Russian-language authors are invited to submit fairytales for five- and six-year-old children under a competition aimed at promoting talented authors and supporting Russian literature. Deadline to apply: September 25.

The competition is supported by the information agency "Keeper of ideas." Selected fairy-tales will be published and promoted by the agency.

Ghanaian young and student journalists interested in issues related to children and childs rights can join a network of childs rights journalists initiated by the Ghana Media Advocacy Programme (G-MAP).

G-MAP is a child-focused NGO that has called on the media to consider how best to protect the rights of children and help them to develop their potentials for national development.

Working journalists in Africa can attend a series of journalism skills courses to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from June 1 through late October.

In anticipation of the Asia Media Summit 2009, journalists and broadcasters are invited to a workshop on TV programming for youth in the Asia-Pacific region, to take place May 25 in Macau, China.