Writer-L, a listserv tailored for the discussion of feature writing, explanatory journalism, and literary journalism, has found a new electronic home at nicar.org. Topics include writing techniques, markets, jobs, privacy law, criticisms of stories and media, and other related issues. The list is moderated by Jon Franklin, coordinator of the University of Oregon's creative nonfiction program.
Subscribers are required to submit short professional bios that are made available to the membership. The purpose of the bio is not to exclude anybody but to know who the subscribers are.
To subscribe, send the following information to jonfrank@nicar.org. Follow the format carefully, including the X's and skipping the lines between paragraphs. Limit the bio to five, 65-character lines. Your completed subscription message will look something like:
subscribe WRITER-L joeblow@pdq.com
XXXBlow, JoeXXX XXXjoeblow@pdq.comXXX
XXXReporter/free-lancer for 30 years. 4 books, most recent WHO AMI AND WHY DO CARE? Credits in NYT mag, Vogue. Specialize in weird stuff. BA Syracuse; MA Podunk U.XXX
Franklin asks for a voluntary donation of $5 for students and $20 for others. Make checks payable to Jon Franklin and send to: P.O. Box 929, Philomath, Ore., 97370.