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Deadline: 29 June 2012

The wRite associates, in partnership with the national Department of Arts and Culture, invite South African writers to submit their work for the South African Literary Awards.

The main aim of the South African Literary Awards is to pay tribute to South African writers who have distinguished themselves as groundbreaking producers and creators of literature, while it celebrates literary excellence in the depiction and sharing of South Africa’s histories, value systems and philosophies and art as inscribed and preserved in all the languages of South Africa, particularly the Official Languages. The awards aim to become the most prestigious and respected literary accolades in South African literature.

Selections are made from published authors whose primary input is in imaginative writing - fiction as well as creative non-fiction. The work must demonstrate good linguistic presentation, the nation’s identity, the societal values, universal truths, and cultural aesthetics, contribution to social cohesion and nation building and transcendence of time.

GENERAL RULES

• The work must be original
• The submissions must follow the criteria
• The awards are not open to the stakeholders’ staff and their immediate families and judges of the awards
• The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Only South African official languages are considered
• Nominations must be accompanied by an endorsement of the author and/or publisher
• Ten copies of the book/publication must be submitted
• All the submitted copies, whether successful or not, will not be returned to the submitting party

1. Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award (for writing in African languages in the RSA)

• Only short stories are considered
• No age restriction
• Only works published in 2010 – 2011 will be accepted

• The award is open to novels and novellas only
• Only works published in 2010 – 2011 will be accepted
• No age restriction

• The author will be judged on his/her overall literary achievement
• The profile of the author and any supporting material must be submitted
• No age restrictions

• The author must be 60-years old or above
• The author will be judged on her/his outstanding work regardless of quantity and year of publication
• The profile of the author and any supporting material must be submitted

• The journalist must have made significant contribution to the promotion and development of literature through writing about and analysing South African literature
• The award includes print and electronic media
• No age restriction

• Only the literary works translated by a South African on South African works of art will be considered
• All the literary genres are welcome.
• Both the original and translated copy must be submitted
• Only works published in 2010 – 2011 will be accepted
• No age restriction

• Only anthologies published by one author will be considered
• Only works published in 2010 – 2011 will be accepted
• No age restriction

• The award is open to all genres
• The work can be fiction or non-fiction
• The author must have not been published before in any genre
• Only works published in 2010 – 2011 will be accepted
• No age restriction

• The award is open to creative non-fiction works, i.e. biographies/autobiographies, letters, speeches and memoirs
• Only anthology published by one author will be accepted
• Only works published in 2010 – 2011 will be accepted
• No age restriction

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: call 011-791 3585 OR 011-791 4102 or e-mail info@sala.org.za

For submissions: info@sala.org.za

Website: http://sala.org.za

Deadline: 26 October 2012

The purpose of this conference – Examining Past/Defining Present: The Black Literary Aesthetic in the USA, Canada and Caribbean – is to highlight the centrality of literature written by people of African heritage during the 1960s and 1970s in the American, Canadian and Caribbean Literary Canons. Specifically, this conference seeks to open a revisionary aesthetic view on the literatures of Americans, Canadians, and Caribbeans of African descent.

The participants in the conference will present papers and discuss critical constructs which will produce revisionary definitions of a Black Literary Aesthetic. The work produced will move away from a mere examination of literary ideas towards a discourse that enables humans to study and critique literature written by Black Americans, Black Canadians, and Black Caribbeans as ‘beautiful’ [or not] using the full range of human emotions towards such critically aesthetic responses. A re-examination of past definitions of Black Literary Aesthetics will be central in the context of the conference.

Presentations – papers, roundtable discussions, and poster sessions – may be organized topically from [but are not limited to] the following questions:

1. Were the motivations and concerns of the literary artists (associated with Black Nationalism/Black Power Movements in the USA, Canada, and Caribbean) more monolithic or varied?

2. How were the literary expressions critiqued? What were the motivations and agents for such critiques? Was there significant ‘protest’ (during the Black Arts Movement) to the level and substance of those critiques?

3. How did gender in addition to race emerge as major or minor factors in both the creation and critique of the work, as well as the absence/presence of substantive critique?

4. What was the [space of the] divide (wide, narrow, etc.) in the critique of Black Literary production in the USA versus Canada and Caribbean? What were the reasons for such a divide and how is it reflected in the criticism?

5. How has the scholarly and critical response to a Black Literary Aesthetic evolved, increased, or decreased (for the works) in each decade: 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s?

6. What are the affects and effects of popular culture on the political and social aspects of contemporary literature written by Blacks in the USA, Canada, and the Caribbean? What new terminologies and critiques are required and/or are necessary in defining a Black Literary Aesthetic?

7. How effective is the use of social media in widening both the critical response to literature from the Black Arts Movement as well as creating venues for publication and critique of contemporary Black literary artists?

8. How will work in the Digital Humanities, which interprets the cultural and social impact of the new information age, provide new ways of critiquing historical literary works as well as contextualize new works? How will tools and methodologies such as three-dimensional visualization, data-mining, network analysis, and digital mapping assist in advancing research on the Black Literary Aesthetic?

Deadline for submission of abstracts and proposals: October 26, 2012.

Microsoft word attachments or PDF format.

Proposals must include Name, Title, Institutional Affiliation, and Categories of Presenter (as follows):

1) Undergraduate students
2) Graduate students
3) Faculty
4) Independent artists and scholars/researchers

Submit proposals to akilahw@msn.com or ewilliams@paine.edu

Location of conference: Augusta, GA (USA)

Specifications on conference fees, travel and lodging will be provided upon acceptance for presentation. Fees must be paid by February 2013 for conference participation. No financial transactions will take place at the conference other than book sales.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For enquiries/ submissions: akilahw@msn.com or ewilliams@paine.edu

Deadline: 15 May 2012

Following the conclusion of the review of ANA Prizes, the national executive council hereby announces the call for entries for the 2012 edition of the literary competition. After a thorough study of the report submitted by the ANA Prizes Review Committee, it was found necessary to suspend some prizes as a result of lack of redemption of cash by the sponsors, expiration of the existing engagement without renewal, or voluntary termination of sponsorship by the endowers. The suspension which is for a year will enable the association meet with the affected sponsors to discuss the possibility of renewal and upgrade. The period will also allow the association to redeem the backlog of cash prizes owed winners over the years without piling up additional liabilities.

2012 CALL FOR ENTRIES

Nigerian writers, home and abroad, who have and are willing to enter their new works for the Annual Literary Prizes, may now do so. Interested creative writers should send six copies (6) of their entries, (specifying the category being entered for) alongside a covering letter to:

The General Secretary,
Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA),
c/o Suite 63,
National Theatre Complex,
Iganmu, Lagos

The covering letter should contain complete contact details of the writer or/and publisher of the work, including email and surface mail addresses with telephone numbers.

ANA will not take responsibility for entries sent by post nor will it claim registered parcels in cases where it has to pay for such claims.

The entries, which can be for any or several (where applicable) of the following categories, must not have been entered for the same prize prior to the present entry and must have been published between 2011 and 2012:

• ANA/Chevron Prose Prize on Environmental Issues (Prose) $2,000.00(published works only).
• ANA/Esiaba Irobi Prize for Playwrighting. N50, 000.00 (published & unpublished works).
• ANA/Lantern Books Prize for Children’s Fiction N100, 000.00 (unpublished works only, Ages 8 – 15). Winning entry to be published by Lantern Books.
• ANA Prize for Poetry (published) – N100, 000
• ANA Prize for Prose Fiction (Published) – N100, 000
• ANA Prize for Drama (Published) – N100, 000
• ANA Prize for Literary Journalism – N100, 000 (Deadline: September 30, 2012)
• ANA/NECO Teen Author Prize (prose) N100, 000.00 (published & unpublished works).
• ANA/Mazariyya Teen Author Prize (poetry) N50, 000.00 (published & unpublished works).

1. Entrants must be students in any secondary school in Nigeria.

2. Entries must be a collection or a single story of between 35 – 40 pages for prose or poetry.

3. Illustration (optional).

4. Accompanying documents are:

(i) Letter of identification from school principal on letterhead and signed by the principal.

(ii) Two passport photographs, name, and birth certificate of the entrant.

(iii) Entrant's school admission letter (photocopy).

(iv) Current cumulative record of entrant’s academic performance (junior or
secondary school).

(v) Letter of consent from parents.

(vi) Entrant’s email, and surface mail address with phone number.

5. Unpublished entries (in four copies) should be properly bound.

Deadline for the receipt of ALL entries for the 2012 ANA Literary Prizes is May 15, 2012. A shortlist will be announced in early October, 2012.

Winners of the prizes will be announced by the judges at the Awards Dinner in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State at the 31st International Annual Convention of ANA in October, 2012.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For submissions: The General Secretary, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), c/o Suite 63, National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos

Website: http://lagosana.blogspot.com/

Deadline: 15 May 2012

Following the conclusion of the review of ANA Prizes, the national executive council hereby announces the call for entries for the 2012 edition of the literary competition. After a thorough study of the report submitted by the ANA Prizes Review Committee, it was found necessary to suspend some prizes as a result of lack of redemption of cash by the sponsors, expiration of the existing engagement without renewal, or voluntary termination of sponsorship by the endowers. The suspension which is for a year will enable the association meet with the affected sponsors to discuss the possibility of renewal and upgrade. The period will also allow the association to redeem the backlog of cash prizes owed winners over the years without piling up additional liabilities.

2012 CALL FOR ENTRIES

Nigerian writers, home and abroad, who have and are willing to enter their new works for the Annual Literary Prizes, may now do so. Interested creative writers should send six copies (6) of their entries, (specifying the category being entered for) alongside a covering letter to:

The General Secretary,
Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA),
c/o Suite 63,
National Theatre Complex,
Iganmu, Lagos

The covering letter should contain complete contact details of the writer or/and publisher of the work, including email and surface mail addresses with telephone numbers.

ANA will not take responsibility for entries sent by post nor will it claim registered parcels in cases where it has to pay for such claims.

The entries, which can be for any or several (where applicable) of the following categories, must not have been entered for the same prize prior to the present entry and must have been published between 2011 and 2012:

• ANA/Chevron Prose Prize on Environmental Issues (Prose) $2,000.00(published works only).
• ANA/Esiaba Irobi Prize for Playwrighting. N50, 000.00 (published & unpublished works).
• ANA/Lantern Books Prize for Children’s Fiction N100, 000.00 (unpublished works only, Ages 8 – 15). Winning entry to be published by Lantern Books.
• ANA Prize for Poetry (published) – N100, 000
• ANA Prize for Prose Fiction (Published) – N100, 000
• ANA Prize for Drama (Published) – N100, 000
• ANA Prize for Literary Journalism – N100, 000 (Deadline: September 30, 2012)
• ANA/NECO Teen Author Prize (prose) N100, 000.00 (published & unpublished works).
• ANA/Mazariyya Teen Author Prize (poetry) N50, 000.00 (published & unpublished works).

1. Entrants must be students in any secondary school in Nigeria.

2. Entries must be a collection or a single story of between 35 – 40 pages for prose or poetry.

3. Illustration (optional).

4. Accompanying documents are:

(i) Letter of identification from school principal on letterhead and signed by the principal.

(ii) Two passport photographs, name, and birth certificate of the entrant.

(iii) Entrant's school admission letter (photocopy).

(iv) Current cumulative record of entrant’s academic performance (junior or
secondary school).

(v) Letter of consent from parents.

(vi) Entrant’s email, and surface mail address with phone number.

5. Unpublished entries (in four copies) should be properly bound.

Deadline for the receipt of ALL entries for the 2012 ANA Literary Prizes is May 15, 2012. A shortlist will be announced in early October, 2012.

Winners of the prizes will be announced by the judges at the Awards Dinner in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State at the 31st International Annual Convention of ANA in October, 2012.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For submissions: The General Secretary, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), c/o Suite 63,
National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos

Website: http://lagosana.blogspot.com/

NATIONAL DATABASE FOR YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS
Call for Submission of Data

Society of Young Nigerian Writers is using this opportunity to call on Young Nigerian Writers at home and abroad between the ages of 15-35 to submit the following information:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Schools attended with dates:
Qualification(s):
Title of Work(s):
Publisher(s):
ISBN Number(s) of works:
E-mail Address:
Award(s) or Prize(s) won:
Membership of Literary Organization(s):

To societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com

Aims and Objectives

To design a computerized/web friendly database which will contain information about Young Nigerian Writers living in Nigeria and abroad. To make the works of Young Nigerian Writers available to wanted buyers/researchers.

To make works/information of Young Writers accessible to the general public/researchers.

To encourage/promote Young Nigerian Writers.

About the association:

SOCIETY OF YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS is a literary organization based in Oyo State, Nigeria. It was established to promote literary and creative writings among youths in the country.

SOCIETY OF YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS is an international and local affiliates of Winning Writers Association, Association for the Study of Poets, Playwrights and Novelists lives and works and World of Poets and Literary Society.

Our thematic areas are creative writing, poetry, essay, drama, diary and short story writing. In a bid to effectively address some social issues like politics, corruption, bribery, child hawking, religion malpractices to mention but few. We use various means such as poetry, drama, short stories, diary, novels and other forms of literary and creative arts to express our opinions and different views.

Lovers of literary world are always invited to SOCIETY OF YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS gathering organized by the society.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com

For submissions: societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com

Website: http://www.societyforyoungwriters.webs.com/

Deadline: 30 September 2012

The award is independent and neutral, it is presented every year to outstanding Arab writers, intellectuals, publishers as well as young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural, literary and social life.

The award established under the patronage and support of Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture& Heritage. The award is supervised by a Higher Committee that sets the general policies and a Consultative Council to follow-up on its operational mechanisms. The value of the award totals AED 7 million.

Categories for Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2013 are Contribution to the Development of Nations, Children's literature, Young Author, Translation, Literature, Literary and Art Criticism, Arabic Culture and Non Arab Language, Publishing and Technology and Cultural Personality of the Year

The value of the award amounts to AED Seven (7) million. Every winner is granted a financial amount of AED 750,000, a golden medal bearing the logo of the award, and an appreciation certificate for the winning work. Sheikh Zayed Award for the Cultural Personality of the year receives 1 million dirhams.

Candidates are allowed to be nominated for one category per award cycle. Nominations are accepted from the following entities:

Step 1: the applicant himself / herself.

Step 2: Cultural institutions, literary unions, and universities

Step 3: Three prominent literary and cultural figures, to nominate one candidate jointly

However, the “Cultural personality of the year” Category nominations should be filled out and sent by any of the following groups:

• Three prominent figures in the cultural world
• Academic institutions
• Literary or research entities

GENERAL TERMS

1. The nominated work should have contributed to the development of Arabic culture.
2. The nominated work shouldn’t be previously awarded by an international/ prominent Prize.
3. The work must be published in a book format. Works, nominated for the Award of the publishing and distribution, can be in digital format.
4. The work should have been published in the last two years.
5. The nominations must be written in Arabic, except for books nominated in two categories; the Translation Award and the Arabic Culture in non-Arab language Award.
6. The work should project high standards of authenticity and creativity
7. Nomination is not accepted for more than one award each year.
8. Re-nomination for the same work is accepted if time condition is still valid. However, a new application form should be filled out and new copies of the work submitted.
9. The work must abide by the terms listed in the application form.

NOTES

• The award of any category may be detained or withdrawn at the discretion of the Scientific Committee .
• The committee is allowed to take any decision it sees fit .
• Nominees are not entitled to object to the decisions of the Advisory Committee of the award.

NOMINATION PROCESS :

1. Choose the category of the award you want to apply to, as per the subject of the nominated book

2. Get the application form from the website of the Award (zayedaward.ae) or from the Award’s Executive Office

3. Fill the application form [online or print], sign it and send it to Award's Executive Office [in Abu Dhabi] including the following documents:

• Five copies of the nominated book
• Candidate's Resume.
• A valid Passport copy.
• Personal photo

SELECTION AND JUDGING PROCESS :

- The award is supervised by a Board of Trustees and an Scientific Committee that manage a rigorous award selection process

- Every year, the Scientific Committee appoints a group of distinguished regional and international literary figures [judges] who serve on nine separate selection committees, one for each award category.

- There are 3 – 5 selection committee members [judges] per category, each of whom remain anonymous to maintain the independence and integrity of the selection process

- Each committee reviews all nominated works and submits its selections to the Scientific Committee.

- Scientific Committee reviews and approves the panel’s suggestions, which are then officially endorsed by Board of Trustees, presided over by Sheikh Zayed Bin Tahnoon Al Nayan, president of the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority.

- The winners are announced ahead of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, culminating in a prestigious tribute ceremony on during March of every year.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: info@zayedaward.com

For submissions: register online here

Website: http://www.zayedaward.com/

SPROUTERS is an annual mentorship project, running from January to December, launched to groom Nigerian teens and young adult female writers on the art of creative writing. To celebrate the recent upgrade of our website, www.sproutersng.com, we are introducing WIN A FREE EDIT. WIN A FREE EDIT is a platform for all writers who do not meet our mentorship criteria to get the chance to have their literary works edited by the SPROUTERS mentors.

What is WIN A FREE EDIT?

This is a biweekly free editing service SPROUTERS is offering to writers. One short story/poem is selected every two weeks to be structurally edited by a SPROUTERS mentor. The edited story would then be featured on our Top Feature Story for the month, and is eligible for publication in our partner literary websites.

How Does WIN A FREE EDIT Work?

• Register at www.sproutersng.com
• On activation, go to the top of the page, and click on Submissions
• Post your story/poem. Chose a title, and under the category dropdown, select ‘Free Edit’
• Save your work
• Allow a week for all submissions to come in
• The five best stories for the week are published on the SPROUTERS website. The writers of the stories that made the cut would be notified by email
• Visitors to the website are then invited to vote for which story should be chosen to WIN A FREE EDIT. Voting lasts for a week. The story with the highest votes wins the free edit. The writer will be contacted by email, and will work with a SPROUTERS mentor to polish up the story.

• Stories from all genres and topics are welcomed
• Submissions are limited to one story per writer for each round of edit. Writers, whether their works are chosen or not, are allowed to continue submitting stories for every round of WIN A FREE EDIT
• Stories must not be longer than 1,000 words
• WIN A FREE EDIT is a competition, therefore submit your best works

SPROUTERS is an online mentorship program for teenage girls. We are still accepting applications for mentorship. To apply, visit http://www.sproutersng.com/index.php/aboutus/mentors. Prospective mentees now have the opportunity to choose who they wish to mentor them, by applying specifically to the mentor*.

*Subject to space availability. Early application is therefore highly encouraged.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: contact editor@sproutersng.com or by telephone at 08024345207

For submissions: register at www.sproutersng.com

Website: http://www.sproutersng.com

Deadline: 1 September 2011

The Sheikh Zayed International Book Award, one of the most prestigious and well-funded prizes, has announced the opening of nominations for its sixth session of 2011/2012. The deadline for nominations is September 1st, 2011.

Commenting on the rollout of the Award’s sixth session, Juma'a Al Qubaisi, Deputy Director General of ADACH for the National Library, Member of the Award’s Higher Council, said: “The significant successes which the Award generated since its inception six years back, give us confidence today to rollout our latest session with an aspiration to reach the international market. It’s our sixth year now and we are still speeding forward with the same passion and commitment to the core objectives inspired by late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. ”

Accordingly, the Award now welcomes nominations from authors, translators and publishing houses in any of the Award’s nine categories; Best Contribution to the Development of Nations, Children’s Literature, Young Author, Translation, Literature, Fine Arts, Best Technology in the Field of Culture, Best Publishing House, and Cultural Personality of the Year. For cultural personality of the year award, applicants should be nominated by academic, research or cultural institutions. For the other eight categories, applicants are requested to fill in the Nomination Form in person.

Applicants must fill the application form either online www.zayedaward.ae or by downloading the form. Once completed and signed, the application forms should be submitted to the Sheikh Zayed Book Award Offices along with the candidate's resume, passport copy, personal photo, and Five copies of the nominated book - works nominated for the Award of the Best Technology in Culture, can be in digital format.

All nominated works must have been published in the last two years. The work must be written in Arabic, except for the Translation Award.

Over the past six years the Award has recognized the creative literary and cultural achievements of more than 34 individuals and entities, including Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi; Novelist Wacini Laredj; Prof. Pedro Martinez Montavez; Novelist Ibrahim al-Kouni; Orientalist Xhong Jikun and many more. In its last session, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award received a record total of 715 nominations, flooding from 28 countries with impressive variety, including the Arab World, Europe, and East Asia.

The award comprises a total monetary prize value of seven million UAE dirhams. Each prize consists of a gold medal bearing the SZBA logo, a certificate of merit. The Cultural Personality of the Year winner receives a prize of one million dirhams, while the winners of the other categories receive 750,000 dirhams.

Award Categories

Award Value:

The value of the award amounts to AED seven (7) million. Every winner is granted:

- a financial amount of AED 750,000
- a golden medal bearing the logo of the award
- an appreciation certificate for the winning work

Sheikh Zayed Award for the Cultural Personality of the Year receives 1 million dirhams.

Nomination

Step 1: Applicants are requested to read and abide by the general terms of the award nomination.

Step 2: If applicable, choose which category they want to apply to, and then fill in the application form found under that same award category “Award Categories” tab. However, the “Cultural personality of the year” Category nominations should be filled out and sent by one of the following groups:

• Three prominent figures in the cultural world
• Academic institutions
• Literary or research entities

Step 3: Once completed and signed, the application forms should be submitted to the Sheikh Zayed Book Award Offices along with the:

• Candidate's Resume.
• Passport copy.
• Personal photo.
• Five copies of the nominated work.

Note: Application forms can be downloaded or collected from the Administrative Offices of the Award

General Terms

1. The nominated work should have contributed to the development of Arabic culture.
2. The nominated work shouldn’t be previously awarded by an international/ prominent Prize.
3. The work must be published in a book format. Works, nominated for the Award of the Best Technology in Culture, can be in digital format.
4. The work should have been published for no more than two years.
5. The work must be written in Arabic, except for works nominated for the Translation Award. They could be translated either from or to Arabic.
6. The work should maintain high standards of authenticity and creativity
7. Nomination is not accepted for more than one work.
8. Re-nomination for the same work is accepted if time condition is still valid. However, a new application form should be filled out and new copies of the work submitted.
9. The work must abide by the terms listed in the application form.

* The award of any category may be detained or withdrawn at the discretion of the Advisory committee and the committee is allowed to take any decision it sees fit .

*Nominees are not entitled to object to the decisions of the Advisory Committee of the award.

FAQs

What is the Sheikh Zayed Book Award?

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is an independent cultural award. It is presented every year to outstanding Arab writers, intellectuals, publishers as well as young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have enriched Arab cultural, literary and social life.

Who was Sheikh Zayed?

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the principal architect of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE for over 30 years.

What has the award done to expand its international profile over the past two years and how will this impact nominations for session three?

In 2008, the Award Committee evaluated a total of 512 works from more than 1,200 nominated across the nine award categories and which represent submissions from more than 30 countries. Needless to say we’ve achieved a great deal over the past two years to increase our visibility overseas. In 2008, we exhibited at both the London Book Fair and Book Expo America in Los Angeles and held high profile speaking engagements at both of these events. We saw these milestones as real opportunities to talk internationally about the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and its missions. We very much hope that this heightened international presence will translate into an increased number of nominations for 2009 from a broader pool of talented and creative individuals.

Do you have plans to host or attend any other events in the near future?

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award hosted its very first regional event in Paris at the Arab World Institute in July 2008. This event is themed around ‘recognising creativity’ and addressed how translation can help to build bridges between the French and Arab cultures. The future plans of sheikh zayed book award is to host 6 international events around the world.

Approximately how many people were nominated across the nine book award categories?
If we take 2008 figures as a guideline, the Award Committee evaluated a total of 512 works from more than 750 nominated across the nine award categories and which represent submissions from more than 20 countries.

Who manages and oversees the entire selection process?

The award is supervised by a Higher Committee and an Advisory Council that manage a rigorous award selection process

Who selects the members of the selection committee?

Every year, the Advisory Council appoints a group of distinguished regional and international cultural figures who serve on nine separate selection committees, one for each award category

Why do judges remain anonymous?

The selection committee members remain anonymous to maintain the independence and integrity of the selection process.

Do the judges meet?

The category judges independently evaluate the nominations and submit their evaluations against a stringent, quantifiable scoring criterion to ensure the decision is truly reflective of their independent and expert views. The assessment results are then calculated for each category and evaluated by the Supreme Advisory Committee for the award.

Doesn’t this approach inhibit discussion and full vetting of the nominees?

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award judging procedure maximizes independence and consistency throughout the evaluation process. The two-stage structure is designed to ensure that the independent views of the expert judging panel are fully captured in a quantifiable and qualifiable manner while also allowing for collective evaluation by the Supreme Advisory Committee.

Why was the prize for Best Technology in the Field of Culture Award not awarded for two consecutive years?

The Best Technology in the Field of Culture Award was withheld for the second consecutive year because the judging panel felt that none of the entries lived up to the high standards that have been set for this category for driving innovation in digital publishing throughout the Arab World. Some awards have been witheld last year as the works did not meet the high standards of the award.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@zayedaward.com

Website: http://www.zayedaward.com/

Deadline: 1 May 2012 (Aids in Africa issue), 1 June 2012 (Aids in Translation issue)

(Note: This is a paying market. See their 2011 rates here. For updated pay rate schedule, e-mail the literary editor at aumaglit@gmail.com)

As a national, nonprofit HIV/AIDS magazine, A&U is interested in publishing original literature, art, opinion, and reportage relating in any way to the AIDS pandemic. With any submission, please include a brief personal biography (no longer than 25 words).

Submissions may be mailed to: A&U Magazine, Att: Submissions, 25 Monroe St. Suite 205, Albany, NY 12210. Literary electronic submissions, as Word attachments, may be mailed to Brent Calderwood, Literary Editor, at aumaglit [at] gmail [dot] com. Pay rate schedule available upon request. Be sure to include your address, phone number, and e-mail address!

Fiction/Drama:

• Submit work no longer than 1,000 words. Excerpts of longer works may be accepted; please include full work as well as excerpt.
• Submit unpublished work only
• If plays have been performed, please include any important performance information.
• Include biography.

• Any length/style is accepted, shorter works preferred.
• Include biography.

A&U accepts original unpublished literature in English and translation throughout the year. Our Literary Issue is published each summer.

We encourage all topics related to HIV/AIDS, including international perpectives, personal accounts, historical perspectives, and personal responses to HIV-related art or artists. We also welcome English translations of work that is unpublished or previously published in a language other than English. In addition, we encourage HIV/AIDS-related responses to the following themes:

• June: AIDS in Africa (Deadline: May 1)
• July: AIDS in Translation (Deadline: Jun. 1)
• October: LGBT History Month/National Coming Out Day (Deadline: Sep. 1)

For inquiries/ submissions: aumaglit@gmail.com

Website: http://aumag.org

Deadline: 31 August 2011

The Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature, launched by the UAE National Chapter of the International Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY), is an incentive for the children’s book industry in the Arab World intended to encourage publishers, authors and illustrators to develop the quality of books, in both form and content, as well as to motivate children to be open to the world of knowledge and culture. The significance of this award is manifested in encouraging children’s book industry partners to provide the best, to help the book Award initiative become a milestone in enrichment and creativity in the Arab world, and to further stimulate the imagination and creativity of children.

The Award also contributes to developing the children’s literature publishing industry, since the book is one of the most prominent and important contemporary cultural elements, serving as the key tool of knowledge within children’s programmes provided by advanced technology. Etisalat’s support of this award reflects the advanced awareness of this institution and highlights its leading role in community participation at both the local and national levels.

We invite creative and talented people to participate in the award, which we hope will contribute to the emergence of a new generation of children’s books that can attract children and encourage them to read.

THE UAE BOARD ON BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (UAEBBY)

The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) is the national section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), which was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1953. UAEBBY officially came into being on 1st January 2010, following IBBY’s approval of the UAE as a member, which was a direct result of the efforts of Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the Emirates Publishers Association, and Founder and CEO of Kalimat Publishing House. As a non-profit, non-governmental organisation, UAEBBY aims to act as a bridge to facilitate communication and information exchange with establishments and institutions concerned with children’s books, to develop and promote children’s literature and artistic works, and to exchange skills with authors and illustrators. The organisation is also responsible for organising contests and conferences on children’s books, facilitating access to children’s books, especially in remote areas of the UAE, promoting authorship and production of children’s books in the UAE, developing public libraries for children throughout the country, encouraging translation of children’s books from and into Arabic, and helping to raise the bar for children’s books in the UAE to international levels.

AWARD OBJECTIVES:

The Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature is designed to support the children’s book industry in the Arab world and achieve the following objectives:

• Upgrading the children’s book industry in the Arab world.
• Enhancing the Arab child’s culture and enriching it with everything that’s contemporary and distinguished.
• Consolidating the position of the children’s book against the technological alternatives.
• Motivating publishers, writers and illustrators to be innovative in the publishing of children’s books.

AWARD ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) is responsible for the supervision of the Award in compliance with its regulation.

Nomination Conditions:

1. The book should be published in the Arabic language.
2. The book should not have been published more than 3 years ago.
3. The book should not be a local, Arab or international award winner.
4. It should be an original work. Translated works shall be excluded.
5. Educational and scientific series and books are not eligible for entry.
6. The nominated book should not be a republication of an old version.
7. The book should be printed and published in a hard copy.
8. The award includes children’s books targeting children from 0-14 years of age.
9. Each publisher may nominate a maximum of three books.
10. Intellectual rights shall be taken into consideration upon the submission of applications.
11. The jury shall be authorized to overlook any nomination that does not comply with the conditions.
12. The award jury may withhold the award.
13. None of the candidates may object to the decisions of the awarding jury.
14. The winning publisher shall publish 2,000 copies of the winning book bearing the logos of the Award and the UAEBBY, for non-profit purposes.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE FOR NOMINATION

1. Nominations for the Award open on 1 June 2011.
2. The application form for nomination should be filled in accordance with the approved form and submitted along with the following:
• Seven non-refundable copies of the nominated title(s).
• Author’s and illustrator’s contracts for the nominated title(s), or acknowledgement of contracting.
• Profile of the publishing house and up-to-date CVs for the author and illustrator.
• An overview of the nominated works, along with the justifications for their nomination.

3. The submission deadline for nominations is 12 noon on 31 August 2011.

4. Nominations should be sent by express mail, and the following information should appear on the envelope:

Etisalat Award for Arabic
Children’s Literature
Al Qasba – Block D – First Floor
Sharjah P.O. Box: 5424
Sharjah – United Arab Emirates
Tel +97165542111 Fax +97165542345
e-mail: info@uaebby.org.ae

VALUE OF THE AWARD

The value of the Award is one million dirham’s (AED1 million), distributed as follows:

• 50% of the Award value goes to the publisher.
• 50% of the Award value to be distributed among the other parties involved, in a manner decided upon by the Jury.

JUDGING OF THE AWARD

First: In order to achieve the principle of transparency and professionalism in the selection
of members of the Jury, we take into account the following regulations:

• Literary works by members of the Jury are excluded from nomination for the Award.
• As far as possible, the Jury must be diverse, with members having a range of qualifications and specialties (publisher, author, critic, illustrator, and judging expert)
• The Jury may seek help from experts in the fields of science, literature or the arts when needed, in a way that does not contradict the principle of confidentiality and full neutrality, with adherence to matters mentioned in clauses 1 and 2.
• There must be full confidentiality in the selection of members of the Jury, and their names must not be revealed before the winner of the Award has been announced.
• The Jury must comprise a geographically diverse selection of members.

Second: The Award’s Board of Directors shall form a panel of judges (the Jury) every year, provided that it comprises a minimum of five members with relevant expertise, competence and integrity.

Third: The Jury’s sessions shall be presided over by a Chairman, to be chosen by the Award’s Board of Directors. The Jury shall select a Rapporteur.

Fourth: The names of the members of the Jury and its session should remain secret, and Award Management may announce the names of the Jury at the closing ceremony.

Fifth: The Jury’s work shall begin the day after the closing date for nominations for the award, and end with the submission of its report on the date determined by the Award’s Board of Directors.

Sixth: The Jury shall present a written report on the results of their work, explaining their reasons for having chosen the winner.

Seventh: Decisions by the Jury shall be reached by majority vote. In the case of a tie, the Chairman shall cast the deciding vote.

Eighth: If a Jury member cannot attend a session due to an emergency, his written report shall be sufficient and he shall have no right to object.

Ninth: The Jury is confidential and the names of its members should not be announced. It is not permitted for a Jury member to announce his name or the results of the arbitration or its deliberations.

Tenth: A Jury member shall step down from the membership if one of his relatives of first or second degree submits a nomination application for the award.

Eleventh: The Jury shall consider the books nominated for the Award according to the conditions approved in the Award’s work system.

Twelfth: The Jury shall submit its detailed report, signed by its members, to the Award’s Board of Directors for approval of the results.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@uaebby.org.ae

For submissions: Etisalat Award for Arabic, Children’s Literature, Al Qasba – Block D – First Floor, Sharjah P.O. Box: 5424, Sharjah – United Arab Emirates

Website: http://www.ibby.org/

Date: 25 February 2012

In a statement released yesterday by Mr. Wole Adedoyin, the National President of the Society stated that the Society is now planning to organize another great literary event in honour of the great author, D.O Fagunwa. The programme is tagged “Fagunwa Night”. Fagunwa’s Night
promises to be an avenue of promoting Yoruba culture and literature. Important personalities in Yoruba Literature that will grace the occasion include Prof. Akinwunmi Isola, Alagba Adebayo Faleti, Alagba Tunbosun Oladapo, Prof. Remi Raji, Dr. Remi Adedokun, Dr. Wale Okediran, Alagba Supo Kosemani, Dr. Bayo Adebowale and Prof. Wande Abimbola.

Young writers using Yoruba Language to write are invited to read from their works or those of other writers. Using Yoruba language to write among youths has become a taboo which every individual youth fear not to commit. Youths are no more having any pride in using their
indigenous languages to communicate or express their views and opinions in a written format because they are fearing not to be called an illiterate or win an international laurel through the medium or be ridiculed among their mates. They have forgotten the fact that they are to exhibit their culture, traditions, values and norms to their neighbors and foreigners as Achebe, Soyinka, Amos Tutuola, Labo Yari, Ben Okri, Sefi Atta and Chimamanda have done through their works.
Those young writers writing historical plays or works using English Language sometimes failed to conduct adequate research about what they are writing because they don’t understand the foundation or basics of such language, the origin of the tribe itself and the flowery elements
in the language of such tribe.

Upcoming and talented young writers who have developed or want to develop writing in indigenous languages should consult the works of the following people, Pita Nwana from the East, Abubakar Imam from the North, Daniel Orowale Fagunwa from the West on how they can write
world acclaimed works using their indigenous languages.

The programme is scheduled to take place on February 25, 2012 at Amphi Theatre, by Main Gate, U.I, Ibadan.

It is very sad and discouraging that the Association of Nigerian Authors as big as they are do not have prizes for writers writing in indigenous languages especially Yoruba Language. Even moreso, the attitude of Egbe Akomolede Yoruba towards upcoming Yoruba Writers is not in the least encouraging, and hence the clarion call for them to rise up to the occasion.

The Society is embarking on projects that will motivate and encourage young Nigerian writers to continue writing using their precious indigenous languages.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com

For submissions: societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com

Website: http://www.societyforyoungwriters.webs.com/

Date: 12 - 16 July 2011

The reading culture in our nation has gradually gone from bad to appalling, no thanks to what began as a publishers crisis due to a failing economy in the eighties and early nineties. As fewer writers got published, writing became a career possible to Nigerians who lived or got published abroad. Somewhere in between failing publishing houses, 24/7 channel O and in more recent years, BB pinging and facebook, the art of reading has become quite obsolete.

It is high time though for a nation-wide clarion call to be sound before further damage is done. For what would happen to that mind which lacks the basic curiosity to read, to have its mental horizon broadened and have its imagination fed?

The TBAB Course...

While it is no secret that Nigeria has the larger percentage of celebrated writers among African nations, most of these writers were either partly or fully raised outside the country and subsequently, were published abroad as well. While we recognise the challenges faced by our local publishers, it is our ardent belief that with a joint effort and with bringing together the right elements, a movement can be generated and with sustained effort, a successful uplift of our reading culture can be achieved. It is our intent to through our event, create a platform on which these various elements are fused. With our event, we hope to amplify efforts that have hitherto been made, to focus the government's attention on this colossal crisis and most importantly fish out writers with noteworthy talent, lanterns in the bush as it were and create for them, what may well be a once in a life time opportunity for a successful writing career.

The Seminar 12th July

An open, free for all event, the seminar invites any and every one, regardless of depth of talent or degree of interest in literature and writing, to a forum where established writers will share from their personal stories. The essence of this event is to address challenges faced by struggling, as well as established, Nigerian writers. This question and answer forum will tease the imagination of those present, offering them practical ways of tackling their challenges. It will open up their minds to new possibilities and deepen their fascination for the written word.

The Workshop 13th -14th July

A series of workshops, designed around the established theme, will be held. They will create a suitable platform for closer interaction between the panel of writers (and publishers) and a controlled number of registered participants. These workshops will facilitate one on one interface with established personalities in the trade. Each work group will be sculpted around the methods of the expert in charge; books and various writing styles will be discussed, and writing exercises will be done, with the aim of discovering budding talent.

The Literary (Gala) Night 16th July

As the crescendo of the 4-day event, the gala night will bring together a broad section of writers - known and unknown alike, publishers, students of literature and writing, literary societies, relevant government agents, endorsers and supporters of our course. A literary night indeed, as writers of note will grace the occasion and share excerpts from their works. Drama sketches and music performances will also add to the occasion, as they too fall under the broad umbrella of writing.

The Venues

• 12th July Seminar - NICON Luxury Abuja.
• 13th - 14th July Workshop - Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
• 16th July Literary Night - Transcorp Hilton. Abuja.

For inquiries: info@theboldandbeautiful.org

Website: http://www.theboldandbeautiful.org

Date: 29 March 2012

In a statement released yesterday by the National President of the Society Mr. Wole Adedoyin after a brief National Executive Council Meeting. In a bid to fulfill one of our aims and objectives which is stipulated in the Society’s constitution (organizing literary and creative writing workshops and conferences for the development of our members). The Society is now embarking on organizing a free creative writing workshop for upcoming and aspiring Young Nigerian Writers. The creative writing workshop promises to be an avenue for grooming and enhancing the skills and literary techniques of upcoming and aspiring writers in the country. The proposed creative writing workshop will also allow Young and talented Nigerian writers between the ages of 7 and 35 to get their works published as some notable independent publishers will be on the ground to access and collect unpublished manuscripts for publication after the agreement between the publishers and the writers.

There are many talented and upcoming writers in the country who are eager to write and waiting to get their works published. Some of them have never written any works due to their inability and lack of technical know-how. An enabling ground should be created for upcoming and aspiring writers to sharpen and hone their literary skills and creativity which is the gap we are filling.

Expected Guest lecturers at the workshop include: Dr. Remi Adedokun, former H.O.D, Theatre Arts Department, and University of Ibadan who will be talking on – Writing an award winning children drama. Also, Mr. Freeman Okosun, the National President of Biographers’ Collectives will be talking on the Fundamentals of book publishing and marketing while the present Vice-Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Oyo State Chapter, Mr. Akeem Ajibade will be talking on writing a world acclaimed Children Poetry anthology and short stories.

Registration is free. Participants will also collect free workshop materials and certificate of participation. Interested participant should text his/her name, age, genre interested in and their location to societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com or 08072673852. For more information log on to www.societyforyoungwriters.webs.com.

Venue : Amphi-Theatre, by-main gate, along Ebrohime Road, University of Ibadan.

Time : 1.00PM

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com

Website: www.societyforyoungwriters.webs.com

Deadline: 1 June 2012

The SI Leeds Literary Prize is a new prize for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women resident in the UK aged 18 years and over.

The prize aims to act as a loudspeaker for Black and Asian women’s voices, enabling fresh and original literary voices from a group disproportionately under-represented in mainstream literary culture to reach new audiences.

The inaugural prize will be awarded in October 2012, and will consist of:

• £2,000 to the winner
• £750 to the runner-up
• £250 as a third prize

HOW TO ENTER

The prize is open to Black and Asian women writers aged 18 or over, based in the UK and writing fiction in English. Only unpublished original work is eligible for the prize. The fee per entry is £15. To find out if you are eligible to enter, please check the eligibility section.

All entries must be made by post using the entry form and cover sheet, and have to be submitted before the closing deadline of 1 June 2012. All submissions must be made following the format set out in the rules, so please read these carefully before you apply. If you have any queries about the format or timescale for the prize, please contact us.

AM I ELIGIBLE TO ENTER?

The Award is open to published and unpublished women writers, over the age of 18, of Black or Asian descent who are resident in the UK. Ethnicity will be self-defined by entrants. As a guideline, Black or Asian descent in the context of the Award signifies any Black background.

The Award is open to unpublished novels and/or collections of short stories of any genre of no less than 30,000 words. Manuscripts that have been previously published will not be eligible. However, whilst the main body of the novel or collection of short stories should comprise unpublished work, submissions will be accepted where no more than 25% of the work has been previously published. Manuscripts currently available for sale online, either in full or in significant proportion (i.e. more than 50% of the total manuscript) will be ineligible. Manuscripts either partially or wholly available online for no charge will be eligible.

Memoirs, biographies and autobiographies are not eligible.

Entries must be in English.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. THE AWARDS

1.1 All entries will be read to create a long list of 12 titles for the judges. The best entries will be forwarded to the judges who will compile a shortlist of 6 outstanding works of fiction submitted for the SI Leeds Literary Prize 2012 (“the Award”), from which they will select a winner, a runner-up and a third placed entry.

1.2 The winning award is £2,000 and this will be presented to the author of the best
eligible novel or collection of short stories in the opinion of the judges.

1.3 There will be a runner-up award of £750 for the second placed novel or collection of short stories.

1.4 There will be a third place award of £250 for the remaining shortlisted novel or
collection of short stories.

1.5 In addition to the cash awards Peepal Tree Press will offer the winning, runner-up and third placed authors 2 one-to-one consultancy sessions in professional development support through its Inscribe programme. With the winner’s consent, the winning manuscript will be given serious consideration for publication by Peepal Tree Press.

1.6 In addition the winner, 2nd and 3rd prize winners will be invited to read short
extracts from their work at the 2012 Ilkley Literature Festival.

2. ELIGIBILITY

2.1 The Award is open to published and unpublished women writers, over the age of 18,
of Black or Asian descent who are resident in the UK. Ethnicity will be self-defined by entrants. As a guideline, Black or Asian descent in the context of the Award signifies

- any Black background, including:-
- Black African
- Black Caribbean
- any other Black background
- any Asian background, including
- Bangladeshi
- Indian
- Pakistani
- Thai
- Malay
- Philippine
- Vietnamese
- Chinese
- Japanese
- countries in the Middle East
- any other Asian background
- any mixed background, including
- Asian and White
- Black and White
- Any other background from more than one ethnic group.

Under the terms of Positive Action in the Equality Act 2010, these eligibility criteria are justified on the following grounds:

• That the Award Partners reasonably think that Black and Asian women writers suffer a disadvantage linked to their race and gender, and have a disproportionately low level of participation in the UK writing industry and bestseller lists

• That the action taken by the Award Partners encourages this group to overcome this disadvantage and encourages participation

• That the prize is a proportionate response to the issue.

2.2 The Award is open to unpublished* novels and/or collections of short stories of any genre of no less than 30,000 words.

2.3 *Manuscripts that have been previously published will not be eligible. However, whilst the main body of the novel or collection of short stories should comprise unpublished work, submissions will be accepted where no more than 25% of the work has been previously published. Manuscripts currently available for sale online, either in full or in significant proportion (i.e. more than 50% of the total manuscript) will be ineligible. Manuscripts either partially or wholly available online for no charge will be eligible.

2.4 Entrants must warrant that the entry is a complete original work of fiction and is entirely the author's own work; that it does not infringe any existing copyright, moral or other rights of any third party, contains nothing obscene, libellous, unlawful or defamatory of any living person or corporate body.

2.5 Memoirs, biographies and autobiographies are not eligible.

2.6 Entries must be in English.

2.7 Authors may submit more than one novel or collection of stories. An additional entry fee for each submission is required (see HOW TO ENTER below).

2.8 The Award is not open to employees of Peepal Tree Press, Ilkley Literature Festival and members of SI Leeds (the Award Partners) or anyone connected with the Award or their direct family members.

2.9 Entries that are submitted posthumously will not be eligible for the Award.

3. COPYRIGHT AND TERMS OF USE

3.1 By submitting a novel or collection of short stories to the Award the entrant acknowledges and agrees that excerpts (chosen by the Award Partners) of the winning, or other short-listed, novel or collection of stories may be read out or reproduced as part of the Award Partners’ promotion and documentation of the Award, including Award Partners’ marketing and publicity literature, events, and websites and as a feature of the 2012 Ilkley Literature Festival free of any fees or royalty payments.

3.2 The Award Partners undertake to ensure that copyright of all manuscripts entered for the Award is protected. Non short-listed manuscripts will be shredded.

4. JUDGING

4.1 The SI Leeds Literary Prize will be looking for the most original and engaging writing and will consider all entries on the basis of quality of prose and narrative voice. The Award aims to support and award excellence, creativity and originality.

4.2 Manuscripts will be judged anonymously, i.e. without knowledge of the author’s name, age or background. (Please see HOW TO ENTER below)

4.3 Judging of the Award will be as follows:

Stage 1: All entries will be read by a team of readers and will be sifted in accordance with the Award criteria. A long list of no more than 12 novels/collections of short stories will be put forward to the judging panel.

Stage 2: The judging panel will read all long-listed entries and will select a Short List of 6 outstanding novels/collections of short stories submitted for the Award.

Stage 3: The judging panel will further discuss and agree the winning, runner-up and third placed entries.

4.4 Shortlisted authors will be contacted personally by email or telephone.

4.5 The Judges’ decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into.

4.6 The judging will be fair and independent. The judging panel will be appointed by the Award Partners and will include a distinguished and experienced literary professional as its chair.

4.7 Any permitted reference to the Award by the shortlisted writers will be advised by the Award Partners.

5. HOW TO ENTER

5.1 Manuscripts must be sent by post together with the completed entry forms and entry fee. Manuscripts arriving by post without the completed entry forms or entry fee will not be eligible.

5.2 Manuscripts should be sent in their entirety, i.e. as a finished novel or a finished collection of short stories. Incomplete works are not eligible. Authors may not add to or alter their manuscript after it has been entered for the Award.

5.3 Manuscripts must be submitted printed in double-spaced lines of 12 point font on single-sided A4 paper. Pages must be numbered.

5.4 The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript. Use the form provided to enter your name, title of novel or collection of short stories and contact details. Your manuscript will be logged against your name but will be judged anonymously.

5.5 Manuscripts will not be returned. Authors requiring an acknowledgement of receipt of their manuscript should enclose a stamped addressed envelope marked SI Leeds Literary Prize Acknowledgement. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt.

5.6 The Entry Fee for each manuscript submitted is £15.00 payable by cheque to SI Leeds.

5.7 Entries must arrive by Friday 1st June 2012. Late entries will not be eligible.

5.8 The Award Partners reserve the right to cancel the Award at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of its control. If cancelled, the entry fee would be refunded.

5.9 The Award Partners reserve the right to refuse entry to the Award for any reason at its absolute discretion.

5.10 By submitting a manuscript the entrant agrees to attend the Award ceremony in the event of being shortlisted for the Award and also, in the event of winning the Award, to undertake a mutually acceptable limited programme of activities to promote the Award. Entrants are responsible for all reasonable costs associated with attending the Award ceremony.

5.11 The entrant agrees that she will contribute where possible to press and publicity activities for the Award and hereby grant the Award Partners all necessary rights in her contribution for press/publicity activities for the Award

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: click here

Website: http://sileedsliteraryprize.wordpress.com/

Deadline: 1 June 2012

The SI Leeds Literary Prize is a new prize for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women resident in the UK aged 18 years and over.

The prize aims to act as a loudspeaker for Black and Asian women’s voices, enabling fresh and original literary voices from a group disproportionately under-represented in mainstream literary culture to reach new audiences.

The inaugural prize will be awarded in October 2012, and will consist of:

• £2,000 to the winner
• £750 to the runner-up
• £250 as a third prize

HOW TO ENTER

The prize is open to Black and Asian women writers aged 18 or over, based in the UK and writing fiction in English. Only unpublished original work is eligible for the prize. The fee per entry is £15. To find out if you are eligible to enter, please check the eligibility section.

All entries must be made by post using the entry form and cover sheet, and have to be submitted before the closing deadline of 1 June 2012. All submissions must be made following the format set out in the rules, so please read these carefully before you apply. If you have any queries about the format or timescale for the prize, please contact us.

AM I ELIGIBLE TO ENTER?

The Award is open to published and unpublished women writers, over the age of 18, of Black or Asian descent who are resident in the UK. Ethnicity will be self-defined by entrants. As a guideline, Black or Asian descent in the context of the Award signifies any Black background.

The Award is open to unpublished novels and/or collections of short stories of any genre of no less than 30,000 words. Manuscripts that have been previously published will not be eligible. However, whilst the main body of the novel or collection of short stories should comprise unpublished work, submissions will be accepted where no more than 25% of the work has been previously published. Manuscripts currently available for sale online, either in full or in significant proportion (i.e. more than 50% of the total manuscript) will be ineligible. Manuscripts either partially or wholly available online for no charge will be eligible.

Memoirs, biographies and autobiographies are not eligible.

Entries must be in English.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. THE AWARDS

1.1 All entries will be read to create a long list of 12 titles for the judges. The best entries will be forwarded to the judges who will compile a shortlist of 6 outstanding works of fiction submitted for the SI Leeds Literary Prize 2012 (“the Award”), from which they will select a winner, a runner-up and a third placed entry.

1.2 The winning award is £2,000 and this will be presented to the author of the best
eligible novel or collection of short stories in the opinion of the judges.

1.3 There will be a runner-up award of £750 for the second placed novel or collection of short stories.

1.4 There will be a third place award of £250 for the remaining shortlisted novel or
collection of short stories.

1.5 In addition to the cash awards Peepal Tree Press will offer the winning, runner-up and third placed authors 2 one-to-one consultancy sessions in professional development support through its Inscribe programme. With the winner’s consent, the winning manuscript will be given serious consideration for publication by Peepal Tree Press.

1.6 In addition the winner, 2nd and 3rd prize winners will be invited to read short
extracts from their work at the 2012 Ilkley Literature Festival.

2. ELIGIBILITY

2.1 The Award is open to published and unpublished women writers, over the age of 18,
of Black or Asian descent who are resident in the UK. Ethnicity will be self-defined by entrants. As a guideline, Black or Asian descent in the context of the Award signifies

- any Black background, including:-
- Black African
- Black Caribbean
- any other Black background
- any Asian background, including
- Bangladeshi
- Indian
- Pakistani
- Thai
- Malay
- Philippine
- Vietnamese
- Chinese
- Japanese
- countries in the Middle East
- any other Asian background
- any mixed background, including
- Asian and White
- Black and White
- Any other background from more than one ethnic group.

Under the terms of Positive Action in the Equality Act 2010, these eligibility criteria are justified on the following grounds:

• That the Award Partners reasonably think that Black and Asian women writers suffer a disadvantage linked to their race and gender, and have a disproportionately low level of participation in the UK writing industry and bestseller lists

• That the action taken by the Award Partners encourages this group to overcome this disadvantage and encourages participation

• That the prize is a proportionate response to the issue.

2.2 The Award is open to unpublished* novels and/or collections of short stories of any genre of no less than 30,000 words.

2.3 *Manuscripts that have been previously published will not be eligible. However, whilst the main body of the novel or collection of short stories should comprise unpublished work, submissions will be accepted where no more than 25% of the work has been previously published. Manuscripts currently available for sale online, either in full or in significant proportion (i.e. more than 50% of the total manuscript) will be ineligible. Manuscripts either partially or wholly available online for no charge will be eligible.

2.4 Entrants must warrant that the entry is a complete original work of fiction and is entirely the author's own work; that it does not infringe any existing copyright, moral or other rights of any third party, contains nothing obscene, libellous, unlawful or defamatory of any living person or corporate body.

2.5 Memoirs, biographies and autobiographies are not eligible.

2.6 Entries must be in English.

2.7 Authors may submit more than one novel or collection of stories. An additional entry fee for each submission is required (see HOW TO ENTER below).

2.8 The Award is not open to employees of Peepal Tree Press, Ilkley Literature Festival and members of SI Leeds (the Award Partners) or anyone connected with the Award or their direct family members.

2.9 Entries that are submitted posthumously will not be eligible for the Award.

3. COPYRIGHT AND TERMS OF USE

3.1 By submitting a novel or collection of short stories to the Award the entrant acknowledges and agrees that excerpts (chosen by the Award Partners) of the winning, or other short-listed, novel or collection of stories may be read out or reproduced as part of the Award Partners’ promotion and documentation of the Award, including Award Partners’ marketing and publicity literature, events, and websites and as a feature of the 2012 Ilkley Literature Festival free of any fees or royalty payments.

3.2 The Award Partners undertake to ensure that copyright of all manuscripts entered for the Award is protected. Non short-listed manuscripts will be shredded.

4. JUDGING

4.1 The SI Leeds Literary Prize will be looking for the most original and engaging writing and will consider all entries on the basis of quality of prose and narrative voice. The Award aims to support and award excellence, creativity and originality.

4.2 Manuscripts will be judged anonymously, i.e. without knowledge of the author’s name, age or background. (Please see HOW TO ENTER below)

4.3 Judging of the Award will be as follows:

Stage 1: All entries will be read by a team of readers and will be sifted in accordance with the Award criteria. A long list of no more than 12 novels/collections of short stories will be put forward to the judging panel.

Stage 2: The judging panel will read all long-listed entries and will select a Short List of 6 outstanding novels/collections of short stories submitted for the Award.

Stage 3: The judging panel will further discuss and agree the winning, runner-up and third placed entries.

4.4 Shortlisted authors will be contacted personally by email or telephone.

4.5 The Judges’ decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into.

4.6 The judging will be fair and independent. The judging panel will be appointed by the Award Partners and will include a distinguished and experienced literary professional as its chair.

4.7 Any permitted reference to the Award by the shortlisted writers will be advised by the Award Partners.

5. HOW TO ENTER

5.1 Manuscripts must be sent by post together with the completed entry forms and entry fee. Manuscripts arriving by post without the completed entry forms or entry fee will not be eligible.

5.2 Manuscripts should be sent in their entirety, i.e. as a finished novel or a finished collection of short stories. Incomplete works are not eligible. Authors may not add to or alter their manuscript after it has been entered for the Award.

5.3 Manuscripts must be submitted printed in double-spaced lines of 12 point font on single-sided A4 paper. Pages must be numbered.

5.4 The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript. Use the form provided to enter your name, title of novel or collection of short stories and contact details. Your manuscript will be logged against your name but will be judged anonymously.

5.5 Manuscripts will not be returned. Authors requiring an acknowledgement of receipt of their manuscript should enclose a stamped addressed envelope marked SI Leeds Literary Prize Acknowledgement. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt.

5.6 The Entry Fee for each manuscript submitted is £15.00 payable by cheque to SI Leeds.

5.7 Entries must arrive by Friday 1st June 2012. Late entries will not be eligible.

5.8 The Award Partners reserve the right to cancel the Award at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of its control. If cancelled, the entry fee would be refunded.

5.9 The Award Partners reserve the right to refuse entry to the Award for any reason at its absolute discretion.

5.10 By submitting a manuscript the entrant agrees to attend the Award ceremony in the event of being shortlisted for the Award and also, in the event of winning the Award, to undertake a mutually acceptable limited programme of activities to promote the Award. Entrants are responsible for all reasonable costs associated with attending the Award ceremony.

5.11 The entrant agrees that she will contribute where possible to press and publicity activities for the Award and hereby grant the Award Partners all necessary rights in her contribution for press/publicity activities for the Award

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THE Abuja chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA Abuja) in what could be her last major activity before the 30th Anniversary International Convention it is scheduled to host in October, will play host to the 2011 NLNG Literature Prize finalist nominee, Chinyere Obi-Obasi to special edition of its monthly Guest Writer Session, in celebration of the writer.

In a press release issued by the chapter, the Chairman, Dr. Seyi Adigun describes Obi-Obasi as the pride of the Abuja literary community. “We are proud to have an Abuja based writer in the last three and the only way to express our appreciation is to host her to this special family edition of our monthly Guest Writer’s Session.” He said adding that “two years ago, two Abuja groomed writers made the long list of nine in the poetry category, but that prize was not awarded. This year we had two children literature writers, Obi-Obasi and Thelma Nwokeji in the last six and now Obi-Obasi in the final three. That is a testimony”.

The family edition of the Guest Writers will hold on Saturday 24th September by 3pm at the French Cultural Centre in Abuja where parents, children and other literary enthusiast will listen to the author read from her shortlisted book, The Great Fall and have the opportunity to interact with her afterwards.

The Great Fall is based on the folk tale of the race between Tortoise and Hare and how out of pride and overconfidence, Hare that could have easily beaten the Tortoise lost. It was told in the normal family setting of the Mbas with the usual interjections from children. The story as told by Mrs Mba was enlarged to depict the roles of all the animals in the drama. Mrs. Mba also used the opportunity to teach the children morals.

Families are encouraged to make it a day out for their children and wards by bringing them along to this reading as some of them will be given the opportunity to read from the book.

Chinyere Obi-Obasi has already established herself as a children's author with her earlier works, Brave Driver and The Faithful Dog. With the arrival of The Great Fall, she has simply extended and upped her stakes in this regard. The kernel of the story may not be new, but it has been told with a refreshing newness. Obi-Obasi's hands-on experience as a mother is quite obvious in this work, as she effortlessly captured the nuances of children, and even parents, at home. For this, The Great Fall is not just a book for children; adults can glean a lot about the essence of family life from it.

“While we sincerely wish all the other finalists – Mai Nasara and Ayo Olofintuade the best of luck, as the entire literary communities across the world look forward to the announcement of the eventual winner in October; we can only hope that Mrs. Chinyere Obi-Obasi would be the lucky winner, come October 8th in Lagos. She has come a long way and I believe her book is good enough to win the $100,000 prize.

Chinyere Obi-Obasi attended Federal Government Girls’ College, Benin-City. She graduated with a degree in English Language/Literature from Abia State University and law from University of Uyo. She was called to the Nigerian bar in 1993. She works with Unity Bank, Plc, and has written two children’s books, with many of her short stories appearing in anthologies, magazines and newspapers. She is a member of the Abuja Literary Society and Association of Nigerian Authors and married with children.

Deadline: 17 - 21 May 2012

On the wave of the “Arab Spring”, synonym of transformation and renewal, Baad El Bahr Cultural Association (BEBA) is launching the third edition of the Cairo Mediterranean Literary Festival, an event that has proven itself a tangible demonstration of the possibility of constructive dialogue between the two shores of the Mediterranean.

Baad El Bahr, founded as a nonprofit in 2008 (www.baadelbahr.org), is a cultural association based in Cairo and created by individuals from diverse national and cultural backgrounds, involved for years in various branches of Egypt's cultural life. The association offers to the public workshops, conferences, exhibitions and long term activities such as the translation and publication of literary texts and the ongoing Cairo Mediterranean Literary Festival, an annual appointment with different themes.

“Literature and humor” was the theme of the festival first edition (5-12 May 2010). It was co-sponsored by the Delegation of the European Community in Egypt. “Literature and humor” gave a particular emphasis to Arabic and romance languages. Guests came from Italy, France, Spain, Egypt, Lebanon and Algeria.

“Literature and the city” was the theme of the second edition (21-25 May 2011). Guests were, for the most part, contemporary authors whose works reflect the often radical changes that have taken place in cities in the last twenty years. The festival hosted writers from Italy and Egypt who participated in round table discussion.

The 2012 edition of the festival is entitled “Literature and Body” and will take place in Cairo from the 17thto the 21st May 2012.

The festival this year explores the long-standing but inexhaustible relationship between "literature and the body."

The body has been present through centuries of literature as an object of constant attention, undergoing continuous changes, but without losing its freshness and its ability to amaze us.

To paraphrase the title of a collection of short stories by Raymond Carver, what is it we talk about when we talk about the body, in our modern times?

There is probably no vision more different, from one side to the other of the Mediterranean, from country to country, than that of the body. So it will be more interesting than ever this year to hear the voices from different cultural backgrounds, incited in different ways to probe themselves and each other.

The theatrical reading form seems to us particularly suitable for this edition, where the text is elevated by the physicality of the “rap-rep”. There will also be conferences for deeper reflection, face-to-face or virtual encounters between authors, visual support in the form of two major exhibitions dedicated to the body and films and documentaries, as well as interactive seminars and book presentations. All of these, we hope, will make for discussion that is as vibrant and vital as the body itself.

Most of the guests are contemporary authors from the Mediterranean basin such has the French philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky and the Egyptian philosopher Anwar Moghith, the Lebanese director Jocelyne Saab, the Italian authors Simonetta Agnello Hornby and Viola Di Grado, the actress Fernanda Calati, Alessandro Golinelli, the Spanish writer Maria Laura Espido Freire and more.

The festival events will take place in different venues in Cairo in partnership with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Institut Français, Instituto Cervantes, Mashrabia Gallery, British Council, Goethe Institut, Alitalia and Rising Stars.

Links: festival program, guests

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Website: http://www.cairomedliteraryfestival.org/

Deadline: 23 May 2011

We are pleased to inform you that our first writing workshop would hold between 26 to 28 May 2011 in Obafemi Awolowo Uinversity, Ile-Ife. The venue for the workshop is the Natural History Museum, which has been described as the most beautiful building in Africa’s most beautiful campus.

This workshop is not designed for established writers – or writers with a book ready for publishers. It is designed for young people (and old?) who think they are talented, or have been told so. More importantly, it is designed for those who want to horn their talent into a craft, who wish to think of their writing as a carpenter thinks of furniture.

The Workshop is divided into General Sessions and Genre-based Sessions. General Sessions is to focus on the general creative life, contemporary creative and artistic indulgencies as well as reflections on the work of an artist. This aim is to be reflected in the general reading list as well as the conversations (between facilitators) discussions (facilitators and participants), talks (by various facilitators) and exposure to creative content (audio, video and slide presentations.)

In Genre-based Sessions, participants are split into the genres they indicated interest in – Poetry, Fiction or Non-Fiction. Participants are not allowed to register for more than one genre. Facilitators in the respective genres are to conduct these sessions, with emphasis on reviewing the work produced by participants, and discussing quality work by more established writers. Although our focus is on writers resident in Ile-Ife, the workshop is also open to writers outside Ile-Ife. However, we would not cater for the accommodation and feeding (aside breakfast) of any participant outside Ile-Ife.

Application: Application deadline is 23 May. There is space for only 40 participants, so apply early.

Complete the Application Form, and submit via email (sarabaworkshop@gmail.com) after payment of the WorkshopFee. Your letter of invitation would be sent upon confirmation of payment.

Facilitators:

Ayobami Famurewa (Fiction) is currently pursuing a Master’s in Literature in English at the Obafemi Awolowo where she obtained a Bachelors’ degree in 2008. Her short stories have been published in African Writing Online, Farafina Magazine, Saraba Magazine, The Weaverbird Anthology of New Nigerian Fiction (Kachifo 2008) and Speaking for Generations: An Anthology of Contemporary African Short Stories (African World Press 2010). She was a participant in the Chimamanda Adichie-Binyavanga Wanaina writers’ workshop that held in Lagos in July 2007. Her writing received an honourable mention in the 2009 Commonwealth short story contest and won the Naija Stories Website launch Contest in 2010. In September, she will be commencing her Masters in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia.

Emmanuel Iduma (Fiction) holds a degree in Law from Obafemi Awolowo University, and is currently studying to be called to the Nigerian Bar. His short stories and poems have appeared in African Writer, Story Time, New Black Magazine, Saraba, Itch, Sentinel Nigeria, Daughters of Eve and Other New Short Stories from Nigeria (CCC Press 2010), Speaking for Generations: An Anthology of Contemporary African Short Stories (African World Press 2010), Hack Writers, and is forthcoming in African Roar and MTLS. He was a participant of the Word into Art into Africa workshop organized by the Africa Centre/SPARCK (South Africa). His story was a finalist of the Word in Action International Literary Contest 2008. He won the Naija Stories Independence Day Contest 2010. In September he will be commencing his Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Manchester.

Dami Ajayi (Poetry) is a final year medical student and immediate past editor-in-chief of the Ifemed Journal Club. A consummate literary enthusiast and co-founder of Saraba literary magazine, he has had his poetry, reviews and short stories published in The Nation, The Guardian, Sunday Sun Revue, African Writing, Hack Writers, Saraba, MTLS, Sentinel Nigeria, Palapala Magazine, African Writer and his short story is forthcoming in African Roar. His first collection of poems, Clinical Blues, will be published next year. He was also a participant of the recently held Bayelsa Book and Craft Fair in Yenagoa.

Adebiyi Olusolape (Poetry) is a mechanical engineer by training. He often refers to himself as a journeyman collagist who lives at Ibadan, this is his modest way of describing himself as an encyclopaedia of some sort. He is currently the Poetry Editor of Saraba and has been influential to the creation of Saraba’s many intercontinental chapbooks. His poetry has appeared in Maple Tree Literary Supplement, 60 Minutes with the Geeks, and in Saraba. His other works have
also appeared in several dailies including The Nation.

Arthur Anyaduba (Non-fiction) obtained a Bachelors’ Degree in English Literature in 2008. He has taught English Literature at Secondary School level. His reviews and criticisms have appeared, to critical acclaim, in 234Next. He is pursuing a Masters’ Degree in Literature in English in Obafemi Awolwo University. He works with Saraba as Fiction Editor.

Workshop Fee: Three Thousand Five Hundred Naira only (#3, 500)

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Deadline: 15 July 2012

The work of writers of African heritage, whether they hail from the “old” or the “new” diaspora, has been known for its exceptional vigour and originality, and has unsurprisingly attracted the attention of scholars from all over the world. In recent years, however, criticism focusing on the production of artists from the old diaspora, either African American or Caribbean, has often examined these authors’ displaced identity in the Americas or in Europe at the expense of their African heritage and their perception of it. Even analyses of contemporary literary texts centring on the slave trade have more readily discussed writers’ representation of history than their engagement with Africa per se – the latter topic having seemingly lost the prominence that it once enjoyed in scholarly circles, as writers themselves appear to have less frequently chosen to place the continent of their ancestors at the centre of their fiction and poetry. Yet, in many cases, this African dimension still seems to play a significant role in the overall assessment and understanding of their works, and is therefore worthy of renewed critical attention.

African cultures and settings cannot be said to suffer comparable neglect in recent discussions of works by writers of the new diaspora, a category that broadly encompasses those who were born on the continent but left it either as children or as young adults. However, perhaps because these diasporic artists provide the bulk of the canon of contemporary African literatures, their perception of the continent of their birth has rarely been assessed through the lens of their geographical position, many critics preferring instead to emphasize globalizing trends or, conversely, to position diasporic artists, such as third-generation Nigerian writers, as the unproblematic heirs to the strategies of historical and cultural retrieval implemented by older Africa-based authors. Even though recent efforts have been made to circumscribe the specificity of the new diaspora’s artistic perceptions of Africa, the question still remains under-explored.

Taking our cue from Countee Cullen’s famous line – included in his 1925 poem “Heritage” – we would like to invite participants in this conference to address the diverse critical blind spots surrounding the representation of, and engagement with, Africa in the works of contemporary writers and artists from the old and the new diasporas. The questions and topics that could be addressed (either through close readings or theoretical contributions) include, but are not limited to:

- How is Africa represented in the diasporic imagination? Is it usually metaphorized or romanticized? Or, on the contrary, does it tend to be depicted in a realistic mode? Is the continent viewed as being trapped in a past marked by slavery and exploitation, or as being marred by a present of poverty and corruption? Do some diasporic artists unwillingly contribute to the perpetuation of stereotypes about Africa as a monolithic whole?

- Is Africa still relevant to the artists of the old diaspora? Does it still shape their creative minds? Is “African diaspora” a pertinent discursive category when discussing Caribbean or African American artists?

- Conversely, is the concept of “African diaspora” established enough to provide a valid critical framework in the case of the new diaspora? Do diasporic artists from North, South, East and West Africa have a common external vantage point from which to appraise the country or continent of their birth? Or, on the contrary, does their geographical location seal their common estrangement from Africa?

- What are the differences or parallels in the representations of Africa found in the works of artists of the old and new diasporas on the one hand, and those who are based in Africa on the other?

- What is the role played by gender, class, generation and/or race in the way diasporic writers perceive the culture and the land of their ancestors?

- Are categories that include references to the African continent rather empowering or limiting? How so?

- What is the role played by academics, journalists, facilitators and publishers in the dissemination of the artistic production of the old and new diasporas? To what extent do these actors encourage strategies of (self-)exoticization? Do they favour selective canonization?

- How do new technologies, particularly the internet, shape the dialogue between artists of the old and new diasporas, and those residing in Africa? Are distinctions between writers based on the continent and overseas still relevant in the twenty-first century?

- What, if anything, does Africa expect from its diasporic writers? Are these artists entitled to criticize the continent they originate from, or are they expected to treat it with special consideration? In other words, do diasporic artists have any particular ethical duty?

We welcome proposals within the field of literature, but also film, music and visual arts. Abstracts for 20-minute papers should be about 200 words, and panel descriptions for 90-minute sessions about 700 words (overall description of the panel in about 100 words, plus three individual abstracts of about 200 words). Non-Anglophone and comparative approaches are most welcome, but all papers will be delivered in English.

Proposals should be sent by 15 July 2012 to africatomenow@gmail.com. A response will reach you by 15 August 2012.

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Deadline: 25 June 2012

LAST REAL INDIANS WRITING CONTEST 2012: open to all native and indigenous college students worldwide!

RULES:

1. Work must be from a Native/Indigenous Perspective, by a Native/Indigenous person
2. Pieces may be commentary, essay, news, investigative, or a short story
3. All work submitted must be original, meaning it has never been published elsewhere
4. Story Length: Between 800-1000 words
5. You must be a student enrolled in college to be eligible

PRIZES:

1st Place= $300

2nd Place= $200

3rd Place= $100

1st through 5th Place winning entries will all be published by Lastrealindians.com. The 1st place winner will also receive an offer to write 3 additional pieces for Lastrealindians.com.

DEADLINE:

Submit by June 25, 2012

Send Submissions as attachments to: cankudutawin@gmail.com

Lastrealindians Mission Statement: “At Lastrealindians.com, we highlight Indigenous artists, writers, musicians, designers, speakers, community organizers, movers, shakers, leaders, success stories, struggles, and current events as viewed through the lens of Indigenous perspective. Our writers are academically credentialed, and some are established authors with published literary works. We seek to offer the world crisp, clean, and incisive takes on relevant, hard hitting subjects that impact Indian country and the global community at large. In addition, LastRealIndians.com offers original material with poignant insight into anything germane to the Indigenous experience. Because Indigenous cultures are vibrant and alive, the meaning of what it is to be Indigenous is constantly evolving. With Indigenous tradition as our foundation, we push the envelope. We create these works, respond to our world, and stand together with one Indigenous voice to ensure that we will not be the last of the real Indians. We are real Indians; we are here to make the world new.”

CONTACT INFORMATION:

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