This 90-minute live lecture is offered on a pay-what-you-can basis via Zoom, with a suggested contribution of $20 CAD. A recording will be available for up to six months to those who contribute $20 or more.
Surviving the Freelance Grind: Free Masterclass with Writer and Editor Omar Mouallem
($) CAD
WOOCS v.2.3.1
Date: Tues., June 24 @ 5:30 pm Mountain (7:30 pm Eastern)
Instructor: Omar Mouallem
How do you ask your editor for more money? Is it better to be a generalist or make a niche? What are good ways to generate new story ideas? These are just some of the questions that Omar Mouallem is asked often as a career-long independent writer and journalist. Join him on Zoom, as he covers lessons in financial management, work-flow, breaking into new markets, and shares unique skills gained from 17 years of freelancing for outlets with far-ranging audiences, styles and, yes, pay rates. Omar will also answer any questions about your freelance hustle and his upcoming six-week course The Business of Freelance Writing.
Suggested price: $20.00
Event Format
Live 75-minute conversation followed by audience Q&A (approximately 1.5 hours total). A video replay will be available for six months to those who pay $20 CAD or more.
How it Works
Proceed to “checkout” to reserve your spot. This is a pay-what-you-can event with a suggested contribution of $20 CAD. After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a link and password for the live Zoom session, as well as a reminder a few hours before the event. If you pay $20 or more, you’ll also receive access to the recording, which you can stream for up to six months.
Accessibility & Recording
This webinar is designed for live participation. A recording will only be made available to those who contribute $20 CAD or more. Closed captioning is auto-generated and may contain errors.
About the Instructor
In addition to founding Pandemic University School of Writing, Omar Mouallem is an author, journalist, editor and filmmaker. He’s contributed stories to The Guardian, WIRED, and NewYorker.com and received three National Magazine Awards and other honours. Several of his articles have been adapted into books and movies, including How Muslims Shaped the Americas, which was named one of the Globe and Mail’s 100 best books of 2021. He also wrote and directed The Lebanese Burger Mafia, which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2023 Northwest International Documentary Festival. Omar lives in Edmonton, where he’s editor-in-chief of EDify, the city’s premier art and culture magazine.
