Education-Related Leads for Fri., May 30, 2008

• Children's Illustrator Looking For Writer To Team Up With (Anywhere) (Has anyone ever met success answering these types of posts? Curious.)
• history book writer (Horsham)

Good luck!
Laura

Freelance Social Studies Writer Opportunity

Mazer Creative Services has an opportunity for some elementary and middle school social studies writers. The writers would be working with state-specific standards. If you would like contact information to submit your resume for this, please email me at lauracoulterfreelance at yahoo dot com. If you've already made contact with Mazer from a previous post, email me for the contact email so you can check in with her.

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Thu., May 29, 2008

• Educational publisher seeks social studies teachers who write
• Writers for Middle-School Reading (Union Square)
• Proofreaders for English-learning textbooks

Good luck!

Laura

Education-Related Leads for Wed., May 28, 2008

• Writers wanted for kids series (anywhere)
• Writer / Editor – Educational Products (I keep coming back to this one. It reads as if it were FT, but it's posted on sologig.com which is mostly contract and freelance gigs. You decide.)

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Tue., May 27, 2008

• IMMED Need for Senior-Level Instructional Designers!! (Virtual Work/Travel)
• Children's Book Writing Partner Needed (Anywhere)
• Educators who are Writers Needed for 3 months (anywhere)
• Editor/Proofreader - Online Math Curriculum
• Freelance Math Editor & Writer (Quarasan)
• Freelance- Chemistry Editor & Writer (Quarasan)

Good luck!

Laura

Taking Memorial Day off

I plan on taking the full three-day weekend to myself this Memorial Day. There is so very much to catch up on. There will be no post on Monday, but I'll be back again on Tuesday.

Happy Memorial Day weekend!
Laura

Writer's Digest Best Websites of 2008

Writer's Digest has posted their annual 101 best websites for writers list at http://writersdigest.com/101BestSites/.

Happy surfing!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Fri., May 23, 2008

• Writing Teacher (N. Michigan Avenue) (Chicago)
• EXPERIENCED WRITER/TEACHER NEEDED (Upper Westside) (NY)
• Freelance Professional Editor Wanted
• Teaching Tips--retired teacher or principal w/K-1 experience
• Proofreaders/Copy Editors (on-site, NY, children's publisher, contract)

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Thu., May 22, 2008

• Science Writer/Research Assistant (berkeley north / hills)
• Education Reporters: Your PR Career Is Waiting
• Attention Screenwriters: We are seeking Teen/drama feature scripts (Hollywood) (Posted here because I know education writers who are also screenwriters... AND it involves teens)
• Wanted: English, Psychology, History, and other Liberal Arts Majors (Old Town, Alexandria) (Temporary, on-site, entry-level instructional design)
• Spanish Curriculum Developer (Downtown) (New York; for health industry)
• Freelance Copyeditors and Proofreaders
• Curriculum Writers
• Instructional Design Specialists
• Content Editors

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Wed., May 21, 2008

• Freelance Writers (Ipswich, MA)

Well, there didn't seem to be many leads today...

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Tue., May 20, 2008

• Children’s Publisher Seeks Editor for Short Parenting Books (Boston, MA)
• Education Writer (flexible)
• Math Writer/Editor (Union Square) (in-house, 3-6 months)
• Freelance Editor Needed: Middle-Grade Fiction Book
• Seeking feature writer
• Become an SAT Essay Reader
• Freelance Teacher - (home-based) (This was posted back in March, as well. Yes, it's a writing job)

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Mon., May 19, 2008

• We Need Writers. All experience levels. (Austin) (Posted in more than one city)
• Seeking an eLearning Instructional Designer for Gaming (Edina)
• Grant Writing for Nonprofit Educational Organization - Free World U (Telecommute) (Are grant-writing opportunities something you regular blog readers are interested in?)
• Start Using Your Bachelor's Degree to Score Standardized Tests (Mather, California)
• Instructional Designer (DC Metro area)
• Local KIDS MAGAZINE Needs WRITERS/ Material!! (Sacramento)

Good luck!
Laura

Weigh in: Are Freelance Bidding Sites Worth a Look?

Happy Saturday, everyone.

I subscribe to a few job boards and receive regular emails with leads for this blog. One in particular lists jobs found on sites such as iFreelance.com, where writers submit a bid for a described job. I've read threads where some have found success using those types of sites, but I'm not sure those 2 or 3 success stories I've heard of are enough to sway me. How many others have tried and achieved nothing? So I have two questions for you:

1. Have you ever used (or do you currently use) bidding sites to find work? If so, how did you fare?
2. Should I post leads from bidding sites on this blog?

Enjoy your weekend!

Laura

Education-Related Leads for Fri., May 16, 2008

• Contract FT Instructional Designer (Seattle, WA) (FT, on-site, 3-6 months)

Quiet.

Laura

Education-Related Leads for Thu., May 15, 2008

• We need some VERBAL GMAT questions: reformulations
• Public Service Curriculum Writers (home base) (This is a repost. We first saw it on Apr.22 then again on Apr. 25)
• Writer, Pre-Algebra (This and the following entries are all with the company K12. They are all contractor positions and all of them say Location: Hearndon, VA. However, all of the descriptions say 'online writer.' I am not sure if telecommuting is an option.)
• Writer, General English II
• Writer, High School Fine Arts
• Writer, US History (Activity and Assessment)
• Writer, American Literature (Levels 2,3,4)

Good luck!

Laura

Education-Related Leads for Wed., May 14, 2008

• K-12 Teachers Wanted for Freelance Writing Project
• Education Reporters: Your PR Career Is Waiting
• course writer/ educator (virtual)) (A possibly 'mutually beneficial' 'joint venture.' Your call. Posted in several cities)
• Instructional Designer (Atlanta) (on-site)
• Scholarly Text Reader/Editor (Austin, Texas) (Austin residents only)

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Tue., May 13, 2008

• Need Children's Book Editor (Anywhere)
• EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING, MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (FT. WASHINGTON) (FT, in-house, contract)
• Writer

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Mon., May 12, 2008

• Curriculum Writers (posted in several cities)
• Editor Needed (Any)
• Development Editor (Freelance)
• SAT Writing Questions (San Diego)
• Coauthor Book on Teaching
• Arabic educational content writers needed (Boston)

Good luck!
Laura

Educational Publishers Resource List

My list of Educational Publishers doesn't get updated as regularly as it should. JoAnn Early Macken has a good list broken down by type: Test Publishers, Content Developers, and Educational (School & Library) Publishers. I thought you all might be interested.

Have a great Saturday!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Fri., May 9, 2008

• Great ACT Test Writing Opportunity! Earn $600 ! (Work from Home!)
• Writers/Illustrators
• Educational Writers Needed (Texas) (fixed the link)
• COLLEGE LOOKING FOR A COURSE CURRICULUM WRITER (Los Angeles)

Good luck!

Laura

Education-Related Leads for Thu., May 8, 2008

• Use Your Bachelor's Degree Immediately to Help a Child's Education (Mather California) (Assessment scoring)
• Remedial Reading Online Curriculum Writer (K–5) (Herndon, VA) (Telecommuting ok)
• Pre-Algebra Writer Online High School Course (Herndon, VA) (Telecommuting ok)
• Fine Arts Writer Online High School Course (Herndon, VA) (Telecommuting ok)
• Freelance- Chemistry Editor & Writer (Quarasan - again)

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Wed., May 7, 2008

• Science Writer/Editor
• Freelance Book Reviewers

Education.com actively seeking material from educators and parents for short articles. $50-flat fee. Articles up to 500 words will be considered, as well as queries. Send to editorial@education.com, plain text in body of an email. Editorial submission in subject line.

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Tue., May 6, 2008

• Seeking writer to help write GMAT-style questions SC and CR (NYC)
• Work from Home Researcher
• Freelance Writer: Nonfiction Articles (AT HOME!) (Shakespeare Squared)

Good Luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Mon., May 5, 2008

• 100% Virtual Opportunity for Instructional Developer
• Teachers, Parents - can you write a publishable parable? (Denver - online)
• Experienced Children’s Scriptwriter Needed (Downtown)
• e-Learning Content Editor (Naperville, IL) (On-site preferred - 6-8 weeks)

Good luck!
Laura

Education-Related Leads for Fri., May 2, 2008

It's quiet.

Have a great weekend!

Laura

Education-Related Leads for Thu., May 1, 2008

• FREELANCE WRITING ASSIGNMENT HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOK
• e-Learning Content Editor (Naperville, IL) (Full-time for 6-8 weeks)
• Proofreader (Costa Mesa, CA)
• Attention Kids Writers! (Telecommute)
• Editor/Proofreader Wanted (Santa Monica)
• editor writer
• Instructional Designer with LMS Experience Needed in Philadelphia

Good luck!
Laura