taa, writers needed

[P.D. Lesko]

The adjunct advocate, a national news magazine for and about adjunct,
part-time and full-time temporary college faculty needs writers! We are
looking for people who have an interest in adjunct faculty and higher
education. Our magazine reaches 16,000 readers throughout the United
States, Canada and Europe and is published September-May (5x) yearly.

1. Columnists

A. "eye on academe"

This columnist covers the higher education association beat. The
column focuses on what the education associations are doing on behalf of
their members who are adjunct faculty, as well as what the associations are
doing on behalf of adjunct faculty throughout individual disciplines. This
is a news column, and the columnist needs experience doing hard news
stories, as well as interviews. We want someone who can ask tough
questions, and write crisp copy. Columnist contributes a total of two 900
word columns as scheduled between September 1997-May 1998.

B. "the ivory tower" (new column to debut in September 1997)

This columnist will contribute opinion pieces which address issues
of import to higher education students, faculty and administrators. We want
a writer who can write about a wide variety of higher education issues with
authority, wit and candor. If you're a writer who can engage readers with
sound arguments and thought-provoking ideas, we'd like to hear from you.
Columnist contributes a total of three 900 word columns as scheduled
between September 1997-May 1998.

2. Contributors/Freelancers

We're also looking for a few good writers to contribute pieces
(news and opinion) of interest to adjunct faculty (not the tired diatribes
about adjunct-as-object-of-pathos). Over the past five years, our
contributors have written about jobhunting strategies, grade
inflation,teaching in prisons, working overseas, student cheating and race
in the classroom. If you have something unique to say about the adjunct
life, as well as higher education, and are a writer who probes beyond the
obvious in your questions, analysis and opinions, we'd love to hear from
you.

Submitting:

Those interested in writing one of the above columns should submit a
resume, letter, clips and SASE. Tell us why you want to write the column,
and what qualifies you to do it. In addition, let us know about any
newspaper and/or magazine writing you've done. Columnists must be willing
to revise their work as necessary and meet regular deadlines.

Those interested in working as contributors should submit a resume, letter,
clips and SASE. Tell us why you want to write for and about adjunct faculty
and what qualifies you to do it. In addition, let us know about any
newspaper and/or magazine writing you've done. Contributors should have an
interest in working on a variety of assignments (news and opinion) and must
be willing to revise their work as necessary. Contributors are expected to
meet regular deadlines.

Send materials by March 1, 1997 to taa, writers, P.O. Box 130117, Ann
Arbor, MI 48113-0117.

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http://www.sai.com/adjunct/advocate.html