Social Representation in Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac is a French play written by Edmond Rostand in 1897. It tells the story of Cyrano de
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Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult Fiction (Prize: €1,000) / How To Apply
Writers are invited to send in their entries for the Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult Fiction. Every two years, a
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Call for submissions: 60 Years of Chinua Achebe and the State of African Literature (Pay: TBD))
The Republic literary journal is currently accepting essays for its October/November 2019 issue,. This upcoming issue will focus on the
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Personal Non-fiction Essay: St. John’s Dance
It’s twenty minutes into this muni ride toward Haight Street in San Francisco and it just registered that I’m not
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Greek Letters: How I Learned To Speak and Write Greek
I was born an orphan in Athens in the 1950s and was adopted by Greek Americans who had very strong
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The Economist’s International Essay Competition For Young People (Awards: All expense paid trip to a conference abroad + more) / How to Apply
Young essayists between the ages of 16 – 26 are invited to apply for The Economist‘s Open Future Essay Competition
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Writing Space: (Definition + Benefits + Successful Writers Who Had A Creative Corner)
Where do you write when you want to be very productive? And how necessary is it for writers to have
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10 Lessons from Olakunle Ologunro’s Creative Writing Workshop
You probably know that feeling, when your mail has not received any acceptance letter in a while, or, that feeling,
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Nneka Lesley Arimah’s Short Story, “Skinned” Wins Caine Prize For African Writing 2019
Nigerian writer, Nneka Lesley Arimah has been announced inner of the 2019 Edition of the Caine Prize for African Writing.
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BlackBird Books Writer’s Residency for Young African Women at Casa Lorde Pretoria (Awards: R5,000 + More) / How To Apply
Emerging women writers are invited to apply to the amazing BlackBird Books Writers Residency Program for Young African Women. Blackbird
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