2014 Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship

April 30, 2014 Editor News grantspeter gzowski life literacy fellowship

Have you got an interest in literacy? ABC Life Literacy Canada is looking for applications for its 2014 Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship.

The $3000 grant is offered annually to help a journalist develop and publish a story on the subject of adult literacy in Canada. The fellowship was created in honour of the late broadcaster Peter Gzowski who was a great supporter of literacy issues.

Applications are open to freelancers and journalism students as well as staff journalists. The submission deadline is Friday, May 30, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

For more information or to submit your proposal check out ABC Life Literacy's website.

2014 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards

April 29, 2014 Editor News awardsdave greber freelance writers awards

Submissions are open for this year's Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards. The book and magazine awards have been given annually since 2004 for excellence in research and storytelling on subjects related to social justice.The book award is for $5000 and may be split into two awards of $2500 each if two books of equal merit are submitted. The…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer April 23-28

April 28, 2014 Editor News newsoff the wire

Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?From Canada: Microscopic 3D printer makes magazine cover smaller than a grain of salt [Ottawa Citizen] Via Destinations comes to a stop [Masthead] CBC makes…

CMG Freelance holding fourth digital media mixer in Toronto

April 24, 2014 Editor Event cmg freelancedigital media mixerevent

Toronto freelancers, CMG Freelance is holding another digital media mixer next week. Featured speakers William Wolfe-Wylie (Canada.com's journalist-coder hybrid) and Sagan Yee (freelance animator and occasional indie game perpetrator) along with moderator, journalist Desmond Cole will discuss the new opportunities and challenges that exist…

Better now than it used to be: freelancing in Canada

April 23, 2014 Editor News advicefreelance lifepitching

by Tannara Yelland Freelancing full-time is a kind of uncertain work advisable for only serious risk-takers. Your pay is never assured. You’re at the mercy of editors who may have more pressing concerns than responding to pitches. Once you have something accepted and printed, pay can take weeks or months to get to you. It’s a grim world…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer April 15-22

April 22, 2014 Editor News newsoff the wire

Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?From Canada: Union says 55 jobs lost at Global News [J-Source] Toronto Star to pay new digital journalists less than print writers [Tyee] Mediatech Commons…

The Born Freelancer on Interning for Free

April 17, 2014 Editor Advice adviceborn freelancercompensationunpaid internships

This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. Whenever I read stories about corporate media insisting they have no money to pay their hard working interns (such as Derek Finkle's recent…

CMG Freelance to hold digital media mixer in Vancouver

April 16, 2014 Editor Event cmg freelancedigital media mixerevent

CMG Freelance is holding a free event in Vancouver later this month for workers in digital media.From writers to coders, digital workers all across the spectrum are finding it increasingly challenging to meet the diversifying expectations of employers. Media, tech, creative and communications workers are invited to come and meet colleagues,…

Off The Wire: News for the Canadian media freelancer April 8-14

April 14, 2014 Editor News newsoff the wire

Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?From Canada: What does the future hold for the CBC? [Globe and Mail] New Torstar code of businesses raises conundrums for journalists [J-Source] 5 fundamentals…

Angela West: a Q&A with the founder of Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs

April 10, 2014 Editor Advice adviceangela westcanadian freelance writing jobsfreelance lifefreelancer q&a

by Rachel SandersEvery day, Angela West does a generous thing for young Canadian writers. She gets up, has her coffee, and spends 15 or 20 minutes gathering job listings from around the web and aggregating them on her own website, Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs. She's also a freelance writer, who, over the past six years, has built a successful…