Next Journalism [2011-02-20] 

  • Call for Stories - Love, InshAllah Anthology: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women 02/28/2011Posta Kenya Letter Writing Competition for Young People 02/28/2011Job Opening: Chief Editor for COMESA (nationals of Eastern and Southern Africa are invited to apply) 02/28/2011Job Opening: Publisher/ Managing Editor for Fleet St…

  • Reply to: gigs-xdqjn-2231886151@craigslist.orgAfrican American magazine for women are looking for a great PR person to write us a press release. We launched our nationwide issue and would like to start receiving exposure asap. Looking to develop a long term relationship for outsourced PR needs. Must accept Paypal.Location: Atlanta…

  • LitNet 60 Words Story Competition (South Africa)

    Deadline: 28 March 2011Write a mini-story approximately 60 words long with an ecological or nature conservation theme, and it could be published on a limited-edition Leopard’s Leap back label!Any conservation-themed story qualifies, as long as you can tell it in 60 words. You may write about any ecological topic you are passionate…

  • Location: Kenya-Nairobi, Nairobi Area ProvinceOpportunity:Nation Media Group - the leading multi-media house in East & Central Africa - is seeking to recruit suitably qualified candidates for the following positions in the Nation Digital Division to join Kenya’s premier digital newsroom.We are looking for talented journalists with…

  • Location: Briardene, Durban North, South AfricaTabloid Media is looking for journalist / sub-editor / proofreader to join our Head OfficeThe company has 11 titles. We are looking for an excellent writer, who will function as sub-editor, proof reader, editorial manager.Two attributes are essential: your English must be utterly supe…

  • 14th Time of the Writer: Full Programme Announced (South Africa)

    Dates: 14 - 19 March 2011Twenty-one prominent writers from a dozen different countries, will converge on Durban for a thought-provoking week of literary dialogue and exchange of ideas at the Time of the Writer international writers festival from 14 to 19 March. Hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of Kwa-Zulu Natal) …

  • Deadline: 2 March 2011City: JohannesburgJob descriptionTwo community magazines require the services of an editor. This is a perfect position for a young motivated person who has good writing skills and magazine or newspaper experience. The editor will need to have a keen interest and knowledge of the digital world, including web i…

  • 5th Winner of Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation Announced

    The 2010 Winner: Humphrey Davies for his translation of Yalo by Elias KhouryThe 2010 Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, the fifth year of the prize, is awarded to Humphrey Davies for his translation of the novel Yalo by Elias Khoury, published by Maclehose Press in the UK.Humphrey Davies is also a runner-up this year for his t…

  • Location: Stellenbosch, South AfricaWe want your articles!Requirements:Daily article on the latest Township news, Fashion, Night life, Hot local celebrities, Kwaito and Prima donnas!!We pay R100 per published article. Send your carefully written 300 word sample to jumpjournos@live.co.uk. If we like what we see, we'll contact you! …

  • Professional Writers Kenya, an academic research and writing company based in Nairobi, is in search of freelance academic writers to research on the internet and produce well-written and accurate academic essays within strict deadlines.QUALIFICATIONS/ REQUIREMENTS* University degree preferable, particularly in English, Literature,…

  • One of the biggest real estate consortium’s in Kenya is looking for a sub-editor for its publishing arm. The incumbent should have previous editorial experience, media and communications degree or qualifications, passion for advertising sales and marketing on a magazine, good interpersonal skills.Previous work in a magazine or pub…

  • Deadline: 31 March 2011Are you interested in the work of a correspondent in a foreign country? Would you like to spend the month of August in Finland learning more about the country, its society and the Finnish way of life?If you are a newly graduated journalist or a student of journalism/communications due to graduate soon, you m…

  • Deadline: 31 March 2011The anthology will feature:Accounts written by people who were involved in the lead up to the revolution – the planning stages. Why were you there? What did you hope to achieve?Accounts written by people who were involved in the protests themselves from January 25 to February 11, both in Egypt and abroad. Fi…

  • Deadline: 1 September 2011Call for submissions: Retirees or near retirees who have spent their lives abroad discuss their place in the “Third Culture” phenomenon.After 30+ years of service to women and children worldwide my Wisconsinite mother retired to Colombo, Sri Lanka, which had been her first post with UNICEF at the start of…

  • Deadline: 16 May 2011Diaspora Dialogues Call for SubmissionsWe are now accepting submissions of short stories, poetry and creative nonfiction for our 2011 mentorship program! Deadline May 16th.DIASPORA DIALOGUES ISSUES 2011 OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSLooking for emerging writers of short stories, poetry and creative nonfiction in th…

  • Deadline: 1 June 2011IPI News Innovation ContestThe IPI News Innovation Contest is aimed at advancing the future of news by funding new ways to digitally inform communities in Europe, Middle East and Africa.Via these grants, IPI is supporting projects from not-for-profit and for-profit organizations that revolve around online news…

  • Deadline: 17 April 2011One image can...communicate more than dozens of pages of text or hours of speeches. One image can change the course of history. Editorial cartoons draw attention to important political, economic, and social issues like nothing else. Using symbols or visual metaphors, their reach transcends country borders an…

  • Deadline: 27 March (extended from 20 February 2011)Prizes:$10,000 in total prize money: One grand prize winner in the Middle East and one in the US will receive $2,000. One second place winner in the Middle East and one in the US will receive $1,500. Three runners up in the Middle East and three in the US will receive $500 each. 5…

  • Reply to: job-tmt8d-2224795912@craigslist.orgNon-fiction Project Editor, with strong proofreading and critiquing abilities, is needed for a Black woman’s spiritual memoir.Job description:Proofread and critique an 80,000 word (350-page) memoir within thirty-days. Chapters are generally 10-20 double-spaced pages, and are well writte…

  • Deadline: 24 February 2011Junior Editor - Cape TownLux Verbi.BM, one of South Africa’s leading local Christian publishers, currently has a vacancy for a junior editor in its editorial department.The successful candidate will be responsible for:• assessing unsolicited manuscripts• guiding up-and-coming new writers• establishing and…

  • Deadline: 28 February 2011Region: Western Cape - Cape TownManaging Editor: Mango Juice and Time OutNew Media is looking to appoint an experienced, dynamic, organised Managing Editor to fill the above-mentioned vacancy at our Cape Town offices. This position reports to the respective Editors.The ideal candidate’s skills and qualiti…

  • International call for submissions: creative writing in non-native languages contextsThis is an opportunity for scholars working in the field to develop an account of those theories, strategies, and practices informing their work.Essays which investigate intersections between artistic, theoretical, and cultural practices are parti…

  • Date: 23 February 2011As part of the GAIN programme, there will be a discussion of African Literature at Georgetown University tomorrow, February 23, from 5 to 6 pm.Guests include the publisher of Sable Lit Magazine, Kadija Sesay; Caine Prize 2010 winner Olufemi Terry; and Samantha Pinto, an English professor at Georgetown Univers…

  • We need scouts from all overt the world in order to attend to matches for live match reports for all kind of sportsWe are searching for reporters in order to attend do football matches and supply us live match report. There will be a 35 EUR fee/ match + ticket and transport reimburse. Don't hesitate. Just go on www.sportsdata.ag a…

  • Deadline: 1 March 2011The Fashion IssueTo interrogate fashion and what is fashionable, we are publishing #8 of Saraba. As usual, our concerns are beyond the superficial details of everyday life. We are asking previously unasked questions, contemplating questions about art and life that may remain unasked were we silent.There is so…

  • Deadline: 28 February 2011City: Gardens - Cape TownJob descriptionThe incumbent is expected to copy-edit meticulously and with elegance, paying attention to detail. The sub-editor is expected to place copy using Quark XPress, source photos and edit them in Photoshop when necessary, write copy as assigned by the Editor, take respon…

  • Deadline: 5 March 2011BETWEEN THE LINES WRITING CONTESTWhat is the BTL writing contest?Between the Lines invites young aspiring writers from Arabic speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa between the ages of 16-19 to the University of Iowa to spend two weeks honing their creative writing skills and interacting with …

  • Between the Lines: July 11-25, 2011For the fourth year in a row, the International Writing Program, in cooperation with the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio (IYWS), will host the Between the Lines (BTL) program. Twelve young writers from Arabic-speaking countries, aged 16-19, will be invited to the University of Iowa, where they will pa…

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