The time has come for we here at No Flying No Tights (NFNT) to recruit new reviewers and contributors. If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at writing reviews or blogging about comics, graphic novels, manga or anime AND you are a working librarian or on your way to becoming one, now’s your chance!
We’ve been up and running in our current incarnation for over a year and a half, and we’ve had a great run thus far. However, in order to keep up a steady pace of reviewing and coverage, we’d like to recruit a few more folks to help us out.
As we start getting applications for reviewers and writers, keep in mind we’re looking for a diverse array of interested reviewers interested in all kinds of comics, but we have a few categories of interest that we are especially keen to fill.
In terms of reviewers, we are looking for folks who are especially interested in:
- Japanese manga (especially shonen; we do also have a little bit of yaoi to review)
- Japanese anime
- Literary comics from independent publishers (i.e. think Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, etc.)
- The Big 2 superhero comics (DC, Marvel, and related imprints)
What do we expect from our reviewers? The basic responsibilities are:
- To turn in at least two reviews a month.
- To participate in our weekly features (What’s Making Us Happy This Week, Hot Off the Press!)
- To occasionally contribute special features, such as Classic Fantastic, coordinated through Robin
We are also looking for editorial help. Responsibilities may include:
- Copy-editing
- Coordinating deadlines, reminders, and review assignments in consultation with our review editor, Snow
- Sending out notifications to publishers about newly posted reviews
Keep in mind, reviewing takes time, including the time to read — and in the case of anime, watch — each title. Think about whether you can keep up a schedule of reading or watching two titles, writing up solid reviews that speak critically to the positives and negatives of each title, and turning those reviews in promptly each month.
Please understand we’re only accepting applications from librarians or library school students as a way to keep the perspective of the site consistent and unique.
If you applied to write for us in our previous recruitment (way back in September 2011), please re-apply with your updated information and experience.
We can offer physical and/or digital review copies of titles (coordinated by our official Review Editor, the lovely Snow) and a chance to write for a professionally recognized resource. I am still writing and reviewing occasionally, but my main job is to steer the site and work on our features and special content.
We cannot offer payment except in the form of the review copies of titles. (In the case of digital review copies, we have no guarantee that we’ll be able to get you a physical copy at a later date.)
If you are interested, please follow this link and fill out our official application form!
If you are interested in possibly taking on some editorial duties, please tell us a little bit about your previous editorial experience and your time availability.
DEADLINE: We will keep applications open until Friday, August 16th, 12midnight.
