We are interested in a wide variety of pieces, including (but not limited to) scholarly articles, short fiction, poetry, original translations of ancient texts, hymns, rituals, recipes, and artwork that pertains to Hera, her Roman counterpart Iuno (Juno), and her Etruscan counterpart Uni.
We strongly encourage those interested in submitting to explore the many facets of this complex goddess in their work, including but not limited to
– Hera as Queen of Heaven, and the meaning and responsibilities of that position – Hera as Queen of the Gods, and her relationships with other members of the pantheon – Hera as Goddess of Marriage – Hera as Goddess of Women – Hera as the wife of Zeus, and the dynamics of their relationship – Hera as daughter of Rhea and Kronos – a discussion of the relationships between Hera and her children Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe and Hephaestus, as well as Eris and Typhaon – a discussion of Hera’s reaction to Zeus’ affairs, and her relationships with his lovers (eg, Leto, Semele, Io, et cetera) – a discussion of Hera’s relationship with Zeus’ mortal and immortal offspring (eg, Apollon, Artemis, Herakles, et cetera) – compare/contrast Hera, Demeter, Leto and Maia as divine mothers – Hera as the matron Goddess of Argos and Samos – Hera as the Goddess of heroes such as Jason and Herakles – Hera as the Goddess of Cattle – Hera as she is portrayed in the Homeric Hymns – Hera as she is portrayed in The Iliad and The Odyssey – Iuno as she is portrayed in The Aeneid, Metamorphoses, and other Latin works – a discussion of the cow, bull, cuckoo, peacock, scorpion, poppy, and pomegranate as symbols of Hera – a discussion of the origins and meaning of the name Hera (and/or Iuno, and/or Uni) – Iuno as a member of the Capitoline Triad – a discussion of Iuno’s various epithets, their meanings, and their implications (such as Lucina, Mater, Moneta, Regina, et cetera) – the cultic links between Iuno and the wives of various Roman emperors – compare/contrast the relationship between Hera and Herakles, and Iuno and Hercules – a discussion of the iuno and genius, and lares and penates
Syncretisms between Hera and other God/dess/es are acceptable so long as the author clearly demonstrates this syncretism; for instance, a discussion of the differences, similarities and overlap between Hera and Goddesses such as Isis, Hathor, Asherah, Tanit, and/or Frigga.
All works must be original, not public domain. No plagiarism. Previously published submissions are acceptable, provided the author retains all rights to the work. Authors retain all rights to the submission. Upon acceptance, the author will be sent a permission to publish form along with a request for a short biography to include in the anthology.
The editor reserves the right to make any minor changes in the case of grammar, spelling and formatting concerns. The editor also reserves the right to request modification of submissions and to reject submissions as necessary.
No monetary compensation will be provided. Proceeds from all sales will be divided between charitable donations in the name of the Hera, and production costs of future publications from Bibliotheca Alexandrina. All contributors will receive a coupon code which will allow them to purchase three copies of the anthology at cost.
Acceptable length is anywhere from 100-10,000 words, and the submissions period will run from 1 June 2012 – 31 November 2012, with the projected release date of January 2013: an auspicious occasion as it coincides with the celebration of the Theogamilia. Please send your submission either in the body of the email or as a .doc/.docx or plain text/RTF attachment (for Mac users) with “Hera Devotional” in the subject line to lykeiasl@yahoo.com. Any artwork submitted should be scanned in or created at 300 dpi and sent as a .jpg or .tif file.
Please remember to include a by-line in your email: your name as you would like it to appear in the book!
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), in collaboration with FARA, Yam-Pukri, CAFAN, AYF, ANAFE, SPC/PAFPNET is organizing the Youth in Agriculture Blog Competition (YoBloCo Awards). This contest is launched in the framework of the ARDYIS initiative which aims to raise youth awareness and improve their capacity on agricultural and rural development issues in ACP countries using Information Technology.
To submit your blog, follow the adequate link below:
- Institutional blog
- Individual blog
Check the Frequently Asked Questions about the Yobloco Awards here
This blog competition aims to:
Put into limelight issues, successes and challenges faced by youth engaged in: agriculture in urban and rural areas;
Encourage the production of information and the use of new information technologies by young farmers’ groups and organizations interested in the “youth in agriculture” question;
Promote the sharing of information on the issues of agriculture and rural development in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
This competition is also being launched in the framework of the commemoration of the United Nations International Year of Youth.
1. Who can participate
The YoBloCo Awards are open in two categories, individual category and institutional category.
The “Individual category” is open to students in agricultural training courses, young farmers, journalists or other young people.
The “Institutional category” is open to local or national young farmers’ organizations; young members of farmers’ organizations; young members of any organization interested in agriculture.
An organization is understood here as any type of non-profit or for-profit association, cooperative, forum, network or related grouping, excluding government institutions. Organizations that receive funding from governments but are not formal governmental institutions can be eligible if they fulfil all criteria.
If the organization or grouping submitting an entry is not officially registered in the country, it should be recommended, via a letter of recommendation, by a national partner organization which is officially registered.
When young members of an organization submit an entry in the “Institutional category”, they apply on behalf of their organization. If the entry wins an award, it’s the organization which will be declared winner and will receive the cash prize. The blog creator or a representative of blog creators (if it’s a team) will be invited for the prize giving ceremony and receive a trophy on behalf of the winning organization. When a team applies on behalf of their organization, the person representing the team must be specified in the application process. The cash prize won would be sent to the organization.
For both categories, the young people participating must be between 18 to 35 years old (by 31 December 2011) and be nationals of ACP countries signatories of the Cotonou Agreement (see Note 1 below).
2. How to participate
Blogs and all required documents should be submitted via an online form (the link will be provided on this page from 31 July 2011). Entrants must clearly indicate the category for which the entry is submitted.
In addition:
For the Individual category, entrants must submit the following documents:
a. A Profile Document (2 pages maximum) including
i.A short biographical note to introduce the applicant, which includes his/her full contact details (email address, telephone number(s), address, town, country, etc.);
ii.A summary of the blog’s objectives and content
b. A scanned copy of an identification document indicating the date of birth of the applicant.
For the “Institutional category” the following documents must be submitted, depending on the category:
A/ Registered organization
a) A Profile Document (2 to 3 pages maximum) describing the entrant’s organization which must contain:
i.On top of the first page, the mention “Registered organization”;
ii.A presentation of the mission and activities of the organization;
iii.Full identity, function(s), occupation and contact details (email address, telephone number(s), address, country, etc.), of the member(s) of the organization who have created/animated the blog;
iv.Name of the person representing the author(s)/animator(s) of the blog;
v.Full contact details of the organization (email address, website if any, telephone number(s), postal address, country, etc.);
vi.Name and contact details (email address, telephone number(s), address, country etc.) of the legal representative of the organization;
vii.Names and contact details of 2 to 3 partner institutions of the organization.
b) Copy of the certificate of registration or adequate legal references of the organization;
c) A scanned copy of an identification document mentioning the date of birth the author/animator of the blog (maximum two identification documents if it’s a team);
d) A summary of the blog’s objectives and contents (one page maximum).
B/ Non-registered organization
If the organization submitting the entry is not officially registered, the following documents should be submitted:
a) The 2 to 3 page Profile Document as described above for the organization – But on top of the first page “Non-Registered Organization” must be mentioned
b) a letter of recommendation from one national partner organization
c) A document presenting the recommending organization : core activities, full contact details;
d) Copy of the Certificate of registration or adequate legal references of the recommending organization;
e) A summary of the blog’s objectives and content (one page maximum)
f) A scanned copy of an identification document mentioning the date of birth of each author/animator of the blog (maximum two identification documents if it’s a team)
Organizations (notably farmers’ associations) are free to request local assistance (if needed) for the technical design of the blog (see note 2 below). If required, an acknowledgement can be inserted on the blog to give some visibility to that partner.
3. Content of eligible blogs
The blog submitted can be a newly created one, or one that already exists but which has been recently updated with content related to agriculture. However mainly blog posts from the commencement of the competition will be judged.
A blog that deals with, or contains posts/articles on other subjects than agriculture must include, consistently (see Note 3 below), new articles related to agriculture, in order to be considered eligible. “New articles” or “new posts” means here texts published between the launch of competition until its closure (please check section 7 below for the deadline). If necessary, the entrant can explain why she/he/they think the blog is relevant and/or submit the list and links of new agriculture related posts. Posts/articles considered for the competition must be in French or English and can be related to one or several ACP countries.
Articles on the blog will cover themes or issues such as:
Challenges, success and issues faced by Youth in agriculture and related activities
ICT use in the agricultural sector (how can ICTs promote agriculture or how can ICT support innovation in agricultural value chains, ICT and agriculture policies, etc.)
How are ICTs improving (or can improve) youth opportunities in rural areas
Actions, policies and strategies related to youth involvement in agriculture
Food security
Agro-tourism
Any other agriculture related theme or issue;
Dialogue and mutual understanding among youth and other stakeholders in rural areas (see Note 4 below).
4. Selection process
An online vote by internet users will be organized as part of the selection process. In addition, an international panel of judges composed of experts in ICT and agriculture will be set up to review pre-selected entries and declare winners.
5. Selection criteria
The main selection criteria are the following:
Quality of language in posts
Originality of posts/articles (most posts should be written by the entrant)
Quality of analysis in the posts
Frequency/Consistency of blogging
Animation of the blog
Presence of agriculture related content (especially since the launch of the contest for existing blogs)
Overall technical quality of the blog
For the institutional category, additional criteria are:
Presence of information on the organization’s activities;
Presence of information in youth in agriculture issues.
6. Prizes
For the “Individual category”: three prizes will be awarded, considering the whole ACP region
- First prize : 1,500 Euros
- Second Prize : 1,000 Euros
- Third Prize : 800 Euros
For the “Institutional category”, regional prizes will be awarded, one for each of the six ACP regions (West Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, Pacific and Caribbean). Each regional winner will receive a cash prize of 3,000 Euros. In addition, the best runner-up in each region will receive other rewards from CTA.
Winning blogs and other best blogs will be promoted by CTA and its partners’ various channels. In addition, authors of winning blog or other best blogs will have the opportunity to be involved in future activities of CTA or of its partners.
7. Deadline and key dates
The deadline for submission of entries is 31 October 2011 at 6 PM GMT. The winners will be announced in February 2012. The date of the prize giving ceremony will be announced subsequently.In addition, some best blog authors will have the opportunity to be involved in our future activities.
8. Additional terms and rules
a. The organizers reserve the right to reject any application that does not meet the contest criteria and the present regulations.
b. Participation in the competition implies an explicit agreement given to the CTA to make public, as needed, the experiences described, as well as participant’s identity. Moreover, it constitutes an agreement given to the CTA to use the experiences described in its publications and for promotional activities.
c. CTA will not return to the participants documents submitted.
d. By entering, participants warrant that content on the blog does not infringe on any third party's rights.
e. All local taxes on prizes, if required, are the sole responsibility of the winners.
f. If, for any reason, the contest cannot be conducted as planned, the CTA reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, close, change, or suspend it;
g. Youths directly working for CTA or ARDYIS advisory Committee organizations are not eligible to participate. However young people working for partners of these organizations are eligible:
h. Applicants will be informed about the competition results by email to the addresses provided in the application form
i. Apart from the public result announcement, each winner will be notified through the e-mail address he/she provided. A reminder will be sent if necessary. In case of non response to the reminder message and 10 days maximum after the result announcement, the next best candidate in the same category will be declared winner;
j. Decisions taken by the jury and the CTA are final and are beyond dispute;
k. All contest participants implicitly accept the rules presented in this document.
9. Contact
Feel free to contact us if you have any question or if you want to join the ARDYIS project discussion list to exchange/receive information about youth, ICT and agriculture.
ARDYIS project/ICT4D Programme Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) Telephone: +31 (0)317 467 100
Contact Information:
For inquiries: Ardyis-project@cta.int
For submissions: click here for institutional blog or here for individual blog
The Freeworld Design Centre (a subsidiary of Freeworld Coatings Limited) is South Africa’s first trade-orientated coatings design centre, and provides a decor consultation and 3D rendering service for architects, interior designers and decorators, property developers and owners.
We're hunting for SA's next star blogger, we'll take them on for a 6 month contract AND give a room makeover to the value of R5000.00 !
Do you have what it takes to become a décor and design blogger? Have you always wanted to publish your ideas, thoughts and the creative work that inspires you?
Well, here's your chance to profile yourself as an influencer, someone the design and décor community looks to for direction. The Freeworld Design Centre is on the hunt for a new guest blogger. So here's your chance to shine.
Submit a sample blog, and if your blogging style is voted the most interesting by the evly.com community, you will join the other Freeworld guest bloggers such as award-winning décor author Mandy Allen and the Field Office's Amy Bogan and share a weekly slot on the Freeworld Design Centre blog roll. This leading blog is updated daily and has gained over 8000 local and international readers since starting up 5 months ago.
The audience is growing daily. When it comes to your contribution, the sky's the limit – wow us with your insights and originality into any aspect of design, décor, colour, lifestyle trends, architecture, art, fashion and the built environment.
You can comment on the work of others, or showcase all your own work. As long as it is in keeping with the tone of the rest of the content on www.freeworlddesigncentre.co.za. And remember, we are looking for a contribution that adds another dimension to what we already offer readers.
How to enter: Familiarise yourself with www.freeworlddesigncentre.co.za and then submit 2 x blog posts that will be published on evly.com and subjected to a voting process. The submission that receives the highest number of votes by the evly.com community will win the prize.
Deadline: please submit your 2 x blog posts to evly.com by 15 August 2011
How to submit a blog sample: you will need to combine a text write-up with appropriate visuals (photographs and illustrations). Please provide two separate/distinct blog entries (ie different posts for different days) so that the evly.com community can ascertain that the quality of your work is consistent
How to improve your submission: follow us on @FreeworldDC or visit the Freeworld Design Centre at 71 Waterkant St, cape Town, to find out more about our work, or go to www.freeworlddesigncentre.com if you are anywhere else in the world. This will give you more insight into who we are, what we do and how we do it.
The Prize: You will be chosen to join the Freeworld Design Centre blog team, and your blogs will be edited by blog editor Kim Bougaardt and posted on the site, once a week for the next 6 months. You will also receive a room makeover comprising a décor consultation, styling and paint and coatings products to the value of R5000 as well as an annual subscription to Plascon Spaces magazine.
Hey blogger, writer, poet! Do you know about copyrights and how to protect your intellectual property? Bet POWO July is all you need! Lawyers, bloggers and you will chatting about plagiarism, intellectual property laws, copyrights and of course poetry with super-talented Ngwatilo on July 16th at iHub! You can't miss this one!
Sign up here.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: POWO@kenyanpoet.com or PoetsNWriters@gmail.com
Submit a guest blog post about your favourite winter trend and a photo of you rocking that trend. Guest blog post to be approximately 100 words (can be less but not more than 150 please…we get bored easily). Just email marianna (at) mbconsultancy.co.za your submission and photo before the 15th of June. Only Cape Town and PE peeps can apply as the winning prize hamper will be hand delivered (read: we are too cheap to post it). We then will choose our top five favourites, publish them on our blog and let your friends/family decide by counting the number of FB ‘Likes’ each blog post has by 20th of June. So by 4pm on 20th of June the competition will close and we will announce our winner.
KARY M and Cigar Clothing are giving away a key winter piece from each of their new lines (a stunning headpiece from KARY M and a luxurious winter dress from Cigar Clothing). We will feature some pretty photos of the prizes in one of our upcoming blog posts so keep on checking this site.
- A good understanding of Facebook and Twitter. (1 hour per day required) - Ability to write press releases - Solid English writing, grammar and spelling skills - Good Creative ideas to promote a service - Creative person to help with advertising ideas
City: Greenside
Via: bizcommunity.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: clairel@ornicogroup.co.za
For submissions: Claire Lamb at clairel@ornicogroup.co.za
Working closely with our editorial team, the Blog Editor will help grow our hugely popular blog, by integrating it with our social media and using it drive more print sales, subscriptions, ad sales and awareness of the brand.
OUTCOMES/DUTIES
- Produce compelling and on-trend daily posts about local and international design and décor as well as other online content for the site. - Adapt content from a variety of sources (including the magazine) to suit internet readers, and that is optimized for search engines. - Seek new ways to engage and interact with users, including polls, competitions etc - Provide content across a variety of social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, that appeals to the different people in these networks. - Plan content around events, marketing campaigns and content in the magazine. - Source and resize appropriate images for the site (which are labelled and referenced correctly). - Constant review of online analytics to ensure that we are engaging and growing traffic. - Provide content for marketing purposes. - Moderate comments from online readers.
Company Description
Avusa Limited was officially unveiled on the 20th November 2007 as the new name for what was Johnnic Communications Limited (Johncom). The company has evolved and grown remarkably over the years, to become one of the preeminent media and entertainment organisations in South Africa and the continent.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a writer and blogger with demonstrated interest in interior décor and the design world.
Advantageous
- Knowledge of social media - Passion for design and decor - Experience in search engine optimisation (SEO) - Experience in Wordpress content management (CMS)
Personal Skills/Attributes
SKILLS:
- Working knowledge of Photoshop, HTML - Writing ability - Ability to work under pressure - Excellent communication - Good organisational skills
ATTITUDES:
- Team orientation - Deadline-driven - Self-motivated - Flexible and creative - Quality-focused - Organised - Customer-focused - Attention to detail - Professional
