March officially starts the “Summer Internship Search”—wahoo! From now until the end of May, students from all over the globe will hustle to find that perfect summer gig. Avoid these common mistakes below and you might end up with the internship of your dreams.
Mistake #1: You Only Apply to Your One “Dream” Internship
Hi Ed,
At my internship last year, I was assigned a freelance piece. I turned it in as the editor specified, but months later, I haven’t seen a dime of the over $1,000 that I’m owed. At this point I’d even take the kill fee! I know things are busy and they don’t have a ton of time to send my evergreen article into revise, but as I’m now living on an assistant salary, any money would go a long way. Do I keep bugging them? Beg? Get angry?
Thanks,
A, New York City
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Dear A,
Dream of eating for a living? Learn the expert ins and outs of finding great story ideas, developing your voice and vocabulary as a professional foodie and targeting your pitches to the right markets. The class will also cover the ethical duties and responsibilities of restaurant criticism, plus the glamorous highs (free food! minor celebrity status!) and potential lows (weight gain! death threats!) of this challenging but rewarding profession.
Whether you are looking to be the next restaurant critic at The New York Times or simply build your freelance portfolio with food-related clips, “Breaking Into Food Writing” will offer you usable tools and pointers to get you towards your goal.
Students will be given small amounts of reading and writing to do before the first class.
WHEN: Thursday, April 8, 7-9pm
WHERE: Manhattan Theatre Club, 311 West 43rd Street
COST: $75
RSVP to edschool@ed2010.com is REQUIRED. You’ll get an email back with the PayPal URL.
Breaking Into Food Writing will be taught by award-winning restaurant critic Rose Martelli. Over the past ten years, Rose has written for Men’s Health, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, Chile Pepper Magazine, Time Out New York, Time Out New York Kids, Salon.com, Marie Claire and more. As a senior editor at Redbook, she edited monthly columns on health and wellness. From 2002 to 2005, she was the lead restaurant critic at the Riverfront Times, the alternative weekly paper of St. Louis. In 2004, she was awarded first place for Best Restaurant Criticism by the North American Association of Food Journalists. Since 2006, she has written the “Frugal Foodie” column and food-related cover stories for St. Louis Magazine.
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