Sun Magazine hosts writing retreat [US]

Budding writers are invited to attend this workshop.

The Sun Magazine will host a writing retreat Oct. 19 to 21. at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.

Participants will work on their writing, get to know editorial staff and Sun readers, and meet one-on-one with founder and editor Sy Safransky.

Registration, including meals and accommodations, starts at US$420. There are four scholarships available to cover lodging, meals and tuition for those who are unable to afford the retreat, in addition to a US$300 stipend to cover travel, childcare or other retreat-related expenses

The scholarship deadline is Aug. 5.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

InfoTimes seeks contributors, data journalists [MENA]

Data journalists across the Arab world with at least three years of experience can apply for several positions in Cairo, Egypt.

InfoTimes is hiring an information design specialist with skills in animation, graphic design and data visualization. To apply click here.

The organization is also seeking contributors and journalists with good journalistic skills and ability to extract, analyze and present data in a journalistic manner. To apply click here.

And it is looking for a business development manager to facilitate the communication process between the editorial team and clients. To apply click here.

The deadline is June 30.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Grants for internship support available [Eastern Europe, Central Asia]

Journalists, bloggers, activists and other can apply for this program.

The Prague Civil Society Center is accepting applications for internship support. The internships must be held September to November 2018 or February to April 2019.

Candidates must organize their own internship: propose the projects they are going to work on, choose the host organization, contact it and receive internship consent. Examples of projects include research, reports, articles, training, etc.

The internship usually lasts one to two months. Grants average EUR3,000 to EUR4,000. A part of this amount --EUR1,000-- will go to the receiving organization. The remaining money will cover travel, accommodation, meals, telephone and public transportation.

The eligible countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan as well as countries from Central Europe and the Baltics (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia) and the Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia).

The deadline is June 14.

For more information on how to apply, click here.