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7TH INTERNATIONAL POSTER COMPETITION THEMED: “WE WANT JAZZ”

Application Deadline: September 5, 2025, 11:59 p.m

LOCATION: Poland

The 7th international jazz competition was organized by the EUROJAZZ Foundation for the Popularization of Jazz Music, the publisher of the RadioJAZZ.FM online radio and the JazzPRESS magazine.

Theme: “We want Jazz”

ELIGIBILITY:

Entry is FREE.

The competition is open. We welcome both students and professionals.

The competition participants are asked to design a poster. The topic is “IN JAZZ WE HOPE.”

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF POSTERS: Each author may submit a maximum of 3 posters / dimensions: 70×100 cm (vertical) / file format: JPG / colors: CMYK / resolution: 200 dpi / Please note! SIGN FILE NAME: country_surname_first-name_poster-title.jpg

The poster does not have to include the competition title! Works that do not meet all technical parameters will not be evaluated by the jury!

DATES: Deadline for submitting works: September 5, 2025 / Competition results: September 2025 / Final exhibition of the competition: September 2025.

The organizers will select the submitted posters. Selecting 25 works from among them. Out of the selected 25 final posters, three winning posters will be chosen, whose authors will receive a final prize. The jury will also award distinctions. The selection of posters and the selection of winning work will be made by a jury appointed for this purpose, consisting of experts and representatives of the organizer. The results of the competition will be announced on September, 2025, on the website JAZZPRESS and on social media.

Please be advised that the author, by submitting his works, grants the organizer of the project, free of charge and for an indefinite period of time, a non-exclusive license to use the submitted works. Under the license, the organizer of the competition is authorized to use the works in all fields of exploitation known at the time of granting the license, in particular:

Recording and multiplying the works by creating copies of the work by printing, reprographics, magnetic recording, and digital techniques,

Lending or renting the original or copies of the work,

Publicly exhibiting, displaying, and making the works publicly available in such a way that everyone can access them at a place and time of their choice.

The project organizer may sublicense the use of the works to other entities in the scopes listed above. By submitting works to the exhibition, the participant declares that they have the proprietary copyrights to the work and its ’submitted digital version and agrees to publish their name, surname, and nationality.

Questions about the competition? Write to: wewantjazz@radiojazz.fm.

BENEFIT:

12 000 PLN which consists of the following:

1st prize—PLN 6,000

2nd prize—PLN 3,500

3rd prize—PLN 2,500

The amount of the prizes is the gross amount and will be reduced by the tax due on the prizes.

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TEJUMOLA OLANIYAN CREATIVE WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE FELLOWSHIP

Application Deadline:Thursday, April 17, 2025

LOCATION: UAE

The Africa Institute, Global Studies University invites applications for the Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship, a distinguished program that celebrates and supports literary voices engaged in the creative expression of Africa and its diaspora in all forms and genres.

ELIGIBILITY:

The fellowship is open to both emerging and well-established creative writers.

A strong record of creative literary excellence, including awards, fellowships, or other forms of recognition.

Applicants must be actively working on a major literary project (a novel, memoir, collection of essays or poetry, film script, or a full-length play).

Applicants must have at least one published work (book, journal, or significant online platform) or a substantial portfolio demonstrating their commitment to writing.

Applicants working on themes related to Africa and the African diaspora are strongly encouraged to apply.

Priority will be given to applicants who employ innovative approaches to storytelling, form, or language are given priority.

Priority will be given to applicants whose work shows potential to contribute to critical literary culture, scholarship, or public discourse are given preference.

Application Requirement: CV/résumé of the applicant

A two-page summary (single space, font 12) of the project to be undertaken during the residency period, its significance, and a proposed date of completion.

One sample of published or unpublished writings and/or creative work to be evaluated.

BENEFIT:

The residency program welcomes applications from creative writers, including novelists, short story writers, playwrights, poets, and scriptwriters whose work relates to Africa and the African diaspora for a grant of 50,000 AED in total for the duration of the fellowship, which is inclusive of accommodation, a return airfare ticket, visa and the monthly stipend of 10,000 AED per month per fellow.

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