28 March 2013
No Entry Fee this Year: Bulbul 2013 Playwriting Competition (plays must engage with the Arab world)
Deadline: 31 May 2013
Akkas Al-Ali, Sandpit Arts's Co-artistic Director, sent this call for entries for Bulbul 2013. As last year, they are looking for four thirty-minute plays which will be showcased in the autumn. The two best plays will be developed into full-length productions at the Brighton Fringe 2014. Unlike last year, Akkas is happy to announce that entry for Bulbul 2013 is completely free.
BULBUL 2013
Following the sell-out success of Bulbul 2012, we’re really excited to announce Bulbul 2013 our second annual playwriting competition for new writers. We’re looking for four 30-minute plays that engage with the Arab world. This year’s theme is: Crying Over the Ruins.
We’re going right back to the ancient poets as they stand nostalgically at the deserted campsites. How you respond to this is entirely up to you. All we ask is that your work is courageous, displays a unique voice, a strong storytelling element and a cohesive narrative.
The deadline for submission is 31st May 2013. The winning entries will be performed by a professional cast at Brighton’s Nightingale Theatre in autumn 2013. As with Bulbul 2012, two of these plays will be selected for further development for the Brighton Fringe 2014.
The winning plays will be chosen by an independent panel of judges. Last year’s panel was made up of Chris Taylor (director, New Writing South), Steven Brett (artistic director, The Nightingale Theatre), Tanushka Marah (artistic director, Company:Collisions) and Diyan Zora (creative director, Swivel Theatre Company).
Our current productions at the Brighton Fringe – Tunnel by Mags Chalcraft, and Gather Ye Rosebuds by Silva Semerciyan – were both winners of Bulbul 2012.
GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: bulbul@sandpitarts.org
Website: http://www.sandpitarts.org/
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Akkas Al-Ali, Sandpit Arts's Co-artistic Director, sent this call for entries for Bulbul 2013. As last year, they are looking for four thirty-minute plays which will be showcased in the autumn. The two best plays will be developed into full-length productions at the Brighton Fringe 2014. Unlike last year, Akkas is happy to announce that entry for Bulbul 2013 is completely free.
BULBUL 2013
Following the sell-out success of Bulbul 2012, we’re really excited to announce Bulbul 2013 our second annual playwriting competition for new writers. We’re looking for four 30-minute plays that engage with the Arab world. This year’s theme is: Crying Over the Ruins.
We’re going right back to the ancient poets as they stand nostalgically at the deserted campsites. How you respond to this is entirely up to you. All we ask is that your work is courageous, displays a unique voice, a strong storytelling element and a cohesive narrative.
The deadline for submission is 31st May 2013. The winning entries will be performed by a professional cast at Brighton’s Nightingale Theatre in autumn 2013. As with Bulbul 2012, two of these plays will be selected for further development for the Brighton Fringe 2014.
The winning plays will be chosen by an independent panel of judges. Last year’s panel was made up of Chris Taylor (director, New Writing South), Steven Brett (artistic director, The Nightingale Theatre), Tanushka Marah (artistic director, Company:Collisions) and Diyan Zora (creative director, Swivel Theatre Company).
Our current productions at the Brighton Fringe – Tunnel by Mags Chalcraft, and Gather Ye Rosebuds by Silva Semerciyan – were both winners of Bulbul 2012.
GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY:
- Entry is free.
- Scripts must have a playing time of approximately 30 minutes.
- Scripts must have a maximum playing cast of four actors.
- Scripts should require minimal set and/or props. Our focus is on the writing!
- Please do not send us monologues, musicals, adaptations or plays for children.
- Only original, previously unproduced/unpublished scripts that are inherently theatrical with live staging at their core will be accepted. Please do not send scripts for television, radio or film.
- All scripts must be in English, typed in 12pt font and double spaced.
- Scripts (either in Word or PDF) must be submitted with a completed application form to bulbul@sandpitarts.org. Please do not put your name or contact information anywhere on your script as all submissions will be read anonymously.
- Applicants must be aged 16 or over. There is no upper age limit.
- You can submit up to three plays.
- Please note, we are unable to return scripts.
- Please do not send any amendments or further drafts once your script has been submitted.
- Please do not send cassettes, CDs, videos or sheet music with your script.
- We are unable to enter into any correspondence about scripts (except with shortlisted entries).
- The deadline for submission is 31st May 2013.
- The four winning entries will be announced on 31st July 2013.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: bulbul@sandpitarts.org
Website: http://www.sandpitarts.org/
20 June 2012
Call for Essays for Edited Collection - Unveiling Fashion: Gender, Islam, and Global Modernities
Deadline: 31 July 2012
This collection of interdisciplinary essays will trace the historical trajectory of the production, circulation, and consumption of Muslim femininity and fashion from early modernity to the era of transnational globalization. The essays will collectively work through the politics of zenana (feminine) fashion, to unravel how dress and appearance have historically constituted complex, embodied performances of Muslim feminine identity and community in the global arena.
Our goal is to investigate the aesthetic and political impact of discourses of modernity in the fashioning of Muslim women’s bodies, dress, and lives in multiple geographical sites from the early modern period through the post-9/11 era. We are especially interested in essays that theorize fashion in new, innovative ways so as to complicate traditional accounts of the harem, seraglio, and zenana as secluded spaces harboring communities frozen in time. We welcome scholarly contributions from a broad spectrum of disciplines (such as literature, film, history, religion, anthropology, gender studies, and art history, etc) and addressing topics including (but not limited to):
Please submit an abstract of 300-500 words and a brief CV to unveilingfashion@gmail.com by July 31, 2012. Authors will be notified by September 15 whether or not their abstract has been accepted. The deadline for full-length article, if accepted, is January 15, 2013. Articles should be between 6,000 and 9,000 words in length, accompanied by an abstract of around 200 words. All submissions will be peer reviewed and the editors will notify authors of acceptance for publication by March 15, 2013.
Preliminary inquiries are welcome: kindly address them to unveilingfashion@gmail.com
Nida Sajid
Dept. of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures (AMESALL)
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Lucy Stone Hall B 319
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8070
nidasajids@gmail.com
Ellorashree Maitra
Department of English
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
510 George Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
elmaitra@gmail.com
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: unveilingfashion@gmail.com
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This collection of interdisciplinary essays will trace the historical trajectory of the production, circulation, and consumption of Muslim femininity and fashion from early modernity to the era of transnational globalization. The essays will collectively work through the politics of zenana (feminine) fashion, to unravel how dress and appearance have historically constituted complex, embodied performances of Muslim feminine identity and community in the global arena.
Our goal is to investigate the aesthetic and political impact of discourses of modernity in the fashioning of Muslim women’s bodies, dress, and lives in multiple geographical sites from the early modern period through the post-9/11 era. We are especially interested in essays that theorize fashion in new, innovative ways so as to complicate traditional accounts of the harem, seraglio, and zenana as secluded spaces harboring communities frozen in time. We welcome scholarly contributions from a broad spectrum of disciplines (such as literature, film, history, religion, anthropology, gender studies, and art history, etc) and addressing topics including (but not limited to):
- Censorship and Iranian Cinema
- Bollywood Aesthetics
- Performance Traditions in Islamic Cultures
- Theatre and Empire
- Memoirs, Letters, and Autobiographies
- Orientalism and Travel Writings
- Graphic Novels and Comics
- Art and Visual Culture
- Architectural Spaces and Everyday Life
- Representations of Harems and Seraglios
- Weddings and other Ritual Ceremonies
- The Glamour Industry and Consumer Capitalism
- Cross Dressing and Border Crossings
- Power Dressing and Politics
- Veils and Headscarves in Public Discourse
- Citizenship and Civil Society
- Identity and Faith in Islamic Diaspora
Please submit an abstract of 300-500 words and a brief CV to unveilingfashion@gmail.com by July 31, 2012. Authors will be notified by September 15 whether or not their abstract has been accepted. The deadline for full-length article, if accepted, is January 15, 2013. Articles should be between 6,000 and 9,000 words in length, accompanied by an abstract of around 200 words. All submissions will be peer reviewed and the editors will notify authors of acceptance for publication by March 15, 2013.
Preliminary inquiries are welcome: kindly address them to unveilingfashion@gmail.com
Nida Sajid
Dept. of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures (AMESALL)
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Lucy Stone Hall B 319
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8070
nidasajids@gmail.com
Ellorashree Maitra
Department of English
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
510 George Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
elmaitra@gmail.com
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: unveilingfashion@gmail.com
15 April 2012
Seeking Plays About the Arab Spring - Bulbul 2012: First Annual Playwriting Competition
Deadline: 30 June 2012
In partnership with The Nightingale Theatre in Brighton, we’re really pleased to announce the launch of Bulbul 2012, our first annual playwriting competition for aspiring and emerging writers. (For those who don’t know, ‘bulbul’ is nightingale in Arabic.)
We are looking for four thirty-minute plays that engage with or respond to the Arab Spring. How you do that is entirely up to you. All we ask is that your work displays a unique voice, a strong storytelling element and a cohesive narrative.
The winning plays will be picked by a panel of judges that will include, amongst others, Steven Brett (Artistic Director of The Nightingale Theatre), Chris Taylor (Director of New Writing South), Tanushka Marah (Artistic Director of Company:Collisions) and award-winning playwright Alia Bano.
The winning entries will be performed by a professional cast at The Nightingale Theatre in September 2012.
GUIDELINES
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: bulbul@sandpitarts.org
For submissions: Scripts (either in Word or PDF) must be submitted with a completed application form to bulbul@sandpitarts.org.
Website: http://www.sandpitproductions.com
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In partnership with The Nightingale Theatre in Brighton, we’re really pleased to announce the launch of Bulbul 2012, our first annual playwriting competition for aspiring and emerging writers. (For those who don’t know, ‘bulbul’ is nightingale in Arabic.)
We are looking for four thirty-minute plays that engage with or respond to the Arab Spring. How you do that is entirely up to you. All we ask is that your work displays a unique voice, a strong storytelling element and a cohesive narrative.
The winning plays will be picked by a panel of judges that will include, amongst others, Steven Brett (Artistic Director of The Nightingale Theatre), Chris Taylor (Director of New Writing South), Tanushka Marah (Artistic Director of Company:Collisions) and award-winning playwright Alia Bano.
The winning entries will be performed by a professional cast at The Nightingale Theatre in September 2012.
GUIDELINES
- Scripts must have a playing time of approximately 30 minutes, require minimal set/props and an acting company of no more than four. Please note, we are not looking for monologues, musicals, adaptations or children’s theatre. Our focus is on the writing!
- Only original, previously unproduced/unpublished scripts that are inherently theatrical with live staging at their core will be accepted. Please do not send scripts for television, radio or film.
- All scripts must be in English, typed in 12pt font and double spaced.
- Please do not put your name or contact information anywhere on your script as all submissions will be read anonymously.
- Applicants must be aged 16 or over. There is no upper age limit.
- There is no limit on the number of plays an entrant can submit.
- A non-refundable entry fee of £5 per script will apply. Please use the PayPal button below. Under ‘Add special instructions to the seller’ please include your full name, address and the title of your play.
- Please do not send your only copy as we are unable to return scripts.
- Please do not send any amendments or further drafts once your script has been submitted.
- Please do not send cassettes, CDs, videos or sheet music with your script.
- We are unable to enter into any correspondence about scripts (except with shortlisted entries).
- The deadline for submission is 30 June 2012.
- The four winning entries will be announced on 31 July 2012.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: bulbul@sandpitarts.org
For submissions: Scripts (either in Word or PDF) must be submitted with a completed application form to bulbul@sandpitarts.org.
Website: http://www.sandpitproductions.com
14 April 2012
Islamic Writers' Alliance Annual Poetry Contest 2012
Deadline: 30 April 2012
The purpose of IWA, Inc., is the promotion of literacy. IWA, Inc. has established annual projects as our goals to meet this purpose: writing contests and book awards to Islamic school libraries.
The IWA will conduct the 8th Annual IWA Poetry Contest in April 2012. This year's contest is a themed contest, with Taqwa (or piety) as the general theme.
All poetry for Islamic Writers Alliance Annual Poetry contests must conform to the following general guidelines. Poems that do not adhere to these standards will be automatically disqualified from the competition.
· Poetry must be of an Islamic theme
· For 2012, the Theme of the Contest is Taqwa, so all poems submitted must fit within this broad topic
· Poetry must consist of at least 2 but no more than 100 lines
· Poetry may be of any ‘type’ of poetry, including but not limited to ballad, couplet, iambic pentameter, quatrain, cinquain, sonnet, haiku, epic, free verse, and even light verse, limerick and spoken word
· Poetry contest has 3 categories of submission
o IWA Members –
o Adults – authors 18 and over who are not members of IWA
o Youth – authors under the age of 18 who are not members of IWA
· Maximum of 1 submission per individual
· Entries that have won previously cannot be resubmitted
· Poems will only be accepted as plain text (ASCII) format in the body of email, as an attachment in Microsoft Word or as a PDF
· Poems must be submitted via email
· Poems must include authors name, category, email address, mailing address and phone number and title of poem
· Poems that are submitted by youth under the age of 18 must also include a statement from a parent or legal guardian authorizing the IWA’s public use of poem on the website
· Teachers may submit ‘class’ poetry as individual submissions from one school
· Poems are the legal property of the author
· IWA retains the right to disqualify and reject submissions deemed inappropriate
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: KhansaaPoet@aol.com
For submissions: Poems must be submitted to KhansaaPoet@aol.com
Website: http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net/
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The purpose of IWA, Inc., is the promotion of literacy. IWA, Inc. has established annual projects as our goals to meet this purpose: writing contests and book awards to Islamic school libraries.
The IWA will conduct the 8th Annual IWA Poetry Contest in April 2012. This year's contest is a themed contest, with Taqwa (or piety) as the general theme.
All poetry for Islamic Writers Alliance Annual Poetry contests must conform to the following general guidelines. Poems that do not adhere to these standards will be automatically disqualified from the competition.
· Poetry must be of an Islamic theme
· For 2012, the Theme of the Contest is Taqwa, so all poems submitted must fit within this broad topic
· Poetry must consist of at least 2 but no more than 100 lines
· Poetry may be of any ‘type’ of poetry, including but not limited to ballad, couplet, iambic pentameter, quatrain, cinquain, sonnet, haiku, epic, free verse, and even light verse, limerick and spoken word
· Poetry contest has 3 categories of submission
o IWA Members –
o Adults – authors 18 and over who are not members of IWA
o Youth – authors under the age of 18 who are not members of IWA
· Maximum of 1 submission per individual
· Entries that have won previously cannot be resubmitted
· Poems will only be accepted as plain text (ASCII) format in the body of email, as an attachment in Microsoft Word or as a PDF
· Poems must be submitted via email
· Poems must include authors name, category, email address, mailing address and phone number and title of poem
· Poems that are submitted by youth under the age of 18 must also include a statement from a parent or legal guardian authorizing the IWA’s public use of poem on the website
· Teachers may submit ‘class’ poetry as individual submissions from one school
· Poems are the legal property of the author
· IWA retains the right to disqualify and reject submissions deemed inappropriate
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: KhansaaPoet@aol.com
For submissions: Poems must be submitted to KhansaaPoet@aol.com
Website: http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net/
03 April 2012
Call for Contributions: Muslims and Ageing (Contemporary Islam Journal)
Deadline: 31 July 2012
The International referred journal Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life welcomes and encourages the submission of articles which reflect on ageing, perceptions of it and the impact that it has on Muslim communities both in Muslim majority countries as well as Muslims living in the west.
QUESTIONS AND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- The concept of ageing as discussed among Muslims
- Ageing identity and self among Muslims communities
- Challenges faced by Muslim communities as far as an increased ageing population
- Changes in the care of the elderly among contemporary Muslim communities
- Problems that elderly Muslims face in the West as far as care and support are concerned
- Ageing and faith
- Relations between the young and the old: inter-generational conflict, respect, and veneration
- Political and social discrimination against elderly Muslims.
The deadline for receipt of submissions is 31 July 2012 For this special issue, please direct all enquiries, requests for further information as well as actual manuscripts to our Assistant
Editor: Ms Siobhan Irving siobhan.irving@gmail.com
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ISLAM:
- Contemporary Islam has an acceptance rate of about 33% (applying to original research papers, so excluding book reviews and special issue papers)
- Contemporary Islam has a very fast “time-to-first-decision” of 53 days on average despite submitting manuscripts to a very selective peer-review process (2 or 3 peer-reviewers)
-Thousands of academic institutions worldwide now offer access to Contemporary Islam
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: siobhan.irving@gmail.com
For submissions: siobhan.irving@gmail.com
Website: http://www.springer.com/journal/11562
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The International referred journal Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life welcomes and encourages the submission of articles which reflect on ageing, perceptions of it and the impact that it has on Muslim communities both in Muslim majority countries as well as Muslims living in the west.
QUESTIONS AND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- The concept of ageing as discussed among Muslims
- Ageing identity and self among Muslims communities
- Challenges faced by Muslim communities as far as an increased ageing population
- Changes in the care of the elderly among contemporary Muslim communities
- Problems that elderly Muslims face in the West as far as care and support are concerned
- Ageing and faith
- Relations between the young and the old: inter-generational conflict, respect, and veneration
- Political and social discrimination against elderly Muslims.
The deadline for receipt of submissions is 31 July 2012 For this special issue, please direct all enquiries, requests for further information as well as actual manuscripts to our Assistant
Editor: Ms Siobhan Irving siobhan.irving@gmail.com
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ISLAM:
- Contemporary Islam has an acceptance rate of about 33% (applying to original research papers, so excluding book reviews and special issue papers)
- Contemporary Islam has a very fast “time-to-first-decision” of 53 days on average despite submitting manuscripts to a very selective peer-review process (2 or 3 peer-reviewers)
-Thousands of academic institutions worldwide now offer access to Contemporary Islam
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: siobhan.irving@gmail.com
For submissions: siobhan.irving@gmail.com
Website: http://www.springer.com/journal/11562
17 March 2012
Fully-Funded EFA Fellowships for Writers from the Middle East
Deadline: 2 April 2012
Vermont Studio Center awards a number of fellowships for 8-week residencies to international artists from specific countries through the generous support of the Educational Foundation of America and the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. Each residency award provides round-trip air travel, travelers health insurance, an exhibition in the Red Mill Gallery, and other benefits depending on the award.
Apply online using either Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari. Or download and mail in the application from our website. Complete the fellowship section by listing the April 2 deadline and write "EFA Fellowships" or "RSC Fellowships" in the special fellowship box. The application fee is waived for the April 2, 2012 International Fellowship deadline. To waive the application fee, enter "VSC 4/2/2012" in the fee code box during checkout.
FELLOWSHIP WINNERS RECEIVE:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: info@vermontstudiocenter.org
For submissions: apply online here
Website: http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org
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Vermont Studio Center awards a number of fellowships for 8-week residencies to international artists from specific countries through the generous support of the Educational Foundation of America and the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. Each residency award provides round-trip air travel, travelers health insurance, an exhibition in the Red Mill Gallery, and other benefits depending on the award.
Apply online using either Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari. Or download and mail in the application from our website. Complete the fellowship section by listing the April 2 deadline and write "EFA Fellowships" or "RSC Fellowships" in the special fellowship box. The application fee is waived for the April 2, 2012 International Fellowship deadline. To waive the application fee, enter "VSC 4/2/2012" in the fee code box during checkout.
FELLOWSHIP WINNERS RECEIVE:
- 8-week VSC residency
- Housing/Meals
- Travelers health insurance
- Private studio space
- Round-trip travel
- Red Mill Gallery exhibition
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: info@vermontstudiocenter.org
For submissions: apply online here
Website: http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org
14 March 2012
Call for Papers: Arabic Literature and Culture Panel (SCMLA Convention, Texas)
Deadline: 30 March 2012
Call for submission of abstracts for a panel on Arabic literature at the SCMLA conference to be held in San Antonio, Texas November 8-10, 2012. Abstracts should be 500 words in length, and they could be related to any period (pre-modern or modern) in Arabic literature. Please send abstracts by March 30th to Mona El- sherif at Mona.elsherif – at – coloradocollege – dot – edu.
Via: arablit
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: Mona.elsherif – at – coloradocollege – dot – edu
For submissions: Mona.elsherif – at – coloradocollege – dot – edu
Website: http://www.southcentralmla.org/
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Call for submission of abstracts for a panel on Arabic literature at the SCMLA conference to be held in San Antonio, Texas November 8-10, 2012. Abstracts should be 500 words in length, and they could be related to any period (pre-modern or modern) in Arabic literature. Please send abstracts by March 30th to Mona El- sherif at Mona.elsherif – at – coloradocollege – dot – edu.
Via: arablit
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: Mona.elsherif – at – coloradocollege – dot – edu
For submissions: Mona.elsherif – at – coloradocollege – dot – edu
Website: http://www.southcentralmla.org/
11 March 2012
Call for Essays: 29th International Competitions of Holy Quran
Deadline: 12 May 2012
The Holy Quran is the Divine Book and the unrivaled and insurmountable miracle of Allah the Almighty, brought by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
So far 14 centuries have passed and nobody could have challenged its sublime language and style. The authenticity of its contents has shed light for the mankind, especially for its devout and ardent followers.
The brilliant verses of the Quran contain what is necessary for the felicity of the mankind. Therefore, the mankind has been in debt to the teachings of the Holy Quran, for it contains the ways to reach full development and spiritual proximity to the Almighty Allah. In the light of this capacity, the Quran exegetes and researchers have made extensive research to find out more about the solutions offered for the crisis of the mankind, past and present. In view of this capacity, the cultural division of Iranian endowments & charity affairs organization and the University of Quran Sciences and Knowledge (based at Qom) have decided to schedule a conference for upgrading the echelon of cultural enrichment on an international level through holding the 29th International competitions of Holy Quran. The sessions held will deal with articles submitted for participation in the competition. It is hoped that such contributions will lead to exploring more so-far-hidden aspects of the miracle of the Holy Quran. A selection of the articles will be published in the proceedings of the conference.
MAIN ISSUES AND SUBORDINATE TOPICS FOR WRITING QURANIC ARTICLES:
I. QURAN AND ISLAMIC AWAKENING
1. Foundations and characteristics of Islamic Awakening from the Perspective of the Holy Quran
2. Mechanisms of Realization of Islamic Awakening based on the Teachings of the Holy Quran
3. Causes of Deviation of Muslim Communities from Divine Goals in the Movements of Islamic Awakening from the Perspective of the Holy Quran
4. Factors and Mechanisms of safeguarding and Continuation of Islamic Awakening from the Perspective of the Holy Quran
5. Islamic Awakening and Materialization of Divine promises in the Holy Quran
6. Pathology of Islamic Movements according to the Holy Quran
7. Analysis of the Role of Zionism in the Deviation of Islamic Movements according to the Teachings of the Holy Quran
8. Ways of Interference of the West in the Movements of Islamic Awakening and Mechanisms of Counteracting them from the Perspective of the Holy Quran
9. Role of Unity in the Realization and Continuation of the Movements of Islamic Awakening and Conspiracies of Enemy in Opposing this Role according to the Holy Quran
10. Role of Leadership in the awakening of Muslim Communities according t
o the Holy Quran
11. Role and Position of the Teachings of the holy Quran in Realization, Organization, and Leading of Islamic Movements
12. Role and Position of Enlightened Youth in the Movements of Islamic Awakening according to the Teachings of the Holy Quran
13. Role of Women in the Movements of Islamic Awakening according to the Teachings of the Holy Quran
14. Characteristics of Islamic Awakening in the Islamic Revolution of Iran and Comparing them to the Recent Islamic Movements in the Light of Quranic Criteria
15. Necessity of the Establishment of a Just Islamic Government according to the Holy Quran
16. A Study of the Political System of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a Quranic, Islamic Example of a highly Qualified and Desirable System
II. THE HOLY QURAN AND PERFECTION OF HUMAN SOCIETY
1. Nature of Perfection and Spiritual Happiness in the Holy Quran
2. Features of Perfect Human Being in the Holy Quran along with a Study of Examples
3. Islamic Lifestyle according to the Holy Quran and Islamic Teachings
4. Position of Islamic Morality in the Teachings of the Holy Quran and its Role in the Perfection of Individual and Society
5. Nature of Islamic Ethical Values in the Holy Quran and Comparing them to the Ethical Norms of Western Foundations
6. Mechanisms of Realization of Islamic Morality towards Reaching a Perfect Society according to the Holy Quran
7. Factors of deviation of society from Moral Values as Examples of Cultural Invasion and Mechanisms of Counteracting them according to the Holy Quran
8. Ethical Pathology of the Youth and Mechanisms of Counteracting Moral Deviations according to the Holy Quran and Islamic Teachings
9. Quranic Mechanisms towards the Immunity of the Society against Dangerous Effects of Satellites, Internet, Computer Games, ……
10. Ways and Means of Benefitting from the Capacity of New Media and communication towards Materialization and Development of a Quranic Society
11. Role of Family in Counteracting Cultural Invasion , and Promotion of the Culture of Islamic Decency in the Society according to the Holy Quran
12. Role of Family in Safeguarding the Society and Mechanisms of its Realization based on the Holy Quran
WRITING STRUCTURE/FORMATTING
The Structure of Writing Essays for 29th International Competitions of Holy Quran
1- The structure of essay should follow: title, abstract, key words, introduction, main body text, conclusion, endnote (if there is), and references.
2- At the end of any quoted sentences should mention to the reference in a parenthesis as: (name and sure name of the author, published year, volume, page).
Note 1: repeated references should mention as the same first time. Do not use words like Ibid, opt …
Note 2: If there is more than a works for an author, specify it by alphabetical letters.
3- Additional explanations and proper names or expressions should come at the end of main body text titled endnote (references here would be as the same main body text that noted above).
4- References should sort based on alphabetical arrangement as:
• Book: sure name and first name (published year), title, translator (if there is), publication location, publisher, publishing number, volume.
• Essay: sure name and first name (published year), title, the name of journal, volume.
5- Abstract should contain 300 words including: JEL classification, title, subject, methodology of research and its most consequences, key words (utmost 10 words)
• Papers should select in a form of with margins: top 2cm, bottom 2.5cm, right and left 2cm.
• Essays should write in one column.
• Font should be Times New Roman 14
• Line spacing should be single.
KEY POINTS:
Full paper submission due: 12 May 2012
Notification of paper acceptance: 10 June 2012
Online submission will be available in: March 10
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: via their online contact form
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://www.pmfso.ir
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The Holy Quran is the Divine Book and the unrivaled and insurmountable miracle of Allah the Almighty, brought by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
So far 14 centuries have passed and nobody could have challenged its sublime language and style. The authenticity of its contents has shed light for the mankind, especially for its devout and ardent followers.
The brilliant verses of the Quran contain what is necessary for the felicity of the mankind. Therefore, the mankind has been in debt to the teachings of the Holy Quran, for it contains the ways to reach full development and spiritual proximity to the Almighty Allah. In the light of this capacity, the Quran exegetes and researchers have made extensive research to find out more about the solutions offered for the crisis of the mankind, past and present. In view of this capacity, the cultural division of Iranian endowments & charity affairs organization and the University of Quran Sciences and Knowledge (based at Qom) have decided to schedule a conference for upgrading the echelon of cultural enrichment on an international level through holding the 29th International competitions of Holy Quran. The sessions held will deal with articles submitted for participation in the competition. It is hoped that such contributions will lead to exploring more so-far-hidden aspects of the miracle of the Holy Quran. A selection of the articles will be published in the proceedings of the conference.
MAIN ISSUES AND SUBORDINATE TOPICS FOR WRITING QURANIC ARTICLES:
I. QURAN AND ISLAMIC AWAKENING
1. Foundations and characteristics of Islamic Awakening from the Perspective of the Holy Quran
2. Mechanisms of Realization of Islamic Awakening based on the Teachings of the Holy Quran
3. Causes of Deviation of Muslim Communities from Divine Goals in the Movements of Islamic Awakening from the Perspective of the Holy Quran
4. Factors and Mechanisms of safeguarding and Continuation of Islamic Awakening from the Perspective of the Holy Quran
5. Islamic Awakening and Materialization of Divine promises in the Holy Quran
6. Pathology of Islamic Movements according to the Holy Quran
7. Analysis of the Role of Zionism in the Deviation of Islamic Movements according to the Teachings of the Holy Quran
8. Ways of Interference of the West in the Movements of Islamic Awakening and Mechanisms of Counteracting them from the Perspective of the Holy Quran
9. Role of Unity in the Realization and Continuation of the Movements of Islamic Awakening and Conspiracies of Enemy in Opposing this Role according to the Holy Quran
10. Role of Leadership in the awakening of Muslim Communities according t
o the Holy Quran
11. Role and Position of the Teachings of the holy Quran in Realization, Organization, and Leading of Islamic Movements
12. Role and Position of Enlightened Youth in the Movements of Islamic Awakening according to the Teachings of the Holy Quran
13. Role of Women in the Movements of Islamic Awakening according to the Teachings of the Holy Quran
14. Characteristics of Islamic Awakening in the Islamic Revolution of Iran and Comparing them to the Recent Islamic Movements in the Light of Quranic Criteria
15. Necessity of the Establishment of a Just Islamic Government according to the Holy Quran
16. A Study of the Political System of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a Quranic, Islamic Example of a highly Qualified and Desirable System
II. THE HOLY QURAN AND PERFECTION OF HUMAN SOCIETY
1. Nature of Perfection and Spiritual Happiness in the Holy Quran
2. Features of Perfect Human Being in the Holy Quran along with a Study of Examples
3. Islamic Lifestyle according to the Holy Quran and Islamic Teachings
4. Position of Islamic Morality in the Teachings of the Holy Quran and its Role in the Perfection of Individual and Society
5. Nature of Islamic Ethical Values in the Holy Quran and Comparing them to the Ethical Norms of Western Foundations
6. Mechanisms of Realization of Islamic Morality towards Reaching a Perfect Society according to the Holy Quran
7. Factors of deviation of society from Moral Values as Examples of Cultural Invasion and Mechanisms of Counteracting them according to the Holy Quran
8. Ethical Pathology of the Youth and Mechanisms of Counteracting Moral Deviations according to the Holy Quran and Islamic Teachings
9. Quranic Mechanisms towards the Immunity of the Society against Dangerous Effects of Satellites, Internet, Computer Games, ……
10. Ways and Means of Benefitting from the Capacity of New Media and communication towards Materialization and Development of a Quranic Society
11. Role of Family in Counteracting Cultural Invasion , and Promotion of the Culture of Islamic Decency in the Society according to the Holy Quran
12. Role of Family in Safeguarding the Society and Mechanisms of its Realization based on the Holy Quran
WRITING STRUCTURE/FORMATTING
The Structure of Writing Essays for 29th International Competitions of Holy Quran
1- The structure of essay should follow: title, abstract, key words, introduction, main body text, conclusion, endnote (if there is), and references.
2- At the end of any quoted sentences should mention to the reference in a parenthesis as: (name and sure name of the author, published year, volume, page).
Note 1: repeated references should mention as the same first time. Do not use words like Ibid, opt …
Note 2: If there is more than a works for an author, specify it by alphabetical letters.
3- Additional explanations and proper names or expressions should come at the end of main body text titled endnote (references here would be as the same main body text that noted above).
4- References should sort based on alphabetical arrangement as:
• Book: sure name and first name (published year), title, translator (if there is), publication location, publisher, publishing number, volume.
• Essay: sure name and first name (published year), title, the name of journal, volume.
5- Abstract should contain 300 words including: JEL classification, title, subject, methodology of research and its most consequences, key words (utmost 10 words)
• Papers should select in a form of with margins: top 2cm, bottom 2.5cm, right and left 2cm.
• Essays should write in one column.
• Font should be Times New Roman 14
• Line spacing should be single.
KEY POINTS:
- Whole document should contain 25 pages of 300 words.
- It should have not published anywhere else.
- Accepted essays will publish in a proceeding of 29th essays of international competition of holey Quran.
Full paper submission due: 12 May 2012
Notification of paper acceptance: 10 June 2012
Online submission will be available in: March 10
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: via their online contact form
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://www.pmfso.ir
05 March 2012
Call for Submissions: Ibraaz Platform (MENA)
Deadline: 30 March 2012
IBRAAZ PLATFORM 003 QUESTION
Can artistic practices offer insights into and simultaneously negotiate the demands of cultural institutions, the politics of public space, and the ideal of civil society in the MENA region?
In addressing this question, Ibraaz is hoping to elicit responses that engage with a number of interrelated issues:
· What is the basis of the relationship between current art practices and cultural institutions in the MENA region?
· Do cultural institutions in the MENA region encourage, support and disseminate visual culture or just circulate and display it and, in doing so, provide yet another juncture in the commercialisation of culture?
· Has the relationship between cultural institutions and their potential audiences/public changed in the last decade?
· Do cultural institutions contribute to urban development or are they a product of private development ambitions and the privatisation of space?
· What role, if any, do cultural institutions play in developing civil society and public space in the MENA region?
· In the context of current debates about public space in the MENA region, can art as a practice offer ways to rethink how cultural institutions, communities, and civil society interact and relate to one another?
· And finally, is there a “common ground” to be had when we consider the relationship of art practices to urban environments, public space and the development of civil society in the MENA region?
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Responses may be submitted as:
Text (maximum 200 words)
Single image or series of images (maximum 10 images): Images must be at least 72dpi and 640px wide, preferred file type is .jpg
Video clip (maximum 3 minutes in length): Video must be 640px wide and .avi, .mov or .mp4 format
Sound (maximum 3 minutes in length): Sound files must be in .mp3 format
All images, video and sound must be accompanied by a full caption, and include artist’s name, title of work, year it was made, medium, dimensions and courtesy.
All responses must be accompanied by a brief, single paragraph Author Bio. Please email all responses to: submissions@ibraaz.org
DEADLINE: 30 March 2012, 18:00 GMT
Note: Please be aware that we reserve the right to edit submissions, and do not guarantee to publish all submissions received.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: submissions@ibraaz.org
For submissions: submissions@ibraaz.org
Website: http://www.ibraaz.org
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IBRAAZ PLATFORM 003 QUESTION
Can artistic practices offer insights into and simultaneously negotiate the demands of cultural institutions, the politics of public space, and the ideal of civil society in the MENA region?
In addressing this question, Ibraaz is hoping to elicit responses that engage with a number of interrelated issues:
· What is the basis of the relationship between current art practices and cultural institutions in the MENA region?
· Do cultural institutions in the MENA region encourage, support and disseminate visual culture or just circulate and display it and, in doing so, provide yet another juncture in the commercialisation of culture?
· Has the relationship between cultural institutions and their potential audiences/public changed in the last decade?
· Do cultural institutions contribute to urban development or are they a product of private development ambitions and the privatisation of space?
· What role, if any, do cultural institutions play in developing civil society and public space in the MENA region?
· In the context of current debates about public space in the MENA region, can art as a practice offer ways to rethink how cultural institutions, communities, and civil society interact and relate to one another?
· And finally, is there a “common ground” to be had when we consider the relationship of art practices to urban environments, public space and the development of civil society in the MENA region?
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Responses may be submitted as:
Text (maximum 200 words)
Single image or series of images (maximum 10 images): Images must be at least 72dpi and 640px wide, preferred file type is .jpg
Video clip (maximum 3 minutes in length): Video must be 640px wide and .avi, .mov or .mp4 format
Sound (maximum 3 minutes in length): Sound files must be in .mp3 format
All images, video and sound must be accompanied by a full caption, and include artist’s name, title of work, year it was made, medium, dimensions and courtesy.
All responses must be accompanied by a brief, single paragraph Author Bio. Please email all responses to: submissions@ibraaz.org
DEADLINE: 30 March 2012, 18:00 GMT
Note: Please be aware that we reserve the right to edit submissions, and do not guarantee to publish all submissions received.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: submissions@ibraaz.org
For submissions: submissions@ibraaz.org
Website: http://www.ibraaz.org
02 March 2012
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Opens March 6th
Date: 6 - 10 March 2012
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is the Middle East’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word, bringing people of all ages together with authors from across the world to promote education, debate and, above all else, reading.
The Festival creates a wonderful opportunity for UAE nationals, visitors and residents to meet famous authors, attend literary debates, listen to readings, participate in workshops, and experience the exciting fringe and children’s events. With simultaneous translation in all events, the Festival is a meeting of minds where ideas are shared and friendships are formed – not least among the authors themselves, who whether festival veteran or novice have praised the lively atmosphere and the diverse, intellectually switched-on audience.
At its core, the Festival has a strong educational remit, through its Education Day, its Workshop programme and the close ties to schools developed through the Fringe Festival activities. The Festival's Patron, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE, has announced his vision of eradicating illiteracy from the Arab World. In our recent survey we found that more than 75% of our visitors felt they were more likely to pick up a book and read after attending the Festival. This alone is a huge endorsement of the power of a literary Festival to help foster a love of reading and thereby, over time, create a reading culture.
The Festival’s headline sponsor is Emirates Airline, in partnership with the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority. The Festival is a not-for-profit event supported by sponsorship and the voluntary efforts of Dubai’s dedicated reading community.
The 2012 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature will be held March 6-10 at the InterContinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City and the Dubai Cultural and Scientific Association, Al Mamzar.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: via their contact form here
Website: http://www.eaifl.com/
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The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is the Middle East’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word, bringing people of all ages together with authors from across the world to promote education, debate and, above all else, reading.
The Festival creates a wonderful opportunity for UAE nationals, visitors and residents to meet famous authors, attend literary debates, listen to readings, participate in workshops, and experience the exciting fringe and children’s events. With simultaneous translation in all events, the Festival is a meeting of minds where ideas are shared and friendships are formed – not least among the authors themselves, who whether festival veteran or novice have praised the lively atmosphere and the diverse, intellectually switched-on audience.
At its core, the Festival has a strong educational remit, through its Education Day, its Workshop programme and the close ties to schools developed through the Fringe Festival activities. The Festival's Patron, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE, has announced his vision of eradicating illiteracy from the Arab World. In our recent survey we found that more than 75% of our visitors felt they were more likely to pick up a book and read after attending the Festival. This alone is a huge endorsement of the power of a literary Festival to help foster a love of reading and thereby, over time, create a reading culture.
The Festival’s headline sponsor is Emirates Airline, in partnership with the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority. The Festival is a not-for-profit event supported by sponsorship and the voluntary efforts of Dubai’s dedicated reading community.
The 2012 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature will be held March 6-10 at the InterContinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City and the Dubai Cultural and Scientific Association, Al Mamzar.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: via their contact form here
Website: http://www.eaifl.com/
29 February 2012
Call for Papers: Arab Journalism Conference in Abu Dhabi
Deadline: 31 May 2012
Theme: Transforming Middle East Media
The Arab Spring has focused attention on the role of journalism and media in Arab societies. In many Arab countries, journalists are now operating in a different media environment. Some argue that the professionalism of some journalists has fallen far short of normative goals, a phenomenon often attributed to tight governmental control of the press. Journalism educators must help provide a "new culture" of Arab journalism that benefits from newfound freedoms, but also stresses responsible reporting, based on fundamental principles of journalism, such as independence, accuracy, and verification.
The global social media revolution has also significantly impacted and essentially transformed Middle East media. With a plethora of social media outlets, such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and Google Plus, journalists can now take advantage of the unprecedented opportunity to tell stories that would otherwise be ignored. In this new world, satellite channels regularly air YouTube videos shot on bystanders' cell phone cameras. What are the rules that should govern the use of this material by "mainstream" news sites? Does this "citizen journalism" help or hurt the journalism profession? Furthermore, one can only assume that we have only seen little of what the social media revolution has in store. New social media technologies and vehicles seem to arrive every day-which ones are here to stay, which will be institutionalized and which are just passing fads, soon to be forgotten?
The AUSACE 2012 theme aims to address these and other issues related to the unprecedented changes affecting the Arab media. We welcome abstract submissions for papers and panel submissions for public discussions.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: ausace2012@gmail.com
For submissions: submit online here
Website: www.ausace2012.com
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Theme: Transforming Middle East Media
The Arab Spring has focused attention on the role of journalism and media in Arab societies. In many Arab countries, journalists are now operating in a different media environment. Some argue that the professionalism of some journalists has fallen far short of normative goals, a phenomenon often attributed to tight governmental control of the press. Journalism educators must help provide a "new culture" of Arab journalism that benefits from newfound freedoms, but also stresses responsible reporting, based on fundamental principles of journalism, such as independence, accuracy, and verification.
The global social media revolution has also significantly impacted and essentially transformed Middle East media. With a plethora of social media outlets, such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and Google Plus, journalists can now take advantage of the unprecedented opportunity to tell stories that would otherwise be ignored. In this new world, satellite channels regularly air YouTube videos shot on bystanders' cell phone cameras. What are the rules that should govern the use of this material by "mainstream" news sites? Does this "citizen journalism" help or hurt the journalism profession? Furthermore, one can only assume that we have only seen little of what the social media revolution has in store. New social media technologies and vehicles seem to arrive every day-which ones are here to stay, which will be institutionalized and which are just passing fads, soon to be forgotten?
The AUSACE 2012 theme aims to address these and other issues related to the unprecedented changes affecting the Arab media. We welcome abstract submissions for papers and panel submissions for public discussions.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: ausace2012@gmail.com
For submissions: submit online here
Website: www.ausace2012.com
20 February 2012
Second Call for Authors - Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God
Deadline: 15 March 2012
Book Title: Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God (2 volumes), Fitzpatrick, C. & Walker, A. (Eds.).
Publication: ABC-CLIO, a leading and well established publisher in academic and reference publications, is in the process of compiling a comprehensive two volume hard back Encyclopedia on Muhammad and his impact on world thought and culture. On its completion, the publication will enjoy wide circulation, particularly in North America and Europe.
The publisher also intends to place each entry on the renowned world religions database which is rapidly evolving into one of the most utilised online resource on the beliefs, cultures, and controversies of world religions.
Call: The editors are seeking interested scholars to prepare entries ranging from 500 to 2,000 words with a global perspective. All entries should both introduce the subject and discuss how it has been impacted by Muhammad in some way, shape, or form. The subject matter need not be limited to the life of Muhammad and can also include his impact up until the present day. Entries should target the undergraduate and non-specialist audience while forwarding the current scholarly research on each respected subject.
Listed below are the remaining entries accompanied by suggested word counts. The editors are particularly interested in thematic essay entries and would welcome proposals that are not included below. The publication has already attracted strong interest with commitments from over seventy scholars comprising some of the leading academics in the fields of Islamic and Near Eastern Studies. Contributors will be allocated a reasonable amount of time to submit entries.
Contact: If you are interested in contributing towards the volume ,or would like further information, please contact the editors via e-mail: fitzpaco@gvsu.edu
Entry List
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: fitzpaco@gvsu.edu
For submissions: fitzpaco@gvsu.edu
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Book Title: Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God (2 volumes), Fitzpatrick, C. & Walker, A. (Eds.).
Publication: ABC-CLIO, a leading and well established publisher in academic and reference publications, is in the process of compiling a comprehensive two volume hard back Encyclopedia on Muhammad and his impact on world thought and culture. On its completion, the publication will enjoy wide circulation, particularly in North America and Europe.
The publisher also intends to place each entry on the renowned world religions database which is rapidly evolving into one of the most utilised online resource on the beliefs, cultures, and controversies of world religions.
Call: The editors are seeking interested scholars to prepare entries ranging from 500 to 2,000 words with a global perspective. All entries should both introduce the subject and discuss how it has been impacted by Muhammad in some way, shape, or form. The subject matter need not be limited to the life of Muhammad and can also include his impact up until the present day. Entries should target the undergraduate and non-specialist audience while forwarding the current scholarly research on each respected subject.
Listed below are the remaining entries accompanied by suggested word counts. The editors are particularly interested in thematic essay entries and would welcome proposals that are not included below. The publication has already attracted strong interest with commitments from over seventy scholars comprising some of the leading academics in the fields of Islamic and Near Eastern Studies. Contributors will be allocated a reasonable amount of time to submit entries.
Contact: If you are interested in contributing towards the volume ,or would like further information, please contact the editors via e-mail: fitzpaco@gvsu.edu
Entry List
- Tafsir & Ta’wil: 2,000 words
- Hadith: 1,500 words
- Fiqh: 1,000 words
- Creed: 1,000 words
- Prayer: 1,500 words
- Salvation: 750 words
- Forbidding Evil: 750 words
- Faith (Iman): 1,000 words
- Destiny (Qadr): 1,000 words
- Soul (Ruh): 750 words
- Charity: 1,000 words
- Knowledge: 1,500 words
- Logic (Kalam): 1,500 words
- Qadi: 500 words
- Muhammad as Depicted in Judaism: 1,000 words
- Education: 1,000 words
- Companions: 2,000 words
- Geography: 1,000 words
- Muhammad as Depicted in Shi'a Works: 2,000 words
- Sufi Works on Muhammad: 2,000 words
- Sufi Tariqas: spiritual links to Muhammad: 1000 words
- People of the Book: 750 words
- Chivalry (Futuwwah): 500 words
- Love (Hubb, 'Ishq, Wudd, etc.): 1,000 words
- Suluk: 750 words
- Inshad: 1,500 words
- Praise poetry: 2,000 words
- Orientalism: 1,000 words
- Islamic Finance: 1,000 words
- Waqf: 750 words
- Genealogy/Ahl al-Bayt/Sayyeds & Sharifs: 1,500 words
- Music: 1,500 words
- Sub-Saharan Africa Literature (Depiction of the Prophet): 2,000 words
- North Africa Literature (Depiction of the Prophet): 2,000 words
- Women: 2,000 words
- Durud: 1,000 words
- Byzantium Literature (Depiction of the Prophet): 1,000 words
- Mythology: 1,000 words
- Hilya: 1,000 words
- Sama': 750 words
- Children: 1,000 words
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: fitzpaco@gvsu.edu
For submissions: fitzpaco@gvsu.edu
Call for Projects: Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (literature, performing arts and visual arts)
Deadline: 7 May 2012
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) announced today its first 2012 semi-annual open call for its three general categories: Literature, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. This general call is open exclusively for Arab candidates and the deadline for applying to any of the three categories is May 7, 2012. The next semi-annual call for Music, Cinema, and Research, Training and Regional Events opens in July 2012.
Literature: Research, writing and publishing of literary works, including novels, short stories, poetry, translations and biographies, in print and online.
Performing Arts: Development and production of theatrical, dance, as well as other forms of performing arts.
Visual Arts: Production and organization of art exhibitions, installations, and other forms of visual arts.
Please consult the Grant Guidelines (below), Evaluation Process, and FAQs before applying.
To apply, please create an account on AFAC’s website here, in case you don’t have one.
Subsequently, the applications will be available at your user’s dashboard after you login using your account details.
GRANT GUIDELINES
1. About AFAC’s Grants
• AFAC provides grants amounting up to fifty thousand U.S. dollars each.
• If the grant from AFAC exceeds ten thousand dollars, but only covers part of the project’s overall budget, the grantee must raise 70% of the remaining budget in order to be awarded the grant.
• In the event that the grantee is unable to procure 70% of the project budget within 90 days of receiving the grant, the latter will be canceled.
• In the event that the grantee does not sign the grant contract within 60 days upon receipt thereof, the grant will be canceled.
• No grantee will be awarded more than two deadline extensions during the grant period; such extensions should be justified and approved by AFAC.
2. Eligible Candidates
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture invites all Arab parties working in the cultural and artistic spheres, whose projects target the Arab region, to send their project proposals regardless of age, years of experience, nationality, country of residence (Arab world and abroad), ethnicity, religion or any other factor. This includes:
• Individuals
• NGOs
• Cultural/educational institutions and centers
• Organizations, institutions, governmental and non-governmental bodies concerned with culture and the arts
3. Ineligible Applicants
AFAC will not consider applications submitted by:
• Members of the Board of Trustees, their business partners or family members
• AFAC staff members, their business partners or family members
• Members of the jury, their business partners or family members
4. Eligible Expenses
• AFAC only covers project-related expenses, and not running operating costs.
Example: AFAC will cover the rent of a temporary location to be used by a theater troupe for rehearsals and performances as well as the crew members’ salaries throughout the production period, but will not cover operational expenses, such as the rent of the troupe’s permanent premises or permanent employees’ salaries.
5. Place and Duration
• AFAC will not provide support retroactively, i.e. to projects already implemented
• Projects may be implemented anywhere as long as they mainly target an Arab audience
• The project’s timeframe should not be less than one month nor exceed 24 months
6. Eligible Applications
• An applicant may submit two grant requests for two projects in two different categories (for example, performing arts and cinema). Requests for two projects within the same category will not be accepted.
• Previous grantees may not apply for a new grant unless the previous grant expired before the application submission deadline for this year.
• Grantees who have received two grants may only apply for a third grant two years after the end of the awarded projects.
7. How to Apply
• Only applications that are filled in online on our website will be processed and evaluated. Applications submitted via regular mail or e-mail will not be accepted.
• All required documents can be uploaded into the application. Links to work samples on sites such as YouTube, Vimeo or Dropbox can also be uploaded directly into the application. Only supporting files/samples of previous work exceeding 2 MB should be sent by physical mail to AFAC’s office in Beirut. Please do not mail duplicates of work uploaded into the application.
• If sending materials by physical mail for AFAC’s general grant application, please send 5 copies of all accompanying work to AFAC’s Beirut office, postmarked by the relevant deadline and marked with the project title and application number.
• If sending materials by physical mail for the Arab Documentary Film Program application, please send 7 copies of all accompanying materials, postmarked by the relevant deadline and marked with the project title and application number. AFAC does not return application materials.
• Samples should be mailed through a major courier; it is recommended that applicants submit tracking numbers in their applications. Incomplete applications or applications missing supporting documents will not be reviewed.
• You will receive email confirmation once the online application has been received. You are advised to follow up on receipt for mailed material, as we will not contact you if any part of your application is incomplete.
8. Evaluation and Selection Process
Following the submission deadline, AFAC will conduct an administrative check to ensure that applications are complete and adhere to the guidelines. Only applications that pass the administrative check will be processed. A selection committee will then assess the received proposals and select the winners. Please see ‘Evaluation Process’ for more details. The grant winners’ names will be published on our website.
9. Grant Contracts
AFAC will draft a contract to be signed by the winners. The contract will include contract start and end dates, grant amount, financial requirements, payment schedule, general provisions, implementation and amendments, required reports, and project results.
10. Payment Schedule
If AFAC awards a grantee US $10,000 or less, he or she will receive 80% of the grant total amount as a first payment. Once the project is complete and the winner has submitted the deliverables, narrative and financial reports, the remaining 20% will be transferred.
For grants exceeding US $10,000, grantees will receive 50% of the grant total amount as the first payment. Once 80% of the first payment has been spent, the grantee must submit an interim narrative and financial report to AFAC. Once approved, grantees will receive 25% of the grant total amount as a second payment. With submission of the final deliverables, the final 25% payment will be made and the grant will be closed.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: info@arabculturefund.org
For submissions: create an account here
Website: http://www.arabculturefund.org/
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The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) announced today its first 2012 semi-annual open call for its three general categories: Literature, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. This general call is open exclusively for Arab candidates and the deadline for applying to any of the three categories is May 7, 2012. The next semi-annual call for Music, Cinema, and Research, Training and Regional Events opens in July 2012.
Literature: Research, writing and publishing of literary works, including novels, short stories, poetry, translations and biographies, in print and online.
Performing Arts: Development and production of theatrical, dance, as well as other forms of performing arts.
Visual Arts: Production and organization of art exhibitions, installations, and other forms of visual arts.
Please consult the Grant Guidelines (below), Evaluation Process, and FAQs before applying.
To apply, please create an account on AFAC’s website here, in case you don’t have one.
Subsequently, the applications will be available at your user’s dashboard after you login using your account details.
GRANT GUIDELINES
1. About AFAC’s Grants
• AFAC provides grants amounting up to fifty thousand U.S. dollars each.
• If the grant from AFAC exceeds ten thousand dollars, but only covers part of the project’s overall budget, the grantee must raise 70% of the remaining budget in order to be awarded the grant.
• In the event that the grantee is unable to procure 70% of the project budget within 90 days of receiving the grant, the latter will be canceled.
• In the event that the grantee does not sign the grant contract within 60 days upon receipt thereof, the grant will be canceled.
• No grantee will be awarded more than two deadline extensions during the grant period; such extensions should be justified and approved by AFAC.
2. Eligible Candidates
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture invites all Arab parties working in the cultural and artistic spheres, whose projects target the Arab region, to send their project proposals regardless of age, years of experience, nationality, country of residence (Arab world and abroad), ethnicity, religion or any other factor. This includes:
• Individuals
• NGOs
• Cultural/educational institutions and centers
• Organizations, institutions, governmental and non-governmental bodies concerned with culture and the arts
3. Ineligible Applicants
AFAC will not consider applications submitted by:
• Members of the Board of Trustees, their business partners or family members
• AFAC staff members, their business partners or family members
• Members of the jury, their business partners or family members
4. Eligible Expenses
• AFAC only covers project-related expenses, and not running operating costs.
Example: AFAC will cover the rent of a temporary location to be used by a theater troupe for rehearsals and performances as well as the crew members’ salaries throughout the production period, but will not cover operational expenses, such as the rent of the troupe’s permanent premises or permanent employees’ salaries.
5. Place and Duration
• AFAC will not provide support retroactively, i.e. to projects already implemented
• Projects may be implemented anywhere as long as they mainly target an Arab audience
• The project’s timeframe should not be less than one month nor exceed 24 months
6. Eligible Applications
• An applicant may submit two grant requests for two projects in two different categories (for example, performing arts and cinema). Requests for two projects within the same category will not be accepted.
• Previous grantees may not apply for a new grant unless the previous grant expired before the application submission deadline for this year.
• Grantees who have received two grants may only apply for a third grant two years after the end of the awarded projects.
7. How to Apply
• Only applications that are filled in online on our website will be processed and evaluated. Applications submitted via regular mail or e-mail will not be accepted.
• All required documents can be uploaded into the application. Links to work samples on sites such as YouTube, Vimeo or Dropbox can also be uploaded directly into the application. Only supporting files/samples of previous work exceeding 2 MB should be sent by physical mail to AFAC’s office in Beirut. Please do not mail duplicates of work uploaded into the application.
• If sending materials by physical mail for AFAC’s general grant application, please send 5 copies of all accompanying work to AFAC’s Beirut office, postmarked by the relevant deadline and marked with the project title and application number.
• If sending materials by physical mail for the Arab Documentary Film Program application, please send 7 copies of all accompanying materials, postmarked by the relevant deadline and marked with the project title and application number. AFAC does not return application materials.
• Samples should be mailed through a major courier; it is recommended that applicants submit tracking numbers in their applications. Incomplete applications or applications missing supporting documents will not be reviewed.
• You will receive email confirmation once the online application has been received. You are advised to follow up on receipt for mailed material, as we will not contact you if any part of your application is incomplete.
8. Evaluation and Selection Process
Following the submission deadline, AFAC will conduct an administrative check to ensure that applications are complete and adhere to the guidelines. Only applications that pass the administrative check will be processed. A selection committee will then assess the received proposals and select the winners. Please see ‘Evaluation Process’ for more details. The grant winners’ names will be published on our website.
9. Grant Contracts
AFAC will draft a contract to be signed by the winners. The contract will include contract start and end dates, grant amount, financial requirements, payment schedule, general provisions, implementation and amendments, required reports, and project results.
10. Payment Schedule
If AFAC awards a grantee US $10,000 or less, he or she will receive 80% of the grant total amount as a first payment. Once the project is complete and the winner has submitted the deliverables, narrative and financial reports, the remaining 20% will be transferred.
For grants exceeding US $10,000, grantees will receive 50% of the grant total amount as the first payment. Once 80% of the first payment has been spent, the grantee must submit an interim narrative and financial report to AFAC. Once approved, grantees will receive 25% of the grant total amount as a second payment. With submission of the final deliverables, the final 25% payment will be made and the grant will be closed.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: info@arabculturefund.org
For submissions: create an account here
Website: http://www.arabculturefund.org/
19 February 2012
Call for Submissions - Min timeh: Arab Feminist Reflections on Identity, Resistance, and Space (Inanna Publications)
Deadline: 28 February 2012
INANNA PUBLICATIONS is seeking SUBMISSIONS for a new anthology - Min timeh: Arab Feminist Reflections on Identity, Resistance, and Space; Edited by Ghadeer Malek and Ghaida Moussa.
Deadline for abstract submissions: February 28, 2012
Completed submission deadline: April 30, 2012
Anticipated publication date: Fall of 2012
Description:
This anthology is a meeting space for Arab feminist womyn living in the Arab world and the Diaspora. While physical and metaphorical distances and borders lie in between us, deep founded connection and intertwined roots seem to transcend these divisions and connect us to one another. Our grounded experiences and our reflections as Arab womyn living in Canada, as well as our relationships with communities of feminists in the Arab world — from Lebanon, to Egypt, Syria, Palestine and the Gulf — have served as a testimony to these connections, and to the evolution of our shared identity characterized by our often shared struggles, burdens, and questions across various geographical locations, genders, ages, classes, races, religions, and the experiences we live based on these political categories.
Simultaneously, in a world that has increasingly found monolithic and one-dimensional ways of perceiving and imposing stereotypes of Muslim, Arab and Arab womyn identities, we feel that it is imperative to highlight Arab womyn’s voices in constructing and articulating their own identities. Creating alternate spaces to mainstream oppressive discourse is part of reclaiming our voices and resisting the gaze of the “Other”. While we may meet at some intersections, we diverge at others, our identities spreading and molding into a wide spectrum of experiences, knowledge, struggles, and so forth. It is this double reality of sameness and difference that this anthology will bridge, celebrating our multiple voices and honoring our self-determination, as well as meeting our need to find community and belonging on our own terms.
Submissions:
Through this anthology, we are hoping to reflect Arab womyn’s perspectives through personal critical narratives, academic essays, and written and visual arts, on subjects such as homeland, exile, arrivals and departures, feminism, queerness, borders, national struggles, solidarity, and (de)colonization.
We are particularly interested in and highly encourage receiving submissions that explore and document various forms of Arab feminist organizing from the women’s marches happening in Egypt to social media campaigns and setting up feminist organizations. We especially encourage submissions that make the links and draw comparisons between Arab womyn organizing in the ‘Arab World’ and the Diaspora.
Guiding Questions:
Below are some questions that we are hoping to answer by putting together this anthology. Please note that we are keen on accepting a wide variety of submissions — spanning various topics and issues outlined above — that are not limited to the questions below.
The questions below are only meant to provide suggestions for some of the themes and topics that we are interested in exploring in more depth through the anthology:
What are some of the physical, metaphorical, and political connections and distances in Arab womyn identities and issues across the Arab world and the Diaspora?
How have Arab womyn built and developed their identities?
What role does identity play in shaping Arab feminist struggles and organizing and how does it change with time and context?
Criteria for Proposals:
Proposals should be approx. 500 words (1 page) and sent in no later than February 28, 2012.
While we welcome academic texts, we highly encourage creative productions, whether written or visual, including poetry, analytical self-reflective or community-reflective stories, images, paintings, graffiti photographs, etc.
We are committed to representing a diversity of Arab womyn voices and especially highlighting underrepresented voices, identities, and issues. We are excited to receive proposals from Arab womyn from all walks of life and especially encourage submissions from Arab womyn living in the Arab world and those in between ‘back home’ and ‘over there’, particularly since one of the major themes we are exploring is what unites and divides Arab womyn living in the Diaspora and the Arab world.
The anticipated date of publication is the Fall of 2012.
Completed submissions must be sent in by April 30, 2012.
Please send proposals to arabfeministanthology@gmail.com no later than February 28, 2012.
For questions and more information, you can contact us at arabfeministanthology@gmail.com .
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: arabfeministanthology@gmail.com
For submissions: arabfeministanthology@gmail.com
Website: http://www.inanna.ca/
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INANNA PUBLICATIONS is seeking SUBMISSIONS for a new anthology - Min timeh: Arab Feminist Reflections on Identity, Resistance, and Space; Edited by Ghadeer Malek and Ghaida Moussa.
Deadline for abstract submissions: February 28, 2012
Completed submission deadline: April 30, 2012
Anticipated publication date: Fall of 2012
Description:
This anthology is a meeting space for Arab feminist womyn living in the Arab world and the Diaspora. While physical and metaphorical distances and borders lie in between us, deep founded connection and intertwined roots seem to transcend these divisions and connect us to one another. Our grounded experiences and our reflections as Arab womyn living in Canada, as well as our relationships with communities of feminists in the Arab world — from Lebanon, to Egypt, Syria, Palestine and the Gulf — have served as a testimony to these connections, and to the evolution of our shared identity characterized by our often shared struggles, burdens, and questions across various geographical locations, genders, ages, classes, races, religions, and the experiences we live based on these political categories.
Simultaneously, in a world that has increasingly found monolithic and one-dimensional ways of perceiving and imposing stereotypes of Muslim, Arab and Arab womyn identities, we feel that it is imperative to highlight Arab womyn’s voices in constructing and articulating their own identities. Creating alternate spaces to mainstream oppressive discourse is part of reclaiming our voices and resisting the gaze of the “Other”. While we may meet at some intersections, we diverge at others, our identities spreading and molding into a wide spectrum of experiences, knowledge, struggles, and so forth. It is this double reality of sameness and difference that this anthology will bridge, celebrating our multiple voices and honoring our self-determination, as well as meeting our need to find community and belonging on our own terms.
Submissions:
Through this anthology, we are hoping to reflect Arab womyn’s perspectives through personal critical narratives, academic essays, and written and visual arts, on subjects such as homeland, exile, arrivals and departures, feminism, queerness, borders, national struggles, solidarity, and (de)colonization.
We are particularly interested in and highly encourage receiving submissions that explore and document various forms of Arab feminist organizing from the women’s marches happening in Egypt to social media campaigns and setting up feminist organizations. We especially encourage submissions that make the links and draw comparisons between Arab womyn organizing in the ‘Arab World’ and the Diaspora.
Guiding Questions:
Below are some questions that we are hoping to answer by putting together this anthology. Please note that we are keen on accepting a wide variety of submissions — spanning various topics and issues outlined above — that are not limited to the questions below.
The questions below are only meant to provide suggestions for some of the themes and topics that we are interested in exploring in more depth through the anthology:
What are some of the physical, metaphorical, and political connections and distances in Arab womyn identities and issues across the Arab world and the Diaspora?
How have Arab womyn built and developed their identities?
What role does identity play in shaping Arab feminist struggles and organizing and how does it change with time and context?
Criteria for Proposals:
Proposals should be approx. 500 words (1 page) and sent in no later than February 28, 2012.
While we welcome academic texts, we highly encourage creative productions, whether written or visual, including poetry, analytical self-reflective or community-reflective stories, images, paintings, graffiti photographs, etc.
We are committed to representing a diversity of Arab womyn voices and especially highlighting underrepresented voices, identities, and issues. We are excited to receive proposals from Arab womyn from all walks of life and especially encourage submissions from Arab womyn living in the Arab world and those in between ‘back home’ and ‘over there’, particularly since one of the major themes we are exploring is what unites and divides Arab womyn living in the Diaspora and the Arab world.
The anticipated date of publication is the Fall of 2012.
Completed submissions must be sent in by April 30, 2012.
Please send proposals to arabfeministanthology@gmail.com no later than February 28, 2012.
For questions and more information, you can contact us at arabfeministanthology@gmail.com .
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: arabfeministanthology@gmail.com
For submissions: arabfeministanthology@gmail.com
Website: http://www.inanna.ca/
04 May 2011
Call for Papers for Edited Book “Indian Women: Issues and Perspectives”
We propose to edit a book “Indian women: issues and perspectives” which will be published by a reputed national level publisher with ISBN number. This book will cover wide range of issues such as philosophical issues, gender perspectives, women empowerment, status of women, issues concerning single women, working women, widows, deserted women, girl child, female foeticide,political participation of women, women and panchayat, women and development, changing status of women, women and violence and violations of rights of women at work and private sphere will be discussed. The status report of the women in the various sectors of Indian society will be published taking into account the historical, political. Psychological perspectives.
You are requested to submit full length papers to the following:
Dr Ranjay Vardhan, Asst. Professor, PG Govt College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh
Email: ranjayvardhan@gmail.com, 09814330480
Manoj Kumar, Asstt Professor, PG Govt College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh
manojsociologist@yahoo.co.in, 09814704490
The submission may be made in the form of papers (single or joint) following APA style which is available on internet or you just send your paper in word format and we will do the needful. It may be mentioned here that the first author has already six books to his credit.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: ranjayvardhan@gmail.com, manojsociologist@yahoo.co.in
For submissions: ranjayvardhan@gmail.com, manojsociologist@yahoo.co.in
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You are requested to submit full length papers to the following:
Dr Ranjay Vardhan, Asst. Professor, PG Govt College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh
Email: ranjayvardhan@gmail.com, 09814330480
Manoj Kumar, Asstt Professor, PG Govt College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh
manojsociologist@yahoo.co.in, 09814704490
The submission may be made in the form of papers (single or joint) following APA style which is available on internet or you just send your paper in word format and we will do the needful. It may be mentioned here that the first author has already six books to his credit.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: ranjayvardhan@gmail.com, manojsociologist@yahoo.co.in
For submissions: ranjayvardhan@gmail.com, manojsociologist@yahoo.co.in
SBCWI-CCP Children's Book Conference (Philippines)
Deadline: 25 May 2011
Conducted by SCBWI President Steve Mooser and Philippine members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI).
PROGRAM
* Meet and Greet, Book Browsing
* Welcome Remarks (Emily Abrera)
* Opening Remarks (Beaulah Taguiwalo)
* Introductions (Dominique “Nikki” Torres)
* Children’s Lit Booktalk (Beaulah & Nikki)
* What’s the Buzz in Philippine Children’s Books? (Neni Sta. Romana Cruz)
* Looking for Treasure—And Finding It in Writing (Steve Mooser)
* Between Enchantment & Realism: Philippine Children’s Books Today (Karina Bolasco)
* Humor and Character (Steve Mooser)
* From 2D-3D Children’s Author-Illustrator to Foldabots Paper Engineer (Jomike Tejido)
* The Future of Children’s Books (Steve Mooser)
* Children’s Books Worldwide (Beaulah Taguiwalo)
* Certificates, Book Prizes (Nikki)
FACULTY
Steve Mooser is the President and co-founder of the Los Angeles based Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). The author of nearly sixty books for children, when Steve Mooser began writing books for children he did it with a bang: in the space of five years he wrote 250 books, K-4, for the SWRL Reading Program published by Ginn. He has since written a number of major reading programs for several companies including Ginn, American Book Company, and Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich.
Most readers know Steve for his trade books, which began with the publication of 101 Black Cats (Scholastic) in 1975, and continued through 1999′s release, Maid Marian’s Adventures in Sherwood Forest: A Girls to the Rescue Novel (Meadowbrook). He has written in every genre: picture books (The Ghost with the Halloween Hiccups), to series books (The Creepy Creature Club; It’s a Weird, Weird School), to nonfiction (Lights! Camera! Scream!), to novels (Elvis Is Back and He’s in the Sixth Grade). His most recent easy reader series is Goofball Malone, Ace Detective.
Neni Sta. Romana Cruz is a children’s book author, book reviewer, journalist, and educator. She has conducted numerous writing workshops here and abroad, has nine published books, and essays in over twenty anthologies.
Karina Africa Bolasco is a children’s author and Publishing Manager of Anvil Publishing Inc., the country’s biggest publisher. She is an eight-time recipient of the Manila Critics Circle’s Publisher of the Year Award.
Jomike Tejido is the author-illustrator of Tagu-Taguan, and the illustrator of Lub-Dub, Lub-Dub, both NCBA award winners. Also an architect, his latest book as a paper engineer is Foldabots Toy Book Vol. 3, published by Summit Media.
Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo is a book designer and children’s illustrator. Her work is in more than 55 books. She designed and produced 15 mother tongue children’s books in 2009, and 10 seafarer children’s books in 2010.
Sign up now! Limited slots only.
TO REGISTER see anyone of the following:
* Dominique (Nikki) Torres at the CCP (cellphone 0905-347-1668)
* Ruben (Totet) de Jesus at UP CFA (cellphone 0917-526-4368)
* Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo in Makati (cellphone 0917-787-4956)
PRE-PAID REGISTRATION FEE
* Nonrefundable, transferrable, lunch included
* P500 until 5 pm Wednesday 2011 April 20
* P600 until 5 pm Wednesday 2011 May 18
* P700 until 5 pm Wednesday 2011 May 25
EMAIL REGISTRATION is P700 any day anytime until 5 pm 2011 May 25. Email scbwiphilippines@gmail.com
SCBWI MEMBERS DISCOUNT is P100.
REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE when all slots are filled up. No last minute walk-ins, sit-ins, observers, or anyone below 18 years of age. We reserve the right to ensure the safe and proper conduct of this event by imposing additional rules as we see fit.
QUESTIONS? Text 0905-347-1668), 0917-526-4368, 0917-787-495. Or email scbwiphilippines@gmail.com.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: scbwiphilippines@gmail.com
Website: http://www.militarywriters.com
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Conducted by SCBWI President Steve Mooser and Philippine members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI).
PROGRAM
* Meet and Greet, Book Browsing
* Welcome Remarks (Emily Abrera)
* Opening Remarks (Beaulah Taguiwalo)
* Introductions (Dominique “Nikki” Torres)
* Children’s Lit Booktalk (Beaulah & Nikki)
* What’s the Buzz in Philippine Children’s Books? (Neni Sta. Romana Cruz)
* Looking for Treasure—And Finding It in Writing (Steve Mooser)
* Between Enchantment & Realism: Philippine Children’s Books Today (Karina Bolasco)
* Humor and Character (Steve Mooser)
* From 2D-3D Children’s Author-Illustrator to Foldabots Paper Engineer (Jomike Tejido)
* The Future of Children’s Books (Steve Mooser)
* Children’s Books Worldwide (Beaulah Taguiwalo)
* Certificates, Book Prizes (Nikki)
FACULTY
Steve Mooser is the President and co-founder of the Los Angeles based Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). The author of nearly sixty books for children, when Steve Mooser began writing books for children he did it with a bang: in the space of five years he wrote 250 books, K-4, for the SWRL Reading Program published by Ginn. He has since written a number of major reading programs for several companies including Ginn, American Book Company, and Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich.
Most readers know Steve for his trade books, which began with the publication of 101 Black Cats (Scholastic) in 1975, and continued through 1999′s release, Maid Marian’s Adventures in Sherwood Forest: A Girls to the Rescue Novel (Meadowbrook). He has written in every genre: picture books (The Ghost with the Halloween Hiccups), to series books (The Creepy Creature Club; It’s a Weird, Weird School), to nonfiction (Lights! Camera! Scream!), to novels (Elvis Is Back and He’s in the Sixth Grade). His most recent easy reader series is Goofball Malone, Ace Detective.
Neni Sta. Romana Cruz is a children’s book author, book reviewer, journalist, and educator. She has conducted numerous writing workshops here and abroad, has nine published books, and essays in over twenty anthologies.
Karina Africa Bolasco is a children’s author and Publishing Manager of Anvil Publishing Inc., the country’s biggest publisher. She is an eight-time recipient of the Manila Critics Circle’s Publisher of the Year Award.
Jomike Tejido is the author-illustrator of Tagu-Taguan, and the illustrator of Lub-Dub, Lub-Dub, both NCBA award winners. Also an architect, his latest book as a paper engineer is Foldabots Toy Book Vol. 3, published by Summit Media.
Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo is a book designer and children’s illustrator. Her work is in more than 55 books. She designed and produced 15 mother tongue children’s books in 2009, and 10 seafarer children’s books in 2010.
Sign up now! Limited slots only.
TO REGISTER see anyone of the following:
* Dominique (Nikki) Torres at the CCP (cellphone 0905-347-1668)
* Ruben (Totet) de Jesus at UP CFA (cellphone 0917-526-4368)
* Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo in Makati (cellphone 0917-787-4956)
PRE-PAID REGISTRATION FEE
* Nonrefundable, transferrable, lunch included
* P500 until 5 pm Wednesday 2011 April 20
* P600 until 5 pm Wednesday 2011 May 18
* P700 until 5 pm Wednesday 2011 May 25
EMAIL REGISTRATION is P700 any day anytime until 5 pm 2011 May 25. Email scbwiphilippines@gmail.com
SCBWI MEMBERS DISCOUNT is P100.
REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE when all slots are filled up. No last minute walk-ins, sit-ins, observers, or anyone below 18 years of age. We reserve the right to ensure the safe and proper conduct of this event by imposing additional rules as we see fit.
QUESTIONS? Text 0905-347-1668), 0917-526-4368, 0917-787-495. Or email scbwiphilippines@gmail.com.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: scbwiphilippines@gmail.com
Website: http://www.militarywriters.com
Call for Submission - Fliptop Bayani: Mga Katha ng Panlalaglag at Pag-Ariba sa Bayani (Philippines)
Deadline: 31 May 2011
Gamit ang porma ng fliptop, ipapaloob sa akda ang mga usaping tumutugon sa kasalukuyang paghiraya natin sa kahulugan at kabuluhan ng bayani. Bakit wala nang bayani ngayon?
Narito ang ilan sa mga ideyang maaaring paghugutan ng materyal:
1. Kahulugan at kabuluhan ng bayani sa kontemporaryong panahon
2. Ang mga Overseas Filipino Workers at pagturing sa kanila bilang mga bagong bayani
3. Mga partikular na taong itinuturing na bayani (Jose Rizal, Ninoy Aquino, Efren Penaflorida)
4. Mga taong sikat dahil sa pangalan nilang may bayani (Bayani Fernando, Tetchie Agbayani, Bayani Casimiro, etc.)
5. Bayani (individualidad) o bayanihan (kolektibidad)?
6. Mediang bayani: Piolo Pascual, Kim Chu o Willie Revillame, halimbawa
7. Ang bayan ng bayani: lugar, pook, espasyo
8. Simbolo ng pagkabayani: monumento, kalsada, posporo, funeraria
9. Trahedyang bayani: Flor Contemplacion, tatlong anak nitong nakakulong dahil sa pagbebenta ng droga, Mang Pandoy, OFW sa Libya
Narito ang mga kahilingan:
1. Nakatutok ang akda sa piniling usaping pumapaimbulog sa konsepto ng bayani.
2. Tumutugon ang akda sa politikal na perspektiba.
3. Nakasulat ito sa Filipino o sa Taglish, o sa wikang may langkap ng Filipino.
4. Maaring itanghal ang teksto gamit ang anyo ng fliptop (pa-balagtasan kahit walang sukat at tugma, pakutya, padiskurso, patama pero may kuwento).
5. Binubuo ng 40 na linya (minimum) upang makapagkomentaryo, manlait, manlaglag gamit ang anyo ng fliptop na mayroong kuwento sa matulaing pamamaraan.
Ipadala ang inyong mga kontribusyon sa fliptopbayani@gmail.com kasama ang tatlong pangungusap na tala sa sarili. Ang dedlayn ay sa May 31, 2011.
Puntahan ang link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4OwcE3-dBc para sa ideya kung ano ang fliptop.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: fliptopbayani@gmail.com
For submissions: fliptopbayani@gmail.com
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Gamit ang porma ng fliptop, ipapaloob sa akda ang mga usaping tumutugon sa kasalukuyang paghiraya natin sa kahulugan at kabuluhan ng bayani. Bakit wala nang bayani ngayon?
Narito ang ilan sa mga ideyang maaaring paghugutan ng materyal:
1. Kahulugan at kabuluhan ng bayani sa kontemporaryong panahon
2. Ang mga Overseas Filipino Workers at pagturing sa kanila bilang mga bagong bayani
3. Mga partikular na taong itinuturing na bayani (Jose Rizal, Ninoy Aquino, Efren Penaflorida)
4. Mga taong sikat dahil sa pangalan nilang may bayani (Bayani Fernando, Tetchie Agbayani, Bayani Casimiro, etc.)
5. Bayani (individualidad) o bayanihan (kolektibidad)?
6. Mediang bayani: Piolo Pascual, Kim Chu o Willie Revillame, halimbawa
7. Ang bayan ng bayani: lugar, pook, espasyo
8. Simbolo ng pagkabayani: monumento, kalsada, posporo, funeraria
9. Trahedyang bayani: Flor Contemplacion, tatlong anak nitong nakakulong dahil sa pagbebenta ng droga, Mang Pandoy, OFW sa Libya
Narito ang mga kahilingan:
1. Nakatutok ang akda sa piniling usaping pumapaimbulog sa konsepto ng bayani.
2. Tumutugon ang akda sa politikal na perspektiba.
3. Nakasulat ito sa Filipino o sa Taglish, o sa wikang may langkap ng Filipino.
4. Maaring itanghal ang teksto gamit ang anyo ng fliptop (pa-balagtasan kahit walang sukat at tugma, pakutya, padiskurso, patama pero may kuwento).
5. Binubuo ng 40 na linya (minimum) upang makapagkomentaryo, manlait, manlaglag gamit ang anyo ng fliptop na mayroong kuwento sa matulaing pamamaraan.
Ipadala ang inyong mga kontribusyon sa fliptopbayani@gmail.com kasama ang tatlong pangungusap na tala sa sarili. Ang dedlayn ay sa May 31, 2011.
Puntahan ang link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4OwcE3-dBc para sa ideya kung ano ang fliptop.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: fliptopbayani@gmail.com
For submissions: fliptopbayani@gmail.com
Scholarships Available: Diploma in Multimedia Journalism at the Ateneo - Konrad Adenauer Center (Philippines)
Deadline: 13 May 2011
The Diploma in Multimedia Journalism, a one-year Internet-based distance learning program, will open on May 25 to a class of 15 students. Applications for admission and for scholarship grants are being accepted up to May 13.
This newest offering of the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University (ACFJ) has been developed to bring Asian journalists in step with the latest platforms for news and commentary. With six theory and practice-oriented courses and a capstone project, the multimedia diploma program will provide journalists with a broad perspective and the skills to undertake multimedia projects. The program is “designed for any professional journalist - writers, photographers, radio and TV reporters - wishing to diversify their story telling and embrace the world of new media.
ACFJ has created 10 scholarship grants for the program; five are full grants covering travel and tuition fees. Applicants must be Asian journalists with at least two years of experience as fulltime journalists.
The multimedia program uses ACFJ’s distance learning methods where most courses are held entirely online thus allowing journalists to straddle work and education and remain rooted in their contexts while imbibing new skills. Only the initial course – Fundamentals – is a hybrid course which is conducted alternately online and on-campus in a conventional classroom at the Ateneo’s campus in Quezon City, Philippines.
The ACFJ is a university-based center devoted to the training and education of Asian working journalists. A joint project of Ateneo de Manila University and the German foundation Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, ACFJ offers the Master’s in Journalism and the Diploma in Photojournalism, among others..
Application guidelines are available at ACFJ@ateneo.edu, or write to The Program Director (Multimedia) at newsroom@admu.edu.ph.
About the program:
The Diploma in Multimedia Journalism is a one-year distance learning program. It enables full time practicing journalists to study while continuing with their work, and where possible, integrates with practical assignments undertaken in the workplace. There are two one-week on-campus teaching sessions held at the Ateneo de Manila University campus in the Philippines. The first is at the start of the course and the second at the end.
In between the on-campus teaching sessions, students study through a guided online program that utilizes a distance learning system that ACFJ has been using successfully over the past ten years.
The course comprises of six courses and one major project:
* Fundamentals of Multimedia Journalism: provides an overview of the theories and practices of Multimedia Journalism. On the theoretical aspect, students are introduced to the changing media landscape, law and ethics, process of reporting, visual framing, and journalism with an Asian perspective. The practical aspects such as the core skills in journalism, multimedia workflows, forms of multimedia story telling, writing for multimedia, and multimedia professional practice are also introduced. The course serves as a springboard for the required courses that will follow.
* Newsgathering for Multimedia: develops and sharpens the students’ journalistic abilities to gather and report news for the multimedia format. Students learn about how newsgathering and reporting can be transformed by technology, how journalists can use technology for a more efficient workflow, and how technology can be used to achieve interactivity and engagement with the audience. The course also tackles ethical problems that can arise with new technologies, and how the structure of news organizations is transformed by technology.
* Mobile Journalism: focuses on new practices in journalism brought about by wireless connectivity. Students will be trained to be mobile journalists who can employ a variety of tools and technologies into the field to report news in a fully multimedia manner. Practical exercises on live, short form, and long form multimedia story telling will be done within the course.
* Convergence Theory: focuses on how media convergence is changing journalistic practices. With technological developments, an interactive multimedia format for delivering news requires new techniques for visual framing and composition, writing news stories, producing audio, and efficiently delivering content. The course will involve discussions and practical exercises in producing meaningful multimedia stories in an ethical context.
* Multi Platform Practice: seeks to further develop the students’ core skills in multimedia reporting. It focuses on practical multimedia skills such as blogging and social networking, digital audio and podcasting, and shooting and editing of digital photos and videos. It will culminate with the integration of these multiple technologies or “mash-ups” (live websites combining multiple platforms) in covering events or reporting news.
* Interactive Media Literacy: focuses on theories and practices in media literacy in an interactive platform. With the faster pace and flow of information and news, journalists must be able to critically give attention to details that form a multimedia message. The course aims to train the students on how to manage convergent technologies, understand the demands and needs of their audiences, and sort through the excess of information they can access.
* Multimedia Journalism Project: as a culminating output in the Diploma in Multimedia course, students will produce a major multimedia piece that demonstrates a high level of skills and knowledge in multimedia journalism. This course serves as a platform to track the development of the diploma project -- from conceptualization, proposal formulation, and engagement with assigned project advisers and readers to a final project. Presentation and defense of the project to a panel of evaluators is required at the end of the course.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: ACFJ@ateneo.edu or newsroom@admu.edu.ph
Website: http://acfj.ateneo.edu/
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The Diploma in Multimedia Journalism, a one-year Internet-based distance learning program, will open on May 25 to a class of 15 students. Applications for admission and for scholarship grants are being accepted up to May 13.
This newest offering of the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University (ACFJ) has been developed to bring Asian journalists in step with the latest platforms for news and commentary. With six theory and practice-oriented courses and a capstone project, the multimedia diploma program will provide journalists with a broad perspective and the skills to undertake multimedia projects. The program is “designed for any professional journalist - writers, photographers, radio and TV reporters - wishing to diversify their story telling and embrace the world of new media.
ACFJ has created 10 scholarship grants for the program; five are full grants covering travel and tuition fees. Applicants must be Asian journalists with at least two years of experience as fulltime journalists.
The multimedia program uses ACFJ’s distance learning methods where most courses are held entirely online thus allowing journalists to straddle work and education and remain rooted in their contexts while imbibing new skills. Only the initial course – Fundamentals – is a hybrid course which is conducted alternately online and on-campus in a conventional classroom at the Ateneo’s campus in Quezon City, Philippines.
The ACFJ is a university-based center devoted to the training and education of Asian working journalists. A joint project of Ateneo de Manila University and the German foundation Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, ACFJ offers the Master’s in Journalism and the Diploma in Photojournalism, among others..
Application guidelines are available at ACFJ@ateneo.edu, or write to The Program Director (Multimedia) at newsroom@admu.edu.ph.
About the program:
The Diploma in Multimedia Journalism is a one-year distance learning program. It enables full time practicing journalists to study while continuing with their work, and where possible, integrates with practical assignments undertaken in the workplace. There are two one-week on-campus teaching sessions held at the Ateneo de Manila University campus in the Philippines. The first is at the start of the course and the second at the end.
In between the on-campus teaching sessions, students study through a guided online program that utilizes a distance learning system that ACFJ has been using successfully over the past ten years.
The course comprises of six courses and one major project:
* Fundamentals of Multimedia Journalism: provides an overview of the theories and practices of Multimedia Journalism. On the theoretical aspect, students are introduced to the changing media landscape, law and ethics, process of reporting, visual framing, and journalism with an Asian perspective. The practical aspects such as the core skills in journalism, multimedia workflows, forms of multimedia story telling, writing for multimedia, and multimedia professional practice are also introduced. The course serves as a springboard for the required courses that will follow.
* Newsgathering for Multimedia: develops and sharpens the students’ journalistic abilities to gather and report news for the multimedia format. Students learn about how newsgathering and reporting can be transformed by technology, how journalists can use technology for a more efficient workflow, and how technology can be used to achieve interactivity and engagement with the audience. The course also tackles ethical problems that can arise with new technologies, and how the structure of news organizations is transformed by technology.
* Mobile Journalism: focuses on new practices in journalism brought about by wireless connectivity. Students will be trained to be mobile journalists who can employ a variety of tools and technologies into the field to report news in a fully multimedia manner. Practical exercises on live, short form, and long form multimedia story telling will be done within the course.
* Convergence Theory: focuses on how media convergence is changing journalistic practices. With technological developments, an interactive multimedia format for delivering news requires new techniques for visual framing and composition, writing news stories, producing audio, and efficiently delivering content. The course will involve discussions and practical exercises in producing meaningful multimedia stories in an ethical context.
* Multi Platform Practice: seeks to further develop the students’ core skills in multimedia reporting. It focuses on practical multimedia skills such as blogging and social networking, digital audio and podcasting, and shooting and editing of digital photos and videos. It will culminate with the integration of these multiple technologies or “mash-ups” (live websites combining multiple platforms) in covering events or reporting news.
* Interactive Media Literacy: focuses on theories and practices in media literacy in an interactive platform. With the faster pace and flow of information and news, journalists must be able to critically give attention to details that form a multimedia message. The course aims to train the students on how to manage convergent technologies, understand the demands and needs of their audiences, and sort through the excess of information they can access.
* Multimedia Journalism Project: as a culminating output in the Diploma in Multimedia course, students will produce a major multimedia piece that demonstrates a high level of skills and knowledge in multimedia journalism. This course serves as a platform to track the development of the diploma project -- from conceptualization, proposal formulation, and engagement with assigned project advisers and readers to a final project. Presentation and defense of the project to a panel of evaluators is required at the end of the course.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: ACFJ@ateneo.edu or newsroom@admu.edu.ph
Website: http://acfj.ateneo.edu/
Job Opening: Korea Editor for CNNGo.com (Time Warner - Turner Broadcasting System Asia)
We are seeking a Korean Editor to join the CNNGo.com Seoul editorial team. We are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic and reliable individual whose primary responsibility will be overseeing the Korean/English translations component for this new section of the groundbreaking travel/lifestyle CNNGo.com site. Additional responsibilities include complementing the site with local language editorial output.
You must be driven by new online technologies, languages and the desire to bring local language stories to a major media site.
Responsibilities include:
* Liaising with our translations partners, development and editorial
* Reviewing translations and ensuring factual accuracy as well as consistency of style, tone and voice
* Publishing translated pieces through our CMS
* Identifying local language stories, sitesm contributors and personalities for editorial
* Writing local language stories
* Working closely with the Seoul City Editor
* Researching, securing, editing of images
*Please note: The candidate will rarely have to perform the translations, instead review translations carried out by a third party from English into the local language. There will be occasions when the Korean Editor will need to perform the translations.
Requirements include:
* University education (Journalism/Media/Languages preferred)
* Terrific English and Korean skills (written and oral). Must show demonstrated abilities with both languages
* Must show initiative, be creative and self-motivated, able to handle a large project
* A willingness and desire to create original content
* Understanding and knowledge of online sites and resources
* A desire to work in online media
* A passion for the local culture and the broader world and the experience it brings
Interested parties should send cover letter, resume, and any clippings to: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
For submissions: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
Website: http://www.cnngo.com
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You must be driven by new online technologies, languages and the desire to bring local language stories to a major media site.
Responsibilities include:
* Liaising with our translations partners, development and editorial
* Reviewing translations and ensuring factual accuracy as well as consistency of style, tone and voice
* Publishing translated pieces through our CMS
* Identifying local language stories, sitesm contributors and personalities for editorial
* Writing local language stories
* Working closely with the Seoul City Editor
* Researching, securing, editing of images
*Please note: The candidate will rarely have to perform the translations, instead review translations carried out by a third party from English into the local language. There will be occasions when the Korean Editor will need to perform the translations.
Requirements include:
* University education (Journalism/Media/Languages preferred)
* Terrific English and Korean skills (written and oral). Must show demonstrated abilities with both languages
* Must show initiative, be creative and self-motivated, able to handle a large project
* A willingness and desire to create original content
* Understanding and knowledge of online sites and resources
* A desire to work in online media
* A passion for the local culture and the broader world and the experience it brings
Interested parties should send cover letter, resume, and any clippings to: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
For submissions: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
Website: http://www.cnngo.com
Job Opening: Seoul City Editor for CNNGo.com (Time Warner - Turner Broadcasting System Asia)
CNNGo – a new travel/lifestyle website and television program run jointly by CNN and Turner Broadcasting is seeking a City Editor in Seoul to launch, oversee and manage an expansion of the brand into South Korea.
We require a passionate, savvy journalist that will need to produce the Seoul section of the website in coordination with a Korean language editor -- writing/editing/producing content, finding and managing a stable of freelancers and able to identify and deliver exciting content to our local and international audience – among other tasks.
This position requires a certain individual that can work independently yet in close coordination with the Hong Kong-based editorial CNNGo lead. The ideal candidate has a network of contacts, can manage a stable of contributors and draws inspiration from the city around them.
He or she will be a creative, have a strong writing/reporting/editing/journalism background, can source his/her own inspiration, and ideally have demonstrated knowledge and action with CMS interfaces and social media technologies. He/she will need to be knowledgeable or able to adapt to U.S. English/AP style, which CNN and CNNGo uses.
There will be a lot of editing required, substantial original writing, a lot of communication with a network of sourced contributors and initially a great deal of work to launch the new section of the site. The ideal candidate will be able to find, source and deliver attractive content on a global platform about Seoul, its surrounds, and the people and places that create its character. Obviously, the City Editor will need to be extremely knowledgeable about Seoul and your application needs to address this point.
Responsibilities include:
* Manage day to day content, layout and site production
* Source and manage contributors and content flow in coordination with Hong Kong-based editorial lead
* Multiple daily content updates
* Develop ideas, themes, content/Sales projects utilizing all delivery methods possible (blogs, video and other AV means etc)
* Photo research, editing/manipulation
* Extensive editing and writing
Requirements include:
* Sick of clichéd travel and lifestyle products
* College degree and a 3-5 year experience in journalism/reporting. Additional experience in new media or the travel industry could be advantageous.
* Blogging experience highly valued
* Highly organized and inspirational
* Capable of managing a group of writers and a corresponding budget
* Knowledgeable about traffic analytics
* Photoshop and CMS experience
* In tune with the city.
Interested parties should specify which city they are applying for, send cover letter, resume, and five (5) clips to cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
For submissions: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
Website: http://www.cnngo.com
Read more
We require a passionate, savvy journalist that will need to produce the Seoul section of the website in coordination with a Korean language editor -- writing/editing/producing content, finding and managing a stable of freelancers and able to identify and deliver exciting content to our local and international audience – among other tasks.
This position requires a certain individual that can work independently yet in close coordination with the Hong Kong-based editorial CNNGo lead. The ideal candidate has a network of contacts, can manage a stable of contributors and draws inspiration from the city around them.
He or she will be a creative, have a strong writing/reporting/editing/journalism background, can source his/her own inspiration, and ideally have demonstrated knowledge and action with CMS interfaces and social media technologies. He/she will need to be knowledgeable or able to adapt to U.S. English/AP style, which CNN and CNNGo uses.
There will be a lot of editing required, substantial original writing, a lot of communication with a network of sourced contributors and initially a great deal of work to launch the new section of the site. The ideal candidate will be able to find, source and deliver attractive content on a global platform about Seoul, its surrounds, and the people and places that create its character. Obviously, the City Editor will need to be extremely knowledgeable about Seoul and your application needs to address this point.
Responsibilities include:
* Manage day to day content, layout and site production
* Source and manage contributors and content flow in coordination with Hong Kong-based editorial lead
* Multiple daily content updates
* Develop ideas, themes, content/Sales projects utilizing all delivery methods possible (blogs, video and other AV means etc)
* Photo research, editing/manipulation
* Extensive editing and writing
Requirements include:
* Sick of clichéd travel and lifestyle products
* College degree and a 3-5 year experience in journalism/reporting. Additional experience in new media or the travel industry could be advantageous.
* Blogging experience highly valued
* Highly organized and inspirational
* Capable of managing a group of writers and a corresponding budget
* Knowledgeable about traffic analytics
* Photoshop and CMS experience
* In tune with the city.
Interested parties should specify which city they are applying for, send cover letter, resume, and five (5) clips to cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
For submissions: cnnhr.asia@cnn.com
Website: http://www.cnngo.com
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