We are now accepting submissions for Tribes Magazine Issue 14.
A Gathering of the Tribes seeks submissions for its 14th issue. Our focus is on outstanding literary and critical work from emerging and established writers with an emphasis on multiculturalism and alternative viewpoints. All genres and styles considered though we generally do not publish “genre” fiction (romance, science fiction, children’s literature, etc.) or metrical poetry or rhyme unless it is exceedingly contemporary/experimental. Writers documenting alternative forms of experience or from diverse backgrounds strongly encouraged to submit. Submit manuscripts (under 20 pages) to: A GATHERING OF THE TRIBES, P.O. Box 20693, Tompkins Square Station, New York, NY 10009 or email your submission to info@tribes.org with “Submission” in the subject.
Website
We publish poetry, fiction, essays and interviews on our website year-round. Please email us with Subject Line: Web Submissions with your attachment in a Word doc only.
General : Due to the massive number of submissions we receive, we do not guarantee response to, or return of work that is not accepted for publication.
You are guaranteed a response only if your work is selected for publication.
WikiLeaks is one of the very hot topics in investigative reporting these months. The scandals caused by the leaked documents and around Julian Assanges person are still unfolding. For now we can introduce:
Marcel Rosenbach from the German weekly Der Spiegel. Marcel Rosenbach took part in the negotiations about the American cables and will tell how the team at Der Spiegel worked with the documents.
Jan Gunnar Furuly from the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten obtained the cables from a source not connected to WikiLeaks. Aftenposten shared the documents with other newspapers. Jan-Gunnar Furuly will tell how the Norwegian team worked with the documents and with other media.
We have invited the German Daniel Domscheidt-Berg who worked with WikiLeaks from the start, but broke with Julian Aassange. We also invited a Lebanese newspaper which published documents about the situation in the Arab world and this way contributed to the uprisings and are trying to contact the team behind a similar Russian project.
There will be many other interesting sessions. For the moment the following have confirmed, that they will speak to us in Kyiv:
* Wang Keqin, China, who is the most famous investigative report in China. * Ana Arana, Mexico, who investigated how the press is reporting in a country marred by drug wars. * Bo Elkjaer, Denmark, who exposed a scandal around registers for CO2-quotas * Sebastian Junger, USA, who was embedded with a platoon in Afghanistan and made the film ‘Restrepo’ * Evgeny Vyshenkov, Russia, who has been investigating organised crime in St. Petersburg * Florence Aubenas, France, who worked undercover at the bottom of French society. * Charles “Chuck” Lewis, USA, who for years has investigated the situation of investigative reporting * Serena Tinari, Switzerland, who made a TV-documentary about “Tamiflu” and the pharma industry * Laureen Keane, Washington Post, who has specialised in presentations of investigative reporting on the web. * Albrecht Ude, Germany, will introduce ways of researching in the internet without leaving any traces. * Roch Bozino and Luc Hermann, both France, will explain how investigative reporters can turn their research into TV-documentaries and how they can sell them!
There will be a lot of workshops and hands on training in Data Driven Journalism and other techniques. Here you can learn from Nils Mulvad, Denmark, Luuk Sengers, the Netherlands, Mark Hunter, France/USA, Kevin Davis, USA, Brant Houston, USA, Jose Roberto Toledo, Brazil, Franciska Skoknic, Chile, and John Nicol, USA, Jesper Woldenhof, Denmark, Mark Horvit, USA, David Donald, USA, Sarah Cohen, USA, Elena Egawhary, UK, Paul Myers, UK, Henk van Ess, the Netherlands.
Paul Radu, Stefan Candea and Adrian Mogos, all Romania, will with Yulia Latynina, Russia give detailed instructions how to work undercover.
At GIJC 2011 we will intensify and expand the international networking of investigative reporters. This is going to be coordinated by Brigitte Alfter, Denmark, and Nicky Hager, New Zealand.
At GIJC 2011 there is also be an award ceremony. The media representative of OSCE Dunja Mijatovic has been invited to speak at the ceremony.
The jury for the Global Shining Light Award has the following members: Kajsa Norell, Sweden, Angelina Nunes, Brazil, Anton Harber, South Africa, and Paul Radu, Romania. The secretariat is managed by Thomas Hjortsoe, Denmark.
Grants
GIJC 2011 has funds for scholarships for colleagues who would otherwise not be able to participate in the Global Conference in Kyiv. In some cases GIJC will be able to cover all your costs, in other cases GIJC will only contribute.
Because of visa procedures you have to apply before 10th of August 2011.
If you have questions don’t hesitate to ask (in both English and Russian). Either through this form or by mailing info@gijc2011.org.
To apply, please download this form (right-click and select “Save file as…”, fill it in, and email it to info@gijc2011.org. It’s a Word doc., so please open it and write in the form. Keep it short!
About your budget: Most important are travelling costs in your own country and to Kyiv and back.
The Financial Times is offering a three-month internship in the memory of Peter Martin, the FT’s former chief business columnist and deputy editor, who died in August 2002 at the early age of 54.
Peter was one of the very best business writers of his generation. He made an outstanding contribution to the Financial Times with his ideas, wit and humanity. As well as writing columns that sparkled with original insight, he played a key role in the international development of the paper and in the conception and expansion of its online presence with FT.com.
The Peter Martin fellow will join the leader-writing team of the FT in London for a period of three months, from mid July 2011. We are looking for someone with an excellent grounding in economics, a capacity for original thinking and an ability to write fluently and accessibly for a well-informed but non-professional readership.
Candidates should already have a good first degree; post-graduate qualifications in a relevant subject would be a bonus. Applicants should also have a strong interest in subjects that especially interested Peter: business and, in particular, the economic impact of technological change.
The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, and Jonathan Ford, Chief Leader Writer. A bursary of £5,000 to cover travel and accommodation will be made.
Candidates should email a curriculum vitae and a draft editorial of 500 words on an economics or business topic, to pmfellow@ft.com. The closing date for applications is 13 May 2011.
Established in 1992 by the European Commission, the Lorenzo Natali Prize is awarded to journalists for outstanding reporting on Human Rights, Democracy and Development issues.
To organize the Lorenzo Natali Prize, the European Commission works closely with the Reporters Without Borders, winner of the Sakharov Prize in 2005. The Prize has numerous regional multipliers.
Three print and online press winners from each of the five geographic areas – Africa, The Arab World and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean – will receive prize money (1st prize: EUR 5 000, 2nd prize: EUR 2 500, 3rd prize: EUR 1 500) and a trophy.
The two winners of the Special TV Prize and Special Radio Prize, drawn from entries from all regions, will be awarded EUR 5 000 each.
The Lorenzo Natali Grand Prize of an additional EUR 5 000 will be awarded to the winning journalist(s) submitting the best piece of work overall, as determined by an independent Grand Jury.
All Prize winners will be the special guests of the European Commission at an Awards Ceremony organised in their honour in December 2011.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 August 2011 and more information about the application process can be found below.
For Print and Online Media
1. You have until 31 August 2011 to submit your application for the 2011 edition. The application form can be accessed here in the Register section of this web site. 2. To enter, professional print, online and news agency journalists must upload a piece of written journalism – either individually or, for jointly authored or produced items, as a group. 3. Only one item or one extract from a series of journalistic works (i.e. one article) can be entered. If you submit more than one, you will be disqualified. 4. The entry must have been published in print, online media or have appeared in an agency dispatch for the first time between 1 July 2010 and 31 August 2011. 5. Your work must have been published in one of five regions: Africa; the Arab World and the Middle East; Asia and the Pacific; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean. 6. It must address human rights and/or democracy and/or development, and have as its background the developing world. Opinion articles are not eligible. 7. Your story must not exceed 10 000 characters with spaces (about 1 400 words). We will consider a short version of a longer item, but you have to upload the full-length piece as well. There is no minimum length requirement. 8. You can submit an article in any language. If it is written in one of the 23 official European Union languages, you must also submit a summary in English or French or Spanish. If you want to enter an article that is not in one of the 23 official European Union languages, you must provide a translation in English or French or Spanish in addition to the summary. The summary should be carefully written as it will be key for pre-selection. It must be no longer than 2 000 characters including spaces. 9. All works will go through a phase of pre-selection. The top 10 items in each category will be given to an independent Grand Jury. The jury will consist of seven people who are recognised figures in journalism, development, democracy and human rights. The jury will choose the final winners. 10. You work will be assessed on: relevance to democracy, human rights, development; originality of approach; professional quality, investigative depth; and public/political impact, if any. The decision of the Grand Jury shall be final. 11. Three prizes will be awarded in each of the five regions. A Grand Prize will be awarded for the best piece of journalism across all media (including TV and radio). 12. The winners in each region will receive a trophy and prize money of EUR 5 000 for first place, EUR 2 500 for the runner up, and EUR 1 500 for third place. The winner of the Grand Prize will receive a trophy and EUR 5 000. 13. The European Commission has the right to reproduce and disseminate the works submitted in its own publications and in publicity material for the Lorenzo Natali Prize, including through its website, its partners and by any other means necessary to promote the Prize. 14. Laureates cannot enter the Prize the year following their award, but are eligible for subsequent editions. Articles written by current members of staff of the European Union institutions or the Mostra communications agency will not be considered. These people can enter three years after leaving their position.
Q: How can I apply?
A: You need to sign up here and submit your completed application. Take time to read the Rules to make sure you know what you need to do to get your entry ready on time.
Q: What must I fill out and upload?
A: Entrants have to fill out the online application form and supply one piece of published journalism – either print, online, radio or television – and a summary of that item in the accepted languages. See the Rules section for detailed information for each media, or Sign Up to see the application form.
Q: Where must my work have been published or broadcast?
A: The piece of journalism must have been published or broadcast in one of five regions: Africa; the Arab World and the Middle East; Asia and the Pacific; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean.
Q: If I have published an article in a Maghreb country of northern Africa, which region will I compete in?
A: You will compete in the “the Arab World, Iran and Israel”. The countries in this region are: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, United Arabic Emirates, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Turkey and Yemen.
Q: What if I work for the regional bureau of an international broadcaster or news agency which has its headquarters elsewhere, such as in North America?
A: In the online application form, you can indicate either the country of the media or the country where your article or report was published.
Q: Can I enter a piece of journalism that is not written in one of the 23 languages of the European Union?
A: If your article or script is not originally in one of the 23 EU languages, you must submit a translation of it and a summary in either English or French or Spanish.
Q: Do I have to submit a summary if my article is written in English, French or Spanish?
A: Yes, a summary of 2 000 characters including spaces must accompany all entries. It must be carefully written as it will form the basis of the pre-selection process.
Q: What criteria will my work be judged on?
A: Your work will be judged on how relevant the subject is to democracy, human rights and development issues, how original the approach is, its professional quality, the depth of investigation carried out and what public or political impact the item has had, if any.
Q: When is the deadline?
A: The deadline for submitting entries is 31 August 2011. The items must have been published or broadcast between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011.
Q: Can I participate in this year’s Lorenzo Natali Prize if I did last year?
A: Yes, the competition is open to all journalists who have published an article on the defence of democracy or human rights or development from 1 July 2010 to 31 August 2011. However, the 2010 winners are not allowed to apply for the 2011 edition. They can apply again from 2012.
Q: Are blogs an accepted form of online distribution?
A: No.
Q: Who will be on the jury for the Lorenzo Natali Prize 2011?
A: The Grand Jury will be independent and made up of seven recognised public figures from the domains of journalism, development, human rights and democracy.
Q: What do you mean by ‘developing world’ in the rules?
A: The European Commission wants to use the Natali Prize to promote development, human rights and democracy in the developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and in the Arab World and the Middle East. Any article dealing with these areas is accepted.
Think beyond the borders of the usual settings (The United States seems to be the only place where spaceships land). Future Hong Kong. Post-apocalyptic Africa. The drowned coastlines of Australia in a warmer world. A city beneath the waves near Easter Island. India five thousand years from now.
Future Lovecraft will open to submissions for short stories and poetry from May 1 to June 30, 2011. Do not send any submissions before this date. Yes, we mean it.
The anthology will be available in print and as an e-book, and is edited by the eldritch duo of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles.
What We Want
Lovecraftian science fiction stories. ‘Lovecraftian’ can include Mythos elements, but we have a broader view of what Lovecraftian means. Interpret and distill it. Stories may be set in the near future or distant future. They may be cyberpunk, biopunk, space opera, dystopic, post-apocalyptic, or any other flavour of science fiction.
Surprise us with your visions of the future. Think beyond the borders of the usual settings (The United States seems to be the only place where spaceships land). Future Hong Kong. Post-apocalyptic Africa. The drowned coastlines of Australia in a warmer world. A city beneath the waves near Easter Island. India five thousand years from now. The distant spaceport of New Port-au-Prince. The Martian and Lunar colonies. Give us protagonists with diverse and interesting backgrounds. Give us women who can battle Nyarlathotep’s deadly soldiers with wit and bravado, not sacrificial space-maidens. Gives us the story of the little folk that are often forgotten, like the cook aboard the space vessel who discovers a terrible secret.
Further fiction guidelines below. For poetry, send up to three poems pasted in the body of the e-mail, with a cover letter. Poems paid at $10 CAD per poem. A physical contributor’s copy and e-book copy are provided.
Length
Short fiction (1,000 words) to novelette (10,000 words). Keep in mind we have a payment cap of $70 CAD, and limited space in the anthology, so your long novelette might be better served by finding another home.
Payment
One cent per word up to a maximum of $70 CAD; one physical copy of the anthology and one e-book copy.
Payment made via PayPal or Canadian check upon publication.
We are purchasing first English anthology print and electronic rights.
Reprints
Considered, with a few caveats:
1. Indicate where and when the story was originally published in your cover letter. 2. Reprints offered should not be easily available in print or online. 3. Payment is a flat $30 CAD for reprints.
If you published it in a small collection in 1985 and it’s no longer on the market, that’s fine. If it was published in a German magazine and never translated to English, we’d like to see it. If it appeared in a now-defunct zine, that’s okay, too. If it was in a recent issue of an English-language zine that is currently online, no.
Submitting
E-mail us at innsmouthfp AT gmail.com. Subject line: Future Lovecraft, [Title of your Story, Author's Name]. The subject line is important; otherwise, the story might go into the wrong pile.
Do not send simultaneous submissions. Do not send more than one short story submission, because we will not consider more than one at a time and will make you resubmit any simultaneous submissions after we answer on the previous one. If we reject one story, you can send another one.
Include a cover letter with the story word count, salient writing credits and any reprint information (if applicable). Yes, we do read cover letters, so please include the information (Paula gets cranky when stories arrive sans byline, title, or cover letter).
Attach story as an RTF (preferred) or Word document. Use standard manuscript format. Italics as italics, bold as bold. No fancy fonts.
Stories can be sent in English, French, or Spanish.
Submissions are accepted from May 1 to June 30, 2011. Do not send anything before or after that date. If you do, we will ignore it.
We will reject some stories as they come in and send others to the hold pile. Final story selection will take place in July 2011.
The General Secretariat of King Faisal International Prize is pleased to announce nomination for the 1433H / 2012G King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) for Arabic Language and Literature in the topic:
COMPUTER PROCESSING OF THE ARABIC LAGUAGE: INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ENDEAVORS
CONDITIONS:
1. Nominations should be from universities, research centers and other learned circles. Nominations are also accepted from previous winners of King Faisal International Prize. Nominations are not accepted from individuals or political parties. 2. Nominated works must be published, benefit mankind and enrich human knowledge. 3. Dissertations are not accepted.
REQUIREMENTS FROM EACH NOMINEE:
1. A typed curriculum vitae of each nominee with a list of his/her publications. 2. One original or high quality photocopy of each nominated paper. The total number of nominated papers should not exceed 10. 3. Six copies of each nominated book and/or book chapter. The total number of nominated books and/or book chapters should not exceed 6. 4. One high resolution color photo of each nominee (10 X 15 cm).
Nomination documents and nominated works will not be returned
REQUIREMENTS FROM NOMINATING BODY:
1. An official letter of nomination for each nominee separately, adequately justifying the nomination and outlining the nominee's achievements in the prize field. 2. A list of nominated works. 3. A general information form filled by the nominee; this form can be duplicated if more than one candidate is nominated.
PRIZE COMPONENTS:
1. A certificate written in Arabic calligraphy, describing the work for which the winner is awarded the Prize. 2. A Commemorative 24-carat, 200-gram gold medallion. 3. SR 750,000 (US$ 200,000).
REMARKS:
1. Nominations are judged exclusively on the basis of merit, regardless of nationality, race, religion or gender. 2. Any nomination not fulfilling all conditions and requirements shall be excluded. 3. More than one nominee may share the Prize. 4. The decision of the Prize's Selection Committee is final. 5. Winners will be announced in Safar 1433H occurring January 2012G and honored at an official ceremony later in Riyadh. 6. All the required documents must be received no later than Sunday 27 Jumada I 1432H occurring May 1 2011G at the following address.
Please send nominations by airmail to the following address:
The General Secretariat King Faisal International Prize Al-Khairia Building, King Fahd Road P.O. Box 22476 Riyadh 11495 Saudi Arabia
Contact Information:
For inquiries: KFIPinfo@kff.com or call +(966-1) 465 2255
For submissions: The General Secretariat, King Faisal International Prize, Al-Khairia Building, King Fahd Road, P.O. Box 22476 Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia
For the past few decades, the Islamic banking and finance industry has grown significantly in the global market. We believe that R & D in Islamic Finance are vital to be further developed. Hence, we at KLIFF 2011 are extremely proud to organize this essay competition to encourage in-depth research competitively. We are pleased to invite and encourage everyone to participate in this essay competition by writing to us a well-grounded essay on Islamic banking and finance topics. The winning essays receive awards totaling to USD6, 000.00. We will begin accepting essays starting from 25 April 2011.
ELIGIBILITY
• This contest is open to all (Malaysian or others from all countries of the world)
ENTRY FORMAT
• An English essay of 5,000 to 10,000 words, excluding footnotes and bibliography. • Submissions can be sent via our online submission form (strongly encouraged!), via e-mail to mazlita@cert.com.my. Each entry must be accompanied by a submission form and short CV. • Essays must be in the .doc format, 1 ½ spaced and 12-point Times New Roman font. • Quotes and references must be clearly marked throughout the essay and properly attributed.
PROCEDURES
• Each contestant may submit more than one entry, but each winning contestant will be entitled to only one prize. The prize will be awarded to a winning contestant for his/her highest-scoring entry. • All submissions must be original. A contestant must confirm that his/her entri(es) has /have not been published or entered in other competition . • A winning entry will not be allowed to enter into any other competitions.
COPYRIGHT
• CERT reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to adapt, edit, modify, reproduce and use the entry (ies) for any promotional or educational purposes without the prior consent from the contestant or providing any payment whatsoever to the contestant . • CERT reserves the right to present no awards, or to reduce the number of awards if an insufficient number of deserving entries is received.
JUDGING CRITERIA
• Presentation skills, including the language, coherency and readability. • Completeness of the essay, including background information, products (s), relevant to the essay development. • Usefulness of the essay to others. • Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification. • Judges’ decision is final and is not subject to an appeal.
TOPICS
Topics for the essay competition should be focused mainly on the following themes :
1. Islamic Banking & Finance 2. Islamic Economics 3. Islamic Equity & Investments Products 4. Governance in Islamic Finance 5. Shariah Methodology & Fatwa in Islamic Finance 6. Risk in Islamic Finance 7. Takaful & Retakaful 8. Legal and Regulatory Issues in Islamic Finance 9. Accounting in Islamic Finance 10. Shariah Audit in Islamic Finance 11. Legal & Shariah Compliance 12. Islamic Capital Market 13. Islamic Treasury Products 14. Islamic Structured Product & Islamic Derivatives
BIG REWARDS AWAIT THE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR’S ESSAY COMPETITION!
Prizes of the winners
1st Prize: USD2,000 Cash, USD250 CERT Book Vouchers 2nd Prize: USD1,500 Cash, USD150 CERT Book Vouchers 3rd Prize: USD1,000 Cash, USD100 CERT Book Vouchers 3 Consolation Prize: USD300 Cash
• The winner will be given the complementary seat to attend 2-day 8th Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum (KLIFF 2011).
• Submit your essay with a cover page including your name, address, phone number, organization, email address, essay title.
All entries must be submitted together with duly completed entry forms and sent by mail or e-mail to:
Send all correspondence to: Centre for Research and Training (CERT), 277, Jalan Bandar 11, Metro Melawati, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Any queries please call: +603 4108 1439
Fax the Form below to: +603 4106 1549
Send your details by email: mazlita@cert.com.my
We will send you a confirmation note on receiving your registration form.
Paradigm Shift is a new interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal of essays that challenge the basic assumptions underlying much research about peoples of African descent, particularly, but not limited to legacy Black Americans. The research under investigation may be in the social and behavioral sciences, the life and biomedical sciences, or the arts and humanities. Paradigm Shift is published once a year, in March, through the Institute of African American Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The journal seeks electronic submissions of essays of 4000 to 5000 words that present novel alternative explanations, insights, and perspectives on various topics of relevance to research on African Americans. Authors are encouraged to send their essays to iaar@unc.edu,attention Paradigm Shift Editor. The first issue of Paradigm Shift is scheduled for e-publication on June 30, 2011 with prospective submissions due at IAAR by April 30, 2011.
Are you interested in the role of education in developing countries? Are you interested in winning £100 or more?
NUHA is launching its first essay competition which is open to all. Whether you’re from Sri Lanka, Sweden or South Africa, we would like to hear what YOU have to say about how you think education should function in your country and across the world.
The competition has been established with the twin aims of:
* Creating an international platform to debate issues relating to education and development * Creating an opportunity to publish the work of students and of people who want to be heard
Who can enter?
Absolutely anyone! There are two prizes this year:
* NUHA Blogging Youth Prize (for those born in 1993 or after): £100 * NUHA Blogging Prize (for those born before 1993): £150
It doesn’t matter whether English is your first, second, third or fourth language: your article will be judged first and foremost on the quality of your argument and the originality of your ideas. What should I write?
Taking education and development as your starting point, write an essay of between 500 and 1,500 words in response to one of the statements below.
Youth category:
1. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela 2. Education is worth paying for. 3. In the 21st century, it is better to give a child a computer than a book.
General category:
1. “Only the educated are free.” Epictetus 2. The State should encourage access to private education. 3. “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler
When should I enter?
As soon as you like! The Editor will read every essay she receives, which may then be posted on the NUHA blog and we hope that you will respond to these postings with further debate.
The deadline for all entries is 16 September 2011 and we may post your article on the NUHA blog until 30 September 2011.
You then have until 31 October 2011 to vote for your preferred articles by liking or re-posting them on Facebook, tweeting about them or emailing them to your friends. You also have until 31 October 2011 to continue debating about the topics above.
On 1 November 2011, the Editor will announce which 9 published articles have been shortlisted for the Prizes. For each Prize, 3 articles will be shortlisted on the basis of your vote, 3 other articles will be shortlisted on the basis of how much you have been debating them, and 3 more articles will be shortlisted on the basis of their intrinsic quality.
On 1 November 2011, the Editor will also unveil the panel of judges for each Prize, who will focus on the quality of the argument and the originality of the ideas of the 9 shortlisted essays.
The winners for both the Blogging Youth Prize and the general Blogging Prize will be announced on 1 December 2011.
The 18th edition of the Bayeux-Calvados Awards for War Correspondents will be taking place from 3 to 9 October 2011. It is now open with the call for candidates.
Journalists: you have from now until 10 June to send us your work
Photo, radio, television and written press reports on a conflict or news event relating to the fight for freedom and democracy must be submitted before the 10th June to be considered for the 2011 selection. They must have been made between the 1st June 2010 and the 31st May 2011.There is a €7,000 grant to be won in each category. A new category has been created this year: the web journalism award, sponsored by Nikon. It will reward new types of multimedia reporting.
From revolutions to news items
In recent weeks we have seen the winds of revolt blow across part of the world and the commitment of the people and the youth in their quest for democracy. This news has also been heavily marked by attacks on journalists. These journalists were only doing their job by being there to witness History unfolding and reporting back so that we can find out what is going on in the world. The next edition of the Bayeux-Calvados Awards is an opportunity to reflect on those revolts, difficulties experienced by journalists in the field and how the internet has affected the news, from citizen journalism to the appearance of Wikileaks.
A new web journalism prize
With the rise of digital technology, technological developments and changes in the way in which news is broadcast, new forms of narration have been created. There has been a vast increase in the number of multimedia projects in recent years, with the introduction of web documentaries, short multimedia works, video-graphics, etc. These new formats provide opportunities for finding out about international news in other ways (new information methods, new audiences). The new Web Journalism Award will reward these new types of multimedia reporting.
Ten Prizes will be awarded
Seven trophies awarded by the international jury:
* Written press Trophy – Prize awarded by the Calvados General Council - €7,000 * Television Trophy – Prize awarded by the Lower Normandy Region - €7,000 * Radio Trophy – Prize awarded by the D-Day Landing Committee - €7,000 * Photo Trophy – Prize awarded by Nikon - €7,000 * Grand format television Trophy – Prize awarded by the Scam - €7,000 * Web Journalism Trophy – Prize awarded by Nikon - €7000 * Young Reporter Prize – sponsored by CAPA Television - €3,000
Three special prizes:
* The Ouest-France – Jean Marin Prize (written press) – €3,800 * The Public Prize (photo) sponsored by the Town of Bayeux – €3,000 * The Lower Normandy Secondary School Students’ / Varenne Foundation Prize (Television) – €3,000
Download the entry forms:
Download the entry form web journalism
Download the entry form written press
Download the entry form television
Download the entry form grand format television
Download the entry form radio
Download the entry form photo
Download the entry form Young reporter's award
Download the regulations
Regulations
- Web Journalism Category (new award): this category is for multimedia reports (whether or not they are linear) designed for digital media (internet, pads).
- Written press category: The Application must be made up of an article or a series of one to five articles on the same subject.
- Television category : The length of the Report must be between 1 minute 30 seconds and 6 minutes. The Report submitted must be identical to the broadcast piece.
- Grand format television category : The length of the Report must be between 6 and 26 minutes. The Report submitted must be identical to the broadcast piece.
- Radio category : The length of the Report must be between 1 minute and 6 minutes. The Report submitted must be identical to the broadcast piece.
- Photo category : The application comprises a single report made up of 8 to 15 photos.
-The Young Reporter’s Award : The aim is to reward the work of a young reporter. The Young Reporter’s Award covers all four media types (written press, radio, photo and television).
The following should be sent to the Mairie de Bayeux (Bayeux Town Hall): digital format can be sent by email
The entry form duly signed
1 CD or DVD of the report / production, or just the Internet link, depending on the production format
The Internet link for viewing the report or the name of the Ipad application
An outline of the context of the report in digital format (Word) (5 to 15 lines)
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@prixbayeux.org
For submissions: Bayeux Calvados award for war correspondents, Hôtel de Ville – 19, rue laitière - BP 21215 – 14402 Bayeux - France
Crossed Genres Publications is currently OPEN for submissions of completed novels to publish in print and ebook formats.
What to include in your submission:
* Your personal contact information, including applicable credits (in the email’s body) * A cover letter containing a detailed yet concise synopsis of your novel * The first ten (10) pages of your novel. DO NOT send the entire novel!
To submit your novel, please use the submissions form. Write the title of your novel and your name in the Subject line. Submission attachments must be .doc, .docx or .rtf. NOTE: Crossed Genres Publications does NOT accept Multiple or Simultaneous submissions for novels.
Manuscript format
* 12 pt. Times New Roman or Arial (Courier is evil) * Single-spaced, line between paragraphs * Italics for italics, Bold for bold, etc.
Beyond the above we’re not picky, but please don’t get too “creative”: no blue paper/fonts, 18-pt Copperplate Gothic chapter titles, or 2-inch margins. (Yes, we have seen these.)
What are we looking for?
Manuscripts between 50,000 and 100,000 words (Firm). The story must be Science Fiction and/or Fantasy; blending of other genres is fine, but not required.
We tend to favor character-driven stories, but that doesn’t mean we won’t appreciate a strong action piece. Make your characters fascinating and your plot engaging. Read some of our previous publications to get an idea of what we like. Things we want to see MORE of:
* Queer characters * Characters of Color * Women MCs * Disabled characters * Science saves the day! * Far future * Stories set outside North America
Beyond that, there is no hard-and-fast rule; any story that follows the above guidelines will be considered.
What are we NOT looking for?
While Crossed Genres will consider any submissions, we’re unlikely to be interested in concepts which seek to build on currently popular themes. If you’ve described your novel as “[Bestselling Novel #1] meets [Bestselling Novel #2]“, it’s probably not what we’re looking for. The below will be very hard sells:
* Vampires, zombies or werewolves * “Science-as-villain” * Weak women being rescued by macho guys * Arthurian retellings * Eurocentric faeries * Time travel * Ghost stories
Though it should go without saying, any submissions promoting discrimination, bigotry, and/or hatred will be deleted without notice or consideration.
Compensation:
Crossed Genres will pay an advance of $250 for accepted novels, paid on publication. After the novel has earned out the advance, the author will receive royalties based on sales.
Rights:
Crossed Genres takes first worldwide print and ebook rights for two (2) years.
Crossed Genres magazine
Payment: $10 ($25 for cover art), free E-Book, discounts
Short Stories
* 1,000-8,000 words (FIRM) * Science Fiction and/or Fantasy and/or Horror combined with the current genre * We no longer accept simultaneous submissions.
(We do not accept stories above 8,000 words.)
Articles
* 500-3000 words * Articles focused on Science Fiction, Fantasy, and/or the current genre
