tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49060337392876024662024-03-13T08:00:54.950-07:00Writers Afrikawritersafrika.orgUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3973125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-78633662472175963912013-08-18T20:59:00.001-07:002013-08-18T20:59:38.068-07:00Cordite Books Fiction Prize | $1,000 top prize | Africa-wideDeadline: 30 November 2013<br />
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Cordite Books, an imprint of Lagos, Nigeria based Parrésia Publishers Ltd, is calling on African writers of quality Crime Fiction to submit manuscripts. The winning manuscript will be published by Cordite Books and will receive a US$1,000 prize. Edited by award winning author, Helon Habila, Cordite intends to tap into a growing market for spy and crime fiction in Africa.<br />
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Submissions are welcome from published or unpublished authors; submission must be in the crime fiction genre; by an African author; set at least partly in Africa and be between sixty to eighty thousand words in length. Winners will be selected by the Editor. In addition to a publishing contract, the winning manuscript will get a cash prize of $1,000 [covering an advance on royalties]. Two runners-up will get cash prizes.<br />
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Submissions are open from August 7th, 2013 and will close on November 30th, 2013. The winning manuscript will be published mid 2014 and will be available all across Africa. Submissions should be uploaded using the submissions manager on the Cordite Books website only. Please read the Submissions Guidelines.<br />
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Parrésia’s Managing Editor, Azafi Omoluabi, said, “Cordite is meant to bring an African sensibility to the crime and spy fiction genre made famous by such writers as Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Le Carre, Agatha Christie, James Hadley Chase and Chesterton. Readers want their own local heroes, their own James Bonds and Sherlock Holmes, and why not, since espionage and crime happen in Africa just as anywhere else?”<br />
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PRIZES:<br />
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<li>1st Prize: Publishing deal with Cordite Books. US$ 1000 continental advance on royalties.</li>
<li>2nd Prize: US$250</li>
<li>3rd Prize: US$200</li>
</ul>
CRITERIA:<br />
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<li>African is defined as a citizen of the 53 countries in the continent of Africa and adjoining island, including descendants of such citizens who hold valid African passports.</li>
<li>Authors must be resident in an African country and be ready to schedule readings across the continent if successful.</li>
<li>Electronic copies of manuscripts are to be formatted as set out below and uploaded in the adjacent form</li>
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<li>Times New Roman, 13 points, Double spacing.</li>
<li>Microsoft Office Word and compatible formats [e.g. Open Office]</li>
<li>Documents should be named “Cordite Submission – Authors Name – Manuscript Title” eg “Cordite Submission – Ian Fleming – Octopussy.doc”. Synopsis documents should be named in the format “Cordite Synopsis – Authors Name – Manuscript Title”.</li>
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<li>Detailed contact details including previous publication and experience should form the first page of the manuscript uploaded.</li>
<li>A detailed Synopsis of the manuscript, under 750 words, should be attached at the time of submissions.</li>
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Submissions: via the <a href="http://corditebooks.com/submissions/">online form</a><br />
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Website: <a href="http://corditebooks.com/">http://corditebooks.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-81828443625779724402013-08-18T20:34:00.002-07:002013-08-18T20:34:50.842-07:002013 NUHA Foundation Writing Competition | £150 top prize | worldwideDeadline: 1 November 2013 (confirmed deadline)<br />
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Whether
you're from Mauritius, Mexico or Malaysia, we would like to hear what
YOU have to say about 'education'. The competition has been established
as an international platform to debate issues of education and
development.<br />
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Absolutely anyone can participate, and three prizes are on offer: <br />
<ul>
<li>Young Writers Prize, for those born between 1999 and 2003: £50</li>
<li>Youth Prize, for those born between 1995 and 1998: £100</li>
<li>Adult Prize, for those born before 1995: £150</li>
</ul>
It doesn't matter whether English is the authors' first, second,
third or fourth language: articles are judged first and foremost on the
quality of their argument and the originality of their ideas. To
achieve this, the authors have to respond to one of the set statements
within a 500 to 1,500 word-limit, by 1 November 2013.<br />
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Find out more by clicking on one of the links below.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.nuhafoundation.org/home/bloggingprizes/young_writers">Young Writers Prize</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nuhafoundation.org/home/bloggingprizes/youth">Youth Prize</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nuhafoundation.org/home/bloggingprizes/adult">Adult Prize</a></li>
</ul>
CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ applications: editor@nuhafoundation.org<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.nuhafoundation.org/">http://www.nuhafoundation.org</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-81698339446676144252013-08-18T20:24:00.000-07:002013-08-18T20:24:06.128-07:00Call for submissions | Black Communion Poetry Anthology | ArtBeat AfrikaDeadline: 30 September 2013<br />
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ArtBeat Afrika, a contemporary Africa poetry society calls for submissions from published and unpublished Africa Poets at home and Diaspora.<br />
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This anthology, titled: ‘BLACK COMMUNION’ is aimed at showcasing to Africa and the world the work and talents of ‘the new Africa poet’.<br />
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ELIGIBILITY:<br />
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You MUST be an Africa or from an Africa origin to contribute to this anthology.<br />
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RULES:<br />
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<li>All poems must be in English. English poems with few tribal expressions and imageries are also allowed, provided they are accompanied with proper English translations.</li>
<li>Collaborations between two or more poets are ALLOWED. Note that a part of this anthology will be dedicated to collaborations among Africa Poets.</li>
<li>A poet is not allowed to submit more than 7 poems.</li>
<li>Both short and lengthy poems are welcomed.</li>
<li>Previously published works are allowed provided they are published in the last two (2) years.</li>
</ul>
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:<br />
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<li>Submission should be sent in either the e-mail body or as an attachment.</li>
<li>Along with the poem(s), the following should also be sent: Name, Pen Name (If available), Nationality, email address and a short biography.</li>
<li>All submission should be address to artbeatpoets@gmail.com.</li>
<li>The deadline for all submission is the 30th of September, 2013.</li>
<li>Submission to this anthology is FREE!</li>
</ul>
ABOUT ARTBEAT AFRIKA:<br />
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Artbeat Afrika is a society founded with the sole aim of ‘the unification of the Africa Poets’. Currently with members from Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria, artbeat aims at building ‘the league of Africa Poets’ and serve as loudspeaker to all ‘Black Voices’.<br />
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BLACK COMMUNION will be edited by Wale Owoade, a poet and founder of Artbeat Afrika.<br />
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For more enquiries, details and submissions, you can contact the Black Communion Anthology team via: artbeatpoets@gmail.com<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ submissions: artbeatpoets@gmail.com<br />
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Website: <a href="http://artbeatpoetry.wordpress.com/">http://artbeatpoetry.wordpress.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-33484324475321985062013-08-18T20:12:00.001-07:002013-08-18T20:12:05.815-07:00100TPC - Abuja Celebrates Global Poetry Reading and Performances | NigeriaDate: 28 September 2013<br />
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We are pleased to announce that the 100thousand Poets for Change, Abuja-Nigeria will be hosting poets and lovers of the arts from all over the FCT and beyond to a day of poetry reading, miming, potpourri of performances, live theater, comedy, dances, dance drama, and lots. It's an annual event focused at the effective deployment of poetry and the arts for peace and sustainability in our world.<br />
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100TPC Abuja will be joining the global community in what has been tagged the biggest poetry reading in history. Currently, over 500 events have been confirmed in 100 countries. Still counting.<br />
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Venue: WestPoint Hotel, Zone 7, (Behind NAFDAC) Wuse-Abuja.<br />
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Come read, sing and dance for change!<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions: edbabor@gmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-2930955127950747482013-08-18T20:01:00.002-07:002013-08-18T20:01:41.729-07:00Call for submissions | The Nigerian Writers SeriesDeadline: 15 November 2013<br />
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The Association of Nigerian Authors hereby calls for submissions for its new publishing intervention, the Nigerian Writers Series. It would be recalled that the Association received a grant of N10,0000,000 from the Chief Servant of Niger State, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, for the purpose.<br />
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The Nigerian Writers Series will be modelled as a traditional-style publishing house with a website providing information on the Series, and with a mandate to support the next generation of new writings by new writers of Nigerian origin.<br />
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The website of the Series is <a href="http://www.nws-africa.com.ng/">www.nws-africa.com.ng</a><br />
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The Association has also entered into contracts with Jemie Books, Parrésia Publishers Ltd, The Book Company Ltd and Kraftbooks to serve as Publishing and Marketing Partners and will in due course be appointing Editor[s] for the Series in a bid to bring a range of experiences in book publishing to bear on this intervention.<br />
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Submissions will be accepted only as per guidelines and via the <a href="http://nws-africa.com.ng/submissions.php">Submission Manager</a>.<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Submissions: via the <a href="http://nws-africa.com.ng/submissions.php">Submission Manager</a><br />
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Website: <a href="http://nws-africa.com.ng/">http://nws-africa.com.ng/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-67583980517088607782013-08-18T19:58:00.000-07:002013-08-18T19:58:54.105-07:00Volunteer Editors wanted | Asymptote Literary Journal | worldwideDeadline: August 26<br />
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Are you amazed at the sheer number of languages there are in this world, and yet how little literature in those languages is being published in English? Then consider joining a worldwide team of volunteer editors, designers, and social media wizards at Asymptote. Still in doubt, you say? Now, we answer, would The New Yorker, The Paris Review, BBC, and Tosho Shimbun steer you wrong?<br />
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We seek permanent team members (but also happily accept interns) to take up positions (10-15 hours a week) in the following:<br />
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BLOG EDITOR<br />
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The Blog Editor will oversee the conceptualization and management of a new blog we are planning to unveil in Oct 2013. The job will mostly consist of planning, commissioning and editing new translations/writing related to world literature.<br />
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COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER<br />
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The Communications Manager is responsible for generating all external communications (including but not restricted to press releases, mailers and media kits). The applicant should be meticulous and possess an instinct for good copy.<br />
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PR/COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR EVENTS<br />
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To date, we have organized ten events around the globe, most of them concentrated around our 2nd anniversary (see video trailer here). We are looking for someone to work closely with our Events Planner and handle both Public Relations and Communications related matters for future events.<br />
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EDITORS-AT-LARGE<br />
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We recently added new editors-at-large for Croatia, Iran, Macedonia, Malaysia and Slovakia (see current masthead here). We'd like to extend our network even more to ensure a constant stream of quality content from underrepresented regions. Now, we are specifically looking for editors-at-large based in London, Tokyo, and Seoul; we also welcome applicants from other parts of the world especially but not limited to: Africa, the Middle East, Australia, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Editors-at-large also help to promote our journal locally, explore partnerships with local journals and even organize events (though the last is not a necessary requirement).<br />
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ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR<br />
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The Assistant Managing Editor will work closely with the Senior Editorial Team on streamlining work processes to improve the efficiency of the team as a whole. He/she may also be tasked to lead ad hoc projects. Only applicants with managerial experience need apply.<br />
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MANAGING EDITOR (ADMINISTRATIVE)<br />
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The Managing Editor (Administrative) is responsible for liaising with the Technical, Marketing and Communications Managers, supervising the work of interns, and working closely with the Editor-in-Chief on HR matters. Again, we seek applicants with managerial experience for this position.<br />
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NONFICTION EDITOR AND INTERVIEWS EDITOR<br />
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Please note that the application process is highly selective for section editorships. Drop us a note if you think you would be a good candidate.<br />
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To apply for any of these unpaid positions, please send a cover letter explaining why you'd like to join our team and a copy of your CV to editors@asymptotejournal.com, with "APPLICATION:" and the position you're applying for in the subject line. Take note that all positions will start out as 3-month orientation 'internships,' during which they will get to know the journal and their fellow team members. After this orientation period we will evaluate their performance together and determine their future role with Asymptote.<br />
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If you're driven and passionate about international literature, send in an application today!<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ applications: editors@asymptotejournal.com<br />
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Website: <a href="http://asymptotejournal.com/">http://asymptotejournal.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-55502303719369657682013-06-25T19:54:00.005-07:002013-06-25T19:54:55.374-07:00Education for Change Essay Competition | organized by Murtala Muhammed Foundation | N150,000 top prize | NigeriaDeadline: 16 August 2013<br />
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The Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) is pleased to announce the maiden edition of the ‘Education for Change’ Essay competition, which is in line with the Foundation’s Public Policy Dialogues aimed at increasing transparency, democracy, and accountability in government and the economy. The 2013 Policy Dialogue – will have as its focus “Investing in Nigeria’s Future: Unlocking the Potential of our Next Generation of Leaders”.<br />
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In line with our mandate to empower the youths to become exemplary leaders that shall stir this great nation towards the path of sustainable development; the essay competition is focused on promoting critical thinking, harnessing ideas and developing the talents abilities gifts and skills inherent in the youth. This we expect shall translate into a ripple effect of awareness and provide a platform for growth of future leaders for Nigeria.<br />
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RULES AND REGULATIONS:<br />
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<li>The competition is open to students from registered Federal and State Private Universities and Polytechnics of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.</li>
<li>The competition is open to students from registered Public and Private Secondary Schools of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.</li>
<li>All applicants must be legal residents of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.</li>
<li>The candidate must be aged between 18-25 years for Polytechnics and Universities and between 12-17 years for secondary schools.</li>
<li>The essay submitted must not be more than five hundred words (500 Words). Failure to comply with this shall lead to automatic disqualification.</li>
<li>All entries must be written in the English language.</li>
<li>The candidate must only apply based on one topic that should be submitted electronically. Multiple applications will be disqualified.</li>
<li>Relations and staff of the Murtala Muhammed Foundation are not eligible to apply.</li>
<li>Falsification of any detail on the application shall nullify it.</li>
<li>The Applicants bio-data shall be used by the Foundation for publicity purposes.</li>
<li>The top five shortlisted Applicants shall be invited for an interview and then the top three shall be awarded the prizes.</li>
<li>All entries must be properly referenced, as plagiarism shall not be permitted. Note that information from the following websites is not allowed as forms of reference for this competition: Wikipedia or any wiki links site. The research much reflects appropriate and relevant peer-reviewed journals and legitimate websites.</li>
</ul>
UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC ESSAY COMPETITION TOPIC<br />
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Topic: Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world. -Nelson Mandela.<br />
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Prize<br />
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<li>First prize: N150,000</li>
<li>Second Prize: N100,000</li>
<li>Third Prize: N75,000</li>
</ul>
SECONDARY SCHOOL ESSAY COMPETITION TOPIC<br />
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Topic: Education is that which remains when one has forgotten everything he learned in school. -Albert Einstein.<br />
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Prize<br />
<ul>
<li>First Prize: N100,000</li>
<li>Second Prize: N75,000</li>
<li>Third Prize: N50,000</li>
</ul>
JUDGING:<br />
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Your essay shall be judged on seven criteria:<br />
<ul>
<li>Content: How convincing are the main points and conclusion of the essay?</li>
<li>Organization: How logical is the flow of thoughts?</li>
<li>Relevance: Relationship between the essay and the topic?</li>
<li>Critical thinking: Ability to think creatively.</li>
<li>Grammar: Spelling and punctuation.</li>
<li>Reference: Ability to provide proper referencing from reliable sources.</li>
<li>Word Count: Adherence to the 500 words for the essay as stipulated.</li>
</ul>
HOW TO APPLY:<br />
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All applications should be sent to info@mmfng.org with the applicants full detail (Full Names, Age, Gender, Email Addresses, Phone Contact, School/Institution, State of Residence, State of Origin). The deadline for the submission of forms is: 16th August, 2013. Successful candidates shall be contacted.<br />
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The awards shall be presented at the Investing in Nigeria’s Future: Unlocking the Potential of our Next Generation of Leaders Conference on 9th October, 2013 and all top three awardees shall be given a plaque and certificate of accomplishment and attend the pre-conference dinner with the Trustees’ of the Foundation. <br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ submissions: info@mmfng.org <br />
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Website: <a href="http://mmfng.org/">http://mmfng.org/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-49089507023352411692013-06-17T09:51:00.001-07:002013-06-17T09:51:06.611-07:00Freelance Reporters wanted | Soccer Press | NigeriaAre you interested in making some money covering Nigerian football?<br />
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Soccer Press is widening her coverage of the Nigeria Professional Football League and will like you to join her team as we break new grounds. Kindly send your CV to info@mediarangeltd.com and once we are comfortable with your application, we will send you our terms of payment for freelancers.<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ applications: info@mediarangeltd.com<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.soccerpress.net/">http://www.soccerpress.net/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-82208056840245126772013-06-17T09:48:00.000-07:002013-06-17T09:48:04.344-07:00Freelance Journalist / Correspondent wanted | Technology Avenue | NigeriaWe require the services of a Freelance Journalist/Correspondent. Our publication is predominantly ICT-based that focuses exclusively on the latest happenings in the ICT Industry in general.<br />
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JOB DESCRIPTION:<br />
<ul>
<li>Reporting/corresponding of latest news in the ICT Industry;</li>
<li>Building contacts to maintain a flows of news in the ICT Industry e.g. telecommunications, internet, hardware, software, etc. from variety of organizations and the general public;</li>
<li>Seeking out and investigating stories via your contacts, press releases and other media;</li>
<li>Attending press conferences and asking questions;</li>
<li>Attending a variety of ICT events such as Product Launch, Meetings e.t.c</li>
<li>Working closely with the News Team, photographers and editors;</li>
<li>Recording interviews and meetings using shorthand or technical equipment;</li>
<li>Producing brief and accurate copy according to the newspaper’s house style;</li>
<li>Creating and uploading news content for the ICT Newspaper</li>
</ul>
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:<br />
<ul>
<li>Minimum of OND, HND or Bsc in Mass Communication;</li>
<li>At least one year journalism experience;</li>
<li>Strong written and oral communication skills;</li>
<li>A keen interest in ICT industry and accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation;</li>
<li>Good organization skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines;</li>
<li>Ability to grasp complex issues quickly and explain them in simple, concise language;</li>
<li>Resilience, determination, flexibility, persistence and motivation;</li>
<li>Must have reliable access to a PC/or Laptop with Internet connection;</li>
<li>Ability to work in and outside Lagos.</li>
</ul>
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SALARY/REMUNERATION:<br />
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Very attractive + other benefits & remuneration<br />
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METHOD OF APPLICATION:<br />
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All interested applicant should send their resume to career@technologyavenue.com.ng. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ applications: career@technologyavenue.com.ng<br />
<br />Website: <a href="http://www.technologyavenue.com.ng/">http://www.technologyavenue.com.ng/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-64499394240584084592013-06-03T09:29:00.003-07:002013-06-03T09:29:49.707-07:00Call for fition, poetry, and non-fiction submissions | Black & Gay in the UK | Team Angelica PublishingTEAM ANGELICA PUBLISHING is looking for exciting new voices for its ground-breaking forthcoming anthology, provisionally-titled ‘Black and Gay in the UK’ and scheduled for release in Autumn 2014.<br />
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We’re looking for short fiction, think-pieces, auto/biographical writing and poetry that centres on or illuminates the diverse experiences, challenges, joys and difficulties of black gay men’s lives in the UK. Work should be previously unpublished and not more than 5000 words in length. Excerpts from longer works are acceptable so long as they stand up in themselves. <br />
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If you’d like to send us something, please save it as a doc or docx or rtf file and email it to john@teamangelica.com. Please name your file as ‘[storytitle] by [author]’. In the subject-line on the email please say ‘submission for anthology, [title] by [author’s name]’. Within the document please number pages, and in the header say ‘[title] by [author]’.<br />
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A nominal payment will be offered, along with a non-exclusive contract with Team Angelica Publishing and author copies of the anthology.<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ submissions: john@teamangelica.com<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.teamangelica.com/">http://www.teamangelica.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-56952512984625955482013-05-31T07:56:00.003-07:002013-05-31T07:56:48.279-07:00Work-from-home Assistant News Editor wanted | All4Women | South AfricaAll4Women are looking for an Assistant Editor: News. The successful applicant will work from home in the evenings from approximately 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.<br />
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The role includes identifying and liaising with news content providers, selecting articles for publication and editing and loading them into the content management system.<br />
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The successful applicant will have a strong interest in news at a local, national and international level, and will have the ability to select topical articles of interest to our readers (overwhelmingly urban, South African, women connected to the Internet).<br />
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News media, and in particular editing experience, essential. Online media experience an added advantage.<br />
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Interested? Please email letter of motivation and your CV to staff@all4women.co.za <br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ applications: staff@all4women.co.za<br />
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Website: <a href="http://all4women.co.za/">http://all4women.co.za</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-71395084742862762992013-05-31T02:41:00.001-07:002013-05-31T02:41:16.740-07:00Call for papers for Postamble Journal | Developments in African Film, Television and Screen | Africa-wideDeadline: 30 June 2013<br />
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postamble is a dynamic multidisciplinary, graduate and early careers journal based in the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town. Peer-reviewed and published bi-annually on-line,postamble serves as a platform for emerging critical thinkers. <br />
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Call for Papers for Volume 8, Number 2, 2013 <br />
‘Developments in African Film, Television and Screen’ <br />
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The camera lens holds a potent symbolic weight within colonial and postcolonial Africa. With a history of being captured and often exploited on celluloid, the continent is now becoming a dynamic site of local cinematic representation and production. In both form and content, Africa’s television and film industry has boomed to allow for myriad creative, popular and political stories to reach local audiences – whether the context is a television set within the domestic home, a large scale projection at Burkina Faso’s Fespaco Festival, a makeshift movie house in a backyard, or a computer. Nollywood has come to define a new era of mass filmmaking and distribution, giving rise to a whole generation of rapidly produced and consumed movies across the continent. Changing technologies are allowing for more experimentation and access, as well as better quality and delivery in multiple genres of the screen. And, increasing demand for material from both within and without the continent is challenging African writers, producers and directors to develop original and exciting projects, for both local and wider audiences.<br />
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Responding to this vital climate, postamble invites you to submit academic papers, film and book reviews, interviews and photographic essays for consideration for the upcoming edition: ‘Developments in African Film, Television and Screen’.<br />
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We welcome, but are not limited to, submissions which examine more established genres of the screen – documentary, cinema and television (drama, news broadcasting, music videos, series) – as well more specialised areas like visual anthropology, video/film art and web-based broadcasts and programmes. We are excited to receive work with examines the less visible phenomena of the industry: such as its aesthetics, languages and discourses; intersections between culture and politics in form, method and reception; questions around the image as a commodity; the relationships between production/’text’/audience; the tensions between contemporary and historical screen representations and narratives of Africa, and so on. We are also interested in submissions which interrogate the more practical roles and functions within or of the industry – a few examples: local screening and audience practices; the figure of the African film maker; production logistics; rules of celebrity; actors and performance; patterns in investment, distribution, production; skills training and future developments. <br />
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Send abstracts and biographies to the Managing Editor: postamble@gmail.com<br />
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Please see our website for <a href="http://postamble.org/?page_id=17">submission guidelines</a>.<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ submissions: postamble@gmail.com<br />
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Website: <a href="http://postamble.org/">http://postamble.org/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-7822634577267869232013-05-31T02:06:00.000-07:002013-05-31T02:06:02.281-07:00Applications open | 2013 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop | NigeriaDeadline: 12 June 2013<br />
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Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award winning writer and creative director of Farafina Trust, Chimamanda Adichie, from August 6 to August 16 2013. The Caine Prize winning Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina, and others will co-teach the workshop alongside Adichie.<br />
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The workshop will take the form of a class. Participants will be assigned a wide range of reading exercises, as well as daily writing exercises. The aim of the workshop is to improve the craft of writers and to encourage published and unpublished writers by bringing different perspective to the art of storytelling.<br />
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Participation is limited only to those who apply and are accepted.<br />
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All material must be pasted or written in the body of the e-mail. Do NOT include any attachments in your e-mail. Applications with attachments will be automatically disqualified. Deadline for submission is JUNE 12 2013.<br />
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Only those accepted to the workshop will be notified by JULY 22 2013. Accommodation in Lagos will be provided for all accepted applicants who are able to attend for the ten-day duration of the workshop. A literary evening of readings, open to the public, will be held at the end of the workshop on August 16 2013.<br />
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To apply, send an e-mail to udonandu2013@gmail.com Your e-mail subject should read ‘Workshop Application’. The body of the e-mail should contain the following:<br />
<ul>
<li>Your Name</li>
<li>Your Address</li>
<li>A few sentences about yourself</li>
<li>A writing sample of between 200 and 800 words. The sample must be either fiction or non-fiction</li>
</ul>
CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
<br />
Questions/ applications: udonandu2013@gmail.com<br />
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Website: <a href="http://farafinatrust.org/">http://farafinatrust.org/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-17395984041314462412013-05-31T01:49:00.001-07:002013-05-31T01:49:44.624-07:00Call for poetry submissions | African Eyeball anthology | Nigeria/ Africa-wideDeadline: 23 June 2013<br />
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Poetry Club of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta calls for poetry submissions from established and upcoming poets in Nigeria/Africa. Poetry Club of MAPOLY believes man cannot not communicate, so hereby enjoined all established and upcoming poets to contribute to this first edition of E-Book of not more than fifty poems.<br />
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The proposed titled of the anthology is African Eyeball. There are no restricted subject matters or themes but submissions that address social and political issues in Nigeria/Africa may be given more consideration. Please, do not submit more than one poem and sexually explicit poems will not be accepted.<br />
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The E-Book will be published on the Society of Young Nigerian Writers’ blog (Society that celebrates young Nigerian creative writers <a href="http://www.societyofyoungnigerianwriters.wordpress.com/">www.societyofyoungnigerianwriters.wordpress.com</a>) and Words Rhymes and Rhythm Poetry’s Blog (WRRPoetry, a community of poets, publishes 21 poems per week on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry">www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry</a>). The selected poems may be edited by Kukogho Iruesini Samson, an online reporter at Media Trust (Daily Trust Newspapers) and editor and curator or WRRPoetry<br />
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The E-Book aims to medium of showing the best of new Nigerian/African poetry. Your writing is not yet best without your audience view. You are then enjoined to communicate to the people through your poetry.<br />
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GUIDELINES:<br />
<ul>
<li>Do not submit more than one poem</li>
<li>Poem must not exceed forty lines (brevity will also be considered)</li>
<li>A short biographical note of less than fifty words should be sent in the body of the email</li>
<li>Submission opens 20 May, 2013</li>
<li>Deadline: 23 June, 2013</li>
<li>Publication should be expected three months after from the closing date</li>
<li>Submission is free</li>
<li>Submission should be in the body of the mail</li>
</ul>
CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ submissions: pcmmapoly@ymail.com<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.societyforyoungwriters.webs.com/">http://www.societyforyoungwriters.webs.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-52741805739814678892013-05-31T01:41:00.001-07:002013-05-31T01:41:34.480-07:00Deadline today | Call for submissions | The Missing Slate literary magazine| Africa-wideDeadline: 31 May 2013<br />
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The Missing Slate, an online
magazine with an international team of editors, is seeking submissions
of original poetry and fiction, both in English and in translation.<br />
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GUIDELINES FOR ENGLISH SUBMISSIONS:<br />
<ul>
<li>Please write to either poetry@themissingslate.com or fiction@themissingslate.com</li>
<li>Send up to 3 pieces of fiction, or 3 poems, either in the body of your e-mail or in a single Microsoft Word file.</li>
<li>Label all submissions as 'Your Name - TMS Poetry/Fiction'</li>
<li>Please include a short third-person bio (50-100 words)</li>
<li>We welcome fiction and poetry of all genres and forms</li>
</ul>
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR WORK IN TRANSLATION:<br />
<ul>
<li>Please include a copy of the work in its original language</li>
<li>Please include short third-persion bios for both the author and the translator</li>
<li>A short note providing context and discussing the translation process is preferable, but not mandatory</li>
</ul>
Any queries can be sent to j.silkstone@themissingslate.com. Full guidelines available at <a href="http://themissingslate.com/submit-work/">http://themissingslate.com/submit-work/</a><br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions: j.silkstone@themissingslate.com<br />
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Submissions: poetry@themissingslate.com or fiction@themissingslate.com<br />
<br />
Website: <a href="http://themissingslate.com/">http://themissingslate.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-32927165181049242612013-05-30T10:16:00.003-07:002013-05-30T10:16:18.527-07:00Digital Content Editor wanted | KFM Radio | South AfricaDeadline: 30 June 2013<br />
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Primedia Broadcasting’s Digital Content Unit is looking for self-motivated and creative leaders who have a passion for seeing their work roll-out across multiple platforms. If you are excited by what multi-platform technologies allow you to achieve in terms of story-telling and interaction, this may be the home for you.<br />
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Transmedia editors are responsible for leading Primedia Broadcasting’s efforts to extend and add value to its content across multiple platforms. Managing a team of content magpies, you’ll be picking the best of our on-air content and extending across platforms and media types while simultaneously initiating your own video and “web-only” projects that may impact on-air. Working closely with Primedia Broadcasting’s news, programming, digital and multimedia teams, it is your role to lead the creation of content that will go onto our websites and social media platforms, drawing both on Primedia’s award-winning radio shows and on the multitude of “web-only”: ideas that are generated by the business’s content producers. You see stories as a tapestry of sound, words, video, graphics and user interaction and are able to harness disparate skill-sets and people to deliver the final outcome.<br />
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To be ready to step into this role, you would need:<br />
<ul>
<li>A fair whack of experience in journalism (but not only of the hard news variety)</li>
<li>The ability to lead and inspire a group of journalists and producers to produce the best multiplatform, transmedia content on offer</li>
<li>The alacrity to respond to the pace of radio</li>
<li>The gumption to sell your stories back to radio programmers, presenters and the custodians of our social media platforms</li>
</ul>
Your journalism experience could’ve garnered in any part of the media world from web to print and from hard news to entertainment. Ideally you’d be able to show us evidence of how you’ve already traversed the worlds of traditional and new media.<br />
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Each day will be different. You will juggle responding to breaking news stories by creating context and additional content with creating content verticals by curating existing content. If you are this person, then Primedia Broadcasting’s Digital Content Unit, in Johannesburg or Cape Town, is likely to be the home you’re looking for. Suitable candidates will be selected in accordance with Primedia Broadcasting’s Employment Equity Policy.<br />
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All interested applicants to please forward CV detail to: broadcastingcareers@primedia.co.za (Subject Line: APPLICATION CV: Digital Content Editor). Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
<br />
Questions/ applications: broadcastingcareers@primedia.co.za<br />
<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.kfm.co.za/">http://www.kfm.co.za/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-1669076887967500852013-05-30T09:36:00.002-07:002013-05-30T09:36:30.533-07:00CitiBusiness Editor wanted | Moneyweb.com | South AfricaMoneyweb is looking for an editor for CitiBusiness, the financial and business section of the Citizen newspaper. The successful candidate will form part of the Moneyweb production team.<br />
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The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:<br />
<ul>
<li>Edit all content for CitiBusiness to ensure that it is devoid of any defamation or slander and adheres to the highest journalism standards;</li>
<li>Ensure an acceptable presentation of business content published in CitiBusiness. This includes overseeing the production of, and final signoff on all pages submitted to the Citizen;</li>
<li>The management of the relationship between the Citizen and Moneyweb;</li>
<li>Assist with the production and editorial administration of the various Moneyweb digital properties;</li>
<li>The conceptualisation and actual writing of articles for the various Moneyweb platforms;</li>
<li>Assist with training of junior reporters; and</li>
<li>Other tasks the editor may ask the successful candidate to perform.</li>
</ul>
The candidate must have the following skills and education:<br />
<ul>
<li> A minimum of a bachelor’s degree;</li>
<li>At least 5 years experience in print media;</li>
<li>At least 3 years experience at a daily financial publication or supplement;</li>
<li>Any digital or radio journalism experience would be beneficial.</li>
<li>Any experience in a sub office would also be hugely beneficial;</li>
<li>Must be available to work long hours and over weekends.</li>
</ul>
To submit applications, please email editor@moneyweb.co.za<br />
<br />
CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
<br />
Questions/ applications: editor@moneyweb.co.za<br />
<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.moneyweb.co.za/">http://www.moneyweb.co.za</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-14880161693013170372013-05-30T07:30:00.003-07:002013-05-30T07:30:57.864-07:00Free Expression Institute Poetry Writing Competition | MK100,000 top prize | MalawiDeadline:<br />
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Free Expression Institute would like announce the holding of a poetry writing competition for primary and secondary children/students aged between 8 and 18 years. Contestants will compete in a junior’s category for those aged 8-12 and senior category (13-18). The Free Expression Institute is also running a separate competition for the visually impaired. Contestants in this category do not necessarily have to be students.<br />
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Winners in each category will receive up to One Hundred Thousand Kwacha (MK100, 000-00). There will be other consolation prizes in form of cash and other assorted items. Winners in the students’ categories will receive individual awards, as well as awards for their respective schools.<br />
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If you can write a good poem and are interested in joining these competitions, please submit your entry to Free Expression Institute, P.O. Box P.O. Box 30575, Capital City, Lilongwe 3 or P/Bag 217, Lilongwe.<br />
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You can write on any subject in English or any language spoken in Malawi. Your entry must include your full name, state whether you are male or female and provide your current address and contact phone number. For those contesting in the students categories, your entries must also include the name and phone number of your headmaster or school teacher. All entries must be received by June 20, 2013.<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions: call Mr. Leon Matanda at 0888 558 929 or 0993 949 750<br />
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Submissions: Free Expression Institute, P.O. Box P.O. Box 30575, Capital City, Lilongwe 3 or P/Bag 217, Lilongwe<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.freeexpressioninstitute.mw/">http://www.freeexpressioninstitute.mw/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-21475853137397581632013-05-30T05:52:00.000-07:002013-05-30T05:52:01.557-07:005th Annual Golden Baobab Prize | $1,000 top prize | Africa-wideDeadline: 14 July 2013<br />
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It’s a pleasure to announce the ongoing fifth annual Golden Baobab Prize, a literary award that invites entries of unpublished African-inspired stories written for young audiences below the age of twelve! As you already, the mission of the Golden Baobab Prize is to inspire African writers to create enthralling African stories that will inspire the imaginations of generations of African children. <br />
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This year, Golden Baobab will award three prizes:<br />
<ul>
<li>The Picture Book Prize awards $1,000 to the best story written for readers ages 6-8;</li>
<li>The Early Chapter Book Prize awards $1,000 to the best story written for readers ages 9-11; </li>
<li>The Rising Writer Prize awards $1,000 to the most promising young writer below the age of 18.</li>
</ul>
This year’s prize packages include a publishing deal and opportunities to attend exclusive Golden Baobab writers’ workshops. Additional rules and regulations can be found on our website. Please note that the Golden Baobab Prize is open to African citizens of all ages. Deadline for submission is July 14, 2013.<br />
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RULES AND REGULATIONS:<br />
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Entrants must comply with all of the set rules and regulations. The submission deadline for 2013 is 11:59pm GMT Sunday, July 14, 2013. ALL entries will be acknowledged with an email to the address from which the entry was sent. The rules and regulations below are divided into those specific to the individual prizes and those general to the three prizes. <br />
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GOLDEN BAOBAB PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS: <br />
<ul>
<li>Submissions must be stories between 700 and 2,000 words and intended for readers from ages 6-8 years old. </li>
<li>Entrants may be any age and must be a citizen of an African country (a copy of a passport or comparable document will be required of winners). There is no restriction on race or geographical location.</li>
<li>Entrants may enter up to five stories.</li>
</ul>
GOLDEN BAOBAB PRIZE FOR EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS: <br />
<ul>
<li>Submissions must be stories between 5,000 and 10,000 words and intended for readers from ages 9-11 years old. </li>
<li>Entrants may be any age and must be a citizen of an African country (a copy of a passport or comparable document will be required of winners). There is no restriction on race or geographical location. </li>
<li>Entrants may enter up to five stories.</li>
</ul>
GOLDEN BAOBAB PRIZE FOR RISING WRITERS: <br />
<ul>
<li>Submissions must be stories between 5,000 and 10,000 words and intended for readers from ages 9-11 years old.</li>
<li>Stories must be submitted with a completed Rising Writer Personal Profile Form which is a word document saved as “Your Last Name_Rising Writer Personal Profile”. The form should answer the following questions designed to inform us how well you fit the criteria for the Rising Writer Prize. Your answers may be used for promotional purposes upon the conclusion of judging. The questions are:</li>
<ul>
<li>First and Last Name:</li>
<li>Title of story submission:</li>
<li>Nationality:</li>
<li>Male or Female:</li>
<li>Age:</li>
<li>Date of birth:</li>
<li>Who is your favorite author and why? (100 words maximum)</li>
<li>Who and/or what inspires you to write children’s fiction? (100 words maximum)</li>
<li>What are your aspirations as an author? (100 words maximum)</li>
<li>Why do you write? (500 words maximum) </li>
</ul>
<li>In addition to the Rising Writer Personal Profile and the 5,000 - 10,000 word story intended for readers 9-11 years old, Rising Writer Prize entrants may enter four additional stories meeting either the Picture Book Prize or the Early Chapter Book Prize specifications. It is not compulsory to submit additional stories but it may enhance an entrant's application if judges are able to see the breadth of the entrants writing capabilities. </li>
<li>Entrants must be under the age of 18 as of July 14, 2013, and a citizen of an African country (a copy of a passport or comparable document will be required of winners). There is no restriction on race or geographical location. </li>
</ul>
GENERAL (FOR ALL 3 PRIZES):<br />
<ul>
<li>There are no restrictions on theme, but stories must be set in Africa or have a very evident African content and should be designed to enthrall and captivate African children.</li>
<li>Submissions must be in English. </li>
<li>Submissions must be made under an author’s legal name, as it is written on his or her passport or other identification. Additionally, he or she may indicate a desire for the story to be represented under a pseudonym. </li>
<li>Previous entrants of the Prize are eligible to enter in subsequent years. Past winners of the Prize are ineligible to enter in subsequent years. </li>
<li>All entries must be the unaided work of the entrant and all exclusive rights to the story should be the sole property of the author at the time of submission to the Golden Baobab Prize.</li>
<li>Submissions must be previously unpublished anywhere in part or in full. </li>
<li>Each story should have a title page stating: the title of story and prize to which story is being submitted. Do not include the author's name on the title page. All biographical information should be submitted through our online submission system.</li>
<li>Stories should be submitted as a word document in .doc or .docx format. Do not submit PDFs.</li>
<li>Once winners are announced, all rights to winning and shortlisted stories must be exclusively available for publication with Golden Baobab's publishing partners. After one calendar year if Golden Baobab has not pursued a story for publication, entrants are welcome to give the rights of the story to other interested parties. Non-winning or non-shortlisted stories may be invited to publish with Golden Baobab's publishing partners but there is no guarantee.</li>
<li>Golden Baobab reserves non-exclusive rights to use stories submitted to the Prizes for press and promotion and for the website. Authors will always be informed and acknowledged. </li>
<li>The Golden Baobab Prize administration reserves the right to disqualify entries that do not conform to set rules. No correspondence will be pursued in this regard.</li>
</ul>
CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions: info@goldenbaobab.org<br />
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Submissions: via the <a href="http://goldenbaobab.org/prize/submit-your-story">online form</a><br />
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Website: <a href="http://goldenbaobab.org/">http://goldenbaobab.org/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-9326298188684974682013-05-30T05:42:00.001-07:002013-05-30T05:42:59.830-07:00Call for submissions | Hausa Poetic Tones | collection of poems in Hausa | NigeriaDeadline: 10 July 2013<br />
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The Society of Young Nigerian Writers is calling for entries for Hausa Poetic Tones, a collection of poems in Hausa language. This is a poetry collection which will be published only in electronic format and promises to be a medium of promoting Hausa Language and discovering upcoming poets of Hausa expression<br />
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This call is only for young poets of Hausa expression.<br />
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CONDITIONS OF ENTRY<br />
<ul>
<li>Submitted poem(s) must reflect any of the following issues (politics, economic, culture, religion and arts) in Nigeria.</li>
<li>Medium of language is Hausa</li>
<li>One poem per entrant.</li>
<li>Entry(s) should include the followings: name, age, state, local government, address, phone number, town, where you heard about the call for entries, e-mail/blog, letter of permission to publish your work.</li>
<li>Entries should be forwarded to societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com</li>
<li>This contest is only open to Young Poets of Hausa Expression between the ages of 15 and 35.</li>
<li>Entry closes on the 10th of July, 2013.</li>
<li>No room for late entries.</li>
</ul>
CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
<br />
Questions/ submissions: societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.societyforyoungwriters.webs.com/">http://www.societyforyoungwriters.webs.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-60697399899253077962013-05-30T05:33:00.001-07:002013-05-30T05:33:45.463-07:00Call for submissions | ANA Review | NigeriaDeadline: 8 August 2013<br />
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The Editorial Board of ANA REVIEW, the in-house journal of the Association of Nigerian Authors, invites contributions from writers across the country and in other continents, for publication in the association’s journal. ANA REVIEW will feature original works in any of the following areas: critical essays, short stories, poems, interviews, conference reports, book reviews, author/critic profiles, reports from beneficiaries of fellowships and grants, and miscellanea including evaluation of poetry and dramatic performances.<br />
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The following is the range of submissions for editorial consideration:<br />
<ul>
<li>Poetry—No more than three poems per submission.</li>
<li>Prose—Short stories or fiction excerpts must be under 3,000 words.</li>
<li>Essays—Academic and literary essays on subjects related to literature are welcome; must be under 5,000 words.</li>
<li>Drama—Skits only, under 3,000 words.</li>
</ul>
All submissions should be sent as attachments via email to anareview@gmail.com including brief biodata and telephone number(s).<br />
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The ANA Review Board for 2013 comprises—<br />
<ul>
<li>Obododimma Oha</li>
<li>Vicky S. Molemodile</li>
<li>Ismail Bala Garba</li>
<li>Chiedu Ezeanah</li>
<li>Mike Jimoh</li>
</ul>
Late submissions will NOT be entertained.<br />
<br />
CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
<br />
Questions/ submissions: anareview@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Website: <a href="http://ana-nigeria.com/">http://ana-nigeria.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-65969315606114959812013-05-30T05:15:00.000-07:002013-05-30T05:15:03.733-07:00Free registration | "Writing That Matters" Online Creative Writing Workshop | West AfricaDate: 21 June - 19 August 2013<br />
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"Writing That Matters" Creative Writing Workshop is a Christian online writing workshop designed to teach the basics of writing fiction, help you improve and master your techniques and all with the higher calling in mind. It will sharpen your instincts for and also equip you to write stories which take the longer view to not merely entertain, but navigate story lines with eternity in view.<br />
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It is also a good refresher for writers who are already writing Christian stories and a place to socialize with a growing distinguished crop of Christian Writers in West Africa.<br />
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The training module consists of eight (8) weekly sessions and covers subjects such as story development, characterization, creating and using conflict, point of view among others. Further, the learning structure of the workshop is strengthened by practical writing exercises and reading activities.<br />
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Date: 21st June – 19th August (Registration has commenced)<br />
Workshop Price: FREE!<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
<br />
Applications: register <a href="http://www.christianmonthlylibrary.org/workshops-2/">here</a><br />
<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.christianmonthlylibrary.org/">http://www.christianmonthlylibrary.org/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-61745421287189415632013-05-28T08:51:00.001-07:002013-05-28T08:51:35.628-07:00Proofreader wanted | Council for Law Reporting | GhanaThe Council for Law Reporting, an agency under the Ministry of Justice is looking for qualified personnel to fill the position of Proofreader.<br />
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RESPONSIBILITIES: Proofreads manuscripts for the Council's publications.<br />
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QUALIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS:<br />
<ul>
<li>A Bachelor's degree holder in English or Book Publishing from a recognised Tertiary institution or relevant field. </li>
<li>Must be computer literate</li>
</ul>
Applications including contact phone numbers, with CV and two referees should be sent to:<br />
<br />
The Acting Editor<br />
Ghana Law Reports<br />
Council for Law Reporting<br />
P. O. Box MB 165<br />
Accra<br />
<br />
or hand delivered to the offices of the council for law reporting (South Liberia Road, Ministries - the office is opposite Ministries Police Station and adjacent to the Mali Embassy).<br />
<br />
NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
<br />
Applications: The Acting Editor, Ghana Law Reports, Council for Law Reporting, P. O. Box MB 165, AccraUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-4722461759951843452013-05-23T00:08:00.002-07:002013-05-23T00:08:36.676-07:00Politikon: South African Journal is looking for Editors (Africa-wide)Deadline: 14 June 2013<br />
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Applications are invited for the following three positions at Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies (Routledge) Editor, Assistant Editor and Book Review Editor.<br />
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(Note that there is no requirement for members of the editorial team to either be African, South African, or to be based in Africa).<br />
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Politikon is the official academic journal of the South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS), the professional body for South African political scientists. The journal appears three times per year and has a broad focus on issues of Political Studies and IR relevant for all developing regions of the world.<br />
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Applicants should submit a comprehensive CV indicating experience with editorial boards, editing academic journals and/or book reviews.<br />
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Period of appointment will be from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015.<br />
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Editors will receive an honorarium for their work. Editors will have to become members of SAAPS if they are not already members.<br />
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REQUIREMENTS:<br />
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<i>Editor:</i><br />
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PhD in Political Science or related social science field, a strong publication record, and experience of editing and guest editing academic articles for journal publication, are basic requirements. An NRF Rating will be advantageous. Knowledge of the academic publishing environment will be an asset. The editor will have the following responsibilities regarding the publishing processes:<br />
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Ensure academic quality and currency of the journal; maintain and increase the international stature of the journal through inclusion in journal indices, databases and aggregators; plan and supervise the production of a theme-based special issue every year; solicit and vet scholarly submissions; determine two peer reviewers for each article; oversee the processes of revisions based on reviewer feedback; follow strict time lines for the production of three issues per year; submit feedback in the form of quarterly reports to the SAAPS Council.<br />
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<i>Assistant Editor:</i><br />
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At least an MA in Political Science or related social science field with a publication record and experience of editing academic articles for journal publication. Knowledge of electronic software programmes for the use in editing is a necessity.<br />
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The assistant editor will share the workload with the editor and help with follow-ups throughout the processes of editing and publication.<br />
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<i>Book Review Editor</i><br />
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MA in Political Science with experience of editing academic book reviews. Knowledge and interest in a broad range of Political Studies issue areas and new titles will be an asset.<br />
Responsibilities will include procuring new titles from academic publishers, identifying reviewers, distributing books to interested reviewers, ensuring the timely delivery of reviews, and editing the book reviews.<br />
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Send applications to Dr. Joleen Steyn Kotze (Vice-President, SAAPS), Department of Political and Governmental Studies.<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ applications: joleen.steynkotze@nmmu.ac.za<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cpsa20/current#.UZ3AOMU0-fU">http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cpsa20/current#.UZ3AOMU0-fU</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4906033739287602466.post-20545815359732995922013-05-22T22:22:00.003-07:002013-05-22T22:22:55.834-07:00Mail & Guardian is looking for a Freelance Online Sub-Editor (South Africa)Deadline: 7 June 2013<br />
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You must be available at a day's notice and not have a full-time job.<br />
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KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:<br />
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<li>Select and process pictures from news agencies</li>
<li>Edit agency or original M&G articles and other content for style and sense</li>
<li>Craft headlines, blurbs and captions</li>
<li>Publish articles and pictures using the M&G Online content management system</li>
<li>Write original copy for the M&G Online on occasion</li>
<li>Upload and publish articles and pictures from the M&G newspaper using the M&G Online content management system</li>
<li>Be able to work when contacted at short notice</li>
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:<br />
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<li>Appropriate post-matric qualification</li>
<li>At least two years' experience as a sub-editor</li>
<li>Online sub-editing experience would be an advantage</li>
<li>An excellent knowledge of media law and ethics</li>
<li>First-class English language skills</li>
<li>A firm grasp of current affairs, both local and international</li>
<li>Net-savvy</li>
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CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPETENCIES:<br />
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<li>Excellent attention to detail</li>
<li>Self-motivated and passionate</li>
<li>Ability to quickly assimilate and apply the M&G's style</li>
<li>Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure</li>
<li>Strong analytical ability</li>
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Email your CV and covering letter to Adrian Ephraim.<br />
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Only shortlisted applicants who meet the criteria will be contacted. If you have not received a response within 14 days after closing of the advert, please accept that your application was not successful.<br />
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CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />
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Questions/ applications: adriane@mg.co.za (subject: Weekend site editor job application)<br />
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Website: <a href="http://mg.co.za/">http://mg.co.za</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com