How to Become a Writer Overseas

By Woaria Rashid on May 26, 2015

My dream is to become a traveling journalist.

I want to write what I can see, smell, hear, and touch from the Mediterranean coast of Beirut to the dirt roads of Bangladesh.

So, when my favorite professor who taught news writing imparted us with amazing tips to become a journalist overseas; I was ecstatic.

These tips are appropriate and helpful to reach my goal and I want to share with those who have similar goals.

Here is a list of seven ways to become a writer overseas.

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1) Contact the AP, Reuters and Bloomberg bureaus in your country of choice for an opportunity to get freelance work.

2) Contact editors and managing editors of countries with English language publications and try to land a job at one of those papers.

3) Join the Peace Corps for a few years. Inspiration to write for publications will be easier at an interesting, remote place. The chances of getting into a graduate school increase dramatically!

4) Go overseas to teach English and report from that destination. Apply for a Fulbright teaching fellowship and you can freelance overseas.

5) Apply for a Rotary Scholarship which pays for one year of graduate school in a country where you speak the language and gain admission there.

6) Look into what the Institute of International Educations offers by way of fellowships and the like. Again, I landed a fellowship to Romania and freelanced for American papers and magazines during my time there.

7) Take the Foreign Service exam and join the diplomatic corps. You could work as the press liaison overseas and get to know all the journalists in that country.

Becoming a reporter after a State job will help you gain an impressive list of contacts and a strong international experience.

These are only a few methods to becoming a writer overseas. With meticulous research, additional information can be discovered; opportunities are not limited to the aforementioned steps.

Good luck!

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