below (Middle East/ Arab League)
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Deadline May 27 | Bassey Ikpi's Nigeria Trip and Poetry Contest (Nigeria/ Africa-wide)
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Freelance Legal Reporter Wanted for Bloomberg BNA (South Africa)
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Job Opening: Radio News Editor for Egerton University (Kenya)
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Integration for Impact Conference Scholarship for Journalists (Kenya/ Sub-Sahara African countries)
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Job Opening: Web Editor for BBC Swahili Service (Kenya)
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Communications Leadership Development Program at GE Cairo
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Freelance Writers/ Reporters Wanted for Nairobee.com (Kenya)
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Call for Papers: Examining Past and Defining Present - The Black Literary Aesthetic in the USA, Canada, and Caribbean (Georgia, USA)
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Call for Papers - Multiculturalism and Representation: A Conference on Comics (Leeds, UK)
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Honoring Journalists from Around the Globe: $16,000 Bastiat Prize for Journalism 2012 (worldwide)
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Course: Writing for the Web (IAJ - South Africa)
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Course: Creative Writing and Editing for Corporate Publications (IAJ - South Africa)
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Scheduled May 26 | Nego Poerty Corner Contest Season 4 (Nigeria)
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Call for Submissions for the Debut Issue of Rose Red Review (worldwide)
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Tele-Center Foundation Seeks Home-Based Writers for Book on Telecentre Women (worldwide)
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Call for Contributions for an Edited Volume: Arab Women's Autobiographical Writings
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Call for Book Manuscripts by African Authors: The Fine Line (independent publisher based in Edinburgh)
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The Cairo Mediterranean Literary Festival (Third Edition) Opens Today
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Travel Writing Course with Dutch Freelance Writer/ Journalist Fred de Vries (All About Writing, South Africa)
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TV Broadcast Journalist/ Reporter Wanted for Mirror Effect Media (South Africa)
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Job Opening: Staff Writer for Cape Town Partnership
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Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest 2012 (worldwide)
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Free to Enter: William Soutar Short Story Writing Prize 2012 (worldwide)
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Part-time Writer Wanted for Group Africa Publishing (Kenya)
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Theatre Royal Stratford East's 30 Nigeria House Award for the Performing Arts/ Poetry (UK/ Nigeria)
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Company Profile Writer Wanted for a Non-Profit Organization in Helipolis (Egypt)
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Content Writer Wanted for a Social Media Company (South Africa)
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Open to All First-Time Authors Writing in English: £10,000 Guardian First Book Award 2012
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Open to African Journalists: The Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship (NY, USA)
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BookRix Young Writer Award of the Year (worldwide)
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Abuja Writers' Forum May Guest Writer Session: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
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VSC Diversity Initiative Fellowship and Zoland Poetry Translation Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center
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Deadline May 23 | Job Opening: Copy Editor for YouthStart Knowledge Products (UN Capital Development Fund)
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Deadline May 23 | Job Opening: Journalism Trainer for BBC Media Action (station: Sierra Leone)
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Job Opening: Journalist Editor in Chief for International Union for Conservation of Nature (station: Cameroon)
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Job Opening: Copy/ Entertainment Editor for Seventeen Magazine (South Africa)
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Job Opening: Web Content Editor for eCoda (Egypt)
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Call for Environmental Bloggers: The Institute of Development Studies Climate Adaptation Project (Ethiopia/ Malawi)
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Mother Tongue Other Tongue: Multilingual Poetry Competition for Kids (UK)
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Telling Tales Press Short Story Writing Competition (Kenya)
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Call for Submissions - 'Her Saturn Returns' Anthology: Queer Women of Color Life Transitions
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Poetic Floods – Kenya & Tanzania: Poetry Talk at Poesie Festival Berlin 2012
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Art Sanctuary's 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing Opens May 21st (Philadelphia)
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Call for Submissions for Saraba Literary Magazine 12: The Law/ Justice Issue (Nigeria/ Africa-wide)
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Fashion Blogger Wanted for Top South African / Global Fashion Blog
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RichieWorld.com Essay Competition for University and High School Students in East Africa
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Job Opening: Front Page Editor for Yahoo! Maktoob Arabic
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3rd Fidelity Bank International Creative Writing Workshop (Nigeria)
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The Inaugural AMYA Young Muslim Writers Awards 2012 (UK)
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The Free State Tourism Authority Essay Competition (South Africa)
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Deadline May 21 | Free to Enter - Mini Operas Scriptwriting Competition (Judge: Neil Gaiman): ENO's Worldwide Search for New Creative Talent
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Job Opening: Copy Editor for YouthStart Knowledge Products (UN Capital Development Fund)
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Call for Papers - Europe With or Without Muslims: Narratives of Europe
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Book Launch - Launko Blues: A Collection of Poems in Celebration of Femi Osofisan (Nigeria)
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Call for Literary Works: ANA Abuja Chapter Reading/ Critique Session (Nigeria)