Writers wanted (child welfare) | $250 per article
Added 2024-08-22 13:52:21 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: FOSTERING MEDIA CONNECTIONS
Fostering Media Connections (FMC) uses media and journalism to lead discussions about children, youth, and families in America. FMC consists of three main programs: The Imprint, Fostering Families Today, and Youth Voice. The Imprint focuses on in-depth journalism about families and their systems, Fostering Families Today is a magazine for resource families and kin caregivers, and Youth Voice is a journalism training program for young people with lived experience in foster care or youth justice systems.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
This is a contract remote role for a Child Welfare Lived Expert Op-Ed Writer at Fostering Media Connections. The writer will be responsible for creating compelling op-eds related to child welfare, using their lived experience to inform their writing. The daily tasks include conducting research, drafting op-eds, collaborating with the editorial team, and meeting deadlines.
QUALIFICATIONS
Lived Child Welfare Experience (Any Amount of Time)
$250 per Published Op-Ed
You can publish as unidentified.
All identities are welcomed, especially those who have experience historical marginalization (BIPOC & LGBTQIA2S+).
Ability to communicate in a timely manner via email with our professional editor.
There are also opportunities to write and publish with our magazine, Fostering Families Today. Additionally, we host webinars for interested speakers (paid opportunities).
Youth Voices Rising Opportunities for People with Lived Child Welfare Experiences
Paid (NY, WA, MN, CA (LA), and Indigenous Territories):
For Interested Writers Op-Ed Submission Form ($250 per piece): https://forms.gle/ouXFRQJLf91xtQs2A
Contributor Role ($2,000 for Program): https://forms.gle/cox7ESy5Jodu3xAZA
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: Via the webform
Website: https://www.fosteringmediaconnections.org/
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