Commissioning diverse voices

We’re proud to host guest content from women across Scotland, but we also appreciate that many women can’t offer their words, or their time, for free.

So we’re delighted to be able to offer our blog commissioning fund, initially supported by ROSA, to offer women a small fee for blog pieces. We’re particularly interested in pieces which represent voices that are not often heard, for example, Black and minority ethnic women, LGBT women, disabled women, migrant and asylum-seeking women, young women, and women from rural communities.

We have limited funds available for pitches and aim to offer as wide a range of voices and content as we can - please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you would like to share your work with us!

What are we looking for?

• We’re interested in your views on a whole range of feminist issues (and by that, we mean pretty much everything!).
• We welcome reviews of books, music, film and other cultural outputs from a feminist perspective.
• Your piece might be a personal reflection, discuss structural issues, or highlight a specific campaign or project.

How to apply

If you’d like to submit a paid piece, please send an email to media@engender.org.uk with a short pitch saying what you want to write. This should include:

• Who you are
• What you want to write about
• Why you want to write about it

Please also include an example of your previous writing (published or unpublished). You can also send us completed blog posts, but please note that we can’t guarantee we will accept them or offer a fee.

We will also occasionally commission blogs directly if there is a particular subject we want to be covered, or voices which are missing from the discussion.

Payment

We are offering a fee of £150 per blog piece, which will be offered either as a monetary payment after invoice, or as a voucher of your choice (we can discuss this with you at the time). Please get in contact in with us if you wish to discuss the amount, or a different payment structure.