My Mind Words Paper:
non-fiction

Deadline: 15 February 2012

WABO is calling for submissions from members only for the third edition of our literary journal, Mahube. The theme is WATER.

What we’re looking for:

- poems (maximum of 3) 40 lines maximum
- short stories (maximum of 2) under 1000 words
- creative non-fiction under 1000 words

The deadline for submissions is the 15 February 2012. Email all submissions to botswanawriters@gmail.com.

Submission guidelines:

1. On the first page of your submission include: the title of your piece, your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, and the date on which your membership was paid and membership number.
2. Please write MAHUBE 2012 in the subject line of your email
3. Send as an attachment.
4. Submissions can be in English or Setswana.
5. Writing previously published in other countries is allowed. Please give the publishing history of the piece.
6. Only emailed, typed submissions will be allowed.

All submissions must be accompanied by a letter declaring that the submitted works are the original work of the author who retains the copyright. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Contributors whose work is published will receive one free copy of Mahube.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: botswanawriters@gmail.com

For submissions: botswanawriters@gmail.com

Website: http://writersassociationofbotswana.blogspot.com

Deadline: 1 April 2012

Superstition Review is now accepting submissions of art, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction for Issue 9 to be launched April 1, 2012.

Guidelines

Superstition Review is published twice yearly in April and December. We only accept submissions during our two reading periods in fall (September and October) and spring (January and February). During our submissions period we welcome submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. No previously published works are accepted.

Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please alert Superstition Review to a piece's potential publication elsewhere. Superstition Review acquires one-time rights. All rights subsequently revert to author.

Fiction

One story of up to 5000 words, double-spaced may be submitted by an individual author per publishing period. Do not send previously published work (either online or print). Please include a 100-word bio highlighting literary, academic, and artistic achievements on the first page of the document. If your work is accepted, we will also request a high quality head shot photo of at least 300 pixels.

Nonfiction

One essay of up to 5000 words, double-spaced may be submitted by an individual author per publishing period. Do not send previously published work (either online or print). Please include a 100-word bio highlighting literary, academic, and artistic achievements in the first page of the document. If your work is accepted, we will also request a high quality head shot photo of at least 200 pixels.

Poetry

Up to 4 poems, single spaced, may be submitted by an individual author per publishing period. Please submit all poems in one file. Do not send previously published (either online or print) work. Please include a 100-word bio highlighting literary, academic, and artistic achievements on the first page of the document. If your work is accepted, we will also request a high quality head shot photo of at least 300 pixels.

Contact Information:

For submissions: http://superstitionreview.submishmash.com/submit

Website: http://superstitionreview.asu.edu/n8/

Deadline: 28 February 2012

Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) invites young people aged 15 years and below to participate in the 2012 International Letter Writing Competition for Young People.

The topic is: “Write a letter to an athlete or sports figure you admire to explain what the Olympic Games mean to you”.

Competition Rules are as follows:

1. The composition should be presented in the form of a letter.
2. The composition MUST include the first and surname, date of birth as well as sex of the participant.
3. The composition should not exceed 800 words.
4. The participant should indicate both private and school addresses for ease of communication. We will appreciate if the telephone number is also included, where available.
5. Parents and teachers should NOT assist in the essays.
6. The essays must be submitted by 28th February, 2012.
7. All letters must be sent by Post to the address given below. Appropriate postage stamps should be affixed on each envelope.
8. Only One entry will be allowed in each envelope posted.

All entries to be sent to:

Postmaster General
Postal Corporation of Kenya
P. O. Box 34567, GPO
NAIROBI, 00100

Attn: Manager/Corporate Communications

The prizes for the top three entries will be as follows:-

First prize - Kshs.50,000
Second prize - Kshs.30,000
Third prize - Kshs.20,000

Postal Corporation of Kenya will award the prizes to the three winners during the World Post Day celebrations to be marked on 9th October 2012.

For further information, don’t hesitate to contact our offices on the above address or telephones 3242472 / 3242064 / 3242102.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@posta.co.ke

For submissions: Postmaster General, Postal Corporation of Kenya, P. O. Box 34567, GPO NAIROBI, 00100

Website: http://www.posta.co.ke

Date: 24 September 2011

The Miriam Tlali Reading & Book Club invites the public to engage “The Poverty of Ideas, South African Democracy and the Retreat of Intellectuals” with authors Leslie Dikeni and William Gumede, 24th September 2011, African Literature Bookshop, 191 Louis Botha Avenue, and Corner 8th Street, Orange Grove, from 14H00 to 16H30.

This groundbreaking book tackles the uncomfortable and much avoided issue of the devaluation of ideas and the intellect in the public sphere in post-apartheid South Africa. In particular, it examines the intolerance of criticism and dissent and the impact this has had and continues to have on the consolidation of democracy.

Contributors include: William Gumede on building a democratic political culture; Leslie Dikeni on pseudo-intellectuals, James Matthews on poets and dissidence, Albert Nolan on the spiritual life of intellectuals and many other intellectuals.

The discussants will be the co-editors, Leslie Dikeni, a political analyst and researcher at the graduate School of Public and Development Management at the University of Witwatersrand and William Gumede, the author of The New History of South Africa and Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC. He is also a Programme Director of the Africa Asia Centre, School of Orientation and African Studies at the London University.

The facilitator is Sandile Ngidi, one of South Africa’s leading journalists and editor of a literary journal, Baobab.

The programme will also feature the Kiddies’ and Teen’s sessions which accommodate kids aged 2-10 and teens aged 11 – 16. Thembi Mkhizwane of the Pimville Library Services will be facilitating the kiddies’ session by reading “Izinganekwane engazixoxelwa nguGogo by Lisa Grainger ” and the teen’s will be writing and performing poetry under the theme “My Language Is My Pride”, said the wRite associates.

Books will be available for sale. Entrance is free and people are encouraged to bring their kids.
“The Poverty of Ideas, South African Democracy and the Retreat of Intellectuals” can be bought at the wRite associates and leading book stores. The book price is R 180.00

To place an order and for more information, please contact the wRite associates at or 011-791 3585 or info@wRiteassociates.co.za or info@sala.org.za

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@wRiteassociates.co.za

For submissions: info@wRiteassociates.co.za

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

Deadline: 30 September 2011

LEE & LOW BOOKS, award-winning publisher of children's books, is pleased to announce the twelfth annual NEW VOICES AWARD. The Award will be given for a children's picture book manuscript by a writer of color. The Award winner receives a cash grant of $1000 and our standard publication contract, including our basic advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash grant of $500.

Established in 2000, the New Voices Award encourages writers of color to submit their work to a publisher that takes pride in nurturing new talent. Past New Voices Award submissions that we have published include The Blue Roses, winner of the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People; Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People and a Texas Bluebonnet Masterlist selection; and Bird, an ALA Notable Children's Book and a Cooperative Children's Book Center "Choices" selection.

Eligibility

1. The contest is open to writers of color who are residents of the United States and who have not previously had a children's picture book published.

2. Writers who have published other work in venues such as children's magazines, young adult, or adult fiction or nonfiction, are eligible. Only unagented submissions will be accepted.

3. Work that has been published in any format is not eligible for this award. Manuscripts previously submitted for this award or to LEE & LOW BOOKS will not be considered.

Submissions

1. Manuscripts should address the needs of children of color by providing stories with which they can identify and relate, and which promote a greater understanding of one another.

2. Submissions may be FICTION, NONFICTION, or POETRY for children ages 5 to 12. Folklore and animal stories will not be considered.

3. Manuscripts should be no more than 1500 words in length and accompanied by a cover letter that includes the author's name, address, phone number, email address, brief biographical note, relevant cultural and ethnic information, how the author heard about the award, and publication history, if any.

4. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced on 8-1/2" x 11" paper. A self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage must be included if you wish to have the manuscript returned.

5. Up to two submissions per entrant. Each submission should be submitted separately.

6. Submissions should be clearly addressed to:

LEE & LOW BOOKS
95 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
ATTN: NEW VOICES AWARD

7. Manuscripts may not be submitted to other publishers or to LEE & LOW BOOKS general submissions while under consideration for this Award. LEE & LOW BOOKS is not responsible for late, lost, or incorrectly addressed or delivered submissions.

Dates for Submission

Manuscripts will be accepted from May 1, 2011, through September 30, 2011 and must be postmarked within that period.

Announcement of the Award

The Award and Honor Award winners will be selected no later than December 31, 2011. All entrants who include an SASE will be notified in writing of our decision by January 31, 2012. The judges are the editors of LEE & LOW BOOKS. The decision of the judges is final. At least one Honor Award will be given each year, but LEE & LOW BOOKS reserves the right not to choose an Award winner.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: general@leeandlow.com

For submissions: LEE & LOW BOOKS, 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, ATTN: NEW VOICES AWARD

Website: http://www.leeandlow.com/

Deadline: 31 December 2011

African autobiography has no doubt developed over the decades as a distinct literary tradition that deals in and with personal, communal as well as national histories and aspirations, cultural and religious values among other issues. As a genre of African literature, it has usually been studied as an appendage to other genres, such that while prose, poetry, and drama have books, journal issues, and conferences dedicated to them, African autobiography has to its credit mainly regional or gender-based critical works. So far, in the history of the genre, James Olney’s Tell me Africa (1973) and the special issue of Research in African Literatures (1997) edited by Patricia Geesey are two of the few boldest evidences of a continental critical inquiry into it. This book intends to provide a collection of essays which cover most aspects of African autobiography.

We seek critical essays that focus on areas which include (but not limited to):

• Theories of African autobiography
• Sub-genres such as memoir, diary, curriculum vitae, medical
• autobiographical writing
• African autobiography and the electronic media
• African autobiography and politics
• Religion and African autobiography
• Gender and African autobiography
• We encourage chapter contributions that cross genres and also those that engage contemporary issues.

Minimum of 5,000 words and maximum of 8,000 words, Times new Roman, double spaced
Submit to fohunsu@oauife.edu.ng or oyinhunsu@yahoo.com

Contact Information:

For inquiries: fohunsu@oauife.edu.ng or oyinhunsu@yahoo.com

For submissions: fohunsu@oauife.edu.ng or oyinhunsu@yahoo.com

Deadline: 31 October 2011

Submissions are accepted online through October 31, 2011 with a prize of US$1000 to the Community Choice Award Winner!

Artists, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, writers: IMOW wants to showcase your work in the new online exhibition Your Voices: On Motherhood. Contributions can come in any medium that is currently supported on IMOW.org (see below for details) and work must address a topic related to motherhood.

IMOW wants to showcase the experiences, ideas, joys and challenges of a new global generation on this important issue. What are your fears and hopes as you think about whether to become a mother? How is being a ‘good' mother defined in your country or culture? How is mothering now different to your mother or grandmother's generation?

Potential topics may include but are not limited to:

• Motherhood and Identity
• Pregnancy and Childbirth - including maternal health
• Work/life Choices
• Motherhood Myths and Realities
• Teenage Motherhood
• Fathers
• Grandmothers

WHY SUBMIT?

Your Voices: On Motherhood is an entirely global community driven showcase that will launch in November 2011. The exhibition will represent the diverse voices, experiences, struggles and successes of women worldwide as they relate to motherhood. We encourage submissions from all global regions.

Submitting your work provides the opportunity to showcase your creativity for a global audience of over 50,000 monthly visitors from 200 countries. Submitted work will be reviewed by a jury, and selected submissions will be curated for inclusion in the Your Voices: On Motherhood exhibition. Additionally, by submitting, your work will automatically be considered for inclusion in IMOW's exciting new flagship exhibition on global motherhood scheduled to launch in 2012. We invite you to share your thoughts and creativity!

COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARD

All published submissions will be eligible for the Community Choice Award, a US$1,000 prize, with a $500 cash award going to the individual contributor and a $500 donation going to a women's nonprofit of the winner's choice. More information about the community choice award guidelines and voting process will be provided at the launch of the Your Voices on Motherhood exhibition in November.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Register for the IMOW Community.
Log-in to access the online submissions form.
Submit by October 31, 2011.

If you have questions or trouble submitting, please e-mail submissions@imow.org.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

Art: Submit images of your paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, or cartoons. Include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .jpg, .gif, or .bmp files sized 600 pixels wide, minimum 72 dpi (300 dpi preferred). Limit 9 images per submission.

Personal Stories/Creative Writing: Submit your short stories, poetry or creative essays. Limit: 300 to 1500 words. Please include an image for visual interest and a minimum 100-word image description.

Journalism/Activism Articles: Submit original articles, essays or non-fiction writing about the issues that matter to you and the work you are doing to change the world. Limit: 300 to 1500 words. Please include an image for visual interest and a 100-word description.

Music/Audio: Submit your music videos, songs, spoken word or podcasts. Please include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .avi, .mp3, .aiff .aif or .wav files no more than 40MB each. Limit two videos per submission.

Photography: Submit your photojournalism and artistic photography. Please include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .jpg, .gif or .bmp files sized at 600 pixels wide and a minimum of 72 dpi (300 dpi preferred). Limit 10 images per submission.

Video/Animation: Submit your video, film, trailers or animation. Please include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .mov, .avi, .mp4, .aiff, .aif or .wav files no more than 40MB each. Limit two videos per submission. Video length must be less than 10 min. in length; if a trailer or excerpt from longer piece, give information on how to view longer or complete version.

TIPS

Here are just a few ways to increase your chances of being selected for inclusion in the exhibition:

SUBMIT EARLY: Don't wait until the last minute! Earlier submissions will have a greater chance of being selected.

DO YOUR BEST: Make your contribution look as good as possible. Edit and review to make sure it's complete. If submitting text, include an image for visual interest. If submitting visuals, include a detailed description of each image, video, or artwork.

TELL THE WHOLE STORY: Provide context and background for your work. For example, if submitting artwork, share information about your methods and/or sources of inspiration. For photographs, tell us where, when, and why you took them.

BE EASY TO REACH:Make it easy for us to contact you. Register for the IMOW community with an email address that you check frequently and include your email address in your submission.

GET PERSONAL: Tell us about yourself by building a complete community profile including a picture and short bio.

A few more guidelines to keep in mind:

• You must be registered with the IMOW online community to submit work
• Submissions must be your own original work
• All languages are welcome

If approved, submissions will be posted to the IMOW website and included in our RSS Story Feed. Once approved, submissions are not available for editing and become the property of the International Museum of Women. Please review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for details.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: submissions@imow.org

For submissions: submit online here

Website: http://imow.org/

Deadline: 20 August 2011

Aktion „Mein Südafrika“ gestartet – Du hast das Sagen!

Wir wollen deine Meinung zu Themen rund um Südafrika erfahren, ob deutscher oder südafrikanischer Bürger. Wie zum Beispiel dein schönstes Erlebnis im Kapland, deine Meinung zur Politik, deine Ansicht zu gesellschaftlichen Problemen, deine Erfahrungen mit weißen bzw. schwarzen Südafrikanern oder einfach nur deine Argumente, warum du Südafrika liebst oder gar kritisch betrachtest?

Schicke uns einfach ein Foto von dir und deinen Artikel natürlich bis zum 20. August 2011; max. eine halbe A4-Seite in Deutsch und/oder Englisch. Im Anschluss werden die einzelnen Beiträge auf „SÜDAFRIKA – Land der Kontraste“ der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert.

Ab dem 01. September 2011 wird abgestimmt und der Autor des besten Artikels kriegt entweder

- eine vom südafrikanischen Krimiroman-Autor Andrew Brown selbst signierte und einzigartige Autogrammkarte ODER

- die Musik-CD der Band Sawubona, Songs of Good Hope.
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Contact Information:

For inquiries: sdafrika2010@yahoo.de

For submissions: sdafrika2010@yahoo.de

Website: http://2010sdafrika.wordpress.com

Deadline: 30 September 2011

The unique role of first and second generation African immigrants in the United States is a subject of interest and debate among researchers. Africans may be one of the highest outbound peoples on the globe. Incidentally, neither the impact of migration on Africans in the Diaspora nor its future consequences for the continent have been sufficiently addressed in research. In recent times, however, the subject of migration or migrancy is assuming center stage in academic circles, among researchers, policy makers, world organizations, and the like. Many agree that migration is, indeed, reshaping the national, self and cultural identities of both migrants and their host nations.

Migration and African Families in the Diaspora is a planned volume conceptualized to provide an update on the status of African families in the Diaspora, with specific focus on the United States. How, for instance, is migration reshaping African family structures and gender dynamics? How does it impact the African’s sense of identity and culture? What gaps exist between first generation and second generation African immigrants in their conception of self, place, home? These are some of the issues that this book is bound to address in order to provide an updated and scholarly assessment on the subject of African migration. The book’s scope will cover African migration to North America in the last forty years.

Interested contributors may send a 200- word abstract for consideration to Dr. Pauline Ada Uwakweh at pauwakwe@ncat.edu, not later than September 30, 2011.

Using any of these five broad categories including Culture, Family, Education, Politics, Health Care and Wellness, contributors may find the following list of themes, though not exhaustive, a useful guide.

• Intergenerational culture conflict
• Bicultural parenting and identity issues
• Role of African cultural associations/cultural communities: national and ethnic identities
• Migrant African parenting in the Diaspora: motherhood, fatherhood, child rearing, single motherhood, single fatherhood
• Migrant African teens and Diaspora peer influence
• Migrant African families and indigenous languages: problems and prospects
• Migrant African families: representations in literature and the media
• Religion, spirituality, and the African family in the Diaspora
• Violence, conflict, mediation and migrant African family experiences
• Negotiating Gender roles: employment, career and culture intersections
• Migrant voices: Narratives of despair, hope and nostalgia
• Migrant African intra marriages vs. ethnic and national identity.
• Migrant African inter marriages and the Diaspora ‘other’
• Migrant families and Healthcare: access, perceptions of mental health, obesity, nutrition, etc.
• Education and migrant African families in the U.S.A.: access, opportunities and challenges
• Education vs. culture: assimilation, acculturation and the American classroom
• Education and career advancement
• Politics and migrant Africans: opportunities and engagement, challenges and barriers.

Chapter Submission Requirements

All submissions are expected to comply with the requirements below.

• Chapters should be original and well-researched. Interdisciplinary explorations are encouraged.
• Submissions should be a maximum of 20 pages ( not including references, abstracts, tables and figures), double-spaced, and in 12 point Times New Roman. More details will be provided.
• Authors should include a 200-word abstract of the chapter, 50–word biography, email, institutional addresses and contact numbers.

Book Timeline

September 30, 2011: Deadline for abstracts

January 3, 2012: Deadline for submitting book chapter drafts

April 15, 2012: Deadline for submitting revised chapters

June 1, 2012: Deadline for submitting manuscript to publisher.

EDITORS

Dr. Pauline Ada Uwakweh
Assistant Professor
Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences
North Carolina A & T State University
pauwakwe@ncat.edu.
Office: (336) 285-2343. Fax: (336) 334-3342

Dr. Jerono Rotich
Associate Professor
Department of Human Performance & Services, School of Education
North Carolina A & T State University
jprotich@ncat.edu
Office: (336) 334- 7712. Fax: 334-7258

Dr. Comfort Okpala
Associate Professor
Department of Human Development and Services, School of Education
North Carolina A & T State University
cookpala@ncat.edu
Office: (336) 285-4365. Fax: 336) 334-7132

Contact Information:

For inquiries: pauwakwe@ncat.edu

For submissions: pauwakwe@ncat.edu

Deadline: 14 September 2011

STORYTELLING season officially opens today with the start of the 2011 True Stories of KwaZulu-Natal Competition.

Now in its 12th year, the competition has become a provincial institution and judges will again be looking for tales that record some of the spunk and sparkle of our region.

All stories must be true and have a strong link with our province. Stories for the Open category should be no longer than 1 500 words.

The winning entry will receive the grand prize of R10 000 and the runner-up will receive R3 000.

In our Snapshot category, we will award R3 000 for the best tale written in under 800 words.

The schools category has been re-introduced due to a growth in entries from schoolchildren, and the prize for the best story, told in under 800 words, will also be R3 000.

The closing date for the 2011 True Story Competition is September 14.

Rules

• State clearly what category you are entering — Open or Snapshot.

• Stories may be submitted via e-mail or post. Send your entries to: The Witness True Stories of KwaZulu-Natal Competition, P.O. Box 362, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, or e-mail features@witness.co.za

• Do not enclose visuals.

• If you send an e-mail attachment, please include your contact details in the same document as the story, not just in the e-mail message field.

• Be sure of your entry before you send it — “improved” versions won’t be accepted.

• Editing is at the discretion of The Witness.

• Manuscripts will not be returned.

• The competition is not open to full-time employees of The Witness.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: features@witness.co.za

For submissions: features@witness.co.za

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

Friends Africa is looking for inspirational stories for its upcoming publications: "What the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria means to Africans - 4th Edition" and "Innovative Practices - 2nd Edition".

The two publications will unify stories about the powerful and innovative progress Africa is making in the struggle against these three pandemics. In the past years, Africa is increasingly taking charge of its own health agenda; Friends Africa is making sure that these gains are documented.

What the Global Fund means to Africans - 3rd EdThe "What the Global Fund means to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis

and Malaria" publication series gathers testimony from people or organisations whose lives have been positively affected by the work of the Global Fund. The Fourth Edition will unite new stories from affected populations, focussing on what the Global Fund has done so far and what it needs to do in the future.

The "Innovative Practices" Innovative Practices publication collects articles and stories from around Africa about innovative ways to confront the three pandemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. These testimonials give proof to the imagination and resourcefulness of Africa to confront its heath issues, and are signs of better things to come.

If you have a story worth telling, or know someone who does, spread the world: Africa is taking charge of its health future.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: nwinndix@friends-africa.org

For submissions: nwinndix@friends-africa.org

Website: http://www.friends-africa.org