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Writers of Color

9 years

Browse the listings http://t.co/E7bo39w5xR, read the Twitter list http://t.co/yOxNZhIKCe, and tweet opportunities for @writersofcolor to RT!

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

at the usual $3 per word this short piece about the police will cost $9

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

2 years

you cannot just pay people less and call it a “fellowship” because that word has a very specific meaning, it is when you hire a bunch of nerds to destroy something

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

6 years

after lots of soul searching i have decided i would like to have more money

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

it is okay if you aren’t writing because of the coup and it is also okay if you aren’t writing because of the pandemic and it is also okay if you aren’t writing because you do not want to

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

journalism 101 WHO was involved WHAT happened WHEN did it happen WHERE is my fucking money WHY is the check late

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

1 year

HAPPY SALARY TRANSPARENCY NOW LEGALLY REQUIRED FOR NEW YORK CITY JOBS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

9 months

huge thanks to everyone including salaries in job listings! unfortunately the salaries are bad

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

writing sucks but at least it’s not math

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

after careful consideration we have decided to pivot to screaming

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

hiring writers of color and then paying them terribly may be less helpful than you think

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

happy new year! please reply to this tweet RIGHT NOW with your jobs and freelance thingers so writers of color who have resolved to pitch and apply can find them

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

happy new year!!!! people in charge, please reply RIGHT NOW with your jobs and freelance opportunities so writers of color who are excited about resolutions to pitch and apply can find them!!!!!!!

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

you have to move to nyc to be a writer because that is where they keep all the pens

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

thinking today about all the talented writers of color who never really had a chance in journalism even though they did not fall in love with martin shkreli

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

can’t wait for the pandemic to end so i can go to a cute coffee shop with a brand new notebook and look at my phone

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

6 years

a fellowship for minority writers from !!! SESAME STREET !!!

Sesame Street Writers’ Room

A writing fellowship opportunity for diverse talent in children’s media from the creators of Sesame Street.

sesamewritersroom.org

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

writing !⃝ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

normalize asking how much the job pays 🙄

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

stop reading twitter you should be writing wtf are you doing you are going to miss your deadline

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

every time you use an em dash an angel gets its wings

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

does anybody........know how to write

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

for $5 i will write "yikes" under one of your former employer’s job listings

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

time to share some jobs for which they wouldn’t disclose pay info when asked

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

i actually know exactly how to fix racism but its gonna cost you $3 per word

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

we are a DIGITAL FIRST media company and we are GREAT AT THE INTERNET and yes you will have to MOVE TO NEW YORK

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

my writing sucks!!!!!!!! but please do not publish white people either!!! idk you figure it out

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

if you search for "from:writersofcolor sad trombone" you will find a permanent public historical archive of companies and publications refusing requests for pay transparency from writers of color. deleting the original tweet does not remove this record.

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

“we need writers of color! diversity is a CORE part of our mission. btw this pays $50”

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

7 months

journalism is a great career choice if you are constantly saying "hey what the fuck is this"

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

i am a professional writer not a professional speller OKAY

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

please hire me for this job, I am an excellent writer. this concludes my cover letter

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

anybody have keyboard recommendations? i have worn out the h, o, w, m, u, c, h, d, e, s, i, t, p, a, and y keys

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

2 years

i just think writers should be paid more

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

writing sucks, however BEING a writer wait nevermind

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

would you guys like it if we started regularly posting WRITING PROMPTS? okay lets try it, today’s assignment is for you to write an increasingly intense email to someone who still owes you money, have fun

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

8 months

if you’re a journalist working in media right now, you deserve $3 per word

Kalyani (kull-yah-nee) Saxena

@kalyani_saxena

8 months

if you’re a journalist working in media right now, you deserve a little treat. And a kiss on the forehead

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 months

journalism school needs to be free if journalism pays $350

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

PLEASE APPLY!!! send us your resumes! so we can immediately throw them away! dumping resumes into the trash is our faaaavorite pastime!

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

writing sucks but at least it pays a lot

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

ohhhh sorry forgot to check this account for a while. anyway there are no jobs

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

writing is a JOB and just like any other job i fuckin hate it

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

feels like white people have written enough? no?

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

if you want everyone to think you are a great writer a good strategy is to never write anything because then who can really say

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

giving up white people for lent

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

snuggling with my em dashes

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

lack of diversity hurts publications because white editors never seem to know about any of the cool words

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 months

can't be criticized about the lack of diversity in your editorial department if you lay off the editorial department

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

*spends lots of time and energy sending out pitches* *gets assignment* oh no

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

money won’t make you happy but it will help keep you alive

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

IF WE ALL DECIDE TO CHARGE $4 PER WORD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

2 years

come join us! we are a fun team! we have snacks! you’ll get to work with meeeee! no idea how much it pays sorry

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

1 year

1. New Yorker @newyorker 2. New York Times @nytimes 3. New York Magazine @NYMag In what order do you think these excellent publications will start complying with New York City’s pay transparency requirements? It’s a race! Will update this thread with results as they come in…

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

what do we want? $3 per word! when do we want it? do not rush me I am an artist

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

sorry but i just do not like hustling

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

remember jobs?

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

paying less than $2 per word

rebecca

@abcdrih

3 years

what’s something that ISN’T racist but still FEELS racist to you?

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

sure it sucks that all the writing jobs are in nyc but on the other hand at least the rent is expensive and the subway doesn’t fuckin work. hmm sorry forgot where i was going with this

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

vox media should really just start including salaries in job listings instead of relying on me having memorized that they are on page 23 of the union contract

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

whenever you start to worry that you are not good at coming up with words just remember that everyone just collectively agreed to use “sea food” and “under pants”

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

everything else aside by this point every publication should be aggressively hiring writers of color and paying them well solely out of fear of being savagely roasted in private group texts

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

2 years

tip: if you are stuck and having trouble getting all your writing done a good trick is to get paid extremely well for it, in my experience that makes it a lot easier to be productive

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

what journalism job

Elvia Limón

@elvialimon

3 years

You are more than your journalism job. 😌♥️

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

7 months

i like HAVING MONEY

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

white money needed!!

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

writing??? in this economy??????

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

bluntly asking how much the jobs pay is often helpful but it is important to keep in mind that it is also very funny

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

sometimes i already know how much it pays and i just want you to say it

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

“how much does it pay” is one of the great mysteries of our time

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

@tylerseimone how much does it pay @rihanna

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Writers of Color

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2 years

in 2022 i’m gonna write something

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

not telling us how much the job pays is racist and the job not paying well is also racist

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

1 year

hello we are hiring writers for our “diverse voices” fellowship. apply! please. nobody here could think up a better name for it than this. we need help

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

rip to all the editors and managers who died instantly from including the salary range in the job listing, we love you and we miss you and we will honor your sacrifice forever

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

6 years

sorry all the writing jobs are in nyc, it’s because rent is really cheap here

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

yikes, unfollowing now. huge fan of the things they publish, did not realize they pay terribly

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

2 years

if I did not want to be publicly asked about pay rates I would simply not post my jobs in a public forum

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

I’m a great writer it’s just that all my writing sucks

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

8 years

apparently @Trevornoah wants more diverse writers for @TheDailyShow , send in a resume or do with that what you will

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

8 years

11 year old who led a book drive to collect stories about black girls is now editor-in-chief of a new Elle project!

ELLE Magazine (US)

@ELLEmagazine

8 years

Introducing #MarleyMag , a digital mini-mag on from the incredible @iammarleydias :

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

the world needs to hear more beautiful stories from people of color but you are never gonna get em with pay rates like these!!!!

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

just finished writing a sentence so that means now i get to have a snack!!!!

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

if you are going to pay someone to do a thing then telling them how much you are going to pay them is a normal part of that

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

happy new year! lots of ambitious new year's resolutions floating around. editors and managers, resolve to diversify your publications, and reply to this thread RIGHT NOW with your jobs! writers, apply to these and send your best pitches!

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

new york city is only the center of the media industry because the subways are broken so nobody can leave

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

freelance writing gigs that pay $500K per word are hard to find but you only need one

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

6 years

theres a shitload of writers of color, fyi

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

have you considered the possibility that maybe you aren’t trying as hard with diversity as you think you are

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

huge THANK YOU to white people for not following this account or applying to these jobs 😘

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

now more than ever we need to pay writers of color $3 per word

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

gonna get so much writing done after civilization collapses

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

1 year

happy new year! please reply RIGHT NOW with jobs and freelance opportunities so the writers of color who have made resolutions to pitch and apply can find them!

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

people say if you want to be a great writer you have to write every day but they are WRONG, you gotta save that shit up and release it in a single brilliant piece for which they will remember you forever

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

5 years

professional writing can be a really tough business so any time you find yourself accepting an assignment for less than you deserve to be paid for that work you should at least eat a little melted cheese on some toast or like a tortilla trust me it helps

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

4 years

print black writers in black ink, brown writers in brown ink and so on, you get the idea

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

here is a thread of writing jobs which pay more than $4 per word: 🧵

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

3 years

is rent cheaper on the moon

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Writers of Color

@WritersofColor

2 years

money is good for mental health ❤️

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