The About.com Contributing Writers program was created to help cover topics that may not be broad enough for a full GuideSite. Contributing Writers work alongside About.com Guides, covering specific subtopics that fall within the larger topic areas of GuideSites. They are responsible for producing a certain amount of content (articles or blog posts) per month on that subtopic. They are not responsible for managing or maintaining a full GuideSite.
About.com is currently evaluating candidates to write on the following topics:
- Playing and Coaching (About Football http://football.about.com)
- Antique Furniture (About Antiques http://antiques.about.com)
- Legal Issues (About Single Parents http://singleparents.about.com/)
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Scene (About Manhattan http://manhattan.about.com)
- At-Risk Teens (About Teens http://parentingteens.about.com/)
- XML (About HTML / Web Design http://webdesign.about.com/)
- South Africa Travel (About Africa Travel http://goafrica.about.com)
- Feminism in the 1960s and 1970s (About Women's History http://womenshistory.about.com/)
- Algebra (About Math http://math.about.com)
- Medical/Surgical Information for Patients (Abot Back and Neck Pain http://backandneck.about.com)
If you are interested in applying for one of these positions or learning more, please email your RESUME and a WRITING SAMPLE -- both IN THE BODY OF AN EMAIL -- to contributingwriters@about.com. Please put the topic you’re applying for in the subject line. Keep introductions concise.