Organised by The Guardian
Discover how to transform your passion for sports into a possible new career, in this insightful masterclass with Emma John.
Do you get carried away watching the Olympics? Have you spotted something about your football team that no one else seems to have noticed? If you’ve got a passion for sport why not turn your dreams of writing about it into a career?
In this masterclass with the Guardian sports journalist and author Emma John, you will learn how to do just that. Under her expert guidance, you’ll find new ways to express yourself, develop your unique style, and learn the different forms and techniques you need to take your writing to the next level. There have never been more opportunities to get your writing out into the world, and the field is wide open for original thinking and witty writing.
Emma will share key tips on match reporting, analysis, opinion writing and interviewing, as well as provide an insight into writing a sports book. And if you’re interested in going professional, she has lots of advice on how to pitch to editors – so whether you’d like a career in sports journalism or you want to write about sport on a casual basis and get paid doing it, this workshop is a must for you.
This course is for …
- Anyone with an interest in sport who’d like to try their hand at writing about it
- Beginner journalists looking to sharpen their skills
Course content …
- What is a runner anyway? How to write a match report
- Uncovering the real story: How to talk to athletes
- Is there a book in it? First steps in sports book publishing
- What does the desk want? How to pitch to sports editors
Tutor profile
Emma John is a sportswriter and author of Following On: A Memoir of Teenage Obsession and Terrible Cricket. She is a former deputy editor of the Observer magazine, Observer Sport Monthly and The Wisden Cricketer. She tweets @em_john
Course Details
- Date: Friday 12 August 2022
- Time: 2pm-4pm (BST)
2pm BST | 3pm CEST | 6am PDT | 9am EDT
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