07 July 2013
Asia Europe Foundation Short Story Contest | SG$1,000 top prize | Asia-wide
Deadline: 3 August 2013
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is partnering with the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival to launch its first online short story contest, Long Way Home, via the culture360.org platform.
This initiative seeks to reinforce Asia-Europe exchanges and deepen mutual understanding between cultural communities in the two regions through creative storytelling based on travel experiences.
The online contest aims to support emerging writers from ASEM member countries and unveil new talents in the literary field from both regions. In August, ten contestants will be shortlisted by renowned literary judges after which one Asian and one European winner will be chosen by members of the public on culture360.org.
Awards include individual cash prizes of SGD 1000 each as well as travel and accommodation to attend the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in October 2013.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and its partner the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival are now looking for submissions to Long Way Home, Asia-Europe Short Story Contest.
The theme of the Asia-Europe Short Story Contest is travel. In this framework, what is expected from writers is not travel writing but creative writing that uses the theme travel as the premise for a short fiction. It is of particular interest for ASEF to receive stories that highlight Asian perceptions of Europe and vice-versa . This competition seeks stories that give new perspectives on local culture, identities, and traditions in the context of contemporary societies and environments.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Requirements:
700-800 words maximum
2 Prizes:
SELECTION PROCESS:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: asef.shortstories@culture360.org
Website: http://www.asef.org/
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The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is partnering with the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival to launch its first online short story contest, Long Way Home, via the culture360.org platform.
This initiative seeks to reinforce Asia-Europe exchanges and deepen mutual understanding between cultural communities in the two regions through creative storytelling based on travel experiences.
The online contest aims to support emerging writers from ASEM member countries and unveil new talents in the literary field from both regions. In August, ten contestants will be shortlisted by renowned literary judges after which one Asian and one European winner will be chosen by members of the public on culture360.org.
Awards include individual cash prizes of SGD 1000 each as well as travel and accommodation to attend the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in October 2013.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and its partner the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival are now looking for submissions to Long Way Home, Asia-Europe Short Story Contest.
The theme of the Asia-Europe Short Story Contest is travel. In this framework, what is expected from writers is not travel writing but creative writing that uses the theme travel as the premise for a short fiction. It is of particular interest for ASEF to receive stories that highlight Asian perceptions of Europe and vice-versa . This competition seeks stories that give new perspectives on local culture, identities, and traditions in the context of contemporary societies and environments.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Requirements:
- Applicants must be a national of one of the following ASEM member countries: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Vietnam.
- All submissions have to be in English
- Only original works that have not been previously published will be accepted
- To be at least 18 years of age at the time of submission
700-800 words maximum
2 Prizes:
- Best short story from a European writer (SGD 1000 + travel and accommodation to attend the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival)
- Best short story from an Asian writer (SGD 1000 + travel and accommodation to attend the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival)
SELECTION PROCESS:
- Phase 1 (3-18 August 2013): Judging and shortlisting by prominent literary experts from Asia and Europe
- Phase 2 (19 August to 1 September 2013): the shortlisted stories will be voted online on culture360.org at http://culture360.org/short-story-contest/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: asef.shortstories@culture360.org
Website: http://www.asef.org/
05 July 2013
Work-from-home Content Editor wanted | Archana's Kitchen | India
If you’re a whiz in the kitchen, Archana’s Kitchen needs you. Archana is on the hunt for a new content and recipe editor to join her team.
In this role, you’ll be in charge of editing all recipes and other content in the website for accuracy, clarity, brevity and style. As an editor you will also need to understand cooking well enough to know when a direction is incorrect. You may also make suggestions for revisions in order to make the directions clearer to the intended audience. You’ll coordinate recipe content with the guest chef’s at Archana’s kitchen and work closely with Archana to plan and execute monthly features. Are you getting hungry yet?
You’ll also be generating ideas and writing display copies for sidebars, calendars and newsletters relating to the website. Basically, you’ll need to be a never-ending source of ideas.
If you have at least two years of recipe writing experience and top-notch copy editing skills, have a solid foundation in cooking, be able to make meals, but also accurately record the steps and the amounts of each ingredients, then you are good to apply. Interested?
KEY SKILLS:
LOCATION: Remote or Bangalore
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via the online form
Website: http://www.archanaskitchen.com/
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In this role, you’ll be in charge of editing all recipes and other content in the website for accuracy, clarity, brevity and style. As an editor you will also need to understand cooking well enough to know when a direction is incorrect. You may also make suggestions for revisions in order to make the directions clearer to the intended audience. You’ll coordinate recipe content with the guest chef’s at Archana’s kitchen and work closely with Archana to plan and execute monthly features. Are you getting hungry yet?
You’ll also be generating ideas and writing display copies for sidebars, calendars and newsletters relating to the website. Basically, you’ll need to be a never-ending source of ideas.
If you have at least two years of recipe writing experience and top-notch copy editing skills, have a solid foundation in cooking, be able to make meals, but also accurately record the steps and the amounts of each ingredients, then you are good to apply. Interested?
KEY SKILLS:
- Should have strong writing skills.
- The candidate should be available online while working.
- Should be passionate about writing and cooking. Flexible with working of different niches like food, technology, product reviews, travel etc.
- Degree
- Strong Communication skills and writing skills
- You can be a Food Blogger too!
LOCATION: Remote or Bangalore
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via the online form
Website: http://www.archanaskitchen.com/
19 June 2013
Call for submissions | Altogether Elsewhere anthology of literary non-fiction | Math Paper Press | Singapore
Deadline: 30 September 2013
Math Paper Press and editor Pooja Makhijani are seeking previously-unpublished personal essays and memoirs from new Singaporeans (naturalized citizens), residents (Permanent or otherwise), and native-born Singaporeans and “as told to” accounts for an anthology of English-language literary nonfiction to be published in early 2014, tentatively titled Altogether Elsewhere.
Singapore, a self-proclaimed nation of immigrants, has begun to reexamine its policies, values, and in essence, itself, by scrutinizing immigration. Altogether Elsewhere is about the changing face of a nation told through the personal geographies of some of its residents.
Altogether Elsewhere reflects on what it means to be “foreign” in Singapore in the twenty-first century. It attempts to answer, “What is ‘home’?”, given the ways in which labor, capital, and ideas transcend borders. And it aims to re-examine the terms “integration” and “assimilation” and “naturalization” in a wired society where one’s homeland is never too far away.
GUIDELINES:
Accounts should speak of histories—personal, communal, national. Submissions should be honest, entertaining, and well-written. They should possess a command of language, an elegance of style, and a subtlety of thought and perception. Do not be moralistic or preachy; aim for wisdom.
Submissions for this anthology fall into three categories. Essays can tackle the topics posed above (what it means to be “foreign” in Singapore, what is “home”, etc.) or begin at the prompts suggested below.
2,000 to 5,000 words, negotiable.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
September 30, 2013. Please consult William Shunn’s article on Proper Manuscript Format. Send your piece in .DOC format as an attachment, along with a 50-100 word biography, to altogetherelsewheresubmission@gmail.com; submissions sent in other formats or in the body of the email will be deleted unread.
PAYMENT
SG$100; two contributor copies; and a 40% author discount on additional copies.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Pooja Makhijani is the editor of Under Her Skin: How Girls Experience Race in America, an anthology of essays by women that explores the complex ways in which race shapes American lives and families. She is also the author of Mama’s Saris, a picture book.
Her bylines have also appeared in The New York Times, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, POSKOD.sg, and DesignSponge.com among others.
Pooja has taught writing and literature at Western Connecticut State University and Middlesex County College. She has also conducted writing workshops and presentations at a number of colleges and universities, schools, libraries, and other educational institutions all over the United States and Singapore.
She holds a B.S. from Johns Hopkins University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Pooja lives in Singapore with her husband, her daughter, an antique typewriter, and too many books.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: altogetherelsewheresubmission@gmail.com
Website: http://booksactually.com/mathpaperpress.html
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Math Paper Press and editor Pooja Makhijani are seeking previously-unpublished personal essays and memoirs from new Singaporeans (naturalized citizens), residents (Permanent or otherwise), and native-born Singaporeans and “as told to” accounts for an anthology of English-language literary nonfiction to be published in early 2014, tentatively titled Altogether Elsewhere.
Singapore, a self-proclaimed nation of immigrants, has begun to reexamine its policies, values, and in essence, itself, by scrutinizing immigration. Altogether Elsewhere is about the changing face of a nation told through the personal geographies of some of its residents.
Altogether Elsewhere reflects on what it means to be “foreign” in Singapore in the twenty-first century. It attempts to answer, “What is ‘home’?”, given the ways in which labor, capital, and ideas transcend borders. And it aims to re-examine the terms “integration” and “assimilation” and “naturalization” in a wired society where one’s homeland is never too far away.
GUIDELINES:
Accounts should speak of histories—personal, communal, national. Submissions should be honest, entertaining, and well-written. They should possess a command of language, an elegance of style, and a subtlety of thought and perception. Do not be moralistic or preachy; aim for wisdom.
Submissions for this anthology fall into three categories. Essays can tackle the topics posed above (what it means to be “foreign” in Singapore, what is “home”, etc.) or begin at the prompts suggested below.
- First-person essays or memoirs written by new Singaporeans (naturalized citizens) and residents (Permanent or otherwise). Submissions in this category can address: Why Singapore? What brought you here? Why have you chosen (or not chosen or had chosen for you) to stay? What is Singapore’s version of citizenship and/or of “welcoming migrants” and how have attitudes to migrants changed over time?
- First person “as told to” accounts of new Singaporeans (naturalized citizens) or residents (Permanent or otherwise) who may not feel comfortable and/or be able to write their story in English (i.e. a grandparent from China, a caretaker from Indonesia, a nanny from Sri Lanka). Submissions in this category can address the questions posed in Category 1. Writers whose accounts are selected for publication will also be asked to provide a 250-word reflection on their relationship with their subject.
- First-person essays or memoirs written by native-born Singaporeans. Submissions in this category can address: What is your personal geography? Why have you chosen (or not chosen or had chosen for you) to stay in Singapore? If you hold multiple passports, what roots you to Singapore? What is Singapore’s version of citizenship and/or of “welcoming migrants” and how have attitudes to migrants changed over time?
2,000 to 5,000 words, negotiable.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
September 30, 2013. Please consult William Shunn’s article on Proper Manuscript Format. Send your piece in .DOC format as an attachment, along with a 50-100 word biography, to altogetherelsewheresubmission@gmail.com; submissions sent in other formats or in the body of the email will be deleted unread.
PAYMENT
SG$100; two contributor copies; and a 40% author discount on additional copies.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Pooja Makhijani is the editor of Under Her Skin: How Girls Experience Race in America, an anthology of essays by women that explores the complex ways in which race shapes American lives and families. She is also the author of Mama’s Saris, a picture book.
Her bylines have also appeared in The New York Times, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, POSKOD.sg, and DesignSponge.com among others.
Pooja has taught writing and literature at Western Connecticut State University and Middlesex County College. She has also conducted writing workshops and presentations at a number of colleges and universities, schools, libraries, and other educational institutions all over the United States and Singapore.
She holds a B.S. from Johns Hopkins University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Pooja lives in Singapore with her husband, her daughter, an antique typewriter, and too many books.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: altogetherelsewheresubmission@gmail.com
Website: http://booksactually.com/mathpaperpress.html
18 June 2013
Job Vacancy | Full-Time Middle East and Asia Reporters | BuzzFeed.com
BuzzFeed is looking for sharp, intrepid, and plugged-in reporters to join our foreign news team. The successful candidate will have experience as reporters covering both breaking news and in-depth stories, and will also be totally native to the social conversations where foreign news increasingly lives. She or he will be hard-working, ambitious, and competitive team players with broad interests and an established social media presence.
Reporters will be expected to travel extensively, and attach a thematic beat to their location.
Precise locations to be determined, based in part on the reporter's skills, but we are looking for reporters in the Middle East and Asia. This is a full-time position and we offer competitive compensation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
BuzzFeed is a new kind of media company for the social world. Our technology powers the viral distribution of content, detects what is trending on the web, and connects people in realtime with the hottest content of the moment. Our site is a rapidly growing hub for viral media that reaches over 60 million monthly unique visitors and our viral media network reaches an additional 300M.
BuzzFeed is at the forefront of a major shift in the advertising industry away from traditional banner ads towards "social advertising" that engages consumers, inspires sharing, and produces viral lift, or "earned media."
BuzzFeed's industry leading technology and unique social distribution engine is used by top brands such as GE, Kraft, and Coca Cola to go beyond banners, turbo charging their social advertising and branded content initiatives.
Jonah Peretti, founder & CEO of BuzzFeed, previously cofounded the Huffington Post and is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab.
BuzzFeed is backed by: NEA, Softbank, Hearst, RRE, Lerer Ventures, SV Angel and Founder Collective.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via Jobscore (the official recruitment platform of BuzzFeed)
Website: http://www.buzzfeed.com/
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Reporters will be expected to travel extensively, and attach a thematic beat to their location.
Precise locations to be determined, based in part on the reporter's skills, but we are looking for reporters in the Middle East and Asia. This is a full-time position and we offer competitive compensation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Cover breaking news with an eye toward advancing stories.
- Write unique features that help illuminate major regional and
- international stories.
- Produce work that becomes a vital part of the international
- conversation around the stories you cover.
- Extensive experience in and knowledge of key countries.
- Solid list of contacts and sources.
- Language skills.
- Established social media presence.
BuzzFeed is a new kind of media company for the social world. Our technology powers the viral distribution of content, detects what is trending on the web, and connects people in realtime with the hottest content of the moment. Our site is a rapidly growing hub for viral media that reaches over 60 million monthly unique visitors and our viral media network reaches an additional 300M.
BuzzFeed is at the forefront of a major shift in the advertising industry away from traditional banner ads towards "social advertising" that engages consumers, inspires sharing, and produces viral lift, or "earned media."
BuzzFeed's industry leading technology and unique social distribution engine is used by top brands such as GE, Kraft, and Coca Cola to go beyond banners, turbo charging their social advertising and branded content initiatives.
Jonah Peretti, founder & CEO of BuzzFeed, previously cofounded the Huffington Post and is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab.
BuzzFeed is backed by: NEA, Softbank, Hearst, RRE, Lerer Ventures, SV Angel and Founder Collective.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via Jobscore (the official recruitment platform of BuzzFeed)
Website: http://www.buzzfeed.com/
17 June 2013
Job Vacancy | Senior Writer & Researcher l Smarter Good, a global social enterprise l Philippines
The Senior Writer & Researcher will create persuasive, uniquely customized and exacting proposals that will highlight our client's strengths and make a strong case for funding. He/She will conduct research, analyze data and apply strategic thought in the construction of reports and letters that will lead to compelling grant proposals. The ideal candidate will have a global mindset and a commitment to helping social sector organizations make their work in various parts of the world more efficient. The post will be based in Manila, and will provide grants research, proposal writing and management support to non-profit organizations located in the US (clients). This is an excellent opportunity for bright and driven professionals to learn about the non-profit sector and to receive quality training and knowledge in fundraising and grant writing.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Smarter Good is a sustainable, ethical global services firm with a strong social mission and a focus on systemic change. We partner with non-profits and social sector organization to help them attain more change and more social impact in various communities in the US, Asia and Africa. Smarter Good envisions a social sector that: creates more impact, scales solutions to the size of the need, and solves our world's most intractable problems once and for all.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via the online form
Website: http://smartergood.com
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyze data and statistics to come up with application strategies to make a tailored, compelling proposal
- Use your creativity to craft effective, fact-based arguments for funders to support a non-profit
- Conduct extensive research and develop strategies to construct reports and letters
- Have a keen sense of the language that would appeal to funders and foundations
- Combine your flair for the creative with an analytical approach
- Research on foundations, both private and corporate
- Research and gather data on pressing global issues
- Supervisor: Manager for Non-Profit Services
- May supervise: Research and Writing Associate
- A university degree from a top-ranked university, preferably Communication Research, Development Communication, Psychology, Journalism, International Relations and other related fields. Relevant experience and training are considered in lieu of a relevant university degree.
- Experience and/or genuine interest in international development, community development, and the social sector
- A strong command of the English language, with excellent grammatical standards and solid writing skills
- Comfortable working with office systems including document management systems
- Independent thinker, team player, open to peer-sharing and brainstorming idea
- Minimum 3-5 years of solid writing experience preferred
- A natural flair for writing beyond report writing and fact-delivery
- Creativity in finding critical information and adept at data analysis
- Leadership qualities, high integrity, strong work ethic
Smarter Good is a sustainable, ethical global services firm with a strong social mission and a focus on systemic change. We partner with non-profits and social sector organization to help them attain more change and more social impact in various communities in the US, Asia and Africa. Smarter Good envisions a social sector that: creates more impact, scales solutions to the size of the need, and solves our world's most intractable problems once and for all.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via the online form
Website: http://smartergood.com
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