(Perhaps now is the time to out myself as the new open adoption blogger there. If I weren’t working under two amazingly awesome women, I’d hesitate even though the platform is great because of the monolith under which I’ll be working. BUT I trust my bosses and admire their take on adoption so feel like I’ll be in good hands. Plus one agent in which I’m interested perked up when I mentioned the possibility and I’m ultimately predatory as hell.)
AdoptionBlogs is hiring bloggers for the following topics:
Adoptee
Adoption Search
Crisis Pregnancy
Hoping to Adopt
International Adoption*
Transracial/Transcultural Adoption
*International Adoption bloggers will have to cover one region in
addition to the wide scope of IA in general. Regions include Africa
(Africa, Ethiopia), Asian (China, Korea, Viet Nam), Central/South
America (Guatemala), Eastern Europe (Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine).
Bloggers will be required to write one post, per day,
Monday-Saturday. The blogging software allows for pre-writing and
publishing at a set time (so you don’t have to be “present” to write a
post on Saturdays). Posts are required to be 300 words or more to be
considered for payment with the expectation that the average will be
around 500 words per post. Covering current events surrounding your
topic is encouraged as is creating new, relevant content. While
personal stories are welcome, a broader scope of adoption in general is
the ultimate goal.
If you are interested in the available positions, please e-mail a
cover letter, brief resume and three writing samples that cover your
topic(s) to editor@adoptionblogs.com. Questions can also be e-mailed to
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I have two kids and a delightfully odd husband, Brett. My children are Noah (born to us in 1997) and Madison (born to her first mom, Pennie, in 2004 and brought to our family through a domestic, open adoption). They are my inspiration and also the reason I don't get more done around here.
I'm a writer and sometimes I get published, which is a nice thing. I write for joy, I write for money and when I'm very lucky, both things happen at the same time. My work appears in national publications including Yoga Journal, Disney's Family.com, Utne, Wondertime, Brain Child and Salon. Currently I am working on a book about my daughter's adoption and seeking representation for the proposal. I also own Smart Cookie Communications with my husband.
cynthia
March 28th, 2008 at 8:32 am
if your boss is who i think she might be, she rocks. and yes, i love sharon too- saw her speak at the ethics conference. thanks for sharing- hope to hear more..
LOVE that quote about asking who belongs to this child instead..
Thanksgivingmom
March 28th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Oooh, congrats!
Deb
March 28th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Good luck Dawn.
During my stint there I recieved quite a bit of negative criticism (both up front and privately) because my pay check from them was a product of adoption advertising, and in essence some of the very things that are currently wrong with the adoption industry.
I am sure most will over look that for you though.
Dawn
March 28th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Deb, I fully anticipate criticism for this and also for their anti-gay/lesbian families stance.
Jenna
March 28th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I do rock, no?
That other lady. Eh.
MUAHAHAHA
The Other Lady
March 28th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Eh huh…
I see how it is!
HeatherS
March 28th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Congrats on the new gig!