Looking for an opportunity to help boost your career in sports writing? Applications are now open for the newly announced Siren Emerging Sports Writer Program! Who are we? We are a collective of women’s sports advocates, content creators and fans who for years have been left wanting more from mainstream coverage of women in sport. …
In a career that spanned 34 years, South Australian sports writer Lois Quarrell was a pioneer. A meticulous reporter, a passionate advocate, a champion administrator.
Siren is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Deakin University to offer Work Integrated Learning placements to women working towards careers in sports media! These placement opportunities will be made available to women completing degrees at Deakin in the faculty of Arts and Education who are looking to gain experience in media and journalism …
By Professor Jean Williams Women in Boots – Football and Feminism in the 1970s by Marion Stell and Heather Reid is a fantastically detailed account of the history of women footballers in Australia and New Zealand, in the 1970s, a pivotal time for the internationalisation of the women’s game. The book builds upon a growing …
In lieu of live sport, I have rounded up some quality sports writing to hopefully keep you entertained, engaged and connected to the women in sport community in this really hard time. I love sports journalism. I love great writing on sport and I especially love long reads and I wanted to share some pieces …