Contribute to Post Defiance
Post Defiance is constantly searching for new perspectives and depictions of what Tacoma means to its people. If you are interested in adding your voice, photography, or artwork to Post Defiance, please see the opportunities and application guidelines below and contact us at editor@postdefiance.com.
There are three ways to contributing to Post Defiance as a writer:
- Community Contributor
- City Voices
- Writer Intern
Post Defiance seeks exemplary, creative, and passionate writers and writer-teams to produce timely reviews and stories on Tacoma.
Writers cover anything and everything including introspective locale-inspired musings, architecture, profiles of influential locals, arts previews and reviews, critical analysis of cultural happenings and trends, food and drink reviews, fashion, recommendations for what to do and where to go, serious news, interviews, photo essays, creative nonfiction, poetry, music reviews, and more—all Tacoma specific.
Community Contributor
Contributors are adults of any age, from any walk of life. It is a goal of Post Defiance to represent the many and varied voices of our city. Contributing is competitive and the expectation for each community contributor is that we begin by establishing the capacity and the regularity of content creation: agreements with Community Contributors may be outlined for one month up to a year. Up to ten stories will be selected per month from all contributors according to strength and interest for publication.
Qualifications
- Proven skill and passion in writing
- Interest and investment in Tacoma and its community
- Proficiency in Microsoft and Google software applications
- Accessible and reliably responsive via email (check and respond daily)
City Voices
City Voices are writer-teams, typically representing an organization, club, or established group who work together with the Post Defiance editorial board to share stories. Contributing as a group is a great way to share relevant Tacoma-centric recommendations, discoveries, and thoughts as they represent an entity rather than one individual.
Contributing is competitive and the expectation for a relationship with a City Voices group is that we begin by establishing the capacity and the regularity of content creation: agreements with City Voices may be established for one month up to a year, and all writers from within the organization identified and committed. Between one and three stories will be selected per month from City Voices groups according to quality, context, relevance and interest for publication.
Qualifications
- Writer-team must be representative of a pronounced interest for Tacoma readers (relevance and applicability will be decided by Post Defiance Editorial Board)
- Proven skill and passion in writing
- Interest and investment in Tacoma and its community
- Proficiency in Microsoft and Google software applications
- Accessible and reliably responsive via email (check and respond daily)
Internship
The opportunity to contribute as a Writer Intern is competitive with a strong emphasis on quality and creativity. One to five stories from interns will be selected per month according to strength and interest for publication.
Hours and schedule for the internship will be negotiated to best meet the needs of Post Defiance and to provide the intern with a challenging and enriching experience.
Qualifications
- Passion for writing, the arts, community, media, communication, and expression
- Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and creatively in writing
- Must be proficient in Microsoft and Google software applications
- Accessible and reliably responsive via email (check and respond daily)
- Currently enrolled at Tacoma Community College, University of Puget Sound, University of Washington Tacoma or Pacific Lutheran University with course work in a related field
- How do you/your writer team see the role of creativity in a city? (250 word maximum response)
- How do you/your writer team see the role of creativity in your life/the operations of your organization/group? (250 word maximum response)
- Why do you/writer team want to contribute to Post Defiance? (200 word maximum response)
- For internship only: What are your expectations for this internship? (200 word maximum response)
Email all required information to: editor@postdefiance.com
Interested in contributing Artwork or Photography?
Send to: editor@postdefiance.com
- a link to your online portfolio
- A short artist statement
- A list of five favorite locations/art installations in Tacoma
