The fourth panellist we're featuring for Careers In... is Karen Munro. Karen is Principal Medical Writer at PRA Health Sciences and she'll be on our panel for careers in journalism, publishing and writing Medical writing has proven to be a great career choice for me. I have been a medical writer in both the medical … Continue reading Meet Our Panellists – Karen Munro, Principal Medical Writer
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CAREERS BLOG: Careers in writing – part 4 Author
Careers blog written by Kate Morris, Careers Consultant. Last in our series, Kate looks at the work of an author. What do authors do? Write books! Many authors supplement their income with related roles like teaching creative writing, editing and proof-reading services, copy writing. Who would you work for? Freelance for the writing. Other roles (above) … Continue reading CAREERS BLOG: Careers in writing – part 4 Author
CAREERS BLOG: Careers in writing – part 3 Script/screen writer
Careers blog, written by Kate Morris, Careers Consultant. Next in our series on careers in writing we look at the work of a Script/Screen Writer What do they do? Create stories and characters for film, TV, radio, internet. This could be original ideas, but the majority of scriptwriting is book adaptations. Who would you work … Continue reading CAREERS BLOG: Careers in writing – part 3 Script/screen writer
CAREERS BLOG: Careers in writing (part 2 – Literary Agent)
Careers blog written by Kate Morris, Careers Consultant, Careers Next in our series covering careers in writing, we look at the work of a Literary Agent. What do they do? A few things: Discover new authors. Provide editorial feedback and help authors to polish their work before submitting to publishers. Pitch books to publishers, negotiate fees, … Continue reading CAREERS BLOG: Careers in writing (part 2 – Literary Agent)
CAREERS BLOG: Careers in writing (part 1 – Copywriter)
Careers blog written by Kate Morris, Careers Consultant, Careers Journalism is often the obvious choice for a career in writing, but there are other areas where a way with words is central to the role…. I recently met with some writing professionals who gave me some great insights into their careers and these are the … Continue reading CAREERS BLOG: Careers in writing (part 1 – Copywriter)
Word Experience is back and ready for applications!
Word Experience is back and we’re ready for your applications. Here are some details about how you can get involved. Hello, we’re The Writer (thewriter.com), the world’s largest language consultancy. The world’s best (and most humble) language consultancy is running a two-day workshop on 26th and 27th March 2015. We’re looking for 20 undergraduates who … Continue reading Word Experience is back and ready for applications!
Writing opportunities
Shout Out UK and My Student Style are both offering the chance to contribute to their sites. Shout Out UK is an alternative news network with over 3,000 daily readers: www.shoutoutuk.org/write-for-us-2 My Student Style is a training, coaching and mentoring programme for students and written by students: http://mystudentstyle.co.uk/
Write for Grad Mag
If you'd like the opportunity to have your writing published, why not have a look at Grad Mag? It features a number of articles written by students and graduates. Find out more at: http://www.graduatemag.co.uk/write-for-us
Grad Mag – Writing opportunity for students
Grad Mag is offering university students the opportunity to write for them and get their work published. If you are interested in writing for Grad Mag email Jude Schofield, the Creative Director: jude@studentandgraduat
‘Giving young women a voice’ writing competition
This writing competition (run by the National Council of Women) asks entrants to write a proposal and argument to the question: "If you could influence Government to take some action to improve the lives of women, what would it be?" Entries must be between 300 - 750 words and be submitted by the deadline of … Continue reading ‘Giving young women a voice’ writing competition
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