You spend every waking hour reading or playing with the latest technology and then when you go to bed all you do is dream about it, right? We know that deep down you've got a burning desire to write for Neowin. You can't deny it. All your life you've waited for a chance to write for one of the fastest growing technology blogs on the Internet, right?

Here is your chance.

Neowin is looking to expand our news team and is looking for a few good writers. As a news writer, you'll be expected to:

• Contribute to the news on a regular basis. (4+ postings per week)
• This should be a given, but a passion for technology is required.
• Be proficient in English. We're not asking for you to be the next William Shakespeare, but proper grammatical skills are a must. (Spell check is your friend.)
• Be able to take criticism, both from our members and from editors.
• Be able to work independently, but with some guidance from editors and other staffers.

You will be able to choose (for the most part) what you want to write about, as long as it is within the key areas of the site. These positions would be contributing original stories to the front page in any of the following key subjects:

• Microsoft
• Apple
• Linux
• Hardware
• Gaming
• Networking/Security
• Gadgets & Smartphones
• General Technology
• Editorials & Opinion
• Product Reviews

This is a paid position, freelance, per original article.

That said, if being a bigger part of Neowin is something you'd like to do, contributing directly to the content that feeds the site is an excellent way of doing so.

In your application, please include:

• Your full name
• Your forum name
• Short bio/resume outlining any writing experience that you may have. (Note: Previous experience is NOT required, just talent and drive.)
• Short example of your writing ability.

Interested candidates should e-mail editors@neowin.net.

Thanks,
Michael Stanclift (Marshalus)

Good luck to all who apply.

Applied twice before and never heard anything so I won't be this time but good luck to all that apply!

If you applied before, please do apply again. Shane (Editor in Chief) was looking through the applications before but he has been swamped with his business expansion so he may have not been able to get back to you. I will personally be reviewing each application and let you know either way if we're interested. If you don't hear back from me it's because you got tagged as SPAM or something

I may give this a go.

Just wondering... Is somebody with an 80% warning level and a Mac forum restriction apply to write about Apple products?

You can apply no matter what the restrictions or warnings are on your account. As long as you can write a non-biased article about Apple where you aren't constantly bashing Microsoft or something else...I'd say give it a go.

Never hurts to try guys.

I may apply again then, maybe its about time after 6 years on this forum time to give something back

It's too late rappeh, we have been red-flagged

No harm in trying

I will probably apply since I do know alot about technology.

Applied.

No, not him!

He will sneak some TV-Show reference in whenever possible!

It will be nice to see some new names on the news posts.

I'm quite interested in applying, I'd like to try and write some original linux articles, as well as some general technology stuff. I'll hopefully have some time over the weekend to apply

Applied =)

Haha, too right. I can imagine on a new HDTV review, "Imagine watching Heroes on this."

applied

Why the Rappeh hate

Don't worry about it. It's all in good fun. I'm sure most here appreciate your contributions in the Media Room.

Can foreigners (like: arabic muslim foreigner, like myself) apply? Heck, I breath news

There are no restrictions on location, age, sex, religion, etc

Just to clarify - if someone is looking to do product reviews, does that mean that they need to supply the product themselves or is there a way to get samples directly from the individual companies?

I'm a professional writer in the form of literature, should I still apply?

I can't write news stories for **** Good luck to everyone who applies though

<3 Rappeh as he just gave me reason for my 1,000th post

No, you will not get free products for being a writer...Or else everyone would be applying.

It's up to the original writer, but it's not unheard of for anyone working for any news source to convince a company to supply a media unit, which will need to be returned after review.

I are good righter, you is hire me?

Applying

I hope you get it. I find your pieces of writing, whether it's you views on a latest purchase or blog to be very interesting

I'm not stalking you btw

Thanks for the encouragement

p.s stop staring at me from the road

So it's cool that I watch you sleep?

Stop making this thread about me!

finally, a way I could give back to Neowin and at the same time be part of the team

applied :-)

If the response to my first Review - http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=690120 is anything to go by , id like to be a writer

Good luck to everyone, I say choose Rappy, you know he will be dedicated

As a news writer, you'll be expected to:

• Contribute to the news on a regular basis. (5-7+ postings per week)

Well, I think I've done that.

Yeah, you should at least get a MVC badge if not a news one.

Applied for the third time . Hope to see more personal written articles soon.

I wonder if I should apply...

I think the point is self-written articles as opposed to copy/paste.

Typically it's either something you've bought yourself or something you get from a company for a short period and then returned. To be very honest our review "department" is virtually non-existent, but it's something we are committed to doing. If you're wanting to write reviews a lot of work is going to be done by the writers in terms of securing things to review.



All applications are welcome.



5-7+ original articles. Although you're always free to start using the submit to news desk to get your articles published in the Around the Web section.



Correct.

^ LMAO!

I was wondering that too haha

Submitted.

It's not going to make you rich or even make you want to quit your day job, lets put it that way

It's not about the money that should drive you to write for Neowin it should be about the passion and desire to do something creative for the audiences of Neowin

When should applications be sent by?

I wish I had the time to apply, but unfortunately I can't with university work

Good luck to everyone else who applies though! Especially rappeh!

Applied