Write for The Indiependent
By: Beth Kirkbride
Tags: The Indiependent, Journalism, Media, Writing, Write For Us

Learn how to apply as a contributor to www.indiependent.co.uk

If you’re interested in joining The Indiependent contributor team then all you have to do is send an email to contactus@indiependent.co.uk with a brief summary of the following:

A little bit about you — including your full (preferred) name, age and where you’re from.

Any previous journalistic experience you have (doesn’t matter if you don’t have any!)

The section(s) that you’re most interested in contributing to out of Music, Books, Film, TV, Gaming, Theatre, Opinion (which includes Politics, Lifestyle, Art, Scientific Interest)

An example of your writing — this can be school or university work if you’ve never written an article before.

We process applications every month so do not worry if you don’t hear from us straight away! Please read our FAQ below before applying and drop us an email us if you have any other questions.

If you’re unsure about anything to do with writing for us then drop us a tweet @indie_pendent or an email — contactus@indiependent.co.uk

FAQ

If you’ve written for other publications or your own blog before, that’s great, but not something we exclusively look for in applicants. The point of our site is to give aspiring journalists a leg up — we’re here to open doors to people who’ve not written for a site before, therefore it would be pointless if we were to discriminate against applicants depending on their level of experience.

Yes, of course! We currently have writers from Australia, USA and parts of Europe. However, our editorial team is English — please do not submit applications in a language other than English, and bear in mind that we will only accept applicants who comply with our standards of spelling, punctuation and grammar.

We encourage contributors to create their own portfolio sites to showcase their work — we only ask that you link back to The Indiependent site to encourage maximum traffic for your articles. We discourage contributors from submitting articles they’ve written for us to other sites (or vice versa) as usually they will have strict submission policies which state that they do not want to publish or share content from elsewhere. If you’re ever feeling frustrated by how quickly your piece is put live we would advise you to speak to a member of the senior editorial team before you send the piece to another platform to ensure we’ve done everything possible to publish your work in a timely fashion.

We suggest you try and write at least 1 article per month, and have no upper limit regarding how many pieces you can submit. Obviously if you have a busy month because of exams/university or schoolwork, or extenuating personal circumstances (such as illness, or family problems) then our editors will be sympathetic if you do not contribute something in that month. All we ask is you show a continual interest in writing for the site, and we’ll make sure you remain a valued and integral part of our team.

The first thing we will assess is that you have proficient spelling, punctuation and grammar. Make sure you read over your application before you hit send! Then, we’ll look for enthusiasm and flair. If we get lots of applicants for one section, we may be forced to choose between you and someone else (this is especially the case for Music, which is our largest section). Therefore, use this application as an opportunity to sell yourself to us. We don’t want a team of people who are all the same — bring your personality to the fore.