Call for Entries: Global Brief's Global Geo-Blogger Competition

28 February 2013
Call for Entries: Global Brief's Global Geo-Blogger Competition
Deadline: 20 April 2013

Consistent with its mandate of providing a platform for some of the world’s leading and most eclectic analysts and thinkers on world affairs, Global Brief magazine is conducting a global search to find one or two of the world’s most talented young international affairs analysts or commentators – female or male – to join its elite roster of Geo-Bloggers.

To be eligible for the competition, one must be between 20 and 35 years of age; submit a single analytical blog post of 500 words or less, in email format, on a matter of pressing international interest – in international politics, economics, business, culture, ideas or movements and trends – in one of English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Mandarin, Persian or Portuguese; submit a biographical note of 200 words, as well as web-links to any past online publications (if relevant).

The winner or winners of the competition will be announced in the Spring 2013 issue of GB – in print and online. The winner or winners will become Geo-Bloggers with GB, in their language of submission, for a global readership, for a period of at least one year from the Spring of 2013.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: gbgeoblogger.globalcontest@globalbrief.ca

Website: http://globalbrief.ca
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