Friday, August 31, 2012

An Application Letter Example for Freelance Writer


An Application Letter Example for Freelance Writer

Firstname Lastname
Street Address 
▪ City State 
▪ Zip Code 
▪ Phone Number 
▪ email address
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FREELANCE WRITER
OBJECTIVE: To bring my personal Brand of effective and engaging writing to a larger audience within the scientific and literary community.
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REQUIREMENTS
  • Science and literary writer excellent in preparing articles that engage, educate, and inform the general public at all levels.
  • Specializes in aerospace medicine, physics, and fine arts.
  • Unparalleled experience of 15 years success with magazines and peer-reviewed journals.
LIST OF CLIENTS
  • Alternative Times
  • American Medical Association
  • American Psychological Association
  • National Pain Foundation
  • Prevention Magazine
  • Logic Magazine
SALARIED EXPERIENCE
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Mackinack Magazine: 2006-Present
Write literature reviews, literary and textbook book reviews, and film reviews, research physics articles, and compose poetry.
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Antarctic Research Magazine: 2000-2006
Collaborated on a cultural anthropology series about Arctic Peoples.
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Crime In New York Journal: 1998 - 2003
Learned investigative reporting and content editing.
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EXPERIENCES IN PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS
  • American Association of Scientific Writers
  • New Orleans Reconstruction Group
  • Novalleuat Mathematicians Community
  • Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse
PERSONAL EDUCATION
  • University of Michigan: BA, MA: English
  • Fishman Law School: JD
LIST OF WRITING EXAMPLES
  • How to Write a Resume
  • Is the Prospect of Living on Mars Practical?
  • Medical Communities on the Moon
  • Science and Logic
  • The Universal Messages of Poetry
[Note: make sure to include Internet links wherever possible, or attach articles to an email application.]