Next Journalism [2010-11-14] 

  • Kwani 2010 Litfest (Kenya) Opens December 12th

    Date: 12 - 17 DecemberTell Us What HappenedThe 2010 edition of the Festival comprises of lectures, conversations, panels, readings and workshops that explore the practical aspects of African writing and literary life between successive literary generations. These conversations will also extend to recapturing what is considered a l…

  • Deadline: 10 December 2010University or Organization: The University of Cape TownDepartment: Language Development GroupJob Location: Cape Town, South AfricaWeb Address: http://www.ched.uct.ac.zaJob Rank: Senior LecturerSpecialty Areas: Writing Development in Quantitative DisciplinesDescription:Applications are invited this permane…

  • Deadline: 15 January 2011APPLYING FOR A GRANTDevoted to creative nonfiction work about the desert…in the desert there is everything and there is nothing. Stay curious. Know where you are—your biological address. Get to know your neighbors—plants, creatures, who lives there, who died there, who is blessed, cursed, what is absent or…

  • New Book: No Serenity Here (an anthology of African poetry translated into Chinese, edited by Kaiyu Xiao)

    No Serenity Here, a contemporary anthology of African poetry, was launched during the Shanghai Biennale in October 2010. Original poems in English, French, Portuguese, Arabic and Amharic will be published alongside their Chinese translations. The volume includes Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, along with voices from 25 African countr…

  • Deadline: 30 November 2010Seven winning applicants will receive awards of up to £8,000 to develop their art in another Commonwealth country.Applying for Commonwealth Connections is a four-step process1) Read the eligibility and entry rules. Visual artists, dancers and choreographers who are Commonwealth citizens are invited to app…

  • African Writing will soon announce an International 750-word short-short story competition. So if you have a flash in you, prepare to polish it up for its season in the sun. Detailed announcement to follow within the next few days.We will post competition details when available. …

  • Deadline: 4 March 2011RULES AND GUIDELINESThank you for your interest in submitting your film to the 2011 NICOCUSA Film Festival. Please review the following questions and answers to guide you through the application/submission process. You may forward additional inquiries to info@nicocusafilmfestival.com.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BE…

  • Deadline: 22 November 2010Translation: English to HausaApproximately 800 words for MondaySubject: societyPlease email anna.m@wolfestone.co.uk …

  • Now Out: AGNI Portfolio of African Fiction

    This landmark gathering of stories from Djibouti, Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa, the Gambia, and elsewhere creates an unexpected portrait of the African continent—political, sexual, religious, commercial, and literary—by writers such as Abdourahman A. Waberi, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Helon Habila, Doreen Baingana, Chuma Nwokolo, Jr.,…

  • Deadline: 30 November 2010Qualified Arabic tutor needed to teach one hour a week in Stevenage to adult beginners on an on-going basis, starting January 2011. If interested please send an up to date c. v. with all your contact details, and the names, full contact details and e-mail addresses of 2 referees - of which at least one mu…

  • The Mail & Guardian online is taking its website to the next level and needs an energetic, disciplined and team-playing news hound to lead the site's newsdesk and our growing editorial team.The News Editor will primarily be in charge of the day-to-day running of the site and oversee the uploading of content by other site editors.T…

  • Deadline: 17 December 2010African American Femininities: The Michelle Obama EffectPresenters receive a $250 honorariumEach spring since 2008, the University of Texas at San Antonio African American Studies Spring Symposium Committee has hosted a daylong symposium on African American Studies. Our topics have ranged from exploration…

  • Deadline: 15 January 2011We are seeking art that complements activism...art that challenges the powers that be...that informs and educates... celebrating our efforts to change the world. Submissions from people of color and from artists not living in the USA encouraged. Unfamiliar with our work? Visit SyracuseCulturalWorkers.com o…

  • Deadline: 13 December 2010Website: http://www.icfj.orgThe International Center for Journalists, with the support of the Ford Foundation, is accepting applications for its newest program: Bringing Home the World: International Reporting for Minority Journalists.Eight minority journalists will be part of a training session on how to…

  • Deadline: 1 December 2010 (articles), 15 December 2010 (fiction and poetry)Start a collective conversation about your work with your social network – and beyond. Build a powerful fan base while eliciting excitement for your self-published book. 21 Black Street is thrilled to host popular literary contests to give authors a platfor…

  • Deadline: 10 December 2010I think its time that we get our Po.e.Treats Poetry contest going again on a consistent basis. And in recognition of this weeks event with Ms. Iyanla Vanzant, the theme for this installation of Po.e.Treats will "Peace from Broken Pieces." This means all poetry submissions must utilize the complete phrase …

  • Deadline: 1 December 2010Get Involved With Issues that Affect Your Community Essay ContestCultivating Aspiring Leaders presents the fourth “Get Involved With Issues that Affect Your Community” essay competition. The essay contest winner will receive a $1000 scholarship! First through fifth place winners will each receive a FREE de…

  • New Book: The 100 Best African American Poems

    Hear voices contemporary and classic as selected by New York Times bestselling author Nikki Giovanni.Award-winning poet and writer Nikki Giovanni takes on the impossible task of selecting the 100 best African American works from classic and contemporary poets. Out of necessity, Giovanni admits she cheats a little, selecting a larg…

  • Deadline: 1 July 2011The Daniel Pearl Awards for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting are unique among journalism prizes worldwide in that they were created specifically to honor cross-border investigative reporting. Formerly the ICIJ Awards, the prizes were renamed in 2008 in honor of Wall Street Journal reporter Dan…

  • Deadline: 6 December 2010For more than 20 years, Wyn was a huge influence on The Independent. He cared deeply about the quality of writing and reporting in its pages, and how these were presented to the world. He was a guide and mentor to dozens of young journalists who began their national newspaper careers in its newsroom, many …

  • Deadline: 31 December 2010Minority Rights Group International will present the Minority Voices Young Journalist Award to one outstanding young journalist wanting to highlight within the European media the issues facing minority and indigenous communities in the global south. Deadline for submissions: December 31, 2010.EligibilityS…

  • Deadline: 31 March 2011BNPA 2011 IS HERE.This is the third round of the BN Poetry Award and we are looking for more poetic passion. The theme this time is HOPE.Criteria:Ugandan women residing in Uganda above 18 years of age.Poems must be submitted under the theme of Hope. Be as creative as possible.Poems must be 12 font single spa…

  • Deadline: 30 November 2010Call for funding application 2011Honours, Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doctoral students, Senior ResearchersIFAS-Research would like to remind research teams, researchers and students in the Human and Social Sciences working on Southern Africa, that all applications for the financing of research works, events,…

  • Deadline: 1 December 201037th Annual African Literature Association ConferenceCall for PapersThe 37th annual conference of the ALA will be convened at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio on April 13-17, 2011.The conference theme is: "African Literature, Visual Arts, and Film in Local and Transnational Spaces."Critical studies of Afric…

  • Deadline: 15 May 2011Announcing The Black Fantastic AnthologyTales of Space, Romance and Weirdness on the black hand side* READING PERIOD begins on November 15, 2010. Please do not submit your stories before then.* DEADLINE: May 15, 2011.* WORD LENGTH: Up to 6,000 words* No reprints* Theme: Speculative Fiction (includes science fi…

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  5. Guest Post & Giveaway: Open Minds by Susan Kaye Quinn
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  7. Blogger Talk: Novel Exposed — March
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  10. Blogger Talk: Novel Exposed: Interview & Everneath Quotes with Brodi Ashton