Next Journalism [2010-10-24] 

  • 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 …

  • Deadline: 9 December 2010The Board of Directors of the Fund for Investigative Journalism has awarded grants totaling $42,000 for 11 investigative reporting projects to be published or broadcast in the U.S., and for two investigations overseas.The Fund has supported investigative journalism since 1969. Among recent projects complet…

  • To serve our fast growing portfolio of international clients - like Philips, KLM, Heineken, Starbucks, Nestlé and Nike - Africa Interactive is urgently looking for Freelance African and Non-African reporters living and working in Africa to do paid assignments.We are looking for:* African cameramen/women* African video and film pro…

  • Deadline: 31 December 2010We received 30 submissions and have shortlisted 10 beautiful queer African stories. But we want more diversity, so we’re opening up the call again. We’re looking for stories by and about women, black African women in particular. Get writing! Get writers in your networks writing! Distribute the call! Exten…

  • Commodities Correspondent - South Africa JobLocation: South AfricaDescriptionThomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and inno…

  • Deadline: 31 January 2011ELIGIBILITYAll high school students, enrolled in 9th through 12th grades, attending public or private schools from the United States and abroad.Essays must:• Be written in English• Be original, unpublished, and written entirely by student• Contain student’s original opinions and recommendations based on re…

  • Deadline: 15 January 2011Special Issue of Northeast African Studies: “Space, Mobility and Translocal Connections across the Red Sea Area since 1500”The study of the history of oceans and seas has been subject to a revival of interest in recent years. The “new thalassology”, as it has been coined by two scholars, is driven by effor…

  • Deadline: 1 December 2010The next deadline for the Bellagio Center competition for scholars and creative artists is December 1, for a possible residency between mid-August and November 30, 2011. The application process is now open.Practitioner applications are accepted on a rolling admissions basis.For residencies between February…

  • Deadline: 15 December 2010 (for May/ June 2011 session) or 30 January 2011 (3rd session)Residency ProgramEl Gouna Writers’ Residency was launched in February, 2010. El Gouna would host three sessions a year during the months of February, May and June. The length of each session is one month.During each session four to six writers …

  • Deadline: 31 December 2010Tidal Basin Review invites writers and critical thinkers to begin creative and critical dialogue regarding the terms, “Post-Black” and “Post-Racial.” We challenge you to make a fighting case for the appropriate use of the terms, post-black and/or post-racial, or to advocate for a world of academic and com…

  • Deadline: 15 January 2011Call for Papers for the National Black Writers Conference Biannual Symposium honoring the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. Wilson was a major contributor to the canon of American literature with works that range from Jitney to Joe Turner’s Come and Gone to Radio Golf. His l…

  • Deadline: 30 November 2010SubmissionsAlthough the judges have been reading books all year, if you're a publisher and want to make sure that your works are being considered, feel free to contact any and all of the panelists. If you have any questions, please contact Chad Post at chad.post@rochester.eduThere's no entry fee, all you …

  • Deadline: 7 February 2011The Persephone Miel Fellowship for Crisis Reporting is intended to give non-native English speaking media professionals the opportunity to reach audiences beyond their home countries on critical under-reported issues. The fellowship, overseen by the Pulitzer Center in collaboration with Internews, is desig…

  • Deadline: 30 November 2010 (for Spring) 15 April 2011 (for Fall)The Programme offers free scholarships to qualified Arab candidates who demonstrate leadership capabilities, to pursue their Master's Degrees. The scholarship covers tuition, fees, and books for the full duration of study.Nationals of the 22 member countries of the Le…

  • Deadline: 14 January 2011The Women of African Descent Film Festival, presented by the Brooklyn Chapter of the Links Inc., seeks feature length and short films directed, written or produced by female filmmakers of African descent. The festival is now accepting submissions of narrative feature and short films, documentaries and anim…

  • BKO is an online literary journal looking for fresh, interesting and engaging content for its new website. BKO would be grateful for your contribution; it is a site where poets, essayists, short story writers and academics can share their work on varied subjects. Those who contribute are welcome to link their contributions to any …

  • Date: 27 October 2010Legacy Foundation: Commemorating 150 years of Indian History in South Africa, In conjunction with Prof. Rajend Mesthrie (SARCHI chair in Language, Migration & Social Change – UCT),and The Indian High Commission have pleasure in inviting you to a writers’ workshopFEATURINGImraan Coovadia, Rajesh Gopie, Ronnie G…

  • Remuneration: - R33000 cost to companyJob descriptionPUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER - BILINGUAL (Eng./Afrik.)A well known 'brand' company is looking for a senior BILINGUAL (English AND Afrikaans) PR professional for their head office in Cape Town.The role is very multi-faceted - from strategic right through to implementation of all publ…

  • Deadline: 31 October 2010The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies invites applications for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships for 2010.The Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars (not to university students) in the field of humanities from outside Iceland, to enable them to stay in Iceland fo…

  • Requirement: Basic degree (minimum of OND), experienced in publication of Property magazine, Internet and computer literate, understands the dynamism of internet marketing,ability to gather contacts and develop data base.Responsibility: coordinate a large group of commissioned agents, manage the publication of a monthly 8 page col…

  • Deadline: 15 November 2010Contributions are invited towards a book entitled Environmental Governance for Social Justice: Lessons Across Natural Resource Sectors in Southern Africa.Worldwide, natural resources are faced with increasing pressures from globalization, growing consumption levels, stark disparities between the rich and …

  • Deadline: 1 February 2011As part of Google's ongoing commitment to encourage women to excel in computing, we are pleased to announce the 2011 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, established by Google in 2004, honors Dr. Anita Borg, a computer science pion…

  • Deadline: 25 November 2010Rank: Assistant Professor Hire Date: 8/1/2011Title: Assistant Professor Position Number: F27210Description: To advance its ongoing humanities initiative, the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University is searching for four tenure-eligible faculty (three assistant professors and…

  • THE PANAFSTRAG/NHC/PACON/NYCN WORKSHOP IN WINDHOEK,NAMIBIA, 7-9 DECEMBER 2010The Pan-African idea and movement grew out of the desire of the Africans to rediscover and recover their identity and heritage and to fight for their liberation from colonialism and racism, thereby restoring their dignity as a people of equal standing wit…

  • Deadline: 30 November 2010House of Hits® in conjunction with SNiF® seeks original, previously unpublished poetry from Nigerian writers across the globe for their forthcoming Anthology of Poems for Nigeria @ 50.The anthology aims to piece together a mesh of poetic voices to further strengthen poetic discourse on the state of the na…

  • Deadline: 31 December 2010He/she will help us in designing a Fundraising program, he/she will assist in researching for opportunities available for grants and go ahead and write grant applications and designing proposals.Applications and up-to-date CVs should be sent to: beaconyouths@yahoo.comFor details about this opportunity, pl…

  • University or Organization: The George Washington UniversityDepartment: Classical and Near Eastern Languages & CivJob Location: District of Columbia, USAWeb Address: http://www.gwu.edu/~csll/Job Rank: InstructorSpecialty Areas: Applied LinguisticsRequired Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)Description:The George Washington Univers…

  • Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor or Professor: English Language and Comparative Literature.Requirements:PhD in English Linguistics.Interest in either General or Applied English Linguistics.Willingness to teach in undergraduate and postgraduate linguistics modules.Willingness to supervise and develop English language skills acq…

  • Date: 6 November 2010On November 6, La Mamounia will celebrate the first La Mamounia Literary Awards, honoring the best of Moroccan literature. Eager to contribute to the growth of Moroccan literature, La Mamounia has gathered an international French-speaking jury to judge and name the winner of the literary prize, valued at 20,00…

  • John T. Willis, a radio host, is looking for an author who has written on the political arena or politics concerning and/or relating to African American society/culture be it from a historical perspective or currently. He hosts a show monthly on the Red River Writers Radio Network called "Black History is American History” and he …

  • Deadline: 1 December 2010The Islam in the West Program at Harvard University is presently soliciting short contributions for Islamopedia Online, a public web-based resource on contemporary Islamic thought and religious opinion available at at islamopediaonline.org. Since its inception, Islamopedia Online has gathered material on c…

  • Employer: Samcrete EgyptDescription•Provide private sessions to improve occupational skills.•Administer, proctor, or score academic assessments.•Assess progress throughout tutoring sessions.•Identify, develop, or implement tutoring plans.•Maintain records concerning assessment results, progress and feedback besides ensuring confid…

  • The African Millenium Poets' society owners of www.linesfromafrica.com is gearing for the launch of the Maiden edition of Nigeria's festival of poetry competition. The competition which will be open to Nigerian's Home and Abroad is been staged as a way of commemorating the Nations 50th Anniversary.The Competition which will be ope…

  • Deadline: 15 December 2010Call for AbstractsThe ENHANS International Workshop on “Extreme Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk in Africa” International Program Committees invites the submission of abstracts on work related to the topics of the workshop to be considered for poster or oral presentation at the Workshop. The deadline for…

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