This Freelancing Life
Friday, 9 Oct 2015, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Past event
Media organisations increasingly rely on freelancers to create content for their publications. We’ve assembled some top freelancers and an editor to discuss the current state of freelancing in Australia. They’ll talk about how to make freelancing work, the best strategies for pitching, and whether you can make a living from writing alone.
Hosted by Sophie Black, with Gillian Terzis, Amy Gray, Steph Harmon and Ben Eltham.
Featuring
Featuring
Sophie Black is a writer, journalist and Crikey’s editor-in-chief. She has worked in senior management across cultural and media organisations, and has written for outlets such as The Guardian and The Monthly. As the Wheeler Centre’s head of publishing, she oversaw projects such as the Walk... Read more
Steph Harmon is founding and managing editor of Junkee, a politics, pop culture and comment site which publishes work from some of the best young journalists and writers around Australia. Prior to Junkee, Steph was the editor of music and arts streetpress The Brag, and founding editor of arts a... Read more
Ben Eltham studied neuroscience, philosophy and cultural studies before editing the University of Queensland’s Semper Floreat in 2000. He has worked as a freelance journalist and essayist since 2001 for a range of national publications, including New Matilda, Crikey, Guardian Australia, t... Read more
Gillian Terzis is a former editor of the Lifted Brow and a writer for publications like the Saturday Paper, New Yorker, Australian and LA Review of Books, among others. She lives in San Francisco. ... Read more
Location
176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
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