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Welcome to the Freelance Community! We are SPJ's largest and most active community, with events and programs throughout the year and nearly 150 members. We offer tools and resources to help freelance journalists be better at what they do.

Join the Freelance Community Facebook group!

Great discussions await. If you have an interest in freelance journalism, you're invited to join our Facebook group.

SPJ Freelancer Directory

Get discovered by editors, and network with other freelancers. Free for all SPJ members.

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Editors: Need a personal finance writer from California? How about a sportswriter from Texas or an arts & entertainment writer from Illinois? Find the right journalist for your next assignment with SPJ’s brand-new Freelancer Directory. Search by state and/or specialty, subscribe to state-specific RSS feeds, or just do some window shopping. Freelancers: What are you waiting for? Adding your information to the directory is free if you're an SPJ member. Not a member? Here are a few more reasons to become one.

Community Calendar

– 4/28/18: Freelancing 101: The Basics and Beyond
– 4/28/18: SPJ Florida All Star Pitch
– 9/27/18: Excellence in Journalism 2018

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Updated for 2018! On Your Own: A Guide to Freelance Journalism

The online version of the SPJ Freelance Community’s guide to freelancing, now updated with new information for 2018. Free for all members.

SPJ Video on Demand for Freelancers

On Demand sessions are available to all SPJ members at any time and are included as part of your SPJ membership.

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— Personal Branding

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Freelance Community Chat

Talk anytime with fellow freelancers, even when a community chat isn't scheduled. (Pops out in a new window, so you can keep browsing or working elsewhere.)

SPJ Reading Room

Find articles relevant to freelancers from Quill, SPJ News, SPJ Blogs and more.

What's new?

Freelance Community Jobs Board: Newest Listings
– Broward County politics reporter
– Raleigh NC photographer/stringer
– Denver Business Reporter

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Post a Job

Whether you're looking for freelancers or you're a freelancer with a lead to share, all posts are welcome. Post your job here.

Quill: Stories About Freelancing
– Will Ebony settlement be ‘start of something big’ for freelancers?
– Mentors Played a Huge Role in Bringing Me Where I Am Today
– Freelancing: Putting on the boss hat

Freelancer Directory: Newest Freelancers
– Howell, Christopher (Location: NJ)
– Brackney, Susan (Location: IN)
– Shelley, Barb (Location: ID)

Freelance Community Chair

Hilary Niles
Freelance data consultant and investigative journalist
Montpelier, Vt.
Email
@nilesmedia
Freelance Directory
Website
LinkedIn

Stacie Overton Johnson, vice chair
@stacieoverton

Meet the community officers and get in touch