The Guardian and the United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DFID), in partnership with eight UK-based international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), invites new voices in journalism who are writing about issues facing the developing world today - issues that are often overlooked or under-represented by the media.

There are two strands of entry into this competition. One is for professional freelance journalists (people who have been published before - excluding student journalists - who are not employees of media organisations). The other is for anyone who is not a professional journalist, including amateurs and students.


The deadline for application is May 6 2008.

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Click here to read about how the competition works.


Journalists need to write a 650-1000 word article on an aspect of global poverty covered by one of the 26 themes listed here and upload it using the online entry form.