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Deadline: 1 May 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

Website: http://www.kff.com/

Concrete Orchid Media is seeking story submissions for an upcoming anthology about growing up as a black girl who never quite fit in. All writers, photographers, and illustrators are invited to share their personal experiences about what it was like being the odd woman out.

Perhaps your fashion sense was way ahead of its time. Your skateboard was frowned upon, or your comic book collection was just too "weird" to reveal to your friends. Maybe your musical tastes dipped a little too far into other genres, or you simply refused to accept the traditional definition of being "ladylike."

Wherever you are in your journey, or whatever your unique story may have been, your experience defining (and redefining) your identity will make for a colorful collection of touching, inspiring, and hilarious stories.

The purpose of this book project is to celebrate our beautiful eccentricities. Each contributor will have the opportunity to discuss when, where, or how her identity as "quirky" began to take shape, and how that affected a particular moment, or even shaped her entire life.

If you, or someone you know, is an eccentric/quirky/awkward black girl with a flair for writing, photography, or illustration, please contact anthology@concreteorchid.com with the following information:

Name
Age
Location
Contact Info
A super short bio
A brief summary of your personal experience/possible story idea
A sample of your work or link to an online portfolio

Contact Information:

For inquiries: anthology@concreteorchid.com

For submissions: anthology@concreteorchid.com

Website: http://www.concreteorchid.com/

Date: 29 April 2011 (8pm)

The Writers Project of Ghana and the Goethe Institute presents Kofi Akpabli as guest writer for the eighth reading in the Ghana Voices Series. These monthly book readings give you a chance to meet, read and hear Ghanaian writers.

Kofi Akpabli is a freelance journalist and skilled writer and will read to us from his debut work of creative non-fiction, A Sense of Savannah- Tales of a Friendly Walk through Northern Ghana. The 150 page glossy book is a collection of travel articles depicting the culture, tourism and landscape of the three Northern Regions. Kofi Akpabli is the CNN/Multichoice African Journalist for Arts and Culture and also the Ghana Journalists Association’s 2010 Best Journalist for Arts and Tourism.

The Ghana Voices Series provides a platform to explore the synchrony between the literary arts and societal change in Ghana. We invite readers to follow this oral anthology as we bring together the treasure of our literary heritage. Kofi Akpabli shares with us in a relaxed ambience, his tales following which the floor will be open for discussions.

Location: Goethe Institute, Cantonments, 30, Kakramadu Road, next to NAFTI, Accra, Ghana

Contact Information:

For inquiries: click here

Website: http://writersprojectghana.com

Deadline: 30 May 2011

"The Greatest Teachers" book project is a national project launched by the University of the Free State to create an inspirational book recounting their memories of exceptional teachers who changed their lives. Seeking accounts of teachers who went beyond the call of duty, the Great Teachers Project was conceived by rector Professor Jonathan Jansen and is partnered by the Sunday Times and its publisher, Avusa.

500 essays from ordinary people would be selected by a panel in terms of their diversity, plausibility, clarity and impact, and published in a book whose proceeds would fund bursaries for student teachers. This is a great initiative which will celebrate our most important human resource - our teachers.

South Africans are invited to write a 500-750 word essay on the teacher who made the greatest impact on your life or has inspired you. Submit it as a possible entry into "The Greatest Teachers" book project to jdjansen@telkomsa.net before May 30 2011. All proceeds of the book will support student teachers in the form of bursaries.

Via: timeslive.co.za

Contact Information:

For inquiries: jdjansen@telkomsa.net

For submissions: jdjansen@telkomsa.net

Website: http://www.timeslive.co.za

Deadline: 30 June 2011

Now in its sixth year of existence, the South African Literary Awards will open for the 2011 Call for Submissions on the 8th April and close on the 30th June 2011. Both fiction and non-fiction writers are invited to submit their work for these prestigious accolades. SALA has become one of the major literary awards in South Africa, having honoured over 90 South African authors. The recipients include Prof. Keorapetse Kgositsile, who was crowned the National Poet Laureate, succeeding the late Professor Mazisi Kunene. Others are Miriam Tlali, Professor Lewis Nkosi, Nontando Helen Jabavu, Phyllis Naidoo, Andre Brink, Chris van Wyk, Modikwe Dikobe, Maureen Isaacson, Victor Dlamini, Dr. Wally Serote and many more.

Founded by the wRite Associates, in partnership with the national Department of Arts and Culture, supported by the National Arts Council, Sowetan Aggrey-Klaaste Nation Building Projects, The SABC and Nutrend Publishers, the main aim of the South African Literary Awards is to celebrate literary excellence in the depiction and sharing of South Africa’s histories, value systems, philosophies and arts as inscribed and preserved in all the languages of South Africa, particularly the official languages. The Awards aim to become the most prestigious and respected literary accolades in South African literature.

Since its inception in 2005, these literary awards have grown in leaps and bounds. To date, the awards boast 8 categories:

1. National Poet Laureate Prize

2. Lifetime Achievement Literary Award

3. Posthumous Literary Award

4. Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award (for writing in African Languages in the RSA)

5. k. Sello Duiker Memorial Award

6. Literary Translators Award

7. Literary Journalism Award

8. First-time Published Author Award

9. Poetry Award

10. Chairperson’s Award

“We are very excited about the extension of the Awards criteria to include non-fiction work. Selections are made from published authors whose primary input is in imaginative writing - fiction as well as creative non-fiction, i.e. biographies/ autobiographies, letters, speeches and memoirs. This will go a long way in acknowledging and honouring writers in the non-fiction space who were hitherto not accommodated in SALA”, said Morakabe Raks Seakhoa, the SALA Project Director and Managing Director of the wRite associates.

Submission can be posted to PO Box 4488, Randburg, 2125 or delivered at 74 Mimosa Road, Randpark Ridge, 2165.

Download 2011 nomination form >>

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@sala.org.za, or call 011 791 3585 or 011 791 4102

For submissions: PO Box 4488, Randburg, 2125; or delivered at 74 Mimosa Road, Randpark Ridge, 2165

Website: http://www.sala.org.za/

Deadline: 1 May 2011

NWSA GLORIA E. ANZALDÚA BOOK PRIZE

Thanks to a generous bequest from Sara A. Whaley, NWSA will offer two $2,000 Sara A. Whaley book awards on the topic of women and labor. This prize honors Sara Whaley, who owned Rush Publishing and was the editor of Women's Studies Abstracts. Each year NWSA will award up to 2 book awards ($2,000 each) on the topic of women and labor.

Basic Guidelines:

Women of color of the U.S. and/or International origin are encouraged to apply.

Suggested topics on women and labor include but are not limited to:

1. Migration and women’s paid jobs
2. Illegal immigration and women’s work
3. Impact of Aids on women’s employment
4. Trafficking of women and women’s employment
5. Women and domestic works
6. Impact of race on women’s work

Senior Scholar Guidelines

* Must be a current NWSA member
* Books considered must have a first date of US publication between May 1, 2010 and April 30, 2011.
* A senior scholar with a record of publication of at least two books.

Junior Scholar Guidelines

* Must be a current NWSA member.
* Manuscript must have signed at least a contract with a publisher or the book is already in production.

Next deadline to apply: May 1, 2011

1) Complete the application form

You will be asked for title, ISBN, year published, year, 50-100 word abstract, and a single page CV.

2) Send 5 copies of your book or manuscript to:

National Women’s Studies Association
7100 Baltimore Ave, Suite 203
College Park, MD 20740
ATTN: NWSA Whaley Book Prize

Please note: Unfortunately, we cannot return books sent to NWSA.

Download the brochure (pdf)

Download the guidelines(pdf)

Previous Recipients

Apply here.

Deadline: 1 May 2011

Thanks to a generous bequest from Sara A. Whaley, NWSA will offer two $2,000 Sara A. Whaley book awards on the topic of women and labor. This prize honors Sara Whaley, who owned Rush Publishing and was the editor of Women's Studies Abstracts. Each year NWSA will award up to 2 book awards ($2,000 each) on the topic of women and labor.

Basic Guidelines:

Women of color of the U.S. and/or International origin are encouraged to apply.

Suggested topics on women and labor include but are not limited to:

1. Migration and women’s paid jobs
2. Illegal immigration and women’s work
3. Impact of Aids on women’s employment
4. Trafficking of women and women’s employment
5. Women and domestic works
6. Impact of race on women’s work

Senior Scholar Guidelines

* Must be a current NWSA member
* Books considered must have a first date of US publication between May 1, 2010 and April 30, 2011.
* A senior scholar with a record of publication of at least two books.

Junior Scholar Guidelines

* Must be a current NWSA member.
* Manuscript must have signed at least a contract with a publisher or the book is already in production.

Next deadline to apply: May 1, 2011

1) Complete the application form

You will be asked for title, ISBN, year published, year, 50-100 word abstract, and a single page CV.

2) Send 5 copies of your book or manuscript to:

National Women’s Studies Association
7100 Baltimore Ave, Suite 203
College Park, MD 20740
ATTN: NWSA Whaley Book Prize

Please note: Unfortunately, we cannot return books sent to NWSA.

Download the brochure (pdf)

Download the guidelines (pdf)

Previous Recipients

Apply here.

Deadline: 13 April 2011

ANNOUNCING A COMPETITION FOR WRITERS 35 AND UNDER! Win a chance to participate in ‘WRITE IN THE VINES’, A RETREAT FOR NON FICTION WRITERS with Barbara Nussbaum in Franschhoek, MAY 2011

An invitation to all young writers to enter a competition to win four inspiring days in Franschhoek – combining the quiet focus of a 2-day writers’ retreat with the exciting stimulation of the Franschhoek Literary Festival.

A CHANCE IN A LIFETIME TO FOCUS ON A WRITING PROJECT IN THE BEAUTY OF FRANSCHHOEK’S WINELANDS IN THE WESTERN CAPE.

Each morning writers will meet for an hour’s inspirational input from author, mentor and coach, Barbara Nussbaum and again towards the close of day. In between, there will be ample time to think, to walk, to write, to let your imagination soar and creativity expand amidst breathtaking scenery. As writers vary in their desire for solitude and community so this retreat is designed to accommodate various tastes and preferences.

Gather with fellow writers for lunch together every day – dinner together is optional! On the final day, meet with Louise Grantham, CEO of Bookstorm (a non-fiction publishing company), who will offer practical insights and tips on how to get published.

THE PRIZES FOR THE TWO TALENTED WINNERS INCLUDE:

• 4 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION COURTESY PORCUPINE RIDGE WINES at Boekenhoutskloof Winery Manor House, a 17th century farm house overlooking vineyards
• FULL PARTICIPATION IN BARBARA NUSSBAUM’S ‘WRITE IN THE VINES’ RETREAT
• at Auberge Chanteclair 11 -13 May including 2 one-on-one mentoring sessions
• COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO THE FRANSCHHOEK LITERARY FESTIVAL 13-15 MAY
• COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH AND DINNER VOUCHERS for Allora, Elephant & Barrel Pub, Reuben’s to Go, SalmonBar
• CNA WILL SPONSOR ONE WINNER TO A ROUND TRIP AIR TICKET TO CAPE TOWN!
  

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES APRIL 13 – WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED APRIL 26.

Barbara has authored three books and is a coach with a particular gift in working with creative people including writers. Louise is previous publisher at Penguin Books and past co-ordinator of the Wits Publishing Honours Degree course.

Deadline: 31 August 2011

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - S3x Crim3s against Black Girls: The Anthology

Edited by: Shantrelle P. Lewis & Yaba A. Blay

About the Anthology:

Historically regarded as matters private to our community, those, that if put in plain sight, might inadvertently corroborate White supremacist imaginations of Black pathology, s3x crim3s against Black girls are the dirtiest of our laundry – nasty, gaping wounds too infected to heal on their own. Whether at levels macro, when children in war torn countries like Uganda, Liberia, and Sierra Leone are forced to take on roles as s3x slaves, or on the micro-level, when daughters and nieces are violated by their brothers, cousins, uncles and fathers, s3x crim3s against Black girls, no matter how secreted, occur every minute, of every day, around the globe.

We invite writers/scholars/artists/activists of African descent, both female and male, to submit creative works. We seek works that not only lend insight into the variety of dimensions for which s3x crim3s against Black girls have implications (personal, political, social, emotional…), but further challenge prospective viewers/readers to confront their own secrets, violations, painful experiences, fears, and shame. Although we are especially interested in those works that are painfully and unapologetically truthful and revealing, we are also seeking contributions that have a positive and/or hopeful tone with concrete examples of resistance and recovery. In this way, S3x Crim3s against Black Girls will both acknowledge painful realities and also strategies for self-, family-, and community-care, love and restoration. And while the book will indeed position the Black female voice as primary and authoritative, in also welcoming the Black male voice, it will present a multiplicity of realities – all valid, and all reflectively necessary for us to propel ourselves into a space of healing, growth, and empowerment – the ultimate goal of this project.

Submissions:

As currently conceptualized, the anthology will consist of a variety of sections, each prefaced by artwork. Each section will then include those contributions relevant to the issues/themes explored by the featured artwork. Additionally, we are seeking first-person essays, both reflective and critical, from male writers.

Guidelines:

We welcome a variety of creative formats, including critical essays, personal memoirs, short fiction, and poetry.

* critical essays, personal memoirs, short fiction: 20-25 pages, inclusive of notes/references/images
* review essays (book/film): 10 -15 pages, inclusive of notes/references/images
* poetry– no more than 3 pages per poem and 3 poems per artist

Please submit abstracts/proposals (300-500 words), along with a brief biographical sketch (75 words or less) no later than May 16, 2011 to the editors at blackgirlvoice@gmail.com and include the word “submission” in the subject line. Include your abstract/proposal and bio in the body of your email as well as a Microsoft Word attachment. Submissions selected for inclusion in the final volume will be due on or before August 31, 2011. All work submitted must be original and should not have been published or under consideration elsewhere.

Please send all inquiries to the editors via email at blackgirlvoice@gmail.com with “inquiry” in the subject line.

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Be a contributor to the iPhone platform that the BBC named one of the ten best new travel apps of 2010!

Rama, a new iPhone app that guides users on historical, photographic walking tours, seeks passionate writers that can make Egypt come alive like never before.

Find Rama on iTunes at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rama/id391888636?mt=8

We offer authors not only recognition for anything they produce, but also half of all revenues from tour sales. This is the opportunity to tell Egypt's story in your own voice--and to pick up some cash while doing so. For more information, visit http://www.crimsonbamboo.com or our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/RamaApp

If interested, please e-mail a brief introduction and at least one tour idea to Michael at the address above.

Compensation: Royalties (50%)

Telecommuting is ok.

Sundryed Affairs is a new online collective of ideas, primarily by writers of color. We publish accessible nonfiction prose of all genres, sub-genres, and non-genres, including, but not limited to: essay, memoir, satire, list, personal narrative, instructional manual, reportage, and letter. Subject matter is also open to the imagination.

The name is a play on the words sundry, meaning various, and sundried, which calls up images of brown. We hope to make a space for writers of color to share an array of ideas, whether on politics or music, travel or family, from the very personal to the universal, in an environment that feels inclusive and familiar while still being
distinctly fresh.

There are no guidelines for submitted work other than high-quality writing. Please direct all inquiries and submissions to Kyla Marshell, khellonmars(at)gmail.com, or Anthony Dean-Harris, anthonydeanharris(at)gmail.com

Replace (at) with @ in sending e-mail. Accepted work will be edited for grammatical correctness only.