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People Opposing Women Abuse: 2010 Women’s Writing Project

People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA), is an NGO whose main purpose is to create a safer society that does not tolerate violence against women, and where women are powerful, self reliant, equal and respected, is calling for entries for the 2010 POWA Women’s Writing Project.

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People Opposing Women Abuse is organizing a women’s writing project.

Opportunity type: 

Awards

Opportunity closing date: 

Friday, November 5, 2010

Submissions

Submissions in the following categories will be accepted:

  • Poetry: no longer than 60 lines
  • Short story: no longer than 2500 words
  • Personal essay: no longer than 2000 words

Theme

The theme for the 2010 women’s writing project is: Love and Revolution

This year, POWA is calling for poems, short stories and personal essays that tell of your experience of love, be it romantic love, the love of family, the love of friends, the love of community that has touched you in revolutionary ways that have altered the way you see and approach life.

All entries and queries are to be directed to:

Nehwoh Belinda

People Opposing Women Abuse

Address: PO Box 93416, Yeoville, 2143

E-mail: writingproject@powa.co.za

The Women’s Writing Project is funded by the National Lotteries Board.

For more information, click here.

For other opportunities, refer to www.ngopulse.org/group/home-page/other-opportunities.

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam writes prose fiction and creative non-fiction. She is the founder of creativewritingnews.com. Her first novella, Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. Her second novella, The Heiress' Bodyguard was shortlisted for the Saraba Manuscript Awards. She currently works as content marketer for various online businesses. You can follow her at @cwritingnws.

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