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War assignments are voluntary
oOo What is it thou hast seen?
oOo An offer to refuse
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oOo Brian Moore Short Story Award
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Assignments
by the BBC of journalists and crews to war and other danger
zones are voluntary, said the broadcaster following an inquest
into the shooting to death of BBC journalist Kate Peyton.
Prizes
for the Mirehouse Poetry Prize are: £350 with the prize-winning
poem and eight highly commended poems being displayed on the
Mirehouse Poetry Walk and on the website. Eight highly commended
poets will also receive a £100 box of new books. 
Crime
entries are invited for the 2008/2009 CWA Dagger awards. Any
UK publisher may enter books for judging provided the book
is relevant to the appropriate award and was published between
June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009. 
American
studios and networks are not complying with new media provisions
of contract they agreed to nine months ago, according to a writers’
union. The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), which represents
many of the writers involved, has filed for arbitration against
the AMPTP companies Association of Motion Picture and Television
Producers. 
The
12th Annual Brian Moore Short Story Award is accepting submissions
in Belfast. Prizes: £750, £300, £200. Entry
fee is £5, and in sterling only. Maximum word count is 2,000
words. Entrants must be of Irish descent, or resident in Northern
Ireland and aged 18 years or more. 
The
Rossica Prize aims to promote the best of Russian literary culture
in the English-speaking world. It is awarded biennially for the
best new translation of a high-quality Russian literary work into
English. The £5,000 is divided between the translator and
the publisher.Ask
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The winner of the parting short story competition was Michelle
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Donegal , with her story A quick fix.
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I didn’t even
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