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Writing
Writing Opportunities with the CUC
Who writes for the CUC? Maybe you!
We receive material from many sources:
Congregational newsletters and press releases Regional
writers (one for each region) who propose and write at least
one article for each issue
Unitarians and/or Universalists with
something to say can “pitch” a story to
canu@cuc.ca (Look over the newsletter and
you’ll see that most articles are very short. Longer
versions can be put on CanU Online)
We wish to extend our list of freelance
writers available to do short, time-limited (often 2 weeks
from start to finish) writing or editing assignments.
Are you interested?
Freelance Writing Assignments – Short
items for CanU primarily Although it was a loss to have Art
Kilgour retire from editor, writer, designer of CanU last
year, it has opened up the possibility of having CanU
researched and written by a variety of authors. Art always
summed up CanU’s mission as “reflecting ourselves back to
us.” What are we but a diversity of voices?
We continue to welcome unsolicited
(and unpaid) pieces but also offer an honorarium to regular
writers. Some of the writing/editing assignments involve:
- interview several (3-8) people involved
in some aspect of UU life and then write an article of
about 5-700 words
- interview and write short pieces
(100-400 words). This is usually a follow up from a
congregational newsletter item.
- edit a sermon or lecture down to 650
words for publication in the From the Pulpit page
- work with a selected individual
to produce a “Testimony” column (see CanU webpage for
description)
- Take pieces from congregational
newsletters or other sources and edit to fit style and
size (often only 90 words) for CanU columns such as
“Across the Country”; “International” and “In Memoriam”.
- Best practices: Interview and collect
information for sharing on congregational “best practices”
– usually involves 3 congregations with similar successes,
whether small group ministry or home-written pageants.
Most assignments require checking with the
original author or subject on the final piece and also
obtaining a high-resolution photo (at least 1mb).
Honoraria for articles range from $50 to
$250 depending on size and complexity of article. Payment,
deadlines, expectations for all assignments are agreed to in
advance. No expenses are paid unless arranged in
advance.
Payment: Send invoice via email to
bookkeeper@cuc.ca with cc to
jennifer@cuc.ca . Cheques take 3-4 weeks to
process.
Apply to Executive Director, Jennifer
Dickson
jennifer@cuc.ca . Give your interests and
experience along with samples of your written work. |
