This message was sent to ##Email## Advertisement August 27, 2019       About |  How to Join |  Our Members |  Find a Writer |  For Writers Subscribe |  Archive      Member-Exclusive News Announcing the Next Virtual Pitch Slam! ASJA Mark your calendars: Our next Virtual Pitch Slam takes place with Contently's The Freelancer — which covers the business of freelance writing and the gig economy — on Thursday, September 19, at 1 p.m. Eastern time. First come, first served registration will open on Sept. 5 at noon Eastern. The link will be posted on the VPS page. Must-Know Info About ASJA's D.C. Conference ASJA Want to learn more about how to market your work through podcasts, complete that dream project with grants and fellowships or expand your article into a book? Tips on these topics and more will be discussed by podcast hosts, award-winning authors and essayists, nonprofit leaders and top-flight editors and journalists at the ASJA Writers Conference in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8. 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Each retreat to date has filled to capacity, and every attendee has walked away happy.  READ MORE Can Music Journalism Transcend Its Access Problem? Columbia Journalism Review A music writer's job is easily romanticized: Imagine getting paid to listen to music, that most universal, immediately resonant, and cool-conferring of art forms. Sure, modern writers spend just as much time clearing their inbox as they do panning for aural gold, but that’s a small price to pay for hearing new records ahead of time, and going to shows for free. Advance far enough, and they might even get to hang out with the artists themselves, hopefully in the pages of a ritzy publication.  READ MORE The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) does not endorse any company, product, or service sold by any corporation, institution or member supporting our organization. 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