Dec 2013
My Funny Africa

Hurry.. tell us about your funny wildlife experience and leave your imprint in this very special edition! It costs you nothing and if your story is published you get a FREE signed copy! ONLY 13 DAYS LEFT!
PROGRESS REPORT
Poaching is now highly organised and carried out on such a scale as never seen before. Militia armed with state of the art weaponry have become the new poachers, the new scourge sweeping Africa.

Kiss of Horror
Copyright ©   With only one thing in mind, to line their pockets, they have absolutely no regard for the huge impact their greed is having on the African continent nor the magnificent creatures they've come to murder.   A 'teaser' each month (until submissions closing date), to whet your appetite and hopefully inspire you to submit your own funny African story. It can be: wildlife/bush/human related or an inland/coastal/Indian Ocean island experience, as long as it's an 'it can only happen in Africa' type tale! Click 'Invitation' header to find out how to submit your own story, get a FREE 1st edition copy and more.. but first page down for ' Kiss of Horror. '

We have some excellent cartoonists but still have a lot more illustrations to come.. about 100 simple black and white cartoon-sketches needed (without captions). Here are some samples.. We have to fight this and the only 'ammunition' we have is YOU!

Please do your bit - write that story, the one you consider the funniest or even most terrifying. The deadline is drawing close. Please make the effort.. every bit counts.. and we are their only chance!

You may submit your story or info for artwork here. It's important to note that artists will still get paid and writers who make it into 'My Funny Africa' will be rewarded with a FREE 1st edition signed copy!


You will be given a brief description for each sketch.. some simple, some more complex but all different. Interested? Click HERE to submit your details..  Check Blog - Page 2 for submissions already received... be great to see your name there too! Please don't delay another minute.. the poachers won't wait!!!

We need to save those magnificent creatures from extinctions.. we are the only voice they have!

    Submissions close: 15 December 2013
Special thanks to each of you wonderful people       
(Blog - Page 2) who've got into the spirit of things and readily submitted your stories and illustrations. Remember you can submit as many as you like.. so keep em rollin... the lions will love you for it!
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Please don't let this be but a memory..
Africa without lions.. I don't think so!
Greer Noble says:
August 22nd, 2012 at 11:21 pm " It was an honour and a privilege to have met Joy and George during their visit to Kariba in the late 60′s. What an incredible tribute to mankind. I do so admire those who have the courage to follow their hearts. The Adamson’s did just that. Joy too is a woman after my own heart.. there’s no temple more magnificent than the wilds, no miracle more breathtaking than an African sunset and no sermon more moving than the roar of a lion.. that is freedom." George and Joy Adamson
Kiss of Horror
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  Living in paradise has its downside but one of the more blissful aspects of living in the Seychelles archipelago is upon waking.

Drawn to the balcony I open the double doors, breaking the seal of the welcome coolness of my mosquito-free, air-conditioned bedroom.  The contrast is tangible as I’m immediately enveloped by the warm blanket of the tropics. The quietness, intermittently broken by the sweet tune of birds, the first hint of light filtering through the haze of dawn.

My eyes drink in the splendour before me, the mystery of the mist shrouded Silhouette island in the distance surreal, the expansive sea, calm and silky as a rippling Sari, exquisite colours, shimmering silver and gold.

Elevated in the mountains, the warm sea below beckons, as it caresses the fine, white powdery beach. Palm fronds as still and calm as the ocean itself, sparkling in the early sunlight. How very blessed I was to live in this little paradise.

After a particularly revelrous night and the dead sleep that follows, I had overslept and would have to forgo my glorious morning dip and rush down to Port Victoria instead, to give instruction to the booking office at the Pirate Alms Hotel. Our new arrivals, a deep sea fishing party, had chartered Mako, a particularly handsome motor yacht complete with marlin out-riggers and harpoon deck. The crew had to be summoned, the rods, reels and fishing equipment sorted as well as provisions for the next few days, purchased.  Time was of the essence so I hopped into the bathroom and that’s when horror struck.. read the rest in My Funny Africa.
Hot off the Press! 5 Nov 2013 VIRGINIA MCKENNA & SON, WILL TRAVERS, ACCEPT 2013 WORLD TOURISM AWARD FOR BORN FREE Virginia McKenna, star of the 1966 classic film ‘Born Free’ and founder of the charity, explained how delighted she was to accept the award on behalf of the Foundation,  


“It is a great honour for Born Free to have been selected by the World Travel Market as one of the three winners of the 2013 award.  

We have always believed that, far and wide, the needs and problems facing people and wildlife are interlinked. As human populations increase so do the pressures we impose on natural resources, wild environments and wild species. At this critical time, our work has become even more necessary.  

This award has given us all enormous encouragement and, on behalf of everyone at Born Free, I would like to express my gratitude.”   Born Free has a portfolio of over 100 conservation and wild animal welfare projects worldwide.  

Will Travers OBE, co-founder and CEO of the charity, praised the dedication and commitment of the many men and women involved in Born Free’s projects overseas, and called for increased commitment by all stakeholders to support the humane conservation of wildlife.   

“Responsible tourism can have a lasting and positive impact on the survival of species, the conservation of environments and the long-term prospects of some of the world's most fragile communities. I hope that Born Free's achievement in winning this World Tourism Award will inspire others to do what they can to make our world a better place for all." Follow @WildSafaris