Monday, September 30, 2019

Mark Your Calendars!


Attention Freelancers!

JOIN US FOR LUNCH

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS

GREATER CINCINNATI PRO CHAPTER

AND GRAYDON

to present our

quarterly luncheon for freelancers

Date: Friday, October 18, 2019

Time: 11:45 A.M. to 1 P.M. LUNCH

Tie personal experience to current events and write powerful op-eds that reach readers beyond data points to help them relate, empathize, and care. Op-eds help bring the news home and puts local faces to global issues. Every writer has a voice in the op-ed pages, regardless of platform or publishing experience. However, it is a column-writing skill and the op-eds written well, stand out with lasting affect.

Join award-winning op-ed columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp at the October 18 freelance lunch and learn tips on what goes into writing an effective op-ed. Bonnie will also share contacts and tips from local editors as to exactly what they are looking for in op-ed submissions.

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp is an award-winning freelance writer publishing service journalism articles, personal essays, columns, and op-eds. She is the Communications Director for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and a board member of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Bonnie lives in Fort Thomas, KY with her husband and family. Find her on social media @WriterBonnie or at WriterBonnie.com.

Note Location: GRAYDON LAW OFFICES

1421 Main Street in OTR

Open to all freelancers, including print, broadcast, radio and digital. Lunch will be served. There will be lunch, discussion, and time for a Q and A.

Cost: $15

Registration and Networking: 11:45 a.m. to Noon

Program: Noon to 1 p.m.

Questions: Ginny McCabe at gmwriteon@aol.com or at 513-604-6720

RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freelancers-luncheon-presented-by-cincinnati-spj-and-graydon-tickets-73253656659.