Volunteer Writers Wanted!

[danaeris]

OK.

I've got three, maybe more editors on board for torontopoly.ca, but now it's time to get some writers lined up.

This is all volunteer work. However, you'll be getting edited by professional writers, editors, and journalists, and contributing to the poly community.

Become a regular contributor
Sometimes, our editors get story ideas but don't have time to write them. If you're interested in being in our stable of writers and being assigned stories (well, asked to write stories, if you have the time), email me at this username, at this site's domain, with a writing sample or three (could be a well-written blog post, an essay, poetry... whatever you've got) and a little bit about yourself. Currently, I have one story idea that needs to be written by next Thursday, which I may not be able to write myself.

Pitch a specific story idea
Maybe you have a specific story that you think would be relevant and appropriate for the site. It's not up and running yet, but soon there will be an email address to send submissions, "editors" at the website's domain. If you want to pitch a story idea, send us a brief description of what the story is about, if it isn't obvious, why this should go on the TO Poly site, and a little about yourself. Also please attach 1-3 writing samples of any kind. Note that all content will be edited before being published -- just like in a real publication.

x-posted to danaeris and torontopoly

Comments

[furious-g.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, you run Torontopoly? How cool! :)

[danaeris.livejournal.com]

Sort of, but not precisely.

I co-founded the weekly social, but it has no facilitator or host at this point. It is self-running, as originally intended!

Similarly, I coordinated the launch of the website, and am effectively the Managing Editor. That is, I came up with the idea, found a talented web designer, discussed the design, and nagged her to death about getting the site up and running; now I promote the website, and am trying to get the editors organized and content coming in so that people don't get to the site and find no content!

But rbowspryte designed the logo, and misslynx designed the website and is the Head Web Mistress. Two lovely ladies who I do not believe use LJ are my co-editors, and tocityguy is the other webmaster at the moment. We had another volunteer webmaster, but I'm not sure if we dropped the ball on getting him signed up. :(

I'm trying to make this as grass-roots, distributed workload as possible. By the polynation, for the polynation, or somesuch. ;)

[furious-g.livejournal.com]

Sounds like an interesting opportunity. I have a few ideas I think, will get together some writing samples and send them in.

[danaeris.livejournal.com]

w00t. I'll look forward to getting your writing samples and/or story ideas!

[furious-g.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I sent them last night so you should already have them. Perhaps I sent them to the wrong address or something. Will have a look once I get home from class this evening.

[commodorified.livejournal.com]

I can probably do some pieces to order. That may eventually cause me to get, you know, actual IDEAS of my own. Or not, but meanwhile please send gruntwork...

Clarity:

I'm okay with committing to producing 1000 words/month.

I'm okay with ATTEMPTING considerably more than that, but until we're all used to each other and my schedule settles that's what I'm willing to swear I WILL produce on time, on topic and to spec, over a 30 day period.

Can you work with that?

[danaeris.livejournal.com]

My ideal is that we have people who are interested in writing *dependent on availability.*

Such that, if I have a story idea, I can email them all and say, "Anyone want to take this?" And if someone does, it gets written, and if no one does, it doesn't; no harm, no foul.

So, this isn't a commitment. :)