Asia Writes

Call for Book Manuscripts on Allama Mashriqi and the Khaksar Movement (Khaksar Tehrik)

AMZ Publications is pleased to invite book manuscripts (see below for important guidelines) in English on Allama Inayatullah Khan Al-Mashriqi (famously known as Allama Mashriqi) and his Khaksar Movement (also know as the Khaksar Tehrik). The works may be geared toward adults or children. Additional details are provided below.

Suggested Topics

Below is a list of some potential areas of focus. Other topics are welcome.

Allama Inayatullah Khan Al-Mashriqi

o Biography (for adults or children)
o Role in Freedom of British India
o Opposition to the Division of India
o Work as a Reformer and Revolutionary
o Work as a Grassroots Leader and Organizer
o Work as an Educationist
o Global Vision
o Philosophy and Quest for Uniting Humanity
o Religious and Political Thoughts
o Poetry and Writings
o Relationship with Other Contemporary Leaders (Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah, Mahatma
Gandhi, etc.)
o Role during Bengal Famine in 1940s
o Khaksar and Other Followers
o Other Topics

Khaksar Movement

o Philosophy and Ideology
o Humanitarian Efforts
o Role in Freedom of British India
o Other Topics

Submission Guidelines/Process

Upon completion of your manuscript, please email your proposal (see below for details) in a single MS Word file for consideration to the Acquisition Editor at amzpub@yahoo.com. You do not need to submit your entire completed manuscript to us at this stage. If the author’s proposal is accepted, the author will then be invited to send the complete manuscript for review and AMZ Publications will communicate any further requirements.

Please include the following information with your submission:

• Information on the Author

o Cover Letter including:

• �� Full Name
• �� Street Address
• �� Phone (cell & landline)
• �� Email
• �� Website address (if any)

o Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) of the Author(s)

• Information on the Manuscript

o Title and Length
o Table of Contents with an Outline of Each Chapter
o Description of Research Methods and Resources Used
o Target Audience (adult or children, with age group)
o One Sample Chapter
o Number of Photos in the Manuscript (do not send any photos with the book proposal)
o Confirmation that permission has been sought for any copyrighted material used in the
manuscript
o Number of Pages in Each Chapter
o Bibliography
o Outside Endorsements (if any) and by Whom

Note: AMZ Publications reserves the right to ask for any other material

Deadline:

• Proposals are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Disclaimer:

• AMZ Publications reserves the right to change or withdraw the above information/requirements at
any time without assigning any reason
• AMZ Publications reserves the right to deny a book or manuscript submission for any reason.
• AMZ Publications is not responsible for returning or retaining any materials submitted. The author should keep a copy of all submissions.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: amzpub@yahoo.com

For submissions: amzpub@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.amzpublications.net/

Deadline: 28 July 2011

Times bookstores is pleased to announce the call for submissions for Times 3rd Anniversary Writing Competition. The contest is a celebration of our 3rd wonderful journey anniversary.

Writing theme: TIME OF YOUR LIFE

Writing Format: Personal essays, memoirs, or works of creative non-fiction

Writing Style: Spiritual, political, intellectual, emotional, funny, serious etc.

NO POETRY is allowed. Only New Writing is allowed.

We leave it to the writers’ imagination and creativity, ‘time’ is a strong word - how will you use it?

Categories:

a. Adult (18 year old & above)
(Min: 1500 words Max: 4000 words)

b. Students (13 – 17 year old)
(Min: 1500 words Max: 4000 words)

c. Children (8 – 12 years old)
(Min: 200 words Max: 4000 words)

Recommended length 2,000 - 3,500 words.

One entry per person.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (read carefully to prevent disqualification)

1. Entries can be submitted in 2 ways with the subject line "Times 3rd Anniversary-Writing Competition”

a. Softcopy by email PDF file to mudin.em@timesindonesia.com

b. Drop to Times bookstores outlets in CD.

Participants to fill in a Registration Form upon submission

2. All stories must be works written in English

3. Personal essays, memoirs, and works of creative nonfiction that in some way pertain to the theme “time flies”

4. Stories must be an original work and not previously published

5. No entry fee

6. Manuscripts are to be typed in an MS Word (or equivalent word processing software) and to be converted in PDF file document, 1 inch margins, double-spaced, 11 pt font, black text in arial, verdana or times new roman, page numbered, on A4 (210 × 297 mm) paper

7. The title of the submission must be in the upper left-hand corner of every page.

8. Consecutive page numbers must be in the upper right-hand corner of every page.

9. The total word count (strictly observed) of each entry must be in the upper right-hand corner of page 1 only.

10. Applicant’s name, date of birth, age, address, mobile number, email address, category, word count together should be stated in the body of the email or at the cover page of the manuscripts.

11. DO NOT include artwork of any kind.

12. Entries must be delivered before 11:59 pm July 31, 2011. Entries received later than 11:59 pm July 31, 2011 will be disqualified.

13. All entries must be your original work and previously unpublished. NO simultaneous submissions.

14. Entries will not be returned. For confirmation of receipt of your entry, an auto reply mail of registration details will be email back to participants and participants who fill in a Registration Form upon submitting the CD to stores will receive a registration receipt.

Winners will be notified via email and telephone by Times bookstores on August 10st
If you have not been notified that you are a winner, you may market your entry elsewhere.

For more information, please email mudin.em@timesindonesia.com

Contact Information:

For inquiries: mudin.em@timesindonesia.com

For submissions: mudin.em@timesindonesia.com

Website: http://www.timesbookstores.co.id

Hadiyyat-ul-Hayya magazine will be releasing our first issue just before Ramadan 2011. Submit today for your chance to be included in our very first issue. Don't forget to subscribe early so you can have our Ramadan issue in time!

About the magazine

The Hadiyyat-ul-Hayaa magazine is a Canadian based quarterly online magazine that is geared towards Muslim women.

There are four issues per year:

• Winter (January/February)
• Spring (April/May)
• Summer (July/August)
• Fall (October/November)

The purpose of this magazine is to strengthen the connection that each Muslim woman has with her sisters in Islam, her community and Allah (swt). We hope that sisters from around the world will contribute and read this magazine.

Share your articles, stories, experiences, poetry, and photography. Our next issue will be focusing on Ramadan. Please send all submissions to: hadiyyamagazine@hotmail.com

Please include your name, age, country and any images that you would like accompanied with your piece (must be original work). When sending submissions, please attach the file to the email
and make sure that the document is compatible with Microsoft 2010.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: hadiyyamagazine@hotmail.com

For submissions: hadiyyamagazine@hotmail.com

Website: http://www.wix.com/hadiyyatulhayaa/magazine

Deadline: 22 July 2011

Win the chance to write for Cambridge University Press, along with a cash prize of £1000

Have you developed an innovative and engaging way to assess your learners' progress as they learn English? Have you successfully used this material in your classroom?

The inaugrual Cambridge ESU New Writing Award (2011) for ELT will focus on materials that help teachers and students assess their learning.

Each year, the award will focus on a different area of language learning. We are looking for evidence of applicants' writing style and capabilities, along with a demonstration of how the materials improve learning outcomes, with a view to inviting the winner to join our team of authors. Cambridge University Press will not necessarily publish the winning material itself.

We particularly welcome applications which show an understanding of how digital resources can help learning.

Applicants should submit the following:

1. An outline of your materials; what they are, howe they are to be used and how they use assesment to improve students' learning (Max 250 words)

2. A sample of the material (Max one double-page spread or equivalent)

Pleae note: Applicants do not have to be native speakers of English, nor do they have to be speakers of British English. An understanding of, and sympathy with, the globalization of English is an essential requirement. You should be able to work as part of an author team, and be confident at presenting your material to a variety of people.

Submit your entry, along with your contact details (name, address, email address and telephone number) to education@esu.org.

If you would prefer to submit your entry by post, please send all documentation to:

New Writing Award
Education Department
The English-Speaking Union
37 Charles Street
London W1J 5ED
United Kingdom

ESU New Writing Award: Competition Rules

1. This competition is run by the English-Speaking Union and is sponsored by Cambridge University Press.

2. The competition is open to entries from around the world. You do not need to be a native speaker of English, nor a speaker of British English.

3. Entrants should be at least 18 years old. Only one entry per person.

4. To enter please submit:

(i) an outline of your English Language Teaching materials (‘the Material’) (including information of what the Material is, how it is to be used, and how it uses assessment to improve students’ learning);

(ii) a sample of the Material (a maximum of one double-page spread or equivalent);

(iii) contact details, including name, email, address and contact number.

5. The deadline for entry to the competition is 22nd July 2011.

6. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges comprised of experts selected by Cambridge University press and the English-Speaking Union.

7. The winner will be contacted by the English-Speaking Union after the closing date. The winner will be publicly announced at the English-Speaking Union award ceremony.

8. The winner will receive a cash prize of £1,000, or payable in equivalent local currency at Cambridge’s sole discretion, and shall be given the opportunity to join the team of English Language Teaching authors working for Cambridge University Press, with the potential to author future English Language Teaching courses for Cambridge University Press, subject to any author contract and terms and conditions to be determined at the time.

9. The Material shall be original to you; shall not have been previously published; shall contain nothing that is in any way an infringement of any existing copyright or licence; and shall contain nothing libellous or unlawful.

10. Cambridge University Press and the English-Speaking Union will destroy all Material that is not selected as winning Material. Cambridge University Press will not be able to return any unsuccessful Material to you.

11. Cambridge University Press and the English-Speaking Union will not publish or make any other use of the Material without your prior consent.

12. Employees of Cambridge University Press, the English-Speaking Union and associated companies will not be eligible to participate.

13. By entering the competition you are permitting Cambridge University Press to contact you from time to time with details of other products and services that may be of interest to you in the subject of English Language Teaching.

14. By entering the competition you are permitting the English-Speaking Union to contact you from time to time with details of other products and services that may be of interest to you in the subject of English Language Teaching.

15. By entering the competition you are permitting Cambridge University Press to transfer your personal details to other Cambridge University Press branches throughout the world, namely Europe, America, Australia and Asia. You should be aware that some branches of Cambridge University Press are in countries which do not have data protection laws.

16. By entering the competition you are permitting other Cambridge University Press branches to contact you from time to time with details of other Cambridge products and services that may be of interest to you in the subject of English Language Teaching. However Cambridge University Press will only share your data with another branch if it best covers your normal place of residency (e.g. Europe, Americas).

17. Cambridge University Press will not sell your personal information to others or release it to others without your prior consent, and will only use your personal data as outlined in our privacy policy (see: http://www.cambridge.org/policy/privacy/ ).

18. The English-Speaking Union will not sell your personal information to others or release it to others without your prior consent, and will only use your personal data as outlined in its privacy policy.

19. Cambridge University Press reserves the right, at the discretion of its official representatives, to declare any competition null and void and stage another competition in its place.

20. Entry into this competition constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

21. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: education@esu.org

For submissions: education@esu.org

Website: http://www.cambridge.org/ph/elt/