Who writes for the CUC?
Much of the writing for CUC is done either by staff or
volunteers or come by way of unsolicited items for
publications.
Prior to 2006, Art Kilgour had been editor of Canadian
Unitarian for eight years and did all of the editing and
most of the writing. Since then, we have recruited several
freelance writers who regularly contribute.
We wish to extend our list of freelance writers available to
do short, timelimited (often 2 weeks from start to finish)
writing or editing assignments.
The approach of “many voices” has received good feedback and
we are continually looking for additional writers to add to
the list of writers. We want to have diverse ages,
viewpoints and geographical locations represented in our
group of writers. We expect to institute quarterly “writers
meetings” via teleconference to share ideas and build a
team.
We continue to welcome unsolicited (and unpaid) pieces as
well as those written by staff, board and volunteers as a
regular part of their contribution to CUC.
The kinds of writing/editing assignments we contract for
include:
- interview several (3-5) people involved in some aspect
of UU life and then write an article of about 5-700 words
- research or interview and write short pieces (100-250
words) on congregational events and celebrations
- edit a sermon or lecture down to 650 words for
publication in the From the Pulpit page in CanU
- work with a selected individual to produce a
“Testimony” column (see CanU webpage for description)
- interview new board members, staff or volunteers to
write an announcement for CanU
- Take pieces from congregational newsletters or other
sources and edit to fit style and size (often 90-100
words) for CanU columns such as “Across the Country”;
“International” and “In Memoriam”.
- Best practices: Interview and collect information for
sharing congregational “best practices”
Most assignments require checking with the original
author or subject on the final piece and also obtaining a
high-resolution photo and permission to use. A piece about a
congregation needs to be shown to the president and minister
before running.
Honoraria ranges from $50 for a piece of about 250 words to
$200 for a cover story of 600-800 words with several photos.
Unsolicited articles are invited on a volunteer basis and
may be edited for clarity and length.
Expenses: No expenses are paid unless arranged in advance.
Invoicing: Send invoice via email to
bookkeeper@cuc.ca with
cc to
info@cuc.ca
. Cheques can take 4 weeks for processing.
How to apply:
Send Jennifer Dickson,
jennifer@cuc.ca your interests and experience
along with samples of your written work.
Updated Jan/08
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