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Deadline February 1: Sharjah Arabic Children's Book Award (4 winners of AED15,000)
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The Sharjah Translation Grant (up to $4,000 grant value | Arabic/ any language)
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16th Time of the Writer Schools Short Story Competition (South Africa)
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Job Vacancy: Associate Professor/ Senior Lecturer - Zulu Linguistics/ Language at the University of Johannesburg
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Job Vacancy: Hard News Reporter for The Citizen Newspaper (Gauteng, South Africa)
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NEST Presents an Evening with StacyAnn Chin (Kenya)
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The 29th Eisaku Sato Essay Contest (est. $5,000 top prize | worldwide)
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Job Vacancy: Web Editor/ Blogger at Channels Television (Nigeria)
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Job Vacancy: Online Content Producer for Channels Television (Nigeria)
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Call for Submissions for Straining at the Seams: Poems for Nigeria at 100
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Call for Submissions: Scritture Migranti (Migrant Writings Journal)
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International Reporting Fellowship Program for Journalists of Color/ Minority Journalists (2013 Bringing Home the World | US)
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The 2012 Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism (R200,000 top prize | South Africa)
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Call for Papers: Black Theatre Association Debut Panel (ATHE 2013, Florida)
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Welcomes Submissions from Writers Worldwide: Ambiance Montreal (honorarium: $10-$50 per story)
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Journalism Moderators Wanted at the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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Job Vacancy: Journalist for the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation
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Editor Wanted for Trail Running Magazine (South Africa)
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Call for Submissions: Women of Color and Gender Equity (special Issue of Frontiers Journal)
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Kwani? Open Mic February 2013 Edition Featuring Poet Benson Kimani (Kenya)
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Prophet Muhammed Grand International Essay Contest ($20,000 top prize | for non-Muslims worlwide)
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The 2013 Global Human Rights Essay Contest (worldwide)
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The 2013 Goi Peace Foundation and UNESCO International Essay Contest ($1,100 top prize | worldwide)
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The 2013 Concern Creative Writing Competition (all ages | worldwide)
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Nominations Open: 2013 Knight International Journalism Awards ($3,000 top prize and trip to US)
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Black History Month Essay Contest Sponsored by the US Embassy (Zimbabwe)
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Call for Papers: African Languages in the Disciplines Conference at Harvard University
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The 2013 Voice of Nigeria Annual Essay Competition
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Annual Black History Essay Writing Contest for Students (Louisiana, US)
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The Inaugural Uganda National Journalism Awards
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Call for Papers: Africa Media and Democracy Conference
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Call for Applications: Sylt Foundation African Writers Residency Programme