To All Writers (in Africa): Call for Submissions:
The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is an international Animal Welfare organisation with a regional branch in Mombasa, Kenya. WSPA deals primarily with animal protection, legislation, campaigning and education in Animal Welfare and Humane Education.

Our Education department is responsible for producing materials for schools and communities such as newsletters, teachers’ resource packages, guides on Animal Care amongst other things. Last year we compiled poetry from members across Africa and published a small in-house anthology which was then distributed to members across Africa.

We are currently putting together a collection of short stories based on Animal Welfare and Humane Education issues for use within the National Curriculum across Africa. We would like to make this an open opportunity for any writer who wishes to take part in contributing work for such a purpose. The stories will be published purely for educational purposes on a non-profit basis. Authors will be acknowledged.

Although the stories should be hinged on Animal Welfare issues in the broadest sense, it is an open-ended project with ample space for creativity which can be both non-fiction and fiction, could be based on folklore and myths, and/or could be based on personal experiences. We intend to develop comprehension exercises on the stories which will be based on the individual stories.

Stories should be between 1000-1500 words and should be targeting a readership age between 10-15.

If you have any further enquiries please write to Dipesh Pabari (see details below). I look forward to reading.

Dipesh Pabari
Humane Education Officer - Africa
World Society for the Protection of Animals.
P.O. Box 34070, Nyali, Mombasa, Kenya
Tel: +254 (0)41 470174/5/6
Fax: +254 (0)41 470175
e-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.wspa-international.org