Extended Deadline for the Mladiinfo Contest for Articles-Win a Kindle!

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Deadline: Extended deadline 20 May 2012
Open to: Citizens of Council of Europe member countries between the ages of 18-35
Prize: the new Kindle reader, hiking backpack, gift baskets

Share your story with million visitors on Mladiinfo, tell us what have inspired you, motivated you or provoked you!

In addition to informing students and youth about work and study opportunities suited to their needs, Mladiinfo also tries to raise awareness of social, cultural and economic issues. Thus the Mladiinfo team decided to announce the second annual open call for articles.
In 2011 mladiinfo.com had almost 1 million visitors from all around the world. We are aware that such a visibility is not only an honor, but carries with it with the responsibility of providing a platform where ideas and insights can be exchanged and developed. The best articles will appear not only on mladiinfo.com but also on mladiinfo.cafebabel.com and mladiinfo.blogactive.eu, thus guaranteeing a high visibility.

Eligibility

Citizens of Council of Europe member countries between the ages of A. 18-26 or  B. 27-35, who believe that sharing ideas and experiences is the first step towards making a change.

Topics

The format of the article is not as relevant as its content. Authors can choose to make an interview, write an essay, use multimedia, or any other innovative new media format.

Our call is for articles on one of the following topics:

  • Time Magazine’s Man of the Year 2011 – The Protester
  • Time Magazine’s Man of the Year 2012 –?
  • Alternative energy sources, discourses, strategies
  • Non-formal education
  • Everyday NGO-life
  • Experiences Abroad – EVS, Erasmus, Service Civique, Leonardo, Work and Travel, etc.
  • Transnational Dialogue
  • Trans-generational Dialogue
  • My Festival/Event
  • Road Trip

Rules and Regulations

The article should be original and not have been previously published (Download the statement template, sign it, scan it and send it together with the article);
The article has to be written in English language and contain a minimum of 600 words;
The article must be accompanied by photographs, preferably original, although a photograph with regulated copyright from the internet is also allowed;
The article needs to be submitted by the deadline of 30th of April 2012;  articles arriving after the deadline cannot be taken into consideration.
If you wish to submit more than one article, please send the articles separately and follow the specified steps for each submission.

Prizes, awards

The eligible articles will be sent for revision and proof-reading to the Mladiinfo editing team. A total of around fifteen selected articles will be published throughout a period of one year and their authors will receive a Mlafdiinfo gift basket containing promotional material (bag, badge, luggage tag). The best article in category A and category B will receive a Kindle reader each. Also, the author of the article which sparks the most debates gets the most interesting comments, the most productive feedback, will be awarded a hiking backpack.

1st prize in category A: Kindle reader
1st prize in category B: Kindle reader
Reader’s Award: hiking backpack
Places 4-15: Mladiinfo gift baskets

Application and Deadline

All applicants are obliged to send:

  • At least one completed article in English language, accompanied by at least one photo that acts as a summary of the article or as a comment on the topics discussed in the article
  • A statement from the author confirming that the article is authentic and has not been previously published on the web (in case of submitting more than one article, please attach a statement to each article separately)
  • A short CV which should contain the following: complete name, place and date of birth, citizenship, current address and contact

The Mladiinfo editing team retains the right to request modifications to the contents of the article. One author may send in a maximum of 3 articles, each addressing a different topic.

All documents should be delivered to: article@mladiinfo.com by the 30th of April 2012. 

24 thoughts on “Extended Deadline for the Mladiinfo Contest for Articles-Win a Kindle!”

    1. Dear TR,

      Turkey is one of the member states of the Council of Europe, so to answer your question yes, you are eligible, as long as you meet the age requirement.

      Kind regards
      Elena
      Mladiinfo

    1. Dear Albin,

      Sorry, but Kosovo is not a member country of the Council of Europe, which would mean you are not eligible to take part in the contest.

      Sorry, once again.
      Mladiinfo

  6. Hello! Can the article be a mix of several themes from the list, like non-formal education leading to experiences abroad & festivals? I'm only 21, but I travel abroad 6-7 times a year (never on my money), all because I seeked non-formal education in the field I like, so I hope I can inspire other young folks to follow their dreams ^_^

  7. This is so great. I bought one Kindle and it’s so good for reading books.
    I hope I will win one more for my little sister. 🙂

    Thanks Mladi Info for this opportunity!

    1. Dear Gabriela,

      You already have been notified via e-mail that the results will be announced around the middle of June. So, right now the selected commission is working on checking each submitted article, so most probably the results will be known next week.

      Regards,
      Mladiinfo

  16. The results will be announced by the end of this week, there were many entries and the editorial team of mladiinfo had very taft job, but they managed to select the winners:). All participants will be informed on their email addresses and the information with the winners details will be posted in Mladiinfo article section.

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