Brittle Paper has shared a call for submissions from The Jeli Story project, a literary platform for innovative storytelling projects by new writers. They are “especially interested in writers who are not well represented in mainstream publishing, particularly black women”....
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The National Arts Festival and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) are calling for entries for the third annual 2015 South African Arts Journalist of the Year Awards (SAAJAs). See the press release below for all the details. Deadline: 31...
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London, 7 August 2015 The murder today of Bangladeshi blogger Niloy Chakrabarti is a harrowing reminder of the need for strengthened protection mechanisms for writers in a country that is witnessing an ever-deepening pattern of violence, PEN International said today....
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Entries are open for the 2015 Charles Causley International Poetry Competition. The competition is open to all people over the age of 18. Please note that there is an entry fee of £7 for the first poem and £5 thereafter....
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International press freedom organizations call on Burundi authorities to investigate attacks on journalists and human rights defenders 5 August 2015 The undersigned press freedom, media development and human rights organizations denounce the continued attacks on and threats to journalists, media...
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