NWEG Writer Mentor Program 2020

A program designed to assist amateur writers in publishing their first paid writing project by mentoring them with professional editors. Participants will be published and paid $600 upon successful completion of an original article of approximately 1200 words. This collaboration between Northwest Editors Guild and Crosscut will focus on personal essays situated in the Pacific Northwest.

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* 1. Are you an amateur writer with an interest in writing professionally?

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* 2. Have you ever been paid to publish your writing?

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* 3. Do you feel that voices like your own are represented in local media?

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* 4. Do you have a regular writing routine?

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* 5. Are you available to meet in-person once a month in or near Seattle from May to October?

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* 6. If there is a quarantine in effect, are you available to meet online once a month from May to October?

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* 7. Do you already have a story idea for an essay about living in the Pacific Northwest that you would like to publish?

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* 8. Please describe one to three personal essays that you would like to publish with Crosscut.

Follow this format: 1. Title [two to six words]: Pitch [one to two sentences].

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* 9. Please enter your contact information.

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