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Football writers wanted
A new football website is looking for budding journalists to write for them.
A spokesman for Premierleagueinsider.com said:
We have a number of journalism students who write regularly for us in order to gain experience and exposure and wondered if you would be willing to make our site known to your students.
All contributors have the option of [...]
Sports journalism prize for horseracing: £750
Interested in the Sport of Kings? Fancy winning a prestigious sports-writing prize, and £750?
The Martin Wills Memorial Trust is offering its 17th annual awards for writing (fact or fiction) on or with a background in horseracing. Some detail about the prize:
Joe Kinnear’s charm offensive…
“I have had a million pages of crap written about me. I’m ridiculed for no reason. I’m defenceless.”
That’s the Guardian headline above a lengthy transcript of a press conference given by (this week’s) Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear. It is fascinating stuff – and a lot stronger on ‘offensive’ than ‘charm’.
He kicks off by calling [...]
Win £100 (book tokens) with CricketWrite.com
And another prize for budding sports journalists. ‘Young writers’ could win £100 in book tokens if they enter cricketwrite.com’s new short story competition. This is the blurb:
We are looking for stories from writers aged 25 and under and the challenge is to be creative. The stories could feature a favourite player or team, most memorable [...]
Scholarships in sports journalism / media
Two fantastic opportunities for budding sports journalists / sports PR are on offer from Uni Sport Sunderland. One is a year long placement of creating articles for the press linked to the Sport Universities North East England (SUNEE) project. The other is a sports media and communication scholarship, working in the media office. Cash on [...]
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