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The 2007 AfricanLoft Cyber Essay Contest

*****Deadeline Extended to August 10. (July 26, 2007)

Pick and Discuss any or all of the following:

• My Greatest Life Challenge
  - An essay on your greatest life challenge or challenges

• My Best Adventure Story
  - Present your best adventure story ever

• I’m Going to Rant!
  - Just rant about an issue that bugs the living daylights out of you.

What needs to be done?
Upload your narrative to the AfricanLoft Community.

Non-members - this is a great opportunity to be part of the Community: Join and Create a Profile with (photo/avatar) and upload your essay as a blog entry.

NOTE:

1. You may pick one, any, or all and discuss.
2. Please Limit entry to 600-1200 words.
3. Pictures and any support media are allowed.
4. Tag all submissions with this tag: “Essay07″.
5. Bloggers: Please insert your blog URL as well.

Deadline
Submission must be in latest by July 26, 2007. So start writing!

Prizes
1st - $100 gift card or cash equivalent

2nd - $50 gift card or cash equivalent

Judges
Shingisai Chando
Co-Founder of Southern African Young Professionals (SAYP). Shingisai has a masters degree in African Studies from Ohio State University. She is also a writer with Kitu Kizuri magazine.

Asher Tarivona Mutsengi
Asher is an agro-business professional, writer (Zim Daily) and human rights activist.

Cindy Yang Tufo
Cindy is New York City-based corporate lawyer. She is an Afrophile at heart and can give you the current political situation in any African country.

Don Thieme
Don exemplifies the Afrophile spirit. He was born in Nigeria and that is where his love began. He is a geomorphologist/archaeologist with several ongoing field projects spread throughout the eastern United States.

Mwaba Chisenga
Mwaba is an information systems security specialist based in Pennsylvania. He holds a Master of Science in Management and B.Sc in Mining Engineering.

Laspapi
Playwright, poet and lawyer based in Nigeria…

Terms and conditions
Prizes will only be given if there are 75 or more contestants.
Multiple entries are encouraged.

Need help?
Leave your questions in the comment section or send a message here.