Next Journalism [2010-09-26] 

  • Deadline: 16 January 2011The kasahorow Fellowship, now open for the first time to students across Africa, provides a US$500 award for the study, promotion and development of indigenous African languages.The Fellowship can be applied to any project which uses written (African language) text. Examples include: writing a children's b…

  • Deadline: 15 November 2010A book to be co-edited by Chaka Chaka (Walter Sisulu University, South Africa) and Tamishra Swain (Banasthali University, India)Title of the Book: Afro-Asian Experiences in Language Learning through New Technologies: Research and PracticeIntroductionIssues related to African and Asian experiences in langu…

  • Deadline: 1 November 2010The Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis seeks to appoint an Associate professor of Arabic with tenure to begin in the fall of 2011. Assistant Professors at the advanced level are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be a textual…

  • Founded in 1919, AUC moved to a new 270-acre state-of-the-art campus in New Cairo in 2008. The University also operates in its historic downtown facilities, offering cultural events, graduate classes, and continuing education. Student housing is available in both downtown Zamalek and New Cairo. Among the premier universities in th…

  • Founded in 1919, AUC moved to a new 270-acre state-of-the-art campus in New Cairo in 2008. The University also operates in its historic downtown facilities, offering cultural events, graduate classes, and continuing education. Student housing is available in both downtown Zamalek and New Cairo. Among the premier universities in th…

  • Deadline: 15 November 2010School: College of Arts and SciencesDescription:Join a vibrant campus community whose excellence is reflected in its diversity and student success. West Chester University is seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor of Arabic. Highly competitive salary and benefits.Requirements: Doctorate preferred i…

  • A forthcoming Internet newspaper requires freelance writers to contribute articles, features and reports. Educational qualifications are unimportant. Excellent verbal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to write succinct, error-free articles is a must. Applicants must be intrepid newshounds and should have a basic unde…

  • Deadline: 31 October 2010Fundación César Egido Serrano is pleased to announce the 2nd Edition of the “Museo de la Palabra” International Flash Fiction Competition. One of the objectives of the Fundación is to add value to the capacity that words have to bring people together.In keeping with this spirit, the Fundación has organised…

  • Deadline: 15 November 2010For the fifth consecutive year the prize will be supported by the Macquarie Group Foundation.As the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize opens for entry, the Commonwealth Foundation is pleased to announce that the prize will continue to be supported by the Macquarie Group Foundation. For the fifth consecutive…

  • We are looking for vivid and honest personal stories and essays about the experiences of women of color in elite liberal arts colleges throughout the United States.We are looking to attract submissions that reflect experiences, friendships and realizations made during the college years. Themes to consider include but are not limit…

  • Wanted: Editor for Caravan & Outdoor Life magazine

    Would you like to join our dynamic team and get paid for living out your hobby? Alex is going on maternity leave and we’re looking for an editor. Do you have the skills to write and produce a magazine and are you resident in Cape Town? If so, we’d like to hear more about your vision for the editorial balance of Caravan & Outdoor L…

  • Deadline: 15 October 2010This special issue of the Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Journal (published by Elsevier) will focus on agrobiodiversity related issues in Africa. The objective of this publication will be to provide information on research work that has focused on agrobiodiversity in Africa.For this issue, we reques…

  • The Jos Journal of Humanities, published by the Faculty of Arts, University of Jos, Nigeria, is a reputable peer-reviewed journal whose main objectives are:* to foster theoretical and empirical research and publication among scholars from various higher institutions of learning in Nigeria and abroad* to encourage junior scholars t…

  • Top-paying writing job(s):This list is provided daily and entries are not recycled. We review all writing job/contest announcements and calls for submissions daily and include those offering decent payment to writers.1. From Craigslist, topic: events, pays $200 per work2. From Craigslist, topic: local information, pays $20 per wor…

  • Deadline: 29 October 2010The Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (SPI) at Rhodes University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies invites Southern African candidates who wish to register for the SPI’s Postgraduate Diploma in Media Management (PDMM) in 2011 to apply for one of the following scholarships:MTN 2011 scholarsh…

  • Berlitz Language CentersProject Based English InstructorRequirements:Teaching the Berlitz English proficiency levels program to adults after obtaining an intensive training teaching program.Perfect command of the English Language.Bsc. in any discipline.Senior year students are encouraged to apply now.Salary: (L.E.) 1500 - 2500Cont…

  • Deadline: 7 October 2010Capital Markets Authority (Kenya)Description:Reporting to the Chief Executive, the high level incumbent will lead and manage the development, planning, implementation and delivery of communications processes for the Authority with the aim of raising the public and industry profile of the Authority, provide …

  • Deadline: 11 October 2010An open position for a Lecturer in Arabic within the Department of World Languages and Cultures in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI is now available. The position is for a three-year contract renewable anually.QualificationsEducation: Ph. D. or Master's Degree in Arabic, Middle Easter…

  • Deadline: 24 November 2010Principal duties:Assistant Professor, tenure-track, beginning in August 2011. The teaching load for our department is approximately two courses per semester, with variable TA supervision responsibilities depending on the courses taught. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct a scholarly rese…

  • Deadline: 15 October 2010Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and CulturesThe San Bernardino California State University College of Arts and Letters Department of World Languages and Literatures is lookig for energetic and enterprising candidates who will contribute to the growth of the Arabic program. Experience in writing curr…

  • Top-paying writing job(s):This list is provided daily and entries are not recycled. We review all writing job/contest announcements and calls for submissions daily and include those offering decent payment to writers.1. From Knit Today, topic: craft, pays $375 per work2. From Full House, topic: holiday stories, pays $150 per work3…

  • Deadline: 30 November 2010The Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (CAAS) at the University of Michigan invites applications for the Du Bois-Mandela-Rodney Post-doctoral Fellowship Program from scholars working on Africa or the African diaspora. Consideration will be given to all disciplines including - but not limited to -…

  • Deadline: 1 October 2010The closing date for applications for the Emerging Powers in Africa Programme's Study Tour to India is October 1, 2010.The Fahamu Emerging Powers in Africa Programme is pleased to announce a call for applications for its Journalist Study Tour to India. Four successful applicants will be chosen to participat…

  • Deadline: 2 October 2010This program is for undergraduate students studying in Ghana and Nigeria. To be eligible, you must expect to graduate in 2012 (typically this would mean that you would currently be in the first year of a three-year course or the second year of a four-year course). Program attendees will be flown to London i…

  • Deadline: 30 September 2010CALL FOR POETRYDecember 2010 edition ofThe Journal of Pan African Studies (JPAS)in honor of Dingane Jose Goncalves, founder, Journal of Black PoetryThe Journal of Pan African Studies is pleased to announce a special literary arts edition devoted to poetry edited by guest editor Marvin X, poet, playwright…

  • Deadline: 30 September 2010Call for Researchers to conduct country case studies in South Africa, Nigeria, and Uganda to assess the progress made in the implementation of the Paris Declaration and Accra Agenda for Action.IntroductionAFRODAD seeks three researchers, respectively in South Africa, Nigeria, and Uganda to assess the pro…

  • Deadline: 1 December 2010The AUC Middle East Documentary Festival will run March 18-26, 2011 on both AUC's downtown and New Cairo campuses.While we have particular interest in documentaries about Egypt for this year's festival, we seek submissions from across the region.EGYPT RISINGEgypt Rising, the thematic focus for this year's …

  • I am looking for an African-American female to write an 8-page backup story for a comic book project. The project is about a superhuman female with some afro-centric and religious overtones. The character has vast superhuman strength, invulnerability and high intellect. She is an extremely powerful woman who is not only strong but…

  • Deadline: 17 October 2010LECTURESHIP in Modern Middle-Eastern Studies (m/f)The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a fulltime lectureship in Modern Middle-Eastern Studies. The lecturer is expected to combine disciplinary expertise with a regional focus on the Arab Middle East (e.g. Egypt, Syria, Ara…

  • Deadline: 12 November 2010All applicants must be African-American undergraduate students in good standing attending an accredited U.S. college or university. They must be students living in Southern California, or have a permanent residence in Southern California. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to journalism or a career …

  • VOLUNTEERS: East Africa Radio USA is looking for reporters, writers and radio broadcasters from across the globe as we plan to enroll to broadcasting live from Dubai, London, Kenya and our main studio in New York and Las vegas USA. We believe this will sharpen your skills even further. Send resume/cv to info@eastafricaradiousa.com…

  • NES - Lecturer (Intensive Arabic)DescriptionThe Department of Near Eastern Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, seeks a dynamic Arabic language professional to join its growing Arabic program for a full-time position as Lecturer of Arabic beginning in the academic year 2011-2012. The position is for two years…

  • Freelance Writing Job At Veritable Writers KenyaAre you a freelance/work at home writer? Can you write 5 short (500 words) articles a day? Do you know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it? Are you good in rewriting/paraphrasing? Can you write well researched articles? We are a dedicated team of home based writers and are interes…

  • Deadline: 30 SeptemberAccepts (genre): short storiesPayment: $10People of color are dramatically underrepresented in speculative fiction. So for our second annual oversized “end-of-year” issue, we’ve chosen Characters of Color as the theme. All main characters must be characters of color. This applies to both fiction and artwork.W…

  • Deadline: 31 October 2010CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS“To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread”– James A. Baldwin“Cleopatra, queen of Egypt in the 1st century B.C., was widely renowned for her sexual skil…

  • Deadline: 1 November 2010Opportunity InfoSouthern Rep is thrilled to introduce The Ruby Prize, a new play contest which will award $10,000 to a woman of color playwright.DETAILSThe Ruby Prize is named in honor of civil rights advocate Ruby Bridges, representing perseverance in the face of formidable obstacles. As a first-grader at…

  • Deadline: 30 September 2010, extended from May 24Women and Poetry: Tips on Writing, Teaching and Publishing by Successful Women PoetsContributors needed for articles about: time management, using life experience, women's magazines, critique groups, networking, blogs, unique issues women must overcome, lesbian and bisexual writing,…

  • Deadline: until filledRemuneration: R13000 - R18000 per month basic salaryProvince: GautengJob descriptionSA's leading entrepreneurial magazine is looking for a copy editor/sub-editor. This is a magazine that makes a real difference to South Africa and its people. Remarkable team, dynamic company and a fantastic working environmen…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2011The literary translation journal Metamorphoses welcomes submissions of previously unpublished translations of poetry and prose from Arabic and from other langues of the Arab world, including Berber, Aramaic, etc., French, Spanish, Italian from former colonies and the Diaspora. We cannot for this issue consider…

  • Top-paying writing job(s):This list is provided daily and entries are not recycled. We review all writing job/contest announcements and calls for submissions daily and include those offering decent payment to writers. Best of luck.1. From Day Spring Cards, topic: greeting cards, pays $60 per work2. From Verona-Cedar Grove Patch, t…

  • Essay Competition - Nigeria @ 50: Harnessing the Human Capital for Accelerated National Development (total prize: N300,000)

    Deadline: 5 October 2010The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) of Nigeria is the apex regulatory body chartered by Act 58 of 1992 to regulate the practice of Human Resource Management (HRM) in Nigeria. The Institute has the vision of being the number ONE people management Institute in Africa respected across the wo…

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