$14,000 Fellowship for Emerging Writer – Deadline 12/4

Buzzfeed-NewYork

 

BuzzFeed’s Executive Editor of Culture, Saeed Jones, explained “when we expect young writers to get experience via unpaid internships, we’re actually saying we want only wealthy people writing about American culture in an influential way.  That’s what we get, right?  Or rather, that’s what we’ve gotten used to accepting as normal when in fact, it’s a kind of fiction. Diversity is a reality.

So, in order to do my part to support being in step with reality, I’m really excited about creating an opportunity for emerging writers to get experience and mentorship while also receiving financial support.”

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What to Expect During the Fellowship
During the four-month program, the writers in this fellowship will benefit from career mentorship and editorial guidance while also receiving financial support.  The learning process must also be financially viable for emerging writers if it is intended to open the gates to writers traditionally locked out of opportunities in media.

The fellows will focus on personal essay writing, cultural reportage, and criticism.  During their time in fellowship, writers will be expected to pitch, report, and write with the added benefit of panel discussions with editors and writers from throughout the industry, and assigned readings.  Mentorship within the program will focus on teaching writers how to thrive as freelancers as well as on staff at a variety of media organizations.  This mentorship will hopefully continue well after the fellowship itself is concluded.  Application deadline is December 4, 2017.

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The Ideal Candidate
Ideal candidates for the BuzzFeed Emerging Writers Fellowship must have ambitious ideas and a proven desire to publish cultural criticism, personal essays, and reported pieces that create an impact on cultural conversations.
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The three writers selected for the fellowship will work with BuzzFeed News’ senior editorial staff.  This is a full-time position based in BuzzFeed’s New York office.  The work produced during the fellowship will be published on BuzzFeed.  Fellows will receive a stipend of $14,000.

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Deadline
Enter this fellowship as a promising writer – Apply latest by December 4, 2017.
Selected writers will be notified in late January. For full details and to apply click:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/buzzfeed-emerging-writers-fellowship?utm_term=.jvxJGB4Aap#.dhdLRx4bdO

 

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