October 28, 2008
3 Quarks Daily is looking for 3 New Columnists
Dear Reader,
Here's your chance to say what you want to the international audience of highly educated readers that 3QD has! Several of our regular columnists have had to cut back, or even completely quit, their columns for 3QD because of other personal and professional commitments, and so we are looking for three new voices for our Monday columns. We cannot pay, but it is a good chance to draw attention to subjects you are interested in, and to get feedback from us and from our readers.
You would have a column published at 3QD every fourth Monday. It should generally be between 1000 and 2500 words and can be about any subject at all. To qualify for a Monday slot, please submit a sample column to me by email (s.abbas.raza at att.net) as an MS Word-compatible document, which I will then circulate to the other editors, and we will let you know our decision fairly quickly after we have a vote on it a fews days after November 15th. If you are given a slot on the 3QD schedule, your sample can also serve as your first column. Feel free to use pictures, graphs, or other illustrations in your column. Naturally, you retain full copyright over your writing.
To browse previous columns, go to our Mondays page.
Several of the people who started writing at 3QD have gone on to get regular paid gigs at well-known magazines. Even those who have not, have written to me saying that it has been a uniquely rewarding experience. If you have a blog or website of your own, please help us to spread this invitation by linking to this post. (This means you, Sean, Jennifer, Lindsay, Norm, Andrew, etc.)
The deadline for sample submissions is November 15, 2008, so start writing!
All best,
Abbas
Posted by Abbas Raza at 12:04 AM | Permalink

Comments
Did I make this happen by being totally into my poodle for the nonce? Don't worry, I'm still here, togetherness in cyberspace being at all times a yeasty thing. But, Abbas, what a good idea -- we have the smartest readers on earth, many of whom write so well I feel I'm writing not just for their eyes but for their comments. I'm truly looking forward to seeing who's next.
Posted by: Elatia Harris | Oct 23, 2008 9:53:09 AM
Hey, no one offered me a regular paid gig at a well-known magazine! Oh well. You know I'm not in it for the money. (I'm in it for the semblance of immortality that comes with being stumbled-upon.)
Posted by: Justin Smith | Oct 23, 2008 10:42:12 PM
Oh, y'all are going to get so many amazing submissions...and then to have to make a decision about who to pick! I don't envy you, as you have this unenviable task. Maybe you could put up some of the more impressive submissions, with the authors' permissions (is that compound posession?) or just post a bunch of essays. I don't know. Anyway, GOOD LUCK!
Posted by: Akbi | Oct 24, 2008 12:27:48 AM
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Posted by: p | Oct 26, 2008 3:28:26 AM
Settle down, Alan. No one appreciates your bullshit.
Posted by: Derek Cook | Oct 28, 2008 1:02:26 PM
I have an advanced appreciation for everything coming from Alan Page's corner, including his bullshit.
Posted by: mea | Oct 28, 2008 3:35:13 PM
mmm...his BullshitBullshit I don“t know but, certainly his funny one! I insist:
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Alan Page for columnist!
Posted by: p | Oct 29, 2008 11:50:10 AM
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