Writing Careers

 WRITING CAREERS

• Journalist (includes newspaper, radio and tv)
• Song writer
• Travel writer
• Copy writer (writes advertisements for newspaper, radio and tv)
• Screen writer (writes movies)
• Playwright (writes plays)
• Corporate Writer – writes newsletters and things for businesses.
• Technical Writer – writes instructions, computer manuals; technical stuff.
• Author – writes fiction and non-fiction books for kids.
• Performance writer – writes things they perform themselves
• Comedy writer – could write for yourself or for television and film
• Internet writer – work on websites etc for businesses and organisations.

SOME USEFUL WEB SITES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

Dee White website
Express Media
Kat Apel’s blog