Publishing Opportunity

A great opportunity from today's mail:

My name is Gregory Flannery, and I am editor of Streetvibes, a monthly newspaper published by the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless.

I am writing to see if your organization might consider informing your members of the possibility of writing for Streetvibes. In the past year, since becoming editor, I have sought to broaden the topics covered by Streetvibes, including issues pertaining to the environment, sexual equality, workers' rights, health and spirituality.

Because we are a small non-profit organization, Streetvibes has no budget for compensating writers and photographers. If you are familiar with our paper, however, you know that some of Greater Cincinnati's finest writers and photographers contribute their work, so your members would be in good company.

In the past year, demand from readers has led us to increase our monthly print run, and effective July 1 we will publish two issues a month. Streetvibes recently received a prestigious award from the International Network of Street Papers, another indication of our success at giving readers compelling stories and effective writing.

More important, Streetvibes helps people who are homeless or formerly homeless earn income to support themselves. Our vendors earn 75 cents for every $1 copy they sell. Writing for Streetvibes is therefore a way to contribute to a good cause.

If any of your members would like to discuss the possibility of contributing to our paper, I can be reached at this e-mail address or at 513-421-7803, ext. 12.