Upcoming and Recent Events
I am away in May
I am overseas 18 May to 11 June....
See you when I come back. In the meantime feel free to drop me a line.
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Freelance Talk - 23 April
Make More Money From Your Work
Brave the rain to come to the Sydney Freelance Journalist Group talk about copyright tomorrow night, 6.00pm at the AB Hotel, Glebe Point Road, Glebe.
Richard Harris, NSW branch secretary of the Alliance, will speak on contracts, particularly on the Fairfax contract and the model contract that the Alliance has drawn up as a template for freelancers to use. He will also provide an update on the legal advice the union has been given about the laws preventing freelancers from 'bargaining' collectively.
Karen Pitt, general counsel at Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), will speak on a freelancer's ability to amend or negotiate contracts; to retain copyright or charge extra to give copyright to organisation; override prior contracts with new contracts to include copyright clauses and charge organisations retrospectively who have breached copyrights. She will also provide some background into the importance of secondary rights.
$10 entry for MEAA members and $20 entry for everyone else.
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Freelance Group Meeting
Niche journalism - Sydney Freelance Journalists Group evening 19 February
The Sydney Freelance Journalists Group met on 19 February 2008 to hear leading experts explore the advantages of developing specialist rounds.
Health journalist Melissa Sweet, sports journalist Matt Cleary and travel journalist Caroline Gladstone gave very entertaining and informative talks on how they chose their particular fields, the kind of markets open to them and described a few of their most successful pitches.
Yours truly is on the Sydney Freelance Journalists Group committee and the one who organises speakers, so keep an eye out for upcoming events and let me know of any interesting speakers.
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SundayLife Magazine February 10
Where the Wild Things Are
This article about wildlife in our cities was great fun to write. It was very exciting to have readers’ letters about my article published in the March 2 edition of SundayLife, including the letter of the week which read:
I enjoyed Where the Wild Things Are. In my experience Sydney and Brisbane have the most in your face city wildlife but I was fascinated to read that the worlds fourth most venomous snake, the tiger snake, likes to mix it with the South Yarra soy latte set. If as you say the snake is retiring and just wants to blend in, it should probably ditch the bold stripes (so Gold Coast) and opt for basic black – Suzanne Hemming, Ascot Vale, Vic.
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