The Guardian newspaper in partnership with UK-based INGOs such as the Marie Stopes International, AMREF, Bishop Simeon Trust, Care International, David Rattray Memorial Trust, Plan UK, Progressio, Save the Children and The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture has launched the 2012 Guardian International Development Journalism Competition. The competition is sponsored by Barclays and GlaxoSmithKline.
The challenge is to write a feature of 650 to 1,000 words by Thursday 3 May at 23.59pm on an aspect of global poverty that deserves greater media exposure. The 16 best writers (eight amateur, eight professional) will be selected from a long list of around 40 entrants, all of whom will have their articles published online at guardian.co.uk/journalism competition.
The 16 finalists will each be flown to a developing country to research a new assignment. The finalist pieces will then be published in two Guardian newspaper supplements, after the announcement of the two winners at an awards ceremony in London on the 22 November 2012.
This competition is only open to UK residents (you must have a UK address). People who are not in the UK at the time of submission may enter, but they must have a UK address during July, August, September, October and November 2012.
The deadline to submit entries is 3 May 2012. For more information, visit this link.
