Contributing Writer

With more than twenty years of experience in writing and editing, Foster Dickson is open to freelance and contract writing assignments for newspapers, magazines, websites, academic databases, and encyclopedias, as well as commissioned book projects. To see examples of his previous work, find the “Writing: Periodicals, Databases, and Websites” section of his CV/resumé. Foster’s rate is negotiable and can be hourly or based on word count.

Editorial

Foster accepts longer (book-length) editing projects from businesses, non-profits, publishers, and individuals. Foster’s base rate is $35 per hour, yet that rate varies depending on the scope of the project, the nature of the work, and the expected turnaround time. To learn more about Foster’s experience, refer to his CV/resumé. Or contact him using the form below.

Presenter

Foster is also open to giving a presentation at an organization’s meeting or conference, speaking to a high school or college class, or leading a professional development session for a school or school system. To see a list of where and to whom he has given presentations in the past, find the “Professional Development Presentations” and “Academic and Literary Presentations” sections of his CV/resumé.

Foster’s readily available professional development presentations for secondary education teachers, which have been given both on system-level and school-level PD days, are:

• Peer Reviewing within a Writing Process
• Start by Listening: Experiential Learning through Community Partnerships
• The Humanities & The Local

Foster’s standard speaking/presenting rate is: 100% reimbursement for travel and materials costs + $75/hour of presentation time (based on two hours of prep time per hour of presentation). An alternate arrangement for guaranteed book sales can be made for visiting writer presentations. For more about Foster’s published books, click here.