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europe literature

Deadline: 31 January 2011

The 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 the Ural Mountains; we need specific and separate entries, not exceeding 3000 words, on:

· the history of African presence· facts and statistics
· political movements social activism
· landmark immigration policies in southern, central, eastern and northern Europe

We also need submissions on writers and artists in all fields (music, the visual arts, drama, photography and so on), not exceeding 2000 words. The criteria for the inclusion of particular individuals is that they are African or of African descent and live or have lived in Europe for a significant number of years and whose work has contributed to the exchange and cross-pollination of cultures.

We encourage the entries to be accompanied by any kind of complementary materials which can be used for didactic purposes: images, music, documentaries, extracts from major texts and so on. In the first stance please e-mail your suggested list of topics or entries to marta-sofia.lopez@unileon.es and you will be mailed back a style sheet.

The deadline for suggestions and proposals is 31rst January, and 30th June 2011 for the final submission of complete entries. All final entries should be written in English and the relevant national language. Disclaimer: The Afroeurope@ns project is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology for the next two years, and therefore is a work-in-progress which will be developed through several stages.

“Best European Fiction is an exhilarating read.”—Time

The launch of Dalkey’s Best European Fiction series was nothing short of phenomenal, with wide-ranging coverage in international media such as Time magazine, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Financial Times, and the Guardian; glowing reviews and interviews in print and online magazines such as the Believer, Bookslut, Paste, and the Huffington Post; radio interviews with editor Aleksandar Hemon on NPR stations in the US and BBC Radio 3 and 4 in the UK; and a terrific response from booksellers, who made Best European Fiction 2010 an “Indie Next” pick and created table displays and special promotions throughout the US and UK.

For 2011, Aleksandar Hemon is back as editor, along with a new preface by Colum McCann, and with a whole new cast of authors and stories, including work from countries not included in Best European Fiction 2010.

About the Editor

Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Question of Bruno, Nowhere Man, and The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2008. Born in Sarajevo, Hemon visited Chicago in 1992, intending to stay for several months. While there, Sarajevo came under siege, and he was unable to return home. Hemon wrote his first story in English in 1995. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 and a “Genius Grant” from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004. He lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.

Buy the book here.

Deadline: 29 October 2010

Young Reporters Against Poverty is a chance for European journalism students to receive hands-on training about development, the EU and how to report live from the European Development Days.

A handpicked group of 33 finalists will be selected to attend this year's European Development Days, to be held in Brussels in early December 2010. After receiving hands-on training to assist them in their live reporting of the event, the finalists then have one week to perfect their best article/broadcast, to be presented to a jury of professional journalists and media professionals.

Three overall winners will then be selected for the press trip of a lifetime – to Africa.

How to enter

Journalism students can enter the competition by submitting a written article (1000 words max.) OR radio broadcast (MP3 format, 3 minutes max.) in their native language (one of EU 23 official languages) on the subject of 'EU development assistance' between 20 September and 29 October 2010. The focus should be "aid" (excluding humanitarian or emergency assistance) to support the economic, social and political development of developing countries.

To avoid disappointment, please do not leave your application until the last minute. There could be server problems related to the amount of activity on these last days.