19 March 2013
Job Vacancy: News Japanese Translation Editor for Bloomberg (Tokyo, Japan)
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 310,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg¿s enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively.
Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.
NEWS JAPANESE TRANSLATION EDITOR
Tokyo - JPN
THE ROLES: Bloomberg News is seeking experienced editors to join our Japanese Translation service in Tokyo. Responsibilities include the selection, translation and editing of stories. Successful applicants must have several years of relevant experience in a business news service and be able to meet tight deadlines.
QUALIFICATIONS:
For submissions: apply via Bloomberg Jobs
Website: http://www.bloomberg.com/
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Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.
NEWS JAPANESE TRANSLATION EDITOR
Tokyo - JPN
THE ROLES: Bloomberg News is seeking experienced editors to join our Japanese Translation service in Tokyo. Responsibilities include the selection, translation and editing of stories. Successful applicants must have several years of relevant experience in a business news service and be able to meet tight deadlines.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum 5 years translating, editing or reporting experiences at a major business news service
- Comprehensive knowledge of international financial market
- Strong English-Japanese translation skills.
For submissions: apply via Bloomberg Jobs
Website: http://www.bloomberg.com/
08 March 2013
Job Vacancy: Staff Writer for The Mainichi (Tokyo, Japan)
The Mainichi is seeking a full-time translator and writer as part of its news team in Tokyo, for a position opening in April. The job will include translation of Japanese news into English, proofreading and revising English articles, and writing original English pieces.
REQUIRED/DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
WORKING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., approximately five days per week (monthly shifts may include Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)
SALARY: Discussed at offering of position
To apply, please send your CV to: inquiry@mainichi.co.jp. Applicants contacted by the Mainichi will be required to sit at least one test.
Via: AAJA-Asia
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: inquiry@mainichi.co.jp
Website: http://www.mainichi.co.jp/
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REQUIRED/DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Native level English proficiency
- Excellent Japanese-English translation skills
- Excellent English writing skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Familiarity with Japanese current events, politics and business
- Basic software experience (Word, Excel) and photo editing skills a plus
- Media industry experience a plus
WORKING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., approximately five days per week (monthly shifts may include Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)
SALARY: Discussed at offering of position
To apply, please send your CV to: inquiry@mainichi.co.jp. Applicants contacted by the Mainichi will be required to sit at least one test.
Via: AAJA-Asia
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: inquiry@mainichi.co.jp
Website: http://www.mainichi.co.jp/
06 March 2013
Tokyo Correspondent Wanted at the Anime News Network
Anime News Network is currently seeking a Tokyo-area correspondent to cover various events and screenings in the area. We're looking for an experienced writer who is comfortable writing film reviews and conducting interviews; previous experience in either of these things is required.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: zac@animenewsnetwork.com
Website: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
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QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Lives in the Tokyo area
- Speaks Japanese at a business-fluent level and can write in English
- Has previous experience working as a professional writer, dealing with editorial direction and deadlines
- Comfortable writing film reviews and interviewing professionals in the industry
- Available to cover major events in the area such as Comiket and Tokyo Anime Fair
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: zac@animenewsnetwork.com
Website: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
04 March 2013
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Presents: Critique Opportunity/ Interpreting Critiques Workshop (Japan)
Date: 20 April 2013
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators presents Distance Critique Opportunity with two U.S. editors plus Workshop: Interpreting Critiques and Planning Next Steps for our Work.
Two U.S. children’s book editors, Sylvie Frank (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster) and Sally Morgridge (Holiday House), will offer written distance critiques of picture book text (to 600 words), 32-page picture book dummies, or MG/YA novel openings (up to 3,000 words).
SCBWI Japan members who cannot attend the April 20 event may register for a critique to be delivered electronically after the April 20 event; there is no discount for those not attending the April 20 event.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries: contact@scbwi.jp
Website: http://www.scbwi.jp/
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The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators presents Distance Critique Opportunity with two U.S. editors plus Workshop: Interpreting Critiques and Planning Next Steps for our Work.
Two U.S. children’s book editors, Sylvie Frank (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster) and Sally Morgridge (Holiday House), will offer written distance critiques of picture book text (to 600 words), 32-page picture book dummies, or MG/YA novel openings (up to 3,000 words).
- Event Time: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
- Place: Tokyo Women’s Plaza, Conference Room 1, 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (by the Children‘s Castle and United Nations University; for a map see www.scbwi.jp/map.htm)
- This event will be in English.
- Fees: Critique and Event—SCBWI members 4,000 yen, nonmembers 5,000 yen; Event Only--members 500 yen, nonmembers 1,000 yen
- RSVP:Reserve a critique by March 15. Reserve for event only by April 19. Email contact@scbwi.jp
SCBWI Japan members who cannot attend the April 20 event may register for a critique to be delivered electronically after the April 20 event; there is no discount for those not attending the April 20 event.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries: contact@scbwi.jp
Website: http://www.scbwi.jp/
14 February 2013
Translators Wanted at Tokyo Art Beat
Are you mad about art and design? Based in or near to Tokyo? Are you a bilingual editor/translator who likes to stay up-to-date with the latest events?
TAB is currently seeking to hire one or more part-time translators to help translate and edit our bilingual event listings.
Event listings are the heart of TAB. Not only do they appear on the website, they are also read by thousands of people using our apps, our Tokyo Art Map free paper, and our social media channels.
There can be flexibility on schedule but ideally candidates will be able to commit between one and three days a week for around 12 months at least, beginning in late February/early March.
Candidates don’t necessarily have to be an English native speaker but the majority of the translation will be creating short English versions of longer Japanese event content, so strong language skills are a must — and also an enthusiasm for editing work.
The pay starts at ¥1,000/hr depending on experience, plus transport costs to our fun and laid-back office in the backstreets of Omotesando.
If you are interesting in joining our team, please get in touch.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: contact@tokyoartbeat.com
Website: http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/
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TAB is currently seeking to hire one or more part-time translators to help translate and edit our bilingual event listings.
Event listings are the heart of TAB. Not only do they appear on the website, they are also read by thousands of people using our apps, our Tokyo Art Map free paper, and our social media channels.
There can be flexibility on schedule but ideally candidates will be able to commit between one and three days a week for around 12 months at least, beginning in late February/early March.
Candidates don’t necessarily have to be an English native speaker but the majority of the translation will be creating short English versions of longer Japanese event content, so strong language skills are a must — and also an enthusiasm for editing work.
The pay starts at ¥1,000/hr depending on experience, plus transport costs to our fun and laid-back office in the backstreets of Omotesando.
If you are interesting in joining our team, please get in touch.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: contact@tokyoartbeat.com
Website: http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/
12 February 2013
Japan's First International Literary Festival Opens March 1st
Date: 1 - 3 March 2013
The Tokyo International Literary Festival, which will hold from March 1st until the 3rd, will be Japan's first international literary festival. The roster of writers include Junot Diaz, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008, Nobel Prize for Literature recipient J. M. Coetzee, Shuntaro Tanikawa, Motoyuki Shibata, Hiroki Azuma, Natsuki Ikezawa, and Mitsuyo Kakuta.
There will be literary talks, readings, and workshops at the Masaru Ibuka Memorial Hall of Waseda University and the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus. Other events are scheduled at Roppongi Hills and the International House of Japan.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Website: http://tokyolitfest.com/
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The Tokyo International Literary Festival, which will hold from March 1st until the 3rd, will be Japan's first international literary festival. The roster of writers include Junot Diaz, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008, Nobel Prize for Literature recipient J. M. Coetzee, Shuntaro Tanikawa, Motoyuki Shibata, Hiroki Azuma, Natsuki Ikezawa, and Mitsuyo Kakuta.
There will be literary talks, readings, and workshops at the Masaru Ibuka Memorial Hall of Waseda University and the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus. Other events are scheduled at Roppongi Hills and the International House of Japan.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Website: http://tokyolitfest.com/
31 January 2013
The 29th Eisaku Sato Essay Contest (est. $5,000 top prize | worldwide)
Deadline: 31 March 2013
The Foundation has announced the 29th Eisaku Sato Essay Contest Theme. This year's theme is "Many people expect the United Nations to play a major role in world peace and in protecting the safety and welfare of the people worldwide. Express your views on whether the United Nations is sufficiently responding to the expectations, and if ‘no’, discuss the causes and constraints for this failure; if ‘yes’, discuss some recent success cases." The deadline is 31 March 2013.
ABOUT THE CONTEST:
For queries: sato.eisaku.mf@unu.edu or call 03-3409-0707
For submissions: The Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United Nations University c/o United Nations University Library 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
Website: http://unu.edu/esmf/
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The Foundation has announced the 29th Eisaku Sato Essay Contest Theme. This year's theme is "Many people expect the United Nations to play a major role in world peace and in protecting the safety and welfare of the people worldwide. Express your views on whether the United Nations is sufficiently responding to the expectations, and if ‘no’, discuss the causes and constraints for this failure; if ‘yes’, discuss some recent success cases." The deadline is 31 March 2013.
ABOUT THE CONTEST:
- Contributions are now being accepted for the 29th Eisaku Sato Essay Contest. The theme of the contest this year is "Many people expect the United Nations to play a major role in world peace and in protecting the safety and welfare of the people worldwide. Express your views on whether the United Nations is sufficiently responding to the expectations, and if ‘no’, discuss the causes and constraints for this failure; if ‘yes’, discuss some recent success cases."
- This international contest is open to anyone who has an interest in both the United Nations University and the designated topic. There are no restrictions as to age, nationality or profession.
- This contest was inaugurated in 1980 and has been held annually since 1990. It is supported by the Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United Nations University, which was established by the late Eisaku Sato, former Prime Minister of Japan, with the monetary award that he received with his 1974 Nobel Peace Prize.
- Essays may be in either English (3,000–6,000 words) or Japanese (8,000–16,000 characters). English essays should be typed on A4-size paper and include an abstract of up to 450 words. Japanese essays should include an abstract of up to 1,200 characters.
- Each entry should be submitted in quadruplicate (four copies) and must include a cover sheet listing the contributor’s name, affiliation, age, gender, nationality, mailing address, and (if available) telephone/fax number and e-mail address.
- Essays must be original and unpublished papers. They must have reference notes and bibliographies if other authors’ works are cited.
- Submitted essays will not be returned. Essays will be disqualified if they do not follow the information specified herein.
- The deadline for entry is 31 March 2013. Submit entries by postal mail to: The Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United Nations University c/o United Nations University Library 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
- A grand prize of ¥500,000, a second prize of ¥200,000, and several honorable mentions of ¥50,000 each will be awarded. The winners will be notified by June 2010; those who are able to attend will receive their prizes at a ceremony to be held later that month at the United Nations University in Tokyo.
For queries: sato.eisaku.mf@unu.edu or call 03-3409-0707
For submissions: The Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United Nations University c/o United Nations University Library 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
Website: http://unu.edu/esmf/
11 October 2012
Seeking Submissions of Japanese/ Asian Er0tica: Iro Books
Iro Books is the e-book-only imprint of Stone Bridge Press, Inc., a leading publisher of books about Asia, especially Japan and China. "Iro" is the Japanese word for "color," and we chose iro to identify our publishing line because it signifies our Japan connection and is used in many Japanese terms related to physical passion and sensuality (what you might call Japanese "iro-tica").
We invite submissions for novels ranging from 25,000 to 80,000 words, with Japan- and Asia-related locales and protagonists. We are looking for works of literary quality that are er0tic, intelligent, and stimulating, with real places and real people.
WE ARE INTERESTED IN:
IN YOUR COVER LETTER PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
Via: ERWA
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: irobooksmail@gmail.com
Website: http://irobooks.com/home
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We invite submissions for novels ranging from 25,000 to 80,000 words, with Japan- and Asia-related locales and protagonists. We are looking for works of literary quality that are er0tic, intelligent, and stimulating, with real places and real people.
WE ARE INTERESTED IN:
- All manner of lovemaking and gender combinations
- Stories that have a dramatic arc
- Non-clichéd kinky exoticism
- Precise descriptions of places, details, people, food, and design
- Descriptions that evoke landscapes, and dialogue that sounds like real people
IN YOUR COVER LETTER PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Your real name and pen name (if you are using one)
- A short summary of the book
- An approximate word count
- Your intended audience
- What you are willing to do to help publicize and market your book
- People you know who can recommend or blurb your book
- Your website or blog (if you have one)
- A list of previous publications, both print and online
- Any experiences you have with Asia and other foreign countries
Via: ERWA
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: irobooksmail@gmail.com
Website: http://irobooks.com/home
02 October 2012
Call for Papers on Comic Book Cultures/ Manga: Intensities Journal of Cult Media Issue 3.1
Deadline: 11 January 2013
Intensities is a peer-reviewed online journal first launched at Cardiff University in 2001 under the editorship of Matt Hills and Sara Gwenllian Jones. It later moved to Brunel University, where it was edited by David Lavery, and is about to relaunch (again at Brunel) with Leon Hunt as its new editor. Intensities will publish two issues a year. The journal addresses all aspects of cult media including cult television, cult film, cult radio, cult comics, literary cults and cult authors, new media cults, cult figures and celebrities, cult icons, musical cults, cult geographies, historical studies of media cults and their fandoms, cult genres (e.g. science fiction, horror, fantasy, pulp fiction, Manga, anime, martial arts etc.), non-generic modes of cultishness, theorisations of cult media, relevant audience and readership studies, and work that addresses the cult media industry.
In addition to publishing refereed essays (of between 6000 and 8000 words), Intensities also features a non-refereed Cult Media Review section which will carry shorter speculative reviews, reviews of cult phenomena (e.g. cult TV series, cult films, cult novels, science fiction, comics), short critical essays, video reviews and essays, interview transcripts, conference and convention reviews and articles about aspects of industry, fan culture, production and authorship.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Intensities will publish two themed issues in 2013. Essays should be between 6000 and 8000 words, referenced Harvard style and sent as a word document – a 200 word abstract should be sent as a separate document.
ISSUE 3.1 COMIC BOOK INTENSITIES – COMICS AND CULT MEDIA
The first new issue seeks submissions dealing with comics as cult media. Topics might include:
For queries/ submissions: leon.hunt@brunel.ac.uk
Website: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/arts/research/screen-media
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Intensities is a peer-reviewed online journal first launched at Cardiff University in 2001 under the editorship of Matt Hills and Sara Gwenllian Jones. It later moved to Brunel University, where it was edited by David Lavery, and is about to relaunch (again at Brunel) with Leon Hunt as its new editor. Intensities will publish two issues a year. The journal addresses all aspects of cult media including cult television, cult film, cult radio, cult comics, literary cults and cult authors, new media cults, cult figures and celebrities, cult icons, musical cults, cult geographies, historical studies of media cults and their fandoms, cult genres (e.g. science fiction, horror, fantasy, pulp fiction, Manga, anime, martial arts etc.), non-generic modes of cultishness, theorisations of cult media, relevant audience and readership studies, and work that addresses the cult media industry.
In addition to publishing refereed essays (of between 6000 and 8000 words), Intensities also features a non-refereed Cult Media Review section which will carry shorter speculative reviews, reviews of cult phenomena (e.g. cult TV series, cult films, cult novels, science fiction, comics), short critical essays, video reviews and essays, interview transcripts, conference and convention reviews and articles about aspects of industry, fan culture, production and authorship.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Intensities will publish two themed issues in 2013. Essays should be between 6000 and 8000 words, referenced Harvard style and sent as a word document – a 200 word abstract should be sent as a separate document.
ISSUE 3.1 COMIC BOOK INTENSITIES – COMICS AND CULT MEDIA
The first new issue seeks submissions dealing with comics as cult media. Topics might include:
- National and international comic book cultures – French bandes dessinees, Italian fumetti, Japanese Manga.
- Comic book fan cultures – Cosplay, collecting and beyond.
- Cult comic book auteurs – Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Max Bunker/Magnus, Moebius, Masamune Shirow.
- Cult films from comics – Cinefumetti, Manga and Anime, the Turkish KIlink films, Dredd 3D.
- Underground and alternative traditions.
- Beyond the cape and mask – neglected comic book genres.
- From Dark Horse to Dylan Dog – Horror comics.
For queries/ submissions: leon.hunt@brunel.ac.uk
Website: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/arts/research/screen-media
12 September 2012
Call for Submissions: Hatsukoi BLush Anthology
Deadline: 30 September 2012
The 2012 BLush Anthology is a fan anthology dedicated to original and fandom BL stories, comics, illustrations, and essays. We hope to provide an avenue for creative individuals who would like to have a space for their BL fantasies and opinions. We are encouraging writers, illustrators, and comic artists who are interested in this genre to contribute to our BL fanthology. Selected submissions to this fanthology will be published in the BLush website as well as the BLush Convention’s printed ‘mook’ compilation.
The BLush Anthology is a non-profit project of the BLush Convention. This is an independent and amateur publication. The convention and its organizers will hold no claim to any work submitted in our fanthology. You own it, not us. At most we would like to have the privilege of putting your story first in public. We’re more than happy to print your work and we hope you don’t mind sharing them to the world for free.
THEME:
The theme for the 2012 BLush Anthology is “First Love” — a celebration of all those wonderful romances that started in a heartbeat.
We all have heard or read different stories of how people fell in love for the first time. In this anthology, we would like to see how you envision two boys (or men) falling in love for the first time. You’ll never know… it could be the greatest love story of all.
We won’t limit you on how you wish to exploit this theme. If you want it on a bus, a train, maybe in a gentleman’s club, or a private alleyway, go ahead and write it. They could be high school kids, experimental hippies, divorcees, consulting detectives, it’s your call. We leave everything to your imagination!
GUIDELINES FOR ALL SUBMITTED WORK:
For queries/ submissions: blushcon@gmail.com
Website: http://blush-con.org/
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The 2012 BLush Anthology is a fan anthology dedicated to original and fandom BL stories, comics, illustrations, and essays. We hope to provide an avenue for creative individuals who would like to have a space for their BL fantasies and opinions. We are encouraging writers, illustrators, and comic artists who are interested in this genre to contribute to our BL fanthology. Selected submissions to this fanthology will be published in the BLush website as well as the BLush Convention’s printed ‘mook’ compilation.
The BLush Anthology is a non-profit project of the BLush Convention. This is an independent and amateur publication. The convention and its organizers will hold no claim to any work submitted in our fanthology. You own it, not us. At most we would like to have the privilege of putting your story first in public. We’re more than happy to print your work and we hope you don’t mind sharing them to the world for free.
THEME:
The theme for the 2012 BLush Anthology is “First Love” — a celebration of all those wonderful romances that started in a heartbeat.
We all have heard or read different stories of how people fell in love for the first time. In this anthology, we would like to see how you envision two boys (or men) falling in love for the first time. You’ll never know… it could be the greatest love story of all.
We won’t limit you on how you wish to exploit this theme. If you want it on a bus, a train, maybe in a gentleman’s club, or a private alleyway, go ahead and write it. They could be high school kids, experimental hippies, divorcees, consulting detectives, it’s your call. We leave everything to your imagination!
GUIDELINES FOR ALL SUBMITTED WORK:
- All works must be submitted to us digitally.
- All works must not be more than 10 B5 book spread pages (details will be discussed in the individual sections).
- All submitted works will still go through an editorial process. Not all stories will be printed.
- You may submit with your real name, online pseudonym, writing pseudonym, doujin circle, you call it.
- Selected stories, comics, and illustrations will be asked to sign a conforme granting BLush to publish your story first and that BLush has no ownership of said work.
- Works must be submitted by September 30, 2012. Announcement for our selection will be made by October 5, 2012. Selected Stories and comics will still go through an editorial process, just for some minor layouting details.
- All submissions must be in digital format. Submit all your submissions by e-mail with the e-mail title/subject [blush fanthology submission - type of submission] The types of fanworks are as follows: Fiction, Comic, Essays, and Illustration
- Any submission that does not follow the rules specified will not be eligible for the fanthology.
- Submitted works should be unpublished original fiction or fan fiction. We’re hoping to receive fresh stories from our writers. We’re giving you enough time to tickle your imagination so that you can share fresh and new material to our readers. We will let your imagination run free. If you want them to be on the moon or deep in the Amazon, you are more than welcome to write it. We wish to see your originality and creativity! However, we cannot allow stories that directly speculate the lives of present living public figures. In short, the anthology won’t entertain RPS (Real Person Slash)!
- The editorial board will not tolerate any form of plaigiarism. If your submission was directly lifted off somebody else’s work, then we reserve the right to deny your submission. If you used a famous quote in your work, do leave a proper citation. We won’t condone you if another work of fiction inspired you.
- Submitted stories should stand alone. We want one shot stories. We want stories that can be read independently without having to refer to a previous story that you have written. If you want it a cliffhanger, fine. But if you want to link it to a story that you’re writing… no.
- Submitted stories should contain BL.
- Stories can contain er0tic content, but it doesn’t have to be explicit. We understand that sometimes love can be expressed in many ways. We leave it to you, the author, to tell us how you imagine our theme with or without the sex.
- Stories must be less than 5000 words but more than 500.
- Stories submitted should be in English. We’re hoping to reach as much fans as possible, so please submit your work in English.
- Stories should have passed through some beta-reading (especially for grammar). The editorial board does not have time to check your stories for grammar, so please have your work checked for grammar and all that before submitting to us.
- Submissions should be in Word/Google Docs format. We will not accept any other format apart from these two.
- Comics should be prepared for black and white printing. We appreciate that you would love to color your comic; however, due to logistics constraints we can only publish works in black and white. Please be prepared to have your comic printed in gray-scale, and still look great.
- Submitted comics can be in a comic strip, 4-panel (yonkoma) or long comic format. Long comic format is your regular comic really. For comic strips and yonkoma, we will allow 1 – 6 strips.
- All comics must be submitted within the regulations of a B5 book spread format, preferably at 600 dpi. Minimum dpi is at 300. We’re printing the comics in a B5 book spread format, this means it’s around 25 cm (9.8 in) width and 17.6 cm (6.93) height. This means that a page is 12.5 cm (4.9 in) width and 17.6 cm (6.93 in) height. Thus, you should consider your comic to be resized to this size. If you’re illustrating for a full spread, do consider that we might have to cut your image in half. Leave allocation for inside gutters and such for printing.
- Comics must be self-contained. Your comics should be a one-shot story with no need for the readers to relate it to a previous work.
- Comics should be unpublished original work or fan doujinshi. We want original, fresh comics that hasn’t been seen before by the public. We leave it to your imagination and talent to illustrate this. However, we will not accept any comic plaigirism. This means that you copy and pasted the comic from another person and passed it off as yours. We also don’t accept works that may have been translated from a pixiv account. Think original!
- Up to 20 pages (10 spreads) will be allocated for each comic. You can submit 1 or 20 pages for your comic.
- All digital raw files must be submitted to BLush. To make printing easier, fonts and the images that were used in the comic must be submitted to us in PDF format and a PSD format. We won’t edit your work but the layout artist should have a file that she can adjust for printing. Please be open to have some adjustments made to your comic for printing.
- Comics submitted should be in English. We’re hoping to reach as much fans as possible, so please submit your work in English.
- Comics submitted should have gone through some beta-reading (especially for grammar). The editorial board will not have time to check stories for grammar and illustration style. So do have your work checked before submitting it to us.
- Essays must be original and first published in the fanthology.
- Essays must explore the given theme of the anthology. We reserve the right to essayists on how they wish to explore this theme. This may either be on how they fell in love with BL, the kind of first love stories that they enjoy, the kind of characters that make you fall in love like it’s the first time, or even the fandom that corrupted you into the BL path.
- Submitted essays must be within 500 – 2000 words.
- Essays submitted should be in English. We’re hoping to reach as much fans as possible, so please submit your work in English.
- Essays should have gone through some beta-reading (especially for grammar). We won’t have time to check your essays for grammar and style, so please have it checked before submitting to us.
- Reference images for published comics will not be accepted. However, if you wish to draw and illustrate something and put it in your essay as part of the commentary, then feel free to include it in your essay and submit the file to us as well. Do note that for such illustrations, it has to be your work or an illustration that you asked permission for. We won’t allow you to put an illustration that was drawn by another person and was placed in the essay without permission.
- Submissions must be Word/Google doc Format. This’ll make things easier for us when layouting for print. We will not accept any other format apart from these two.
- Illustrations must be unpublished original art or doujin illustration.
- Illustrations may be independent of stories, comics, or essays within the anthology. If you wish to collaborate with a friend who will submit an essay or a story to the athology, then you are more than welcome to illustrate for her. However, you are not obligated to do so and may just draw an illustration independent of the stories or essays that may be written for the anthology.
- Illustrations must be self-contained. This means that your work is not part of a series of illustrations or images outside of the anthology.
- Illustrations must be within the regulations of a B5 book spread format, preferably at 600 dpi. Minimum dpi is at 300. Be mindful of print gutters. When submitting your illustration to us, please indicate whether your work has allocated inside gutters and can be bled until the end of the page or if you’re willing to have a portion of your art to be resized for print. We want to respect your art by giving you the liberty to instruct us how you wish to present it.
- Illustrations can be made for 1/4, 1/2, or full page. We’re allowing independent and small illustrations that may be used as supplementary design elements for essays that may be published in the comic. Please indicate if you wish your illustration to be 1/4, 1/2, or full-sized.
- Keep in mind that your illustration may be printed in gray scale. Only the cover illustration will be printed in color, so please consider a design that will als0 look good printed in grayscale.
For queries/ submissions: blushcon@gmail.com
Website: http://blush-con.org/
30 August 2012
Deadline September 6 | Cultural Bloggers Wanted: Blog Camp at Festival Tokyo
Deadline: 6 September 2012
For the first time, a new blogging program, Blog Camp in F/T, will be held during Festival/Tokyo, inviting young cultural bloggers to follow this festival from October 27 to November 25, 2012. Young journalists, critics, bloggers, researchers, artists, or anyone keen on learning more about the contemporary theatre landscape is welcome to join the team.
The bloggers will participate in weekly editorial discussions, lectures by guest journalists and critics, open campus events with F/T artists, and regularly attend Festival/Tokyo performances to write blog posts. The participants are expected to produce at least 5 articles, as well as take a proactive part in the project program. The project attempts to approach the respective performances from socio-cultural perspectives deeply intertwined with contemporary society. The participants of the Blog Camp are therefore encouraged to address the performances not only in terms of aesthetic taste, but also critically, analytically, and creatively.
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must send in a short essay titled 'Performing Arts Reflecting Society' elaborating on a performance of their choice, explaining why they have chosen that particular performance, and analyzing how that particular performance is socio-culturally relative in our contemporary society. The essay should be approximately 400 words and sent, along with a resume, to info@blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com
FEE
For queries/ submissions: info@blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com
Website: http://blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com/
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For the first time, a new blogging program, Blog Camp in F/T, will be held during Festival/Tokyo, inviting young cultural bloggers to follow this festival from October 27 to November 25, 2012. Young journalists, critics, bloggers, researchers, artists, or anyone keen on learning more about the contemporary theatre landscape is welcome to join the team.
The bloggers will participate in weekly editorial discussions, lectures by guest journalists and critics, open campus events with F/T artists, and regularly attend Festival/Tokyo performances to write blog posts. The participants are expected to produce at least 5 articles, as well as take a proactive part in the project program. The project attempts to approach the respective performances from socio-cultural perspectives deeply intertwined with contemporary society. The participants of the Blog Camp are therefore encouraged to address the performances not only in terms of aesthetic taste, but also critically, analytically, and creatively.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Aged between 18 and 28
- High writing ability in Japanese or English
- Intelligently engaged in contemporary theatre, dance, and/ or art
- Good communication skills
- Residing within commutable distance during the festival
- Experience in cultural blogging and/or writing is favorable
Applicants must send in a short essay titled 'Performing Arts Reflecting Society' elaborating on a performance of their choice, explaining why they have chosen that particular performance, and analyzing how that particular performance is socio-culturally relative in our contemporary society. The essay should be approximately 400 words and sent, along with a resume, to info@blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com
FEE
- 9,000 JPY (to cover operating costs)
- Participants will receive 5 complimentary tickets to chosen Festival/Tokyo 2012 performance.
- Deadline for applications: Thursday, September 6
- Announcement of first-round selected applicants: Monday, September 10
- Interview: Sunday, September 16 in Tokyo (venue will be notified to interviewees via email)
- Final decision of around 15 participants will be announced in the last week of September
For queries/ submissions: info@blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com
Website: http://blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com/
Call for Papers - Women's Manga in Asia: Glocalizing Different Cultures and Identities (WMRC Conference, University of Sydney)
Deadline: 15 October 2012
In most cultures, comics have targeted younger male readers. In the case of Japanese manga, however, there are works for almost every generation and life style, and gender boundaries have been falling as well. Furthermore, since the turn of the century, a global manga boom has been underway. This has increasingly meant that manga artists are no longer limited to being Japanese people, nor does a manga necessarily have to be a Japanese product. Also, the manga boom has seemingly helped ease the challenges confronting female artists, the result being that more girls and women have begun both creating and reading comics/manga worldwide. Thus, it is crucial to explore the relation between women and comics/manga from ever-broader perspectives world wide, globally as well as locally.
Our project, “Women and Manga,” will begin this exploration, first in Asia, globally and glocally. Women now dominate the realm of fan-created works, and non-Japanese comics for girls and women contribute significantly to the exploration of gender and sexuality, including but not limited to heterosexual femininity. It seems likely that manga played a role in guiding many women to enter the world of comics as creators as well as readers. Moreover, it should be noted that there even greater potentials for comics as a cultural arena to be explored and examined in relation to women, who have not often been regarded as the main participants in the world of comics.
Women’s Manga in Asia:
Glocalizing Different Cultures and Identities
Dates: 23-25 January, 2013
Venues: 23-24 University of Sydney
25 The Art Gallery of New South Wales
Hosted by:
Women’s Manga Research Project
The Department of Japanese Studies at the University of Sydney
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
SUBMISSIONS
PUBLICATION PLANS: We are planning to have a special issue of an academic journal based on the conference, as we did for our conference in 2011, which was expanded into a special issue of the International Journal of Comic Art Vol.13, No.2, Fall 2011.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: rebecca.suter@sydney.edu.au or fogi@chikushi-u.ac.jp
Website: http://www.chikushi-u.ac.jp/womenandmanga
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In most cultures, comics have targeted younger male readers. In the case of Japanese manga, however, there are works for almost every generation and life style, and gender boundaries have been falling as well. Furthermore, since the turn of the century, a global manga boom has been underway. This has increasingly meant that manga artists are no longer limited to being Japanese people, nor does a manga necessarily have to be a Japanese product. Also, the manga boom has seemingly helped ease the challenges confronting female artists, the result being that more girls and women have begun both creating and reading comics/manga worldwide. Thus, it is crucial to explore the relation between women and comics/manga from ever-broader perspectives world wide, globally as well as locally.
Our project, “Women and Manga,” will begin this exploration, first in Asia, globally and glocally. Women now dominate the realm of fan-created works, and non-Japanese comics for girls and women contribute significantly to the exploration of gender and sexuality, including but not limited to heterosexual femininity. It seems likely that manga played a role in guiding many women to enter the world of comics as creators as well as readers. Moreover, it should be noted that there even greater potentials for comics as a cultural arena to be explored and examined in relation to women, who have not often been regarded as the main participants in the world of comics.
Women’s Manga in Asia:
Glocalizing Different Cultures and Identities
Dates: 23-25 January, 2013
Venues: 23-24 University of Sydney
25 The Art Gallery of New South Wales
Hosted by:
Women’s Manga Research Project
The Department of Japanese Studies at the University of Sydney
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
SUBMISSIONS
- The following questions will help define our key themes:
- How do “women” voice themselves via comics/manga?
- How do “women”represent different cultures and identities in Asia?
- What role does “manga” play in relation to “women” or gender positioning in
- general in Asia?
- How do the conditions of “women” have an effect on comics/manga?
- How do genres such as shôjo manga, or comics for girls, attribute local
- ideologies and subjectivities in Asia?
PUBLICATION PLANS: We are planning to have a special issue of an academic journal based on the conference, as we did for our conference in 2011, which was expanded into a special issue of the International Journal of Comic Art Vol.13, No.2, Fall 2011.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: rebecca.suter@sydney.edu.au or fogi@chikushi-u.ac.jp
Website: http://www.chikushi-u.ac.jp/womenandmanga
28 August 2012
Deadline August 31 | Call for Papers: Advanced and International Japanese Studies Journal
Deadline: 31 August 2012
The Advanced and International Japanese Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal that aims to promote an open debate through publishing cutting edge academic research in the area of Japanese studies conducted from a cross-national perspective (encompassing politics, economics, media, culture, society, language, fine arts, and literature).
It is published annually by the International and Advanced Japanese Studies Program, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba.
The editorial board of Advanced and International Japanese Studies is currently seeking manuscripts for the 2012-2013 issue to be published in spring 2013. The deadline for submissions is August 31st, 2012.
Papers must be written in either Japanese or English. The limit for papers written in Japanese is 20,000 characters, and for papers written in English is 7,000 words.
Link: detailed submission guidelines
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: office@japan.tsukuba.ac.jp
Website: http://www.journal-japanesestudies-tsukuba.jp/en/
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The Advanced and International Japanese Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal that aims to promote an open debate through publishing cutting edge academic research in the area of Japanese studies conducted from a cross-national perspective (encompassing politics, economics, media, culture, society, language, fine arts, and literature).
It is published annually by the International and Advanced Japanese Studies Program, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba.
The editorial board of Advanced and International Japanese Studies is currently seeking manuscripts for the 2012-2013 issue to be published in spring 2013. The deadline for submissions is August 31st, 2012.
Papers must be written in either Japanese or English. The limit for papers written in Japanese is 20,000 characters, and for papers written in English is 7,000 words.
Link: detailed submission guidelines
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: office@japan.tsukuba.ac.jp
Website: http://www.journal-japanesestudies-tsukuba.jp/en/
20 August 2012
Call for Scholars: Writing Workshop at the Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference
The purpose of the writing workshop is to bring together scholars of different backgrounds to collaborate on pre-determined themes with the intention of laying the foundation for a writing project. Writing projects may include books, journal articles and/or reviews of current projects. Participants can expect to find other researchers with whom they can collaborate on ongoing writing projects.
The writing session will provide a unique opportunity to not only network with other researchers who are focusing on similar topic areas but to also begin to lay the foundation and outline of a writing project.
The International Research Office of the Earth System Governance Project at the UNU-IAS will act as the long-term contact point for ongoing collaborative writing projects and networks in which participants can continue to stay connected and access information following the Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference.
WRITING WORKSHOP INFORMATION:
The writing session will be held during an afternoon session of the first day of the conference. The exact time is to be determined. Interested participants can submit their writing project idea or indicate which of the suggested theme is of interest.
Submissions of a writing project or indication of interested theme can be emailed to TokyoESG2013@ias.unu.edu.
CONFERENCE THEMES:
Writing theme selection will be based on other applicant’s similar topic interests.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: TokyoESG2013@ias.unu.edu
Website: http://tokyo2013.earthsystemgovernance.org/
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The writing session will provide a unique opportunity to not only network with other researchers who are focusing on similar topic areas but to also begin to lay the foundation and outline of a writing project.
The International Research Office of the Earth System Governance Project at the UNU-IAS will act as the long-term contact point for ongoing collaborative writing projects and networks in which participants can continue to stay connected and access information following the Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference.
WRITING WORKSHOP INFORMATION:
The writing session will be held during an afternoon session of the first day of the conference. The exact time is to be determined. Interested participants can submit their writing project idea or indicate which of the suggested theme is of interest.
Submissions of a writing project or indication of interested theme can be emailed to TokyoESG2013@ias.unu.edu.
CONFERENCE THEMES:
- Earth System Governance Architectures in the 21st Century
- Climate and Energy Governance Architectures
- The Nexus between Architecture and the other “A’s” in Earth System Governance
- Political Dynamics in the Interface of Agency and Architecture
- Methodological Challenges to Complex Architectures and Multiple Agents
- Special Conference Stream on Nuclear Safety and Post-disaster Governance
- Assessment of the current status of the MDGs.
- Analysis of the direction and contents of post-MDGs/SDGs.
- An examination of global governance structures for attaining future goals.
Writing theme selection will be based on other applicant’s similar topic interests.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: TokyoESG2013@ias.unu.edu
Website: http://tokyo2013.earthsystemgovernance.org/
19 August 2012
Call for Submissions for September and October Issues: Tsuki Magazine (Japan/ worldwide)
Deadline: 25 August 2012 (September issue), 25 September 2012 (October issue)
tsuki magazine is an English literary magazine issued monthly and based in Tokyo, Japan. The contents, contributed by individuals both locally and worldwide, are centered on the theme of Japan. tsuki magazine is now accepting submissions of writing and photography for September and October issues.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We want your original writing, photography, and art! All work submitted must be in English and related to Japan. Only quality work following our guidelines will be accepted. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas regarding submissions please email us at: tsukimagazine@jesto.co.jp
WRITING:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: tsukimagazine@jesto.co.jp
Website: http://jesto.co.jp/tsukimagazine/
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tsuki magazine is an English literary magazine issued monthly and based in Tokyo, Japan. The contents, contributed by individuals both locally and worldwide, are centered on the theme of Japan. tsuki magazine is now accepting submissions of writing and photography for September and October issues.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We want your original writing, photography, and art! All work submitted must be in English and related to Japan. Only quality work following our guidelines will be accepted. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas regarding submissions please email us at: tsukimagazine@jesto.co.jp
WRITING:
- All submissions must be under 1,500 words
- Fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and essay accepted
- Please include a 1-3 sentence biography along with your email and website
- 2-3 photos related to the story welcome
- Please submit all writing in a word document via email
- 2-4 high-resolution photos
- (Submitted photos must have a minimum width of 2,100 pixels, or 7 inches. Final resolution must be 300 dots per inch or greater.)
- Please include photographers name, website, contact information, names of models (if any), location of photo and photo titles
- Please include a 1-3 sentence biography
- 1-2 high-resolution digital copies
- Digital work, illustrations, scans, high-resolution photos of work, and graphic accepted. No fan-art.
- Please include artists name, website, contact information, and piece titles
- Please include a 1-3 sentence biography
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: tsukimagazine@jesto.co.jp
Website: http://jesto.co.jp/tsukimagazine/
18 August 2012
Call for Papers; The 2013 Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities (conference host: Japan)
Deadline: 1 December 2012
The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2013
Connectedness, Identity and Alienation in the Arts and Humanities
April 4-7 2013, at the Ramada Hotel, Osaka, Japan
The conference offers the suggestion of an optional themes to concentrate the mind; “Connectedness, Identity and Alienation in the Arts and Humanities”, and the organizers encourage submissions that approach this themes from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of inter/disciplinary and theoretical perspectives.
Submissions are organized into the following thematic streams:
ARTS
All accepted authors may have their full paper published in the online conference proceedings. Full text submission is due by May 1 2013. The deadline for full conference payment for all presenters is March 15 2013.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries: acah@iafor.org
For submissions: via the online submission system
Website: http://acah.iafor.org/
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The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2013
Connectedness, Identity and Alienation in the Arts and Humanities
April 4-7 2013, at the Ramada Hotel, Osaka, Japan
The conference offers the suggestion of an optional themes to concentrate the mind; “Connectedness, Identity and Alienation in the Arts and Humanities”, and the organizers encourage submissions that approach this themes from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of inter/disciplinary and theoretical perspectives.
Submissions are organized into the following thematic streams:
ARTS
- Teaching and Learning the Arts
- Arts Policy, Management and Advocacy
- Arts Theory and Criticism
- Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts
- Visual Arts Practices
- Performing Arts Practices: Theatre, Dance, Music
- Literary Arts Practices
- Media Arts Practices: Television, Multimedia, Digital, Online and Other New Media
- Other Arts
- Media, Film Studies, Theatre, Communication
- Aesthetics, Design
- Language, Linguistics
- Knowledge
- Philosophy, Ethics, Consciousness
- History, Historiography
- Literature/Literary Studies*
- Political Science, Politics
- Teaching and Learning
- Globalisation
- Ethnicity, Difference, Identity
- Immigration, Refugees, Race, Nation
- First Nations and Indigenous Peoples
- Sexuality, Gender, Families
- Religion, Spirituality
- Cyberspace, Technology
- Science, Environment and the Humanities
- Other Humanities
All accepted authors may have their full paper published in the online conference proceedings. Full text submission is due by May 1 2013. The deadline for full conference payment for all presenters is March 15 2013.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries: acah@iafor.org
For submissions: via the online submission system
Website: http://acah.iafor.org/
16 August 2012
Call for Submissions of Haiku and Related Forms: Multiverses Literary Journal
Deadline: 1 November 2012 (Winter issue), 1 February 2013 (Spring issue), 1 May 2013 (Summer issue)
Multiverses is an online literary journal featuring haiku and related forms. Our editorial goal is simply to publish the best poetry we receive on a quarterly basis. We hold no prejudice toward traditional styles or structure, nor do we shy away from work that may be considered avant-garde or experimental.
Multiverses is published quarterly, with issues appearing in March, June, September and December. Submission deadlines are as follows:
Please address all submissions to the appropriate editor. Our masthead, complete with a list of section editors, is available on our contact page.
Previously published material will not be considered for publication. (Works that appear on social media or personal blog sites will still be eligible for inclusion in Multiverses.) We are unable to pay contributor fees for accepted work at this time. Multiverses acquires first publishing rights to all accepted work and reserves the right to archive past issues on its website. All other rights revert to the author or artist upon publication. When reprinting online or in print, please cite Multiverses as the original publisher.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: multiversesjournal@gmail.com
Website: http://www.multiversesjournal.com
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Multiverses is an online literary journal featuring haiku and related forms. Our editorial goal is simply to publish the best poetry we receive on a quarterly basis. We hold no prejudice toward traditional styles or structure, nor do we shy away from work that may be considered avant-garde or experimental.
Multiverses is published quarterly, with issues appearing in March, June, September and December. Submission deadlines are as follows:
- February 1 (Spring issue);
- May 1 (Summer issue);
- August 1 (Fall issue); and
- November 1 (Winter issue).
Please address all submissions to the appropriate editor. Our masthead, complete with a list of section editors, is available on our contact page.
- POETRY: Please send 5-15 haiku and up to 5 tanka in the body of an email.
- HAIBUN: Send up to 5 haibun or tanka prose pieces in the body of an email.
Previously published material will not be considered for publication. (Works that appear on social media or personal blog sites will still be eligible for inclusion in Multiverses.) We are unable to pay contributor fees for accepted work at this time. Multiverses acquires first publishing rights to all accepted work and reserves the right to archive past issues on its website. All other rights revert to the author or artist upon publication. When reprinting online or in print, please cite Multiverses as the original publisher.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: multiversesjournal@gmail.com
Website: http://www.multiversesjournal.com
14 August 2012
Tokyo-Based Style Writers Wanted for Best Dressed Man (honorarium: $25 per blog post)
Calling all fashion writers who can cover the fashion scene in Tokyo for a new men's fashion and style website based out of the East Coast of the United States. Best Dressed Man On The Planet is looking for both male and female writers to cover the local fashion cultural in cities around the world - and Tokyo is one of them. The site is English language and writers should be completely immersed in all things style-related in Tokyo. Weekly posts are required and the opportunity to cover more is possible. Please reply to this advertisement for full details if you're interested in this opportunity.
Compensation: $25 per blog
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: bx7xg-3204264223@job.craigslist.org
Website: http://bdmotp.com/
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Compensation: $25 per blog
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: bx7xg-3204264223@job.craigslist.org
Website: http://bdmotp.com/
Cultural Bloggers Wanted: Blog Camp at Festival Tokyo
Deadline: 6 September 2012
For the first time, a new blogging program, Blog Camp in F/T, will be held during Festival/Tokyo, inviting young cultural bloggers to follow this festival from October 27 to November 25, 2012. Young journalists, critics, bloggers, researchers, artists, or anyone keen on learning more about the contemporary theatre landscape is welcome to join the team.
The bloggers will participate in weekly editorial discussions, lectures by guest journalists and critics, open campus events with F/T artists, and regularly attend Festival/Tokyo performances to write blog posts. The participants are expected to produce at least 5 articles, as well as take a proactive part in the project program. The project attempts to approach the respective performances from socio-cultural perspectives deeply intertwined with contemporary society. The participants of the Blog Camp are therefore encouraged to address the performances not only in terms of aesthetic taste, but also critically, analytically, and creatively.
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must send in a short essay titled 'Performing Arts Reflecting Society' elaborating on a performance of their choice, explaining why they have chosen that particular performance, and analyzing how that particular performance is socio-culturally relative in our contemporary society. The essay should be approximately 400 words and sent, along with a resume, to info@blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com
FEE
For queries/ submissions: info@blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com
Website: http://blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com/
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For the first time, a new blogging program, Blog Camp in F/T, will be held during Festival/Tokyo, inviting young cultural bloggers to follow this festival from October 27 to November 25, 2012. Young journalists, critics, bloggers, researchers, artists, or anyone keen on learning more about the contemporary theatre landscape is welcome to join the team.
The bloggers will participate in weekly editorial discussions, lectures by guest journalists and critics, open campus events with F/T artists, and regularly attend Festival/Tokyo performances to write blog posts. The participants are expected to produce at least 5 articles, as well as take a proactive part in the project program. The project attempts to approach the respective performances from socio-cultural perspectives deeply intertwined with contemporary society. The participants of the Blog Camp are therefore encouraged to address the performances not only in terms of aesthetic taste, but also critically, analytically, and creatively.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Aged between 18 and 28
- High writing ability in Japanese or English
- Intelligently engaged in contemporary theatre, dance, and/ or art
- Good communication skills
- Residing within commutable distance during the festival
- Experience in cultural blogging and/or writing is favorable
Applicants must send in a short essay titled 'Performing Arts Reflecting Society' elaborating on a performance of their choice, explaining why they have chosen that particular performance, and analyzing how that particular performance is socio-culturally relative in our contemporary society. The essay should be approximately 400 words and sent, along with a resume, to info@blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com
FEE
- 9,000 JPY (to cover operating costs)
- Participants will receive 5 complimentary tickets to chosen Festival/Tokyo 2012 performance.
- Deadline for applications: Thursday, September 6
- Announcement of first-round selected applicants: Monday, September 10
- Interview: Sunday, September 16 in Tokyo (venue will be notified to interviewees via email)
- Final decision of around 15 participants will be announced in the last week of September
For queries/ submissions: info@blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com
Website: http://blogcamp-festivaltokyo.com/
01 August 2012
Job Vacancy: Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature for The University of Hong Kong
Deadline: 31 October 2012
Applications are invited for appointment as Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature and Culture in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, from August 1, 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal. Appointee with demonstrated performance will be considered for tenure towards the end of the second three-year contract. Information about the School can be obtained at http://www0.hku.hk/smlc/.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hand by the time of appointment. The successful candidate will be a specialist in modern Japanese literature, with familiarity with pre-modern literature. Candidate should also possess native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English, with teaching experience and research interests in transnational connections, and explore such areas as film studies, popular culture, or other visual and performing arts across cultures or disciplines. Responsibilities include teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, mentoring students and contributing to building the curriculum. The candidate must exhibit promise of leadership and vision, possess an excellent research agenda, and have an energetic and engaging personality for propelling the program to the next level of excellence. The appointee is required to teach at least three courses annually. There is substantial competitive funding for research projects of all kinds as provided by the School and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council.
A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits. The appointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme totalling up to 15% of basic salary. Housing benefits will be provided as applicable.
Applicants should send a cover letter, updated C.V., a writing sample of scholarly work, an abstract of dissertation or current research project, evidence of teaching ability (e.g. syllabi, student teaching evaluations) and 3 confidential references (quoting Reference number) sent directly by the referees to smlcsena@hku.hk. Application forms (341/1111) can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc. Closes October 31, 2012.
The University thanks applicants for their interest, but advises that only shortlisted applicants will be notified of the application result.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: smlcsena@hku.hk
Website: http://www.hku.hk/
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Applications are invited for appointment as Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature and Culture in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, from August 1, 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal. Appointee with demonstrated performance will be considered for tenure towards the end of the second three-year contract. Information about the School can be obtained at http://www0.hku.hk/smlc/.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hand by the time of appointment. The successful candidate will be a specialist in modern Japanese literature, with familiarity with pre-modern literature. Candidate should also possess native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English, with teaching experience and research interests in transnational connections, and explore such areas as film studies, popular culture, or other visual and performing arts across cultures or disciplines. Responsibilities include teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, mentoring students and contributing to building the curriculum. The candidate must exhibit promise of leadership and vision, possess an excellent research agenda, and have an energetic and engaging personality for propelling the program to the next level of excellence. The appointee is required to teach at least three courses annually. There is substantial competitive funding for research projects of all kinds as provided by the School and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council.
A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits. The appointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme totalling up to 15% of basic salary. Housing benefits will be provided as applicable.
Applicants should send a cover letter, updated C.V., a writing sample of scholarly work, an abstract of dissertation or current research project, evidence of teaching ability (e.g. syllabi, student teaching evaluations) and 3 confidential references (quoting Reference number) sent directly by the referees to smlcsena@hku.hk. Application forms (341/1111) can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc. Closes October 31, 2012.
The University thanks applicants for their interest, but advises that only shortlisted applicants will be notified of the application result.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: smlcsena@hku.hk
Website: http://www.hku.hk/
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