Seeking Environmental Writer

[Pernicious Atavist]

Any ideas on how I can find a sea-worthy environmental writer to do a column for me? I could cover the world with Craigslist, but that just opens the wrong doors.

[Bruce Hooke]

What do you mean by sea-worthy? Are you looking for someone who knows boats and can write about them properly or for someone who can actually go out on a boat or...

How much of this column is "environmental" and how much of it is "boats"?

[skuthorp]

You'll have to define better what you are looking for, environmental boat building? recycled materials? or are you talking about the medium we float on and how we impact it? Acidic lakes in Alaska, the effects of industrial pollution on CO2 in the sea?

[Pernicious Atavist]

The column is for my magazine, so it would require someone who [preferably] sails and has an understanding of water and marine environmental issues and can address them fairly.

[Gary E]

The column is for my magazine, so it would require someone who [preferably] sails and has an understanding of water and marine environmental issues and can address them fairly.

Since when is ANY Environmental Writer ever fair...

This is a DO IT YOURSELF job...

[Flying Orca]

[quote=Gary E;1751178]Since when is ANY Environmental Writer ever fair.../quote]

Yep. They're all biased liars. Probably in league with the scientists, too. And the lib'rals.

[skuthorp]

"Yep. They're all biased liars. Probably in league with the scientists, too. And the lib'rals"

Well, we live all over the world, maybe a spread of articles is necessary, from all over, from various points of view?

Fr'instance the state govt here is just about to start dredging a deep chanel in Port Phillip bay to allow for larger ships to reach what is essentially a river port. Very controversial, especially since all parties admit it's a short term fix and the port will have to move. Lots of polluted spoil to be dumped in the bay, a narrow underwater chasm to be widened and it's not at all clear that it's an economic proposition, or a sop to monied industrial interests.
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...pening&spell=1
If you are interested there's scads of stuff from both sides here.

[Pernicious Atavist]

Well, I can only do so much on my own. I was hoping to find someone who could address the issues fairly, yes--fairly is not a fantasy. He!!, if I wrote it myself, it would be fair, and I'm not the only one who could, eh?

[Flying Orca]

All sarcasm aside, there are some interesting reports at environmentflorida.org - maybe they could recommend a writer?

[skuthorp]

Maybe the 'act local' dictum should apply to start with, a few paragraph's on our local waters drawing on locally available information. I volunteer an article on where I sail if it's what you want.

[Pernicious Atavist]

There ya go--thanks Sku--you're on! Orca, thanks, too!

[Yeadon]

The Environmental Learning Center is just north of Vero Beach. Maybe they could point you in the right direction.

[Bob Triggs]

A really good resource for finding an up and coming environmental writer might be environmental and conservationist writer Ted Williams. He writes for most of the major magazines and newspapers and is a fine and responsible writer of some renown.

I know you may be able to locate him through Editor in Chief Paul Guernsey at Fly Rod & Reel Magazine and Down East Publishing in Camden Maine.

Ted Williams has mentored many new conservation and environmental writers, students etc. So perhaps he has a handle on some good prospects for you.

I am glad to see that you are including some environmental perspective in your journal.

[PeterSibley]

Just been reading your magazine ...a great job ! Thank you !

[S.V. Airlie]

Is this a regular column, a one-off, or occasional thing? What topics are you looking to cover? Like the slow death of the Chesapeake Bay? That's a book, not a column...

Chesapeake Blues.. a good read.. A FAIR book..

[GoldDogs]

Bob Triggs, hate to break the news like this to ya but....

Obit-

Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002), best known as Ted Williams...

[Chip-skiff]

I am an environmental writer, self-employed since 1992, and have written columns for slicks (at $1.33 per word, not bad.) But— alas!— I hate writing columns and know bugger-all about sailing canoes (i.e. I'm not volunteering).

In your position, I'd survey publications in your general area (canoeing, sailing) and make a list of writers whose style you like. Then, I'd query them through the publications or via a Google search (most writers with a publication record have left considerable traces on the web.)

In terms of the work involved, it might make sense to do it that way, rather than trolling the forums and then having to fend off the also-rans.

good luck,
Chip

[Jay Greer]

Contact me privately. My wife and I are both published marine writers.
Jay

[Bob Triggs]

Bob Triggs, hate to break the news like this to ya but....

Obit-

Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002), best known as Ted Williams...

GoldDogs, The Ted Williams I am referring to is quite alive and well, and a prolific award winning conservation and environmental writer of national renown.