My Mind Words Paper:
international literature

Deadline: 8 June 2012

The 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 of media represented are: radio – photography – television (short and long formats) – written press and Web Journalism (new since 2011). To be considered for the Web Journalism category, the multimedia report must have been published on the Internet or touchpad between the 1 June 2011 and the 31st May 2012.

WRITTEN PRESS

The Application must be made up of an article or a series of one to five articles on the same subject.

Obligatory:

- The Report must have been published on the same media in paper format or on a media website. In the event that the report has not been published by the date on which applications cease to be accepted (8 June 2012), a proof of publication must be supplied to the Organiser before 1 August 2012. Failing this, the application will not be accepted.

- The Report submitted must be identical to the published article.

The following should be sent to the Organiser:

- A copy of the original source (magazine, daily newspaper or internet page) in which the article was published or the digital file of the report in pdf format.

- The text of the article in digital format (Word)

- For Reports in a language other than French, the complete translation of the report into French in digital format (Word).

WEB JOURNALISM

Applications for the Web Journalism category will consist of one or more multimedia report(s) presented in the form of:

- videography (linear compilation of video(s) and photo(s))
-a short multimedia project: video production based solely on photos
-a web documentary (interactive interface).
-reports designed specifically for the Ipad touch pad

Obligatory:

-The “web journalism” production must have been broadcast on a website or via an Ipad touch pad application.
-Group entries are accepted for this web journalism category, led by a representative journalist or a media company.
-The “web journalism” production must be presented in French or English.

The following should be sent to the Organiser:

- 1 CD or DVD of the report / production or only the Internet link (active until December 2012) depending on the format of the production.

- The Internet link for viewing the report or the name of the Ipad application

Bearing in mind the different formats in which multimedia reports are produced today, judgement on the presented production will focus on several criteria so as not to disadvantage projects that have been produced in very different ways. The jury will pay particular attention to the following criteria:

-the coherence of the whole production and its narration
-the contents of the production
-the relevance of the production

Entry application now available:

Entry form YOUNG REPORTER

Entry form WEB JOURNALISM

Entry form WRITTEN PRESS

Read the full award regulations here.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: info@prixbayeux.org

For submissions: the reports must be submitted to Bayeux-Calvados Award for War Correspondents – Hôtel de Ville 19, rue laitière – BP 21215 – 14402 Bayeux Cedex

Website: http://www.prixbayeux.org

Deadline: 30 June 2012 (noon)

Are you a Writers’ College newsletter subscriber? Write us a 1000-word story about your journey as a writer. Make it funny, quirky and/or inspirational. We will publish the best story in our quarterly newsletter and on our blog. Plus the winner gets $200 (R1000 or £100).

Send your story to nichola@nzwriterscollege.co.nz.

Please note: This competition is only open to their newsletter subscribers. Sign up for their free newsletter.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For enquiries/ submissions: nichola@nzwriterscollege.co.nz

Website: http://www.writerscollegeblog.co.za

Deadline: 15 June 2012

STUDENT ESSAY COMPETITION OVERVIEW

The New Cosmic Frontiers International Science Essay Competition On the Nature of our Universe and its Habitats is open to high school and college students. Its purpose is to inspire students to consider careers in science and to nurture their enthusiasm for the subject, and to engage young minds in creative, intellectual activities essential in scientific endeavors.

Winners will be awarded significant monetary prizes to support their education and given an extraordinary opportunity to meet today’s world-renowned scientists and scholars at a conference and award ceremony, held in Philadelphia, on October 12-13, 2012. The program will include presentations by winners of the New Frontiers in Astronomy and Cosmology Research Grant Program and the New Cosmic Frontiers Student Essay Competition; a banquet; a public event lecture related to the Big Questions; and panel of Templeton Prize winners and other original thinkers discussing the future of the Big Questions.

PRIZES

The top three essays in each category will be awarded significant prizes recognizing excellence, originality and creativity. The winners are encouraged to use the prize money for the purpose of furthering their career in science.

Category 1: High School Students or Equivalent

• First Prize – The top essay will be chosen for a $25,000 cash prize.
• Second Prizes – The next two essays will be chosen for a $10,000 cash prize each.
• Third Prizes – The next five essays will be chosen for a $5,000 cash prize each.

• First Prize – The top essay will be chosen for a $50,000 cash prize.
• Second Prizes – The next two essays will be chosen for a $25,000 cash prize each.
• Third Prizes – The next five essays will be chosen for a $10,000 cash prize each.

The Essay Competition Invitation, containing complete information about the program, is available here. Essays should be submitted using the online templates available on this website.

The essay contest has been organized in conjunction with the New Frontiers in Astronomy and Cosmology - An International Grant Competition, a research grant program that aims to advance our understandings in fundamental areas of astronomy and cosmology, which overlap with the following Big Questions.

Notification of Awards: September 2012

Awards ceremony, Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 12-13, 2012

CATEGORY 1: ESSAY THEME FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Big Question IV

Are we alone in the Universe? Or, are there other life and intelligence beyond the solar system?

The recent, rapid advances in technologies that allow the detection of exo-planets in the “life zone” and potential signatures of life and intelligence in the universe raise hope that we are getting very close to the stage to be able to answer the age old question: “Are we alone in the universe?” Discovering life and intelligent beings outside our solar system will be among the greatest scientific discoveries of all time.

Students are encouraged to choose some aspects of this question, from which they may generate more focused essays. The following sub-questions are provided as exemplary questions. Applicants may choose their own research questions provided that such questions are directly or significantly relevant to the above Big Question.

Exemplary sub-questions:

• What are the signatures of the existence of life and intelligence in the universe? How may we detect them?
• Would the fine-tunings required for life in the universe also necessarily require that life be rare?
• To what degree are such other beings likely to be similar to humans? Are there features in nature which could limit the level of intelligence or the differences we may expect?
• How important is it for mankind to answer this Big Question and why?
• What will the implications be of the answer “yes” or “no” to this Big Question?
• Does our universe have features that limit the level of intelligence and/or the differences we may expect from them? What kinds of behaviour might we expect from them, if we ever meet them? Should we expect that they have learned how best to live with other beings as they must have survived their own conflicts long enough? What are the possibilities?
• Are there advanced intelligent beings out there in the universe that are not biological or are beyond biological (post-biological)? If so, what would be the signatures of the existence of such intelligence?

• Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone by Lucas John Mix
• Strange New Worlds: The Search for Alien Planets and Life Beyond Our Solar System by Ray Jayawardhana
• Are We Alone?: Philosophical Implications of the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life by Paul Davies
• Intelligent Life in the Universe: Principles and Requirements behind Its Emergence by Peter Ulmschneider

Big Question III

What is the origin of complexity in the universe?

We are living in a wonderfully complex world. According to the known astronomical and cosmological theories, our universe has become more and more “complex” and produced more and more interesting phenomena in it. How did this happen? What were the key stages? What are the prerequisites for such emergent complexity? For instance, is the “Past Hypothesis” (the idea that the universe had the initial low entropy state) true? Through the process of becoming more and more complex, the universe generated conscious observers who contemplate the very meaning of existence of the universe as well as their own and ask the question: “Why are we here?” What are the origins of this amazing complexity in the universe? What are the origins and conditions of continuing complexity in the universe?

Students are encouraged to choose some aspects of this question, from which they may generate more focused essays. The following sub-questions are provided as exemplary questions. Applicants may choose their own research questions Ïprovided that such questions are directly or significantly relevant to the above Big Question.

Exemplary sub-questions:

• What are the conditions for the universe to evolve to a high degree of complexity?
• What are the key stages of increasing complexity in the universe? How do they come about?
• Will the complexity of the universe continue to increase? If so, how long?
• Or, are there any theoretical limits to the complexity of the universe?

• Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos by M. Mitchell Waldrop
• Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe by Martin Rees
• At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity by Stuart Kauffman
• The Anthropic Cosmological Principle by John Barrow & Frank Tipler
• Intelligent Life in the Universe: Principles and Requirements behind Its Emergence by Peter Ulmschneider

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: bigquestions@oddjob.uchicago.edu

For submissions: submit online here

Website: http://www.newfrontiersinastronomy.org/

Deadline: 15 June 2012

In celebration of cultural unity and respect, Harvest International welcomes poetry submissions in any language. International contributors are welcomed to submit as well.

Each issue, Harvest International awards two poetry prizes:

• Steve Whaley Poetry Prize — $200 — to the U. S. contributor whose poetry most eloquently expresses the human condition while promoting greater awareness of human interrelatedness.
• Other Voices Poetry Prize — $200 — awarded by Roger Humes to the international contributor whose poetry best fulfills the above criteria.

The winner must provide tax ID number or social security number, signature, and full legal name in order to receive payment from Cal Poly Pomona Foundation. The recipient has the right to refuse payment.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Harvest International is seeking original, unpublished poetry, short fiction, song lyrics, essays, and black and white artwork from children and adults.

In celebration of cultural unity and respect, we welcome poetry submissions in any language, as well as submissions from international contributors.

Entrants may submit one piece in each category. Manuscripts must be typed, double-spaced, and should not exceed 3000 words. Please follow MLA standards where applicable.

Please e-mail your manuscript and a brief bio to the Harvest Editor-in-Chief, Jill Walker, at jswalker@csupomona.edu. Submit two copies: one with no identifying information, and one with a cover page including your name, preferred mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

If you prefer, send hard copies of your manuscripts, along with a WORD (not PDF) formatted disk and a brief bio to the following address:

Harvest International
c/o Faculty Advisor, Professor Gill-Mayberry
Cal Poly University, EFL Department
3801 West Temple Ave.
Pomona, CA. 91768

All rights revert to the author upon publication.

Deadline: 15 June 2012

The United Nations Academic Impact (http://outreach.un.org/unai) and the Brookings Institution in Washington DC are launching a global contest for university students, inviting them to imagine a speech that would be made by the Secretary-General at the opening of the next session of the General Assembly.

There is today a growing consensus concerning our global interdependence. Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines everyone’s right to an international order where the inherent dignity and rights of all are fully realized .What is less clear is what sort of a global civics is necessary and feasible for us to navigate this growing interdependence.

University students from around the world are invited to ponder these vital questions in submissions, in English and up to 1500 words in length, which address — in the form of a draft of the imagined speech by the Secretary-General — what responsibilities we can all take on towards people who happen not to be our compatriots, and what rights we can claim, as we work to solve global problems together in a shared culture of intellectual social responsibility.

The competition is open to all students currently enrolled at a university. Submissions should be sent simultaneously to academicimpact@un.org and haltinay@brookings.edu by June 15, 2012. Please put SPEECH COMPETITION in the subject line. Authors of what are judged to be the top three submissions, at least one of whom will be from an UNAI member institution, will be invited to New York and Washington DC to meet with the United Nations Secretary-General and the leadership of the Brookings Institution respectively.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries/ submissions: academicimpact@un.org and haltinay@brookings.edu

Website: http://outreach.un.org/unai

Deadline: 30 June 2012

This competition is organized by SM Sains Alam Shah (Alam Shah Science School), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ASiS) and aims to encourage young writers to express their thoughts and views on a given theme in both prose and poetry.

THE ORGANISER: SM Sains Alam Shah (Alam Shah Science School), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ASiS).

THEME: Patriotism: A Global Perspective

Topic for the Essay Writing Section: John F. Kennedy said Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. Discuss this statement in the light of your own country. See format, rules, and regulations below.

Topic for the Poetry Writing Section: There is no specific topic for this section but candidates are required to write a poem on the theme of patriotism. See format, rules, and regulations below.

CALENDAR 2012

• 09 March 2012 – Launch of the Essay and Poetry Writing Competition
• 30 June 2012 – Deadline for submissions.
• 01 July – 31 August 2012 – Processing of all entries
• 15 September 2012 – The 30 shortlisted participants from both sections will be announced on the website
• 15 September – 15 October 2012 – Judging the final entries
• 15 October 2012 – The top three award winning entries and the next seven best entries (consolation) for both the essay and poetry writing sections will be announced on the website
• 24 October 2012 – Closing and Prize Giving.

The feeling of patriotism or love for one’s country is the duty of every citizen of a nation. A nation’s progress or failure rests to a great extent on its citizens. Besides being law abiding, citizens can contribute in many ways to his or her nation. For example if a citizen is honest and free from corrupt practices, then he or she is a patriot. Patriotism is one valuable asset any country can benefit from.

The ASiS International Essay and Poetry Writing Competition 2012 (AIWC) would like to hear the views of school students worldwide on the efforts undertaken to promote patriotism and love for one’s country. In this respect, prospective participants of the essay writing section are required to:

• Give a clear cut definition of the issue at hand.
• Give your perceptions of the situation in your respective countries.
• Outline the roles of the government, non-governmental organizations, and the people in efforts to instil love for the country.
• Focus on one or more programmes designed to instil patriotic values among the citizens of your country.

• How have current efforts in your country to instil love for the country helped in preserving peace and harmony?
• How do you perceive the long term benefits of patriotic values to your country and the world at large?
• What concrete actions would you recommend to ensure the continued love for your country by her citizens?

We encourage you to draw on your personal experiences when possible and focus on providing your own creative solutions to ensure the inculcation of patriotic values among the citizens of your country and its long term benefits, both in prose and poetry forms.

PRIZES

ESSAY WRITING SECTION

• First Prize – US$300.00 and a certificate of participation.
• Second Prize – US$200.00 and a certificate of participation.
• Third Prize – US$100.00 and a certificate of participation.
• Seven consolation prizes of US$50.00 and certificates of participation.

• First Prize – US$300.00 and a certificate of participation.
• Second Prize – US$200.00 and a certificate of participation.
• Third Prize – US$100.00 and a certificate of participation.
• Seven consolation prizes of US$50.00 and certificates of participation

A. General

1. All work must be submitted by individuals, group work is not allowed.

2. One participant may submit only one work.

3. All submissions must be submitted together with the official entry form which is available online.

B. Format, rules and regulations.

(i) Essay Writing Section

1. Your essay must be not longer than 3,000 words.

2. Essays are accepted only on MS Word Document, using Arial, font size 12.

3. Submissions will be accepted until 30 June 2012.

4. This essay writing competition is open for school students only from ALL countries of the world. Participants must be between the ages of 15-18 on 30 June 2012.

5. All essays must be in English.

6. Submissions must be sent via email to aiwc2012@asiskl.org and must be together with the official entry form (AIWC2012 – PARTICIPATION). Please also include your postal / mailing address.

7. Please fill in your name in the official entry form only. Do not include your name in the body of the essay.

8. Participants must provide the names of their respective schools as well as websites when submitting their entries.

9. Each essay must be accompanied by a short summary (maximum 200 words). The summary will be used by the jury to make a pre-selection.

10. Quotes and references must be clearly marked throughout the essay and properly cited.

11. All submissions must be original. No previously published material will be accepted. Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification.

12. The Organizer reserves the right to publish and / to make available to the public the winning submissions.

13. The decision of the jury is final and is not subject to an appeal.

A Note on Submissions

Please name your files appropriately so that the organiser can retrieve them easily. When submitting an essay entry, you may send it as follows: “AIWC 2012 (essay) – John Brown”. When you submit the official entry form, it is better to name it “AIWC-2012-PARTICIPATION- (essay) – John Brown”. Do not use different names or codes as these can be confusing. When naming poem entries, the procedure is the same, except the word “poetry” should be stated in brackets.

(ii) Poetry Writing Section

1. Your poem can be in any form but must have a minimum of 20 lines.

2. Poems are accepted only on MS Word Document, using Arial, font size 12.

3. Submissions will be accepted until 30 June 2012.

4. This essay and poetry writing competition is open for school students only from ALL countries of the world. Participants must be between the ages of 15-18 on 30 June 2012.

5. All poems must be in English.

6. Submissions must be sent via email to aiwc2012@asiskl.org and must be together with the official entry form (AIWC2012 – PARTICIPATION). Please also include your postal / mailing address.

7. Please fill in your name in the official entry form only. Do not include your name in the body of the poem.

8. Participants must provide the names of their respective schools as well as websites when submitting their entries.

9. All submissions must be original. No previously published material will be accepted. Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification.

10. The Organizer reserves the right to publish and / to make available to the public the winning submissions.

11. The decision of the jury is final and is not subject to an appeal.

FAQ – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. What is the deadline for submissions? The deadline for submissions for both sections is 30 June 2012. Work submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

2. How do I submit? The submission process is very simple. Essays and poems are submitted on MS Word (Arial, font size 12) via email. No other format is allowed.

3. Who is eligible to participate? This essay and poetry writing competition is open to school students of all countries. College and university students are not eligible to participate.

4. I am just under 15 or just over 18 – can I still participate? This competition is intended only for school students between 15 – 18 years of age. If you are between these ages on 30 June 2012, you are eligible. No exceptions will be granted. If you are 18 years and 1 day on that date, you are still eligible, so long as you don’t reach 19 years. Those who are 14 years and 11 months will not be considered as you have not reached 15.

5. In what language shall I submit my work? This essay can only be written in English.

6. Am I allowed to include graphs, tables, or diagrams in my essay? Yes, you are welcome (but not obliged to) to include the mentioned. The content will not count into the total number of words in your essay. Please make sure you explain what each graph, table, or diagram represents.

7. What is the summary of the essay? You are asked to write a summary to go with your essay, which cannot exceed 200 words. The summary should explain the aim, the methodology, the reasoning and main conclusion of your essay. The summary is important, as pre-selection of the essays will be based on the assessment of these only. This means that a good essay without a summary or a poorly written summary will not be graded highly.

8. What are the evaluation criteria for the essay submissions? Essays will be graded for their structure and coherence, originality and creativity and the use of thoughtful and concrete proposals / examples.

9. Do I need to address all questions? Yes, you need to address all questions in your essay.

10. Can my poem be less than 20 lines? The minimum number of lines for the poetry section is 20 lines and no exceptions will be made.

Download: official entry form

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: aiwc2012@asiskl.org

Website: http://www.asiskl.org/

Deadline: 31 October 2012

(Note: The competition is open to travelers worldwide aged 18 and over.)

Write and tell us about The place you didn't want to be. It could have been a long, tortuous journey, an embarrassing moment or a dangerous situation. Perhaps you were presented with food you'd rather not eat or a bed you'd rather not sleep in.

Make us laugh, cry, sympathise or cringe.

Entries should be between 350-750 words in length and your own original work. Please give your article a title. Entries that are shorter or longer, or contain copied work will not be considered. Please paste your text on to the email body, do not send attachments.

Entries should be sent to: competition@puretravel.com, with your name, e-mail and telephone number by Wednesday 31st October 2012. All entries will be posted on the PureTravel web site.

10 articles will then be selected by a panel and these pieces will be open for public voting until Friday 30th November 2012.

The three most popular will then be judged by a professional Travel writer and the winner announced on Friday 14th December.

THE JUDGE: JEREMY LAZELL

Jeremy Lazell worked for eight years as a trekking guide before turning to writing, a decision he's had plenty of time to regret while sleeping in a hammock 200ft up in the Borneo rainforest for the Sunday Times, all but drowning in Scotland while rafting for GQ, and hooking nothing but his own cheek while fishing in Belize for Food & Travel. Based at the foot of the Scottish Highlands, where he lives with his wife and three boys, Jeremy writes about 90% of his material for the Sunday Times Travel Section, specialising in adventure travel, family holidays, and whatever round-ups help pay the bills. He has also worked for Conde Nast Traveller and Esquire magazines.

All the entries to the competition will be loaded onto the PureTravel web site for you to enjoy, as per our Terms and Conditions.

PRIZES

The winner will receive £1,000 or US$1,500.

The 2011 winner Sam Clark wrote: "The money came in a few days ago. You were right, it is a good start to the New Year. The 1,500 dollars is going to my next adventure down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. On my bike trip I was following Lewis and Clark's route across North America, and this trip is tribute to John W. Powell's descent down the Grand. The money came just in time to make the next adventure possible. Thanks so much!"

In 2012, that could be you!

The winning article will also be published in "Geographical" magazine, the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society. To see the 2010 winning entry in print, please look at our PureTravel blog..

As part of their support, Geographical is offering a subscription discount to those interested in travel writing. The magazine is a useful resource of information on the world and features excellent travel articles.

Entries will all be posted on the PureTravel web site. Your name will be published with your article, please tell us if you wish to have this withheld. Please note that the e-mail/phone number is for our use only and will not be published online.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

1. The competition is open to travelers worldwide aged 18 and over, with the exception of employees of PureTravel and Geographical magazine, their immediate families, agents, or anyone else associated with administration of this promotion.

2. Closing date for receipt of all entries is 31th October 2012.

3. There is one prize consisting of a £1,000 cheque, or US$1,500. The winning article will be published in "Geographical" magazine.

4. To enter, send your article of between 350–750 words, to competition@puretravel.com with your name, email address and telephone number. Please paste your text on to the email body, do not send attachments. Alternatively, you can also enter via post by sending your entry to: PureTravel Travel Encounters Competition, Realworld Travel, The Royal, 25 Bank Plain, Norwich, NR2 4SF.

5. The initial shortlist of 10 will be selected on merit by a panel of judges appointed by PureTravel, including at least one independent judge (i.e. not an employee of either company). The winner will be selected by one independent judge.

6. Online voting will start on the Friday 9th November 2012 and finish on Friday 30th November 2012. To vote you must register for the free PureTravel.com newsletter. Your registration e-mail will be your voting signature. Only one vote per person. Please note that there is an opt-out of this newsletter on every issue.

7. The winner will be informed by Friday 14th December 2012 and the result published on the web site.

8. PureTravel will have the right to publish all entries on its web site. Geographical magazine will have the publishing rights on the winning article. Articles will be removed from the PureTravel web site on request once the competition is over.

9. Entries limited to one per person.

10. E-mail addresses will be only be used by PureTravel for their own newsletter which can be opted out of. They will not be disclosed to any other parties.

11. There is no alternative to the prize offered and the prizes are non–transferable.

12. If for any reason a winner is unable to take the prize as offered, the Promoter reserves the right to award the prize to the next best entry.

13. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

14. The winners agree to participate in any reasonable publicity required by the Promoter.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: competition@puretravel.com

Website: http://www.puretravel.com

Deadline: 8 July 2012

We've heard you loud and clear about how busy you are with your thesis and the lack of time to compete in our contest. In an effort to give all students the opportunity to join our 'Share Your Science' writing contest, we're extending the deadline!

THE COMPETITION

Honestly, how many people have read your thesis? Four? Five maybe? And we bet that number includes both your parents and your supervisor.

Yearly, hundreds of thousands of theses are being written all over the world. Most of them seem to be destined to collect dust on a shelf somewhere, once its writer has received a degree.

Therefore, United Academics has set up a “Share your Science” writing contest. Break away from restrictive academic writing rules, transform your thesis into a magazine article and enter the competition.

This years’ theme is “Connect Science and Society.”

WHY SHOULD YOU COMPETE?

• The winner gets €250
• The winner’s article will be fully designed and published in United Academics Magazine
• The winner is offered an internship at United Academics Publishing
• The 10 best articles will be published on our website

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

The competition is open to any person who, during the past two academic years (2009-2010, and 2010-2011), has successfully written a thesis which was a requirement for obtaining a bachelor's, master’s or PhD degree from an acknowledged university in any discipline.

The thesis on which the article is based received a mark of 7,5 / B or higher. You signed up as a member of United Academics through www.united-academics.org and “liked” our Facebook page on www.facebook.com/unitedacademics.

THE RULES

- The jury will consider any article that is in line with this year's theme: Connect Science and Society. Scientific knowledge can improve the quality of life at many different levels - from the routine workings of our everyday lives to global issues. Your article must emphasize why your research is relevant for our society, and how it could improve quality of life.
- The maximum length of the article that will be considered by the jury is 1600 words.
- The article should be written in English.
- Make sure it’s written for the lay reader.
- Please do not write from the first person.

CRITERIA

The articles will be evaluated on the basis of:

- Does it apply this year's theme: Connect Science and Society.
- Originality.
- Writing quality.
- Journalistic value.

APPLICATION

The article should be sent digitally in Microsoft Word or PDF format, to: shareyourscience@united-academics.org.

The following documents should be submitted together with the article;

-The official version of the thesis in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
- A brief summary of the article in English (maximum 200 words) outlining the central research question, the research method, the conclusions reached and the way the article connects to the theme: Connect Science and Society.
- The Share your Science Application Form, which can be downloaded and sent as an attachement along with the article, and other required supplements. You are free to send images together with your application.

DEADLINES

The official deadline for receipt of the article is noon on July 8, together with the required supplements.

PRIZES

The winning article of the “Share your Science” writing contest will be published in United Academics Magazine. In addition, the winner will be offerred an internship at the United Academics publishing team and gets €250. The ten best articles will be featured on our website.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries/ submissions: shareyourscience@united-academics.org

Website: http://www.united-academics.org

Deadline: 1 August 2012

Dolls are ubiquitous cultural forms that serve as central objects through which girlhoods everywhere are mediated, constructed, performed, negotiated, and contested. Deconstructing Dolls: The Many Meanings of Girls’ Toys and Play is the first scholarly collection that aims to shed collective light on the meanings of dolls in the lives of girls in the US and around the world. Dolls figure centrally, contextually, and comparatively in this international and interdisciplinary anthology of new doll studies research that ranges from the historical to the contemporary and the material to the virtual.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

The editor seeks essays that expand scholarly inquiry about dolls and doll players across topical, theoretical, evidentiary, methodological, material, disciplinary, national, historiographic, generational, and/or other boundaries, borders, and categories (e.g., race, age, gender, class, caste, ethnicity, sexuality, etc.). Of particular interest are essays that focus on dolls and/or doll players outside the U.S.

SUBMISSION & NOTIFICATIONS:

Authors should send a 250-word proposal, brief bibliography, CV, and contact information to: Miriam Forman-Brunell at Forman-BrunellM@umkc.edu by August 1, 2012. Authors will be notified by August 15, 2012. Essays—between 7,000 – 9,000 words (including references)—will be due February 1, 2013.

BOOK EDITOR: Miriam Forman-Brunell, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City

PUBLISHER: Peter Lang Press (“Mediated Youth” series, edited by Sharon Mazzarella)

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: Forman-BrunellM@umkc.edu

Website: http://www.peterlang.com/

Deadline: 15 June 2012

Established in 1998 by Thomson Reuters Foundation and IUCN, the Award aims to raise global awareness of environmental and sustainable development issues by encouraging high standards in environmental reporting worldwide.

THE PRIZE

The winner of the 2012 IUCN - Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award will receive an all expenses paid trip to Jeju Island, South Korea to attend IUCN's 2012 World Conservation Congress, the world’s leading summit on the environment from 6 to 15 September 2012.

HOW TO ENTER

The 2012 IUCN -Thomson Reuters Media Award is open to journalists and writers across the world, writing for any publication, website or blog. To enter, simply submit your article on our Facebook page between 15 May and 15 June and then get your friends and colleagues to vote for you.

HOW TO VOTE

The first time you vote, you'll need to click on "Connect to vote" and then to allow the application. After that, just click on "Vote" to vote for your favourite article — you can vote once per day between 15 May and 15 June 2012.

THE WINNER

The competition closes at 17:00 CET on 15 June 2012.The article with the most votes will be deemed the winner. IUCN reserves the right to disqualify inappropriate or offensive entries. The winner will be announced on 1 July 2012.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Any writer/blogger/journalist over the age of 18 is eligible to enter the Award.
• The competition is open to individuals only.
• To be eligible, your entry must include: (a) article title, (b) an article up to 450 words
• Each entrant may submit only one entry
• Articles may be submitted only in English.
• Only entries published or posted on-line in the Facebook page designated by IUCN, between 15 May and 15 June are eligible.
• The entry with the most “Votes” at the close of the competition at 17:00 CET on 15 June 2012 will be deemed the winner.
• IUCN and Thomson Reuters reserve the right to disqualify any entries deemed inappropriate or offensive.
• Employees of IUCN and the Thomson Reuters Foundation are not permitted to enter.
• Entrants are not permitted to submit articles published by IUCN or Thomson Reuters, but may submit their own articles previously published by other organizations/media outlets.
• The winner will be announced on Monday, 1 July 2012.
• The winner will receive an all expenses paid trip to Jeju Island, Korea to attend the IUCN World Conservation Congress from 6 to 15 September including economy airfare, hotel accommodation, daily meal allowance (all within limits established by IUCN) and media accreditation for the World Conservation Congress Forum. The prize may not be converted into cash. If the winner is unable to travel or otherwise participate in the IUCN World Conservation Congress for all or part of the period 6 to 15 September 2012, then the prize will be awarded to the second most liked article.

• That you own the copyright for your article and grant IUCN the right to use it in its publications, websites and/or in promotional material connected to this competition.
• That you own the copyright of any photograph included in your entry or have the permission of the copyright owner to use it and for IUCN to use it.
• That you accept these terms and conditions.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: contact Gillian Eborn at gillian.eborn@iucn.org or call +41 (0)22 999 0233

For submissions: post your entries on the IUCN FB competition page

Website: http://www.iucn.org/

Deadline: 24 September 2012

Poverty is a phenomenon that troubles life aspects in almost every country in the world. However, it is not impossible to eradicate, in fact there are countries that have succeeded in improving the living standards of its people.

Looking at how countries have improved, do you think it is possible to totally end poverty? Please express your opinion on how to create the world without poverty, including examples from cases, studies or researches that you wish to engage in.

GUIDELINES:

• Essays may be submitted by anyone age 18 to 25 years old (as of September 23, 2012).
• Essays must be 1000 words or less, typed in English.
• Essays must have a cover page indicating: (1) essay title (2) your full name (3) handphone number/e-mail address (for those from outside Indonesia) (4) nationality (5) age as of September 23, 2012 (6) sex (7) school/university name (if applicable).
• Entries must be submitted online (Please go to the online registration page at www.fsde-himiespa.com). (Entries must be in MS Word format. Please attach your photo and also your ID card in .jpg format (Your ID should have your name and birth date).
• Essays must be original and unpublished
• Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays are not accepted. And one person can only submit one essay.
• Copyright of the essays entered will be assigned to the organizers.
• Ten best essays will be printed into a book and will be given to 3 winners.
• Ten best essays will be available online at www.fsde-himiespa.com

• 1st Prize: Certificate, book with compilation of essays, and prize of US$1,000
• 2nd Prize: Certificate, book with compilation of essays, and prize of US$500
• 3rd Prize: Certificate, book with compilation of essays, and prize of US$250

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: iec.fsde2012@gmail.com please put “ask” as the subject

For submissions: via the online essay submission form

Website: http://fsde-himiespa.com

Deadline: 15 July 2012

Princesses are significant figures in girl culture, and they have been for at least the last two centuries. This anthology brings together international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the meanings of princesses in girls’ lives historically, currently, and comparatively: We consider how and why princess culture continues to play a role in girls’ lives.

Encompassing pop culture princesses (such as the Disney Princesses and Princess Barbie), fairy tales (and their more recent feminist revisions), and contemporary royal figures (such as Princess Diana and Kate Middleton), among others, this book illuminates the many forms that princess culture has taken across time and space—continuously redrawn and recast, but always enjoying a prominent and privileged position in girls’ everyday lives and fantasy worlds and women’s collective memories.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

The editors are seeking additional scholarly essays that examine the princess as mediating figure in the imaginations and identities of girls in the US and around the world. We are especially interested in essays by scholars researching:

1) princess cultures outside the US
2) historical or contemporary royal figures

Please send a 300-word proposal, a brief bibliography, CV, and contact information to: Miriam Forman Brunell at forman-brunellm@umkc.edu and Rebecca Hains at rhains@salemstate.edu by July 15, 2012.

DUE DATES:

• July 15, 2012: 300-word Proposal deadline
• August 1, 2012: Notification of accepted proposals
• January 15, 2013: Chapter drafts (7,000-9,000 words)

• Miriam Forman-Brunell, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Rebecca Hains, Ph.D., Salem State University

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: Miriam Forman Brunell at forman-brunellm@umkc.edu and Rebecca Hains at rhains@salemstate.edu

Website: http://www.peterlang.com/

Submissions for American Athenaeum are now open and rolling. We are a print journal, committed to publishing four times a year. The first issue, Colossus, is scheduled for July. The following is the type of work we're seeking. Our finished collections are submitted to literary agents, Best American, PEN American, and the Pushcart Prize.

We are currently seeking fiction, non-fiction, and poetry in the following categories:

• Stories that pay tribute to Japan or other places in the world that have suffered extensive calamities.
• Stories with African-American or Native American, GLBTQ, themes welcome.

MORE INFORMATION ON SUBMITTING

• We accept fiction from authors worldwide. We accept reprints (the world is a big place and we want to help spread your name.) In your query, go ahead and tell us a little about yourself, why the piece is important to you.
• Grant of Rights: Author grants first or reprint rights to American Atheneum to publish in "Issue Name" and only that issue, in print and electronically, worldwide.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For submissions: via submishmash

Website: http://www.swordandsagapress.com

Deadline: 1 November 2012

The Kentucky Women Writers Conference will award a national playwriting prize to bring more scripts by women to the stage, especially those featuring majority-female casts. The winner will receive a production by Balagula Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky (www.balagula.com), plus a cash prize of $500. The winning play will be workshopped prior to its world premier for a paying audience in winter 2014. ONE play per playwright will be considered.

ELIGIBLE PLAYWRIGHTS

The competition is open to all women playwrights. There are no restrictions on age, residence or experience. Playwrights previously unpublished are strongly encouraged to submit their work. Co-authored scripts are eligible if at least 50 percent of co-authors are female.

ELIGIBLE PLAYS

One-act or full-length scripts in English, with a running time between 45 and 90 minutes, that have not been published or commercially produced as of the entry deadline (November 1, 2012) and will not be published or produced before the release of the KWWC production (winter 2012). However, scripts that have been staged in a workshop production or script-in-hand staged readings are eligible.

DEADLINE AND TIMELINE

• Entries must be electronically submitted by November 1, 2012.
• Winner will be posted on our Web site by March 15, 2013.
• Winning script will be workshopped in October - December 2013
• Production will occur in winter 2014
• $500 cash prize to be paid on opening night of production

KWWC is seeking new plays that can be produced as world premieres. We place no limitations on subject matter. However, KWWC espouses a feminism that creates economic equality, a violence-free society, and racial and ethnic justice, and we encourage art that envices a consciousness about the cultural inheritance of women's identity. Scripts may be based on factual events, purely fictional, or adaptations. KWWC encourages women writers not trained as playwrights to adapt their own fiction, nonfiction, or poetry for the stage. KWWC is not seeking one-man or one-woman scripts, musicals, or children's plays. Limitations:

• Reading time must be in the range of 45-90 minutes.
• Casts must be in the range of 2-6 actors, preferably with a majority female cast
• Set, lighting, sound, costume, and prop requirements must be kept to a minimum. The producing theater has a modular stage (nine 8-foot by 4-foot platforms) with a stage height of 9 feet. Performance space is limited to 12-feet deep. The stage has no curtain and no off-stage wings. Adequate lighting and sound capabilities are available. Questions about performance space should be directed to the Balagula Theatre Company: theatre@balagula.com

All entries will be screened by KWWC staff for completeness and adherence to contest guidelines. Judging will consist of two rounds. In round 1, a diverse panel of theater professionals and educators will choose 5 finalists. In round 2, Kia Corthron will choose 1 winner. Judging will be guided by the following criteria, in descending order of importance:

• Literary merit and theatrical potential
• Number of compelling roles for female actors (cast is limited to 6)

For queries: kentuckywomenwriters@gmail.com

For submissions: via the playwriting prize entry form

Website: http://www.uky.edu/WWK/

Deadline: 10 June 2012

Honestly, how many people have read your thesis? Four? Five maybe? And we bet that number includes both your parents and your supervisor.

Yearly, hundreds of thousands of theses are being written all over the world. Most of them seem to be destined to collect dust on a shelf somewhere, once its writer has received a degree.

Therefore, United Academics has set up a “Share your Science” writing contest. Break away from restrictive academic writing rules, transform your thesis into a magazine article and enter the competition.

This years’ theme is “Connect Science and Society.”

WHY SHOULD YOU COMPETE?

• The winner gets €250
• The winner’s article will be fully designed and published in United Academics Magazine
• The winner is offered an internship at United Academics Publishing
• The 10 best articles will be published on our website

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

The competition is open to any person who, during the past two academic years (2009-2010, and 2010-2011), has successfully written a thesis which was a requirement for obtaining a bachelor's, master’s or PhD degree from an acknowledged university in any discipline.

The thesis on which the article is based received a mark of 7,5 / B or higher. You signed up as a member of United Academics through www.united-academics.org and “liked” our Facebook page on www.facebook.com/unitedacademics.

THE RULES

- The jury will consider any article that is in line with this year's theme: Connect Science and Society. Scientific knowledge can improve the quality of life at many different levels - from the routine workings of our everyday lives to global issues. Your article must emphasize why your research is relevant for our society, and how it could improve quality of life.
- The maximum length of the article that will be considered by the jury is 1600 words.
- The article should be written in English.
- Make sure it’s written for the lay reader.
- Please do not write from the first person.

CRITERIA

The articles will be evaluated on the basis of:

- Does it apply this year's theme: Connect Science and Society.
- Originality.
- Writing quality.
- Journalistic value.

APPLICATION

The article should be sent digitally in Microsoft Word or PDF format, to: shareyourscience@united-academics.org.

The following documents should be submitted together with the article;

-The official version of the thesis in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
- A brief summary of the article in English (maximum 200 words) outlining the central research question, the research method, the conclusions reached and the way the article connects to the theme: Connect Science and Society.
- The Share your Science Application Form, which can be downloaded and sent as an attachement along with the article, and other required supplements. You are free to send images together with your application.

DEADLINES

The official deadline for receipt of the article is noon on June 10, together with the required supplements. The jury will notify the ten best articles and the winning article by June 29.

PRIZES

The winning article of the “Share your Science” writing contest will be published in United Academics Magazine. In addition, the winner will be offerred an internship at the United Academics publishing team and gets €250. The ten best articles will be featured on our website.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries/ submissions: shareyourscience@united-academics.org

Website: http://www.united-academics.org

Deadline: 30 September 2012

All high school students and international equivalents are invited to participate in the first annual International Science Essay Competition sponsored by the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science. Students may submit an essay about the recent effects and future promises of science in our society. Write about particular discoveries, events, or persons from science in current events or present a more general account of the changes and developments

The author of the winning essay will receive a $150 monetary award and have their winning essay published in the Fall 2012 print issue of Journal. In addition, three runner-ups will be selected. The winning and runner-up essays will be featured on the Journal website at http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/. The winner and the runner-ups will receive a certificate and a print copy of the Fall 2012 issue of the Journal.

Students must submit their essays and entry forms electronically on or before the contest deadline of September 30th, 2012. Please send any and all questions to dujs@dartmouth.edu with the subject line “DUJS ISEC QUESTION.”

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

All high school students and international equivalents are invited to submit an essay about the recent effects and future promises of science in our society.

Write about particular discoveries, events, or persons from science in current events or present a more general account of the changes and developments.

Each essay must be accompanied by a statement of acknowledged validity by a teacher in the field of the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.

Students must submit their essays and entry forms electronically on or before the contest deadline of September 30th, 2012.

Students who have family members affiliated with the Journal, or serving as contest judges are not eligible to participate.

AWARDS

The author of the winning essay will receive a $150 monetary award in addition to having their winning essay published in the Fall 2012 print issue of Journal. In addition, three runner-ups will be selected. The winning and runner-up essayswill be featured on the Journal website at http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/. The winner and the runner-ups will receive a certificate and a print copy of the Fall 2012 issue of the Journal.

CONTEST REGULATIONS

All essays must comply with the following contest rules before submission:

• No literary form other than an essay will be accepted.

• Each essay must reflect the contestant's own research, writing and original thinking.

• Each contestant may submit only one (1) essay.

• Each contestant must complete, scan, and attach a student entry form

• Teachers must verify and sign the verification of authenticity on the student entry form.

• The essay is limited to 1500 – 2000 words, 12-point font, doublespaced, Times New Roman, numbered pages with one-inch margins. The title page and works cited sections are not included in the word count.

• Each essay must include a title page, not counted towards the 1500-2000 word limit, with the following information:

• Essay title
• Author's name
• Author’s grade
• Author’s email
• Name of school
• School address
• School telephone number
• Total number of pages of essay (excluding references and title)
• Name of supervising teacher
• Email of supervising teacher

• References should be included and clearly identified.

• Any references and citations used must follow the Science Guidelines, which can be found at http://www.sciencemag.org/site/feature/contribinfo/prep/res/refs.xhtml

• If you have chemical structures in your article, please take note of the American Chemical Society (ACS)’s specifications of the diagrams.

• Name submission in the following format: ISEC_LastName_Topic.docx (Example: ISEC_Johnson_ScienceandSociety.docx)

• The essay must be sent via e-mail to dujs@dartmouth.edu with the subject line “DUJS ISEC SUBMISSION.”

• The Student Entry Form should be scanned and saved as a .pdf, .jpeg, or .png file. It must be attached to the email in conjunction with the essay.

• Entries must be received on or before September 30th, 2012.

• The authors retain all rights to their original work, with the exception that they grant the Journal the exclusive right to publish their work in print and online. Articles may not be reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Journal.

• The Journal will not consider work that has been previously published or is under review for publication by another publication. In addition, work submitted to the Journal for consideration may not be concurrently submitted to another publication.

JUDGING

The Journal editorial staff will judge the essays using five criteria, including comprehension, organization, conclusions, creativity, and writing. All winners and their sponsoring teachers will be notified by email on or before October 31st, 2012.

Download: submission form

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: send any and all questions to dujs@dartmouth.edu with the subject line
“DUJS ISEC QUESTION”

For submissions: send entries to dujs@dartmouth.edu with the subject line “DUJS ISEC SUBMISSION"

Website: http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/

Deadline: 30 June 2012

The Banff Mountain Book Competition is an internationally recognized literary competition that will celebrate its 19th year in 2012. Winners will be announced during the Book Awards at the 2012 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in November.

2012 BANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK COMPETITION CATEGORIES

Prizes will be awarded in each of the following categories (Please note: books written primarily for children and young adults are not suitable for this competition):

Adventure Travel — includes fiction and non-fiction books with a theme of travel to, and exploration of, remote or rugged landscapes and their cultures. (English editions only) $1000(CAD)

Mountain Guide Books — includes hiking, climbing, mountaineering, and “how-to” books dealing with physical activities in a mountain area. (English editions only) $1000(CAD)

Mountain Image — includes books with a primary focus on mountain images and with text in a subordinate role. Images may include photographs, drawings, and reproductions. (Publications in all languages are eligible) $1000(CAD)

Mountain and Wilderness Literature — includes non-fiction and fiction books on mountaineering, mountain history, mountain travel, mountain culture and environment, mountain adventure, and mountain or wilderness experience of any kind. (English editions only) $1000(CAD)

A Grand Prize of $2000(CAD) will be awarded to the best overall book, regardless of category.

REGULATIONS

1) To be eligible for the 2012 Banff Mountain Book Competition, entries must be first editions published in 2011 or 2012. (Note: we regret, we no longer accept new editions of earlier publications)

2) Each title may be entered in the competition only once.

3) Entries may be submitted by authors or publishers.

4) All works, except those in the category of Mountain Image, must be in English.

5) A copy of the entry form must be received by us (on-line, e-mail, mail or fax) by June 30, 2012, indicating your intention to submit an entry. Early submission is encouraged and appreciated.

6) Books must be received at the festival office in Banff no later than June 30, 2012; as either finished books or as advance reading copies. Titles received initially as ARCs must reach us in finished form by August 1, 2012.

7) Each entry must include six (6) finished copies of the book (or four (4) copies if in proof form). These are necessary for the judging process, and will NOT be returned.

8) Entries must be accompanied by a synopsis of a maximum of 60 words. Other promotional materials such as press releases, reviews, etc., are welcome but are not a requirement.

9) Bound galleys or advance reading copies may be accepted as an interim entry for titles due to be published after June 30, 2012, but must be received by June 30th.

10) Please email a high-resolution image file (TIFF preferred) of the book cover to: banffmountainbooks@banffcentre.ca

11) The competition organizers reserve the right to select the category most appropriate for a submission.

12) The competition organizers reserve the right to use excerpts from, and/or complete entries submitted for promotional purposes.

13) Finalists will be announced in early October 2012.

14) Winners will be announced to the public during the 2012 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.

15) Winning authors and publishers may be notified in advance.

16) Decisions made by the jury will be final.

17) All titles submitted will be displayed in the Reading Room during the 2012 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.

18) The dispatch of any entry to the festival implies acceptance of these regulations by the entrant.

19) Books written primarily for children and young adults are not suitable for this competition.

20) If for any reason you foresee difficulty in meeting these requirements, please contact the competition coordinator at: banffmountainbooks@banffcentre.ca

ENTRIES FROM OUTSIDE CANADA

All entries shipped from OUTSIDE CANADA must include two (2) copies of the completed Customs form in an envelope labelled and attached to the outside of the parcel. Please note that the declared value should be equivalent to the cost of materials only. Shipping, customs duty and taxes are the responsibility of the entrant.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: banffmountainbooks@banffcentre.ca

For submissions: via the entry form

Website: http://www.banffcentre.ca/

Deadline: 3 September 2012

Created in 1989, the International URTI Radio Grand Prix rewards programmes from the whole world for their efforts of research and originality. It is different from the other international competitions because of an original principle: each year a different theme is proposed to the participants and left to their own free interpretation. All the productions, all the radio forms are welcome: reports, documentaries, essays, fictions, sound compositions, children’s stories…

An international jury of radio professionals meets each autumn in a different country, at the invitation of an URTI member.

In 2012, the chosen theme for the 24th edition is: Love

The entry forms and the programmes will have to be sent on Monday 3 September 2012 at the latest.

Rewarding the efforts of research and originality, awards will be divided up as follows:

• The International Radio Grand Prix, endowed with a sum of $5,000
• The Silver Medal
• The Bronze Medal
• Welles Award for Discovery, given to a programme it wishes to single out
• for its quality or its originality on a particular criterion: originality, concept, subject, interactivity,
• direction, technique, sound environment, etc.

- Length of programmes: 60 minutes at the most,

- Two programmes per organism at the most,

- The presented works must not necessarily be new,

- The programmes submitted to the jury will compulsorily have to be accompanied by the text of the production in French and/or English as well as by the copyright statement,

- Participants can deposit the registration forms, the scripts and the programmes in .mp3 on this site. The programmes may also be sent on CD to:

Mme Nathalie Lacroix
URTI - Union Radiophonique et Télévisuelle Internationale
116, Av. Président Kennedy
75016 Paris (France)

RULES

OBJECT

The International Radio and Television Union (of which the seat is in France: URTI – Maison de Radio France 116, avenue du Président Kennedy – 75220 Paris Cedex 16) has been organising since 1989, under the name INTERNATIONAL URTI RADIO GRAND PRIX, an annual competition destined to reward the radio productions corresponding the better to the goals it pursues.

The object of this Grand Prix is to:

• Promote the international radio production, in all the genres and formats, as well as its virtues of direct relations between people, nations and cultures;
• Reaffirm that, by its evocative strength, by its flexibility of realisation and the simplicity of its broadcasting technique, radio proves to be the media which is the better able to answer the demands of communication in the cultural and education domains;
• Distinguish the programmes the most perfected by the quality of their production, the originality of their approach, the universality of their language, and by the specificity of their radio treatment;
• Favour the expression of humanistic values of tolerance and respect between men, of peace, friendship and understanding between peoples;
• Reject all sorts of propaganda in any form;
• Ensure a widened international broadcast of the programmes having gained the statute of finalist, and notably of the prize-awarded works.

The Direction of this Grand Prix is ensured by URTI’s general Director who is responsible for the administrative organisation in a link with the partners.

PARTICIPATION

The participation in the URTI Grand Prix is open to all the public and private radio organisations (at the rate of two programmes per channel at the most) as well as to the associations and institutions which devote themselves to the audiovisual (at the rate of two programmes by organism at the most).

The producers or directors of radio programmes who wish to compete for the URTI Grand Prix will have to submit their programmes to the preliminary selection of the organisations entitled to participate.

The participants may propose for the competition any programme about the subject determined each year (cf article 9) produced less than two years before the date of the announcement of the award-winners of the URTI Grand Prix and which length cannot exceed sixty minutes.

The programmes must come with the duly filled registration form, either directly on the URTI Web site (http://www.urti.org), or by mail sent to the seat of URTI with the mention “no commercial value”.

A co-production may only be entered by one of the organization participating in it, the latter being ensured of its partners’ agreement.

Programmes will be allowed to compete only once.

The participants in the competition commit themselves to contribute to the promotion of the International URTI Radio Grand Prix as far as possible.

LANGUAGES

Programmes should be entered in original version. A script of each programme should necessarily be provided in French or in English if the proposed version is not in one of these two languages.

ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS

The programmes competing for the URTI Grand Prix must absolutely come with their registration form duly filled, with a summary and possibly their script (cf: article 3) in French or in English, as well as the copyrights statement. In general, all publicity or promotional material concerning the entered documentaries will be welcome, with the relating authorisation of free advertisement in the press.

CO-PRODUCTIONS

A programme made in co-production by two or several organisations may only be entered for competition by one of the co-producing organisations, under its sole responsibility.

OTHER GENERAL CONDITIONS

French and English are the two languages used for the official rules, the correspondence, the organisation of the listenings and the deliberations.

The recordings of the presented programmes stay at the disposal of the general Direction for their possible registration in the programme exchange catalogue of URTI and so the availability of the presented recording for a broadcast free of rights (except the usual copyrights and neighbouring rights) by all the organisms members of URTI, participating in the competition or not. The broadcaster will then conform to the current legislation in its country concerning the declaration of copyrights and of neighbouring rights and no additional royalty will be due to an organization which programme was awarded a prize under the pretext of this award.

No advertising may accompany a programme entered in the International URTI Radio Grand Prix.

REGISTRATION

Registration of the entered programmes will be definitely closed at the latest fifteen days before the date of the preselection, except dispensation granted by the Grand Prix Director.

REGISTRATION FEES

No registration fees will be asked the participating organisations.

PROCEDURE

An agenda is set for each session of the competition and communicated to the participants.

Each year the general Direction sets the specific conditions of the competition, notably the agenda of its sequence of events and the Jury’s meeting place.

The Commission of URTI’s Radio members determines each year a unique subject to be treated by all the participating programmes.

The URTI general Direction takes care that the different stages of the competition function well. The material organization is jointly entrusted to the URTI general Direction and the organism hosting the competition. The general Direction controls the programmes and the candidates’ files to check their conformity to the rules. Only those candidatures which comply with the competition’s conditions and objectives will be submitted to the Jury.

The URTI Radio Commission sees to it that the rules, the legality of the Jury’s listenings, and the conditions of its deliberations are respected.

COMPOSITION OF THE JURY

The Jury is made up of:

• a personality jointly chosen by the organisation hosting the Jury and the URTI general Direction for his renown in the cultural domain or for his skills in radio creation (production, direction, sound, programming, …). This personality ensures the presidency of the Jury;
• a President and members of the URTI Radio Commission;
• the Director general of URTI.

The President of the Jury manages the deliberations and conditions of the vote, it being specified that the Jury must greatly bear in mind the criteria mentioned in article 1 of the present rules. He guarantees the organization, the course and the legality of the vote which results he announces. He can suggest any measure allowing to provide a better enforcement of the spirit of the present rules.

During a preliminary meeting the Jury sets up its rules of procedure and its evaluation criteria taking into account the object of the Grand Prix (cf artcle 1), subject to the respect of the present rules however.

The Jury determines its own deliberation rules.

A member of URTI general Direction manages the secretarial work of the session under the control of the President of the Grand Prix.

The presentation of the programmes is made up in alphabetical order of countries, then participating organizations, except specific decision of the Jury.

The Jury’s deliberations and votes are secret and take place in camera.

Each member of the Jury is called upon to make known and defend his vote before the other Jury members.

The Jury reserves the right not to award any prize if no programme appears to answer the spirit of article 1.

FINAL AWARD-WINNERS’ LIST

After the listenings of all the programmes admitted in the competition and after a valid deliberation, the Jury makes up a list of the ten programmes having gained the statute of « finalist » of the International URTI Radio Grand Prix.

The award-winners’ list will honour four programmes among the finalists:

• The GRAND PRIX, given to the best radio programme and of which the director gets the medal as well as a 5,000 dollar reward (five thousand dollars);
• The silver medal ;
• The bronze medal ;
• The Award for Discovery, given to a programme it wishes to single out for its quality or its originality on a particular criterion: originality, concept, subject, interactivity, direction, technique, sound environment, etc.

14. SECRETARIAT

Any correspondence or request for information should be sent to URTI’s general Direction.

The programmes in competition will not be sent back to the participants.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: urti@urti.org

For submissions: via the registration form

Website: http://www.urti.org

Deadline: 22 August 2012

(Note: The prize is PLN5,000 or roughly $1,400 based on PLN1: $0.28 conversion rate. The contest is open to any person of any nationality who is under the age of 35 by the start of the contest.)

Imagine this: you are a young woman who just gave birth. The nurse comes in and asks you, “Would you like to plant a tree in honor of your newborn son?”

You say yes and a new tree is planted. Your son receives a bracelet. So does the tree, which grows along with him. Now multiply that by 10 maternity wards in 10 cities in 10 countries.

It’s a simple model that could result in a very large largest afforestation program and potential carbon sink. That’s a cleantech innovation: replicable, scalable, marketable, sustainable. Write an essay about a cleantech innovation and be eligible to win a prize: 5000 PLN or an iPad!

HERE ARE A FEW OTHER CLEANTECH INNOVATIONS:

- Wrocław city hall finances trams that recover their kinetic energy while braking
- A utility installs turbines to turn the slow-moving Vistula River into electricity
- A new law mandates public buildings be renovated from energy savings

The idea doesn’t have to be original or not-yet-invented, so long as it can be applied in an original or novel way. Write your essay. Keep it simple, and easy to understand. It can be technical, but don’t use jargon that couldn’t be understood by a 15 year old. Add a photo or two or a drawing or a sketch or a conceptual design or a pro-forma on the business model.

EVALUATION BASIS

- Criteria 1: Simplicity and beauty of the idea: does it inspire the imagination? (up to 5 POINTS)

- Criteria 2: The environmental benefit: does it promote sustainability principles? (up to 5 POINTS)

- Criteria 3: The economics: how well does it do financially? Does it need a subsidy? (up to 5 POINTS)

- Criteria 4: Originality: does this idea appear in a google search? Is it a novel idea? (up to 5 POINTS)

- Criteria 5: Scalability: can this idea be applied anywhere? Is it location specific? (up to 5 POINTS)

LANGUAGE

The essay can be in Polish or English but the executive summary must be written in English.

STRUCTURE

The essay has no mandatory structure but may contain the following:

- executive summary (up to 250 words)
- description of idea
- environmental benefit
- business model
- originality of idea
- scalability of idea

FORMAT

The first page should contain:

- Essay title:
- First name(s):
- Surname(s):
- Age(s):
- Nationality(ies):
- Academic focus or profession:
- Email:
- Telephone:
- Signature:

The first page should be signed by the author(s) and the following text should appear on the first page:

“This text is my own original work (or our own original work) and has not been published elsewhere. In submitting this text, I certify that I am (we are) 35 years or younger at the commencement of the contest. I hereby give Cleantech Poland permission to reprint in whole or in part any portion of the submission and allow the publisher to retain my personal data in accordance with applicable Polish laws on privacy and protection. I hereby agree to give the copyright to this work to Cleantech Poland Sp z o.o. with their registered office at ul. Pustelnicka 48/22, 04-138 in the district court in Warsaw under NIP 1132817017 and REGON 142596385, and agree to hold harmless the publisher for any typographical errors or errors of omission.”

Second page should contain:

- Executive summary
- Remaining pages:
- Page number (top right of header)
- Title of essay on each page (bottom right of footer)

SELECTION COMMITTEE

The contest will be evaluated by six professionals active in cleantech markets:

- Jolanta Chodkowska, Chairman of the Board, PR2 (Public Relations)
- Robert Dwiliński, President, Ammono (Technology)
- Peter Hogren, CEO, Greenfield Wind (Developer)
- Agnieszka Król, CEO, Esperotia (Developer)
- Christian Schnell, Partner, DMS Law Firm, (Lawyer)
- Agata Stafiej-Bartosik, Sustainability Manager, PwC (Consulting)

ELIGIBILITY

The contest is open to any person of any nationality who is under the age of 35 by the start of the contest, excluding immediately family and employees of the contest sponsors and selection committee.

TARGET

The contest is aimed at young innovators – graduating scholars, engineers or scientists, or recently graduated scholars, engineers and scientists, as well as economists, policy-makers, and business professionals.

HOW DO I SUBMIT?

- Format: an essay in English or Polish with optional supporting photos, figures, drawings

- Requirements: Please see the section FORMAT for details of the essays formal requirements. Besides these, you must demonstrate that the idea is achievable, not fantasy or science fiction

- Length: no more than 8 pp or 2,000 words

- Topic: can be on any subject such as agriculture, information technology, biology, energy, infrastructure, economics, public policy, marketing or advertising – but it must have a cleantech angle

- Submission Deadline: email must be time stamped before August 22nd, 2012 at 22:00

- Submission Mode: An electronic WORD document emailed as an attachment to contest at cleantechpoland dot com

- Subject line: Cleantech essay contest submission

- Winner Announced: September 15, 2012

PRIZES

- First prize: 5000 PLN
- Second prize: iPad (cash value: 2500 PLN)
- Third prize: a subscription to Cleantech Poland (cash value: 1750 PLN)

Other prizes announced as donated by sponsors of contest. It is the responsibility of the winner(s) to declare the receipt of goods as a taxable item.

WINNERS

The winner and runners-up will be announced at the fall Cleantech business mixer. The first place essay will be printed in the Q1 2013 edition of Cleantech magazine. Summaries or abstracts of the best essays will appear also in the printed magazine.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: contest@cleantechpoland.com

Website: http://www.cleantechpoland.com

Deadline: 3 September 2012

Editors Carolyne Wright and Eugenia Toledo invite women poets of all nationalities, backgrounds and job descriptions to submit up to 5 poems for an anthology, Raising Lilly Ledbetter: Women Poets Occupy the Workspace. Send hard copies to Carolyne Wright, 13741 15th Avenue NE, #C-7, Seattle, WA 98125 USA.

This anthology invites poems of women who have occupied spaces in the work force, and have contended with pay and promotion inequity, workplace harassment and intimidation, and all matters relevant to women in an increasingly globalized workplace, including the joy and satisfaction of work well done. Such issues may include instances of women’s employment advantages over males and other non-minorities—any preferential treatment of women in hiring and promotion, for example. How can women tell their workplace stories in poetry, and be agents of change, locally and globally, in these difficult economic times? Poems in English and in translation from any other language are welcome.

FULL GUIDELINES

• Poems may be unpublished or previously published in magazines, anthologies, or books, but contributors must have the rights and waive fees for republication.
• Submissions up to 5 poems. Please mail in hard copy, with your contact data in a cover letter and your name on each page of poetry. No need to include an SASE—we will email our responses, requesting accepted poems along with bio and statement to be sent electronically.
• Poems may be originally written in a language than English, but originals should be sent with their translations.
• Provide a 75-word bio in the cover letter, followed by a brief statement of your involvement in work on behalf of women.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: carolyne.eulene@juno.com

Website: http://www.losthorsepress.org