OPPORTUNITIES Knock!

Opportunities — grants, training, loans, scholarships, consultancies, and other — posted here will be regularly updated. They are gathered from diverse and reputable sources and involve equally reputable organisations/bodies.

Rolling Deadline/Permanently Open:

Sustainable Cultural Tourism Online Courses

(The UNESCO EU-funded Transcultura programme)

Atingi e-academy of Tourism and hospitality

Online

The tourism and hospitality industry is a vast sector that includes all the economic activities linked to hosting, accommodating and entertaining guests. Caribbean culture professionals with entrepreneurial projects linked to tourism can benefit from these Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) to elevate and enhance their enterprises. The Spanish version of these courses has received the support of the Transcultura programme.

Deadlines in November:

THE ANTIGUA-BARBUDA STUDENT ART COMPETITION

Deadline: November 15, 2024.

The Student Art competition provides an opportunity for students within the primary and secondary schools to get involved in Antigua and Barbuda Art Week. Students in primary and secondary school ages 7 – 17 years are invited to submit new and existing works of art to the competition, inspired by the theme ‘Made in Antigua and Barbuda’.

Works will be judged by a panel of esteemed judges, and select artists featured during the Antigua and Barbuda Art Week. The entry deadline for the competition is November 15, 2024. For competition rules, and age categories contact the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority on 1 268 562 7600.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ART COMPETITION

Deadline : November 18, 2024.

(Previous November 4 deadline has been extended.)

The Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property and Commerce Office is elated to partner with ACB Caribbean , ACT & RadioShack Antigua and AllMart Antigua for the sponsorship of our primary and secondary school art competition!

Imagine you are a superhero, tasked with tackling one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target of the 17 SDGs by 2030.

Primary and secondary school students are asked to create an art piece which depicts a superhero with his/her super suit/powers overcoming the challenges of one SDG target of your choice.

The art piece must be accompanied by a short description (no more than 200 words) of the SDG and your target.

Primary School Prizes include:

1st Place Prize- An ACB Caribbean Junior Savings Account with an opening balance of $400 and a $200 AllMart Gift Card

2nd Place Prize- An ACB Caribbean Junior Savings Account with an opening balance of $300 and a $100 AllMart Gift Card

3rd Place Prize- An ACB Caribbean Junior Savings Account with an opening balance of $200 and a $75 AllMart Gift Card

Secondary

1st Place Prize- An ACB Caribbean Junior Savings Account with an opening balance of $400 and a $300 AllMart Gift Card

2nd Place Prize- An ACB Caribbean Junior Savings Account with an opening balance of $300 and a $200 AllMart Gift Card

3rd Place Prize- An ACB Caribbean Junior Savings Account with an opening balance of $200 and a $75 AllMart Gift Card

All Entries must be accompanied by the Entry/Release Form and must be submitted to our Office located at Hewlett House, St. John’s Street, St. John’s, Antigua.

Download and print the pdf version of the flyer for easier access: Art-Competition_ABIPCO24-2

Scan the QR code for more information on the Sustainable Development Goals or click here: https://sdgs.un.org/goals

Deadlines in DECEMBER:

UNESCO TRANSCULTURA BUSINESS ANGELS

One-to-One business mentorship for young cultural and creative entrepreneurs in the Caribbean.

Deadline: UNTIL December 2024.

A ‘Business Angels’ scheme, a one-to-one business mentorship programme for young cultural and creative entrepreneurs in the Caribbean. This initiative is part of the programme Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, funded by the European Union, which aims to create career opportunities for youth in the cultural and creative industries in the Caribbean.

The scheme will be open from March to December 2024 to culture professionals aged between 18 and 35 from the beneficiary countries of the Transcultura programme: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenade, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. It will offer online mentoring services, matching qualified mentors with young cultural professionals to provide career orientation, help with business strategies, and address specific challenges related to cultural and creative businesses.

With a solid experience in implementing creative projects, these specialists are prepared to offer strategic and practical assessment in key areas for the development of entrepreneurships in the cultural and creative industries of the Caribbean.

Mentors per linguistic area:
☑️ Spanish: Yoelvis Medero Lunar 🇨🇺 – 🇧🇿
☑️ English: Carla Parris 🇹🇹
☑️ French: Regine Polynice 🇭🇹

Send your application and book your mentoring now using this link: https://rb.gy/yfzpbb

Caribbean Writer Accepting Submissions for Volume 39

Deadline: December 31, 2024.

The Caribbean Writer (TCW) has issued a call for submissions for Volume 39 under the 2025 theme: Possibilities: Beyond Tradition, Inside of Courage.

Contributors may submit works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays or one act plays which explore the ideas resonating within the region and its diaspora. The Caribbean should be central to the work, or the work should reflect a Caribbean heritage, experience or perspective. Prospective authors should submit all creative works: drama, fiction and poetry manuscripts, through the online portal ONLY at www.thecaribbeanwriter.org/online-submission. Submit Word files only (no PDFs) . Note that TCW no longer accepts hardcopy submissions.

Submission Guidelines

Individuals may submit poems (3 maximum), short stories (2 maximum) and personal essays (2 maximum) on general topics as well as on the theme. The maximum length (for short stories and personal essays) is 3500 words. Only previously unpublished work will be considered.

Artists interested in having their artwork considered for use by TCW should submit electronic files in vertical format as PNG or JPEG files with a resolution of 300 dpi or greater. The journal also accepts black and white art (line drawings, sketches, block prints, etc.). The journal does not accept graphic poetry or narratives.

For more details, visit here: The Caribbean Writer