Freelance Friday | Writing Opportunities: Edition 2
Did you check out last week’s editorial opportunities? Here are two more feminist websites — international ones! — I thought you guys would also be interested in writing for. Neither gig comes with compensation, though I can attest that both sites do fantastic coverage. I’ve interviewed with Dollmag, Rhubarb’s predecessor, and will have a Q&A out in Mookychick next week. Check them out — especially if you’re Canadian or British :)
RHUBARB SEEKING INTERVIEWERS & INTERVIEW SUBJECTS
Rhubarb is an upcoming Toronto-based feminist Q&A site. So many experts, pundits and critics in the media are men, and Rhubarb hopes to be part of the movement to change that. Our goal is to provide an outlet for women of all ages and backgrounds to express their thoughts on hot-button issues in the news and popular culture through short interviews — five to seven questions tailored to the interviewee’s areas of interest and knowledge. We’re not looking to publish profiles; rather, our focus is to share the opinions of women who may not otherwise be called upon for their expertise.
Please send an email to shetumodi@gmail.com if you’re interested in contributing. We need both interviewers and interview subjects. If you’d like to conduct interviews, please submit links to any Q&A-style work you’ve done. You can also just send us an idea or two for potential interview subjects. If you’d like to be interviewed, tell us about some of the topics you’re interested in (blogging? teen fiction? Canadian politics?) and why you’d make a great interview subject. Interviewers/interviewees from anywhere in the world are welcome to contribute.
Rhubarb is a tentative, working title for the site. Check out our predecessor, Dollmag.ca - a now-defunct online feminist magazine for young, professional women in and around Toronto.
MOOKYCHICK CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Mookychick.co.uk is a global feminist site for alternative women and girls of all ages. It’s been going for over 5 years - expect thousands of articles and a thriving open-minded community that post nearly every minute and have mookymeets on a regular basis. We’d absolutely love to have more contributors, especially covering feminist topics. Recently we’ve been talking about: Slut shaming, Slutwalk, Topman’s misogynist T-shirts, hacked photos on adult websites and a whole lot more.
We’re not just looking for feminist content, either. Our readers have also asked for more LGBQT content and we’d love to oblige! Also, if you glance through Mookychick you’ll see we’re not just about feminism. We’re interested in taking the alternative, the outsider, and warmly embracing a lack of labels and the coming together of the no-tribe.
We especially love articles that are quirky, knowledgeable, friendly and witty - and full of surprises. Our how-to guides are filled with bijou gems like how to protect your house from ninjas and how to hunt monsters. We love the funny… but yes, we appreciate that some topics just aren’t funny.
At the end of the day, we’re looking for articles that say what you have to say, and in your own voice. We aim to be… eclectic!
If you’d like to write for us, please email editor@mookychick.co.uk pitching an idea or two, or just send us your piece on spec. When sending in an article, please include your preferred author name, paragraph of bio, personal link if desired (we’re happy to promote your own website) and profile pic.
Want to submit a writing opportunity for Freelance Friday? Email lena [at] lenachen [dot] com.
