Marisa Wikramanayake

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    Freelancing,  Journalism,  Productivity

    Three important stories I wrote in 2021 as a freelance journalist

    February 15, 2022 / No Comments

    Three stories I wrote in 2021 as a freelance journalist and why they were important.

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    6 May 2013: MediaPass Student Industry Day

    April 16, 2013
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    How much I made in 2021 as a freelancer

    January 25, 2022
    An image of two hands writing in front of a computer screen with a phone on top of papers on a desk

    How to easily track pitches in Google Sheets as a freelance journalist

    January 7, 2021
  • Marisa Wikramanayake works on a story as a journalist and in this post showing you how to write a freelance pitch
    Freelancing,  Journalism

    How to write a freelance pitch to an editor

    September 17, 2021 / No Comments

    Learn how to write a freelance pitch in this post.

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    How to successfully set goals and plan for 2022

    January 11, 2022

    The NYWF-ty List

    October 11, 2018

    How to deal with late payments as a freelancer

    January 26, 2019
  • Workers in black t-shirts outside a Fairfax building with flags protesting job cuts and the takeover by channel nine as part of the union MEAA's campaign.
    Events,  MEAA

    MEAA Update for August 2018

    August 27, 2018 / No Comments

    Introduction The MEAA (Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance) is the union for journalists and writers and I thought I should start doing this monthly so that whether you are a member or not, you were aware of what the union is trying to do to help journalism and journalists. It also helps you be more informed especially if you have ideas for how the union can do more. So I will tell you what I can tell you – sometimes there are awesome things I am dying to tell you about that I cannot because they are still in planning stage behind the scenes, so please do keep that in…

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    How do you tell a story?

    February 9, 2019

    6 May 2013: MediaPass Student Industry Day

    April 16, 2013
    365/333 The Oliver Standard Visible Writer No 3 by Rachel via Flickr

    July 2016 Writing Calendar

    July 1, 2016
  • Updates

    Well at least the website is looking a bit snazzier

    May 25, 2018 / No Comments

    First of all, sorry about the radio silence on the website of late. The website was hacked and was down. It didn’t affect anyone who visits it – all it did was place pesky links all over the site. But it did take a while to sort out. I had to figure out exactly what had been tampered with. Right now, I am pretty sure I got everything but if you see anything strange, let me know. And then I decided to change the look of the site a bit more. I hope things are now easier to find on the site and that things are easier to read. So…

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    Frocktober, books and other things

    October 9, 2010

    Events you should be attending during the holiday season in 2013

    November 26, 2013

    Where you will find me in October 2018

    October 11, 2018
  • Updates

    Amanda Jay’s The Other One is a Fairway Literary Award finalist!

    September 9, 2017 / No Comments

    Ok, first things first, who is Amanda Jay? Amanda Jay is a Sri Lankan writer – Amanda Jayatissa – who wrote a book titled The Other One. I edited it earlier this year and she decided to self publish it in both e-book and hard copy format. It’s not doing too badly sales wise. But yesterday she got the news that it was shortlisted for the Fairway Literary Awards in the English Language section. Guess who got shortlisted for the Fairway literary awards? One of my authors! @mandysillybob I’m very proud of you. I’m so excited. You better win so that we get two in a row! #srilankanauthors #srilankanliterature #theotherone…

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    A conversation with Fay

    April 16, 2014

    Where you will find me in October 2018

    October 11, 2018
    Marisa Wikramanayake will be appearing at two sessions at the Digital Writers Festival this year.

    I am now on Patreon

    December 4, 2015
  • Updates

    7 useful lessons I learnt from an unexpected laptopless week

    January 23, 2017 / No Comments

    A lesson can show up at the oddest moment. Over the Christmas break, my laptop died. It was eight years old and the battery stopped working and the power cord no longer functioned well when plugged in. After having upgraded the hinges, the battery, the memory and several other parts of the laptop over the years, I knew it was time to get a new one. I generally try to hold on to laptops and technology for as long as possible – I don’t want to waste by getting new stuff as it comes out for the sake of getting new stuff if you know what I mean. That’s just…

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    The South Asian Women Writers Challenge 2014

    January 20, 2014
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    My goals for 2022: making my freelancing work better for me

    January 18, 2022

    Editor’s notes for Formaldehyde are up!

    September 3, 2015
  • Photo of car outside Thornlie Mosque in Perth. (c) Yahya Adel Ibrahim
    Journalism,  Updates

    BREAKING: Perth mosque targeted with car bomb attack

    June 29, 2016 / 2 Comments

    A suspected petrol bomb was left in a parked car outside the Thornlie Mosque and Australian Islamic College during the Perth Muslim community's prayer session earlier this evening.

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    The MEAA regional journalism campaign logo - a bundle of newspapers with the words our communities our stories superimposed on top.

    How you can help regional papers from closing even if you live in the city.

    June 15, 2020

    Alison Morton's Inceptio

    May 24, 2013
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    Three important stories I wrote in 2021 as a freelance journalist

    February 15, 2022
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    Updates

    The writing plan for June

    June 3, 2016 / No Comments

    It’s June today. A June day, today, let’s say since June began the day before yesterday. On this June day my TBR is neither pile nor stack, it is a scatter instead, in bags, on shelves, across the floor, under laptops and beds. It’s also not To Be Read but rather like quantum, a mix between the two, some To Be Read but some also read already so To Be Reviewed. I need a plan. 

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    Despite COVID-19 I am still here

    May 26, 2020

    Introducing In Conversation With

    April 6, 2015
    Happy 2017! Fireworks by Prabhu Balakrishnan via Flickr

    Happy New Year!

    December 31, 2016
  • 4th Cross Street Pettah, Colombo 1890-1910 provided by Lankapura via Flickr
    Travelogues

    Week 4 or How to survive NYE week in Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka December 2015 – February 2015 Trip

    January 3, 2016 / 2 Comments

    It's been a weird week to say the least. It's been the kind of week where you think it has been a few days since something happened and in reality it was just 24 hours ago. Yeah, that kind of week. That's probably due to NYE being smack bang in the middle of the week and that driving everyone a little crazy but nevertheless it was rather odd.

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    Christmas in Colombo: Sri Lanka December 2015 – February 2016 Trip

    December 27, 2015

    Coastal Correspondence: Sri Lanka December 2015 – January 2016 Trip

    December 20, 2015

    36 Tips for travelling in Sri Lanka

    January 10, 2016
  • Freelancing,  Journalism

    The Unconvential Guide to Freelance Journalism: Part 2 – setting up the business

    December 8, 2015 / No Comments

    So in Part 1 I explained why I wanted to answer the question of becoming a freelance journalist but also clarify exactly how difficult it can be to work as a freelance journalist. In this part I am going to tell you what, in Australia at least, you need in order to become a freelance journalist and to set up a business. Business type And the first thing you need to know is that yes, you are starting a business. And that you can be all by yourself as a sole trader, work with a couple of others in a partnership arrangement or set up a company with yourself working…

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    February 15, 2022

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    November 29, 2013
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    How to successfully set goals and plan for 2022

    January 11, 2022
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