Writers Do Laundry Too: 2012-06-24

Call for Applications from Egyptian Journalists: 2012 Study Tour “Journalism & Democracy” in Vienna, Austria (fully funded)
Call for Papers for Postamble Journal: Counter-Cultures in Contemporary Africa (South Africa/ Africa-wide)
Call for New Writing from Around the World: Tampa Review
Entries from Anywhere in the World Welcomed: The Sue Nunn Show Poetry Competition (€300 top prize)
Unoma Azuah’s 'Edible Bones' 500-Word Review Contest (N15,000 top prize | Nigera)
Short Course: Write a Non-Fiction Story (Random House Struik South Africa)
Short Course: Random House Struik Creative Writing (South Africa)
Deadline July 6 | The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPMN) Annual Essay Competition 2012 (N300,000 cash in prizes | Nigeria)
Deadline July 6 | Lesleigh Innis and Outis Short Story Contest (Kenya)
Rethinking Eastern African Literary and Intellectual Landscapes: Book Launch and Panel Discussion (Goethe-Institut Auditorium, Kenya)
Deadline July 3 | Hands Along the Nile Essay Contest on the Egyptian Revolution (US)
Deadline July 2 | Job Opening: Chief Web Editor for African Development Bank (Tunisia)
Opens July 2 | The FinWrite Conference 2012 for Financial Journalists (South Africa)
Opens July 2 | Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2012 (Kenya)
Job Opening: Features Writer for CitiVibe/ The Citizen (South Africa)
Call for Entries Worldwide: The Chemistry World Science Writing Competition (£300 top prize)
Call for Submissions: Black Consciousness and Gender (Steve Biko Foundation, South Africa)
Call for Submissions for The Worlds Within: An Anthology of TCK Writing and Art
Call for 10-Minute Plays from Around the World: Any Objections? Glasgay 2012
The 2nd East African Media Awards ($3,000 top prize)
The Western Cape Department of Education Essay Writing Bursary Competition (South Africa)
Job Opening: Editorial Assistant for Christian Monthly Library (Abuja, Nigeria)
Writers’ Guild of South Africa: Skills Laboratory
Deadline July 1 | City Press -Tafelberg Publishers Book Awards (South Africa)
Deadline July 1 | Fall 2012 Translation Lab: Writer-Translator Residency at Ledig House NY (fully funded | worldwide)
Deadline July 1 | Call for Submissions: Polari Journal's Special Issue Featuring Queer Indigenous/ Aboriginal Writing Worldwide
Deadline July 1 | For Independent Arab Screenwriters: The 8th Round of Rawi Screenwriters' Lab (MENA/ Gulf)
Deadline July 1 | Job Opening: Speechwriter/Editor - Office of the President for the African Development Bank (Tunisia)
Deadline July 1 | Honoring Journalists from Around the Globe: The Bastiat Prize for Journalism 2012 ($10,000 top prize | worldwide)
Deadline July 1 | Europe With or Without Muslims: Narratives of Europe
Deadline July 1 | For Translators Based in Canada: John Glassco Translation Prize ($1,000 prize)
The Inaugural Africa Writes Literature and Book Festival Opens June 30th in London
Call for Poetry by Young Writers in Africa/ the Diaspora: Scribbled Notes
International Submissions Welcomed: Retort Magazine
Students Worldwide Invited to Submit: DUJS International Essay Competition ($150 prize)
Worldwide Submissions Accepted: The Yale Drama Series Prize for Emerging Playwrights ($10,000 prize)
Call for Papers - Transforming Middle East Media: Creating a New Culture (AUSACE Conference, UAE)
Call for Entries Worldwide: Richard R. Baxter Military Writing Prize ($500 prize)
English to Yoruba Translator Wanted for Global Health Research Project (pay: $200+ for 5,000 words)
Published Writers: Submit Your Info/ Data to the Directory of Young Nigerian Writers
Call for Submissions—Brista to Brista: Letters of Affirmation by Black Gay Men
Stories About African Racial Groups Sought: White Zombie Anthology
Call for Authors Worldwide: Environmental Textbook Project ($10,000 honorarium)
International Submissions Welcomed: The Fiction Desk (pay: £20-£30 per story | worldwide)
Seeking Work from Writers of Color: 42 Magazine (pay $20 per poem/ short story)
Call for Workshops, Talks, Exhibitions: Algerian Cultural Festival in London
Job Opening: Journalism Trainer and Program Advisor for Internews (station: Kenya)
JFTC International Essay Competition 2012 (1M yen top prize and trip to Japan | worldwide)
Citi FM Write Away Contest (South Africa)
Free: Christian Monthly Library's Online Creative Writing Workshop (West Africa)
Call for Nominations: The Future Nigeria Award for Excellence in Journalism
Call for Submissions for Ecquid Novi Journal: Social Media and Journalism in Africa
International Poetry Submissions Welcomed: Antiphon
Call for Submissions: Diverse Voices Quarterly
Open to Students Worldwide: National Academy of Human Resources Ram Charan HR Essay Contest ($20,000 top prize)
ANFASA Grant Scheme for Authors 2012 (R20,000-R25,000 award | South Africa)