Friends! Hayti’s looking for you. We’ve got a Film Festival Coordinator position available, we’re calling for film submissions for the upcoming festival and we’re looking for four short stories for a science-themed kids night in January. There are so many ways to connect and contribute at Hayti. Swipe through and see where you can get in - this place is for you. And more to come. Head to our website and find the listing under JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES. We’d love to welcome you to our team. We’re calling on the storytellers who arrive from unexpected places, in unexpected forms. This year, the Hayti Heritage Film Festival theme is Disrupt the Notion, and we’re ready to accept submissions. Checkout submission details on our website: Hayti.org>Events>Hayti Heritage Film Festival Hayti Heritage Center is looking for four original short stories for Goodnight, Durham, a family bedtime story event on Friday, January 23, 2027 at 7pm. Selected stories will be read and performed by local actors, scored live by local musicians. [Presented in partnership with Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, with telescopes outside after the readings.] What we are looking for: Original short stories, 1,500 to 2,500 words Family friendly. Written to be heard aloud by children and adults in the same room, science themed, and grounded in real science. Not science fiction By grounded in real science, we mean the story rests on something true. Tides. Photosynthesis. Bird migration. Sickle cell. Bioluminescence. How sound travels. Why the moon looks bigger some nights. The science can carry the whole story or sit quietly underneath it. Magic, humor, talking animals, and tall tales are all welcome. We are asking that the science in the story be accurate, not that the story be a lesson. Write for the ear. These pieces will be performed, not printed. Who can submit: Black writers currently living in North Carolina Writers of all ages, all experience levels. Published and unpublished writers are both welcome. Compensation and rights: $250 for each selected story Two complimentary tickets to the January 23 show Writers keep all rights to their work