Tell your story to the world by participating in a monthly Global Short Story Competition, which is designed to attract writers worldwide. Deadline: end of each month.

Entries on any theme must be no more than 2,000 words and be written in English. There is a UK£5 (about US$7.50) entry fee per story. Each month a winning story receives a cash prize of UK£100 (about US$150) and is published on the contest’s Web site. At the end of 12 months, each winner will be considered for an annual cash prize.

The contest is supported by the Darlington Arts Centre in England.

To learn more or submit an entry, visit http://www.globalshortstories.net/index.html.

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Citizen-photojournalism site Demotix, aiming to «tell the real story of the credit crunch from ground-level,» is seeking defining, eye-catching and astute photographs that capture the current state of the world’s economy.

Entries should be submitted by uploading photos to Demotix.com, by February 13.

Demotix has teamed up with printing company MOO to offer the winner and the other nine shortlisted photographers their own photos printed onto a range of products, including postcards, business cards and Moo’s innovative mini-cards.

The shortlist will be compiled by The Financial Times, who will publish the winning photograph on their Alphaville blog. The winning photograph will be shown off to over 40,000 daily readers and 100,000 in Alphaville’s weekly email.

For more information and contest guidelines, go to http://www.demotix.com/page/contest.

https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/citizen_journalism_site_seeks_credit_crunch_photo

Independent environmental journalists can submit suggestions for original features on sustainable development from any country around the world to the global initiative Com+, Alliance of Communicators for Sustainable Development.

Com+, a joint effort of the International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ) and InterPress Service (IPS), is committed to “bringing sustainable development closer to the people through mainstream and civil society media networks.»

Journalists are encouraged to submit suggestions until February 15 to IFEJ. They can be sent in English, Spanish or French. After a feature idea is approved by the IFEJ-IPS editorial planning team, the contributor will be invited to submit an original feature of 800-1,200 words to a designated IPS editor.

Contributors will be paid US$250 by IPS once the articles are published.

For more information visit http://www.complusalliance.org or contact Darryl D’Monte darryldmonte@gmail.com.

https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/articles_on_sustainable_development_issues_sought

Outstanding media projects or organizations in the developing world are invited to nominate themselves for the Special Award for Development Media 2009, part of the One World Media Awards 2009. The deadline for entries is February 27.

An award will go to a local radio or TV initiative (including a specific program or channel, or a network of stations), print media or a new media initiative working on the ground in the developing world addressing social or developmental issues. Local media advocacy initiatives are also eligible.

The winner will be flown to London to receive a trophy at the Awards ceremony on June 22, with all expenses paid.

To enter, the following must be submitted:

Description of the project (1000-1500 words) highlighting how it fits the eligibility criteria above — including an explaination of what makes it unique and remarkable.
Full contact details (including name of Director and Web site, if available).
Name of representative who would collect the Award in London.
Letters from two independent references who have worked with the organization and know the organization well, but do not work for the organization.
There is no entry fee.

For more information click here or contact Signe Glahn at signe@owbt.org.

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Outstanding media projects or organizations in the developing world are invited to nominate themselves for the Special Award for Development Media 2009, part of the One World Media Awards 2009. The deadline for entries is February 27.

An award will go to a local radio or TV initiative (including a specific program or channel, or a network of stations), print media or a new media initiative working on the ground in the developing world addressing social or developmental issues. Local media advocacy initiatives are also eligible.

The winner will be flown to London to receive a trophy at the Awards ceremony on June 22, with all expenses paid.

To enter, the following must be submitted:

Description of the project (1000-1500 words) highlighting how it fits the eligibility criteria above — including an explaination of what makes it unique and remarkable.
Full contact details (including name of Director and Web site, if available).
Name of representative who would collect the Award in London.
Letters from two independent references who have worked with the organization and know the organization well, but do not work for the organization.
There is no entry fee.

For more information click here or contact Signe Glahn at signe@owbt.org.

https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/entries_sought_for_special_award_for_development_