Next Journalism [2011-01-09] 

  • Deadline: 31 January 2011Harold Morton Landon Translation AwardThis $1,000 award recognizes a published translation of poetry from any language into English. Founded in 1976, the award was originally biennial. It has been given annually since 1984. A noted translator chooses the winning book. Books must be submitted by January 31,…

  • Deadline: 31 January 2011The Prize – from 2009 the sum of £3,000 – is awarded annually to translator(s) for the published English translation of a full-length imaginative and creative work of literary merit translated from the Arabic original.The PrizeFrom the 2009 prize, the award to the winning translator was increased to £3,000…

  • Deadline: 30 April 2011Pambazuka News is pleased to announce the call for submissions for the first annual Pambazuka Samir Amin Award. This award, launched to mark Samir Amin’s 80th birthday in 2011, pays tribute to the extraordinary contribution Samir Amin has made to our understanding of the exploitation of the peoples of Africa…

  • Deadline: 15 April 2011Call for Essays: Prisons, Peace, and Social JusticePeace Review: A Journal of Social Justice is an international journal distributed in more than 50 nations. We seek essays on the above theme for a special issue."During the civil rights movement and the peace movement against the Vietnam War, the Rev. Martin…

  • Deadline: 1 April 2011Feminist Studies is seeking poetry and fiction for a special issue on transgender and the intersections of race/ethnicity/nation.In addition to scholarly work, the issue will include an art essay about South African photographer Zanele Muholi's work representing gender variance in South Africa. Feminist Studi…

  • Deadline: 25 January 2011Associate Professor/Reader (Francophone and African Literature)The Nigeria French Language Village is Nigeria’s inter-university Centre for French studies, established by the Federal Government of Nigeria to cater primarily for undergraduate students of French in tertiary institutions. It is an autonomous …

  • African Voices' How to Write a Novel Workshop (New York)

    Dates: 7 March - 25 April 2011Writing a novel requires a solid understanding of all the tools that a fiction writer must use to hold a reader’s interest. In this course, you will learn the basics of plot, characterization, point of view, voice, theme, dialogue, pacing and exposition. Using a combination of lecture, exercise and cr…

  • Deadline: 8 February 2011SEXUALITY IN AFRICA MAGAZINE AND MONOGRAPHS AND THE JOURNAL OF SEXUALITY IN AFRICA: CALL FOR PAPERSOn behalf of the Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC), I would like to kindly invite you to contribute an article to the Sexuality in Africa Magazine and Monographs, and the Journal of Sexuality …

  • Deadline: 18 February 2011AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH Arts and Writing Competition for High School StudentsTHEME: How can we build on The Dream for ourselves and the next generation?50 years ago young people from the North went on Freedom Rides to the South to end racial segregation. Beaten and jailed, they refused to turn back…

  • Date: 7 February 2011Join us for an evening of poetry like no other as ten of the finest poets around compete for a cash prize. The theme for the evening is Black History. This pay-what-you-can event will be held at 7pm on Monday, February 21st at the Jubilee Theatre. Submit your poems with author contact information in person or …

  • Deadline: 31 January 2011Volksblad Group has a vacancy for a reporter in Upington.The successful candidate will be responsible for:* Writing reports in Afrikaans and English* Taking photographs* Liaison with correspondents* Building a network of good contacts in the Northern CapeThe sucessful candidate must meet the following crit…

  • Deadline: 31 January 2011The Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Executive Director. The purpose of the position is to work in line with FAIR’s mission to increase the practice of investigative journalism throughout Africa in the interest of the information needs of…

  • Deadline: 31 March 2011In recognition of the importance of young people to the energy industry, 20th World Petoleum Congress (WPC) will be rewarding the best young authors at the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Qatar this December.The objective of the WPC Youth Awards is to encourage young professionals to participate in the most…

  • Deadline: 16 January 2011Send in your Kenyan romance story for the blog.Capture one moment, difficult moments, happy moments, and weird moments in the cycle of the Kenyan dating scene.You decide how mushy or how real it will be.Word limit is 1,600 words.Send your stories to blogs@storymojaafrica.co.ke by Sunday, 16th January 2010 …

  • The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is offering 10 journalists fellowships to produce investigative reports on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa.Nearly 6 million South Africans are suffering from HIV – among them 3.2 million women and 280,000 children, UNAIDS estimates.With funding from M•A•C AIDS Fund, the proje…

  • Deadline: 15 February 2011UNESCO invites Member States, regional and international organizations, professional and non-governmental organizations working in the field of journalism and freedom of expression to nominate candidates for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2011.The purpose of the Prize, supported by th…

  • Deadline: 15 February 2011YẸMỌNJA: Water Goddess, Fluidity and Tradition is a volume that reflects an interest in exploring the international Yorùbá deity Yemonja in her multiple manifestations. As with the Indiana University Press's previous series on ọ̀rìṣa traditions, including those on Ogun, Osun and Sango, this volume seeks t…

  • Deadline: 12 February 2011Job DetailsWrite to us if you want to join a small corporate publishing team.Send us 300 coherent words, along with your CV, if you think you are suitable for working in a senior position at a small agency as a corporate journalist and account executive. We would like to know about your past achievements,…

  • Deadline: 31 May 2011Contributions are invited from scholars and critics of Gambian and African literature to a proposed book of essays on the writings of Tijan M. Sallah, the Gambian poet, essayist and short story writer.The subject is the second best known writer from The Gambia after Lenrie Peters, and a notable voice in contem…

  • Deadline: 1 February 2011What Is the Fellowship?The Joan Shorenstein Center offers a one-semester fellowship at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Fellows are domestic or international journalists, scholars and/or policymakers who are interested in the influence of the press on public policy and politics.The fellowships offer…

  • From the Writers Weekly Forum:OOSKAnews, Inc., a publisher of weekly electronic newsletters covering the water sector in developing countries is seeking freelance writers/reporters in Africa/the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. For more information contact liz@ooskanews.com.Each of our newsletter…

  • Cape Town CBD Company needs a part-time copywriter/editor to design, write and edit high quality corporate reports and marketing material mostly of a strategic nature.Your competencies should include; the ability to work accurately under pressure with great accuracy, the ability to integrate work from various sources, excellent co…

  • Call for Submissions: Issue 3 of Made in Africa Magazine

    Deadline: 13 March 2011If you were asked what Africa’s contributions to the world are what would come to mind? Ancient Egypt perhaps, maybe Great Zimbabwe? Timbuktu? Mandela? Or rooibos tea, as the Google search reveals.For the 3rd Issue Made in Africa, we would like to explore the meaningful contributions, inventions, innovations…

  • Deadline: 15 January 2011Submit because you cannot but know what your roots are, where you came from and how you came to be. Because you cannot be present here without knowing about “back there.” Because you have yet to learn who your ancestors are and what were their journeys. Because you want to carry forward the stories of your…

  • City: Cape Town - ForeshoreJob descriptionHighbury Safika Media (Pty) Ltd, an independent publishing house is looking for a full-time editor.You will, among other things, have the following responsibilities:• Manage several magazines• Write features• Draw up synopses• Write commissions and briefs• Build contacts• Coordinate shoots…

  • Location: DurbanDuties:Developing highly effective, original and targeted marketing copy for the promotion and sale of goods and services.Working in tandem with other departments of an Organization and writing & editing creative materials for promotions, direct marketing (email, newsletter), advertisements as well as website conte…

  • Connection Point is a unique initiative with the goal to facilitate cross-cultural understanding between Muslim, Arab and Western women.Peace X Peace is seeking articles from Muslim and Arab women sharing their views, inspirations, and stories from daily life. We invite you to contribute an account of what life is like from your p…

  • Reply to: gigs-daebr-2153847635@craigslist.orgAn Arab American publication established in 2002 is seeking experienced and capable freelance writers familiar with the Arab American community and culture.Publication is credited for many scoops and often quoted in mainstream media. freelance assignments only. rates vary between $75 a…

  • Deadline: 14 January 2011City: Cape Town - PinelandsJob descriptionCAR is Southern Africa's leading multimedia automotive consumer brand. Established in 1957, CAR magazine continues to be the dominant, opinion-forming, monthly automotive-interest magazine in South Africa. Its website, CARmag.co.za, was established more than a deca…

  • Deadline: 14 January 2011City: Cape Town - PinelandsJob descriptionWith such prestigious brands covering a diverse range of specialist content, RamsayMedia is uniquely able to offer clients a wide range of lifestyle-focused content. In 77 years we've evolved from magazine publishing to a full 360-degree multi-platform media compan…

  • Deadline: 21 January 2011The Cape IT Initiative (www.citi.org.za) is a non-profit organization that develops and supports the ICT industry in the Western Cape. We are based in the Cape Town City Bowl and are looking for a Junior/Entry Level Researcher-Writer to join our project team for three months starting 1 February 2011.REQUIR…

  • Deadline: 1 March 2011INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: WOMEN & NEW MEDIA IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION, ISIS CENTER FOR WOMEN & DEVELOPMENTJune 24, 25, 26, 2011 – Fez, Morocco – Palais des CongresWith the growing dominance of the Internet, blog, chat and mobile telephony, the great “big bang” of the new media has begun. Communication is ra…

  • Apply for ScholarshipsThe Sawiris Foundation for Social Development provides grants to fund scholarships to Egyptian youth to continue their studies in and outside Egypt. The general terms are that all applicants have to be of Egyptian nationality, they have good grades throughout the scholarship years, and they return to Egypt (o…

  • "The Message of Paradise" Competition for Muslim Students

    Deadline: 1 March 2011The Union of Islamic World Students will hold a competition on the eve of Islamic Unity Week:The First Book Reading Competition of "The Message of Paradise" On the book of Islamic Unity in Martyr Motahhari's WorksThe competition will be held with the aim of familiarity with Islamic thoughts, maintenance of Is…

  • We are pleased to announce the launch of a new journal on African studies entitled Africana: A Journal of Ideas on Africa and the African Diaspora, a bi-annual (two issues per year) targeting an audience of scholars, practitioners, and other parties interested in African issues. The journal is meant to be multidisciplinary with a …

  • Deadline: 30 March 2011ConferenceThe Horn of African conferences have since its inception focused on issues related to peace, security and development. So far, none of the conferences has yet had an explicit focus on the linkages between gender, peace and development. This time the focus of the conference is set on these linkages.…

  • Deadline: 2 February 2011February has been designated Black History month in the United States. In this country, the Muslim community has had a tremendous history of African-American leaders and slaves, thinkers and entertainers, scholars and activists. This new year brings with it opportunities for growth and renewal, as well as …

  • Deadline: 31 January 20113 scripts for translation, total word count 28,727. The scripts will be recorded for a training course for health care professionals.Scripts are set up in a two-column bilingual format, in Word. Length of target text must be approximately equal to the source text, since the voiceover must fit the English. …

  • City: JohannesburgJob descriptionGallo Images is the leading supplier of images and footage primarily to Advertising Agencies, Design agencies, Corporates, Magazines and Newspaper publishers as well as Calender and TV producers.We are currently searching for the ideal candidate to fill the role of Editorial Content Administrator w…

  • Deadline: 31 January 2011The Afroeuropeans research team requires contributions to its exciting new project: the creation of the first multimedia Encyclopedia of Afroeuropean Studies. The work will cover a range of topics related to the presence of Afrodescendants throughout continental Europe, from the shores of the Atlantic to t…

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